Researchers use tiny 3D spheres to combat tuberculosis

A new 3D system has been used to study human infection in the laboratory. The team,…

Powerful change: A profile of today’s solar consumer

People with higher incomes and better education no longer dominate demand for the domestic solar market…

Researchers find chemical switch that may decrease symptoms of schizophrenia

In mice, adjusting levels of a compound called kynurenic acid can have significant effects on schizophrenia-like…

Ground-breaking research on the side effects of therapy

While many people who suffer from depression and anxiety are helped by seeing a psychologist, others…

Hundreds of ancient earthworks built in the Amazon

The Amazonian rainforest was transformed over 2,000 years ago by ancient people who built hundreds of…

Pride: Sin or incentive?

Humans correctly forecast the personal qualities valued in their local population, and generate pride accordingly, suggests…

Rewards treat alcohol abuse in those with mental illness

Offering prizes- - from simple shampoo to DVD players -- can be an effective, low-cost treatment…

New algorithms may revolutionize drug discoveries, and our understanding of life

A new set of machine learning algorithms that can generate 3-D structures of tiny protein molecules…

Bacterial survival strategy: Splitting into virulent and non-virulent subtypes

Scientists have discovered a long-term epigenetic memory switch that controls different modes of bacterial virulence, a…

A new species of gecko with massive scales and tear-away skin

Many lizards can drop their tails when grabbed, but one group of geckos has gone to…