Don’t ‘bee’ worried: Researcher says endangered bumblebee populations will rise again

Bumblebees recently became the first species from the U.S. to be placed on the endangered species…

78 percent of hospital workers in Houston are overweight or obese

Seventy-eight percent of employees at Houston hospitals are overweight or obese, according to a study.

Link between immigration coverage, partisan identity

Studies are often conducted on how media messages impact individuals’ opinions, but very few have demonstrated…

Toxic mercury in aquatic life could spike with greater land runoff

A highly toxic form of mercury could jump by 300 to 600 percent in zooplankton –…

A wolf’s stowaways

Since the year 2000, the Eurasian grey wolf, Canis lupus lupus, has spread across Germany. For…

Scientists find brain hormone that triggers fat burning

Biologists have identified a brain hormone that appears to trigger fat burning in the gut. Their…

Label-free technique to image microtubules

Researchers have been able to use label-free spatial light interference microscopy (SLIM) and computer processing in…

Finding credibility clues on Twitter

By scanning 66 million tweets linked to nearly 1,400 real-world events, researchers have built a language…

Challenging traditional theories on organisms’ ‘range expansion’

As climate change and biological invasions continue to impact global biodiversity, scientists suggest that the way…

New techniques allow greater control of smartwatches

Researchers have invented new ways to interact that provide a little more control, including taps of…