Biofuel matchmaker: Finding the perfect algae for renewable energy

A new streamlined process could quickly pare down heaps of algae species into just a few…

Eat hot peppers for a longer life? Study

Consumption of hot red chili peppers is associated with a 13 percent reduction in total mortality,…

Older adults walk more for money, opportunity to donate to charity

Personal and social goals may be effective in motivating older adults to exercise, according to a…

How the darkness and the cold killed the dinosaurs

Climate scientists now reconstructed how tiny droplets of sulfuric acid formed high up in the air…

Are herders, livestock bad for rare wildlife? It’s complicated

A new article looks at the positive and negative relationships occurring between pastoralists, livestock, native carnivores…

Targeted therapy for sleep disorders helps patients with muscular dystrophy

Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is the most common adult muscular dystrophy, and many patients with…

Scientists engineer animals with ancient genes to test causes of evolution

Scientists have created the first genetically modified animals containing reconstructed ancient genes, which they used to…

Multiregional brain on a chip

A multiregional brain-on-a-chip that models the connectivity between three distinct regions of the brain has been…

3D scans for the automotive industry

The variety of car models has increased significantly over the past decades. Take Volkswagen: In 1950,…

New pest threatens crops in West Africa

The moth Spodoptera frugiperda, commonly known as fall armyworm moth, was first registered in Africa in…