Protection against Zika just as important during winter

Just because temperatures are cooling down as winter approaches, it's no time to let your guard…

Scientists track restoration of communication in minimally conscious patient

A severely brain injured woman, who recovered the ability to communicate using her left eye, restored…

Scientists’ study of human migration could help understand cancer metastasis

Migration for the first humans in America was easier moving east-west as opposed to north-south, researchers…

Mixed results: 2016 Ocean Health Index shows no major declines, and few real improvements

The results are in, and while the world's oceans show no significant decline over the past…

Scheduling leisure activities makes them less fun

Nothing ruins a potentially fun event like putting it on your calendar. In a series of…

RNA modification important for brain function

Researchers have shown that a new way of regulating genes is vital for the activity of…

How to mix the perfect (drug) cocktail

The fine art of mixing drug cocktails is incredibly complicated, with virtually infinite numbers of possible…

Observing crystallization at the molecular level for the first time

We watch crystallization take place every winter when ice crystals form on our windows. But no…

Fossilized evidence of a tumor in a 255-million-year-old mammal forerunner

An extinct mammal relative harbored a benign tumor made up of miniature, tooth-like structures, paleontologists report.…

High altitudes hamper hummingbirds’ ability to maneuver

Hummingbirds' ability to accelerate and turn diminishes at high altitudes, but it isn't a lack of…