Stock market shows greater reaction to forecasts by analysts with favorable surnames

Financial analysts whose surnames are perceived as favorable elicit stronger market reactions to their earnings forecasts,…

Recycled gypsum as an agricultural product

Gypsum, a source of calcium and sulfur, can benefit crops and soils. When recovered from power…

‘Doing science,’ rather than ‘being scientists,’ more encouraging to girls

Asking young girls to 'do science' leads them to show greater persistence in science activities than…

Combination treatment, diabetes drug and immunotherapy, may help to fight breast cancer

Researchers in Finland have discovered a drug combination that collaborates with the cancer cells' own MYC…

Tree loss from bark-beetle infestation impacts elk habitat

Although elk typically adapt to forest disturbances such as forest fires and logging, a new study…

Micromotors deliver oral vaccines

Vaccines have saved millions of lives, but nobody likes getting a shot. That's why scientists are…

Scientists study organization of life on a planetary scale

In astrobiology, there is an increasing interest in whether life as we know it is a…

Marijuana smoking linked with higher sperm concentrations

Men who have smoked marijuana at some point in their life had significantly higher concentrations of…

Rattlesnake venom: Mild, medium and wicked hot

In a surprising evolutionary twist, a new study suggests that while one rattlesnake may routinely feast…

Differences in water temperature can create new marine species

Warm and cool water temperatures over a long stretch of coastline cause new species of marine…