Fruit fly promiscuity alters the evolutionary forces on males

Researchers have demonstrated for the first time what effect female fruit flies having multiple partners has…

Emperor penguins’ first journey to sea

New research reveals the previously unknown behaviors of juvenile Emperor penguins in their critical early months…

Another piece of Ebola virus puzzle: Host and virus protein interaction

A team of researchers have discovered the interaction between an Ebola virus protein and a protein…

New scale for electronegativity rewrites the chemistry textbook

Electronegativity is one of the most well-known models for explaining why chemical reactions occur. Now scientists…

World Trade Center responders at increased risk for head and neck cancers

A new study has found a significant increase in head and neck cancers among workers and…

A new hope in treating neurodegenerative disease

Korean researchers have identified the inhibition of autophagy in microglia, brain immune cells. It is expected…

Ice Age climate caused sediment sourcing in Gulf of Mexico to switch dramatically

The onset of the most recent ice age about 2.6 million years ago changed where the…

Nearly a quarter of antibiotic prescriptions for children and adults may be unnecessary

One in 10 children and about one in six adults with private insurance received antibiotics they…

Scientists connect dots between colitis and colon cancer

Lingering inflammation in the colon is a known risk factor for colorectal cancer and now scientists…

Diet and food production must radically change to save planet

Transformation of the global food system is urgently needed as more than 3 billion people are…