A giant toadstool that swallow up vitamins and nutrients in the intestines and kidneys. This is…
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Who’s tougher? Baby sharks or daddy sharks?
One would assume that since humans and many animals tend to get stiffer and perhaps tougher…
Extraordinary treefrog discovered in the Andes of Ecuador
A dazzling new species of treefrog was discovered at a remote tabletop mountain in the Ecuadorian…
New insight into the process of generation of new neurons in the adult brain
Researchers have discovered a novel and unexpected function of nestin, the best known marker of neural…
Why the number of single male Magellanic penguins is rising at this breeding colony
Female Magellanic penguins are more likely to die at sea as juveniles, which has caused a…
Melting ice sheets release tons of methane into the atmosphere
The Greenland Ice Sheet emits tons of methane according to a new study, showing that subglacial…
Poverty, lack of health insurance among female health care workers
A new study finds that low wages and poor benefits leave many female health care workers…
Metabolic syndrome patients need more vitamin C to break cycle of antioxidant depletion
A higher intake of vitamin C is crucial for metabolic syndrome patients trying to halt a…
Physicists uncover new competing state of matter in superconducting material
A team of experimentalists discovered a remarkably long-lived new state of matter in an iron pnictide…
Study sheds light on the function of a long-mysterious PCSK9 mutation
High LDL a leading risk factor for heart disease. Many cholesterol medications lower LDL, some of…