Groups of pilot whales have their own dialects

A new study has found that short-finned pilot whales living off the coast of Hawai'i have…

Brain confetti: Why our sense of smell declines in old age

As mammals age, their sense of smell deteriorates. Scientists have now investigated why this is the…

RNA proofreading mistakes drive group of autoimmune diseases

Study shows how mistakes in an RNA proofreading system can generate out-of-control interferon signaling, setting off…

Social animals have more parasitic infections but lower infection-related costs

Animals living in large groups tend to have more parasites than less social animals do, but…

Nutrients in blood linked to better brain connectivity, cognition in older adults

A new study links higher levels of several key nutrients in the blood with more efficient…

Diabetes drug could be used to treat common heart failure syndrome

Researchers have discovered that metformin, a drug commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes, might also…

Anticancer vaccines gain new lease of life with personalization techniques

Anticancer vaccines have gained a new lease of life with techniques to personalize them to individual…

‘Pause’ in global warming was never real, new research proves

Claims of a 'pause' in observed global temperature warming are comprehensively disproved in a pair of…

Getting a glimpse inside the moon

New research provides the first-ever model of our Moon's rotational dynamics, taking into consideration its solid…

Proton scattering reveals the secrets of strongly-correlated proton-neutron pairs in atomic nuclei

An international research collaboration has reported the first experimental evidence that the strongly correlated proton-neutron pairs…