Helping the anti-parasitic medicine go down

An international team has developed a novel pharmaceutical formulation to administer triclabendazole -- an anti-parasitic drug…

Large population of potential young planets found in distant planetary systems

Astronomers used the powerful ALMA telescope to discover that in other parts of the Milky Way…

Increased motor activity linked to improved mood

Increasing one's level of physical activity may be an effective way to boost one's mood, according…

Climate change imperils Midwest ag production

A new study shows that Midwest agriculture is increasingly vulnerable to climate change because of the…

Umbilical cord blood metal levels in newborns

New findings reveal urban and rural differences in prenatal exposure to essential and toxic elements.

NASA’s Juno mission halfway to Jupiter science

On Dec. 21, NASA's Juno spacecraft will be 3,140 miles (5,053 kilometers) above Jupiter's cloud tops…

NASA’s InSight takes its first selfie

NASA's InSight lander used a camera on its robotic arm to take its first selfie --…

Indian ocean may be more disruptive to tropical climate than previously believed

The Indian Ocean played a far greater role in driving climate change during the last ice…

Length of eye blinks might act as conversational cue

Blinking may feel like an unconscious activity, but new research suggests that humans unknowingly perceive eye…

First-ever look at complete skeleton of Thylacoleo, Australia’s extinct ‘marsupial lion’

Thyalacoleo carnifex, the 'marsupial lion' of Pleistocene Australia, was an adept hunter that got around with…