Memory tests predict brain atrophy and Alzheimer’s disease

Use of two episodic memory tests help in predicting brain atrophy and Alzheimer's disease, as indicated…

Scientists discover how birds and dinosaurs evolved to dazzle with colourful displays

Iridescence is responsible for some of the most striking visual displays in the animal kingdom. Now,…

Hair color gene study sheds new light on roots of redheads’ locks

Scientists have discovered eight additional genes linked to red hair, helping to solve a mystery of…

Plants as antifungal factories

Researchers have developed a biotechnological tool to produce, in a very efficient manner, antifungal proteins in…

Ozone depletion increases Antarctic snowfall, partially mitigates ice sheet loss

Ozone layer depletion has increased snowfall over Antarctica in recent decades, partially mitigating the ongoing loss…

The fauna in the Antarctica is threatened by pathogens humans spread in polar latitudes

The fauna in the Antarctica could be in danger due the pathogens humans spread in places…

Proteins for making tough rubber

Inspired by nature, scientists have produced a synthetic analogue to vulcanized natural rubber. Their material is…

New insights into childhood cancer

Peripheral nervous system tumors, known as neuroblastoma, are one of the most common types of childhood…

New method to treat life-threatening heart arrhythmias in dogs

Researchers have developed a new treatment for dogs with a rare, but life-threatening, arrhythmia caused by…

Life in Deep Earth totals 15 to 23 billion tons of carbon — hundreds of times more than humans

Barely living 'zombie' bacteria and other forms of life constitute an immense amount of carbon deep…