Tetris: It could be the salve for a worried mind

The venerable video game Tetris was used in a recent experiment to create a state of…

Binary bias distorts how we integrate information

When we evaluate and compare a range of data points -- whether that data is related…

Plump songbirds more likely to survive migration over Gulf of Mexico

A kilometer above Fort Morgan, Alabama, small migratory birds face a critical decision. Ahead lies a…

Could thyroid screening make your baby smarter?

Thyroid hormones are essential for normal brain development, but many pregnant women do not produce enough.…

Study of 500,000 people clarifies the risks of obesity

Elevated body mass index (BMI) -- a measure of weight accounting for a person's height --…

Aequatus — a free, open-source visualization tool enabling in-depth comparison of homologous genes

Aequatus -- a new bioinformatics tool -- is helping to give an in-depth view of syntenic…

Secret shared by comets and sand crabs

Researchers have found a mechanical connection between sand crab burrow widths and widths of cometary pits…

Air pollution leads to millions of ER visits for asthma attacks worldwide

Nine to 33 million visits to the emergency room (ER) for asthma worldwide may be triggered…

Studying Pluto orbiter mission

Astronomers have made several discoveries that expand the range and value of a future Pluto orbiter…

How spider eyes work together to track stimuli

Using a specially designed eye-tracker for use with spiders, biologists report that their tests in jumping…