Exercise may delay cognitive decline in people with rare Alzheimer’s disease

For individuals carrying a genetic mutation that causes Alzheimer's disease, engaging in at least 2.5 hours…

Lung inflammation from childhood asthma linked with later anxiety

Persistent lung inflammation may be one possible explanation for why having asthma during childhood increases your…

Genome duplication drives evolution of species

Polyploid plants have a duplicate set of chromosomes. As a result, large-scale genetic changes are therefore…

New drug blocks pancreatic cancer growth in mice, study finds

A newly developed drug can prevent the most common type of pancreatic cancer from growing and…

Ancient mice discovered by climate cavers

The fossils of two extinct mice species have been discovered in caves in tropical Queensland by…

Birds’ voiceboxes are odd ducks

Birds' voiceboxes are in their chests instead of their throats like mammals and reptiles. Scientists aren't…

Common weed killer linked to bee deaths

Honey bees exposed to glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, lose some of the beneficial bacteria…

Evidence that addictive behaviors have strong links with ancient retroviral infection

New research shows that an ancient retrovirus -- HK2 -- is more frequently found in drug…

New earthquake risk model could better inform disaster planning

Researchers have developed a new way to model seismic risk, which they hope will better inform…

Wigner crystal — not Mott insulator — in ‘magic-angle’ graphene

Recently, scientists created a stir in the field of condensed matter physics when they showed that…