What makes a mammal a mammal? Our spine, say scientists

Mammals are unique in many ways. We're warm-blooded and agile in comparison with our reptilian relatives.

A behavioral intervention for cancer patients that works

This is a story about something rare in health psychology: a treatment that has gone from…

A one-way street for salt

Barely heard of a couple of years ago, quinoa today is common on European supermarket shelves.…

Major breakthrough in controlling the 3D structure of molecules

Scientists have made a major breakthrough in chemical synthesis that now makes it possible to quickly…

Astrophysicists measure precise rotation pattern of sun-like stars for the first time

Scientists have measured the differential rotation on Sun-like stars for the first time, and their findings…

Manganese plays a key role in bacterial infection

The ability to acquire manganese during infection is essential for the virulence of Enterococcus faecalis in…

Cancer immunotherapy might benefit from previously overlooked immune players

Using a bioinformatics approach, researchers found that CD4+ T cell's binding partner, a molecule called MHC-II,…

A naturally occurring antibiotic active against drug-resistant tuberculosis

Researchers have discovered that a naturally occurring antibiotic called kanglemycin A is effective against Mycobacterium tuberculosis,…

NASA balloon mission captures electric blue clouds

Scientists share mesmerizing new images of electric blue clouds from NASA's PMC Turbo balloon mission that…

Investigational steroid mirrors prednisone’s benefits while taming its side effects

A head-to-head trial comparing the decades-old steroid, prednisone, and a promising new steroid, vamorolone, finds both…