In a tiny worm, a close-up view of where genes are working

Researchers have produced new resources for research involving the roundworm C. elegans: a comprehensive view of…

How slick water and black shale in fracking combine to produce radioactive waste

Study explains how radioactive radium transfers to wastewater in the widely-used method to extract oil and…

New hurdle for developing immunotherapies

A new discovery tosses a new wrench into the process of building better molecules to develop…

International study suggest ancient globalization

Using energy consumption as a measure, a team of international scientists has found that ancient civilizations…

Making happiness last longer

The happiness derived from a purchase may last longer for those who set broader goals for…

Jararaca pit vipers: Giant’ specimens proliferation linked to fewer predators

In São Paulo, Brazil, it is the lesser presence of predators, not large food supply, that…

Cash, carbon, crude: How to make oil fields bury emissions

A new analysis looks at what it would take for oil companies to start pumping millions…

Why some human genes are more popular with researchers than others

Historical bias is a key reason why biomedical researchers continue to study the same 10 percent…

Eating foods with low nutritional quality ratings linked to cancer risk in large European cohort

The consumption of foods with higher scores on the British Food Standards Agency nutrient profiling system…

Use of electrical brain stimulation to foster creativity has sweeping implications

Researchers address neuro-ethical concerns associated with the increasing use of transcranial electrical stimulation (tES).