What gives a 3-meter-long Amazonian fish some of the toughest scales on Earth

Arapaima gigas is a big fish in a bigger river full of piranhas, but that doesn’t…

Virtual walking system for re-experiencing the journey of another person

Virtual-reality researchers have developed a virtual-walking system that records a person’s walking and re-plays it with…

Secretive targets for CEO bonus pay signal poor performance

Investors need to pay closer attention to the non-financial measures linked to CEO cash bonuses, because…

Creating and trapping trions at room temperature

A team chemically engineered carbon nanotubes to synthesize and trap trions at room temperature. Trions are…

How hunger makes food tastier: A neural circuit in the hypothalamus

Using optogenetic and chemogenetic techniques, researchers have identified brain circuits underlying hunger-induced changes in the preferences…

New Associate Administrator for the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate: Douglas Loverro

Click here for original story, New Associate Administrator for the Human Exploration and…

Bolivian forager-farmers known for amazing heart health are divided about what makes a good life

A small Bolivian society of indigenous forager-farmers, known for astonishingly healthy cardiovascular systems, is seeing a…

Sweetened drinks represented 62% of children's drink sales in 2018

Fruit drinks and flavored waters that contained added sugars and/or low-calorie (diet) sweeteners dominated sales of…

Hormone therapy associated with improved cognition

Estrogen has a significant role in overall brain health and cognitive function. That’s why so many…

Accelerating global agricultural productivity growth is critical

The 2019 Global Agricultural Productivity Report, shows agricultural productivity growth — increasing output of crops and…