Up to half of patients withhold life-threatening issues from doctors

Facing the threat of domestic violence, being a survivor of sexual assault, struggling with depression or…

Males of a feather flock together

‘Birds of a feather flock together’ or rather ‘opposites attract’? The recently published study on male…

Attackers could be listening to what you type

You likely know to avoid suspicious emails to keep hackers from gleaning personal information from your…

Rapid evolution: New findings on its molecular mechanisms

Evolutionary biologists have analyzed the role of microRNAs in the evolution of new species. …

New insight into glaciers regulating global silicon cycling

A new review of silicon cycling in glacial environments highlights the potential importance of glaciers in…

How our brain remembers the order of events

For centuries understanding how the order of events is stored in memory has been a mystery.…

NASA Selects Proposals to Further Study the Fundamental Nature of Space

NASA Selects Proposals to Further Study the Fundamental Nature of Space Click here for…

Rewriting the periodic table at high pressure

The periodic table has been a vital foundational tool for material research since it was first…

Accurate detection of low-level somatic mutation in intractable epilepsy

Medical scientists have developed an advanced method for perfectly detecting low-level somatic mutation in patients with…

Cool roofs can help shield California's cities against heat waves

A new study shows that if every building in California sported ‘cool’ roofs by 2050, these…