How to see the invisible: Using the dark matter distribution to test our cosmological model

Astrophysicists have measured a value for the ‘clumpiness’ of the universe’s dark matter (known to cosmologists…

Here's how a worm's embryonic cells changed its development potential

Researchers have spotted how specific proteins within the chromosomes of roundworms enable their offspring to produce…

Study sheds light on how IBD can develop

A new study could help improve personalized medicine approaches in inflammatory bowel disease by understanding how…

Scientists discover a way Earth's atmosphere cleans itself

Human activities emit many kinds of pollutants into the air, and without a molecule called hydroxide…

Lonely people's divergent thought processes may contribute to feeling 'alone in a crowded room'

The neural responses of lonely individuals differ from those of other people, suggesting that seeing the…

Scientists use peroxide to peer into metal oxide reactions

Researchers to get a better look at how peroxides on the surface of copper oxide promote…

High blood pressure in your 30s is associated with worse brain health in your 70s

High blood pressure in early adulthood is associated with worse brain health in late life, according…

In Florida study, nonnative leaf-litter ants are replacing native ants

A new look at decades of data from museum collections and surveys of leaf-litter ants in…

Woolly mammoths evolved smaller ears and woolier coats over the 700,000 years that they roamed the Siberian steppes

A team of researchers compared the genomes of woolly mammoths with modern day elephants to find…

Toward tunable molecular switches from organic compounds

Newly synthesized organic molecules can be tuned to emit different colors depending on their molecular structures…