Female monkeys with female friends live longer

Anthropology professors and field primatologists have documented the daily life of hundreds of the large-brained capuchin…

Amazon's growth limited by lack of phosphorus

Growth of the Amazon rainforest in our increasingly carbon-rich atmosphere could be limited by a lack…

Evidence that giant meteorite impacts created the continents

New research has provided the strongest evidence yet that Earth’s continents were formed by giant meteorite…

Even modest climate change may lead to sweeping changes in northernmost forests

Even relatively modest climate warming and associated precipitation shifts may dramatically alter Earth’s northernmost forests, which…

Ultracold atoms dressed by light simulate gauge theories

Researchers have used the coldest systems in the universe to realize in the laboratory gauge theories,…

Climate change leads to invasive insect expansion on West Coast

Climate change has led to warming temperatures in the Pacific Northwest, leading some insect species to…

Hibernation slows biological aging in bats

A new study identifies one of the secrets to big brown bats’ exceptional longevity: hibernation. …

Aging neutralizes sex differences in the brain: Animal study

When male and female fruit flies age, their brains become desexualized. Age-related changes take place in…

Research discovery may help diagnose and treat cancer and brain disorders

Researchers have revealed how the pathway of an identified protein could lead to early diagnosis and…

BCG vaccine prevents tuberculosis in young children, but not adults

Amid debate on the effectiveness of the tuberculosis vaccine, a new study suggests that the vaccine…