Light pollution can disorient monarch butterflies

Biologists say nighttime light pollution can interfere with the remarkable navigational abilities of monarchs, which travel…

Mixing laser- and x-ray-beams

Unlike fictional laser swords, real laser beams do not interact with each other when they cross…

New research shows no evidence of structural brain change with short-term mindfulness training

A team found flaws in previous research that purported to show meditation could alter the brain’s…

NASA Spaceline Current Awareness List #1,000 20 May 2022 (Space Life Science Research Results)

NASA Spaceline Current Awareness List #1,000 20 May 2022 (Space Life Science Research Results) …

Neuromorphic memory device simulates neurons and synapses

Researchers have reported a nano-sized neuromorphic memory device that emulates neurons and synapses simultaneously in a…

Children with same-sex parents are socially well-adjusted

Difficult social and legal conditions are stress factors for same-sex families, but do not affect the…

Study links thalamus inhibition in adolescence to long-lasting cortical abnormalities

Researchers have reported new evidence that cognitive abnormalities seen in neuropsychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia may…

Function follows form in plant immunity

Scientists have discovered a novel biochemical mechanism explaining how immune proteins defend plants against invading microorganisms. …

Killer T vs. memory — DNA isn't destiny for T cells

Scientists have uncovered how one type of T cell creates two genetically identical, but functionally different,…

Research reveals surprising inactivation mechanism for a voltage-gated ion channel

The study from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital presents a new understanding of how a VGIC,…