Quake with 4.5 magnitude felt in Bulgaria's capital

An 4.5-magnitude earthquake shook central Bulgaria on Friday but there were no reports of any injuries…

DNA damage and faulty repair jointly cause mutations

Researchers at EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), the University of Dundee and the Wellcome Sanger Institute…

Looking for dark matter with the Universe's coldest material

Scientists have been able to observe the universe and determine that about 80% of the its…

Stopping deforestation: lessons from Colombia

A study of deforestation in Colombia by researchers from The University of Queensland has revealed some…

Boosting levels of good fats with an experimental drug that acts on two newly characterized genes

Salk and Scripps Research Institute scientists, along with collaborators at the pharmaceutical company Lundbeck, identified two…

Nanostimulators boost stem cells for muscle repair

In regenerative medicine, an ideal treatment for patients whose muscles are damaged from lack of oxygen…

The impulse to garden in hard times has deep roots

The coronavirus pandemic has set off a global gardening boom. Click here for original…

Why offering businesses immunity from coronavirus liability is a bad idea

Governors around the country are attempting to restart the economy by easing restrictions put in place…

Red light for stress: A color-changing organic crystal

Researchers at the Institute of Industrial Science, part of The University of Tokyo, and Yokohama City…

Risky business: Courtship movements put katydids in danger

Reproduction can be risky. In the case of katydids, some hunting bats eavesdrop on male mating…