Research team tackles superbug infections with novel therapy

There may be a solution on the horizon to combating superbug infections resistant to antibiotics. The…

Social networks reveal dating in blue tits

Winter associations predict social and extra-pair mating patterns in blue tits. Researchers of the Max Planck…

Hate speech dominates social media platform when users want answers on terrorism

People often resort to using hate speech when searching about terrorism on a community social media…

In an Internet vacuum, private securities companies prosper in the 'new wild west'

A “quiet” revolution in unregulated areas of the internet has led to the emergence of a…

Artificial intelligence yields new antibiotic

Using a machine-learning algorithm, MIT researchers have identified a powerful new antibiotic compound. In laboratory tests,…

More clues for how the monkeyflower got its spots

The monkeyflower, or Mimulus, though possessing a relatively simple genome is able to produce a stunning…

Curing genetic disease in human cells

While the genome editing tool CRISPR/Cas9, developed in 2012, cuts a mutation out of a gene…

Let there be 'circadian' light: New study describes science behind best lights to affect sleep, mood and learning

Researchers at UW Medicine have decoded what makes good lighting—lighting capable of stimulating the cone photoreceptor…

Tiny prehistoric lizard sheds light on reptile evolution

The discovery of a new species of prehistoric reptile from Germany is reported this week in…

Pacific marine national monuments do not harm fishing industry

New scientific findings released today in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Communications, show that expansion Aof the…