Estrogen's opposing effects on mammary tumors in dogs

Dogs that are spayed at a young age have a reduced risk of developing mammary tumors,…

Researchers engineer insulin-producing cells activated by light for diabetes

Tufts University researchers have transplanted engineered pancreatic beta cells into diabetic mice, then caused the cells…

Fluorescent probes offer fuller view of drug delivery in cells

Selecting the most effective molecules for drug delivery is often a trial-and-error process, but Cornell engineers…

How the Aztecs could improve modern urban farming

Roland Ebel of the Sustainable Food Systems Program at Montana State University conducted a research project…

Hindu children more apt to echo propaganda that 'Indian equals Hindu'

With a multi-faith population of some 1.3 billion, India claims to be the world’s largest secular…

New California fire grows as crews make headway on other blazes

A new wildfire in California grew to nearly 9,000 acres on Friday, sending thousands of people…

The secret behind crystals that shrink when heated

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory have new experimental evidence and a…

The last Neanderthal necklace

Eagle talons are regarded as the first elements used to make jewellery by Neanderthals, a practice…

NASA finds Tropical Storm Maha's heavy rain potential over Lakshadweep

Tropical Cyclone Maha continued to move north along the southwestern coast of India when NASA’s Aqua…

NASA satellite imagery finds Rebekah now post-tropical

NASA’s Terra Satellite provided a visible image of Post-Tropical Cyclone Rebekah as it continued moving in…