Month: June 2011

No longer assume that nicotine receptors are only important to smokers trying to quit. Research…

A sizzling genetic discovery may one day allow pig tissue to be transplanted successfully into…

It turns out that there is a “double-edged sword” to pedagogy: explicit instruction makes children…

The threat Asian carp pose to the Great Lakes community may be politically controversial, but…

As homes and cities expand closer to forests and wildlands across the American West, increasing…

New samples of rock and sediment from the depths of the eastern Pacific Ocean may…

Scientists and drillers recovered a remarkable suite of heat-tempered basalts that provide a detailed picture…

A new low-cost snake antivenom could empower countries such as Papua New Guinea to produce…

Advances in DNA “fingerprinting” and other genetic techniques are making it harder for illegal loggers…

Researchers have found that children who watch advertisements for unhealthy food on television are more…