Month: June 2012

A Japanese study has found that maternal rather than fetal factors are associated with fetal…

Researchers discovered that a diet enriched with a popular omega-3 fatty acid and an ingredient…

Data flowing from a new generation of instruments onboard the Suomi NPP satellite, a joint…

While a female firefly’s initial assessment of potential mates is based on males’ luminescent flashes,…

Researchers have developed the world’s most powerful nanoscale microwave oscillators. The new electron spin-based oscillators…

A classic study from more than 60 years ago that reportedly showed that males are…

Biologists have developed a gene transfer technique that can “eliminate” a specific neural circuit in…

Understanding crowd dynamics can prevent disaster at cultural or sports events. Physicists investigating a recent…

Scientists have discovered a mechanism that prevents alterations in neurogenesis, the process of neuronal formation,…

Lack of physical activity and poor diet alone cannot explain the dramatic rise in obesity…