Month: June 2012

A protein required to regrow injured peripheral nerves has been identified. The finding, in mice,…

A molecule widely believed to fight many forms of cancer actually helps deadly thyroid tumors…

At nearly four feet tall, the Emperor penguin is Antarctica’s largest sea bird — and…

Magnetic instabilities play a crucial role in the emergence of black holes and other cosmic…

Research is urgently needed to evaluate the risks and benefits of nano-pesticides to human and…

Gold nanoparticles with a slight positive charge work collectively to unravel DNA’s double helix. This…

A graduate student has developed a novel means for charting the history of a pathogen…

In a unique field experiment, ten research groups from nine different countries have studied the…

The fossil record consists mostly of the fragmentary remains of ancient animals and plants. But…

We’ve all been there: Meeting someone new and seconds later forgetting his or her name….