Month: October 2012

What does Elvis Presley have in common with a sand dune? No, it’s not that…

Do dark matter “halos” that make up most of the matter in the universe contain…

In an early-stage breakthrough, scientists have developed a new family of compounds that could slow…

As the presidential candidates clash over the fate of the U.S. Affordable Care Act, a…

A gene known to be involved in cancer and cardiovascular development may be the cause…

Scientists report that they can predict who will improve most on an unfamiliar video game…

Scaling up the production of biofuels made from algae to meet at least five percent…

We humans have a fairly erratic sense of time. We tend to misjudge the duration…

The bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae — which can cause pneumonia, meningitis, bacteremia and sepsis — likes…

The latest genomic analysis of pancreatic tumors identified two new pathways involved in the disease,…