Month: November 2012

Researchers have discovered a novel target for the treatment of food allergies. Levels of the…

As urban populations expand, downtown buildings are going nowhere but up. The huge energy needs…

How have humans influenced Earth? Can geoscientists measure when human impacts began overtaking those of…

Researchers have shown that insects like crickets possess a variation of a gene, called oskar,…

Solar systems with life-bearing planets may be rare if they are dependent on the presence…

Vision may be less important to “seeing” than is the brain’s ability to process points…

Molecular imaging with positron emission tomography has enabled scientists for the first time to visualize…

A gene that is associated with regeneration of injured nerve cells has been identified. Scientists…

An Asian elephant named Koshik can imitate human speech, speaking words in Korean that can…

An injection of banked sperm-producing stem cells can restore fertility to males who become sterile…