Month: December 2012

New genetic analysis has revealed that many Amazon tree species are likely to survive human-made…

A new study shows a specialized class of immune cells, known as T cells, can…

A venomous primate with two tongues would seem safe from the pet trade, but the…

On the road to smaller, high-performance electronics, researchers have smoothed one speed bump by shrinking…

Since Edison’s first bulb, heat has been a mostly undesirable byproduct of light. Now researchers…

Scientists have long sought to understand how a DNA repair protein, known as RecA in…

Women who are married suffer less partner abuse, substance abuse or post-partum depression around the…

The U.S. Navy’s chief of naval research, Rear Adm. Matthew Klunder, met this week with…

Psychosocial distress is associated with increased risk of stroke deaths and strokes in people over…

Black holes range from modest objects formed when individual stars end their lives to behemoths…