Month: February 2013

The general response to gravity in plants is well known: roots respond positively, growing down,…

A typical cancer cell has thousands of mutations scattered throughout its genome and hundreds of…

New research shows that male Eurasian Jays in committed relationships are able to share food…

Nitric oxide, a gaseous molecule produced in the brain, can damage neurons. When the brain…

By broadly comparing the DNA of children to that of elderly people, gene researchers have…

Scientists studying an enzyme that naturally produces alkanes, long carbon-chain molecules that could be a…

Researchers have overcome a major challenge to treating brain diseases by engineering an experimental molecular…

The last Neanderthals had passed by southern Iberia quite earlier than previously thought, approximately 45,000…

Researchers have shown that certain volatile organic gases can promote cloud formation in a way…

Insect grooming — specifically, antennal cleaning — removes both environmental pollutants and chemicals produced by…