Month: March 2013

Pilot whales that have died in mass strandings in New Zealand and Australia included many…

Brown fat cells are the professional heat-producing cells of the body. Because of this they…

Cancer cells break down sugars and produce the metabolic acid lactate at a much higher…

Reduced-fat food products are gaining in popularity. But whether these products are effective or not…

A surprisingly high number of women have postpartum depression, reports a new, large-scale study of…

Researchers have developed a new, single molecule test for detecting methylated DNA. Methylation — the…

A new beautifully colored long-horned beetle species, Schwarzerium yunnanum, has been discovered in the Yunnan…

DNA sequences and statistical models have been unveiled that greatly increase the reliability and precision…

Even in countries with high gender equality, sex differences in math and reading scores persisted…

Species of seabirds could successfully return to their natural foraging habits following changes to European…