Astronomers have discovered starburst galaxies earlier in the Universe’s history than they were previously thought…
Month: March 2013
Monarch butterflies numbers down again
Bad news again for the Monarch butterfly: Drought conditions and historic wildfires the past few…
Strange phallus-shaped creature pushes fossil record back 200 million years
Scientists have unearthed a major scientific discovery – a strange phallus-shaped creature they found in…
Tapeworm DNA contains drug weak spots: Existing drugs could be effective in treating this damaging parasite, the first full tapeworm genomes reveal
Tapeworms cause devastating disease around the world and new treatments are urgently needed. A new…
Ancient Chinese coin found on Kenyan island
Scientists have unearthed a 600-year-old Chinese coin on the Kenyan island of Manda that shows…
Normal prion protein regulates iron metabolism
An iron imbalance caused by prion proteins collecting in the brain is a likely cause…
How children can meet recommended activity goals
Despite overwhelming evidence about the benefits of physical activity for children, most American youngsters are…
Immune cells cluster and communicate ‘like bees,’ researcher says
The immune system’s T cells, while coordinating responses to diseases and vaccines, act like honey…
New hope in fight against leading infectious cause of congenital birth defects
A virus most people probably have never heard of, but that the majority of us…
Polo takes the bait: A better ‘mousetrap’ discovered in fruit flies might stop a human cancer-driving kinase in its tracks
A seemingly obscure gene in the female fruit fly that is only active in cells…