Biologists have found that rats experience more anxiety and depression when the days grow longer….
Month: April 2013
Clues to making vaccine for infant respiratory illness
An atomic-level snapshot of a respiratory syncytial virus protein bound to a human antibody represents…
Scientists image nanoparticles in action
Scientists have invented a technique for imaging nanoparticle dynamics with atomic resolution as these dynamics…
Keeping beverages cool in summer: I”s not just the heat, it’s the humidity
Those drops on the outside of your drink don’t just make the can slippery. Experiments…
Archeologists unearth new information on origins of Maya civilization
A new study challenges the two prevailing theories on how the ancient Maya civilization began,…
Ecology buys time for evolution: Climate change disrupts songbird’s timing without impacting population size (yet)
Songbird populations can handle far more disrupting climate change than expected. Density-dependent processes are buying…
‘When in Rome’: Monkeys found to conform to social norms
The human tendency to adopt the behavior of others when on their home territory has…
Whales are able to learn from others: Humpbacks pass on hunting tips
Humpback whales are able to pass on hunting techniques to each other, just as humans…
Earth’s center is 1,000 degrees hotter than previously thought, synchrotron X-ray experiment shows
The temperature near Earth’s center is 6,000 degrees Celsius, 1,000 degrees more than given in…
Missing link in Parkinson’s disease found: Discovery also has implications for heart failure
Researchers have described a missing link in understanding how damage to the body’s cellular power…