Month: May 2013

Scientists have directly observed a rare quantum effect that produces a repeating butterfly-shaped energy spectrum,…

Two fossil discoveries from the East African Rift reveal new information about the evolution of…

New research shows that, in recent decades, fall is the only period of extensive warming…

Scientists have identified four genes in baboons that influence levels of “bad” cholesterol. This discovery…

A class of water-loving, jelly-like materials with uses ranges ranging from the mundane, such as…

Using a powerful combination of microanalytic techniques that simultaneously image photoelectric current and chemical reaction…

DNA databases might help identify victims of crime and human trafficking, but how do we…

Scientists have successfully reprogrammed human skin cells to become embryonic stem cells capable of transforming…

Scientists have made the surprise discovery that malaria parasites can ‘talk’ to each other —…

Researchers in Canada have developed guidelines being used by foresters and the timber industry to…