Month: April 2014

A ‘brown dwarf’ star that appears to be the coldest of its kind — as…

Inflammation has long been considered an integral part of the biological process that leads to…

Large sections of the genome that were once referred to as ‘junk’ DNA have been…

By studying the reproductive cells of nematodes — tiny worms found in soil and compost…

Almost half of all homeless men who took part in a study had suffered at…

A mysterious gene that likely influences cardiovascular health has become a little more understood, thanks…

The most detailed ‘image of the enemy’ to date has been developed of one of…

Marital stress may make people more vulnerable to depression, according to a recent study. The…

A new report quantifies for the first time how much our food choices affect pollutant…

Despite overwhelming scientific evidence for the impending dangers of human-made climate change, policy decisions leading…