Healthy people given the serotonin-enhancing antidepressant citalopram were willing to pay almost twice as much…
Month: July 2015
What bee-killing mites can teach us about parasite evolution
An infestation of speck-sized Varroa destructor mites can wipe out an entire colony of honey…
Can autism be measured in a sniff?
Imagine the way you might smell a rose. You’d take a nice big sniff to…
Encryption made easier: Just talk like a parent
A researcher has created an easier email encryption method – one that sounds familiar to…
Water to understand the brain
To observe the brain in action, scientists and physicians use imaging techniques, among which functional…
First comprehensive analysis of the woolly mammoth genome completed
The first comprehensive analysis of the woolly mammoth genome reveals extensive genetic changes that allowed…
Freezing single atoms to absolute zero with microwaves brings quantum technology closer
Physicists have found a way of using everyday technology found in kitchen microwaves and mobile…
Working out in artificial gravity
Engineers have built a compact human centrifuge with an exercise component: a cycle ergometer that…
How our sense of smell evolved, including in early humans
A group of scientists has studied how our sense of smell has evolved, and has…
Dark matter map begins to reveal the Universe’s early history
Researchers have begun a wide-area survey of the distribution of dark matter in the universe…