Biologists have succeeded in teaching wild birds to understand a new language. After only two…
Month: July 2015
Magnetic pulses to the brain deliver long-lasting relief for tinnitus patients
In the largest US clinical trial of its kind researchers found that transcranial magnetic stimulation…
The mosquito smells, before it sees, a bloody feast
The itchy marks left by the punctured bite of a mosquito are more than pesky,…
Jurassic saw fastest mammal evolution
Mammals were evolving up to 10 times faster in the middle of the Jurassic than…
Exercising 300 minutes per week better for reducing total fat in postmenopausal women
Postmenopausal women who exercised 300 minutes per week were better at reducing total fat and…
Orchestrating hair cell regeneration: A supporting player’s close-up
A new study zeros in on an important component in fish: the support cells that…
Miniature brains made from patient skin cells reveal insights into autism
Understanding diseases like autism and schizophrenia that affect development of the brain has been challenging…
The emerging science of human screams
Our noisy world is no match for a screaming infant. An airplane could be flying…
Surprise: Subtle distractors may divert action more than overt ones
What’s more distracting, something overt or something subtle? We all know the right answer when…
Despite new information, Pluto will remain a dwarf planet, cosmologist says
Back in 1930, it was an easy answer — Pluto was a planet because we…