Farmers who used pesticides that spared bees but sacrificed killed other insects might be ignoring…
Month: November 2015
Looking Back 3.8 Billion Years Into the Root of the ‘Tree of Life’
Researchers are tapping information found in the cells of all life on Earth, and using…
Newly evolved, uniquely human gene variants protect older adults from cognitive decline
Many human gene variants have evolved specifically to protect older adults against neurodegenerative and cardiovascular…
Kids from high socioeconomic background more likely to rely on parental help as adults
More than 40 percent of young adults no longer live with their parents, but still…
New phase of carbon discovered: Making diamonds at room temperature
Scientists have discovered a new phase of solid carbon, called Q-carbon, which is distinct from…
First outcomes report from novel heart surgery registry shows excellent results for TAVR
Four years after its approval in the United States, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) continues…
Strolling salamanders provide clues on how animals evolved to move from water to land
Around 390 million years ago, the first vertebrate animals moved from water onto land, necessitating…
Physicists show skyrmions can exist in ferroelectrics
New theoretical physics research shows that swirling particles known as skyrmions, which have been found…
Rare fossil of a horned dinosaur found from ‘lost continent’
A rare fossil from eastern North America of a dog-sized horned dinosaur has been identified…
Liquid foam: Plastic, elastic and fluid
What differentiates complex fluids from mere fluids? What makes them unique is that they are…