Researchers monitoring the unprecedented bloom of toxic algae along the west coast of North America…
Month: December 2015
Multiple myeloma drug could revolutionize treatment for sickle cell disease
An established drug for recurrent multiple myeloma might effectively be repurposed to improve the survival…
Ancient Egyptians described Algol’s eclipses
The Ancient Egyptian papyrus Cairo 86637 calendar is the oldest preserved historical document of naked…
Scientists create atomically thin boron
A team of scientists has, for the first time, created a two-dimensional sheet of boron…
Gene found in fruit flies explains how one species evolved into two
Evolutionary biologists may have solved a century-old evolutionary riddle: How did two related fruit fly…
A step towards quantum electronics
Physicists have connected two materials with unusual quantum-mechanical properties through a quantum constriction. Their work…
How anti-evolution bills evolve
An evolutionary biologist has analyzed political opposition to evolution and found it has evolved. The…
Using network science to help pinpoint source of seizures
The ability to reliably pinpoint the anatomical source of epileptic seizures, different for each patient,…
Wax shield let seeds conquer Earth
Having emerged late during evolution, seeds have transformed many plants into miniature travelers, contributing greatly…
‘Red Deer Cave people’ bone points to mysterious species of pre-modern human
A thigh bone found in China suggests an ancient species of human thought to be…