Scientists have found evidence of Atlantic bluefin tuna spawning activity off the northeastern United States…
Month: March 2016
Shipwrecks, tree rings reveal Caribbean hurricanes in buccaneer era
Records of Spanish shipwrecks combined with tree-ring records show the period 1645 to 1715 had…
Songbirds pinpoint effects of Huntington’s disease
Scientists have parsed the role of the Huntington’s disease gene in an area of the…
Meditation and ballet associated with wisdom, study says
A new study confirms the age-old conception that meditation is associated with wisdom. Surprisingly, it…
Suffering warthogs seek out nit-picking mongooses for relief
Warthogs living in Uganda have learned to rid themselves of annoying ticks by seeking out…
Vitamin D level, body fat in newborn linked to health status in pregnancy
Overweight or obesity in pregnancy is linked to lower vitamin D levels in both the…
Cancer cells eat their neighbors’ ‘words’
Cancer cells are well-known as voracious energy consumers, but even a veteran cancer-metabolism researcher was…
‘Thinking and feeling’ in close relationships
Psychologists studying empathy in couples find that compassion is key to responsiveness; understanding alone isn’t…
Healthy lifestyle advice provides long-term benefits
In a recently published study, providing advice over a 5-year period about leading a healthy…
Few studies focus on threatened mammalian species that are ‘ugly’
Many Australian mammalian species of conservation significance have attracted little research effort, little recognition, and…