Month: April 2016

By combining two century-old techniques in organic chemistry, chemists are able to make organic compounds…

Analysis of a new dinosaur fossil suggests that the largest species ever known to walk…

All living things require nitrogen for survival, but the world depends on only two known…

Death from influenza virus in older people may be primarily caused by a damaging immune…

The most characteristic feature of Darwin’s finches is the diversification of beak morphology that has…

Molecular struts called microtubules interact with the heart’s contractile machinery to provide mechanical resistance for…

Most of the galactic cosmic rays reaching Earth come from nearby clusters of massive stars,…

To prevent a new mass extinction of the world’s animal and plant life, we need…

The leading infectious cause of severe infant respiratory disease, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is also…

Wealthier individuals have a lower mortality rate than poorer people. The common assumption that this…