The fruit fly Drosophila bifurca is only a few millimeters in size but produces almost…
Month: May 2016
Out of tune: Mismatch of vascular, neural responses suggests limits of fMRI
During sensory stimulation, increases in blood flow are not precisely ‘tuned’ to local neural activity,…
Female meerkats compete to outgrow their sisters
New research shows subordinate meerkat siblings grow competitively, boosting their chance of becoming a dominant…
Dialing up chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer with ultrasound
By enhancing the ability of cells to absorb chemotherapeutics, researchers have nearly doubled the median…
40-year math mystery and four generations of figuring
In 1977, Princeton mathematician Paul Seymour made a conjecture about certain large graphs. Nearly 40…
Supermassive black holes in ‘red geyser’ galaxies cause galactic warming
Scientists are solving one of the biggest unsolved mysteries in galaxy evolution. Scientists have uncovered…
Scientists show commonly prescribed painkiller slows cancer growth
Scientists have found that one of the most widely prescribed pain and anti-inflammation drugs slows…
Wireless study predicts trouble and solution for 5G cellular
A new study asserts that the three-parameter ‘alpha-beta-gamma’ (ABG) model used in the past by…
Early use of ‘hurricane hunter’ data improves hurricane intensity predictions
Data collected via airplane when a hurricane is developing can improve hurricane intensity predictions by…
Humans less likely to return to an automated advisor once given bad advice
The ubiquitous Chat Bot popping up on websites asking if you need help has become…