Month: June 2016

Researchers have identified and dated the genetic mutation that gave rise to the black form…

Inflammasomes are assemblies that are central to inflammatory responses. Now researchers shed new light on…

A new study indicates the bodies of some periodic comets — objects that orbit the…

The same gene that enables tropical butterflies to mimic each other’s bright and colorful patterning…

Earth’s magnetic field shields us from deadly cosmic radiation, and without it, life as we…

Through geologic time the cold temperatures of Alaska have led to the storage of vast…

In all nine regions of the country, a majority of adults supported increasing the minimum…

A recent study highlights the ’emotional labor’ required of collegiate student-athletes, which can leave student-athletes…

The atomic nucleus is highly complex. Understanding this complexity often requires a tremendous amount of…

The expanding scope and growing number of tools used for neuroscience is moving beyond what…