A new study by marine ecologists has discovered that a mass mortality of sea stars…
Month: June 2016
Scientists learn more about how star-shaped brain cells help us learn
A molecule that enables strong communication between our brain and muscles appears to also aid…
Could wearable biosensors become part of drug rehab programs?
There is merit in looking at the use of wearable biosensors to detect whether opioid…
Warning from the past: Future global warming could be even warmer
Future global warming will not only depend on the amount of emissions from human-made greenhouse…
Doubled sensitivity could allow gravitational wave detectors to reach deeper into space
Researchers report on improvements to what is called a squeezed vacuum source. Although not part…
New technique settles old debate on highest peaks in US Arctic
Finding out which is the highest mountain in the US Arctic may be the last…
To tool or not to tool? Clever cockatoos make economic decisions about tool use
Cognitive biologists studied tool-related decisionmaking in an Indonesian cockatoo. They found that the animals seemed…
Scientists streamline synthesis of potential cancer drug
A team of scientists has simplified the design and manufacture of a potent anti-tumor antibiotic…
Migratory bears down in the dumps
Biologists working in Turkey discovered two surprising facts about a group of 16 brown bears:…
Crisis in the treatment of osteoporosis
The remarkable progress made over the past 30 years to reduce fractures and dramatically improve…