An ambitious study has investigated various factors that contribute to air pollution inside the house….
Month: May 2017
Resurrecting identities in the Andes
Ancient people were complex just like you, but until recently, archaeologists’ understanding of human identities…
Cancer therapy may work in unexpected way, study finds
Antibodies to the proteins PD-1 and PD-L1 have been shown to fight cancer by unleashing…
Customized, frequent emails show promise in tobacco cessation
Smokers who received frequent, tailored emails with quitting tips, motivational messages, and social support had…
Natural resistance to malaria linked to variation in human red blood cell receptors
Researchers have discovered that protection from the most severe form of malaria is linked with…
History of Titan’s landscape resembles that of Mars, not Earth
In a paper published in Science, researchers report that Titan, like Mars but unlike Earth,…
Fake caterpillar study reveals global pattern in predation
A new study revealing the world’s prime insect predation hotspots, achieved its landmark findings using…
Antarctic has seen widespread change in last 50 years, moss study reveals
In 2013, researchers studying mosses and microbes growing at the southern end of the Antarctic…
Untangling the genetic legacy of tomato domestication
Favorable mutations that went along with increased fruit size and other beneficial traits in tomato…
Evolution in butterfly eye dependent on sex, scientists find
By analyzing both the genes that control color detecting photoreceptors and the structural components of…