Babies with a high body mass index (BMI) at age two months are at risk…
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Researcher studies how animals puncture things
If shooting arrows from a crossbow into cubes of ballistics gelatin doesn’t sound like biological…
Study of chimpanzees explores early origins of human hand dexterity
Chimpanzees use manipulative dexterity to evaluate and select figs, a vital resource when preferred foods…
Organ recipients with previous cancers linked to higher death rates, new cancers
People who had cancer before receiving an organ transplant were more likely to die of…
Volcanoes tied to shifts in Earth’s climate over millions of years
A new study reveals that volcanic activity associated with the plate-tectonic movement of continents may…
New molecule-building method opens vast realm of chemistry for pharma and other industries
Scientists have devised a new molecule-building method likely to have a major impact on the…
Cool combination produces easier carbon bonds
By combining two century-old techniques in organic chemistry, chemists are able to make organic compounds…
Giant dinosaurs hatched with adult-like proportions
Analysis of a new dinosaur fossil suggests that the largest species ever known to walk…
Chemists shed new light on global energy, food supply challenge
All living things require nitrogen for survival, but the world depends on only two known…
Immune response to flu causes death in older people, not the virus, study suggests
Death from influenza virus in older people may be primarily caused by a damaging immune…