Warming ocean temperatures a third of a mile below the surface, in a dark ocean in areas with little marine life, might attract scant attention.
Oct 14, 2015
Girls who suffer a concussive bump on the head in childhood could be at increased risk for abusing alcohol as adults, a new study suggests.
Oct 12, 2015
Siphonophores, they're called: Marine animals that navigate inner space like undersea mini-versions of the starship Enterprise.
Oct 12, 2015
During the tumultuous real estate market of the 2000s, some homebuyers found wealth while others took big hits.
Oct 7, 2015
Researchers at USC and Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have developed a brain prosthesis designed to help people suffering from memory loss.
Oct 6, 2015
Treating 5 percent of all hepatitis C patients with the latest drugs would be more effective at reducing infections and health care costs than the current approach, a new study shows.
Oct 6, 2015
This August, President Obama announced an ambitious plan to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 32 percent by 2030. BYU professor Larry Baxter is developing a technology that can actually do it.
Sep 30, 2015
Discoveries about how the human brain contributes to our success — both as a species and as individuals — are among the first fruit of projects funded under the National Institutes of Health BRAIN Initiative program as well as the Human Connectome Project.
Sep 30, 2015
Physicists at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, have achieved a new precise measurement of a key subatomic particle, opening the door to better understanding some of the deepest mysteries of our universe.
Sep 29, 2015
Earth-like planets orbiting close to small stars probably have magnetic fields that protect them from stellar radiation and help maintain surface conditions…
Sep 29, 2015
Women who are pregnant when diagnosed with cancer can start treatment for their disease immediately and do not need to terminate their pregnancy due to worries over the effects of therapy on the development of their child.
Sep 28, 2015
Scientists at the University of Birmingham have discovered evidence of carbonaceous aerosols - organic dust - transported from Asia and deposited in the Arctic…
Sep 28, 2015
A major study published in the New England Journal of Medicine is providing the best evidence to date that a 21-gene test done on the tumor can identify breast cancer patients who can safely avoid chemotherapy.
Sep 28, 2015
An enhanced inflammatory response could be the key link between high saturated fat intake - a recognized risk factor for obesity-related disorders - and the development of diseases like type 2 diabetes and atherosclerosis.
Sep 24, 2015
