A "brown dwarf" star that appears to be the coldest of its kind -- as frosty as Earth's North Pole -- has been discovered by a Penn State University astronomer using NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) and Spitzer Space Telescopes.
Apr 25, 2014
The smallest, most abundant marine microbe, Prochlorococcus,is a photosynthetic bacterial species essential to the marine ecosystem.
Apr 25, 2014
Movement and the ability to divide are two fundamental traits of living cells. The origin of these abilities could rely on very simple physical mechanisms…
Apr 23, 2014
Cougars may have survived the mass extinction that took place about 12,000 years ago because they were not particular about what they ate, unlike their more finicky cousins–the saber-tooth cat and American lion.
Apr 22, 2014
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center are making breakthroughs that could benefit people suffering from depression.
Apr 22, 2014
Working with mice and rabbits, Johns Hopkins scientists have found a way to block abnormal cholesterol production, transport and breakdown, successfully…
Apr 22, 2014
Brain activity of babies in developing countries could be monitored from birth to reveal the first signs of cognitive dysfunction, using a new technique piloted by a London-based university collaboration.
Apr 22, 2014
Conversations about wartime atrocities often omit certain details. According to research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for…
Apr 21, 2014
As scientists catalog the trillions of bacteria found in every nook and cranny of the human body, a new look by the University of Michigan shows wide variation in the types of bacteria found in healthy people.
Apr 21, 2014
A new approach to handling agitation, aggression and other unwanted behaviors by people with dementia may help reduce the use of antipsychotics and other…
Apr 21, 2014
A common genetic variant that affects one in three people appears to significantly increase the risk of colorectal cancer from the consumption of processed meat, according to study published today in PLOS Genetics.
Apr 18, 2014
Negative impact of bullying was found to be persistent and pervasive, with health, social and economic consequences lasting well into adulthood The negative…
Apr 18, 2014
Your brain transmits information about your current location and memories of past locations over the same neural pathways using different frequencies of a…
Apr 17, 2014
Using antibiotics alone to treat children with uncomplicated acute appendicitis is a reasonable alternative to surgery that leads to less pain and fewer missed school days, according to a pilot study.
Apr 14, 2014
