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MAR 13, 2015Videos
We don't need to dive into the deep ocean to find the most unusual lifeforms. This short clip is a journey into a bizarr ...Written By: Greg CruikshankMAR 13, 2015Space & Astronomy
In a world first, chemical engineers have taken a different look at a question astronomers and biologists have been pond ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 13, 2015Space & Astronomy
Hydrothermal activity detected by spacecraft finds that ocean deep below frozen surface of Enceladus is warm and c ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 13, 2015Neuroscience
The literary great Marcel Proust wore ear-stoppers because he was unable to filter out irrelevant noise - and lined his ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 13, 2015Neuroscience
Pigeons might never ask noontime park-bench noshers to share their lunch, but the birds known for their relative intelli ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 13, 2015Chemistry & Physics
A new molecule-making machine could do for chemistry what 3-D printing did for engineering: Make it fast, flexible, and ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 13, 2015Plants & Animals
Marine biologists at the South Carolina Aquarium are treating a rare, 475-pound leatherback sea turtle that washed up Sa ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 12, 2015Genetics & Genomics
A new study reveals an important connection between dozens of genes that may contribute to autism, a major step toward u ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 12, 2015Neuroscience
A team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) has determined the basic structural organization of a ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 12, 2015Cancer
A study by University of Illinois at Chicago researchers aims to determine whether green tea can inhibit the growt ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 12, 2015Neuroscience
In a study that helps to deconstruct how olfaction is encoded in the brain, neuroscientists at University of California, ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 12, 2015Health & Medicine
Systems-on-a-chip for extremely critical applications would use 28 percent less energy and 48 percent less chip ar ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 12, 2015Plants & Animals
Record Catch?
Hogan keeps track of freshwater fish size records through his Megafish Project, whi ...Written By: Greg CruikshankMAR 12, 2015Health & Medicine
Happy World Kidney Day! Now go drink some water!
Eating a healthy and balanced food is important in order to ...Written By: Jennifer EllisMAR 12, 2015Plants & Animals
Their findings could help researchers engineer better cotton fibers, improve plant defense against insects, alter plant ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 11, 2015Neuroscience
A new study led by University of North Carolina School of Medicine researchers has found that a naturally-occurring prot ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 11, 2015Cardiology
A team of scientists led by Johns Hopkins cardiologist and biomedical engineer Hiroshi Ashikaga, MD, PhD, has developed ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 11, 2015Health & Medicine
Cardiologists can now estimate your risk of dying in the next 10 years based solely on how well you keep moving on an ac ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 11, 2015Earth & The Environment
Because of its direct connection to solar energy, harnessing the power and beauty of photosynthesis has captivated ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 11, 2015Plants & Animals
Chameleons may not be the only creatures on the planet capable of shade shifting, but they're probably the best at it-pa ...Written By: Jennifer EllisMAR 10, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have gotten one step closer to unraveling the highly complex series of processes that lead to an event criti ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 10, 2015Genetics & Genomics
In an advance that could lead to better identification of malignant pediatric adrenocortical tumors, and ultimately to b ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 10, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Stephanie Dutchen, Harvard Medical School
It's been "known" for decades: Sensory, motor and cognitive signals ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 09, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Thyroid hormones have important and diverse roles in human health and regulate metabolic rate. Thyroid disease is common ...Written By: Ilene Schneider
MAR 13, 2015
Videos
We don't need to dive into the deep ocean to find the most unusual lifeforms. This short clip is a journey into a bizarr
...
Written By:
Greg Cruikshank
MAR 13, 2015
Space & Astronomy
In a world first, chemical engineers have taken a different look at a question astronomers and biologists have been pond
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 13, 2015
Space & Astronomy
Hydrothermal activity detected by spacecraft finds that ocean deep below frozen surface of Enceladus is warm and c ...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
MAR 13, 2015
Neuroscience
The literary great Marcel Proust wore ear-stoppers because he was unable to filter out irrelevant noise - and lined his
...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAR 13, 2015
Neuroscience
Pigeons might never ask noontime park-bench noshers to share their lunch, but the birds known for their relative intelli
...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAR 13, 2015
Chemistry & Physics
A new molecule-making machine could do for chemistry what 3-D printing did for engineering: Make it fast, flexible, and
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 13, 2015
Plants & Animals
Marine biologists at the South Carolina Aquarium are treating a rare, 475-pound leatherback sea turtle that washed up Sa
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 12, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
A new study reveals an important connection between dozens of genes that may contribute to autism, a major step toward u
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 12, 2015
Neuroscience
A team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) has determined the basic structural organization of a
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 12, 2015
Cancer
A study by University of Illinois at Chicago researchers aims to determine whether green tea can inhibit the growt ...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
MAR 12, 2015
Neuroscience
In a study that helps to deconstruct how olfaction is encoded in the brain, neuroscientists at University of California,
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 12, 2015
Health & Medicine
Systems-on-a-chip for extremely critical applications would use 28 percent less energy and 48 percent less chip ar ...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
MAR 12, 2015
Plants & Animals
Record Catch?
Hogan keeps track of freshwater fish size records through his Megafish Project, whi ...
Written By:
Greg Cruikshank
MAR 12, 2015
Health & Medicine
Happy World Kidney Day! Now go drink some water!
Eating a healthy and balanced food is important in order to ...
Eating a healthy and balanced food is important in order to ...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
MAR 12, 2015
Plants & Animals
Their findings could help researchers engineer better cotton fibers, improve plant defense against insects, alter plant
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 11, 2015
Neuroscience
A new study led by University of North Carolina School of Medicine researchers has found that a naturally-occurring prot
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 11, 2015
Cardiology
A team of scientists led by Johns Hopkins cardiologist and biomedical engineer Hiroshi Ashikaga, MD, PhD, has developed
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 11, 2015
Health & Medicine
Cardiologists can now estimate your risk of dying in the next 10 years based solely on how well you keep moving on an ac
...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAR 11, 2015
Earth & The Environment
Because of its direct connection to solar energy, harnessing the power and beauty of photosynthesis has captivated ...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
MAR 11, 2015
Plants & Animals
Chameleons may not be the only creatures on the planet capable of shade shifting, but they're probably the best at it-pa
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
MAR 10, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have gotten one step closer to unraveling the highly complex series of processes that lead to an event criti
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 10, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
In an advance that could lead to better identification of malignant pediatric adrenocortical tumors, and ultimately to b
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 10, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Stephanie Dutchen, Harvard Medical School
It's been "known" for decades: Sensory, motor and cognitive signals ...
It's been "known" for decades: Sensory, motor and cognitive signals ...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 09, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Thyroid hormones have important and diverse roles in human health and regulate metabolic rate. Thyroid disease is common
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider