Scientists discover an on-off switch for aging cells
Scientists at the Salk Institute have discovered an on-and-off "switch" in cells that may hold the key to healthy aging.
Arctic sea ice helps remove CO2 from the atmosphere
Due to global warming, larger and larger areas of sea ice melt in the summer and when sea ice freezes over in the winter it is thinner and more reduced.
New Model Demonstrates That Stars Can Absorb Gravitational Ripples
Energetic events are thought to create gravitational waves that cause ripples in space and time.
Woolly mammoth genome sequencer at UWA
How can a giant woolly mammoth which lived at least 200,000 years ago help to save the Tasmanian Devil from extinction? The answer lies in DNA, the carrier of genetic information.
World on track for worst-case warming scenario
We are on a clear course to extreme global warming
The Risks of Fire Around Chernobyl
Radioactive forest litter that has accumulated for the past 28 years could fuel massive blazes in the future
Yale Study Shows Estrogen Helps Calm Stressed Cells
Estrogen helps cells survive stress and may help kill cancer cells
Tiny Implants Could Give Humans Self-Healing Superpowers
Wolverine, Ghost Rider, the Incredible Hulk - all of these characters have at least one awesome trait in common: the ability to heal themselves.
Old drug may be key to new antibiotics
Lamotrigine stopped ribosomes from being created
Statins associated with better outcomes in hospitalization for brain hemorrhage
Patients receiving statins after a stroke caused by an intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH, bleeding in the brain) appeared to have better 30-day survival
Firelight talk of the Kalahari Bushmen
Did tales told over fires aid our social and cultural evolution?
Compound from hops aids cognitive function in young animals
Xanthohumol, a type of flavonoid found in hops and beer, has been shown in a new study to improve cognitive function in young mice, but not in older animals.
Modern humans may have migrated into Austria 43,500 years ago
Oldest well-documented occurrence of behaviorally modern humans in Europe
Thousands of Strange Green Balls Appeared Overnight on a Beach in Australia
Scientists believe that the balls are actually extremely rare algae congregations called marimo
Ebola death rates 70% - WHO study
New figures suggest 70% of those infected with Ebola in West Africa have died, higher than previously reported, says the World Health Organization.
'Fracking' wastewater that is treated for drinking produces potentially harmful compounds
Discharge of fracking wastewaters to rivers, even after passage through treatment plants, could be putting the drinking water supplies at risk
Brain Wave Could Prove What People Have Seen
What if a brain wave test could prove whether you’d walked down the street carrying a yellow umbrella?
Alzheimer's patients can still feel the emotion long after the memories have vanished
Caregivers have a profound influence on the emotional state of individuals with Alzheimer's disease
Tonsil stem cells could someday help repair liver damage without surgery
The liver provides critical functions, such as ridding the body of toxins.
Skirt size increase linked to 33 percent greater postmenopausal breast cancer risk
Mid-20s to mid-50s critical period, association irrespective of overall weight
Earth’s Impending Magnetic Flip
A geomagnetic reversal may happen sooner than expected
Colombian Girls Blame Vaccine for Mysterious Symptoms
In a small town in rural Colombia, dozens of teen girls have complained about strange symptoms including getting cold feet, headaches, convulsions, and fainting.
Device Allows Paralyzed Rats To Walk, Human Trials Scheduled Next Summer
Researchers have figured out a way to reactivate the severed spinal cords of fully paralyzed rats, allowing them to walk again via remote control
A wriggly solution to a first-world problem
Spaghetti for celiac patients? Just add worms
Unknown rice parasite threatens harvests in Africa
Few agronomists are familiar with Rhamphicarpa fistulosa, a fragile weed with white flowers, from the broomrape family.
When finding 'nothing' means something
Positives in negative results: when finding 'nothing' means something
Innovative Stone Age tools were not African invention, say researchers
Discovery of 325,000-year old Stone Age tools provides a major insight into human innovation and how early technology spread across the world
Earth's water is older than the sun
Much of our Solar System's water likely originated as interstellar ices
Agonizing rabies deaths can be stopped worldwide
Mass dog vaccination clinics can eliminate a neglected infectious disease that brutally kills tens of thousands of people each year
No Single Missing Link Between Birds and Dinosaurs
Birds didn't evolve in one fell swoop from their dinosaur ancestors, suggests a newly constructed dinosaur family tree showing our feathery friends evolved very gradually, at first.
Fecal microbiota transplantation recommended for treatment of C. difficile
Fecal microbiota transplantation now officially recommended for the effective treatment of C. difficile infection
A Tiny Emissary From the Ancient Past
Viroids existed at the earliest stages of life on Earth
Complex molecule discovered in space
Scientists have found the beginnings of life-bearing chemistry at the centre of the galaxy.
UB study: COPD patients breathe easier with Lung Flute
Six-month study demonstrates longer-term benefits to patients from device made by Buffalo-based Medical Acoustics
Weak Nuclear Force Shown to Give Asymmetry to Biochemistry of Life
"Left-handed" electrons have been found to destroy certain organic molecules faster than their mirror versions
Docetaxel or pemetrexed with cisplatin achieve comparable outcomes in non-squamous Lung Cancer
Treating non-squamous lung cancer with either pemetrexed or docetaxel in addition to cisplatin has shown that the two combinations achieve similar progression-free survival
Gravity shift reveals West Antarctic ice loss
The West Antarctic Ice Sheet is headed toward “unstoppable” collapse according to recent studies.
Roche Breast Cancer Drug Appears to Greatly Extend Patients’ Lives
A drug used to treat advanced breast cancer has had what appears to be unprecedented success in prolonging lives in a clinical trial, researchers reported on Sunday.
Human genome was shaped by an evolutionary arms race with itself
New study of primate genomes reveals an ongoing battle to control 'jumping genes,' driving the evolution of greater genomic complexity
Scientists discover a new role for estrogen in the pathology of breast cancer
Scientists have discovered a previously unknown mechanism by which estrogen prepares cells to divide, grow and, in the case of estrogen-positive breast cancers, resist cancer drugs.
Back from the Dead: Scientists “Resurrect” Ancient Proteins to Learn about Primordial Life on Earth
Paleobiochemistry has allowed researchers in the last decade to start “resurrecting” ancient proteins
Tooth buried in bone shows two prehistoric predators tangled across land, sea boundaries
It was widely believed the two top predators didn't interact much as phytosaurs ruled the water and rauisuchids ruled the land
Why we weren't ready for Ebola
Peter Piot co-discovered the deadly virus nearly 40 years ago, but says it wasn't thought a major public health threat – until now