Promiscuity slows down evolution of new species
Researchers found that promiscuous species are less likely to diversify into new species.
Ancient teeth offer evidence of Ice Age dentistry
An international team of researchers has found evidence of dental work done during the Ice Age that included using a sharp object to remove diseased cavity tissue and fillings with a tar-like substance.
A rusty green early ocean? Lab recreates one mechanism by which today's ore deposits originally formed
How iron went from a dissolved state to banded iron formations
Mysterious outbreak of disfiguring tropical disease in western Uganda linked to decades of walking barefoot in volcanic soils
Surprising finding highlights less known cause of debilitating elephantiasis
Everyone has different 'bad spots' in their vision
The ability to distinguish objects in peripheral vision varies significantly between individuals, for example some people are better at spotting things above their centre of vision while others are better at spotting things off to the right
Dry needling offers alternative to cortisone injection for hip pain
Dry needling may be a viable treatment alternative to cortisone injection for patients with chronic, intermittent pain and tenderness on the outside of the hip, thus avoiding the potentially harmful effects of steroids
Cold temperatures perceived in a photo increase cognitive control
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have demonstrated that the perception of cold temperatures elicits greater cognitive control, even from a photo.
Dengue fever often goes unrecognised by Australian doctors, study finds
New research shows that Australian doctors often fail to give dengue patients appropriate treatment. Jana Howden reports.
New research reveals that college students study best later in the day
Three quarters of the animals in Monterey Bay waters between the surface and 4,000 meters deep can produce their own light
Brain cell therapy 'promising' for Parkinson's disease
Scientists believe they have found a way to treat and perhaps reverse Parkinson's disease, by making replacement cells to mend the damaged brain.
Is this the magic ingredient that makes olive oil so healthy?
A new study in mice may shed light on the often-claimed health benefits of olive oil
Experts walk back on prostate screening; men 55-69 should consider it
New data tipped the scales just a bit, showing some benefit to screening.
Precision chronology sheds new light on the origins of Mongolia's nomadic horse culture
Domestic horse's roots traced back more than 3,000 years in the eastern Eurasian Steppes
Trans Fat Ban Tied to Fewer Heart Attacks and Strokes
Rates of heart attack and stroke have dropped in New York counties with trans fat bans
Why Scientists Must Share Their Failures
We don't ask people in other professions to do it, but it's vital for speeding up progress in crucial areas of research from climate to medicine and public health
Potential Energy Source for Life Spotted on Saturn Moon Enceladus
Saturn's icy moon Enceladus is looking more and more like a habitable world.
Crooked bite may indicate early life stress
University of Washington Dentistry researchers ID novel marker for developmental instability
Here's What Happens During a Fentanyl Overdose
Deaths due to opioid overdoses have risen sharply in the past few years, partly due to a particularly potent drug called fentanyl.
France, Japan aim to land probe on Mars moon
France and Japan want to recover pieces of a Martian Moon and bring them back to Earth, the head of France's National Centre for Space Studies (CNES) said Thursday.
'I'm just too busy'―is being overworked the new status symbol?
Workaholism, it seems, is the new black.
St. Jude Medical Played Down Defibrillator Failures for Years, F.D.A. Says
Manufacturer shipped them for years before recalling the devices last fall
Psychedelic drug ayahuasca improves hard-to-treat depression
It tastes foul and makes people vomit. But ayahuasca, a hallucinogenic concoction that has been drunk in South America for centuries in religious rituals, may help people with depression that is resistant to antidepressants.
New method for tapping vast plant pharmacopeia to make more effective drugs
Effective and powerful new way for identifying the elusive gene networks that plants use to make bioactive compounds