When people want to direct the attention of others, they naturally do so by pointing, starting from a very young age. Now, researchers reporting in Cu...
A new University of Colorado Boulder study indicates drought high in the northern Colorado mountains is the primary trigger of a massive spruce beetle...
Most microbial researchers grow their cells in petri-dishes to study how they respond to stress and damaging conditions. But, with the support of fund...
Scientists have a promising new approach to combating deadly human viruses thanks to an educated hunch（预感，肉峰） by University of California, Riverside m...
Scientists at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital-The Neuro, McGill University, have made important discoveries about a cellular process ...
Ancient DNA recovered from a time series of skeletons in Germany spanning 4,000 years of prehistory has been used to reconstruct the first detailed ge...
As human life expectancy increases, so does the percentage of invasive and endangered birds and mammals, according to a new study by the University of...
Are scientists any good at judging the importance of the scientific work of others? According to a study published 8 October in the open access journa...
Terahertz (THz) radiation -- radiation in the wavelength range of 30 to 300 microns -- is gaining attention due to its applications in security screen...
Located about 1200 light-years from Earth in the southern constellation of Carina (The Ship's Keel), the Toby Jug Nebula, more formally known as I...