Numbers can be predicted with public data, triggering fears of identity theft
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Parents compensate for a lazy partner by working harder to bring up their offspring, but not enough to completely make up for the lack of parenting, says research by bird biologists.
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Common genetic variations spread across five genes raise a person’s risk of developing the most frequent type of brain tumor, scientists report.
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Two abrupt and drastic climate events, 700 years apart and more than 45 centuries ago, are teasing scientists who are now trying to use ancient records to predict future world climate. The events — one, a massive, long-lived drought believed to have dried large portions of Africa and Asia, and the other, a rapid cooling [...]
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A comparison of the effects of estrogen and retinoic acid, a derivative of vitamin A, on the genome of breast cancer cells showed that they have a “yin-yang” effect, with estrogen tipping the scales towards cell proliferation and retinoic acid inhibiting cellular growth. The finding could lead researchers to a new set of drug targets [...]
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For the first time scientists have discovered the presence of a natural deep earth pump that is a crucial element in the formation of ore deposits and earthquakes.
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Despite great effort to reduce anxiety, fear and pain, related to health care, children still considered “being in pain” as the worst aspect of a medical procedure, according to new research.
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The Helix Nebula, NGC 7293, is not only one of the most interesting and beautiful planetary nebulae; it is also one of the closest nebulae to Earth, at a distance of only 710 light years away. A new image, taken with an infrared camera on the Subaru Telescope in Hawaii, shows tens of thousands of [...]
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A new study has found a substantial link between increased levels of nitrates in our environment and food with increased deaths from diseases, including Alzheimer’s, diabetes mellitus and Parkinson’s.
Slow-flying, woodland bats — which tend to be at greater risk from extinction than their speedier kin — really don’t like street lights, according to a new study. Lesser horseshoe bats will stray from their usual flight routes to steer clear of the artificial glow from lights that are similar to everyday street lights, the [...]
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