Stories by Carina Storrs

An unprecedented study in Bangladesh could reveal how malnutrition, poor sanitation and other challenges make their mark on child development

Too many men are getting testosterone for the wrong reasons

Anesthesia may have lingering side effects on the brain, even years after an operation

Researchers reevaluate the safety of radiation used in medical imaging

A graphical accounting of the limits to what one planet can provide

Trade bans may fail, but fishing management agencies have other strategies, too, including those proved to work

Vitamin C increases the production of induced stem cells

Researchers find that viruses infecting anthrax and other Bacillus bacteria control its growth both in the soil and in earthworms--and uncover possible new reservoirs for the age-old scourge

Shearwater birds around Spain's Balearic Islands fly shorter distances in their search for a meal during times they have access to fishery throwaways

Researchers use a brain-scanning technique to find differences in the neural connections of PTSD patients that could help researchers understand and treat the disorder

Researchers develop a new model to describe the correlation between wetland water levels and temperature, and methane production

A new approach to probe ancient regions of the genome suggests early human populations were scarce

The Iranian media blamed the U.S. and Israel for the assassination of an Iranian physicist. When misinformed, is the public really convinced?

The first microbiome study of the penis offers some clues as to why removing foreskin cuts the risk of HIV infection in circumcised men

By combining statistical tests, researchers can home in on narrow regions--and in some cases genes--that were selected for during human evolution