A study suggests bacteria-eating fish in the Baltic Sea might expose humans to dangerous levels of a neurotoxin, but scientists argue over the significance of the finding
The most recent solar minimum was both long and pronounced. But why?
A screening of hundreds of metabolites in the blood plasma of people at rest and after exercise paints a newly detailed picture of changes within the body--and reinforces links with metabolic and cardiovascular diseases...
A pair of studies of galactic supermassive black holes reveals surprising properties and behavior
Numerous ideas circulate for using diet and exercise to waylay the leading cause of dementia, but the evidence to back solid biomedical recommendations is weak
Policies that ban men who have sex with men from donating blood no longer make sense, researchers say
Two massive objects orbiting the star Upsilon Andromedae are well out of alignment
A new method allows researchers to find the internal body temperature of long-dead animals by examining chemical bonds in their teeth or bones. Will dinosaurs be next?
Gardner eschewed special attention for his work, despite having single-handedly popularized recreational mathematics in the U.S. Nevertheless, some fond memories and insights into the man are posted below...
As glaciers disappear in the rain shadow of the Himalayas, one man is helping farmers irrigate their fields by storing water in an innovative way
Intellectual Ventures builds computer simulations to better understand how malaria spreads and how it responds to eradication efforts
The first environment-wide association study borrows from genomics to reveal new leads in major complex diseases
Cosmic inflation may have left a telltale imprint on the universe that could be detected in the coming years
Scientists create the first microbe to live under the instruction of DNA synthesized in the lab
An analysis of Tevatron data shows an asymmetry in the way particles known as neutral B mesons decay
What have scientists learned from 30 years of research and rebirth in the blast zone?
The short answer is everywhere--the sea surface, deep waters, the Gulf Coast, in deepwater corals and even as far as the Arctic
How will the ongoing oil spill in the Gulf impact the bird populations of the South Coast?
A new approach to tiny fuel cells implanted in rats enables the devices to generate electricity for months using sugar in the rodents' bodies
Searching for flu symptoms online is a reasonable proxy for actually having them
