Measures of Earth’s vibrations zigged and zagged across Mostafa Mousavi’s screen one morning in Memphis, Tenn. As part of his PhD studies in geophysics, he… Read More »Artificial intelligence detects hidden earthquakes
Movement in animals is complex, especially in human beings. A variety of neurons coordinate the activity and inactivity of our muscles, and without that coordination… Read More »The old origins of speed control during movement
University of Oregon biologists have used the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans to identify molecular mechanisms that produce DNA damage in sperm and contribute to male… Read More »Researchers reveal why heat stress damages sperm
A metabolite produced following consumption of dietary soy may decrease a key risk factor for dementia with the help of the right bacteria, according to… Read More »Bacterial metabolism of dietary soy may lower risk factor for dementia
Good news for the human immune system: researchers from MedUni Vienna’s Departments of Dermatology and Surgery have managed to ascribe an immunological memory function to… Read More »Natural killer cells also have a memory function
A pioneering technique which captures precisely how mountains bend to the will of raindrops has helped to solve a long-standing scientific enigma. The dramatic effect… Read More »Ground-breaking discovery finally proves rain really can move mountains
It’s not a coincidence that dogs are cuter than wolves, or that goats at a petting zoo have shorter horns and friendlier demeanors than their… Read More »Monkey study suggests that they, like humans, may have ‘self-domesticated’
Peatlands with their huge diversity of peat moss species store about 30 percent of the earth’s soil carbon. This means they store roughly twice as… Read More »Researchers have established the world’s largest collection of moss species
An international team of astronomers today announced the discovery of a rare molecule — phosphine — in the clouds of Venus. On Earth, this gas… Read More »Possible marker of life spotted on Venus
The lives of animals in the wild are full of risky situations with uncertain outcomes. Whether they are exploring new habitats in unfamiliar terrain or… Read More »Hunger encourages risk-taking
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