The marine eels and other members of the Superorder Elopomorpha have a leptocephalus larval stage,…
Genome-sequencing data indicates that sponges were preceded by ctenophores, complex marine predators also called comb…
At 4 billion light-years in length, the Large Quasar Group (LQG) is the largest known…
According to a new study presented at the American Astronomical Society, one in six stars…
In Pakistan, nine health workers were killed last year. They were administering the polio vaccine,…
Fireflies have inspired scientists to modify LEDs so that they are more than one and…
Astronomers have discovered one of the oldest stars in the known universe. They believe it…
Scientists have invented a nanomachine that mimics the function of the ribosome, which is the…
Based on data from NASA’s Galaxy Evolution Explorer mission, a team of international astronomers has…
Dyscalculia is a learning disability, which is sometimes called number blindness, and similar to dyslexia,…
Genetic diversity and long periods of time are things that are crucial for evolutionary adaptation.…
Scientists report that induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS) have a similar immune response in mice…
A new study examines the probability of life existing on extrasolar moons, identifying tidal heating…
The most common STIs in the USA, chlamydia and gonorrhea, are usually easy to eradicate…
Newborn babies only a few hours old are able to differentiate between sounds from their…
Europe’s carbon-trading market and tougher emission targets make it appear somewhat more responsible than the…
By using a drug to stimulate resident cells to become new hair cells, scientists from…
Using the Herschel Space Observatory, scientists gathered new data on the asteroid Apophis, an asteroid…