Climate Change & Soil Microbes
Soil microbes are affected by climate change, which could be a big deal.
Science Update
Robotic Pets for Dementia
Robotic stuffed animals may help decrease anxiety in dementia patients.
Reverse Vaccine
A “reverse vaccine” may treat type 1 diabetes and other autoimmune diseases.
Foe-Foiling Fairywrens
Young Australian birds learn who their enemies are by watching their parents.
Math & Music History
Compositions from different periods in music history have different mathematical properties.
Kin-Seeking Fish
Social fish gravitate toward their relatives even if they've never met.
Addiction’s Flip Side
Circuits in the brain linked to drug withdrawal's unpleasant side effects may become targets for …
Pollution & Drought
Pollution in the Northern Hemisphere was largely responsible for deadly droughts in late 20th …
Expanding Under Pressure
Under the right conditions, a material can actually expand and become less dense under pressure.
Medieval Leprosy
Researchers have reconstructed the entire genome of Medieval-era leprosy bacteria.