Science Update

Endangered Stem Cells

September 27, 2011

Stem cell research could help bring drill monkeys and northern white rhinos back from the brink of …

September 26, 2011

A gene variant may influence a person’s outlook on life.

September 22, 2011

Computer scientists used football footage to develop a sophisticated kind of artificial …

September 21, 2011

Caffeine may protect against skin cancer by inhibiting an enzyme that cancer cells need.

September 20, 2011

One species of butterfly mimics six different species to avoid predators.

September 19, 2011

Rats are supposed to be afraid of cats, but a tiny pathogen has turned the relationship around for …

September 15, 2011

Gender differences in spatial reasoning abilities may be strongly influenced by culture.

September 14, 2011

A quick immune system test can tell a viral infection from a bacterial one.

September 13, 2011

Early stress in a zebra finch’s life not only cuts its life short, but takes a serious toll on its …

September 12, 2011

NASA nutritionists face a delicious challenge when planning what astronauts will eat on a mission to …

September 8, 2011

Engineers have packed medical electronics into a thin, stretchy temporary tattoo.