Science Update

Animal Grandparents

January 23, 2008

Researchers scientifically document grandparenting behavior in animals for the first time.

January 22, 2008

The search for extraterrestrial intelligence continues with upgraded software you can use at …

January 21, 2008

Breeding blind cave fish from different populations results in offspring that can see.

January 18, 2008

Brain Pathways: Why we shiver, blind people who still sense light, and brain chemicals and …

January 16, 2008

Even some blind people can respond to light in non-visual ways.

January 15, 2008

Shivering is triggered through a separate pathway from conscious cold perception, according to new …

January 14, 2008

Removing land mines is dangerous business, but new methods may eventually make detection more …

January 11, 2008

Animal Sexual Selection: sexy fruit flies have sexy sons, geographical variation in what some female …

January 10, 2008

Digitally simulated patients may take some of the guesswork out of surgery.

January 8, 2008

Scientists have discovered surprising geographical variation in what some female songbirds find …

January 7, 2008

In a species of fruit fly, a male's attractiveness to the opposite sex gets passed from one …