Research: Discovery of new neurons in the inner ear can lead to new therapies...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified four types of neurons in the peripheral auditory system, three of which are new to...

Research: New lab technique for separating infected and uninfected cells helps reveal how Zika...

Macrophages are immune cells that are supposed to protect the body from infection by viruses and bacteria. Yet Zika virus preferentially infects these...

Research: Finding Nemo’s genes —

An international team of researchers has mapped Nemo's genome, providing the research community with an invaluable resource to decode the response of fish...

Research: Health of the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem —

A Montana State University study of Yellowstone National Park and the surrounding area shows that increased population and density, as well as a...

Research: Understanding 6th-century barbarian social organization and migration through paleogenomics —

Applying a comprehensive analysis of genetic, historical, and archeological factors in two 6th-century barbarian cemeteries, researchers have gleaned new insights into a key...

Research: Breakthrough opens door to smartphone powered $100 ultrasound machine —

Engineers at the University of British Columbia have developed a new ultrasound transducer, or probe, that could dramatically lower the cost of ultrasound...

Research: New insights could help keep the invaders’ populations in check —

Native to South America, "red imported fire ants" were introduced accidentally into the United States in the early 20th century. These ants subsequently...

Research: New approach to conserving tree species —

Globally, forest trees are increasingly at risk from habitat destruction, pests and disease, and a changing climate. But the guidelines for effective preservation...

Research: Negative effects of low-severity fire on soil structure and organic matter —

Low-severity wildland fires and prescribed burns have long been presumed by scientists and resource managers to be harmless to soils, but this may...

Research: Similar structures could one day be used for brighter cosmetics and better fiber...

Researchers from Yale-NUS College and the University of Fribourg in Switzerland have discovered a novel colour-generation mechanism in nature, which if harnessed, has...

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