News
- Life
Evolution of mammalian monogamy remains mysterious
Two large studies reach opposing conclusions about why males stay with females.
- Physics
Doppler effect takes a spin
Light’s twistiness allows researchers to measure rotating object’s speed.
- Humans
Y chromosome analysis moves Adam closer to Eve
A pair of genetic studies has pushed back age of men's most recent common ancestor.
- Neuroscience
Camping resets internal clock
After a week in the wild, people went to bed and got up earlier.
- Health & Medicine
Going out to lunch zaps mental focus
Sharing a midday meal with friends could lead later to errors at work.
- Animals
Oxygen boost aided carnivore evolution in Cambrian explosion
Atmospheric change and rise of predators caused burst in complexity of life.
- Health & Medicine
Full moon may mean less sleep
Slumber waxes and wanes along with lunar rhythm, researchers find with people sleeping in windowless lab.
- Health & Medicine
Gastric bypass surgery causes sugar-burning gut growth in rats
The rapid improvement in symptoms of diabetes, seen in patients before weight loss begins, may be due to changes in part of the intestine.
- Life
A flash of light implants false memories in mice
Researchers alter rodents' recollections by exciting just a few neurons.
- Animals
Eye-tracking cameras show peahens’ wandering gaze
Data show that female birds are not so riveted by their suitors’ magnificence
- Life
Rogue genes on X chromosome turn on in testicles
Chunks of rapidly evolving DNA could affect sperm production in males.
- Cosmology
Gold seen in neutron star collision debris
Material ejected in gamma-ray bursts may be a main source of the heavy elements.
