Topic: Life Sciences

The last few weeks have been pretty exciting for people interested in theropod dinosaurs.... but then, you could say this about most weeks: new...
In our dynamic 3-D world, we can encounter a familiar face from any angle and still recognize that face with ease, even if the person has, for...
New research reveals how the brain deals with real and impossible...
Tiny rock-eating microbes could mine precious extraterrestrial resources from Mars and pave the way for the first human colonists. Just don't ...
Researchers at the UC Davis School of Medicine have discovered that, during early adulthood, the brain produces new excitatory neurons, and that...
Mind-altering drugs like LSD, ketamine or magic mushrooms could be combined with psychotherapy to treat people suffering from depression ...
Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have identified two genes whose mutations appear to be linked to ovarian clear cell carcinoma ...
Daily tablets of large doses of B vitamins can halve the rate of brain shrinkage in elderly people with memory problems and may slow their ...

Report suggest microbes have eaten up Gulf oil spill

The mystery of what is happening to oil in the Gulf of Mexico deepened Tuesday with scientists now suggesting that microbes have gobbled it up. . ...
Ever wondered why some people who eat a high-fat diet remain slim, yet others pile on the weight? Well, an international study seems to have found ...