Fingerprints are as unique as snowflakes – or so we’re taught in elementary school. Identical twins, though, provide an interesting caveat to…

Today’s internationally recognized tree holiday was founded in 1872 by J. Sterling Morton, former Secretary of Agriculture to US President Grover Cleveland…

Today is the fifth annual World Malaria Day, commemorated every April 25 to recognize and encourage global efforts to control malaria. This…

Although the nationally celebrated Earth Day has just passed, it’s important to consider our impact on the environment every day. In their…

This month in PLoS ONE news: Penguin populations recorded from outer space, super strength bacteria discovered in caves, and much more! Satellite…

In paleontology, the fossil is the basic data point for any research, regardless of the amount of technology used. Consequently, descriptions of…

How do we visualize the world around us? To answer this question, researchers are using virtual reality to gain insight into how…

Pictured above is the SpikerBox, a low cost, open-source BioAmplifier developed by a team of scientist/engineers in their quest to bring neuroscience…

Increasing your vegetable and fruit intake could improve your appearance, according to a new study. Scientists from the University of St Andrews…

The American Heart Association Council on Functional Genomics and Translational Biology recently released their list of “Top Advances in Functional Genomics and…

Tibetans and Incas are so well adapted to their high altitude homes that the low oxygen levels don’t even faze them, but…

Spiderman, watch out! There’s a new, super-strength spider silk in town! Researchers from Politecnico di Torino in Italy performed stress tests on…