Flashback Friday: Contrary to what your cats would have you believe, they do recognize your voice.
There are those of us who believe that our cats love us, and then there are these scientists, who questioned…
Worms and Humans Share the Same Life-Prolonging Gene
Could reprogramming our genes be the key to a long life? A new study from a team of researchers at…
Beyond Mars: The Distant Future of Space Exploration
Louis Friedman has always balanced his optimistic vision for the future of human space exploration with a dose of reality,…
Microbiologists discover caffeine-adapted bacteria living in the sludge in their office coffee machine.
We can just imagine the scenario that spawned this paper: a bunch of microbiologists sitting around the lab coffee machine,…
Astronomers Closer to Solving the Mystery of Fast Radio Bursts
Astronomers recently received another cryptic “hello” from the other side — of the universe that is. Nearly a decade ago,…
Finding Meaning in the Chaos of Protein-Protein Interactions
Proteins are the micromachines of the cell, catalyzing the reactions that make biology happen. Molecular reactants come in, and a…
More Evidence That Scenic Environments Keep People Healthy
If the view outside your home is picture-perfect, you’re more likely to be the picture of health. A study in Great…
This Week's HTML5 and Browser Technology News (Issue 217)
Read this e-mail on the Web HTML Weekly Issue 217 — December 2, 2015 Adobe on Flash, HTML5 and Open…
Human Brains Are Neither 'Male' Nor 'Female'
The physical differences between men and women are pretty simple to decipher from an anatomy book, but those categorical dividing…
Syphilis, My Dear Watson
Sherlock Holmes is one of the most famous characters in English literature, revered by fans of mystery from Victorian London…