When development and conservation clash in the Serengeti
New or upgraded roads in the Greater Serengeti Ecosystem around Serengeti National Park will not reduce growing pressure on the ecosystem, a study shows.
Chicago’s Large Lot Program sowing change in inner-city communities
Chicago's Large Lot Program is promoting positive change in inner-city neighborhoods by enabling residents to buy and repurpose vacant lots that currently attracted crime...
NASA’s Fermi Satellite clocks ‘cannonball’ pulsar speeding through space
Astronomers have found a runaway pulsar hurtling through space at nearly 2.5 million miles an hour -- so fast it could travel the distance...
Where does chronic pain begin? Scientists close in on its origins
A new study has produced evidence of the source of chronic pain in humans, revealing several new targets for pain treatment. The paper examined...
Prescribing healthy food in Medicare/Medicaid is cost effective, could improve health
A team of researchers modeled the health and economic effects of healthy food prescriptions in Medicare and Medicaid. The study finds that health insurance...
Diattenuation imaging: Promising imaging technique for brain research
A new imaging method provides structural information about brain tissue that was previously difficult to access. Diattenuation imaging allows researchers to differentiate, e.g., regions...
3D mammography significantly reduces breast biopsy rates
The use of digital breast tomosynthesis, also known as 3D mammography, may significantly reduce the number of women who undergo breast biopsy for a...
The rise and fall of Ziggy star formation and the rich dust from ancient...
Researchers have detected a radio signal from abundant interstellar dust in MACS0416_Y1, a galaxy 13.2 billion light-years away in the constellation Eridanus. Standard models...
Tiny song bird makes record migration
The bird's trek between its breeding grounds in the central and western boreal forest of North America and its winter home in the Amazon...
Measuring differences in brain chemicals in people with mild memory problems
Using strong and targeted but noninvasive magnets at specific sites in the brains of people with and without mild learning and memory problems, researchers...
