When neglected children become adolescents
Many migrant children separated from their parents at the U.S. border, some of them very young, have landed in shelters where they often experience...
Silver fox study reveals genetic clues to social behavior
After more than 50 generations of selective breeding, a new study compares gene expression of tame and aggressive silver foxes in two areas of...
Vampire bats found to carry infectious bacteria at high rates
A study found Bartonella infections in vampire bats are highly prevalent in Peru and Belize, and that Bartonella genotypes are distributed widely, rather than...
A protein prevents plants from premature flowering
The induction of flowering is of major importance from an ecological and agronomic point of view. Environmental factors regulate flowering time, the mechanisms of...
Device that integrates solar cell and battery could store electricity outside the grid
Scientists have harnessed the abilities of both a solar cell and a battery in one device -- a 'solar flow battery' that soaks up...
Smart devices could soon tap their owners as a battery source
The world is edging closer to a reality where smart devices are able to use their owners as an energy resource, say experts.
Feeding ants dopamine might make them smarter foragers
In an ant colony, few tasks are as important as gathering food. But the desert heat can pose a challenge for an ant on...
Scientists investigate how DEET confuses countless critters
DEET, a chemical in bug sprays, affects the behavior of highly diverse organisms -- but how it works remains unclear. New research in C....
Powerful jet discovered coming from ‘wrong’ kind of star
Discovery of a jet of material launched by a highly magnetic neutron star forces rethinking a longstanding theory about the origin of such jets.
Fossil evidence of large flowering trees in N. America 15 millions years earlier
A newly discovered fossil suggests that large, flowering trees grew in North America by the Turonian age, showing that these large trees were part...