Oral contraceptives could impair women’s recognition of complex emotions
Women who take the pill are nearly 10 percent worse at recognizing subtle expressions of complex emotions like pride or contempt, according to new...
Masterswitch discovered in body’s immune system
Scientists have discovered a critical part of the body's immune system with potentially major implications for the treatment of some of the most devastating...
On the land, one-quarter of vertebrates die because of humans
Humans have a ''disproportionately huge effect'' on the other species of vertebrates that share Earth's surface with us, causing more than 25 percent of...
Mosquitoes that carry malaria may have been doing so 100 million years ago
The anopheline mosquitoes that carry malaria were present 100 million years ago, new research shows, potentially shedding fresh light on the history of a...
More than half a million breast cancer deaths averted in the US over three...
Latest US estimates indicate that since 1989, hundreds of thousands of women's lives have been saved by mammography and improvements in breast cancer treatment....
Scientists use smartphones to improve dismal rating of nation’s civil infrastructure
In the United States, aging civil infrastructure systems are deteriorating on a massive scale. A recent report by the American Society of Civil Engineers...
Potent marijuana edibles can pose a major unrecognized risk to patients with cardiovascular disease
With widespread legalization and increasing use, more care, education a research needed about how each marijuana formulation may affect and sometimes compromise the cardiovascular...
New deep sea animal discoveries warrant expanded protections in Costa Rican waters
Scientists surveyed deep-sea seamounts outside Isla del Coco UNESCO World Heritage site revealing coral communities with surprising diversity.
Scientists image conducting edges in a promising 2D material
Researchers have directly imaged 'edge conduction' in monolayer tungsten ditelluride, a newly discovered 2D topological insulator and quantum material. The research makes it possible...
Planning ahead: A new robust approach for minimizing costs in power-distribution networks
Scientists have developed a new method for scheduling the turning on and off of power generators that minimizes costs and ensures reliability while addressing...
