More pregnant women are using meth and opioids, study finds
Amphetamine and opioid use in pregnancy increased substantially over the last decade in the United States, a new study finds. And a disproportionate rise...
Certain state lawmakers aim to loosen childhood vaccine requirements, but legal barriers persist
An analysis of proposed vaccine legislation between 2011 and 2017 shows that although the majority of proposed bills would have allowed more parents to...
Quirky glacial behavior explained
In August 2012, the Jakobshavn Glacier was flowing and breaking off into the sea at record speeds, three times faster than in previous years....
Weight cycling is associated with a higher risk of death
Weight cycling is associated with a higher risk of death, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology...
New tools illuminate mechanisms behind overlooked cellular components’ critical roles
Creating new tools that harness light to probe the mysteries of cellular behavior, researchers have made discoveries about the formation of cellular components called...
Insight into swimming fish could lead to robotics advances
The constant movement of fish that seems random is actually precisely deployed to provide them at any moment with the best sensory feedback they...
Scientists find a way to enhance the performance of quantum computers
Scientists have demonstrated a theoretical method to enhance the performance of quantum computers works, an important step to scale the transformative technology.
Mammal-like milk provisioning and parental care discovered in jumping spider
Researchers report milk provisioning in Toxeus magnus (Araneae: Salticidae), a jumping spider that mimics ants. Milk provisioning in T. magnus involves a specialized organ...
Toolbox for studying the existence of animal cultures
Fruit flies possess all of the cognitive capacities needed to culturally transmit their sexual preferences across generations, according to researchers. Their study provides the...
When good macrophages go bad
Researchers have discover how some cancer cells communicate with macrophages to protect tumors.
