Science Category
Gulf of Mexico 'dead zone' forecasted to exceed the size of Connecticut
Scientists have predicted the dead zone, or area with little to no oxygen in the northern Gulf of Mexico, will become larger than the state…
Letters of recommendation for women more likely to raise doubts
Letters of recommendation written for women are more likely to contain words or phrases that raise doubts about job or education qualifications than letters written…
Waves move across the human brain to support memory
Engineers have discovered a new fundamental feature of brain oscillations: they actually move rhythmically across the brain, reflecting patterns of neuronal activity that propagate across…
Widespread uranium contamination found in India's groundwater
A new study has found widespread uranium contamination in groundwater aquifers — a chief source for drinking water and irrigation — in 16 Indian states.…
Tonsil and adenoid removal associated with respiratory, allergic and infectious disease
Removing tonsils and adenoids in childhood increases the long-term risk of respiratory, allergic and infectious diseases, according to researchers who have examined — for the…
Sleep problems in Parkinson's disease: Can we fix them?
Researchers have uncovered why people with a hereditary form of Parkinson’s disease suffer from sleep disturbances. The molecular mechanisms uncovered in fruit flies and human…
Threat of malaria left its mark on the immune system in people with African ancestry
Researchers have identified a genetic difference between people with African and European ancestry that affects how the immune system triggers inflammation. They suspect these differences…
Study identifies cellular 'death code'
Dying cells generally have two options: go quietly, or go out with a bang.
A nanotech sensor that turns molecular fingerprints into bar codes
A new system can detect and analyze molecules without the need for an infrared spectrometer. The system uses nanostructured metapixels to detect and then translate…