- Animals
Delivering a little snake venom
Poisonous snakes may control the amount of venom that they inject.
- Health & Medicine
Speedy Gene Gives Runners a Boost
A gene known as ACTN3 may influence whether athletes are better suited to sprinting or to endurance running.
- Animals
Navigating by the light of the moon
A dung beetle is the first animal found to navigate by detecting a property of moonlight.
- Health & Medicine
Opening a Channel for Tasting Salt
Scientists may be a step closer to explaining people's fondness for salty snacks.
- Tech
Cell phones and possible health hazards
Radiation from some cell phones appears to kill brain cells in rats.
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- Health & Medicine
Sleeping Soundly for a Longer Life
People who have trouble falling or staying asleep may be more likely to die sooner from natural causes compared to those who sleep well.
- Health & Medicine
Tapeworms and drug delivery
Scientists are learning from tapeworms how to develop more effective medicines.
- Health & Medicine
A framework for growing bone
A promising new material could help encourage damaged or broken bones to grow back.
- Health & Medicine
Remembering Facts and Feelings
An inner-brain region called the hippocampus may be the root of memory of both experiences and fact.
- Health & Medicine
Sea Kids See Clearly Underwater
Sea-gypsy children spend so much time swimming that their eyes have adapted to improve vision underwater.
- Health & Medicine
Gut germs to the rescue
Many of the bacteria that live in our intestines may help keep us healthy.
