Millions of Americans are continually losing hope on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ability to identify and stop the spread of infectious disease.  The gold standard agency…

Conventional medical centers may be unable to prevent spread of Ebola, writing a group of infectious disease experts in the Annals of Internal Medicine. The authors suggest that conventional U.S.…

An artist's impression of a galactic protocluster forming in the early universe. Credit: European Southern Observatory, CC BY By Nick Seymour, Curtin University Clusters of galaxies have back-stories…

Do you like to keep your fingernails and toenails aesthetically pleasing? You could be putting yourself at risk of serious nail conditions, say researchers at the University of Nottingham who have…

Won't get fooled again. Credit: Tinfoil hat by Suzanne Tucker/Shutterstock By Rebecca Slack, University of Sheffield How do you decide if you can trust someone? Is it based on their handshake, the…

A study of Samoan volcano hotspots has found evidence of the planet's early formation still trapped inside the Earth. Volcanic island chains such as Samoa can contain ancient primordial…

On April 23rd, 2014, NASA's Swift satellite detected the strongest, hottest, and longest-lasting sequence of stellar flares ever seen from a red dwarf star - 10,000 times more powerful than the…

It sounds a little trampy to humans but in nature, it's not unusual for a female to copulate with several males in quick succession. Chimpanzees are a well-known example.   When that happens,…

Children are particularly susceptible to the toxic effects of lead because their brains and bodies are still developing. credit: Viacheslav Nikolaenko/Shutterstock By Mark Patrick Taylor; Louise…

A paper in the International Journal of Web-Based Communities suggests that the familiar interfaces of online social networking sites might be adapted to allow us to interact more efficiently with…