The Evolutionary Meaning Behind Music
Why did humans evolve to be musical? This question has vexed scientists since Darwin first posed it more than a century ago. Several theories have…
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Keeping Up With Moving Targets: How Do Cancer Cells Switch In And Out Of Therapy-Resistant States?
Tumors result from the expansion of cells that bypass the regulatory mechanisms that otherwise control the birth, death, and elimination of cells within healthy tissues….
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Cultivating Prognosis In Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
“It appears to me a most excellent thing for the physician to cultivate prognosis…” Back in 400 B.C., when Hippocrates of Kos — father of…
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The Fate Of Urban Springs: Pumping-Induced Seawater Intrusion In An Underwater Cave
Human populations are concentrated on coasts, where they often depend on aquifers as primary sources of water for drinking, agriculture, and industry. In coastal aquifers, usable…
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The Nitrogen Ice Activity On Pluto Explored With Numerical Modeling
Numerical modeling of the nitrogen cycle on Pluto explains the distribution, color, geology, and morphology of the different nitrogen ice deposits observed. On July 14,…
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Learning From Nature: Using Microbial Consortia To Improve Biochemical Synthesis
In the early 1900s, Henry Ford revolutionized mass production with the development of the assembly line: a method of combining every step of a production…
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Preventing Further Frog Extinctions And Initiating De-Extinctions
Since the 1960s, more than 200 amphibian species globally have become extinct, and the majority of these extinctions have occurred in the past 20 years….
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When Should Herbivores Scrounge For Food From Other Group Members?
At some point in our lives, we have all had at least one friend that constantly mooched off us. You know the one — they…
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When Brain Bleeds Glutamate: A New Perspective On Alzheimer’s Disease
Deposition of amyloid beta (Aβ) plaques in the brain is the most acknowledged feature of Alzheimer’s disease. Despite decades of research, debate persists over the…
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Feline Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation: An Alternative To Promote Reproduction In Endangered Species
Cryobiology is the study of life at subzero temperatures. But our interest in it is other than creating new lifestyles for survival in glacial environments….
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Novel Methods To Minimize Coal Dust Exposure
Coal dust pneumoconiosis is the number one killer of coal miners in China. According to the National Occupational Disease Report released by the National Health…
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