I cannot believe that my father's MD did not swab for staph before surgery

Study shows how the human brain can instantly distinguish between an outcome caused by human error and one in which the person is not directly to blame, and in cases of human error, the brain takes additional time to catalog the error and inform the rest of the body about it to avoid repeat it

Study found efficiency at which people heard and understood spoken words began to decline in the mid-40s, and language-processing speed varied within older by as much as one-eighth of a second (about the length of a short word like “cat”)

Biologists have found that mother roundworms can pass stress signals to future generations

Researchers have detected cosmic pipelines supplying the cold gases necessary for the formation of massive galaxies and the creation of stars

Age of Last Known Settlement of Homo Erectus

Biologists sequence genome of 6-million-year-old salamander lineage that produces only female/unisex salamanders, find equal portions of DNA from three different species

Why children struggle to cross busy streets safely; Only by age 14 did children navigate street crossing without incident

The risk of flooding in the United States is changing regionally, and the reasons could be shifting rainfall patterns and the amount of water in the ground

New research finds that individuals who report being victims of crime to police are less likely to become future victims of crime than those who do not report their initial experiences.

Small metal grate makes big impact on environment, health

Study finds pigeons uncommonly good at distinguishing cancerous from normal breast tissue: Pigeons can distinguish between healthy and cancerous tissue in x-rays and microscope slides with an accuracy rate of up to 99%

In search of tinnitus, that phantom ringing in the ears, scientists 'piggyback' on specialized invasive brain monitoring required for epilepsy surgery

Crows are smarter than you think - "study finds crows join humans, apes, and monkeys in exhibiting advanced relational thinking"

Sleep twitches light up the brain: A study finds twitches during rapid eye movement sleep activate the brain in a unique way, providing further evidence that sleep twitches teach newborns about their bodies.