A badger buries a cow in Utah, all by itself
We know a little more about how scavengers cache their food supply in the Utah desert, thanks to some biologists at the University of Utah.
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How important is the ‘GPS’ in your brain?
The hippocampus has long been known to be associated in the brain with our sense of direction or mapping the environments we navigate.
Is Trump at war with science?
We wonder, along with many people, why the president seeks to cut funding for basic scientific research in favor of the military.
To manage an ecosystem, look at predators & prey
When policymakers decide how to manage wildlife, they look at many factors; sometimes one of those factors is entertainment.
Student science experiments going to space station
If we're planning to go back to the moon, to Mars, or beyond, we need some basic science experiments to pave the way for long space flights.
A single protein may be at the root of autism
Researchers are closer than ever to finding a cure for Fragile X syndrome, a leading cause of autism. A single protein may hold the key.
Head injury can lead to genetic changes in brain
A traumatic brain injury could alter master genes and increase your risk of developing certain brain diseases, like ADHD, Alzheimer's, and autism.
Math could help us understand our bodies, disease
Scientists from Berkeley and Mich. develop a model from a math perspective for how genes are expressed in different cells at different stages.
Danville students go to work on balloon festival
A class of elementary students from Danville, IL, will serve as ambassadors and designers for a part of a hot-air balloon festival. Homework required.
Nearby star has 7 Earth-sized planets: NASA
Are we alone? NASA scientists have published their discovery of 7 Earth-sized planets orbiting a red dwarf star that's only 39 light years away.