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Francis Halzen honored for the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, which discovers ghostly particles from the distant universe and tracks their origins

Chronicle Heritage was largest U.S. cultural resources management company

In a small study, sleeping near the scent of Hinoki root essential oil was linked to fewer nighttime awakenings, better morning alertness, and brain-wave changes associated with smoother sleep onset. The findings suggest an overlooked forestry byproduct could someday become a natural ingredient in sleep and relaxation products.

Much is unclear about the tragedy, but plague researchers say there is “zero” chance of an epidemic

If Democrats win one or both chambers of Congress, investigations are likely, but meaningful change may be elusive

Agency body that funds sociology, linguistics, and archaeology studies in U.S. gave 90% fewer new grants this year

A ketogenic diet increased small-intestinal tumors in cancer-prone mice while reducing tumors in the colon, revealing a strikingly different response within neighboring parts of the gut. Researchers traced the increased risk not to ketones, but to the way intestinal stem cells processed the diet’s high levels of fat. That fat-burning activity pushed the cells to multiply more rapidly, potentially raising the chance of cancerous changes.

Scientists found that prolonged fasting triggers major changes throughout the body, but many of the most interesting effects only appeared after about three days without food. The results suggest fasting may influence health in ways that go beyond weight loss and could eventually inspire treatments that mimic its effects.

Stimulating the vagus nerve after practice helped mice develop stronger long-term motor learning, revealing a potentially important window when the brain is still locking in a new skill. The effect was linked to rhythmic changes in brain blood vessels, hinting that body-to-brain signals may help prepare the brain for lasting change.

A new nanoparticle therapy reduced lung tumors in mice while also targeting cachexia, the severe muscle wasting that can accompany cancer. By delivering follistatin mRNA directly to tumors, the approach could eventually offer a way to fight both the disease and one of its most dangerous complications.

New analysis refutes James Watson’s claim he was first to recognize significance of famed photograph 51

Scientists have discovered a human gene with a remarkable double life: it appears to play an important role in brain cells while still retaining the ability to jump around the genome. Called BC200, the gene evolved millions of years ago from a mobile piece of DNA known as a transposon, but unlike most genes that arose this way, it never lost its mobility. Researchers even found BC200 embedded inside a human poxvirus, suggesting it may have jumped from infected skin cells into the virus.

Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a highly dynamic and plastic cellular programme essential for embryonic development, tissue repair and ageing, and it is co-opted in pathological conditions such as cancer and fibrosis. The continuum of intermediate states and pronounced cellular heterogeneity that characterize EMT have historically limited systematic investigation across regulatory layers, including the transcriptome, epigenome, proteome and metabolome. Recent advances in...