Asymmetric placebo effect in response to spicy food
The expectations humans have of a pleasurable sensation asymmetrically shape neuronal responses and subjective experiences to hot sauce, according to […]
Biochemistry
Dogs contaminate ponds with parasite medications
Most dog owners didn’t know that flea and tick treatments are dangerous to aquatic life, suggesting more awareness could ease
Outdoor businesses and venues could benefit from boosting biodiversity
Visitors to vineyards enjoyed their tours more when they heard enhanced sounds of diverse birdsong, new research has found. The
Low stream diatom biodiversity potentially decreasing stream oxygen production in remote islands
Benthic diatoms are the most important and biodiverse primary producers in streams and comprise the basis for the food webs,
Gut hormones could hold the key to fighting fatty liver disease
Fatty liver disease, a condition characterized by the accumulation of excessive fat in the liver, is a growing global health
After injury, these comb jellies can fuse to become one
Researchers reporting in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on October 7 have made the surprising discovery that one species
Antarctic ‘greening’ at dramatic rate
Vegetation cover across the Antarctic Peninsula has increased more than tenfold over the last four decades, new research shows. The
Neuroscientists spark shelter-seeking response by reactivating memory circuit
Using a sophisticated brain-imaging system, neuroscientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have successfully reactivated a specific memory circuit in
Study of monkey fossils found in cave sheds light on the animals’ extinction centuries ago
By studying rare monkey fossils of jaws and other skull parts of a long-extinct Caribbean monkey, a team of researchers