In the Lab
IN THE LAB

To Fight Mild Cognitive Impairment, Flex Those Muscles

Strength training has been shown to be beneficial for people with mild cognitive impairment, a precursor to Alzheimer's disease.

Like Dolly The Sheep, Quantum Information Can Also Be Cloned

Scientists in Australia have produced near-perfect clones of quantum information using a new method to surpass previous cloning limits.

This Is What The Sky Looks Like In Radio Wave Technicolor

The GLEAM telescope, located deep in the West Australian outback, lets us peek into what the Universe would look like if human eyes could see in 20 primary colors.

43 New Species Of Scaffold Web Spider Discovered In Asia

Try not to run screaming in the other direction. This discovery increases the number of known scaffold web spider species by 20 percent.

This Gene Is Responsible For Autumn’s Colors

Researchers have learned how a gene called Stay-Green turns leaves from green to rich oranges, yellows and reds during fall.

CD72: A Potential Target For Treating Autoimmune Disease

Scientists have identified a molecule that blocks the immune system from mistakenly reacting with itself.

Where In The Brain Does Depression Hide?

This study shows that depression affects the part of the brain which is implicated in non-reward, the lateral orbitofrontal cortex.

How Saturn Put A Ring On It

What are the distinctive rings of Saturn, Neptune and Uranus made of? The fragments of nearby large objects that were destroyed by tidal forces.

Particles Similar To Majorana Fermions Discovered

Physicists have established a method to study the characteristics of Majorana zero modes, a quasiparticle that resembles Majorana fermions.