A protein found in brown fat, but not typical white fat, is key to how the energy-burning brown fat cells function. …read more Source:: Science
Day: March 13, 2018
Warm Arctic means colder, snowier winters in northeastern US, study says
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•Scientists have linked the frequency of extreme winter weather in the United States to Arctic temperatures. …read more Source:: Science
The early bird got to fly: Archaeopteryx was an active flyer
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•The question of whether the Late Jurassic dino-bird Archaeopteryx was an elaborately feathered ground dweller, a glider, or an active flyer has fascinated palaeontologists for decades. Valuable new information obtained …read more Source:: Science
Compassion helped Neanderthals to survive, new study reveals
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•They have an unwarranted image as brutish and uncaring, but new research has revealed just how knowledgeable and effective Neanderthal healthcare was. …read more Source:: Science
Lab surprised to find its drug-delivery system can help even without drugs
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•A synthetic, injectable hydrogel developed to deliver drugs and encourage tissue growth turns out to have therapeutic properties all its own. …read more Source:: Science