(University of Guelph) Overload training -- or, training to exhaustion followed by a period or rest and recovery before a race -- is a method used by many endurance athletes in search of a personal best. A new University of Guelph study has found tha...

(Ohio State University) When researchers compared what study participants reported they were willing to spend on goods with what they actually shelled out in experiments designed to mimic a real-world shopping experience, there was a big gap.

The judges’ remarks could pressure the agency to repeal or replace the plan to rein in carbon emissions-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

(Penn State) When migraine sufferers see the tell-tale squiggly lines, light flashes and blind spots of a migraine aura, they prepare for a migraine. When researchers see the brain image of an aura, they try to figure out what causes it and if there...

(Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona)) The protein NEK7 regulates neuron formation, as it is required for dendrite growth and branching, as well as the formation and shaping of dendritic spines. These are the main conclusions of a st...

(Tartaglia Communications) The Blavatnik Family Foundation and the New York Academy of Sciences today announced the 2018 Laureates of the Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists, who will each receive $250,000: the largest unrestricted scienti...

But how long does it take to lose fitness?-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

The lowly spindle—essentially a nail sticking out of a piece of wood—helped two mutually hostile groups work together-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Pollinator power, y'all.

A new analysis maps residents’ carbon dioxide emissions in 13,000 cities, revealing some unanticipated results-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com