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A new UC San Diego study suggests that the byproducts of a chemical used in plastic found in the lining of cans may disrupt human hormone function more than the chemical itself. The study, published today in PLOS ONE, may help explain why the chemical bisphenol A, or BPA, has been tied to many... + read more

Throughout the animal kingdom, symmetry is considered beautiful. Female house finches like a male bird’s plumage to be the same shape and color on the right and left side of the body. White-tailed zygaenid moth females prefer males with symmetrical genital claspers, hind wings and... + read more

Lack of sleep won’t just saddle you with unsightly bags and dark circles under your eyes: It also can make you more susceptible to disease.  New research from a team of California and Pennsylvania scientists has found a direct link between sleep and the effectiveness of... + read more

According to new research, lunch is never “just lunch.” Take, for instance, the following scenario: You find out your partner had an hourlong meal at La Boulange with his or her ex. Now compare that with the following: You find out your partner had an hourlong coffee get-... + read more

Can the invasion of a non-native species ever be a good thing? In one case, while arachnologists might say no, homeowners in Southern California are likely to say yes. The brown widow spider, a less-poisonous species than its cousin, the black widow spider, is making its claim in the... + read more

Dog owners and parents, take a deep breath. Get your children to take a deep breath. And most importantly, shake some carpets, fluff your pillows and get your infants to take a deep breath – or lick the floor.  Because new research from UC San Francisco and the... + read more