Satellite images reveal that small oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico are often larger than reported.
Satellite images reveal that small oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico are often larger than reported.
The heat emanating from large metropolitan areas may be changing weather patterns thousands of miles away.
Researchers and biotech companies are bringing a universal flu vaccine closer to reality.
Fat cells behave differently in obese individuals, causing inflammation and insulin resitance.
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, climate scientists should make their consensus about climate change known to all who care to listen.
The healing powers of maggots may lie in their secreted proteins, which restrain the human immune response.
Adipose tissue plays an immune role in individuals of normal wieght.
| December 1, 2012
Meet some of the people featured in the December 2012 issue of The Scientist.
Certain immune cells keep adipose tissue in check by helping to define normal and abnormal physiological states.
Can emulating our early human ancestors make us healthier?