A group of scientists, including one from the University of California, Riverside, have discovered a long-hypothesized male determining gene in the mosquito…
Researchers in the School of Medicine at the University of California, Riverside have identified an immune protein in mice that is quickly triggered in the…
The storm formed on March 28 around 2100 UTC (5 p.m. EDT) and strengthened into a tropical storm. At 0900 UTC (5 a.m. EDT), Tropical cyclone 17S's maximum…
An international team working at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has captured the first high-resolution 3-D…
When looking for arsenic compounds in the membranes of marine organisms, the scientists in Graz focussed on fish eggs because they have a particularly high…
To an outside observer major construction sites often look quite chaotic, as hundreds of workers come together in constantly changing combinations, moving back…
Whether you are in your car or on the train, squealing brakes are an annoyance we all forced to live with – until now… “There is no reason to assume that…
Supermassive black holes, containing millions to billions times the mass of our Sun, reside at the centers of all massive galaxies. These black holes can drive…
“This is a fundamentally new method for trapping multiple particles in solution,” said Charles M. Schroeder, a U. of I. professor of chemical and biomolecular…
Every year, the cap of frozen seawater floating on top of the Arctic Ocean and its neighboring seas melts during the spring and summer and grows back in the…
A low platelet count (thrombocytopenia) prevents wound healing. People with a coagulation disorder can lose too much blood during otherwise harmless gum…
The reality is more complex, says a new study by University of Vermont researchers recently published in the Annals of the Association of American Geographers….
Researchers used a combined atomic/molecular layer deposition (ALD/MLD) technique, to prepare lithium terephthalate, a recently found anode material for a…
In the factory of the future, warehouse workers can assign transport tasks to intelligent automated guided vehicles, instead of getting behind the wheel…
So-called hospital germs are a big worry for physicians and hygiene specialists as these bacteria can spell danger for people with a weakened immune system….
Research led by Johns Hopkins University scientists has found new persuasive evidence that could help solve a longstanding mystery in astrophysics: Why did the…