Some time around 37,000 BCE a massive volcano erupted in the Campanian region of Italy, blanketing much of Europe with ash, stunting plant growth and possibly…
The study's findings demonstrate the need to include a strong, binding commitment to finance and implement long-term public health and safety programs when…
Researchers from Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Georgia Institute of Technology and Dong-Eui University have developed a novel…
Wind speed information greatly improves risk minimisation in the planning, construction and operation phases of offshore wind farms. When compared with…
In July, Siemens Metals Technologies put a continuous bloom caster into operation at Chinese steel producer Changzhou Zhongtian Iron & Steel (Zenith Steel)….
In a competitive environment, the minimization of downtime risk is of the utmost importance for companies. To hedge against high downtime costs and keep their…
Most of that methane, a greenhouse gas 23 times more potent than carbon dioxide at warming our atmosphere, is likely consumed by biological activity in the…
Satellite imagery from NASA's Aqua, Terra, TRMM and CloudSat satellites captured information about the powerful Super-Typhoon on Aug. 11 and 12. That data was…
The research appears in the August 13, 2013, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. “These tests also…
Researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have discovered a unique new twist to the story of…
Some adolescents who suffer with symptoms of depression also may be at risk for developing anxiety, according to a new study of children’s mental health.The…
Cells must be mobile in order for organisms to grow, to heal, to transmit information internally, to mount immune responses and to conduct a host of other…
Researchers have probed deep into the cell’s genome, beyond the basic genetic code, to begin learning the “grammar” that helps determine whether or not a gene…
Levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere rise and fall each year as plants, through photosynthesis and respiration, take up the gas in spring and summer, and…
Climate change is already affecting the spread of infectious diseases–and human health and biodiversity worldwide–according to disease ecologists reporting…
Since this week the project financing for the Viger-Denonville wind farm in the Canadian province of Québec is in place: KfW IPEX-Bank is providing a long-term…