The abbreviation COPD stands for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and the disease makes it difficult for patients to breathe. However, the disease affects…
Dr. Michael Strong, a scientist with Western's Robarts Research Institute and Distinguished University Professor in Clinical Neurological Sciences at the…
The new study concludes that black carbon, the soot particles in smoke and smog, contributes about twice as much to global warming as previously estimated,…
Animals move around the globe in billions, sometimes – like the snow bunting – one of the iconic Arctic-breeding species, covering huge distances and enduring…
NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York, which monitors global surface temperatures on an ongoing basis, released an updated analysis…
Choline, an essential nutrient similar to the B vitamin and found in foods such as liver, muscle meats, fish, nuts and eggs, when given as a dietary supplement…
Infrared data on Tropical Storm Emang's cloud top temperatures was captured by the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument on Jan. 15 at 0823 UTC (3:23…
Despite receiving blood thinners and other clot prevention treatment, some patients still develop potentially lethal blood clots in the first month after their…
A time series of infrared images from an Aqua satellite instrument provides a clear picture of Narelle's former power and its recent demise, while TRMM 3-D…
Professor Oka's research team succeeded to develop the conceptual nuclear reactor design of high plutonium breeding by light water cooling for the first time…
As part of problem solving-oriented basic research sponsored by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), a group headed by Dr. Daisuke Takeuchi, a Senior…
– The project is unique since many organizations, with different skills, work together to make underground metro systems all around the world safer, says Mia…
They are also expected to play a major role in tactical communications for the U.S. Navy and for the Department of Defense,” said Thomas Hou, professor of…
Troy Ghashghaei and Jon Horowitz, both faculty in NC State’s Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences and researchers in the Center for Comparative Medicine…
But our expectation that the next shopping season will inevitably offer an upgrade to more-powerful gadgets largely depends on size – namely, the ability of…
Magnetic nanoparticles provide a multitude of technical applications like magnetic resonance imaging, hyperthermic treatment of cancer, drug delivery,…