Dams and weirs have a stronger impact on the ecosystem of watercourses than was previously realized. Species diversity in the dammed area upstream of weirs…
Although the film isn’t based entirely on reality, it’s not exactly science fiction, either. “Certain strains of influenza are becoming resistant to common…
“Many well-known brands become symbols or icons of the cultures or countries with which they are associated,” write authors Carlos J. Torelli and Rohini…
“In multiple languages, the terms hunger and salivation are used metaphorically to describe desire for non-food items,” writes author David Gal (Northwestern…
“When consumers are reminded of money, do they conform, shrug it off, or react against others' attempts to influence them?” ask authors Jia (Elke) Liu…
Individuals with sickle cell trait inherit one sickle cell disease gene and one normal gene variant. Sickle cell trait usually does not have any of the…
“Just as people use airplanes to fly overseas, marine snails may use birds to fly over land,” said Mark Torchin, staff scientist at the Smithsonian. “It just…
“This enduring popularity generates an intense competition for the commercial slots that follow broadcast debates,” write authors Alison Jing Xu (University of…
The polishers will be used at the 1,370-megawatt Raipur Super Thermal Power Plant in the state of Chhattisgarh, India, which is being built to increase power…
But how the association works between the current event and memory is still poorly understood. Scientists at the Bernstein Center and the Ludwig-Maximilians…
Prof. Dr. Motoharu Yoshida (Ruhr-Universität Bochum, RUB) and colleagues from Boston University investigated how the rhythmic activity of nerve cells supports…
Each cartridge contains a thin, one-centimeter disk that's loaded with chemistry, said Lipert, an associate scientist with Iowa State's Institute for Physical…
Shortly after Labor Day 2011, the Mars rover Opportunity was poised on the rim of the 22,000 meter-wide Endeavour Crater, preparing to sample a novel rock…
Now, researchers at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research teased apart the molecular mechanisms enabling stem cell renewal in hematopoietic stem cells…
These findings, which are published today in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, indicate that primary care clinicians, who are often the first to…
It has long been known that roots alter the soil in their immediate vicinity, where other microorganisms live and the chemical composition is altered compared…
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