“Fossil fuels are limited, and since we can't use more than what Earth offers, a lot of people are looking for alternative fuel sources like algae,” said Peter…
“Yet the complex nature and large-scale distribution of coral reefs is challenging scientists to understand if this natural ecosystem will continue working to…
Global climate trend since Nov. 16, 1978: +0.14 C per decadeMarch temperatures (preliminary)Global composite temp.: -0.10 C (about 0.18 degrees Fahrenheit)…
The researchers, led by Tyler Jacks, director of the David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT, found the alteration while studying a…
These factors are magnified in the critically ill foal, said Pamela Wilkins, a professor of equine internal medicine and emergency/critical care at the…
Developmental processes are increasingly well-characterized at the molecular and cell biological levels, but how more complex tissues and organs involving the…
Germs in food, bioterrorism, drug-resistant bacteria and viruses—these are the problems of our time that make early detection of pathogens particularly…
A class of variable capacitor generators known as “dielectric elastomer generators” (DEGs) shows great potential for wearable energy harvesting. In fact,…
“Millions of tonnes of nanoparticles are now manufactured every year, including silver nanoparticles which are popular as antibacterial agents,” says Virginia…
Into the CT scanner on a conveyor belt went little potted rice plants in an automated facility that could process 4,320 rice plants a day. The non-invasive CT…
Photosensitive chemicals are molecules that release single oxygen atoms and chemical radicals when illuminated. These radicals are very active chemically, and…
A large cohort study following 37,000 teenagers for 17 years found that an elevated, yet normal range Body Mass Index (BMI) constitutes a substantial risk…
Nearly half of the 1.2 million AI/AN youths in the U.S. smoke cigarettes. A University of Missouri study found that public health strategies to combat smoking…
In a large multi-center clinical trial, a new PSA test to screen for prostate cancer more accurately identified men with prostate cancer — particularly the…
Proteins are critically important to life and the human body. They are also among the most complex molecules in nature, and there is much we still don’t know…
The device overcomes the power requirement of traditional sensors and is simple, highly sensitive and can detect various molecules quickly. Its development…