Flocking behavior does not only exist among birds, insects or fish; the microcosm offers similar phenomena, too. A team of scientists including Ferenc Krausz…
That is the conclusion of a new study published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society. The study's results suggest…
Currently the operators of internet auction sites are not required to guarantee the authenticity of items listed. Today's Significance article, which is a…
Several federal agencies, including the National Institutes of Health, today unveiled a new high-speed robot screening system that will test 10,000 different…
“It was one of the most impressive things I have seen on a college campus,” Massaro said of the Department of Aerospace's unique Air Traffic Control Training…
The invention includes a resonator for dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP), which is placed directly in an MRI scanner, so that the local standard magnetic…
Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) is one of the most important methods to elucidate the structure and dynamics of molecules, especially bio…
Downloadable maps and geographic information system (GIS) software are also available, allowing layering of data, such as that relating major wheat production…
Results of the four-year study—the first to look at the full suite of bird species from around the world that descend on the Teshekpuk Lake region—showed that…
Northwestern University researchers have developed a new switching device that takes quantum communication to a new level. The device is a practical step…
As evidence regarding the health benefits of consuming dark chocolate and cocoa mounts, there has been an increasing debate about which cocoa and chocolate…
When Patricia Manrique was told she needed her gallbladder removed she immediately thought about the classroom full of children who rely on her to teach them…
Good chemists are passive-aggressive — they manipulate molecules without actually touching them. In a feat of manipulating substances at the nanoscale, UCLA…
The results, said epidemiologist Mathew Reeves, show that promoting dog ownership and dog walking could help many Americans – of which fewer than half meet…
A new study says chimps, gorillas and other primates grow old gracefully much like humans. The findings come from the first-ever multi-species comparison of…
The study, published on March 10, 2011, in Science Express, an advance, online publication of selected research from the journal Science, provides important…