Scientists already knew that OC withstands the activated sludge treatment process used by many sewage treatment plants (STPs) and that the metabolite is…
A national team of 18 researchers has discovered 850 new species of invertebrates, which include various insects, small crustaceans, spiders, worms and many…
“These results illustrate the need for better risk assessment tools for preventing strokes before they occur,” said study author Daniel G. Hackam, MD, PhD, of…
The Centers of Excellence in Genomic Science program, begun in 2001 by NHGRI, assembles interdisciplinary teams dedicated to making critical advances in…
Duke University computer engineers have made use of standard cell phone features – accelerometers, cameras and microphones – to turn the unique properties of a…
The study, published this week in the journal Science, “brings us one step closer to understanding global-scale patterns of glacier activity and climate during…
The annual migration of monarch butterflies from across eastern North America to a specific grove of fir trees in Mexico has long fascinated scientists who…
Researchers from Northwestern University and Boise State University have figured out how to produce a less expensive shape-shifting “memory” foam, which could…
“Tourism and travel are vitally important sectors in the economy of many U.S. cities and communities,” Bryce Sutton, Ph.D. “Depending upon the severity of the…
The researchers showed that they could detect the quantum correlations in the results of measurements of entangled quantum bits, using a superconducting…
Late-breaking data from SPIRIT IV, a large-scale multi-center study of nearly 4,000 patients in the U.S., shows that an everolimus-eluting stent demonstrated…
The scientists propose that global biophysical boundaries, identified on the basis of the scientific understanding of the earth system, can define a “safe…
That's one potential application of a new battery made of cellulose, the stuff of paper, being described in the October 14 issue of ACS' Nano Letters, a…
Christopher Kennedy and colleagues note in the new study that some cities are developing strategies to reduce releases of GHG, which include carbon dioxide,…
Once used extensively for building, for tanning leather, as an important source of food for humans and wildlife, and even as nutritious fodder for hogs, the…
The scientists found that replacing traditional roofing materials in an urban area the size of Detroit, with a population of about one-million, with green…
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