“They evolved in lockstep,” said The University of Texas at Austin's John Kormendy, who co-authored the research with Ralf Bender of Germany's…
That's the finding of a University of Delaware study published in the February issue of Arthritis Care & Research. The authors include Lynn Snyder-Mackler,…
The researchers compared the sequences of four different strains of C. burnetii, an intracellular bacterium that can cause acute and chronic Q fever in humans,…
Findings from the U.S. Forest Service-funded study appear in the February issue of Forest Ecology and Management. The study was conducted in California and…
Human adenovirus type-3 is known as the “uncommon cold” because the infection’s symptoms—runny nose, sore throat, cough and fever—are eerily similar to those…
Scientists today announced the discovery of 10 amphibians believed to be new to science, including a spiky-skinned, orange-legged rain frog, three poison dart…
Until now, it was thought that all cells are surrounded by membranes containing molecules called phospholipids – oily compounds that contain phosphorus, as…
Where did the problem start? Can it be contained? Is the sickness likely to spread?Iowa State University researchers have developed a technique for testing for…
2—Sliced light is how we communicate now. Millions of phone calls and cable television shows per second are dispatched through fibers in the form of digital…
When a first hip replacement fails, patients may be concerned that their options for a durable hip replacement are limited and that the prognosis is poor….
“Small lung nodules are much more difficult to successfully locate and remove than larger nodules,” said the study's lead author, John Mayo, M.D., professor of…
Over the past decade, two-thirds of Indiana growers have shifted to planting their soybean crop earlier because they believe that earlier planting increases…
This year's model isn't your father's nanocar. It runs cool.The drivers of Rice University's nanocars were surprised to find modified versions of their…
The researchers compared trips to a local farm shop with deliveries made by companies that distribute organic vegetable boxes to their customers. They study…
In Chile's Atacama desert, technicians and astronomers from around the world are currently working on the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA). This consists…
This would give support to scientific missions equipped with GPS receivers, and make its due contribution to the future oceanographic, climatic and remote…