Yet little is known about the dynamics of the process — how efficient it is or how long it takes. Now, researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine…
These are the conclusions of a study from Karolinska Institutet, published in the American scientific journal PNAS.”This may mark the beginning of the…
University of Washington scientists will attach satellite tracking devices to the backs of six penguins that have been treated at two centers in northern…
Computer scientists from UC San Diego have found striking differences between the infrastructure used to distribute spam and the infrastructure used to host…
Northeastern University Physics professor Sergey V. Kravchenko along with colleagues Svetlana Anissimova (Northeastern University), A Punnoose (City College if…
American women have gotten fatter as it has become more socially acceptable to carry a few extra pounds, according to a new study.Florida State University…
Devices made from plastic semiconductors, like solar cells and light-emitting diodes (LEDs), could be improved based on information gained using a new…
The new planet was identified by astronomers looking for transiting planets – that is, planets that pass in front of their home star – using a network of small…
The study, led by Dr. Henry “Hank” Bernstein M.D., Professor of Pediatrics at Dartmouth Medical School, and Chief of General Academic Pediatrics at Children's…
The findings, published in a recent issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, challenge previously held theories regarding aging and may offer new ways to…
Growing food and fiber entails the use of fertilizer and irrigation systems and results in land clearing. These ‘side effects’ of agriculture can lead to…
The agreement, which follows hard on the heels of PolyTherics’ recent successful fundraising of over £2 million, will see BioVectra manufacturing high quality…
The University of Surrey Department of Computing's Watermarking and Multimedia Security research group receives a boost to its work this month with a visit…
On Monday, 6th August 2007, an international training course for seismology and assessment of earthquake hazards started at the GFZ Potsdam, Germany's national…
Showers of meteors, or ‘shooting stars’, appear as bright streaks of light in the sky. The display runs through the night.Dust trails are left behind by every…
The study, published in the current edition of Personality and Individual Differences, asked over 400 British men and women to judge digitally altered pictures…