Soil chemistry plays an important role in the composition of surface waters. In areas with limited human activities, properties of catchment soils directly…

Over the past decade, much progress has been made regarding the understanding and promise of personalized medicine. Scientists are just beginning to consider…

Findings Also Offer Insight into Human Tissue Regeneration A new study by researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center has shown that, for the first time, Wnt…

Short sleep duration may contribute to the development or worsening of hyperactivity and inattention during early childhood, suggests a research abstract that…

The study found that aquatic life actually shows significant loss of biodiversity with less than two percent of developed land in a watershed. This is much…

Every year, Nordicom at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden takes a barometer reading of media use in Sweden. Media Barometer data were first collected in…

In her thesis, Susanne Thulin examines the way in which teachers and children communicate around science questions in early childhood education. Her study…

A new study uncovers a brain mechanism that could be targeted for new medications designed to help people quit smoking without gaining weight. This research,…

An alarming new article in Respirology issues a serious warning of massive rises in deaths from asbestos-related lung diseases in Asia. Dr Ken Takahashi,…

The findings, made by scientists in the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University, are another important step forward for the potential use of…

Massachusetts' innovative use of “pay-for-performance” bonuses to try to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in the case of Medicaid patients has turned up no…

“These ‘silent strokes’ are more significant than the name implies, because they have been associated with an increased risk of falls and impaired mobility,…

An apparent increase in the size and frequency of jellyfish blooms in coastal and estuarine waters around the world during the last few decades means that…

“In the past decade, the gap between minority and white youth's daily media use has doubled for blacks and quadrupled for Hispanics,” says Northwestern…

For decades scientists have used boats, aircraft and even high cliffs to conduct visual surveys and gather data on whale and dolphin populations. Today, these…

The level of education and literacy among adults in the poor Amhara region in Ethiopia is generally very low. In the last 15 years, however, great educational…