New research by Prof. Dekel and her team, recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), has revealed an unexpected possible…
“A simple Google search will reveal that contraceptives and the possibility that they may cause weight gain is a very highly debated topic,” said Alison…
Protection against nerve gas attack is a significant component of the defense system of many countries around the world. Nerve gases are used by armies and…
In regenerative medicine, large supplies of safe and reliable human embryonic stem (hES) cells are needed for implantation into patients, but the field has…
The fresh scent of pine has helped atmospheric scientists find missing sources of organic molecules in the air — which, it could well turn out, aren’t missing…
C&EN Assistant Managing Editor Michael McCoy described how new laws in 16 states require manufacturers to eliminate phosphates from automatic dishwasher…
By Hidenori Takagi, Group Director, Complex Electrons and Functional Materials Research Group, RIKEN Advanced Science InstituteAt the L’Aquila Summit held in…
Drug- and explosives-sniffing dog/handler teams’ performance is affected by human handlers’ beliefs, possibly in response to subtle, unintentional handler…
This picture was taken using the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile. The data were selected from the…
In order understand the evolution of complex societies, researchers are sequencing the genomes of social insects. The most recent data, published this week in…
In the search for life on Mars or any planet, there is much more than the presence of carbon and oxygen to consider. Using Earth’s biogeochemical cycles as a…
Many natural compounds found in plant and animals display potent medicinal capabilities, but their intricate chemical structures prevent large-scale…
They describe their work in a paper to be published Feb. 6 in an advanced online issue of the journal Nature Photonics. “Our results impact a broad spectrum of…
Electronic components based on graphene could render our current silicon-based electronics obsolete. Graphene, a more recently discovered form of carbon,…
“Body Worlds – The Original Exhibition of Real Human Bodies” is the most widely attended exhibit in the world, said Jane Desmond, a professor of anthropology…
A new University of Georgia study that is the first to examine comprehensively the magnitude of hydrocarbon gases released during the Deepwater Horizon Gulf of…
Tuberculosis remains one of the largest threats to human health worldwide, and one of the most frequent causes of death in HIV patients. With the increasing…
The discovery of the thick disc, a major result from a five-year investigation, will help astronomers better understand the processes involved in the formation…
Evolution is not a steady march towards ever more sophisticated beings and therefore the search for the living “missing links” is pointless, according to…
Swedish scientists now show that bacteria in polluted rivers become resistant to a range of antibiotics. International experts fear that this may contribute to…
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