And if there is life out in space, scientists may one day use this same technique to detect its biosignature — the telltale chemical signs of its presence — in…

In a relatively recently discovered class of materials, known as spin-orbit Mott insulators, theorists have predicted the emergence of new properties at points…

The places where the generation of energy from wind, solar or hydro would be most economically competitive are often located in remote areas (offshore wind for…

This year’s conference features debates on mining and geoengineering, as well as Union sessions on ‘The Face of the Earth’ (the theme of this year’s meeting)…

To make sure that flying pollinators such as insects, birds and bats come to the flowers to pick up pollen, plants evolved special organs, the nectaries to…

Scientists have discovered a previously unrecognized gene variation that makes humans have healthier blood lipid levels and reduced risk of heart attacks — a…

The Canadian technology company of the same name is advertising the machine as a quantum computer. However, whether or not the machine does in fact use quantum…

252 million years ago the largest extinction event occurred at the end of the Permian age. It wiped out almost 90 percent of all life in water.

NASA’s twin Van Allen Probes spacecraft have shown that high-energy electrons in the inner radiation belt display a persistent pattern that resembles slanted…

That surprising puzzle assembly occurred in the fall of 2012, when Jason Schein, assistant curator of natural history at the New Jersey State Museum, visited…

These physiological gymnastics would usually be influenced by leptin, the hormone that regulates body fat storage, metabolism and appetite. However, leptin has…

Researchers from the Institute for Terrestrial and Aquatic Wildlife Research of the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover Foundation (TiHo) are…

Just a few short weeks ago, dimethyl fumarate was approved in Europe as a basic therapy for multiple sclerosis. Although its efficacy has been established in…

Thirty lines of computer code might have saved Air France flight 447, and 228 passengers and crew aboard, from plunging into the Atlantic Ocean on June 1,…

Experts from science and industry are working on new methods of microscopy and advancing microscopy technology to improve our ability to study and understand…

Happy is as happy does, apparently—for human beings all over the world. Not only does acting extroverted lead to more positive feelings across several…

Miami could know as early as 2020 how high sea levels will rise into the next century, according to a team of researchers including Florida International…

Alzheimer’s disease, one of the most common forms of dementia, is associated with accumulation of the protein amyloid-beta in the brain in the form of plaques….

Prof. Dr. Dr. Klaus Aktories and Dr. Panagiotis Papatheodorou from the Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology of the University of…

Researchers from Warwick Medical School and University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust used a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) based method to…