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Credit: West Virginia University A cornucopia of contradiction is dotting the landscape of Colorado's Front Range, at the foot of ...

Anthrax may be the next tool in the fight against bladder cancer

Credit: Purdue University/R. Claudio Aguilar WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Anthrax may soon help more people win the fight against bladder ...

New spin directions in pyrite an encouraging sign for future spintronics

First theoretical demonstration of both in-plane and out-of-plane spinCredit: FLEET A Monash University study revealing new spin textures in pyrite ...

Carbon dots make calcium easier to track

Credit: SIBET In hospitals, doctors often advise patients to take calcium supplements. But does the calcium get into the cells ...

Mothers’ pregnancy-related anxiety may alter how infants’ brains respond to sad speech

Study shows correlation between mothers' self-reported pregnancy-related anxiety, and babies' blood flow to brain areas responsible for emotional responses when ...

Antimicrobial resistance poses significant risk to people, the economy

New CCA expert panel reportCredit: Council of Canadian Academies (CCA) In Canada, 26% of infections are resistant to the medicines ...

A fast and precise look into fiber-reinforced composites

Credit: Paul Scherrer Institute/Mahir Dzambegovic Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have improved a method for small angle X-ray ...

The thrust of the problem

UC Riverside research sheds new light on earthquake that killed 9,000 peopleCredit: UCR A new understanding of a fault that ...

New chip for waking up small wireless devices could extend battery life

Credit: David Baillot/UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering A new power saving chip developed by engineers at the University ...

Vaccine reduces likelihood of severe pneumonia

Credit: Phuong D. Nguyen A new study has found severe pneumonia decreases by 35 per cent in children who receive ...

Polygenic risk score improves psychosis risk prediction

A new study by UNC researchers finds that using a polygenic risk score (PRS) based on data from genome-wide association ...

Contraceptive drug shows promise for preventing and regressing cervical cancer

Findings reported in The American Journal of Pathology suggest medroxyprogesterone acetate as a new affordable non-invasive approach to combat cervical ...

Study investigates a critical transition in water that remains liquid far below 0 °C

The theoretical model proposed by Brazilian researchers can be applied to any system in which two energy scales coexistCredit: Miguel ...

Researchers find nature’s backup plan for converting nitrogen into plant nutrients

Credit: (Photo by Marie Renaudin, University of Sherbrooke) Although nitrogen is essential for all living organisms -- it makes up ...

New particle analysis technique paves way for better air pollution monitoring

Technique uses laser to capture and propel particles into a hollow fiber for analysisCredit: Philip Russell, Max Planck Institute for ...

Prey-size plastics are invading larval fish nurseries

Credit: Photo: NOAA Fisheries/Jonathan Whitney A new research study has revealed that larval fish species from various ocean habitats are ...

Gold mining critically impairs water quality in rivers across Peruvian biodiversity hotspot

Study examines increased sediment levels in rivers as a result of miningCredit: Images are from NASA LandSat. Figure compiled by ...

Hurricanes have become bigger and more destructive for USA; new study from the Niels Bohr Institute

Credit: K.C. Wilsey, FEMA A new study by researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Aslak Grinsted, Peter ...

LSU Health research discovers potential new Rx target for AMD and Alzheimer’s

Credit: LSU Health New Orleans New Orleans, LA - Research led by Nicolas Bazan, MD, PhD, Boyd Professor and Director ...

Humans’ ability to read dogs’ facial expressions is learned, not innate