Next 10 years critical for achieving climate change goals
Carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere can be reduce in two ways--by cutting our emissions, or...
Shedding light on the absorption of light by titanium dioxide
Credit: Majed Chergui/EPFL Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is one of the most promising materials for photovoltaics and photocatalysis nowadays. This material...
USDA announces $21.8 million in funding to combat citrus disease
WASHINGTON, D.C. April 11, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today...
Physicians’ misunderstanding of genetic test results may hamper mastectomy decisions
A recent survey of over 2,000 women newly diagnosed with breast cancer found that half of those who undergo bilateral...
Smartphone addiction leads to personal, social, workplace problems
Credit: Binghamton University BINGHAMTON, NY -- Excessive smartphone use leads to problems, and females are especially susceptible to addiction, according...
Naren Vyavahare receives $1.47 million from NIH for nanoparticle research
Credit: Clemson University One of the top ten killers for men older than 55 is the target of Clemson University...
Geography and culture may shape Latin American and Caribbean maize
Credit: Bedoya et al (2017) Variations in Latin American and Caribbean maize populations may be linked to anthropological events such...
Researchers track fish migration by testing DNA in seawater
A bucket of seawater contains more than meets the eye -- it's chock-full of fish DNA. Scientists are now putting...
Melatonin may protect the small intestine from oral radiation treatment in rats
Credit: Fernández-Gil et al (2017) Oral melatonin can protect the small intestine in rats subjected to radiotherapy of the tongue,...
Researchers release first chemical map of dyes from historic dye library
Credit: NC State University Researchers from North Carolina State University have released the first chemical "map" of dyes from the...
Don Lincoln Wins 2017 Gemant Award from AIP
Credit: Lincoln Washington, D.C., April 12, 2017 -- Particle physicist Don Lincoln is the winner of the 2017 Andrew Gemant...
Naked DNA in water tells if fish have arrived
Credit: Photo credits: (New York State Department of Environmental Conservation: alewife (herring species), striped bass, American eel, mummichog; Massachusetts Department...
Common factor links neurodegenerative disease in young and old
Credit: Gladstone Institutes, Chris Goodfellow Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), identified a...
Study finds Pokemon Go players are happier, friendlier
MADISON, Wis. -- Pokemon Go people are happy people. That's the finding of media researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison...
New 3-D printing method creates shape-shifting objects
Credit: Rob Felt A team of researchers from Georgia Institute of Technology and two other institutions has developed a new...
Targeting blood vessels to improve cancer immunotherapy
Credit: Credit: Ella Maru Studio (free to use with credit) EPFL scientists have improved the efficacy of cancer immunotherapy by...
New method for 3-D printing extraterrestrial materials
When humans begin to colonize the moon and Mars, they will need to be able to make everything from small...
A big-picture look at the world’s worst Ebola epidemic
SEATTLE - April 12, 2017 - An international effort to analyze the entire database of Ebola virus genomes from the...
A simple sniff
Loading video... Credit: Washington University in St. Louis Delivering life-saving drugs directly to the brain in a safe and effective...
On-the-range detection technology could corral bovine TB
LOS ALAMOS, N.M., April 12, 2017--A research breakthrough allowing the first direct, empirical, blood-based, cow-side test for diagnosing bovine tuberculosis...
