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With scarce nutrients and weak gravity, growing potatoes on the Moon or on other planets seems unimaginable. But the plant...

Credit: University of Bristol A new statistical tool to help target resources following deadly natural disasters has been created by...

Despite the widespread application of zinc oxide nanoparticles in biomedicine, their use is still a controversial issue. Zinc oxide nanoparticles...

Credit: (Photo: Carsten Costard) Big storage capacities, short charging times, and no burnable liquid electrolytes - the solid-state battery is...

Studies of human populations and animal models suggest that a father's experiences such as diet or environmental stress can influence...

Credit: Chris Watts, Rothamsted Research. Ground penetrating radar isn't something from the latest sci-fi movie. It's actually a tool used...

Investigators who analyzed the published literature have found significant gaps in our understanding of the effects of microplastics--plastic particles less...

As the prevalence of maternal and fetal complications increases with advancing pregnancy beyond 39 weeks, induction of labor at 39...

ANN ARBOR--One question that scientists and fitness experts alike would love to answer is whether exercise or nutrition has a...

Credit: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Australia Cancer patients could be spared unnecessary chemotherapy - and its side effects -...

DURHAM, N.H. - As winter in New England seems to get warmer, fall lingers longer and spring comes into bloom...

In a survey-based study of 21,889 adults in Canada, severe and/or frequent physical abuse during childhood and frequent childhood exposure...

Credit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan - With an estimated twenty-thousand protein-coding genes in the human genome, pinpointing a specific gene...

Credit: Photo: Jonas Bilberg What happens to those who behave unselfishly and make sacrifices for the sake of others? According...

Credit: Photo: Bob Demers/UANews After proving surprisingly beneficial in human clinical trials at the University of Arizona for the treatment...

Ann Arbor, October 17, 2018 - The burden of risk factors for chronic disease is substantially higher in black men...

Credit: Osaka University Dr Tasuku Honjo won the 2018 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for discovering the immune T-cell...

Fighting the Latest Ebola Scare, Tackling Disease Outbreaks, Pandemic Flu Concerns, Probing Tick Spit for Cures, Diseases in the Aftermath...

Scientists say there is not yet enough evidence to conclude that microplastics do or do not cause harm to the...

There just aren't enough kidney transplants available for the millions of people with renal failure. Aside from a transplant, the...