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Credit: Liu and Zhou The increasing rate of the global mean surface temperature was reduced from 1998 to 2013, known...

HOUSTON – (Feb. 22, 2016) – A new methodology developed by researchers at Rice and Rutgers universities could help scientists...

Dublin, Ireland, November 16th, 2015 – An international team led by scientists in Trinity College Dublin, University College Dublin and...

Credit: Florida Atlantic University In marriage, good communication is key to a fulfilling and enduring relationship. For people with dementia,...

Credit: Tierra Smiley Evans/UC Davis Chewed bark, leaves and fruit discarded by mountain gorillas provide a simple way to test...

Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA — If two clinicians observe the same patient with blepharospasm — uncontrollable muscle contractions around...

Lack of sleep has previously been found to impact the activation of the immune system, inflammation, carbohydrate metabolism and the...

A hardworking University of Montana undergraduate student will spend the next two and half years studying the hardest-working cell in...

Credit: Michigan Medicine ANN ARBOR, Michigan — To understand what makes breast cancer spread, researchers are looking at where it...

Adolescents who are willing to exploit others for personal gain are more likely to bully and have sex than those...

Credit: Sebastian Hennige Resilient species of coral can move to inhospitable areas and lay the foundations for new reefs, a...

Credit: The Paul Ehrlich Foundation PITTSBURGH — One of the most prestigious awards in the field of medicine will be...

When you look at a picture of a mug, the neurons that store your memory of what a mug is...

Credit: n/a TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — During major epidemics, cramped airplane cabins are fertile ground for the spread of infection, but...

Credit: Dr Suzi Richer Scientists at the University of York and University College Cork have investigated how cultural records dating...

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A survey of early-career scientists and environmental-science professionals found that only 11 percent felt their academic training...

Credit: Dartmouth Institute Despite an uncertain political climate and mixed results when it comes to achieving cost savings, the number...

Credit: Washington State University PULLMAN, Wash. – A Washington State University-led research team found households in rural Africa that vaccinate...

Credit: Gabriel Ng, UC Davis Ocean acidification makes it harder for sea snails to escape from their sea star predators,...

Credit: Christ-claude Mowandza-ndinga CHAPEL HILL, NC – When you have a baby, a nurse or a phlebotomist performs a heel...