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We've all heard Darwin's theory described as favoring the fittest, but new research from Michigan State University shows that, at...

Credit: Newomics The promise of being able to quickly and accurately screen for diseases or chemical contaminants in a tiny...

Credit: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA Water-repellent surfaces and coatings could make ice removal a literal breeze...

Credit: Kristen Custato; SBP La Jolla, Calif., Oct. 18, 2017 - A new study led by researchers at Sanford Burnham...

Credit: SMU Locomotor Lab When military strategists plan a mission, one of many factors is the toll it takes on...

Credit: National Park Service Natural disasters such as Hurricane Irma are putting the nation at risk of losing parts of...

Credit: Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, Mass. - A team of researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has received a three-year,...

Healthy coral populations can produce up to 200 times more juvenile corals than degraded coral populations nearby, according to a...

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

Credit: University of Pennsylvania Autoimmune diseases tend to strike women more than men and having multiple X chromosomes could be...

The gentle touch of another individual soothes the effects of social exclusion, one of the most emotionally painful human experiences,...

Credit: Julie McInnes A study that used DNA tests to analyse the scats of one of the world's most numerous...

The threat of getting burned by roaring flames is an obvious danger of firefighting, but other health risks are more...

The growth in 3-D printing is allowing manufacturers to reduce production time and save money. Metal fabrication shops, industrial firms...

Credit: Oncotarget ORCHARD PARK, New York - (Oct. 18, 2017) - Perhaps the only thing more devastating than being diagnosed...

Credit: Photo by Steve Maslowski, US Fish and Wildlife Service (Public domain). Before cutting down forest, land managers in drought...

Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (Oct. 18, 2017) - Typically, within 50 to 72 hours of giving birth, a woman will...

Credit: UC Berkeley and Wageninen University, The Netherlands Scientists have found the key to mosquitoes' stealth takeoffs: They barely push...

Credit: Life Science and Bioethics Research Center,TMDU Researchers at Tokyo Medical and Dental University(TMDU) recognize the clinical and genetic factors...

Credit: Wyss Institute, Harvard University Science has long inspired the arts, but examples of the reverse scenario are sparse. Now...