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Humans have so profoundly altered the Earth that, some scientists argue, our current geologic epoch requires a new name: the...

CORAL GABLES, FL (October 16, 2017) - A probe invented at Rice University that lights up when it binds to...

Helicobacter pylori is a widespread bacterial pathogen that infects the lining of the stomach, where it can cause ulcers and...

Credit: UNEP Major new assessments of the state of biodiversity, ecosystems and nature's contributions to people will be presented to...

Researchers have provided scientific evidence for what lap dancers and those who twerk probably have known all along - men...

Credit: University of Houston With a four-year $1.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), two University of...

Microorganisms living in the sediments buried below the seafloor obtain their nutrients by using secreted enzymes to degrade adsorbed detritus....

The bacteria in your gut could hold clues to whether or not you will develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after...

Credit: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - A pre-clinical study led by Indiana University scientists reports a promising step forward in...

In the body, cells move around to form organs during development; to heal wounds; and when they metastasize from cancerous...

Credit: The University of Gothenburg Less than half of our planet's surface is covered by land. The rest is water,...

Credit: Photo: KIT, Weth The human brain contains roughly 100 billion neurons. Information among them is transmitted via a complex...

Credit: Fred Hutch file photo SEATTLE - Oct. 25, 2017 - Researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the...

Credit: Fred Hutch file photo SEATTLE - Oct. 25, 2017 - Researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the...

In the late 1970s, the United States banned the production of an assortment of synthetic pesticides, insulators, coolants and flame...

Credit: Dr Sarah Inskip Genetic analysis of a pre-Norman skull unearthed in a garden in Hoxne, Suffolk, has added to...

Skin plays a surprising role in helping regulate blood pressure and heart rate, according to scientists at the University of...

(University of Stirling) A new £1.1million trial led by the University of Stirling will assess whether a self-management programme could...

Credit: Markus Riedl Y chromosomes, which are only inherited paternally, evolved from "normal" chromosomes known as autosomes. As males only...

RESTON, Va. - The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) has published appropriate use criteria (AUC) for FDG...