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Credit: USGS A new scientific approach can now provide regional assessments of land recovery following oil and gas drilling activities,...

CHAPEL HILL, NC - Day in and day out, in our bodies, the DNA in cells is damaged for a...

Credit: Grace Gongaware Researchers at Case Western Reserve University will use a $2 million grant from the National Institutes of...

Credit: Michael Prerau, PhD Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators have developed a novel approach to analyze brainwaves during sleep, which...

Limiting lung cancer screening to high-risk former smokers may improve cost-effectiveness at a population level, according to a study published...

Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON - Breast cancer patients with dense breast tissue have almost a two-fold increased risk...

Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2017 -- Valentine's Day is nearly here. Whether you're spending it with...

Credit: Photo by T. Johnson, courtesy UTIA. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Chris Boyer, assistant professor in the Department of Agricultural and...

Credit: ESRF/C.Argoud Amélie Juhin is the winner of the ESRF "Young Scientist of the Year 2017". This award is presented...

Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - More and more scientists are using the powerful new gene-editing tool known as CRISPR/Cas9,...

University of Toronto scientists have discovered a better way to extract proteins from the membranes that encase them, making it...

A team of scientists from the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) determined that surface recombination limits the performance...

Physicians often fail to recommend genetic testing for breast cancer patients at high risk for mutations associated with ovarian and...

Credit: Reed Hutchinson/UCLA A landmark report by the World Health Organization in 2014 observed that antibiotic resistance -- long thought...

Credit: Credits: NASA Goddard Rapid Response Team NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Tropical Cyclone Carlos as its center moved just...

Credit: Livshits and Shani-Zerbibet al. Few animals can match the humble hydra's resilience. The small, tentacled freshwater animals can be...

A recent study published in Cell Chemical Biology has revealed new insights into a molecular pathway that leads to Staphylococcus...

Credit: Marcus Klaus Nitrogen deposition caused by human activities can lead to an increased phytoplankton production in boreal lakes. The...

Credit: Matthias Sieber / ETH Zurich / ACE Diatoms are a very common group of algae found not only in...

The development of agriculture is frequently seen as one of the major economic, social, and demographic thresholds in human history....