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(Santa Barbara, Calif.) — Where hidden water tables meet the Earth’s surface, life can thrive even in the driest locations. Offering refuge during times of...

Researchers have analysed data from 127 studies to reveal ‘thresholds’ for when logged rainforests lose the ability to sustain themselves.Credit: Zoe G. Davies Researchers have...

When you think of a battery, you probably don’t think stretchy. But batteries will need this shape-shifting quality to be incorporated into flexible electronics, which...

Opioid medications offer people relief from debilitating pain, but these drugs come with dangers: the risk for addiction, miserable withdrawal symptoms and the potential for...

Globally, the COVID-19 pandemic and the increased likelihood of other such outbreaks in the future warrant the strengthening of epidemic surveillance systems. Among these, continuous...

New experimental results show particles called muons can be corralled into beams suitable for high-energy collisions, paving the way for new physics.Credit: STFC New experimental...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — July 17, 2024 — The percentage of Americans who can afford and access prescription drugs and quality healthcare stands at a new...

Mantle convection and associated plate tectonics of planets like the Earth are governed by the deformation of mantle rocks. This deformation occurs through the motion...

Intensive livestock farming could raise the risk of new pandemics, researchers have warned.Credit: Stephen Hinchliffe Intensive livestock farming could raise the risk of new pandemics,...

A biology researcher at The University of Texas at Arlington has received a prestigious grant to continue and expand his research on how pollution affects...

WASHINGTON, July 16, 2024 — From cloud formation to sea temperatures, sea foam plays many roles in the dynamic interactions that occur at the surface...

Imagine knowing what berry or mushroom is safe to eat during a hike or swiftly detecting pathogens in a hospital setting that would traditionally require...

In a new analysis of data, researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have found that taking a daily supplement containing antioxidant vitamins and...

Biopsies are clinical tools commonly used to diagnose a variety of diseases or to monitor tissue for abnormal growth or even rejection of a transplant....

Although there is a large body of research on pests evolving tolerances for the pesticides meant to destroy them, there have been considerably fewer studies...