Watching how plants make oxygen
Credit: Johannes Messinger In a new study, an international team of researchers made significant progress in visualizing the process how ...
New clues emerge in 30-year-old superconductor mystery
Credit: Hsieh Lab/Caltech One of the greatest mysteries of experimental physics is how so-called high-temperature superconducting materials work. Despite their ...
The cost of feeling like a fraud
Have you ever felt that you are not good enough and that someday soon someone will see through your façade ...
Sooner on your feet after hip fracture
(Linköping University) An already available drug can help patients get back on their feet more rapidly after a hip fracture, ...
Household smoke exposure linked to antisocial behavior in young adolescents
Researchers found modest, yet reliable long-term links between early childhood household smoke exposure and self-reported antisocial behavior in early adolescence. ...
Massive investment in future autonomous systems for industry and society
Credit: Mikael Hansson The Kempe Foundations have granted two years of funding for eight postdoctoral researchers in autonomous systems in ...
AAAS and Carnegie Mellon University College of Engineering announce 2016 Fellows
Pittsburgh, PA--James H. Garrett, Jr., and Vijayakumar Bhagavatula of Carnegie Mellon College of Engineering have been named Fellows of the ...
A new system to detect spinal deformity
Credit: Images: Hokkaido University/Noa Co., Ltd. Hokkaido University researchers have developed a symmetry-recognition system for the surface of the human ...
Rice Professor Mason Tomson elected AAAS fellow
Credit: Tommy LaVergne/Rice University HOUSTON -- (Nov. 21, 2016) -- Rice University engineer Mason Tomson has been elected a fellow ...
Fiction-book narratives: Only six emotional storylines
Our most beloved works of fiction hide well-trodden narratives. And most fictions is based on far fewer storylines than you ...
Calculations predict unexpected disorder in the surface of polar materials
The small units that constitute materials are ordered in their surfaces. The knowledge of the surface structure allows scientists to ...
Investing in the ‘bioeconomy’ could create jobs and reduce carbon emissions
A new article looks at the potential benefits of a Billion Ton Bioeconomy, a vision to enable a sustainable market ...
Study uncovers high prevalence of military sexual trauma among transgender veterans
New research found a high prevalence of military sexual trauma (MST) among transgender veterans and an association between the experience ...
Seven MD Anderson faculty elected as AAAS Fellows
In recognition of wide-ranging contributions to the fields of cancer prevention, patient care, and basic, translational, and clinical research, seven ...
When turkeys explode (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Nov. 21, 2016 -- There are three times more cooking fires -- the most ...
ATOMS device effectively treats male incontinence with high patient satisfaction
In the largest study yet to assess the long-term safety and efficacy of the adjustable transobturator male system (ATOMS) to ...
X-rays capture unprecedented images of photosynthesis in action
Loading video... Credit: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Never mind the story of Moses parting the Red Sea. How exactly do ...
Ocean acidification study offers warnings for marine life, habitats
Credit: Christopher Harley, University of British Columbia Acidification of the world's oceans could drive a cascading loss of biodiversity in ...
A new species of quillwort named for the US state of Mississippi
Credit: Peter Schafran Stunningly underwhelming, species of the genus Isoetes, commonly known as quillworts, bear amazing similarity to grass plants ...
Tennessee wine and grape industry experiencing strong growth
Credit: Photo of ripening Tennessee-grown concord grapes by J. Ball, courtesy of the Tennessee Farm Winegrowers Alliance. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- ...
