New report examines the safety of using dispersants in oil spill clean ups
A multi-disciplinary team of scientists has issued a series of findings and recommendations on the safety of using dispersal agents in oil spill clean-up efforts...
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New study first to identify cause of rare genetic metabolic disorder
A new study from BC Children's Hospital, the University of British Columbia (UBC) and an international team of researchers published in the New England Journal...
Physician-writer Siddhartha Mukherjee will be awarded the 2019 Lewis Thomas Prize
Siddhartha Mukherjee has delighted, informed, and touched a wide audience through his books and essays, for which he will be awarded the 2019 Lewis Thomas...
New microscopy technique peers deep into the brain
Credit: Laboratory of Neurotechnology and Biophysics at The Rockefeller University In order to understand the brain, scientists must be able to see the brain--cell by...
Physicists improve understanding of heat and particle flow in the edge of a fusion device
Credit: Elle Starkman Physicists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have discovered valuable information about how electrically charged gas...
Best in snow: New scientific device creates electricity from snowfall
The first-of-its-kind nanogenerator designed by UCLA researchers and colleagues also acts as a weather stationCredit: Stuart Wolpert/UCLA UCLA researchers and colleagues have designed a new...
Dr. Kelly Dorgan receives prestigious CAREER Grant from National Science Foundation
Credit: The Sea Lab at Dauphin Island Dr. Kelly Dorgan of The Sea Lab at Dauphin Island and the University of South Alabama received a...
13th annual Canadian neuroscience meeting
The Scientific Program Committee, chaired by Paul Frankland and co-chair Ruth Slack, along with local chair Julie Lefebvre, have put together an exciting roster of...
Plastic’s carbon footprint
Researchers conduct first global assessment of the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions from plastics From campaigns against microplastics to news of the great Pacific garbage...
Predictability limit: Scientists find bounds of weather forecasting
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- In the future, weather forecasts that provide storm warnings and help us plan our daily lives could come up to five...
Some patients with imminently fatal cancer still receive treatment
American Cancer Society study highlights need to better identify who may not benefit from aggressive treatment Some patients who died within one month of being...
Solving the mystery of fertilizer loss from Midwest cropland
Credit: Bruno Basso Farmers can't predict their annual corn harvest with certainty, but with the help of new research from Michigan State University, they can...
For busy medical students, two-hour meditation study may be as beneficial as longer course
Rutgers-led course found a two-hour intro class on mindfulness is as relaxing as an eight-week immersive course For time-crunched medical students, taking a two-hour introductory...
Low-calorie sweetener derived from lactose gets manufacturing boost from yeast
Credit: Photo courtesy Yong-Su Jin CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The quest to satisfy the sweet tooth without adding to the waistline has a new weapon in...
Pollen genes mutate naturally in only some strains of corn
Rutgers-led study may lead to improved breeding of corn and other cropsCredit: Hugo Dooner/Waksman Institute of Microbiology Pollen genes mutate naturally in only some strains...
