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New paper in Science by U of T Engineering research team charts a road map for displacing fossil fuels in the production of plastics, clothing...

Most people think of optimism as a good thing - a positive outlook in challenging circumstances. But in reality, it's a psychological state that can...

Comprehensive tumor profiling promises new therapeutic options for patients with advanced cancer The WINTHER trial***, NCT01856296, led by investigators from Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology...

Using a computational model, researchers were able to explain, predict, and even manipulate the regeneration of the flatworm bodyCredit: Alexis Pietak & Mike Levin, Tufts...

Grover Swartzlander earns Phase II award from NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts program Scientists have been floating designs for solar sails to propel spacecraft for decades,...

The longevity of Earth's continents in the face of destructive tectonic activity is an essential geologic backdrop for the emergence of life on our planetCredit:...

Doctors at Children's Hospital Los Angeles use novel software to improve accuracy of cancer treatment Doctors at Children's Hospital Los Angeles continue to lead the...

Credit: Paul Scherrer Institute/Mahir Dzambegovic Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have elucidated an important part of a signal pathway that transmits information through...

Credit: Sooyeon Song and Missy Hazen/Penn State Bacterial cells use both a virus -- traditionally thought to be an enemy -- and a prehistoric viral...

Credit: University of Basel, Department of Physics For the first time, physicists at the University of Basel have succeeded in measuring the magnetic properties of...

Mars greenhouse design provides food and exercise for astronautsCredit: Image courtesy of: Thayer School of Engineering HANOVER, N.H. - April 25, 2019 - A team...

Credit: NASA, ESA, A. Riess (STScI/JHU) and Palomar Digitized Sky Survey Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope say they have crossed an important threshold in...

Study of genes related to eye development disorders gets five years of supportCredit: Photo by Evan Krape Months before you were born, your genetic machinery...

Credit: Joseph Xu/Michigan Engineering, Communications & Marketing, University of Michigan ANN ARBOR--A new class of coatings that sheds ice effortlessly from even large surfaces has...

Plumes of air pollution generated from a rapidly expanding city within the Amazon rainforest are wafting hundreds of miles and degrading air quality in the...