Credit: Jens-Erik Lund Snee Stanford geophysicists have compiled the most detailed maps yet of the geologic forces controlling the locations, types and magnitudes of earthquakes...
Credit: Photo provided. Kigali, Rwanda - Chinese materials scientist Zhao Dongyuan was named winner of the 2016 TWAS-Lenovo Science Prize today for his work discovering...
Credit: UVM Larner College of Medicine More than two million Americans experience some type of a cardiac event every year. Whether they've had a heart...
Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center believe they have identified a new means of enhancing the body's ability to repair its own cells,...
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Researchers at Oregon State University and other institutions have discovered an important link between the immune system, gut bacteria and glucose metabolism...
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Molecular clocks in cells throughout the body control many physiologic changes in a 24-hour day/night circadian rhythm -- among them...
Red means "Green light, go for it!" Green means: "hmm, better not!" Like an upside down traffic light in our brain, color helps us decide...
The Lancet Countdown: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change is being launched today (Monday 14th Nov) at the COP22 climate talks taking place in...
WASHINGTON -- Despite being touted as a way to reduce emergency department visits, retail clinics opened near emergency departments had little effect on rates of...
Credit: University of Sydney Researchers at the University of Sydney have found that engaging in computer-based brain training can improve memory and mood in older...
Scientists have recently discovered a new bohaiornithid bird specimen from the Early Cretaceous Period of China with remarkably preserved feathers. Bohaiornithid birds belonged to enantiornithes,...
Kigali, 27 October 2016 - The Government of Rwanda in partnership with The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) will host the 27th TWAS General Meeting...
Global carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels did not grow in 2015 and are projected to rise only slightly in 2016, marking three years of...
Showy ornaments used by the male of the species in competition for mates, such as the long tail of a peacock or shaggy mane of...
A NEW personalised breast cancer programme which will map patients' DNA and RNA to tailor treatment for individuals launches at the Cancer Research UK Cambridge...
