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Credit: Kobe University Photosynthesis requires a mechanism to produce large amounts of chemical energy without losing the oxidative power needed to break down water. A...

One of the most common combined oral contraceptive pills has a negative impact on women's quality of life but does not increase depressive symptoms. This...

The University of Manchester is part of a new consortium which will develop new CT and MRI scan techniques and biomarkers to look at the...

Credit: Karl Vogel | University of Nebraska-Lincoln Engineering One of the biggest problems with computers, dating to the invention of the first one, has been...

For such small and delicate creatures, they can pack mighty painful stings. Known as clinging jellyfish because they attach themselves to seagrasses and seaweeds, Gonionemus...

Credit: Michigan Technological University For the second year in a row, the Isle Royale wolf population remains a mere two. Researchers from Michigan Tech say...

Young adults get more pleasure from smoking cigarettes while they are drinking alcohol than they do while using marijuana, according to a new UC San...

Saturated fat is a prime suspect in the onset of osteoarthritis after QUT scientists found it changed the composition of cartilage, particularly in the weight-bearing...

Credit: Image provided by Dr. Katherine Gentry Birds sing differently in response to traffic noise, which potentially affects their ability to attract mates and defend...

The commonly used antibiotic azithromycin is not linked to an increased risk of ventricular arrhythmia, an often life-threatening rapid, irregular heartbeat, according to a large...

AURORA, Colo. (April 18, 2017) - Cannabinoids contain anti-inflammatory properties that could make them useful in the treatment of a wide-range of skin diseases, according...

Researchers are embarking on a major collaboration to characterise Colombia's plant and animal life, from densely rich cloud forests to little-seen museum collections. International research...

Credit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. A research group, including Emeritus Professor Tsuneo Nitta, Professor Junsei Horikawa, and Assistant Professor Shunji...

Credit: UT Arlington Nanotechnology, including nanomedicine and nanomaterials, is an increasingly important tool in the treatment of many diseases, and a new grant will allow...

Credit: Ben Corwin, UK Research Communications LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 17, 2017) - The University of Kentucky was recently awarded a prestigious Centers of Biomedical Research...