Credit: Tom Maniatis/Columbia's Zuckerman Institute NEW YORK -- Columbia scientists have identified a gene that allows neurons that release serotonin -- a neurotransmitter that regulates...
While increased carbon dioxide levels theoretically boost the productivity of nitrogen-fixing bacteria in the world's oceans, because of its "fertilizing" effect, a new study reveals...
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) -- The most barren regions known are the far-flung corners of intergalactic space. In these vast expanses between the galaxies there is...
Credit: Xin Zhang/PNNL RICHLAND, Wash. -- Like two magnets being pulled toward each other, tiny crystals twist, align and slam into each other, but due...
CHICAGO (April 27, 2017): Expectant mothers need not be concerned that they are more prone to develop melanoma, or will have a worse prognosis if...
Credit: Credits: NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response Team Tropical Storm Frances has formed in the Beagle Gulf, east of the Timor Sea near Darwin, Australia,...
Loading video... Credit: UW Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences Girls start believing they aren't good at math, science and even computers at a young...
Credit: © D. Malmquist/VIMS. An annual survey led by researchers at William & Mary's Virginia Institute of Marine Science shows the abundance of underwater grasses...
Credit: UTA Two University of Texas at Arlington College of Science students have been named recipients of National Science Foundation funds to further their graduate...
Credit: Cell Reports / IDIBELL Researchers from the transformation and metastasis group of the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), led by Dr. Eva González-Suárez, have...
Credit: Photograph courtesy of Medical University of South Carolina immunologist Dr. Chrystal M. Paulos and Dartmouth's Dr. Mary Jo Turk. The molecule CD103 is key...
Credit: Allen Institute Putting a turbo engine into an old car gives it an entirely new life--suddenly it can go further, faster. That same idea...
Credit: Photo: JAGO-Team, GEOMAR Because they build their skeletons from calcium carbonate, cold-water corals such as the globally distributed species Lophelia pertusa are considered particularly...
Credit: Photo by Thomas Link The ability of some Western conifer forests to recover after severe fire may become increasingly limited as the climate continues...
The American Physical Society (APS) and The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), as the Host Organization of SCOAP3 (Sponsoring Consortium for Open Access Publishing...
