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Beetles wear a body armor that should weigh them down -- think medieval knights and turtles. In fact, those hard shells protecting delicate wings are...

Credit: Tokyo Institute of Technology The Earth's core consists mostly of a huge ball of liquid metal lying at 3000 km beneath its surface, surrounded...

Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser Astronomers using the TRAPPIST-South telescope at ESO's La Silla Observatory, the Very Large Telescope (VLT) at Paranal and the NASA Spitzer Space...

Researchers from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) have harnessed the power of CRISPR/Cas9 to create more-potent chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells that enhance...

New ways to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) into methane gas for energy use are a step closer after scientists discovered how bacteria make a component...

Credit: Imagery by DigitalGlobe © 2017 Transshipment, the transfer of goods from one boat to another, is a major pathway for illegally caught and unreported...

DURHAM, N.C. -- It may seem obvious, but the key to confirming whether someone is suffering from a cold or flu virus might lie at...

Credit: Provided by Crop Science Society of America When deciding what crops to grow during a season, growers look at several factors. Do the crops...

Using new technologies, researchers have discovered numerous neural circuits that regulate sleep/wake cycles. Findings provide new targets for therapies to promote sleep or enhance wakefulness....

LOS ALAMOS, N.M., Feb. 22, 2017--In a new study published today in the journal PLOS ONE, Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists have taken a condensed...

Chemists at the University of Waterloo, SCIEX and Pfizer have discovered a new way to help the pharmaceutical industry identify and test new drugs, which...

BINGHAMTON, NY - Social information gathered from friends and experts, depending on the complexity of the product, can decrease uncertainty in crowdfunding campaigns, according to...

INDIANAPOLIS and TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Indiana University Research and Technology Corp. and Rose-Hulman Ventures have been partnering since 2010 to develop prototypes of high-tech...

Credit: NASA For more than a decade, CubeSats, or small satellites, have paved the way to low-Earth orbit for commercial companies, educational institutions, and non-profit...

Heidelberg, 22 February 2017 - A common strategy to create high-yielding plants is hybrid breeding - crossing two different inbred lines to obtain characteristics superior...