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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...

Credit: Randy Kilmer "Food production must double by 2050 to feed the world's growing population." This truism has been repeated so often in recent years...

CHICAGO - A study published in the Journal of Food Science found that expectations of product quality, nutritional content and the amount of money consumers...

Credit: ASCO ALEXANDRIA, Va., February 22, 2017 - CancerLinQ LLC and the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) are partnering to bring radiation oncology expertise...

From earthworm guts to mining waste, scientists are exploring a wide range of new sources of catalysts that could help us make medicines, fuels and...

Credit: Josh Barney | UVA Health System Two drugs used to treat asthma and allergies may offer a way to prevent a form of pneumonia...

Scientists have gotten better at predicting where earthquakes will occur, but they're still in the dark about when they will strike and how devastating they...