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November 28, 2016 - A program to educate teens about distracted driving--including a tour of a hospital trauma center and testimony from a trauma survivor--can...

ATHENS, GA - Performance testing of natural turfgrass sports fields requires sampling to obtain information on surface properties (e.g., soil moisture, soil compaction, surface hardness,...

KENNETT SQUARE, PA - As concerns increase about the environmental impacts of harvesting peat and the rising costs of peatmoss used as a growing substrate,...

MAYWOOD, IL - Osteoporosis is preventable and treatable, but only a small proportion of people at risk for fractures are evaluated and treated, according to...

Credit: UCSB Studies of brain activity typically draw their findings from measurement averages across entire groups of subjects. But new research out of UC Santa...

Credit: Photo courtesy of Gregory Peck. ITHACA, NY - Hard cider, an alcoholic beverage produced from fermented apple juice or apple juice concentrate, is gaining...

Credit: Zach Veilleux/The Rockefeller University Microbes have long been an invaluable source of new drugs. And to find more, we may have to look no...

A research team led by University of Minnesota School of Physics and Astronomy Professor Yong-Zhong Qian uses new models and evidence from meteorites to show...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- It's a well-known fact that water, at sea level, starts to boil at a temperature of 212 degrees Fahrenheit, or 100 degrees...

Credit: Dennis Roach, Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- As manufacturers build more wings, fuselages and other major commercial aircraft parts out of solid-laminate composite...

Credit: Charlotte M. Mistretta and colleagues. Disruptions in the Hedgehog signaling pathway can interfere with taste bud maintenance in mice, potentially explaining why some cancer...

Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--While most primary care physicians would provide some information about a medical error, only a minority would fully disclose important information...

Credit: Yingjie Hu KNOXVILLE--When an 8-magnitude earthquake struck Yingjie Hu's home province of Sichuan, China, in 2008, he was more than 1,000 miles away attending...

It can be hard to tell the difference between humans and androids in such sci-fi TV shows as "Westworld." But in real life, beyond our...

Credit: University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering With their potential for big savings through increased energy efficiency and reduced greenhouse gas emissions, interest in...