(University of Texas at Austin) Scientists at The University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG) have found that a devastating combination of global warming and...
Under the pledges made by countries under the Paris Agreement on climate change, greenhouse gas emissions could range from 47 to 63 billion metric tons...
Credit: Lauren D. Quinn URBANA, Ill. - Last summer, farmers in the Midwest got an unwelcome surprise after planting native seed on Conservation Reserve Program...
Credit: Saint Louis University In a recent paper published in PLOS One, Saint Louis University professor of physics Jean Potvin, Ph.D., and biologist Alexander Werth,...
Some bodily activities, sleeping, for instance, mostly occur once every 24 hours; they follow a circadian rhythm. Other bodily functions, such as body temperature, cognitive...
Credit: Bryon Veilleux. Boulder, Colo., USA: A new field guide in conjunction with GSA's Rocky Mountain Section meeting offers five field trips that explore the...
CHICAGO (June 6, 2017): Major complications from injury--and consequently a longer hospital stay--are more likely for pediatric and elderly patients nationwide when treatment occurs at...
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (June 6, 2017) - With age, the form and function of our bones and muscles drop off, putting us as...
Credit: L. Alferink and S. Darwish Murad Amsterdam, The Netherlands, June 6, 2017 - Chronic liver diseases rank as the 12th cause of death worldwide...
Credit: Johns Hopkins University When trying to be heard over noise, humans and animals raise their voices. It's a split-second feat, from ear to brain...
Before new nanoparticles or other nanomedicines can be injected into the human body, a whole series of tests must be conducted in the laboratory, then...
Researchers at the University of Turku, Finland, have developed a synthetic material based on the natural hackmanite mineral which produces broad spectrum white light in...
Credit: Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. - The power of friendship gets stronger with age and may even be more important than family relationships,...
Although influenza vaccines are currently the best forms of protection to safeguard people against getting the flu, they are not effective in all cases. A...
A new special issue from Future Science OA examines novel organ-on-a-chip research and provides expert insight into the future of the field. It is well-accepted...
