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Credit: AIP Publishing WASHINGTON, D.C., August 29, 2017 -- There might be a new and improved way to rid contaminated soil of toxins and pollutants:...

How do birds navigate over long distances? This complex question has been the subject of debate and controversy among scientists for decades, with Earth's magnetic...

Credit: Ludmer Centre The origins of autism remain mysterious. What areas of the brain are involved, and when do the first signs appear? New findings...

Credit: American Chemical Society PHILADELPHIA -- Ian A. Blair, PhD, an internationally recognized expert on applying mass spectrometry, which measures the characteristics of individual molecules,...

Credit: Dr. Peter K. L. Ng A new species of crab with star-shaped tubercles all over its body has been collected from red coral beds...

Parkinson's disease is an insidious disease: by the time it manifests as the typical motor dysfunctions such as tremors or muscle rigidity, portions of the...

Credit: US Department of Agriculture Some commercial beekeeping practices may harm honeybees more than help them, scientists warn in a paper published in the journal...

Credit: US National Park Service, Public Domain WASHINGTON, D.C., August, 29, 2017 -- Northern China's roadsides are peppered with deciduous phoenix trees, producing an abundance...

Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - Using a combination of computational and experimental techniques, a research team at the University of Massachusetts Amherst led by...

Researchers at the US Environmental Protection Agency and the University of Minnesota - Crookston marked a significant milestone in the field of aquatic toxicology with...

Although common opinion holds that exposure to pesticides increases adverse birth outcomes, the existing body of scientific evidence is ambiguous. Logistical and ethical barriers --...

Our bodies, with all their different features and variations, are the result of well-orchestrated processes that dictate what and how cells develop into the organs...

Credit: David Hirsch Researchers have identified a set of genes that help control early drought response in a popular global crop. The pioneering study, conducted...

By combining new system-biological analyses and advanced data analysis, researchers at Karolinska Institutet have been able to monitor the maturation process of the immune system...

Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--A natural process that occurs during photosynthesis could lead to the design of more efficient artificial solar cells, according to researchers...