Ever wondered what makes the collective behaviour in insect swarms possible? Andy Reynolds from Rothamsted Research, UK, and colleagues at Stanford University, California, USA, modelled...
Credit: photo: DESY/D. Noelle Accelerated electrons have passed through the complete 2.1 kilometre length of the accelerator tunnel. In the next step, the energy of...
Blood transfusions can save the lives of patients who have suffered major blood loss, but hospitals don't always have enough or the right type on...
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 19, 2017 -- Researchers have developed a large-scale method for calculating the nitrogen footprint of...
Credit: Kimberly Cartier Using game features in non-game contexts, computers can learn to build personalized mental- and physical-therapy programs that enhance individual motivation, according to...
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New guidelines to help clinicians use the latest telemedicine communication technologies to provide remote care for patients with symptoms...
WASHINGTON, DC -- If an asteroid struck Earth, which of its effects--scorching heat, flying debris, towering tsunamis--would claim the most lives? A new study has...
Credit: University of Wyoming When grasslands feature a wide array of plant species, they provide a variety of benefits for humans and animals, including enhanced...
In an article published yesterday in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution John Fitzpatrick, a lecturer at Stockholm University, and his colleagues show self interest...
Credit: Lillie Langlois, Penn State Fragmentation of ecologically important core forests within the northern Appalachians -- driven by pipeline and access road construction -- is...
Scores of undocumented immigrant youth in the U.S. who are pursuing careers in the chemical sciences and related fields face an uncertain future in this...
As consumers upgrade their gadgets at an increasing pace, the amount of electronic waste we generate continues to mount. To help combat this environmental problem,...
Credit: M. Battino et al. A study by European and Latin American researchers has shown that strawberry extract can inhibit the spread of laboratory-grown breast...
Credit: UVA Health System The University of Virginia Health System's pioneering use of focused sound waves to treat essential tremor, the most common movement disorder,...
A team of scientists from Singapore has discovered new ways in which cancers can escape the body's immune system. Focusing on gastric cancer (GC), the...
