Researchers have cracked a code that governs infections by the common cold and polio viruses. The code was known, it was 'hidden in plain sight' in the sequence of the ribonucleic acid (RNA) that…

A new genus and species of flowering plants from the custard apple family, Annonaceae, has been discovered in the jungles of Gabon by French and Gabonese botanists. The extraordinary genus was named…

By inserting a specific strain of bacteria into the microenvironment of aggressive ovarian cancer, researchers transformed the behavior of tumor cells from suppression to immunostimulation - they…

The world's urban areas have experienced significant increases in heat waves over the past 40 years, according to new research published today. These prolonged periods of extreme hot days have…

No one likes to think of hospital patients like a factory assembly line but with more and more people competing for the same number of doctors, a lot of the patients entering the doors don't need…

A study conducted by researchers at the UAB, the Catalan Institute of Health (ICS) and the FPCEE Blanquerna (Ramon Llull University), and which included the methodological support of the Institute…

Cell cultures used in biology and medical research may not act as a faithful mimic of real tissue, according to research published in Genome Biology. The study finds that laboratory-grown cells…

Archaeologists from the University of York and Queens College, City University New York (CUNY) have discovered the first use of pottery in north-eastern North America was largely due to the cooking,…

One in three people say they would risk living a shorter life instead of taking a daily pill to prevent cardiovascular disease, according to new research in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and…

By Dan Jerker B. Svantesson, Co-Director Centre for Commercial Law at Bond University. Cloud computing, by its very nature, transcends location, geography and territorial boundaries. Data accessed in…

When we concentrate on something, we also engage in the unsung, parallel act of purposefully ignoring other things. A new study describes how the brain may achieve such "optimal inattention." With…

The largest rodent ever to have lived may have used its front teeth just like an elephant uses its tusks, a new study led by scientists at the University of York and The Hull York Medical School…

Relative sea-level rise has been a major factor driving the evolution of reef systems during the Holocene. Most models of reef evolution suggest that reefs preferentially grow vertically during…

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska has been a center of debate on the trade-offs between environmental protection and oil drilling for decades. Alaska Region US Fish&Wildlife Service,…

AirAsia 8501 - News, Rumours, Facts And FACs Until such time as an official report is issued it will be difficult for both professionals and ordinary members of the public to determine what most…

Browsing Facebook has become a daily activity for hundreds of millions of people. Because so many people engage with the website daily, researchers are interested in how emotionally involved Facebook…

A truly deep thinker must draw on both science and the humanities. Todd Martin, CC BY-NC By Gregory Crawford, University of Notre Dame The evolution of science and engineering in the 21st century has…

Micro-imprinting and electro-spinning techniques have led to the ability to create a vascular graft composed of three layers and this tri-layer composite means the ability utilize separate materials…

One in three people say they would risk living a shorter life instead of taking a daily pill to prevent cardiovascular disease, according to new research. The scholars surveyed 1,000 people (average…

Does only spending what you make lead to suicide? In the world of weak observational studies, it can. Suicides in Greece reached a 30 year all-time high in 2012, with a sustained upward trend…