How dare biologists create something not found in nature! Well, mankind has a lot of experience in trying to keep nature from killing us - the war between man and nature is a grudge match whose…

To advertisers, there is only one knock on the Science 2.0 audience; there are too many women. Before we complain about the sexism of advertisers, we have to take the issue on its merits. When we…

Researchers of the Universitat Politècnica de València at the Campus de Gandia have designed and experimentally evaluated a new structure that permit the complete absorption of sound at a wide range…

Shakespeare characterized Richard III as a hunchback because his personal and physical deformities were well known. Certainly some history is written by the winners, and he was a big loser in the War…

A Curtin University researcher has shown that ancient volcanic eruptions in Australia 510 million years ago significantly affected the climate, causing the first known mass extinction in the history…

"After the 1974 London Conference, with its strong confirmation of the quark model, a general change of view developed with regard to the structure of hadrons. [...] the quark structure of hadrons…

OAKLAND, Calif. — A key measure of reduced kidney function and chronic kidney disease — reduced glomerular filtration rate — is an independent risk factor for renal and urothelial cancer, according…

A study of 338 patients with coronary artery disease has identified a gene expression profile associated with an elevated risk of cardiovascular death. Used with other indicators such as biochemical…

Want to be sexier? Ask your next potential boyfriend to meet you in a bakery. Perfumes and scented products have been used for centuries as a way to enhance overall personal appearance and studies…

In 1994, Congress passed 42 U.S.C. Section 14141 as part of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, granting the U.S. attorney general the power to initiate structural reform litigation…

When it comes to ecology and zoology, policy actions tend to ignore the system and focus on turning one knob. Then, when the ripple effect is felt throughout the ecosystem, a new knob is turned.…

The American Geosciences Institute's newest Status of the Geoscience Workforce Report, released May 2014, has good news: jobs requiring training in the geosciences continue to be lucrative and in-…

In the never-ending battle between cat and dog owners, one factoid can't be denied: cats are terrible at helping take down big game. But mammoth kill sites in Europe that containing lots of…

Waterpipes - hookahs - create hazardous concentrations of indoor air pollution and poses increased risk from diminished air quality for both employees and patrons of waterpipe bars, according to a…

In the medical work force, women have representation no different than any other corporation. That makes sense, women have accounts for half of all medical student graduates for decades. Yet in the…

You can't seeit from here, but the moon is lopsided; that's because of its gravitational tug-of-war with Earth. The mutual pulling of the two bodies is powerful enough to stretch them both and they…

How much free will do you really have? Hypnosis is silly and there is no "Manchurian Candidate" scenario happening any time soon, but we're all inductance when you get right down to it. And that…

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified a therapeutic target for treating the most common form of eye cancer in adults. They have also, in…

*** Professor Frederick L. Crane started his career as a botanist. He got a BS in Chemistry from the University of Michigan, Ann arbor in 1950 and received his PhD in 1953. Like many scientists of…

People who engage in binge eating, substance abuse and obsessive compulsive disorder all share a common pattern of decision making and similarities in brain structure, according to a  new paper…