Scientists can be victims of sexual abuse from their peers just as in any institution. Credit: Minerva Studio By Margaret C. Hardy, The University of Queensland The life sciences have come under fire…

The hygiene hypothesis and its cousins, like that rural settings make children microbiologically stronger, now has a study that vegetarian activists are not going to like: sleeping on…

In order to understand the genesis and treatment of cancer scientists are searching for links between genetic alterations and those diseases.  Historically, most of those studies have focused on…

Materials made from nano-particles have long been touted as the future viable solar energy production and better touch screens. The black box between the present and the future of these wonder…

The number of California blue whales has rebounded to near historical levels - and they would be even higher if they didn't run into or get hit by commercial shipping. Blue whales, nearly 100 feet in…

The coffee plant has a newly sequenced genome and that can tell scientists what they really want to know about: the evolution of caffeine. The sequences and positions of genes in the coffee plant…

Doctors in Australia are reporting 61 percent fewer cases of genital warts among young women since the introduction of the national human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination program. The study reviewed…

The inter-agency commission of the Cosmonauts' Training Center on Friday approved the primary crew lineup for the Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft. The crew consists of Roscosmos (Russia's Federal Space…

Asteroid 2014 RC will buzz the Earth today. But don't be alarmed.  The small asteroid was initially discovered on the night of August 31st by the Catalina Sky Survey near Tucson, AZ, and…

Different kind of chocolate factory. Credit: Cklaighe/Conversation composite By Jordan Gaines Lewis, Penn State College of Medicine I live in the city of Hershey, otherwise known as “the sweetest…

Hospitals can greatly improve their flu vaccination rate among health care workers by forcing employees to get them, finds the Henry Ford Health System where they did just that. Citing its own data,…

Wheat is the latest fad diet victim and a new study presented at the European Respiratory Society's International Congress adds to its villainy. It says flour is worse for occupational asthma in…

2014RC is a 60 foot (or about 20 meter) wide asteroid detected at the last possible minute.  This small asteroid will not hit Earth.  What about the ones like it that eventually will?…

2014RC is a 60 meter wide asteroid detected at the last possible minute.  This small asteroid will not hit Earth.  What about the ones like it that eventually will?   I ask that…

The critical links between water, sanitation, and our global consumption of energy – the “energy-water nexus” are more obvious than ever before. But how many of us will take direct action at the most…

Blood may look like blood but it doesn't always behave like blood.  The longer blood is stored, the less it can carry oxygen into the tiny microcapillaries of the body, says a new study that…

If you enjoy a sweet, fleshy peach today, give some thanks to scientifically minded, free-market farmers in China 7,500 years ago. A new analysis has found that the domestic peaches popular worldwide…

The Obama administration opened up a new front in the culture wars by creating a stunning social media campaign to get out the vote, and they have leveraged new media since; only one internal…

A new blood test could allow doctors to predict which ovarian cancer patients will respond to particular types of treatment. The test could be developed and used in hospitals within the next few…

A gene patent means only the patent-holder has the right to undertake research and development involving that gene.Credit: Shutterstock By Rodney Scott, University of Newcastle The Federal Court’s…