Increasing renewable energy may not reduce the use of fossil fuels in the United States, according to a new study .

Using the gene scissors CRISPR and stem cells, researchers have managed to identify a common denominator for different gene mutations that all cause the neurological disease ALS. The research shows ...

The Arctic is one of the coldest places on Earth, but in recent decades, the region has been rapidly warming, at a rate three to four times faster than the global average. However, current climate ...

Higher maternal selenium levels during pregnancy were associated with a lower risk of streptococcal infections in children, ...

Poor mental health, rising obesity rates, exposure to violence and climate change are among the key challenges facing our ...

Researchers have discovered how an ion channel in the brain's neurons has a kind of 'molecular memory', which contributes to ...

New research has revealed that puff adders (Bitis arietans) can be highly efficient at controlling rodent populations that threaten agricultural production on the continent.

Plants that reproduce exclusively by self-pollination arise from populations with extremely low diversity to begin with. The research not only adds a facet to possible evolutionary strategies, but ...

Head and neck cancer researchers are reporting the development and testing of HPV-DeepSeek, a novel liquid biopsy assay. In their new study, HPV-DeepSeek achieved 99% sensitivty and specifity for ...

The orbital angular momentum of electrons has long been considered a minor physical phenomenon, suppressed in most crystals and largely overlooked. Scientists have now discovered that in certain ...

Astronomers have filled a large gap in knowledge about Mars' water cycle. Their research on water percolating from surface to ...

New research could improve the efficiency of electrochemical carbon-dioxide capture and release by six times and cut costs by at least 20 percent. Researchers added nanoscale filtering membranes to a ...