Carbon nanomaterials can mix in water despite being hydrophobic, raising the possibility of a spreading spill in the future.

A surface coated in spiky polymer molecules destroys the flu virus at a touch, according to a new report. The experimental substance, which can be applied like paint, might complement other germ control methods used in public spaces such as hospitals and airplanes.

New research seems to show that the presence or absence of new information--represented by the neurotransmitter glutamate--may determine a young neuron's survival.

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of people's brains can reveal what types of images they have recently seen.

"One of the hottest anti-aging elixirs du jour is human growth hormone (GH)...But beware: Eager as you might be to purchase youth in a bottle, a new study says there's zero scientific evidence that growth hormones are any more effective at turning back the clock than tap water or snake oil."

"The federal government is testing so-called backscatter x-ray machines there, which can detect potentially threatening objects under a person's clothes by picking up x-rays scattered by materials. (Traditional x-ray machines pick up signals that pass through or are absorbed.)"

A marijuana cigarette also deposits four times as much of that tar as an equivalent tobacco one. Scientists were therefore surprised to learn that a study of more than 2,000 people found no increase in the risk of developing lung cancer for marijuana smokers.

"Exploding the myth that premium gasoline delivers better performance in the average automobile." - Scientific American

Despite being the staple of flood-prone regions, most strains of rice die if submerged for more than four days and even short-term inundation can stunt growth and impact harvests. Now researchers have identified a gene that [...] conferred the ability to withstand high waters for up to two weeks and then renew growth once the waters subsided.

The Atlantic forests of Brazil, which in the past 400 years have been reduced to less than 8 percent of their original size, could contain as many as 13 million unidentified species of bacteria, a new study has found. They indicate a potentially untapped resource for drug development.

"In parts of the Republic of Congo in equatorial Africa, nearly all the gorillas are gone. Just what was killing these great apes was unclear. Now researchers finger the Zaire strain of the Ebola virus as the culprit. "No doubt that's what killed them,""

A study published in the journal Archives of Environmental Contamination and Technology showed rats fed for 90 days on Monsanto's MON863 maize showed "signs of toxicity" in the liver and kidneys. "It is the first time that independent research, published in a peer-reviewed journal, has proved that a GM food presents signs of toxicity,"

Embryonic stem cells differ from other cells in the body. They can divide seemingly endlessly; they do not perform a specialized function; and, ultimately, they can become any other type of cell. How they do this remains a mystery, but new research has uncovered some of the genes that allow these cells to renew themselves.

New research seems to show that the presence or absence of new information--represented by the neurotransmitter glutamate--may determine a young neuron's survival.

Salmon spawn endangered trout; the story sounds fishy but it's true.

New research seems to show that the presence or absence of new information--represented by the neurotransmitter glutamate--may determine a young neuron's survival.

Making memories seems like a difficult proposition given that our synapses are constantly in action. Regardless of the perpetual exchange of molecules, our memories remain stable. According to a pair of researchers, it is the presence of scaffolding proteins in the synapses that anchor our life lessons within the chaos of brain activity.

Millions of tiny microbes infest the water carrying the detritus of human life and society. Some of them steadily break down the organic material in waste streams and produce electrons in the process.New research shows how such biological power plants can be stacked to create usable current.

"One of the hottest anti-aging elixirs du jour is human growth hormone (GH)...But beware: Eager as you might be to purchase youth in a bottle, a new study says there's zero scientific evidence that growth hormones are any more effective at turning back the clock than tap water or snake oil."

Smell that? It's the scent of mounting credibility for a controversial theory of smell that puts molecular vibrations front and center. Physicists have now analyzed the proposed mechanism and deemed it plausible.

A marijuana cigarette also deposits four times as much of that tar as an equivalent tobacco one. Scientists were therefore surprised to learn that a study of more than 2,000 people found no increase in the risk of developing lung cancer for marijuana smokers.

A scientist from Italy has offered another possibility for getting rid of carbon dioxide: turn it back into fuel. The process uses solar energy gathered by a titanium dioxide film to ionize CO2 in its liquid form. Mixing this ionized liquid carbon dioxide with water, chemists can create longer carbon chains - even methanol.

Despite being the staple of flood-prone regions, most strains of rice die if submerged for more than four days and even short-term inundation can stunt growth and impact harvests. Now researchers have identified a gene that [...] conferred the ability to withstand high waters for up to two weeks and then renew growth once the waters subsided.

"Exploding the myth that premium gasoline delivers better performance in the average automobile." - Scientific American

a new drilling project at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean has reached almost a mile below the sea-floor and exposed what lies beneath the uppermost layer of crust for the first time.

Of late, the enormous glaciers that flowdown to the sea from the interior of Greenland have been picking up speed. In the last few years, enough ice has come off the northern landmass to sustain the average flow of the Colorado River for six years or fill Lake Mead three times over or cover the state of Maryland in 10 feet of water.

"One of the hottest anti-aging elixirs du jour is human growth hormone (GH)...But beware: Eager as you might be to purchase youth in a bottle, a new study says there's zero scientific evidence that growth hormones are any more effective at turning back the clock than tap water or snake oil."

"One of the hottest anti-aging elixirs du jour is human growth hormone (GH)...But beware: Eager as you might be to purchase youth in a bottle, a new study says there's zero scientific evidence that growth hormones are any more effective at turning back the clock than tap water or snake oil."

a new drilling project at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean has reached almost a mile below the sea-floor and exposed what lies beneath the uppermost layer of crust for the first time.

A surface coated in spiky polymer molecules destroys the flu virus at a touch, according to a new report. The experimental substance, which can be applied like paint, might complement other germ control methods used in public spaces such as hospitals and airplanes.

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