Binge drinking is common among active-duty military personnel and is strongly associated with many health and social problems, including problems with job…
Feb 12, 2009
Scientists at Rochester Institute of Technology are designing a new kind of optical sensor to fly in unmanned air vehicles, or surveillance drones, tracking suspects on foot or traveling in vehicles identified as a threat.
Feb 12, 2009
An in-depth study by Sandia National Laboratories and General Motors Corp. has found that plant and forestry waste and dedicated energy crops could sustainably replace nearly a third of gasoline use by the year 2030.
Feb 10, 2009
Two BYU researchers who just returned from Antarctica are reporting a hardy worm that withstands its cold climate by cranking out antifreeze.
Feb 9, 2009
All year is a great time to learn more about science and the people who make the discoveries.
Feb 1, 2009
A grid of small arteries at the surface of the brain redirects flow and widens at critical points to restore blood supply to tissue starved of nutrients and oxygen following a stroke, a study published this week has found.
Jan 31, 2009
What contributes most to a nurturing home environment for three- to five-year-old children of single working mothers?
Jan 30, 2009
A novel technology for synthesising chemicals from plant material could produce liquid fuel for just over €0.50 a litre, say German scientists. But only if the infrastructure is set up in the right way.
Jan 29, 2009
In 2007 a novelist wrote a 469,375 word sentence. I am going to beat him.
Jan 17, 2009
The evolutionary history of diatoms -- abundant oceanic plankton that remove billions of tons of carbon dioxide from the air each year -- needs to be rewritten, according to a new Cornell study.
Jan 8, 2009
Participants in a study who slept on average an hour longer per night than other participants had an associated lower incidence of coronary artery calcification, which is thought to be a predictor of future heart disease.
Dec 26, 2008
A research team has discovered an unexpected mechanism governing alternative splicing, the process by which single genes produce different proteins in different situations.
Dec 26, 2008
Researchers have demonstrated for the first time that people can successfully navigate an obstacle course even after brain damage has left them with no…
Dec 22, 2008
All spiritual experiences are based in the brain. That statement is truer than ever before, according to a University of Missouri neuropsychologist.
Dec 18, 2008
