Month: May 2012

Scientists have found a better way to ‘spell check’ gene sequences.

There has been a massive reduction in the amount of Antarctic bottom water found off…

Engineers have for the first time used “plasmonic cloaking” to create a device that can…

Obese adolescents with no symptoms of heart disease already have heart damage, according to new…

Folic acid fortification of foods may reduce the incidence of the most common type of…

Environmental scientists have discovered that the Arctic accumulation of mercury, a toxic element, is caused…

Researchers have refuted the common belief that stress always causes aggressive behavior.

The plague, bacterial dysentery, and cholera have one thing in common: These dangerous diseases are…

How good are married couples at recognizing each other’s emotions during conflicts? In general, pretty…

The relativistic Hall effect describing objects rotating at speeds comparable with the speed of light…