Month: June 2012

Sex sells, or at least that is what advertisers hope. A recent study looked at…

More than a dozen Gulf Coast bridges in or near Galveston, Texas, would likely suffer…

Two analyses highlight the growing polarization of public attitudes toward climate change, as well as…

Since the end of the last ice age 21,000 years ago, our planet has seen…

Researchers have just shown how a single atom can be split into its two halves,…

Researchers have developed a highly sensitive detector of infrared light that can be used in…

A new study suggests that protein knots, a structure whose formation remains a mystery, may…

To slow resistance of western corn rootworm beetles to genetically protected crops, much larger refuge…

The projected disappearance of small glaciers worldwide threatens to eliminate the water supply for numerous…

Each year, approximately 8,000 Americans are bitten by venomous snakes. On average, 800 or so…