Month: May 2013

New research maps how Earth’s myriad climates — and the ecosystems that depend on them…

Hawaii, fortunately, has been largely free from hurricanes, only two having made landfall in more…

Thermoelectric materials can be used to turn waste heat into electricity or to provide refrigeration…

The human body contains trillions of cells, all derived from a single cell, or zygote,…

Researchers have discovered why breast cancer patients with dense breasts are more likely than others…

Researchers have discovered that chemo induces a type of nerve damage inside bone marrow that…

In the microscopic world, everything is in motion: atoms and molecules vibrate, proteins fold, even…

Scientists have shown that natural emissions and humanmade pollutants can both have an unexpected cooling…

Parents are advised to make sure their children drink milk and eat other calcium-rich foods…

More children today have a disability than a decade ago, and the greatest increase is…