Month: July 2014

As anybody who has started a campfire by rubbing sticks knows, friction generates heat. Now,…

NASA Mars rover Curiosity has driven out of the ellipse, approximately 4 miles wide and…

A biomarker has been discovered that could give expecting mothers and their doctors the first…

Researchers have created a lithium ion battery that outperforms the current industry standard by three…

New simulations show that Mercury and other unusually metal-rich objects in the solar system may…

Adults with extreme obesity have increased risks of dying at a young age from cancer…

Throughout evolution, living things have repeatedly developed physically distinct sexes, but how does this actually…

In the UK, about 50 pregnant and postnatal women develop life-threatening severe maternal sepsis (infection…

Scientists are advancing virtual reality technology in the service of studying the science of the…