A study assessed economic returns to three season extension methods for strawberry production in the…
Month: May 2015
Medical, magnetic millirobots offer hope for less-invasive surgeries
Seeking to advance minimally invasive medical treatments, researchers have proposed using tiny robots, driven by…
Millennials: The least religious generation
In what may be the largest study ever conducted on changes in Americans’ religious involvement,…
Hallucinations and delusions more common than thought
Scientists have found that hearing voices and seeing things (that others cannot) impacts about 5…
Endless oscillations, destined never to relax: A theoretical study on quantum systems
According to classical physics, the universe tends to equilibrium but the same does not apply…
America: Who’s making sure the power stays on?
Electricity systems in the United States are so haphazardly regulated for reliability, it’s nearly impossible…
Researchers discover surprisingly wide variation across species in genetic systems that influence aging
A new study focusing on insulin signaling uncovered surprising genetic diversity across reptiles, birds and…
Pinpointing natural cancer drug’s true origins brings sustainable production a step closer
For decades, scientists have known that ET-743, a compound extracted from a marine invertebrate called…
Telemedicine exams result in antibiotics as often as regular exams, study finds
Telemedicine is growing rapidly, yet there is relatively little research about the quality of such…
DNA: Expanding code of life with new ‘letters’
The DNA encoding all life on Earth is made of four building blocks called nucleotides,…