On May 31, the 50-foot-wide superconducting electromagnet at the center of the Muon g-2 experiment…
Sour taste cells detect water
Sour-sensing taste cells also help us detect, or taste, water, new research shows.
Taking antidepressants during pregnancy not associated with neonatal problems at 2-4 weeks
Babies exposed to an antidepressant or a mood disorder during fetal life did not have…
Saving Lives and Money: The Potential of Solar to Replace Coal
By swapping solar photovoltaics for coal, the US could prevent 51,999 premature deaths a year,…
Vibrating, cold device enables quick IV insertion while reducing kids’ pain in emergency room
A vibrating device, used with a cold pack, relieves a child’s pain while emergency department…
Seeing light-to-energy transfer in new solar cell materials
Scientists are now able to capture the moment less than one trillionth of a second…
Closing in on the secret of possible new enzymes
Chemists have investigated the biological function of patellamides. Patellamides were first isolated in 1981 from…
Big fish in big trouble in Europe
Many large fish species, including many of the sharks and rays of Europe, are threatened with extinction….
2017 hurricane season follows year of extremes
2016 hurricane season started in January and ended 318 days later in late-November. Hurricane Matthew…
Steep declines in Kauai’s seabird populations, radar reveals
The island of Kauai is home to two endangered seabirds, the Hawaiian Petrel and the…