Category: Science

Companies which participate in voluntary environmental programs actually do worse in their attempts to help…

Europe’s new ATV space vehicle is in orbit following Sunday’s launch, but has one glitch…

South Korea replaces its first-choice candidate for a space mission, after a request from Russia.

Transfer RNA is an ancient molecule, central to every task a cell performs and thus…

Cancer cells get a helping hand from platelets, specialized blood cells involved in clotting. Platelets…

A chemical in broccoli switches on a set of antioxidant genes and enzymes in specific…

One strategy being pursued to develop new vaccines against infectious diseases is DNA vaccination. The…

A team of bioinformaticians report the discovery of a structural alphabet that can be used…

Smoking is a major risk factor for stroke in China, accounting for about one in…

A tax meant to persuade businesses to cut their carbon emissions has been partially successful,…