Category: Science

Hypertensive encephalopathy is an often-fatal disease of the brain that results from extremely high blood…

Quantum cryptography, or quantum key distribution, enables two communicating parties to produce a shared random…

In one of the largest studies of its kind, researchers assessed the risk of exposure…

Humor appears to develop from aggression caused by male hormones, according to new research. A…

Lack of sunlight may increase the risk of lung cancer, suggests a study of rates…

Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) are tiny components etched from silicon. Production is extremely complex, sometimes with…

Severe muscle weakness caused by myasthenia gravis — a highly debilitating autoimmune disorder — can…

As electronics designers cram more and more components onto each chip, current technologies for making…

Latvia struggles to stop people illegally cutting down Christmas trees near the capital Riga.

Austin American-Statesman: When the monsoon comes each summer to this poor Indian village, it brings…