While looking for ways to make tomatoes and other crop plants more productive, researchers developed…
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Cell phone conversations hinder child pedestrian crossing abilities
A new study from one of the world’s most sophisticated traffic research facilities enables researchers…
A new animal model to understand metastasis in sarcomas
Researchers have developed a modified version of an orthotopic model to recreate the metastatic steps…
New species of pterosaur discovered in Patagonia
Scientists today announced the discovery of a new species of pterosaur from the Patagonia region…
People with alcohol dependency lack important enzyme
A research group has identified an enzyme whose production is turned off in nerve cells…
Poof! The weird case of the X-ray that came out blank
Imagine getting a medical X-ray that comes out blank – as if your bones had…
First two weeks of football practice the most dangerous for heat-related illness
Football players are more likely to suffer from heat-related illness during the first two weeks…
Use it or lose it: Stopping exercise decreases brain blood flow
Researchers examined cerebral blood flow in master athletes (ages 50-80 years) before and after a…
How aged wine gets its aroma
Researchers have discovered an enzyme that plays a leading role in the formation of compounds…
Anti-friction solutions? Very thin layers of water can become ice-like at room temperature
New research shows that a nanometer-thin layer of water between two charged surfaces exhibits ice-like…