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Spinach gave Popeye super strength, but it also holds the promise of a different power for a group of scientists: the ability to convert sunlight into a clean, efficient alternative fuel.

Physicists Sergei Filippov (MIPT and Russian Quantum Center at Skolkovo) and Mario Ziman (Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic, and the Institute of Physics in Bratislava, Slovakia) have found a way to preserve qua...

The birds of the American Southwest are as numerous and diverse as the multiple environments and landscapes upon which they carry on their daily life cycles.

The Southwest's underground water supplies are shrinking faster than they're being replenished.

Primary care treatment of overweight and obese preschoolers works better when treatment targets both parent and child compared to when only the child is targeted. The study results suggest that overweight or obese childr...

Researchers may have found a way to delay or even prevent Alzheimer's disease. They discovered that pre-treatment of neurons with the anti-aging protein Klotho can prevent neuron death in the presence of the toxic amyloi...

A sake brewery has its own microbial terroir, meaning the microbial populations found on surfaces in the facility resemble those found in the product, creating the final flavor according to research. This is the first ti...

The first-ever inherently antioxidant biomaterial has been created by researcher. It has the potential to prevent failure in medical devices and surgical implants. The lead researcher said the new biomaterial could be us...

Millions of people in the United States have a circulatory problem of the legs called peripheral vascular disease. It can be painful and may even require surgery in serious cases. This disease can lead to severe skeletal...

Preventing gun violence will require a scientific public health approach and recognition of the limits of predicting individual cases of violence, according to experts.

Ferric citrate effectively reduced blood phosphorus levels while increasing iron stores and decreasing the need for intravenous iron and anemia medications in dialysis patients, researchers report after conducting a stud...

Among children with sporadic nephrotic syndrome, genetic mutations in the kidney's filtration barrier were frequently linked with a lack of response to immunosuppressive treatments, researchers report. The genetic test w...

On a September day in 1974, Capt. Harold "Buck" Adams set the world speed record in the U.S. military's SR-71 Blackbird aircraft. At the controls of the twin-engine supersonic plane, Adams flew from London to Los Angeles...

A new virus that lives in the gut has just been discovered, and to the surprise of scientists, can be found in about half the world's population, according to a new study.

At a time when scientists are unclear about the current location of NASA's Voyager 1, which began its journey toward interstellar space in 1990, a new study has proposed a test to determine whether the spacecraft has ind...

"To feel envy is human," German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer once said. However, research findings from a study conducted by psychologists in California suggest that even our canine companions might suffer an occasion...

Start-ups in fusion-energy research are fueled by venture capital and a lot of hope --

A forensic archaeologist unexpectedly found the oldest medical description of a near-death experience in a book from 18th century.

Camped on a glacier, Lisa Grossman meets a robot that could pierce the ice of Jupiter's moon Europa and check its hidden ocean for signs of life

Lying to friends and family members may seem like a quick way to lose their trust, but new research suggests this may not always be the case. Lying for the "right" reasons can actually strengthen some social bonds.

Although most natural and synthetic processes prefer to settle into equilibrium--a state of unchanging balance without potential or energy--it is within the realm of non-equilibrium conditions where new possibilities lie...

Drought is not the only threat to California's water supply - the state's single biggest source of water is a catastrophe waiting to happen (full text available to subscribers)