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Researchers from MIPT have found a solution to the problem of the overheating of active plasmonic components for high-speed data transfer in the optoelectronic microprocessors of the future. These will be able to functio...

A high proportion of older adults entering long-term care homes in Ontario are B12 deficient, with more developing deficiencies over the course of their first year in residence, according to research. There is a connecti...

Reduced meat consumption might not lower greenhouse gas emissions from one of the world's biggest beef producing regions, new research has found.

If the superhero Spider-Man were to climb walls like a true spider, he would need ridiculously enormous feet, a new study finds.

You are likely sharing your home with hundreds of unseen arthropods -- tiny accidental "squatters" that aren't pests at all.

A great variety of multi-legged creatures share our homes, and many of them aren't pests at all.

Smoking pot doesn't make teens any dumber, a new study finds.

Researchers from MIPT have found a solution to the problem of overheating of active plasmonic components. These components will be essential for high-speed data transfer within the optoelectronic microprocessors of the f...

Researchers have developed an array of highly innovative experiments to allow scientists to safely test first-aid measures used for box jellyfish stings -- from folk tales, like urine, to state-of-the-art technologies de...

Glasswork is an ancient technology--though it's perhaps more apt to describe it as an art--that's been subject to refining and improvement over countless generations. While you might not expect new developments to emerge...

Older people who have lower levels of bicarbonate, a main ingredient in baking soda, in their blood may be at increased risk of premature death.

For the first time, researchers have been able to directly estimate the Anglo-Saxon ancestry of the British population, using ancient skeletons. Human remains excavated from burial sites near Cambridge provided the mater...

Intimate partner violence severity has a statistically significant association with depression symptom severity among pregnant women and new mothers living in poor neighborhoods in Cape Town, South Africa, according to a...

Creating smoky clouds easily visible from space, the bushfire in Yarloop, Australia was wild and deadly at the beginning of January.

Texting while driving is a significant risk factor for automobile collisions, and cell phone use while driving is especially prevalent among young people. More than half (52 percent) of a sample of 861 college students i...

13 new articles by Veterans Affairs researchers and colleagues are looking at differences in aging and mortality between veteran and non-veteran women.

Influenza causes serious illness among millions of people each year, resulting in 250,000 to 500,000 deaths, according to the World Health Organization. Those most at risk include infants younger than six months, because...

An evolutionarily conserved molecular code, present on cell surface adhesion molecules, is a critical regulator of cell motility, recent research demonstrates. For decades scientists have known that human cells must recy...

While emergency department visits for young adults ages 19 to 25 decreased slightly overall following the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, visits for mental illnesses in this age group increased 'significantly,...

Post-term deliveries, even among low-risk pregnancies, are associated with increased short-term risks to newborns, including illnesses and infections. The study isolates the post-term due date as a single, influential ri...

A new technique uses strong isopeptide bonds to link virus-like particles and antigens to create viral vectored vaccines with fewer errors, report scientists at the conclusion of their investigation.

The case is being made for policies and practices that give terminally ill patients more control over how and where they will die.