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(Institute for Basic Science) IBS plant scientists discover a new epigenetic mechanism that contributes to plants' decision to flower.

To aid in the search for life on Mars, people should look at the way primitive life on Earth modifies the environment around it.

Laparoscopic gastric bypass is an effective treatment for obesity, but a new study finds that patients who undergo the surgery often complain of gastrointestinal problems. The study included 249 obese patients who underw...

She was a physicist, too—and nobody knows for sure how muchshe contributed to his groundbreaking science --

Marijuana use among pregnant women in the U.S. increased by 62 percent from 2002 to 2014, a new study finds.

How do scientists build better flying robots? They look to the natural world for inspiration.

(Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology) The main type of nuclear fuel is the uranium oxide pellet composition. But there is incomplete understanding of fuel transformation mechanisms during nuclear reactor operating...

(ICFO-The Institute of Photonic Sciences) Flexible transparent conductor free of reflection and scattering is in Nature Communications.

Stretching time scales to explore extreme events in nature seemed impossible, yet this feat is now conceivable thanks to a team from the Institut FEMTO-ST (CNRS/UFC/UTBM/ENSMM), which used an innovative measurement techn...

A new material could become the basis for future data storage devices, since it may enable significant reductions in energy demands in comparison to present-day hard drives. This is a material from the class of so-called...

Children begin using olfactory information to help guide their responses to emotionally-expressive faces at about age five, research shows. These findings advance understanding of how children integrate different types o...

A band of molten iron is churning slowly deep inside Earth, much in the same way as a jet stream, a new study finds.

(Tokyo Institute of Technology) While metamorphic reactions in the subducting slab liberate large amounts of fluids, low-frequency earthquakes (LFE) largely occur beneath impermeable unmetamorphosed overlying plate, and ...

Multiresistant bacteria scientists around the world are working hard to win the battle against multi-resistant bacteria. A new publication now presents how even sensitive bacteria often manage to survive antibiotic treat...

Breakthrough findings demonstrate a possible target and potential drug treatment to restore memory loss and extend life span in mice with neurodegeneration.

Researchers have developed the first vaccine for chikungunya fever made from an insect-specific virus that doesn't have any effect on people, making the vaccine safe and effective. The newly developed vaccine quickly pro...

Researchers have developed a novel method for delivering therapeutic molecules into cells. The method harnesses gold nanoparticles that are electrically activated, causing them to oscillate and bore holes in cells' outer...

With millions of Americans decorating their homes for the holidays, tangles of extension cords and electrical wires are a common sight. Researchers have estimated more than 1,000 injuries in children caused by oral elect...

The prevalence of past-month marijuana use among reproductive-aged women rose from 2.4 percent in 2002 to 3.9 percent in 2014, an increase of 62 percent. Past-month marijuana use was highest among those ages 18 to 25 yea...

By interfacing brain cells onto graphene, researchers have shown they can differentiate a single hyperactive cancerous cell from a normal cell, pointing the way to developing a simple, noninvasive tool for early cancer d...

A change in weather patterns, brought on by the 'Godzilla' El Niño of 2015, fueled the Zika outbreak in South America, researchers report.

Women with significant aortic valve disease who undergo transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) are considered higher risk than men in some respects. However, their survival rate one year after having had the proce...