Copper a clue in the fight against cancer

For cancer cells to grow and spread around the human body, they need proteins that bind…

Smartphones are reservoirs of allergens according to new research

A new study showed elevated levels of cat and dog allergens, as well as BDG and…

Lowest pollen counts occur between 4:00 a.m. and noon

A new study suggests that early morning hours are better than later in the afternoon for…

NASA returns to its old training grounds: The moonlike lava fields of Arizona

As NASA prepares to return humans to the moon in 2025, it is testing a rover…

Molecular fingerprint behind beautiful pearls revealed

Researchers produce the first robust genome of pearl oysters, which they hope can be used to…

Low levels of air pollution deadlier than previously thought

The World Health Organization’s most recent estimates (2016) are that over 4.2 million people die prematurely…

Earth-sun distance dramatically alters seasons in the equatorial Pacific in a 22,000-year cycle

Earth is closer to the sun at some times of year than at others, with the…

Growing pure nanotubes is a stretch, but possible

Researchers have published a new theory for making batches of carbon nanotubes with a single, desired…

Biomarkers that predict preeclampsia risk

In a study of pregnant women in the United States, investigators found that a specific imbalance…

Mysterious outbreak of bone-eating tuberculosis resembled an ancestral form

The force driving a strange outbreak of tuberculosis that exited the lungs and began chewing away…