Researchers uncover life's power generators in the Earth's oldest groundwaters

An international team of researchers has discovered 1.2-billion-year-old groundwater deep in a gold- and uranium-producing mine…

Scientists uncover novel aspects of HIV infection by monitoring sugars at the surface of individual immune cells

HIV researchers have long been trying to identify the specific cells that the virus prefers to…

As 'Run 3' begins, CERN touts discovery of exotic particles

The physics lab that’s home to the world’s largest atom smasher announced on Tuesday the observation…

NASA: Contact lost with spacecraft on way to test moon orbit

NASA said Tuesday it has lost contact with a $32.7 million spacecraft headed to the moon…

Avian influenza: Past, present, future

Due to the possibility that bird flu viruses could mutate and gain the ability to spread…

Video: Why don't we have synthetic blood yet?

Millions of liters of blood are donated around the world every year, but there’s still not…

Arctic temperatures are increasing four times faster than global warming

A new analysis of observed temperatures shows the Arctic is heating up more than four times…

In Sweden, municipal housing policy influences refugee reception

A new academic article, published in Frontiers in Political Science, analyzes how the Settlement Act is…

How well do prematurely-born children do in school?

How does preterm birth affect children’s school grades? Using Swedish registers for children born 1982–1994, a…

Nano-rust: Smart additive for autonomous temperature control

The right temperature matters—whether in technical processes, for the quality of food and medicines, or the…