Research offers new insight into bacterial infections found in the noses of healthy cattle

New research led by academics at the University of Bristol Veterinary and Medical Schools used the…

Optofluidic chip with nanopore 'smart gate' developed for single molecule analysis

A new chip-based platform developed by researchers at UC Santa Cruz integrates nanopores and optofluidic technology…

Discovery of a bottleneck relief in photosynthesis may have a major impact on food crops

Scientists have found how to relieve a bottleneck in the process by which plants transform sunlight…

Acoustic Diagnostics

ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano running “Acoustic Diagnostics”, an Italian Space Agency (ASI) experiment, in cooperation with…

Fracking has less impact on groundwater than traditional oil and gas production

Conventional oil and gas production methods can affect groundwater much more than fracking, according to hydrogeologists…

Trans-Brazil trail raises hopes for future of Atlantic Forest

Luiz Pedreira walks with other hikers beneath the Atlantic Forest’s thick canopy in Brazil, where an…

Global meet to mull trade rules to protect endangered species

Specialists will meet in Geneva from Saturday to try to tighten rules on trade in elephant…

Critics: Oregon courts disaster with new tsunami-zone law

With sunlight sparkling off surrounding Yaquina Bay, workers are putting up an ocean-studies building, smack in…

Gentle giraffes threatened with 'silent extinction'

For most of his life as a Samburu warrior, Lesaiton Lengoloni thought nothing of hunting giraffes,…

Sinking city: Indonesia's capital on brink of disaster

Time is running out for Jakarta. Click here for original story, Sinking city: Indonesia’s…