Can watching pro sports on TV prevent crime?

The entertainment provided by televised sporting events has a significant effect on crime in Chicago, reducing…

Tobacco aside, e-cigarette flavorings may harm blood vessels

Flavoring chemicals widely used in e-cigarettes and other tobacco products may be toxic to the cells…

Amber fossils provide oldest evidence of frogs in wet, tropical forests

99-million-year-old amber fossils from Myanmar provide the earliest evidence of frogs in wet, tropical forests.

Scientists identify enzyme responsible for vascular damage caused by aircraft noise

In a recent study, scientists have identified an enzyme responsible for aircraft-related vascular damage. The researchers…

Allergen in red meat linked to heart disease

A team of researchers says it has linked sensitivity to an allergen in red meat to…

Plants open their pores and scientists strike gold

Plants containing the element gold are already widely known. The flowering perennial plant alfafa, for example,…

Endocrine-disrupting pesticides impair frog reproduction

In a new study, researchers have investigated how the endocrine-disrupting substance linuron affects reproduction in the…

Long suspected theory about the moon holds water

Scientists have discovered a mineral known as moganite in a lunar meteorite found in a hot…

Fair classroom practices disarm threat of evaluation retaliation

While tuition inflation presents a challenge for many college-bound students, an area of growing concern for…

Short gamma-ray bursts do follow binary neutron star mergers

Researchers have confirmed that last fall's union of two neutron stars did in fact cause a…