Why head and face pain causes more suffering

Scientists have discovered why pain from the head and face can be more disruptive, and more…

Lyft takes Uber challenge north to Canada

US ride-sharing startup Lyft said Monday it is launching next month in Toronto, the first city…

When continents break it gets warm on Earth

The concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere determines whether the Earth is in greenhouse…

Genes that hold the clues to bladder cancer and its treatment

Scientists have discovered the 'genetic signatures' of the most common form of bladder cancer -- and…

Dry eye sufferers will soon have a drug-free solution

A study of dry eye sufferers who inserted a handheld neurostimulator device in their nose to…

Breakthrough in fibrotic diseases that cause organ failure

Scientists make a breakthrough discovery and show that the critical protein interleukin 11 (IL11) causes fibrosis…

Gravitational waves from merging supermassive black holes will be spotted within 10 years

New research predicts that gravitational waves generated by the merger of two supermassive black holes --…

First wild alligator snapping turtle in Illinois since 1984

Researchers report the first sighting in 30 years of a wild alligator snapping turtle in Illinois.…

Supercomputing speeds up deep learning training

Researchers used Stampede2 to complete a 100-epoch ImageNet deep neural network training in 11 minutes --…

Duo of titanic galaxies captured in extreme starbursting merger

Astronomers have uncovered the never-before-seen close encounter between two astoundingly bright and spectacularly massive galaxies in…