There's only a 1 in 7000 chance an asteroid will hit the Earth in September

Whenever scientists announce an upcoming close encounter with an asteroid, certain corners of the internet light…

Study identifies most promising feedstocks for pyrolysis-based biorefinery

A study into the composition and processability of different biomass feedstocks has found sunflower seed husks…

Researchers find a way to make Casimir effect attract or repulse depending on gap size

A team of researchers from the University of California at Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory…

Arizona Suffering From Several Large Wildfires

There are several wildfires burning in Arizona as the wildfire season in the West begins in…

Undetected diabetes linked to heart attack and gum disease

People with undetected glucose disorders run a higher risk of both myocardial infarction and periodontitis, according…

Waning potency of pertussis vaccine a significant contributor to recent whooping cough outbreaks

A new study suggests under-vaccination is only one factor contributing to whooping cough outbreaks. …

Chickenpox vaccination lowers risk of pediatric shingles

A study of more than 6 million children showed routine varicella vaccine considerably lessened likelihood of…

Three public health interventions could prevent 94 million premature deaths

Lowering blood pressure, reducing sodium intake, and eliminating trans fat could prevent 94 million early deaths…

What's your poison? Scrupulous scorpions tailor venom to target

Replenishing venom takes time and energy — so it pays to be stingy with stings. According…

Observations unveil chemical structure of the protoplanetary disk Oph-IRS 67

Using the Submillimeter Array (SMA), astronomers have conducted a molecular line study of the protoplanetary disk…