France slaughtering all ducks in key region due to bird flu

France's agriculture ministry has ordered all remaining 600,000 ducks in a key poultry-producing region slaughtered to…

Solar power lights up lives in Nigeria

The surprise was finding that people dependent on candles, batteries, kerosene and fuel for generators in…

Money-losing Toshiba selling medical leasing unit to Canon

Embattled Japanese electronics maker Toshiba Corp. is selling its stake in a medical equipment leasing company…

Researchers show that silicon can reproduce physical phenomena exploited by high-end telecommunications devices

The Semiconductor Industry Association has estimated that at current rates of increase, computers' energy requirements will…

Pulsations detected in a hot, helium-atmosphere white dwarf

(Phys.org)—Astronomers have recently discovered non-radial oscillations in a hot, helium-atmosphere white dwarf designated PG 0112+104. The…

Lab creates new class of hydrogen sulfide donor molecules

Molecules with the potential to deliver healing power to stressed cells - such as those involved…

New study shows cognitive decline may be influenced by interaction of genetics and… worms

You've likely heard about being in the right place at the wrong time, but what about…

Scientist designs lamp light operative photodynamic molecules for tumor therapy

UMass Medical School scientist Gang Han, PhD, and his team have designed a new class of…

Trust issues: Users more gullible when they customize their technology

Technology may have helped turn users into their own information gatekeepers, but they may not necessarily…

During last warming period, Antarctica heated up two to three times more than planet average

Following Earth's last ice age, which peaked 20,000 years ago, the Antarctic warmed between two and…