Reinforced concrete wall damage may be larger than expected in major Seattle quake

Using ground motions generated for a range of simulated magnitude 9 earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest,…

Changes in rainfall and temperatures have already impacted water quality

Changes in temperature and precipitation have already impacted the amount of nitrogen introduced into U.S. waterways,…

Perfume makers seek natural, sustainable scents

In 1921, perfumer Ernest Beaux discovered that adding synthetic aldehydes to natural rose and jasmine scents…

Study reveals vast diversity of ocean microbes

Advanced molecular techniques have revealed the diversity of a little-understood group of ocean microbes called protists,…

Chemists invent new Lewis acidity test using fluorescence

York University chemists have invented a new fluorescence-based method for accurately determining the strength of a…

Twitter users younger, better educated than general public: survey

Twitter users in the United States are younger, better educated and more left-leaning than the general…

AT&T shares slump as more TV customers leave

Shares of AT&T slid Wednesday as the wireless and entertainment company reported that its TV customer…

Foxconn says it’s looking for ‘flexibility’ with Wisconsin

Foxconn Technology Group insists it remains committed to a $10 billion project in Wisconsin that employs…

Corruption contagion: How legal and finance firms are at greater risk of corruption

Companies with fewer levels of management such as legal, accountancy and investment banking firms could be…

Scientists are world’s firsts to reproduce complete copy of ‘anti-tumour antibiotic’

After 20 years of dedicated research, scientists have cracked the chemical code of an incredibly complex…