Humanmade mangroves could get to the ‘root’ of the problem for threats to coastal areas

With threats of sea level rise, storm surge and other natural disasters, researchers are turning to…

Rapid heart imaging technique may cut costs, boost care in developing world

A new rapid imaging protocol quickly and cheaply diagnosed heart ailments in patients in Peru.

First indicators of prognosis for the most aggressive breast cancer

Researchers report a successful classification of triple breast cancer patients, which for the first time discriminates…

An ocean apart, carnivorous pitcher plants create similar communities

Asian pitchers transplanted to Massachusetts bogs can mimic the living communities of natives so well that…

New potential biotherapy for Alzheimer’s disease

Researchers have discovered that a modified version of an important immune cell protein could be used…

A better way to count boreal birds

Knowing approximately how many individuals of a certain species are out there is important for bird…

How does agriculture affect vulnerable insect-eating birds?

Aerial insectivores -- birds that hunt for insect prey on the wing -- are declining across…

Birth defect predicts testicular cancer, infertility in adulthood

New evidence supports international guidelines recommending surgery before 18 months of age for boys with undescended…

China is hot spot of ground-level ozone pollution

In China, people breathe air thick with the lung-damaging pollutant ozone two to six times more…

How unsecured medical record systems and medical devices put patient lives at risk

Physicians and computer scientists have shown it is easy to modify medical test results remotely by…