Rain-on-snow flood risk to increase in many mountain regions of the western U.S., Canada

Flooding caused by rain falling on snowpack could more than double by the end of this…

Is too much screen time harming children’s vision?

Does digital eyestrain cause lasting damage to children's eyes? Should your child use reading glasses or…

Created line of spinal cord neural stem cells shows diverse promise

Researchers report that they have successfully created spinal cord neural stem cells (NSCs) from human pluripotent…

Drug prices not always aligned with value, researchers say

In many countries, health care reimbursements for drugs are directly related to their value or net…

System selectively sequesters toxins from water

Engineers are developing ionic water-treatment technology that saves money and energy by selectively removing only hazardous…

Scientists create atomic glue gun to build better nucleic acid therapeutics

Scientists have created a powerful new tool for precisely controlling the 3-D architecture -- also called…

Women survive heart attacks better with women doctors

A review of nearly 582,000 heart attack cases over 19 years showed female patients had a…

Earth at risk of heading towards ‘hothouse Earth’ state

An international team of scientists is showing that even if the carbon emission reductions called for…

Organic makeup of ancient meteorites sheds light on early Solar System

The origin of organic matter found in meteorites that formed during the birth of the Solar…

Stress makes people better at processing bad news

Feeling stressed or anxious makes people more able to process and internalise bad news, finds a…