9/11 WTC responders show increased physical disability due to PTSD

A new study of more than 1,100 WTC responders indicates a significant increase in physical disability…

Less but more frequent exercise best to reduce weight? Study provides a clue

Low magnitude, high frequency mechanical stimulation (LMMS) reduces adipose (fat) tissue and thus may be a…

Fish oil or fish consumption? New recommendations for pregnant women trying to prevent childhood asthma

Consuming 2-3 servings of fish a week during pregnancy prevents childhood asthma just as much as…

Making glass invisible: A nanoscience-based disappearing act

By texturing glass surfaces with nanosized features, scientists almost completely eliminated surface reflections -- an achievement…

Examining potatoes’ past could improve spuds of the future

Examining the ancestors of the modern, North American cultivated potato has revealed a set of common…

Monster colliding black holes might lurk on the edge of spiral galaxies

The outskirts of spiral galaxies like our own could be crowded with colliding black holes of…

The advent of ‘green’ cattle

Implications of livestock farming on climate change should not be drawn from aggregate statistics, reveals a…

Research aims to help renewable jet fuel take flight

The International Air Transport Association predicts that 7.2 billion passengers will fly in 2035, nearly doubling…

Voltage-driven liquid metal fractals

Researchers have found that gallium indium (EGaIn), a liquid metal with one of the highest surface…

Right whales, already an endangered species, may face a dim future

Researchers show that right whales, already an endangered species, may face a dim future.