Biodegradable microsensors for food monitoring

A new generation of microsensors could provide the vital link between food products and the Internet…

Chimpanzees can learn how to use tools without observing others

New observations have led researchers to believe that chimpanzees can use tools spontaneously to solve a…

Large earthquakes along Olympic Mountain faults, Washington State, USA

A comprehensive study of faults along the north side of the Olympic Mountains of Washington State…

Answer to young people’s persistent sleep problems

A collaborative research project indicates high rates of sleep problems continuing through teenage years and into…

Making surgical screws from bones

Biomechanics are developing surgical screws from donated human bone material for foot and jaw surgery together…

Non-toxic flame retardant enters market, study suggests

Chemists have developed and patented an environmentally friendly way to produce flame retardants for foams that…

Delayed diagnosis, not gender, affects women’s treatment for heart disease

Women with heart disease typically receive less complete surgical revascularization with arterial grafts than men do,…

Self-esteem in kids: Lavish praise is not the answer, warmth is

How do children construct views of themselves and their place in the world? Children's social relationships…

Breakthrough in rapid, mass screening for the Ebola virus

A new, faster and safer way of diagnosing the Ebola virus has been developed.

Exploring an ancient event in pumpkin, gourd and melon evolution

Recently, scientists have making great strides in better understanding with the genomes sequenced of cucumber, watermelon,…