Algae cultivation technique could advance biofuels

Washington State University researchers have developed a way to grow algae more efficiently -- in days…

Monitoring fluid intake may help improve outcomes for bariatric surgery patients

A well-structured water distribution and documentation process led to increased water intake at one hospital.

The coast is not so clear

For nearly a century, the O'Shaughnessy seawall has held back the sand and seas of San…

Summer sea ice melt in the Arctic

Earlier this year Arctic sea ice sank to a record low wintertime extent for the third…

Long-term brain deficits in cardiac arrest survivors: Treatment?

Research may lead to a treatment to prevent long-term sensory problems by restoring normal brain function…

Engineers invent the first bio-compatible, ion current battery

Engineers have invented a new kind of battery; one that is bio-compatible because it produces the…

Evolutionary biologists solve puzzle of evolutionary relationships among vertebrates

Using the largest and most informative molecular phylogenetic dataset ever analysed, evolutionary biologists were able to…

Swaziland survey shows impressive progress in confronting the HIV epidemic

Key findings from the second Swaziland HIV Incidence Measurement Survey, SHIMS2, reveal impressive progress in confronting…

Scientists enlist baker’s yeast in a hunt for new medicines

Scientists have come up with a new way to predict potentially useful drugs from a pool…

New brain death pathway in Alzheimer’s disease

Neuroscientists have identified a new way for brain cells to become fated to die during Alzheimer's…