100-year-old fertility technique reduces need for IVF

Infertile couples have a major opportunity to achieve a successful pregnancy without the need for IVF,…

Living in a state with weak gun laws could increase risk of being shot by police

Citizens living in states with the weakest gun laws are more than twice as likely to…

Female faculty face strong glass ceiling in male-dominated university environments, study concludes

Female faculty members hoping to advance to the highest ranks of academia face significant barriers due…

Brain fights West Nile Virus in unexpected way

A biochemical self-destruct trigger found in many types of cells takes on a different role in…

Consumers see much greater risk than reward in online ads

The risks far outweigh the benefits for most consumers in their response to personalized online ads,…

Graphene-nanotube hybrid boosts lithium metal batteries

Scientists have built high-capacity lithium metal batteries with anodes made of a graphene-carbon nanotube hybrid. The…

Insight into enzyme’s 3-D structure could cut biofuel costs

Using neutron crystallography, research team has mapped the three-dimensional structure of a protein that breaks down…

New water-based, recyclable membrane filters all types of nanoparticles

Membranes comprised mostly of water, that self-assemble in water have now been developed by scientists. They…

Old cells that refuse to die may lead to treatments for age-related diseases

Old cells might be useful after all, scientists suggest. Understanding why some "retired" cells do not…

Scientists perform first basic physics simulation of spontaneous transition of the edge of fusion plasma to crucial high-confinement mode

Physicists have simulated the spontaneous transition of turbulence at the edge of a fusion plasma to…