Poor diet may have caused nosedive in major Atlantic seabird nesting colony

The observed population crash in a colony of sooty terns, tropical seabirds in one of the…

Protecting those on the frontline from Ebola

Online training has increased the knowledge of health care workers about effective prevention of Ebola up…

Novel hypothesis goes underground to predict future of Greenland ice sheet

The Greenland ice sheet melted a little more easily in the past than it does today…

Walking for health benefits just got easier to track

In an ongoing study exploring walking for health across the adult lifespan, researchers found that walking…

Strategies for growing biomass for fuel can have economic, ecological and environmental benefits

In efforts to curb our use of greenhouse gas-generating fossil fuels, plant-based biofuels are among the…

Scientists strategize for better conservation plans

Endangered and invasive species may be better managed in the future with new techniques.

Invisible tags: Physicists write, read and erase using light

A team of physicists has developed a new method of storing information in fully transparent plastic…

First carbon fibers with uniform porous structure

Chemistry researchers use block copolymers to create first carbon fibers with uniform porous structure.

Advances in stretchable semiconductors, integrated electronics

Researchers have reported significant advances in stretchable electronics, moving the field closer to commercialization.

Blood test for specific metabolites could reveal blocked arteries

A pilot project suggests that in the near future, a blood test could show whether arteries…