Engineers' storage technology keeps nanosurfaces clean

Engineers have created containers that can keep volatile organic compounds from accumulating on the surfaces of…

How skin cancer virus outcompetes host cell replication

Researchers have shown for the first time how Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCV), which causes an aggressive…

All about the Benjamins: Researchers decipher the secrets of Benjamin Franklin's paper money

During his career, Benjamin Franklin printed nearly 2,500,000 money notes for the American Colonies using what…

Cap top 20% of energy users to reduce carbon emissions

Consumers in the richer, developed nations will have to accept restrictions on their energy use if…

Immune cells in single file

There is news from the immune system: Dendritic cells migrate in a network along the outside…

New research shows babies' immunological weak spot and strength

Columbia researchers have found why babies are susceptible to repeated bouts of common respiratory infections–but also…

The missing Americans: Unprecedented US mortality far exceeds other wealthy nations

A new study found that more than one million US deaths per year — including many…

What causes mudslides and floods after wildfires? Hint: It's not what scientists thought

Scientists once assumed that flooding and mudslides after wildfires were linked to the waxy coating that…

Researchers develop AI model to better predict which drugs may cause birth defects

Data scientists have created an artificial intelligence model that may more accurately predict which existing medicines,…

When ET calls, can we be sure we're not being spoofed?

In the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, alien radio signals would be swamped by interference from radio…