Planets orbiting close to low-mass stars -- easily the most common stars in the universe -- are prime targets in the search for extraterrestrial life....
An efficient method to harvest low-grade waste heat as electricity may be possible using reversible ammonia batteries, according to Penn State enginee...
Scientists from WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society), the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), the Environment Society of Oman, and other organiz...
Washington State University researchers have found that it is counter-productive to kill wolves to keep them from preying on livestock. Shooting and t...
A comprehensive, 21-year analysis of the fastest-melting region of Antarctica has found that the melt rate of glaciers there has tripled during the la...
Logging doesn't immediately jettison carbon stored in a forest's mineral soils into the atmosphere but triggers a gradual release that may con...
First developed in China in about the year A.D. 150, paper has many uses, the most common being for writing and printing upon. Indeed, the development...
In at least one respect, Capuchin monkeys are smarter than humans -- they don't assume a higher price tag means better quality, according to a new...
Most patients with triple-negative breast cancer should undergo genetic testing for mutations in known breast cancer predisposition genes, including B...
Shopping can boost the brainpower of the elderly, researchers have found.研究人员发现，购物能提高老年人的智力。Duke University scientists found older adults seem to need...