Scientists have reported that a molecular pathway called mTORC1 controls the conversion of unhealthy white fat into beige（浅褐色的） fat, an appealing targ...
A new series of measurements of oxygen isotopes provides increasing evidence that the Moon formed from the collision of Earth with another large, plan...
University of Akron polymer scientists have developed a transparent electrode that could change the face of smartphones, literally, by making their di...
Levels of a small molecule found only in humans and in other primates are lower in the brains of depressed individuals, according to researchers at Mc...
Think those flat, glassy solar panels on your neighbor's roof are the pinnacle（高峰，极点） of solar technology? Think again. Researchers in the Univers...
Tweaking（捏，扭） a protein expressed by most liver cancer cells has enabled scientists to make a vaccine that is exceedingly effective at preventing the ...
Weight loss surgery might have more value than simply helping morbidly obese people to shed unhealthy extra pounds. It reduces their risk of cancer to...
As more people use smart phones or tablets to pay bills, make purchases, store personal information and even control access to their houses, the need ...
Researchers from the Missouri Botanical Garden have discovered in dry forests and transient（短暂的） sand dunes in Bolivia and Paraguay, a new plant speci...
Scientists know that wildland fire emissions play a significant role in the global carbon cycle and that its principal component -- carbon dioxide -- ...