Among the most impressive ecological findings of the past 25 years is the ability of invasive plants to radically change ecosystem function. Yet few i...
Cooling systems generally rely on water pumped through pipes to remove unwanted heat. Now, researchers at MIT and in Australia have found a way of enh...
Data from computed tomography (CT) scans can be used with three-dimensional (3-D) printers to make accurate copies of fossilized bones, according to n...
The genome sequence of a 24,000-year-old Siberian individual has provided a key piece of the puzzle in the quest for Native American origins. The anci...
A new modelling technique has been developed that could eliminate the need to build costly prototypes（原型）, which are used to test engineering structur...
Global emissions of carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels are set to rise again in 2013, reaching a record high of 36 billion tonnes - according to...
A team of researchers from the RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science in Japan has demonstrated that the magic numbers 20 and 28 disappear...
North Carolina State University researchers have developed a technique for efficiently producing nanoscale gold rods in large quantities while simulta...
In the life cycle of plants, most developmental processes are dependent on light. Significant biological processes such as germination（发芽）, shade avoi...
A Dartmouth-led team has found a more accurate method to determine the ages of boulders（岩石） deposited by tropical glaciers, findings that will likely ...