Engineers at Oregon State University are studying a new approach to organize and route truck transportation that could save millions of dollars, impro...
Contrary to popular belief, crabgrass（马唐草） does not thrive in lawns, gardens and farm fields by simply crowding out other plants. A new study in ACS&#...
People who have a traumatic brain injury (TBI) may be more likely to have a future stroke, according to research that appears in the June 26, 2013, on...
Most efforts at improving solar cells have focused on increasing the efficiency of their energy conversion, or on lowering the cost of manufacturing. ...
All stars begin their lives in groups. Most stars, including our Sun, are born in small, benign（良性的，亲切的） groups that quickly fall apart. Others form i...
In women who have type 2 diabetes and show signs of depression, vitamin D supplements significantly lowered blood pressure and improved their moods, a...
Plants possess receptors which are similar to the glutamate（谷氨酸） receptors in the brain of humans and animals. Biochemists at the Ruhr-Universitä...
Some homeowners living near shale gas wells appear to be at higher risk of drinking water contamination from stray gases, according to a new Duke Univ...
Using powerful computer models, researchers from Brown University have shown for the first time how different types of red blood cells interact to cau...
A team of scientists with the Wildlife Conservation Society, BirdLife International, and other groups have discovered a new species of bird with disti...