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This image represents one of the traditional proposed mechanisms for accelerating particles across a shock, called a shock drift acceleration. The electrons (yellow) and...

The locations of abandoned wells studied in western Pennsylvania. Credit: Princeton University Abandoned oil and gas wells are a significant source of greenhouse gases but...

The low-to-moderate intensity surface fire in this prescribed burn will lower the fuel load in this forest in the Lake Tahoe Basin. Credit: Alan...

Prenatal exposure to a mother's stress contributes to anxiety and cognitive problems that persist into adulthood, a phenomenon that could be explained by lasting...

Children delivered by Cesarean section may have an increased risk for obesity compared to children born vaginally, according to research presented at the American...

At UMC Utrecht, a brain implant has been placed in a patient enabling her to operate a speech computer with her mind. The researchers...

Global temperatures showing the change from pre-industrial times. The global temperatures for January to September 2016 were approximately 1.2°C above pre-industrial levels and 0.88°C...

Image Credit: Flickr/Justin New research from the University of Arizona underscores how important it is for supervisors to pay attention to employees' emotions—especially when the...

Researchers will survey a new site Little Dome C, which is located 50 kms away from the French-Italian station of Concordia, based at Dome...

Image Credit: Flickr/Bob Mical The value and scale of information grows unstoppably and data centers must size-up if they are to adequately meet their operational...

MIT researchers have developed a way to isolate genetic circuits within individual synthetic “cells,” preventing the circuits from disrupting each other.Image: Nick Fair Encapsulating molecular...