Modern DNA sequencing techniques have been turned toward creating a highly sensitive, quantifiable analysis of animal, plant, and microbial substances present in foodstuffs. In pilot studies, the…

American women extol the technical educations of women in India - it may be that so many women in India are intent on getting a technical degree so they can get out of India. While sexual violence is…

I think I wrote a post about the "definitive results" of the CDF and DZERO experiments on the search for the Higgs boson at least a couple of times already in the past, but you know, these busy…

Solar cells act something like leaves, capturing sunlight and turning it into energy - unfortunately the manufacturing of solar cells, unlike trees, is something of an environmental disaster. From…

Carbon dioxide created by the widespread burning of fossil fuels is the key factor in climate change, so researchers are looking for new ways to generate cleaner power.  Researchers from the…

A new study led by Ria Chhabra, a student at Clark High School in Plano, Texas, set out to see if organic food is healthier than conventional food - and it was. In fruit flies. With some conditions.…

Though every election has high-profile female candidates and elected officials, a new paper conducted by American University Women and Politics Institute director Jennifer L. Lawless and Richard L.…

Sometimes there is a story with no winner and a bunch of losers.  In this case, first among the losers are wind energy subsidies squandered on companies that aren't doing much good at all to…

It is well established that the hippocampus is central for learning and memory, encoding mnemonic data about past experiences and connections. However, the role of the hippocampus in emotional…

Two manuscripts related to the ancestral wheat genomes of Triticum urartu and Aegilops tauschii  provide an unprecedented glimpse into the adaptation and domestication of wheat throughout…