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Fertilizers producing wastelands in semi arid and arid regions. Some months ago I attended a conference in Germany where excessive use of nitrogen fertilizers was a cause of concern for the European…

A new stem cell has been found that can proliferate and form several different cell types, including new brain cells.  This discovery may be used to develop methods that can repair diseases and…

Gregory Miller, a former JRC employee, has set up a petition on Change.org, and given permission to repost his petition letter: Hi, my name is Gregory Miller. I used to work at a school in…

Many people struggle with, and even rail against, Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity.  The way it is usually taught or presented often seems to make it appear to be ever so complex, far too…

France is not exactly known for being pro-science (nor is Europe generally) but when it comes to autism, they are decidedly anti-science. For decades, France has turned its back on the latest…

You likely knew that professional boxing causes brain damage but a new study shows it is more than just an assumption, even about amateurs. Researchers analyzing 30 top-level Swedish boxers found…

Pollution in holy rivers is going to higher levels and it is threat to mankind. Arsenic once reported from West Bengal waters is deadly poison to human health. Recently a report said arsenic level in…

SAN CLEMENTE, California, April 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cameron Health, Inc. ("Cameron Health"), a pioneer in the development, manufacture and distribution of next generation implantable…

Eli Yablonovitch and graduate student Owen Miller of U.C. Berkeley have designed and built a new type of solar cell that gets closer to the theoretical efficiency limit 33.5%, the Shockley–Queisser…