Certain varieties of common fescue lawn grass come equipped with their own natural broad-spectrum herbicide that inhibits the growth of weeds and other plants around them. Cornell researchers have…

Atmospheric scientists are just about the only group that doesn't have a crime drama on television but that may change. In every crime drama there needs to be a victim, in this case the atmosphere,…

A new study led by researchers at The Miriam Hospital’s Weight Control & Diabetes Research Center finds that dieters who have the tendency to eat in response to external factors, such as at…

Statement of Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: The new analyses revealed today from the STEP HIV vaccine clinical trial are both disappointing…

The English Reformation spurred a fundamentalist approach to Bible reading, according to new research by a Harvard professor. “Evangelical reading habits after 1525 were disciplinary, punishing and…

Is sexual orientation something people are born with - like the color of their skin and eyes - or a matter of choice? Canadian scientists say they have uncovered new evidence which shows genetics has…

New work on fruit fly genomics suggests new ways to look at the much larger human genome, and gives insights into the role of adaptation in evolution. In two recent papers, researchers led by David…

Copper is an essential trace element found in many living organisms, but at high levels it is potentially harmful and when discharged at high concentration into natural water resources could pose a…

An Israeli-Jordanian-U.S. cooperative project aimed at measuring air quality in the area between the neighboring southern cities of Aqaba in Jordan and Eilat in Israel has been launched by scientists…

Babies driving robots. It sounds silly but it is actually the focus of innovative research being conducted at the University of Delaware to help infants with special needs. Two researchers – James C…