Albert Fert of Université Paris-Sud and Peter Grünberg of Forschungszentrum received the Nobel Prize in Physics for 2007 for their independent work on Giant Magnetoresistance (GMR), which basically…

Larry Aidem, President & CEO, Sundance Channel announced today that the network will participate in the NBC Universal weeklong programming initiative "Green is Universal." As part of NBC…

Gold really does make you feel better, and not just because you can buy things to make misery more tolerable. Scientists at Duke University Medical Center say new insight into the healing properties…

Are elections decided by looks? A Princeton University study says even a split-second glance at two candidates' faces is often enough to determine which one will win an election. Princeton…

A new global study revealed that 40 percent of men and 30 percent of women are overweight, while 24 percent of men and 27 percent of women are obese, researchers reported in Circulation: Journal of…

Cilia, tail-like projections found on the surface of cells, are perhaps best known as molecular flippers that help cells move around. Recently, researchers have found that cilia are important for…

Human activities are releasing carbon dioxide faster than ever, while the natural processes that normally slow its build up in the atmosphere appear to be weakening, according to a new report. The…

A study published by Nutrition Journal says they can demonstrate substantial advances in long term weight management and blood glucose levels as a result of personalizing patients'…

The Autism Consortium has completed the first genome scan for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) through its Autism Gene Discovery Project and has released the reference data set to a database that…

The Scientist.com takes on the American Chemical Society. Some of it is a little silly, discussing an anonymous email that implies the ACS hates open access and bonuses they pay executives are tied…