Organic farming can yield up to three times as much food as conventional farming on the same amount of land---according to new findings which refute the long-standing assumption that organic farming…

Scientists at the University of Minnesota have been evaluating the impact of antibiotic feeding in livestock production on the environment. This particular study, funded by the United States…

The Da Vinci Codex In 3D!

Scientists have made significant advances towards the development of a technique that could be used to confirm whether someone is infected with variant CJD. The technique, which has so far been used…

A washing machine for polluted soil. It sure beats digging it up and moving it around.

The development of a living being is based on general laws written into the genetic code of each cell and which enable them to develop a specialist function, modifying the way they divide, their form…

Not all fat is bad. Brown fat is a type of adipose tissue that generates heat and counters obesity caused by overeating. Researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have identified a long-sought "…

Brightly colored birds are among the species most adversely affected by the high levels of radiation around the Chernobyl nuclear plant, ecologists have discovered. The findings help explain why some…

Scientists at the University of Bonn, together with colleagues from Romania, have discovered a gene variant that significantly increases the risk of developing gallstones. It is estimated that one…

A detailed understanding of key chemical reactions that take place in interstellar space has been provided by groundbreaking research at two U.S. Department of Energy national laboratories and two…