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Gene Map of Body’s Microbes Is New Health Tool
Researchers have produced the first comprehensive genetic map of the microbes that live in or on a healthy human...
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Irrigation Expert Crosses Religious, Political Lines to Win Major Prize
Daniel Hillel developed a system called micro-irrigation, which has opened up dry regions to farming, revolutionizing agriculture worldwide. The...
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Strategies for Improving the STEM Teaching Crisis
One of the most often-cited reasons for the STEM achievement gap is a lack of skilled and trained STEM...
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Nanoparticles Have Serious Impact on Health
New groundbreaking research by scientists at Trinity College Dublin has found that exposure to nanoparticles can have a serious...
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Kentucky Biblical Museum Ad Campaign Features Dinosaurs
A Kentucky museum where dinosaurs roam the biblical Garden of Eden is unveiling a national billboard campaign featuring the...
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Pollution Makes Carnivorous Plants Go Vegetarian
The common sundew drosera rotundifolia grows in rain-fed bogs across much of northern Europe. These habitats have few nutrients,...
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Nations at Odds on Rio+20 Earth Summit
The final round of negotiations leading up to next week’s Rio+20 summit begins with countries very much at odds...
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Volcanic Eruptions Could Damage Ozone Layer
Ozone-depleting gases from an eruption in a volcanically active region of Central America could thin Earth’s ozone layer for...
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CERN Scientists Excruciatingly Close to Discovering Higgs Boson
Physicists investigating the make-up of the universe are closing in on the Higgs boson, an elusive particle thought to...
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Nature vs. Nurture: Outcome Depends on Where You Live
The balance of nature and nurture in influencing how a child grows up varies depending on where they live,...