Climate deniers use scientific aesthetics to reinforce and legitimize their message. At the same time, their main opponents, ...

The symbiotic relationship between the federal government and our universities — one that has delivered so much for America, ...

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Genentech, a member of the Roche Group (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY), announced today that it will present more than 30 abstracts across more than 10 cancer types at the European Society for Medical ...

TOKYO, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Toyota (7203.T), opens new tab and Sumitomo Metal Mining (5713.T), opens new tab said on Wednesday they have made advances in the development of cathode materials for ...

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Scientists have discovered that DMT, a natural compound found in plants and even the human brain, can dramatically reduce brain damage caused by stroke. The psychoactive molecule, long known for its ...

The Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded on Monday to three scientists for discovering how a particular kind of cell can stop the body's immune system from attacking itself. The discovery of these ...

HydroSpread, a breakthrough fabrication method, lets scientists build ultrathin soft robots directly on water. These tiny, insect-inspired machines could transform robotics, healthcare, and ...

It’s the time of year when leading scientists might not want to let any calls go to voicemail. Prizes in chemistry, physics, and physiology or medicine, established by Swedish industrialist Alfred ...

On the morning of October 21, 1966, the Welsh mining village of Aberfan was struck by one of Britain’s most harrowing peacetime disasters. After days of heavy rain, a slag heap collapsed off a ...