EPA has lowered the screening level for lead in soil: Here's what that could mean for households across the US
As spring phases into summer across the U.S., kids are spending more time outdoors. Playing outside is healthy in all kinds ...
Electric fields boost graphene's potential, study shows
Researchers at the National Graphene Institute have made a discovery that could revolutionize energy harnessing and ...
Old drugs new tricks—novel approach shows 'enormous potential' for rapid antibiotic discovery
An innovative project to re-purpose existing drugs for their potential as antibiotics has uncovered a highly promising ...
Study reveals molecular mechanisms of somatostatin receptor 5 activation by neuropeptides and drugs
Somatostatin receptors (SSTRs) constitute a crucial family of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) that play pivotal roles in ...
New technology provides electrifying insights into how catalysts work at the atomic level
A team led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has invented a technique to study electrochemical ...
When in drought: Researchers map which parts of the Amazon are most vulnerable to climate change
In the late 2000s, Scott Saleska noticed something strange going on in the Amazon rainforest. In 2005, a massive drought ...
Researchers develop platform to probe, control qubits in silicon for quantum networks
The quantum internet would be a lot easier to build if we could use existing telecommunications technologies and ...
Researchers create new class of materials called 'glassy gels'
Researchers have created a new class of materials called "glassy gels" that are very hard and difficult to break despite ...