In 2009, a scandal was exposed at a cemetery just outside of Chicago. Workers at Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip, Illinois, were ...

Outdoor air pollution is estimated to contribute to more than 100,000 premature deaths in the United States each year, ...

Large protein machines in the body carry out many of the cell's most essential tasks, from energy production to the ...

Researchers from the Institute of Physics and the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology of the University of Tartu have ...

Scientists have discovered that a widely recognized Amazonian antbird is not one, but five distinct species—including two ...

Canada's drinking water can remain at risk long after wildfires burn out, according to a UBC-led global review that found ...

Polls consistently show overwhelming support for measures like universal background checks and raising the minimum age for ...

The cold season is in full swing, throats are scratchy and noses are running. We feel ill and hope it is not the flu. The influenza virus continues to pose a threat to our health. It triggers seasonal ...

Researchers at the University of Innsbruck, together with partners from Sydney and Waterloo, have presented a new diagnostic method for quantum computers. It makes errors in individual quantum bits ...

Quantum computers work by applying quantum operations, such as quantum gates, to delicate quantum states. Ideally, quantum ...

Mitochondria are essential for cell survival, repair, and adaptation. Not only do they generate most of the energy needed ...

Rural communities bordering the Tongass National Forest harvest more than 4.5 million pounds of wild food per year, including 100 different species that our public lands help support. Just how much ...