Georgia Institute of Technology researchers have described a way of making graphene that preserves the material's conductive properties, an early step toward graphene–silicon electronics...
Changes in the sun's output of various wavelengths of light have been warming the planet recently, contradicting scientists' computer models of the solar cycle
The Rosetta spacecraft got a good look at the large, main-belt asteroid during a July flyby
A new meta-analysis reveals that Parkinson's disease is linked to key genetic deficits in mitochondrial function
Three chemists will share the award for developing chemical reactions that enable the building of complex organic compounds with wide applications in medicine, industry and agriculture
The use of CT and MRIs on people with traumatic injuries jumped threefold in 10 years, leaving some concerned about the long-term effects of increased radiation exposure
One-atom-thick sheets of carbon have been on the scene for just six years but have already drawn a wealth of research interest
Wind farms can change surface air temperatures in their vicinity
Edwards's work with Patrick Steptoe resulted in the first birth of a test-tube baby--Louise Brown in 1978
A new effort to ensure that the government can gain backdoor access to encrypted messages could thwart one of the most promising applications of physics for digital security
A laboratory experiment may have offered the first glimpses of a long-predicted quantum effect known as Hawking radiation
The House of Representatives and the Senate have agreed on a NASA authorization bill, which would catalyze the commercial space industry and add an extra space shuttle flight in 2011
In the absence of sex, how are bacteria able to adapt so fast to changing conditions? Gene transfer
A newfound "super-Earth" just 20 light-years away appears to reside in the habitable zone of its host star
A new book explores the many ways in which common chemicals--and other outside influences--encountered in the womb can impact lifelong development
Genetic traces of an ancient hepatitis B-like virus confounds common knowledge about viral evolution
At the World Maker Faire a panel discussion highlighted how scientists depend on nonscientists and their off-campus innovations
With the world's energy demands expected to increase more than three-fold over the next century, ExxonMobil and Shell executives acknowledge the necessity (and difficulty) of unseating inexpensive and efficient crude oil and coal...
The evolutionary biologist and lead singer for the punk rock band Bad Religion explains why there are no good songs about science and how evolution can be a guide to life
Researchers lack a standard about when to disclose unanticipated findings to study participants and their doctors, raising ethical--and financial--dilemmas
