With an estimated 30–40% of the United States' food supply ending up as waste, according to the U.S. Food and Drug ...

Drugs that act against bacteria are mainly assessed based on how well they inhibit bacterial growth under laboratory conditions. A critical factor, however, is whether the active substances actually ...

In a rare move, NASA is cutting a mission aboard the International Space Station short after an astronaut had a medical issue ...

A virus relies on the host's translation machinery to replicate itself and become infectious. Translation efficiency partially depends on the usage of a codon, or sequence of three nucleotides, that ...

Fierce winds battered France and Britain on Friday as Storm Goretti barreled through northern Europe, cutting power to ...

New Zealand's critically endangered flightless parrot, the kakapo, started breeding last week for the first time in four ...

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Heat waves are becoming commonplace, and so too is high humidity, which can strain the electrical grid, hurt the economy, and ...

Guides who take tourists to enjoy the striking views of Sicily's Mount Etna are up in arms over tougher restrictions imposed ...

A quantum trick based on interferometric measurements allows a team of researchers at LMU to detect even the smallest ...

Using a blend of computer modeling, structural and cell-based studies, scientists at The Wertheim UF Scripps Institute have ...

Mars, often depicted as a barren red planet, is far from lifeless. With its thin atmosphere and dusty surface, it is an ...