BEIJING, March 1 – Excessive fossil fuel consumption in recent decades has worsened environmental problems such as the greenhouse effect, driving urgency for technologies that capture and utilize carbon dioxide. One promising approach is the…
IAEA Boosts Nuclear Power Forecasts for Fifth Straight…
VIENNA — The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has raised its global nuclear power projections for the fifth consecutive year, signaling growing international support for nuclear energy as a clean and secure solution to meet…
Scientists trace origins of now extinct plant population…
Populations of Portulaca oleracea on Nishinoshima, an active volcanic island. CREDIT: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan – Scientists from Tokyo Metropolitan University have determined the genetic lineage of a now extinct plant population from Nishinoshima, a volcanic…
New Study Reveals How Cells ‘Feel’ Their Way…
Deepai ST. LOUIS — Engineers at Washington University in St. Louis have uncovered how groups of normal cells can sense and respond to their environment far beyond their immediate surroundings—much like the famously sensitive princess…
ISSCR Urges NIH to Reconsider Stance on Human…
The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR), the world’s leading organization of stem cell scientists, has expressed deep concern over reports that the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) may halt the renewal of…