Rock permeability, microquakes link may be a boon for geothermal energy
Using machine learning, researchers at Penn State have tied low-magnitude microearthquakes to the permeability of subsurface rocks beneath the Earth, a discovery that...
A new spin on organic shampoo makes it sudsier, longer lasting
While there's no regulation in the U.S. for what's in organic shampoos, they tend to contain ingredients perceived as safe or environmentally friendly....
Economic burden of childhood verbal abuse by adults estimated at $300 billion globally
Childhood verbal abuse by adults costs society an estimated $300 billion (£239 billion) a year globally, show findings presented at the first international...
Breakthrough promises secure quantum computing at home
The full power of next-generation quantum computing could soon be harnessed by millions of individuals and companies, thanks to a breakthrough by scientists...
How Peter Higgs revealed the forces that hold the universe together
Peter Higgs at...
Parasite that lived in woman’s eye for 2 years likely came from crocodile meat
A mass that had been growing in a woman's eye for two years turned out to be a parasite that sometimes passes from...
Testing drugs on mini-cancers in the lab may reveal best treatment
Micrograph of human...
Air pollution can make insects mate with the wrong species
Pheromones help flies...