Genes Responsible For Cancer-Fighting Substance In Opium Poppies Discovered

Remember when you were a kid and you thought the opposite sex had cooties? Well, they may not have cooties, but if it was a guy he could very well be out-putting more bacteria.

Israeli scientists have figured out a way to take the fun out of cannabis, turning it into a tool for strictly medical purposes.

Nebraska congressmen along with Nebraska Cattlemen filed a complaint against the EPA for their use of aerial surveillance to monitor the compliance of livestock operations in the Midwest.

More news was made this week in the ongoing struggle between the classes. No, not the wealth classes or the classes of status: The classes of age.

Volcanoes capable of super-eruptions that could be catastrophic for civilizations have short fuses, according to new research conducted at Vanderbilt University.

A study has identified new minerals that could cut the costs of removing carbon dioxide from emissions at power plants.

A groundbreaking method of tracking the little brown bat by using stable hydrogen isotopes, a chemical “fingerprint” found in organic matter like hair, could help researchers understand white-nose syndrome better.

Recently, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) verified the first cases of white-nose syndrome within colonies of the endangered gray bat (Myotis grisecens) located in Montgomery and Hawkins counties of Tennessee.

Daily weather forecast and wrap-up provided by RedOrbit meteorologist Joshua Kelly.

If you ever wondered what makes the sauce on a pizza taste so good, wonder no more because scientists have unraveled the genetic make-up of a tomato.

In a new study conducted at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Americans’ heads are shown to be getting bigger.

Instead of using visual cues or floral scents, some moths detect increases in humidity around flowers to see if it is worth further inspection, new research led by a University of Arizona entomologist has found.

Researchers from Denmark’s University of Copenhagen have gained new insight into the loss of ice mass in Greenland’s glaciers thanks to a chance discovery of 80-year-old photo plates discovered in a Danish basement.

Scientists studying one of New Zealand’s most iconic reptiles have found that it chews its food in a way unlike any other animal on the planet, challenging the popular perception that complex chewing ability is linked to high metabolism.

With the World Health Organization projecting the global urban population to almost double to 6.3 million by 2050, better urban planning is essential to improve the health of Earth’s city dwellers.

Groundwater is being used faster than it can be replenished in the High Plains states and in California’s Central Valley, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

After a long day of toil and trouble, there’s nothing quite like a cold, refreshing beer.

The age-old struggle between classes may be even older than we thought, according to a new study carried out by archaeologists.

New research has shed a light on an ancient Asian civilization and given a glimpse into what the future might hold for the region.

Low-level radiation has been found in populations of bluefin tuna off the coast of California, a new study has found, noting that the fish are carrying radioactive material from Japanese waters more than 6,000 miles away.