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Janet Yellen in 83 seconds

She just might be the world's most powerful woman. In 2014, Janet Yellen became the first female to head the U.S. Federal Reserve. Here's...

New insights into radiation damage evolution inside a nuclear reactor

Two reports are helping crack the code of how certain materials respond in the highly damaging radiation environments within a nuclear reactor.

Symmetry matters in graphene growth

New research has detailed the subtle interplay between carbon and substrate atoms in the growth of graphene. The results may lead to finer control...

Maps predict strength of structures

Inspired by seashells, researchers create a design map that predicts the strength, stiffness and toughness of composite materials. ...read more

A new method for making perovskite solar cells

Researchers have come up with a new way of making thin perovskite films for solar cells. The method forms perovskite crystals at room temperature,...

No reason to believe yeti legends to be inspired by an unknown type of bear

A Venezuelan evolutionary biologist and a US zoologist state that they have refuted, through mitochondrial DNA sequencing, a recent claim, also based on such...

Frequency of tornadoes, hail linked to El Niño, La Niña

Climate scientists can spot El Niño and La Niña conditions developing months ahead of time, and they use this knowledge to make more accurate...

Products that Reversibly Change Shape with Temperature May Revolutionize Medicine

New research highlights the capability of reversible shape-memory polymers to change their shape when heated to body temperature and then switch back to their...

Can mechanisms used during hibernation help animals colonize new habitats?

Heterothermy, the ability of some animals to lower their metabolism and body temperature, is traditionally seen as an effective adaptation to predictable seasonal bottlenecks...

Finger lengths may indicate risk of schizophrenia in males

Research suggests that the ratio of the lengths of the index finger and the ring finger in males may be predictive of a variety...