The Japanese medical community is reeling after a researcher admitted to lying about a revolutionary treatment for heart patients. Hisashi Moriguchi claimed to have used induced pluripotent stem cells to treat heart disease – if...

Last month is tied with September, 2005 for the hottest September on record, according to data from the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Global land...

Dutch authorities to prosecute psychologist Diederik Stapel Dutch psychologist Diederik Stapel is under investigation by the Openbaar Ministerie (Public Prosecution Service) of the Netherlands for alleged fraud and misuse of government money. Authorities have confiscated...

The entire field of particle physics is going to switch to open-access publishing within the next few years, making almost all new research available for free. This move will be paid for by SCOAP3, an...

On Tuesday, Sept. 25, the state of California signed a bill into law that will allow self-driving cars on California roadways. It sounds like science fiction, but it actually won’t be long until the technology...

This year has been an exciting time in the field of particle physics. A few months ago, scientists in China measured theta-13, a previously unknown mathematical parameter that helps explain neutrino oscillations. In March, physicists...

New coronavirus emerges Public health officials are wary as news of a new type of coronavirus emerges. The discovery of the virus was announced on Sept. 15 by Ali Mohamed Zaki of the Dr. Soliman...