The next frontier in physics may require teeny-tiny answers to big questions, and vice versa.

Tomorrow’s doctors could use this technology to obtain a super-clear picture of patients’ organs and tissues.

The Greenland Ice Sheet is the second-largest body of ice on Earth. It covers an area about five times the size of New York State and Kansas combined, and if it melts completely, oceans could rise by 20 feet. Coastal communities from Florida to Bangladesh would suffer extensive damage.

The new transport system for DNA vaccines could help treat HIV, malaria, HPV and other major illnesses.

Enzymes that help produce caffeine evolved independently in coffee, tea, and chocolate, say scientists who have newly sequenced the coffee plant genome

Powerful laser technique will dramatically expand the number of drug targets accessible for research and discovery.

Land-based lava pillars in Iceland may have formed through an unusual reaction typically seen deep under the sea.

In a new study, the crystals had no toxic effects in non-human primates

Most Americans want the U.S. to place more emphasis on developing solar power, recent polls suggest. A major impediment, however, is the cost to manufacture, install and maintain solar panels. Research at the University at Buffalo could change that.

New technology could help power portable devices like satellite phones and radios

Four new studies find that when a woman's goal is to be romantically desirable, she distances herself from science-related pursuits.