A study conducted by a team of researchers at LSU Health New Orleans has shown for the first time that chronic exposure to inhaled nicotine alone increases blood pressure (hypertension), in both the body’s general circulation and in the lungs that can lead to pulmonary hypertension.

Honey bee colonies from across the UK are increasingly suffering from a viral disease, a new study has shown.

A new class of self-forming membrane to separate carbon dioxide from a mixture of gases has been developed by Newcastle University researchers.

Inland waters such as rivers, lakes and reservoirs play an important role in the global carbon cycle. 

CU Boulder researchers have developed a method that could enable scientists to accurately forecast ocean acidity up to five years in advance.

Hidden within countless materials are valuable properties that will enable the next generation of technologies, like quantum computing and improved solar cells.

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory and collaborators have revealed new details that explain how a highly selective catalyst converts methane, the main component of natural gas, to methanol, an easy-to-transport liquid fuel and feedstock for making plastics, paints, and other commodity products. 

One way that proteins and other molecules in the cell achieve this flexibility is by condensing into specialized droplets, a phenomenon called liquid-liquid phase separation.

Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States, affecting one in 10 people over the age of 65.

Researchers have discovered a system of ridges spread across the nearside of the Moon topped with freshly exposed boulders.