HOUSTON, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say they've developed a plastic film that will make it easier for automakers to use lithium-ion batteries in electric cars and trucks.
NEW YORK, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- A U.S.-led international study has discovered a potential new treatment for chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura, an autoimmune disease.
NASA to test lunar habitat in Antarctic … Study: Males should be given HPV vaccine … Dandruff fungus genome is sequenced … More than 217 U.S. birds species imperiled ... Health/Science news from UPI.
STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Nov. 28 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers have developed a method of converting cellulose and other biodegradable organic materials into hydrogen.
GAINESVILLE, Fla., Nov. 28 (UPI) -- U.S. botanists have shed new light on what Darwin called the "abominable mystery" of plant evolution, finding two large flowering plant groups are related.
SAN ANTONIO, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- U.S. and German scientists have determined computed tomography angiography is as accurate as an invasive angiogram in detecting coronary artery disease.
MAASTRICHT, Netherlands, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Dutch scientists have found the use of a written test known as the Sympton Validity Test might improve the accuracy of polygraph results.
CINCINNATI, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists have sequenced the complete genome for Malassezia globosa, a naturally occurring fungus responsible for dandruff and other skin conditions.
ATLANTA, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Officials said none of the airline passengers in contact with an Atlanta man infected with a virulent strain of tuberculosis faced risk of infection.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- A U.S.-led international team of scientists has reported preliminary evidence consistent with Einstein's disavowed theory of a force that opposes gravity.
HOUSTON, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- The International Space Station crew was busy Tuesday and Wednesday with the internal outfitting of the new Harmony node, the U.S. space agency said.
STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Nov. 28 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers are using modified mushrooms in a project designed to produce millions of doses of a vaccine or other drugs within a three-month period.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- The Audubon Society and the American Bird Conservancy have identified 217 U.S. bird species as being the nation's most imperiled.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration said it was evaluating a compact L-Band synthetic aperture radar system for use on unmanned U.S. aircraft.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has announced its 2007-08 aeronautics competitions for U.S. high school and college students.
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- The European Space Agency said a new global Earth observation system is under review at a ministerial-level meeting in Cape Town, South Africa.
STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Nov. 28 (UPI) -- U.S. engineers are working to increase the data transmission rate of Category-7 copper cables used to connect computers to each other and the Internet.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency says it will test one of its concepts for astronaut lunar housing in the harsh climate of the Antarctic.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a safety alert for pregnant patients using the kidney transplant drug Myfortic delayed-release tablets.
PROVIDENCE, R.I., Nov. 28 (UPI) -- A U.S. study suggested that, in addition to girls and young women, men and boys should be given the human papillomavirus vaccine.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced resumption Wednesday of normal inspections of Canadian meat and poultry.
New map of Antarctica is published … Anti-malaria drug dosages are questioned … Consortium IDs 12 fruit fly genomes … Clinic studies lung cancer technology ... Health/Science news from UPI.
BETHESDA, Md., Nov. 27 (UPI) -- A U.S.-led international consortium has compared the genome sequences of 12 closely related fruit fly species, 10 of which were sequenced for the first time.
