A recently published study describes a way to more accurately measure the CO2 uptake of trees over their entire lifetimes. Using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), scientists discovered isotopic ...

Fingerprints are unique to each person — even identical twins. No one else has the same fingerprints you do. The ridges on your fingers don’t change as you grow or get older. Even when you burn, cut ...

Image caption, A clone of the Hippocrates Tree was planted at the National Library of Medicine this month Legend has it that Hippocrates, the ancient Greek "father" of medicine, taught his students ...

Imported lumber is typically accompanied by documents that state its geographic origin, so buyers can check that it wasn't illegally harvested from protected areas. Unfortunately, though, those ...