If you have looked closely at a microwave's warnings or have experienced an accidental explosion, you know that certain foods pose a risk due to an increase in their internal pressure, and potatoes ...

Yushun Zeng squishes cancer cells in a petri dish at work. No, not with his ungainly, macroscopic human fingers. Zeng, an engineering graduate student at the University of Southern California, has ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec. 6, 2017 -- Microwave ovens are often a fast way of warming food and have become a staple cooking appliance in both household kitchens and restaurants alike. If you have looked ...

A group of international scientists has called on Norway to halt plans for acoustic experiments on minke whales. A research team is intending to capture a dozen juvenile minke whales off the Norwegian ...

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