
New LED display lights help improve taste of milk, Virginia Tech researchers find
New LED lights that are being installed in milk display cases across the country do more than just reduce energy bills — they also help milk taste better.

New LED lights that are being installed in milk display cases across the country do more than just reduce energy bills — they also help milk taste better.

Lead-in-water and bacteria levels in the Flint, Mich., water supply continue to decrease following state and federal interventions over the past year.

A paper published in Nature Communications by Virginia Tech researchers confirms a major feature in the formation of igneous provinces.

Despite the many disastrous impacts of climate change, there are some regions of the globe that might benefit from hotter temperatures.

A Virginia Tech research team has discovered an innovative way to inhibit the parasite that causes African sleeping sickness.

Virginia Tech researchers have found a gene that can reduce female mosquitoes over many generations.

The Virginia Tech Department of Physics research lab has pulled off a galactic turkey, getting all three of their proposed projects with the Hubble Space Telescope approved for the coming year.

John Jelesko was hiking along the Appalachian Trail when he saw his quarry — one which other hikers would think of as their nemesis.

No need to head to the movie theater or download the video game app: Angry Birds can be found right in your backyard this summer — if you live in the suburbs, that is.

Nothing is quite as satisfying as a tall, cold glass of milk, but odd flavors can be off-putting to consumers.
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