Fungus that eats fungus could help coffee farmers
Credit: Beyene Zewdie Coffee rust is a parasitic fungus and a big problem for coffee growers around the world. A...
A team of climatologists is studying how to minimize errors in observed climate trend
Experts in climatology from the Universitat Rovira i Virgili, the State Meteorology Agency and the University of Bonn (Germany) make...
New ink jet approach offers simple way to print microdisk lasers for biosensing
Advance could one day allow on-demand, on-site printing of biosensorsCredit: Hiroaki Yoshioka, Kyushu University WASHINGTON -- Researchers have developed a...
Research identifies more sustainable, cost-effective approach to treating citrus canker
Credit: APS An important bacterial disease that affects citrus trees and causes lesions, citrus canker has been effectively controlled by...
Pioneering technique paves way for fast and cheap fabrication of rapid medical diagnostic tools
Breakthrough promises to democratise microfluidics and lab-on-a-chip technology, benefiting resource-poor countries and settingsCredit: University of Bristol New technology developed by...
How SARS-CoV-2 mutates to escape antibody binding
A scientific detective story unearths how SARS-CoV-2 evolves new variants that evade antibodiesCredit: Kevin McCarthy and Paul Duprex PITTSBURGH, Feb....
Drone and landsat imagery shows long-term change in vegetation cover along intermittent river
Study examines vegetation cover change in the Kuiseb river in the Namib desertCredit: Photo by Oliver Halsey. In the Namib...
Nanotech plastic packaging could leach silver into some types of foods and beverages
Credit: Adapted from ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2021, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c17867 Antimicrobial packaging is being developed to extend the shelf...
American Roentgen Ray Society names Sanjeev Bhalla 2021 ARRS Distinguished Educator
ARRS' award recognizes outstanding individuals in the field of medical imaging, like Dr. Bhalla, who have a proven record of...
ORNL receives three 2021 FLC Awards for technology transfer
Credit: ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Three technologies developed by researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory...
Scientists discover plants’ roadblock to specialty oil production
Research solves longstanding problem and opens path for growing crops to produce industrially important high-value fatty acidsCredit: Brookhaven National Laboratory...
Intranasal influenza vaccine spurs strong immune response in Phase 1 study
Credit: NIH WHAT: An experimental single-dose, intranasal influenza vaccine was safe and produced a durable immune response when tested in...
The business of bees
The economic value of insect pollination services is much higher than previously thought in the US, new research findsCredit: University...
First-of-its-kind medical truck launches in the twin cities metro to treat cardiac arrest patients
Credit: University of Minnesota University of Minnesota, The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust and health care system...
Standard water treatment eliminates enveloped viruses — like the coronavirus
Texas A&M researchers have shown that water treatment has the potential to remove nearly all viruses that have an "outer...
Intensity not paramount for physical training during cancer therapy
Credit: Mikael Wallerstedt People receiving treatment for cancer are known to feel better with physical training. But does it make...
Pollinator host-switches and fig hybridization dominate fig-wasp coevolution
Credit: WANG Gang The genus Ficus (figs) and their agaonid pollinating fig wasps are a classic example of coevolution. It...
Aging-US: Sulforaphane promotes C. elegans longevity and healthspan
'The results in this Aging-US research output, indicate that sulforaphane prolongs the lifespan and healthspan of C. elegans through insulin/IGF-1...
DÃaz, Lavorel and Westoby win the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Ecology
The award has gone in this thirteenth edition to Sandra DÃaz, Sandra Lavorel and Mark Westoby for cataloguing plant traits...
An innovative and non-destructive strategy to analyse material from Mars
The IBeA research group of the University of the Basque Country has proposed a method that can be used to...
