Science fiction horror wriggles into reality with discovery of giant sulfur-powered shipworm
Loading video... Credit: Marvin Altamia Our world seems to grow smaller by the day as biodiversity rapidly dwindles, but Mother...
Cover crops may be used to mitigate and adapt to climate change
Credit: Penn State Cover crops long have been touted for their ability to reduce erosion, fix atmospheric nitrogen, reduce nitrogen...
Houston’s gourmet food trucks cooperate, compete to elevate group’s prestige
HOUSTON - (April 17, 2017) - New research by management and organizational behavior experts at Rice University's Jones Graduate School...
Termite gut holds a secret to breaking down plant biomass
Credit: UW-Madison/James Runde MADISON, Wisconsin -- In the Microbial Sciences Building at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the incredibly efficient eating...
Eat, prey, move
Credit: Katie Davis It's a fish-eat-fish world out in the ocean, and prey species usually fear the predators that would...
Electronics to control plant growth
Credit: Thor Balkhed A drug delivery ion pump constructed from organic electronic components also works in plants. Researchers from the...
Getting things done while you wait for WiFi
Credit: Jason Dorfman, MIT CSAIL Hyper-connectivity has changed the way we communicate, wait, and productively use our time. Even in...
Banned industrial solvent sheds new light on methane mystery
Credit: Angharad Stell, University of Bristol. Recent studies have explored a range of possible causes. Suggestions have included a rise...
Atomic structure reveals how cells translate environmental signals
Credit: RIKEN Culminating a nearly 10 year effort, researchers have determined the atomic resolution structure of a key molecule that...
Dr. John Lahey, President of Quinnipiac Univ., awarded first-ever ACGT Edward Netter Award
Credit: Photo credit: Quinnipiac University Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy (ACGT), the nation's only nonprofit dedicated exclusively to cell and...
Protein Science Best Paper awards annoucement
Credit: Brian Matthews, Editor of Protein Science Warmest congratulations to Charlotte Miton1 and Zach Schaefer2 (Figure 1), the recipients of...
NASA spots Tropical Cyclone 02W’s remnants in South China Sea
Credit: Credits: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center The remnants of former Tropical Depression 02W still lingered in the South China...
Supermassive black holes found in 2 tiny galaxies
Credit: Gemini Observatory/AURA Three years ago, a University of Utah-led team discovered that an ultra-compact dwarf galaxy contained a supermassive...
The Protein Society announces its 2017 award recipients
Credit: The Protein Society The Protein Society, the premiere international society dedicated to supporting protein research, announces the winners of...
Dietary supplement may enhance dairy cattle health and reproductive capacity
URBANA, Ill. - Animal scientist Phil Cardoso knew that milk protein increases when dairy cows are fed the amino acid...
New many-toothed clingfish discovered with help of digital scans
Credit: Kevin Conway and Glenn Moore A set of curious researchers, state-of-the-art visual technology and a bit of good luck...
New battery coating could improve smart phones and electric vehicles
Credit: UC Riverside RIVERSIDE, Calif. (http://www.ucr.edu) -- High performing lithium-ion batteries are a key component of laptops, smart phones, and...
Early recognition
Credit: Courtesy Image Talk about an honor. For his outstanding work in the field of 2D electronics early in his...
NASA team explores using LISA Pathfinder as ‘comet crumb’ detector
Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center LISA Pathfinder, a mission led by ESA (the European Space Agency) with contributions from...
Guideline sets standard of care for treatment of oropharynx cancer with radiation therapy
ARLINGTON, Va., April 17, 2017 -- The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) today issued a new clinical guideline for...
