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Credit: FireEye Inc. Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and leading cyber security company FireEye are inking a partnership to...

Some marine creatures may be more resilient to harsher ocean conditions than expected

As the world continually emits carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, the oceans are taking a hit, absorbing some of it...

Plant-made virus shells could deliver drugs directly to cancer cells

Viruses are extremely efficient at targeting and delivering cargo to cells. In the journal ACS Nano, researchers report they have...

Analyzing copies of genes offers new treatment possibilities for ovarian cancer

Loading video... Credit: UC San Diego Health A team of 18 University of California San Diego School of Medicine and...

Flat-footed fighters

Credit: David Carrier Walking on our heels, a feature that separates great apes, including humans, from other primates, confers advantages...

Ebolaviruses need very few mutations to cause disease in new host species

Credit: University of Kent Kent researchers have identified how few mutations it can take for Ebolaviruses to adapt to affect...

Monitoring birds by drone

Credit: A. Wilson Forget delivering packages or taking aerial photographs--drones can even count small birds! A new study from The...

Unlocking the genetic secrets of legendary bulls

Credit: UQ The genes of 50 top bulls have been sequenced in an effort to understand how genes from temperate...

Researchers pinpoint watery past on Mars

Credit: Dr Mary Bourke (Trinity College Dublin). Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have discovered a patch of land in an...

Smoking cessation counseling successful when paired with lung cancer screening

WASHINGTON -- In the first successful randomized trial of its kind, researchers have provided preliminary evidence that telephone-based smoking cessation...

UTA researcher earns TxDOT contract to use geocells to improve pavement infrastructure

Credit: UT Arlington A researcher at The University of Texas at Arlington is working to determine the benefits of using...

Level up and learn: Team teaches science through video game

A University of Texas at Dallas team is exploring whether teaching real-world science through a popular computer game may offer...

Tumor-targeting system uses cancer’s own mechanisms to betray its location

Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- By hijacking a cancer cell's own metabolism, researchers have found a...

Research on dementia needs new approach say scientists at 2017 AAAS Annual Meeting