Biology
Microplastics found deep in sand where turtles nest
Credit: Jessica Arrowsmith Microplastics have been found deep in the sand on beaches where sea turtles lay their eggs. University...
Plant genetic resources ensure ag’s future
Credit: Scott Bauer, USDA-ARS. Imagine a gardener, plant explorer, geneticist, and computer specialist all rolled into one job. You might...
Clear the air
Credit: University of Utah Sept. 26, 2018 -- Air conditioning and heating systems are not only great for keeping a...
Researchers explore how being male or female affects our hearts, kidneys and waistlines
Rockville, Md. (September 26, 2018)--A person's sex can be a defining factor in how well--or how poorly--they respond to disease,...
Better water purification methods are aim of new research center
AUSTIN, Texas -- With rising demand and dwindling supply, water is perhaps Earth's most critical natural resource. One way to...
Study: Microbial dark matter dominates Earth’s environments
Uncultured microbes--those whose characteristics have never been described because they have not yet been grown in a lab culture--could be...
UMass Amherst food scientists profile microbes at a fermented vegetable facility
Credit: Real Pickles, Valley Lightworks AMHERST, Mass. - University of Massachusetts Amherst food scientists have mapped and characterized microbial populations...
DOE announces $218 million for quantum information science
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $218 million in funding for 85 research awards in the important emerging field...
Climate change not main driver of amphibian decline
Credit: Brad Glorioso/US Geologic Survey While a warming climate in recent decades may be a factor in the waning of...
Salk Institute’s Tatyana Sharpee elected 2018 Fellow of American Physical Society
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(September 25, 2018) Salk Associate Professor Tatyana Sharpee, a member of the Computational Neurobiology Laboratory, has...
Study: Antibiotics destroy immune cells and worsen oral infection
New research shows that the body's own microbes are effective in maintaining immune cells and killing certain oral infections. A...
How reliable are turtles for measuring ocean trash and marine health?
Credit: Bo Blinski Master Honu When a sea turtle turns up dead on the beach, it often makes the news,...
Once majestic Atlantic Forest ’empty’ after 500 years of over-exploitation
New research finds that 500 years of over-exploitation has halved mammal populations in South America's once majestic Atlantic Forest. A...
Fuels without fossils
Credit: University of Delaware Two chemical engineers at the University of Delaware are developing new, better ways to produce fuels...
Transforming carbon dioxide
Credit: Feng Jiao A team of researchers at the University of Delaware's Center for Catalytic Science and Technology (CCST) has...
UM chemist, students take flight with groundbreaking wildfire emission study
Credit: Ali Akherati. MISSOULA - Most aircraft slicing through the smoke above wildfires either drop water or smokejumpers in an...
The grim, final days of a mother octopus
Credit: Yan Wang, UChicago Octopuses are the undisputed darlings of the science internet, and for good reason. They're incredibly intelligent...
$2.8 million federal grant awarded to TGen-UNM consortium to address diabetic blindness
PHOENIX, Ariz. -- Sept. 25, 2018 -- Diabetes is an increasing global epidemic that is expected to grow by more...
NIH-funded genome centers to accelerate precision medicine discoveries
Credit: National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health. The All of Us Research Program awarded funds totaling $28.6...
How leaves talk to roots
Credit: Katharina Markmann New findings show that a micro RNA from the shoot keeps legume roots susceptible to symbiotic infection...
