Corralling stink bugs could lead to better wine
To wine makers, stink bugs are more than a nuisance. These tiny pests can hitch rides on grapes going through ...
Calculating a new theory: How to teach an old field new tricks
A rain drop is a sphere. It may not look like it, what with it's pointy head and rounded bottom, ...
Safety codes can lead to over-built bridges, higher building costs
Credit: UBC Okanagan A recent study by researchers at UBC's Okanagan campus examined a variety of bridge types along with ...
Researcher proposes novel mechanism to stop tsunamis in their tracks
Devastating tsunamis could be halted before hitting the Earth's shoreline by firing deep-ocean sound waves at the oncoming mass of ...
I can see clearly now
Credit: Video courtesy of Carlos Mastrangelo Jan. 25, 2017 - The days of wearing bifocals or constantly swapping out reading ...
Supercool electrons
Credit: Sarah Wong The future of quantum computing is a hot topic not only for experts but also in many ...
The power of wind energy and how to use it
Wind offers an immense, never ending source of energy that can be successfully harnessed to power all of the things ...
The apple maggot fly — how an altered sense of smell could drive the formation of new species
Credit: NCBS-TIFR "Two months ago, we were congratulating ourselves on a fair crop of winterapples. To all appearance, they were ...
Florida corals tell of cold spells and dust bowls past, foretell weather to come
Credit: USGS Scientists seeking an oceanic counterpart to the tree rings that document past weather patterns on land have found ...
Predicting and preventing prostate cancer spread
Credit: Luke Selth University of Adelaide researchers have uncovered a new pathway which regulates the spread of prostate cancer around ...
Passing the chemical Turing test: Making artificial and real cells talk
The classic Turing test evaluates a machine's ability to mimic human behavior and intelligence. To pass, a computer must fool ...
Nanoparticle fertilizer could contribute to new ‘green revolution’
The "Green Revolution" of the '60s and '70s has been credited with helping to feed billions around the world, with ...
Danforth Center expands major research program to benefit farmers in the developing world
Credit: Donald Danforth Plant Science Center ST. LOUIS, MO, January 25, 2017 - The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, one ...
Using Big Data to understand immune system responses
Numerous researchers around the globe have begun to use the gene editing tool CRISPR to understand human biology. One of ...
Insidious wasp gets ahead by tunneling through host’s head
Credit: Andrew Forbes/University of Iowa HOUSTON - (Jan. 24, 2017) - Gall wasps may feel confident as they infest oak ...
Study establishes new standard of care for pancreatic cancer patients
A combination of two chemotherapy drugs - gemcitabine and capecitabine - should be the new standard of care for pancreatic ...
New approach improves five-year survival for pancreatic cancer patients
A University of Liverpool (UK) led clinical trial has been successful in prolonging survival for pancreatic cancer patients by at ...
New paper explains consequences of plant disappearance of Atlantic coast salt marshes
Credit: The American Phytopathological Society An important new research paper, titled "Response of Sediment Bacterial Communities to Sudden Vegetation Dieback ...
An urban collection of modern-day micrometeorites
Credit: M.J. Genge et al., Geology Boulder, Colo., USA - More than 100 billion micrometeorites (MMs) fall to Earth each ...
UAB and VICIS announce partnership to deliver safer football helmets
Credit: UAB News BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Tackling the concussion crisis in football is at the forefront of sports safety research ...
