UCF selling experimental Martian dirt — $20 a kilogram, plus shipping
Credit: University of Central Florida The University of Central Florida is selling Martian dirt, $20 a kilogram plus shipping. This is not fake news. A...
NEWS INDEX
Researchers find value in unusual type of plant material
MADISON -- An ideal biorefinery would turn renewable crops into a variety of fuels and products with little waste. A significant challenge in realizing this...
Scientists discover genetic basis for how harmful algae blooms become toxic
Credit: NOAA Scientists have uncovered the genetic basis for the production of domoic acid, a potent neurotoxin produced by certain harmful algae blooms. In a...
In dangerous fungal family’s befriending of plants, a story of loss
Credit: Jacqueline Hess MADISON - If Lewis Carroll had described in detail the mushroom Alice nibbles in Wonderland to shrink and grow to her rightful...
Natto, the stinky, slimy soybean snack (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Sept. 27, 2018 -- Natto, a food made from fermented soybeans, often turns off newcomers to Japanese food due...
Steelhead life cycle linked to environment, pink salmon abundance
Credit: Colin Bailey, SFU A Simon Fraser University study has found that steelhead trout have a remarkable life-cycle variation that responds to changes in temperature...
Hidden health problems can appear up to two years after elective hip surgeries
DURHAM, N.C. - Up to two years following elective, arthroscopic hip surgery, a substantial proportion of patients reported troubling new health issues ranging from sleep...
Cancer hijacks the microbiome to glut itself on glucose
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Cancer needs energy to drive its out-of-control growth. It gets energy in the form of glucose, in fact consuming...
How Sacred Ibis mummies provided the first test of evolution
Credit: Christiaan Kooyman, Wikimedia A debate over mummified birds brought to France after Napoleon's conquest of Egypt played a central role in delaying acceptance of...
Chinese researchers discover how bird feathers resist tearing
Credit: TIPC Chinese researchers have discovered and characterized a sophisticated mechanism in bird feathers that enhances tear resistance, overturning a centuries-old explanation of how bird...
‘Bin chicken’ plays unique role in story of evolution
Credit: Creative Commons A University of Queensland researcher has uncovered how a French scientist and ibis researcher conducted the first test of evolution more than...
New insights into the structure of a killer protein
Credit: RUB, Kramer Researchers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum and the University of Tübingen have gained new insights into the structure of the killer protein Bax. The...
Green mango peel: A slick solution for oil-contaminated soils
Nanoparticles derived from green mango peel could be the key to remediating oil sludge in contaminated soil according to new research from the University of...
Global study finds taller plant species taking over as mountains and the Arctic warm
Credit: Courtesy David Hik A study by more than 100 global researchers is linking the effects of climate change to new and taller plant species...
Clinical grade hardware and AI companies partner to develop biomarkers of aging
Credit: Insilico Medicine Friday, September 28th, 2018, Rockville, MD. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death and disability in the world. On the eve...
