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Next-generation sensors to be used in fields as diverse as mineral exploration and climate change will be turbo boosted thanks to University of Queensland and...

Researchers develop predictive model measuring nitrous oxide emissions in streams, rivers

Credit: Matt Cashore/University of Notre Dame When it comes to greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide tends to steal the spotlight -- but new research in the...

USDA announces $150.2 million through Agriculture and Food Research Initiative

WASHINGTON, D.C. April 11, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced $150.2 million in available...

Florida manatees likely to persist for at least 100 years — US Geological Survey

Credit: Photo: USGS Florida's iconic manatee population is highly likely to endure for the next 100 years, so long as wildlife managers continue to protect...

Art of paper-cutting inspires self-charging paper device

Credit: American Chemical Society Despite the many advances in portable electronic devices, one thing remains constant: the need to plug them into a wall socket...

US streams carry surprisingly extensive mixture of pollutants

Many U.S. waterways carry a variety of pollutants, but not much is known about the composition or health effects of these chemical combinations. A new...

Ant agricultural revolution began 30 million years ago in dry, desert-like climate

Credit: Paul Fetters for the Smithsonian Institution Millions of years before humans discovered agriculture, vast farming systems were thriving beneath the surface of the Earth....

Shoe-string theory: Science shows why shoelaces come untied

Loading video... Credit: UC Berkeley A new study by mechanical engineers at UC Berkeley finally shows why your shoelaces may keep coming untied. It's a...

Rock giants Pink Floyd honored in naming of newly discovered, bright pink — pistol shrimp

Credit: Sammy De Grave A strikingly bright pink-clawed species of pistol shrimp, discovered on the Pacific coast of Panama, has been given the ultimate rock...

USDA announces $21.8 million in funding for to combat citrus disease

WASHINGTON, D.C. April 11, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced $21.8 million in available...

USDA announces $462,000 to support disaster preparedness

WASHINGTON, D.C. April 11, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced $462,000 in available funding...

USDA announces $400,000 to foster a diverse agricultural science workforce

WASHINGTON, April 11, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced $400,000 in available funding to...

Distantly related fish find same evolutionary solution to dark water

Credit: Thomas E. Reimchen Changes in a single color-vision gene demonstrate convergent evolutionary adaptations in widely separated species and across vastly different time scales, according...

Can Latina breast cancer patients and their doctors bridge the cultural divide?

Credit: Michigan Medicine ANN ARBOR, Michigan - The largest study to date of how Latina breast cancer patients evaluate treatment options highlights the need to...

CereScan’s latest patent for its neuroimaging database now covers all brain activity measurements