Tiny bacterium provides window into whole ecosystems
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- William Blake may have seen a world in a grain of sand, but for scientists at MIT the smallest of all photosynthetic...
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Fighting world hunger: Robotics aid in the study of corn and drought tolerance
Loading video... Credit: MU News Bureau Developing drought tolerant corn that makes efficient use of available water will be vital to sustain the estimated 9...
New method heats up ultrasonic approach to treating tumors
WASHINGTON D.C., March 28, 2017 -- High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is a breakthrough therapeutic technique used to treat tumors. The principle of this noninvasive, targeted...
Night lights, big data
Credit: (Image courtesy of NASA) When the Earth is dark, human activity sparkles across the globe. As seen from space, night-time lights tell a story...
Vitamin D, calcium supplementation among older women does not significantly reduce risk of cancer
Among healthy postmenopausal women, supplementation with vitamin D3 and calcium compared with placebo did not result in a significantly lower risk of cancer after four...
Findings support use of less invasive hysterectomy for early-stage endometrial cancer
Researchers found similar rates of disease-free survival and no difference in overall survival among women who received a laparoscopic or abdominal total hysterectomy for stage...
Female menstrual cycle in a dish
"It's the ultimate personalized medicine, a model of your body for testing drugs" Will help scientists understand diseases such as fibroids, endometriosis and cancer Part...
Prostate screening often occurs without discussion of benefits, risks
A new study finds that while a blood test that helps to screen for prostate cancer remains common, only 30 percent of men in a...
Desktop scanners can be hijacked to perpetrate cyberattacks
BEER-SHEVA, Israel...March 28, 2017 - A typical office scanner can be infiltrated and a company's network compromised using different light sources, according to a new...
A seismic mapping milestone
Credit: David Pugmire, ORNL Because of Earth's layered composition, scientists have often compared the basic arrangement of its interior to that of an onion. There's...
Dust contributes valuable nutrients to Sierra Nevada forest ecosystems
Credit: Chelsea Carey, Point Blue Conservation Science Collecting dust isn't usually considered a good thing. But dust from as close as California's Central Valley and...
Forests fight global warming in ways more important than previously understood
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Forests play a complex role in keeping the planet cool, one that goes far beyond the absorption of carbon dioxide, new research...
MSU, Shedd Aquarium partnering to create healthier aquatic homes
Credit: Photo Credit: ©Shedd Aquarium/Brenna Hernandez Viruses are the most abundant living organisms on the planet, yet we know very little about them, especially in...
Hair spacing keeps honeybees clean during pollination
Credit: Candler Hobbs, Georgia Tech With honeybee colony health wavering and researchers trying to find technological ways of pollinating plants in the future, a new...
Cornering endangered species
As certain species decline in number, the geographic areas they inhabit also shrink. Still, even with less space to occupy, these decreasing populations manage to...
