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Agricultural & Forestry Science

Ensuring Safe Drinking Water: Nitrate Levels Explained

Kenneth Smiciklas, Associate Professor of Agronomy, Illinois State University, along with a team of colleagues, present an article about the nitrate levels in…

Life & Chemistry

Gene TRIM22 Identified: A Potential Block to HIV Spread

Dr. Stephen Barr, a researcher in the Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology at the U of A, says his team identified a human gene called TRIM22 that…

Studies and Analyses

Low-Intensity Exercise Cuts Fatigue Symptoms by 65%

“Too often we believe that a quick workout will leave us worn out – especially when we are already feeling fatigued,” said researcher Tim Puetz, who recently…

Life & Chemistry

U of Minn Study Reveals Genetic Cancer Link in Dogs and Humans

Cancer researchers at the University of Minnesota and North Carolina State University have found that humans and dogs share more than friendship and…

Environmental Conservation

Nature's helpers: Using microorganisms to remove TCE from water

Now Rittmann and his research team, which includes Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown and Jinwook Chung, recently published a paper in the journal Environmental Science &…

Health & Medicine

Surgeons complete North Texas' first single-incision gallbladder removal

“It went better than we expected,” said Dr. Homero Rivas, assistant professor of surgery, who completed the 80-minute procedure with Dr. J. Esteban Varela,…

Medical Engineering

Princeton Researchers Explore New Insights into the Human Brain

The scientists believe they may be opening the door to inquiries into a region that acts as the staging area for the brain chemicals whose overabundance or…

Life & Chemistry

Bc12 Protein Shields Lung Cancer Cells from Treatments

High levels of the protein, known as Bc12, are found in the cells of lung cancer patients who smoke.Previous UF research has shown that nicotine activates the…

Earth Sciences

Mystery of Antarctic Ice Sheet Unraveled by Cardiff Scientists

A team of scientists from Cardiff University’s School of Earth and Ocean Sciences and Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales travelled to Africa to find new…

Physics & Astronomy

Understanding Type Ia Supernovae: Bright Beacons in Space

Type1a supernovae are among the brightest objects in the universe. Astronomers use them as “standard candles” to gauge cosmological distances:…

Earth Sciences

Seafloor Cores Reveal Dust’s Role in Ancient Climate Change

Each year, long-distance winds drop up to 900 million tons of dust from deserts and other parts of the land into the oceans. Scientists suspect this phenomenon…

Physics & Astronomy

Waiting for dark matter in a mine, with the world's best detectors

A consortium of research scientists, including Stanford physicist Blas Cabrera, anticipated the detection of a predicted-but-undiscovered dark particle known…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Early Planting Boosts Corn Yields in the Northern Corn Belt

Midwest corn-growers produce three times more corn today than they did a half-century ago. After finding that farmers also sow seeds around two weeks earlier…

Life & Chemistry

New Antibody Test by ETH Zurich Targets Malaria Protection

A person's immune system can form antibodies against sugar molecules on the malaria pathogen, which protect against serious illness. A new blood test developed…

Information Technology

Advancements in Photonic Crystals for All-Optical Chips

European research on materials known as photonic crystals has made important progress in the race to build all-optical chips for computers and communications…

Transportation and Logistics

Enhancing Crash Safety Standards in Rail Vehicles

Particular emphasis is being placed on rail vehicles where, on the one hand, improved crash safety is being demanded and, on the other hand, only a limited…

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