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NEWS FROM THE FIELD FOR 2015

• December 29, 2015
  Reptile fossils offer clues about elevation history of Andes Mountains
  
  
• December 29, 2015
  Improving accuracy in genomic mapping with time-series data
  
  
• December 28, 2015
  New acoustic technique reveals structural information in nanoscale materials
  
  
• December 28, 2015
  Global mercury regulations to have major economic benefits for U.S.
  
  
• December 28, 2015
  CMU develops new method for analyzing synaptic density
  
  
• December 23, 2015
  Dating historic activity at Oso site shows recurring major landslides
  
  
• December 22, 2015
  Simple shell of plant virus sparks immune response against cancer
  
  
• December 22, 2015
  Newly developed liquid crystal elastomer material could enable advanced sensors
  
  
• December 22, 2015
  Fighting rice fungus
  
  
• December 22, 2015
  Algorithm helps turn smartphones into 3-D scanners
  
  
• December 21, 2015
  Twisted magnetic fields give new insights on star formation
  
  
• December 21, 2015
  Polymer breakthrough could revolutionize water purification
  
  
• December 21, 2015
  New device uses carbon nanotubes to snag molecules
  
  
• December 21, 2015
  Evergreens at risk
  
  
• December 21, 2015
  Creativity leads to measuring ultrafast, thin photodetector
  
  
• December 18, 2015
  Stroke recovery in mice improved by Ambien, Stanford study shows
  
  
• December 18, 2015
  Magnetic nanoparticle chains offer new technique for controlling soft robots
  
  
• December 18, 2015
  DNA research offers clues on cell mutation
  
  
• December 18, 2015
  Coastal marshes more resilient to sea-level rise than previously believed
  
  
• December 18, 2015
  Bacteria battle: How one changes appearance, moves away to resist the other
  
  
• December 17, 2015
  USC researchers discover way to improve image sharpness for blind people with retinal implants
  
  
• December 17, 2015
  Study: Safety net fails grandmother caregivers living in severe poverty
  
  
• December 17, 2015
  Snake bellies help scientists get a grip
  
  
• December 17, 2015
  Scientists peg Anthropocene to first farmers
  
  
• December 17, 2015
  Darwin's finches may face extinction
  
  
• December 17, 2015
  A gene for new species is discovered
  
  
• December 16, 2015
  USF scientists focus on mineral for clues to beginning of biological life on earth
  
  
• December 16, 2015
  Understanding body language of mice
  
  
• December 16, 2015
  Study: Climate change rapidly warming world's lakes
  
  
• December 16, 2015
  Special collection explores origin and evolution of play
  
  
• December 16, 2015
  Researchers elucidate network of genes that control when puberty begins
  
  
• December 16, 2015
  Number of severe algal blooms in Lake Erie to double, forecast says
  
  
• December 16, 2015
  Making the grade: Certain abandoned ski runs recover better than others
  
  
• December 16, 2015
  Giant planets carving paths around four young stars, ALMA observations suggest
  
  
• December 16, 2015
  Big moves in protein structure prediction and design
  
  
• December 16, 2015
  Aphids balance their diets by rebuilding plant amino acids
  
  
• December 16, 2015
  A molecular light switch?...Just add water
  
  
• December 15, 2015
  Transparent metal films for smart-phone, tablet and TV displays
  
  
• December 15, 2015
  Study: Current climate models misrepresent El Niño
  
  
• December 15, 2015
  Georgia Tech researchers demonstrate how the brain can handle so much data
  
  
• December 15, 2015
  Gamma rays from distant galaxy tell story of an escape
  
  
• December 15, 2015
  East Antarctic Ice Sheet has stayed frozen for 14 million years, Penn team reports
  
  
• December 15, 2015
  3 miles high: Using drones to study high-altitude glaciers
  
  
• December 15, 2015
  'Hydricity' concept uses solar energy to produce power round-the-clock
  
  
• December 14, 2015
  Some gas produced by hydraulic fracturing comes from surprise source
  
  
• December 14, 2015
  Social media news consumers at higher risk of 'information bubbles,' IU study says
  
  
• December 14, 2015
  Genes for age-related cognitive decline found in adult worm neurons
  
  
• December 14, 2015
  Gemini and Keck put new spin on galaxy formation
  
  
• December 11, 2015
  UC Davis scientists demonstrate DNA-based electromechanical switch
  
  
• December 11, 2015
  Cooperative catalysts offer unique route to alkenes
  
  
• December 10, 2015
  Twin studies provide first explanations for boundary within Earth's mantle
  
  
• December 10, 2015
  Trees either hunker down or press on in a drying and warming western U.S. climate
  
  
• December 10, 2015
  Stanford scientists reveal brain circuit mechanisms underlying arousal regulation
  
  
• December 10, 2015
  Some prairie vole brains are better wired for sexual fidelity
  
  
• December 10, 2015
  Shaking the nanomaterials out
  
  
• December 10, 2015
  Scientists teach machines to learn like humans
  
  
• December 10, 2015
  Obstacles not always a hindrance to proteins
  
  
• December 10, 2015
  Mapping the brain: Probes with tiny LEDs shed light on neural pathways
  
  
• December 10, 2015
  Lie-detecting software uses real court case data
  
  
• December 10, 2015
  Heat radiates 10,000 times faster at the nanoscale
  
  
• December 10, 2015
  CRISPR-Cas9 helps uncover genetics of exotic organisms
  
  
• December 10, 2015
  Cloudy with a chance of warming
  
  
• December 10, 2015
  Anatomy of a microscopic wood chipper
  
  
• December 10, 2015
  A well-preserved skeleton reveals the ecology and evolution of early carnivorous mammals
  
  
• December 9, 2015
  Triceratops gets a cousin: Researchers identify another horned dinosaur species
  
  
• December 8, 2015
  Researchers resolve structure of a key component of bacterial decision-making
  
  
• December 8, 2015
  New nanomanufacturing technique advances imaging, biosensing technology
  
  
• December 8, 2015
  NCAR develops method to predict sea-ice changes years in advance
  
  
• December 8, 2015
  Nanostructured metal coatings let the light through for electronic devices
  
  
• December 7, 2015
  The geography of Antarctica's underside
  
  
• December 7, 2015
  Stretchy hydrogel 'Band-Aid' senses, lights up, delivers medicine
  
  
• December 7, 2015
  Seeing viruses in a new light
  
  
• December 7, 2015
  Nanotube letters spell progress
  
  
• December 7, 2015
  Engineers develop transistor that overcomes fundamental power limitations
  
  
• December 7, 2015
  Climate change governs a crop pest, even when populations are far-flung
  
  
• December 4, 2015
  Polymer puts new medical solutions within reach
  
  
• December 4, 2015
  Nanoscale drawbridges open path to color displays
  
  
• December 3, 2015
  VLA yields new insights on solar flares
  
  
• December 3, 2015
  Penn researchers make thinnest plates that can be picked up by hand
  
  
• December 3, 2015
  It takes a village--and much more--to quench megacity water demands
  
  
• December 3, 2015
  Higher levels of Fukushima cesium detected offshore
  
  
• December 3, 2015
  Event Horizon Telescope reveals magnetic fields at Milky Way's central black hole
  
  
• December 3, 2015
  A more efficient way of converting ethanol to a better alternative fuel
  
  
• December 2, 2015
  Scientists design a new method for screening cancer cells
  
  
• December 2, 2015
  Research team finds detailed record of mysterious fast radio burst
  
  
• December 2, 2015
  Liquid metal 'nano-terminators' target cancer cells
  
  
• December 2, 2015
  Fast radio burst hints at its source
  
  
• December 2, 2015
  Conductor turned insulator amid disorder
  
  
• December 2, 2015
  Carbon capture analyst: 'Coal should stay in the ground'
  
  
• December 2, 2015
  A cheap, disposable device for diagnosing disease
  
  
• December 1, 2015
  UW roboticists learn to teach robots from babies
  
  
• December 1, 2015
  Trap-jaw ants exhibit previously unseen jumping behavior
  
  
• December 1, 2015
  Researchers confirm original blood vessels in 80 million-year-old fossil
  
  
• December 1, 2015
  Photonic 'sintering' may create new solar, electronics manufacturing technologies
  
  
• December 1, 2015
  Nano-walkers take speedy leap forward with first rolling DNA-based motor
  
  
• December 1, 2015
  Global food system faces multiple threats from climate change
  
  
• December 1, 2015
  Exiled exoplanet likely kicked out of star's neighborhood
  
  
• November 30, 2015
  UW researchers estimate poverty and wealth from cellphone metadata
  
  
• November 30, 2015
  Tiny octopods catalyze bright ideas
  
  
• November 30, 2015
  Strolling salamanders provide clues on how animals evolved to move from water to land
  
  
• November 30, 2015
  Simulation shows key to building powerful magnetic fields
  
  
• November 30, 2015
  Researchers find new phase of carbon, make diamond at room temperature
  
  
• November 30, 2015
  Aspirin targets key protein in neurodegenerative diseases
  
  
• November 27, 2015
  Soil pulled from deep under Oregon's unglaciated Coast Range unveils frosty past climate
  
  
• November 26, 2015
  Coming to a monitor near you: A defect-free, molecule-thick film
  
  
• November 25, 2015
  Penn researchers discover why E. coli move faster in syrup-like fluids than in water
  
  
• November 25, 2015
  Osteoarthritis finding sheds new light on HA injection controversy
  
  
• November 25, 2015
  Discovery could open door to frozen preservation of tissues, whole organs
  
  
• November 24, 2015
  Peering into cell structures where neurodiseases emerge
  
  
• November 24, 2015
  Closing the loop on an HIV escape mechanism
  
  
• November 24, 2015
  Chemical design made easier
  
  
• November 24, 2015
  'Connector hubs' are the champions of brain coordination
  
  
• November 23, 2015
  Stretchy slabs found in the deep Earth
  
  
• November 23, 2015
  Penn biologists characterize new form of mRNA regulation
  
  
• November 23, 2015
  No lens? No problem for FlatCam
  
  
• November 23, 2015
  Climate can grind mountains faster than they can be rebuilt, study indicates
  
  
• November 23, 2015
  Climate can grind mountains faster than they can be rebuilt
  
  
• November 23, 2015
  Climate can grind mountains faster than they can be rebuilt
  
  
• November 20, 2015
  Strange quantum phenomenon achieved at room temperature in semiconductor wafers
  
  
• November 20, 2015
  Low-oxygen 'dead zones' in north Pacific linked to past ocean warming events
  
  
• November 19, 2015
  Sequencing algae's genome may aid biofuel production
  
  
• November 19, 2015
  New 'self-healing' gel makes electronics more flexible
  
  
• November 19, 2015
  Fish skin provides invisibility in open ocean
  
  
• November 19, 2015
  Cool, dim dwarf star is magnetic powerhouse
  
  
• November 18, 2015
  UA researchers capture first photo of planet in making
  
  
• November 18, 2015
  Popular Science names 'Power Over Wi-Fi' one of the year's game-changing technologies
  
  
• November 18, 2015
  IU study: Short winter days trigger aggression hormones differently based on sex
  
  
• November 18, 2015
  Dark matter dominates in nearby dwarf galaxy
  
  
• November 18, 2015
  Chemical engineers have figured out how to make vaccines faster
  
  
• November 18, 2015
  Babies have logical reasoning before age one, study finds
  
  
• November 18, 2015
  A huge chunk of a tardigrade's genome comes from foreign DNA
  
  
• November 17, 2015
  OU-led study links deep-time dust with major impacts on carbon cycling
  
  
• November 17, 2015
  Fat makes coral fit to cope with climate change
  
  
• November 17, 2015
  Ecological extinction explains how turbulence dies
  
  
• November 17, 2015
  Blood test results vary from drop to drop in finger prick tests
  
  
• November 17, 2015
  A new symmetry underlies the search for new materials
  
  
• November 16, 2015
  UW team refrigerates liquids with a laser for the first time
  
  
• November 16, 2015
  Study finds High Plains Aquifer peak use by state, overall usage decline
  
  
• November 16, 2015
  Rice makes light-driven nanosubmarine
  
  
• November 16, 2015
  Researchers sequence genomes of parasite that is actually a 'micro jellyfish'
  
  
• November 16, 2015
  New tech helps handlers monitor health, well-being of guide dogs
  
  
• November 16, 2015
  Information is contagious among social connections
  
  
• November 13, 2015
  Building with nature: Ecological design for next-generation cities
  
  
• November 13, 2015
  3-D printing aids in understanding food enjoyment
  
  
• November 12, 2015
  Eating sweets forms memories that may control eating habits, study finds
  
  
• November 12, 2015
  CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing: Check 3 times, cut once
  
  
• November 12, 2015
  Analysis exposes faster disintegration of major Greenland glacier
  
  
• November 11, 2015
  Sunscreen ingredient may prevent medical implant infections
  
  
• November 11, 2015
  Researchers detail how to control shape, structure of DNA and RNA
  
  
• November 11, 2015
  Quantum dots made from fool's gold boost battery performance
  
  
• November 11, 2015
  New exoplanet in our neighborhood
  
  
• November 11, 2015
  Machine learning could solve riddles of galaxy formation
  
  
• November 10, 2015
  Researchers find way to create wide variety of new holograms
  
  
• November 10, 2015
  Researchers develop antibiotic alternative for wound infections
  
  
• November 10, 2015
  Nanopores could take the salt out of seawater
  
  
• November 10, 2015
  Geophysics could slow Antarctic ice retreat
  
  
• November 9, 2015
  Vanderbilt engineers open source medical capsule robot technology
  
  
• November 9, 2015
  Using microfluidic devices to sort stem cells
  
  
• November 9, 2015
  Tissue engineers recruit cells to make their own strong matrix
  
  
• November 9, 2015
  Thickness of gray matter predicts ability to recognize faces and objects
  
  
• November 9, 2015
  The 'Speck'-ter haunting New York tomato fields
  
  
• November 9, 2015
  Markets for science
  
  
• November 9, 2015
  Large landowners key to slowing deforestation in Brazil
  
  
• November 9, 2015
  Hydrogel superglue is 90 percent water
  
  
• November 9, 2015
  A warmer world will be a hazier one
  
  
• November 6, 2015
  The astounding genome of the dinoflagellate
  
  
• November 5, 2015
  UCI-led study offers model to predict how microbiomes may respond to change
  
  
• November 5, 2015
  Tomatoes get boost in growth, antioxidants from nano-sized nutrients
  
  
• November 5, 2015
  It's a beauty: JILA's quantum crystal is now more valuable
  
  
• November 5, 2015
  From 2-D to 3-D: The quest to make graphene fibers more conductive and stronger
  
  
• November 5, 2015
  Climate change is moving mountains, research says
  
  
• November 4, 2015
  Supervolcanoes likely triggered externally, study finds
  
  
• November 4, 2015
  Study shows some 3-D printed objects are toxic
  
  
• November 4, 2015
  Study of cloud cover in tropical Pacific reveals future climate changes
  
  
• November 4, 2015
  Shape of bird wings depends on ancestors more than flight style
  
  
• November 4, 2015
  Protostar Growth Spurts
  
  
• November 4, 2015
  NSF-funded research reveals new discoveries on a bug with bifocals
  
  
• November 4, 2015
  Newly discovered fossil sea urchin is the oldest of its kind
  
  
• November 4, 2015
  Math anxiety doesn't equal poor math performance
  
  
• November 3, 2015
  Researchers see a greener age for glass-forming
  
  
• November 3, 2015
  Radar images provide details on halloween asteroid
  
  
• November 3, 2015
  New findings rock long-held assumptions about ancient mass extinction
  
  
• November 3, 2015
  CU-Boulder study: Ancient Salvadoran village buried by ash freezes daily life in time
  
  
• November 2, 2015
  West Nile virus killing millions more birds than previously thought
  
  
• November 2, 2015
  University of the Pacific researchers give peptides a longer life
  
  
• November 2, 2015
  Ultrasensitive sensors made from boron-doped graphene
  
  
• November 2, 2015
  Scientists map source of Northwest's next big quake
  
  
• November 2, 2015
  Rapidly acidifying waters pose major threat for Southern Ocean ecosystem
  
  
• November 2, 2015
  Predicting cancer's growth from few clues
  
  
• November 2, 2015
  Planting in clumps boosts wetland restoration success
  
  
• November 2, 2015
  Pineapple genome offers insight into photosynthesis in drought-tolerant plants
  
  
• November 2, 2015
  Ice-age lesson: Large mammals need room to roam
  
  
• November 2, 2015
  Chemistry in mold reveals important clue for pharmaceuticals
  
  
• November 2, 2015
  Calcium-48's 'neutron skin' thinner than previously thought
  
  
• November 2, 2015
  Breeding higher yielding crops by increasing sugar import into seeds
  
  
• November 2, 2015
  Bat disease fungus found to be widespread in northeast China
  
  
• October 30, 2015
  Solving 80-year-old mystery, chemist discovers way to isolate single-crystal ice surfaces
  
  
• October 30, 2015
  Arctic snow not darkening due to soot, dust, Dartmouth-led study finds
  
  
• October 29, 2015
  Wimps or warriors? Honey bee larvae absorb the social culture of the hive, study finds
  
  
• October 29, 2015
  Time delay in lensed quasar: First fast turnaround result
  
  
• October 29, 2015
  Team discovers way to 'tune' abundant elements for semiconductor use
  
  
• October 29, 2015
  Study spells out why some insects kill their mothers
  
  
• October 29, 2015
  Researchers find universality in protein locality
  
  
• October 29, 2015
  Researchers advance understanding of mountain watersheds
  
  
• October 29, 2015
  New study: warming waters a major factor in the collapse of New England cod
  
  
• October 29, 2015
  New metal alloy could yield green cooling technologies
  
  
• October 29, 2015
  Making cars of the future stronger, using less energy
  
  
• October 29, 2015
  Fire severity in southwestern Colorado unaffected by spruce beetle outbreak
  
  
• October 29, 2015
  Clemson researchers and IT scientists team up to tackle Big Data
  
  
• October 29, 2015
  Caught in the act: New wasp species emerging
  
  
• October 29, 2015
  A new primate species at the root of the tree of extant hominoids
  
  
• October 28, 2015
  Researchers find vulnerabilities in use of certificates for Web security
  
  
• October 28, 2015
  Electric eel: Most remarkable predator in animal kingdom
  
  
• October 28, 2015
  Change the shape, change the sound
  
  
• October 28, 2015
  Astrophysicists produce the first age map of the halo of the Milky Way
  
  
• October 27, 2015
  New concepts emerge for generating clean, inexpensive fuel from water
  
  
• October 27, 2015
  Bacterial hole puncher could be new broad-spectrum antibiotic
  
  
• October 27, 2015
  'Spring-mass' technology heralds the future of walking robots
  
  
• October 26, 2015
  Virginia Tech researchers take cue from spider glue in efforts to create new materials
  
  
• October 26, 2015
  Seeing sound
  
  
• October 26, 2015
  Response to environmental change depends on variation in corals and algae partnerships
  
  
• October 26, 2015
  NSF-funded researchers observe phase transition thought impossible
  
  
• October 26, 2015
  Nanoscale magnets could compute complex functions significantly faster than conventional computers
  
  
• October 26, 2015
  Nanoquakes probe new 2-D material
  
  
• October 26, 2015
  Marine reserves will need stepping stones to help fish disperse between them
  
  
• October 26, 2015
  CRISPR brings precise control to gene expression
  
  
• October 23, 2015
  Collaborative research reveals a new view of cell division
  
  
• October 22, 2015
  Study finds key molecular mechanism regulating plant translational activity
  
  
• October 22, 2015
  Scientists discover ancient safety valve linking pollen to bacteria
  
  
• October 22, 2015
  Researchers transform slow emitters into fast light sources
  
  
• October 22, 2015
  Looking at the earliest galaxies
  
  
• October 22, 2015
  It takes a thief
  
  
• October 22, 2015
  Deep-sea bacteria could help neutralize greenhouse gas, researchers find
  
  
• October 22, 2015
  CWRU biologists find keys to driving a cockroach
  
  
• October 22, 2015
  Astronomers peer inside stars, finding giant magnets
  
  
• October 22, 2015
  3-D map of the brain
  
  
• October 21, 2015
  Scientists predict cool new phase of superionic ice
  
  
• October 21, 2015
  Ocean heat content reveals secrets of fish migration behaviors
  
  
• October 21, 2015
  Mysterious Starburst Unshrouded in Nearby Galaxy
  
  
• October 21, 2015
  Dynamic social network analysis reveals animal social behaviors
  
  
• October 21, 2015
  Dive of the RoboBee
  
  
• October 21, 2015
  Caltech scientists find cells rhythmically regulate their genes
  
  
• October 21, 2015
  Biologists discover bacteria communicate like neurons in the brain
  
  
• October 21, 2015
  Beavers take a chunk out of nitrogen in Northeast rivers
  
  
• October 21, 2015
  Analysts see nations' misuse of 'rational use' when it comes to fishing rights
  
  
• October 20, 2015
  Tiny dancers: Can ballet bugs help us build better robots?
  
  
• October 20, 2015
  New 'geospeedometer' confirms super-eruptions have short fuses
  
  
• October 20, 2015
  Mother-of-pearl's genesis identified in mineral's transformation
  
  
• October 20, 2015
  Mosquitofish populations with more females have greater ecological impact
  
  
• October 20, 2015
  Formation of coastal sea ice in North Pacific drives ocean circulation and climate
  
  
• October 19, 2015
  To infinity and beyond: Light goes infinitely fast with new on-chip material
  
  
• October 19, 2015
  Study: Alaskan boreal forest fires release more carbon than the trees can absorb
  
  
• October 19, 2015
  Researchers learn how to steer the heart--with light
  
  
• October 19, 2015
  New study explains near-annual Monsoon oscillations generated by El Niño
  
  
• October 19, 2015
  New mathematical method reveals structure in neural activity in the brain
  
  
• October 19, 2015
  Gene on-off switch works like backpack strap
  
  
• October 19, 2015
  Electronics get a power boost with the addition of a simple material
  
  
• October 19, 2015
  Cyclic healing removes defects in metals while maintaining strength
  
  
• October 16, 2015
  UCI-led group suggests ways to better manage urban stormwater runoff
  
  
• October 15, 2015
  Stem cell treatment lessens impairments caused by dementia with Lewy bodies
  
  
• October 15, 2015
  Shift in weaning age supports hunting-induced extinction of Siberian woolly mammoths
  
  
• October 15, 2015
  Screen of human genome reveals set of genes essential for cellular viability
  
  
• October 15, 2015
  Scientists produce clearest-ever images of enzyme that plays key roles in aging, cancer
  
  
• October 15, 2015
  Rise and fall of agrarian states influenced by climate volatility
  
  
• October 15, 2015
  Researchers take first steps to create biodegradable displays for electronics
  
  
• October 15, 2015
  Nuclear Science Advisory Committee issues plan for U.S. nuclear physics research
  
  
• October 15, 2015
  Mini DNA sequencer tests true
  
  
• October 14, 2015
  Video: 3-D-printed 'soft' robotic tentacle displays new level of agility
  
  
• October 14, 2015
  New concept to help set priorities in water management
  
  
• October 14, 2015
  Mathematics research reveals that the shape of a pipe dramatically affects how pollutants and other chemicals will spread
  
  
• October 14, 2015
  Mathematicians find 'magic key' to drive Ramanujan's taxicab number
  
  
• October 14, 2015
  Free app empowers public to locate, recognize ancient fossils
  
  
• October 14, 2015
  Bubble plumes off Washington, Oregon suggest warmer ocean may be releasing frozen methane
  
  
• October 14, 2015
  A successful intervention boosts the gender diversity of STEM faculty
  
  
• October 13, 2015
  VLA reveals spectacular 'halos' of spiral galaxies
  
  
• October 13, 2015
  Taking dinosaur temperatures with eggshells
  
  
• October 13, 2015
  Plant hormone 'switch' unravels chromatin to form flowers, Penn biologists find
  
  
• October 13, 2015
  Pebbles on Mars likely traveled tens of miles down a riverbed, Penn study finds
  
  
• October 13, 2015
  Novel algorithm simulates water evaporation at the nanoscale
  
  
• October 13, 2015
  New optoelectronic probe enables communication with neural microcircuits
  
  
• October 13, 2015
  Biochemists uncover structure of cellular memory mechanism
  
  
• October 12, 2015
  Sixth sense: How do we sense electric fields?
  
  
• October 12, 2015
  New Oregon approach for 'nanohoops' could energize future devices
  
  
• October 12, 2015
  Climate models used to explain formation of Mars valley networks
  
  
• October 9, 2015
  Single atom alloy platinum-copper catalysts cut costs, boost green technology
  
  
• October 9, 2015
  New tool expands tracking of personal data on the Web
  
  
• October 9, 2015
  Horn of Africa drying ever faster as climate warms
  
  
• October 9, 2015
  Engineers assist Bank of America Chicago Marathon with technology
  
  
• October 8, 2015
  Study: Fracking industry wells associated with premature birth
  
  
• October 8, 2015
  Room temperature magnetic skyrmions, a new type of digital memory?
  
  
• October 8, 2015
  NIST, UC Davis scientists float new approach to creating computer memory
  
  
• October 8, 2015
  New study shows that varying walking pace burns more calories
  
  
• October 7, 2015
  Student collaboration leads to first results describing sick sea star immune response
  
  
• October 7, 2015
  Research points to possible fungal control for leaf-cutter ants
  
  
• October 7, 2015
  Predictive policing substantially reduces crime in Los Angeles during months-long test
  
  
• October 7, 2015
  Paleoclimate researchers find connection between carbon cycles, climate trends
  
  
• October 7, 2015
  Building a better liposome
  
  
• October 6, 2015
  Slow and fast, but not furious--NYU researchers trace how birds, fish go with the flow
  
  
• October 6, 2015
  Preventive care drops when government cuts close women's health clinics, research says
  
  
• October 6, 2015
  Laser-wielding physicists seize control of atoms' behavior
  
  
• October 6, 2015
  Caution: Shrinks when warm
  
  
• October 5, 2015
  True colors: Using molecular analysis to clarify dino color claims
  
  
• October 5, 2015
  Research improves efficiency from larger perovskite solar cells
  
  
• October 5, 2015
  Project aims to help brain fix itself
  
  
• October 5, 2015
  New on-chip optical sensing technique used to detect multiple flu strains
  
  
• October 5, 2015
  Ancestors of land plants were wired to make the leap to shore
  
  
• October 2, 2015
  Remote sensing technology used to map habitat of monkey with hominid-like behavior
  
  
• October 2, 2015
  New HOLODEC study in Science on using holography to better understand clouds
  
  
• October 1, 2015
  The media love men... bad news for women
  
  
• October 1, 2015
  Study explores ancient ecosystem response to a 'big 5' mass extinction
  
  
• October 1, 2015
  Simulating path of 'magma mush' inside an active volcano
  
  
• October 1, 2015
  Researchers measure how specific atoms move in dielectric materials
  
  
• October 1, 2015
  Penn Vet-Temple team characterizes genetic mutations linked to a form of blindness
  
  
• October 1, 2015
  New, ultra-detailed maps of Great Lakes recreational use will inform restoration priorities
  
  
• October 1, 2015
  New science redefines remote--even pandas are global
  
  
• October 1, 2015
  MagLab's newest world-record magnet open for science
  
  
• October 1, 2015
  An accessible approach to making a mini-brain
  
  
• September 30, 2015
  The Deepest Ground-based Photometry in a Crowded Field
  
  
• September 30, 2015
  Math and me: Children who identify with math get higher scores
  
  
• September 30, 2015
  Gulf Stream ring water intrudes onto continental shelf like 'Pinocchio's nose'
  
  
• September 30, 2015
  Competing mice reveal genetic defects
  
  
• September 30, 2015
  'Performance cloning' techniques to boost computer chip memory systems design
  
  
• September 29, 2015
  Wearable electronic health patches may now be cheaper and easier to make
  
  
• September 29, 2015
  The brain perceives motion the same way through both vision and touch
  
  
• September 29, 2015
  Searching for orphan stars amid starbirth fireworks
  
  
• September 29, 2015
  Scientists control rats' senses of familiarity, novelty
  
  
• September 29, 2015
  Researchers create first entropy-stabilized complex oxide alloys
  
  
• September 29, 2015
  Modeling tool IDs genes that control stress response in plants
  
  
• September 29, 2015
  Air quality and ozone pollution models for forested areas may be too simple
  
  
• September 28, 2015
  Study shows insect diversity decreases in gardens with non-native plants
  
  
• September 28, 2015
  Stanford biologists crack centuries-old mystery of how cell growth triggers cell division
  
  
• September 28, 2015
  Smaller is better for nanotube analysis
  
  
• September 28, 2015
  Researchers discover key link in understanding billion-dollar pests in agriculture
  
  
• September 28, 2015
  Novel tag developed for squid, jellyfish
  
  
• September 28, 2015
  New tech automatically 'tunes' powered prosthetics while walking
  
  
• September 28, 2015
  Molecular 'kiss of death' flags pathogens
  
  
• September 28, 2015
  Mineralogical evidence confirms liquid water on Mars
  
  
• September 25, 2015
  Extreme Pacific sea-level events to double in future
  
  
• September 25, 2015
  Chip-based technology enables reliable direct detection of Ebola virus
  
  
• September 24, 2015
  UCI brain-computer interface enables paralyzed man to walk
  
  
• September 24, 2015
  Study shows new forests cannot take in as much carbon as predicted
  
  
• September 24, 2015
  Nano-mechanical study offers new assessment of silicon for next-gen batteries
  
  
• September 24, 2015
  Green storage for green energy
  
  
• September 24, 2015
  Cooled down and charged up, a giant magnet is ready for its new mission
  
  
• September 24, 2015
  Bumblebees' adaptation to climate change could lead to rise in declining bee population
  
  
• September 23, 2015
  Protein conjugation method offers new possibilities for biomaterials
  
  
• September 23, 2015
  New study provides key insights into aspirin's disease-fighting abilities
  
  
• September 23, 2015
  Liquid crystals show potential for detection of neurodegenerative disease
  
  
• September 22, 2015
  Research uncovers microsopic key to reducing ocean dead zones
  
  
• September 22, 2015
  New dinosaur species discovered on Alaska's North Slope
  
  
• September 22, 2015
  First circularly polarized light detector on a silicon chip
  
  
• September 22, 2015
  A fast cell sorter shrinks to cellphone size
  
  
• September 21, 2015
  Study: It's not cheating unless a species gets hurt
  
  
• September 21, 2015
  Study: Fukushima disaster was preventable
  
  
• September 21, 2015
  Secret unlocked to rice seed survival when underwater
  
  
• September 21, 2015
  Scientists sequence genome of worm that can regrow body parts, seeking stem cell insights
  
  
• September 21, 2015
  Proteins assemble and disassemble on command
  
  
• September 21, 2015
  Pairs of supermassive black holes in galaxies may be rarer than previously thought
  
  
• September 21, 2015
  Four-dimensional technology allows self-folding of complex objects
  
  
• September 21, 2015
  Earliest evidence of ancient North American salmon fishing verified
  
  
• September 21, 2015
  'SafePay': First antifraud system to use existing credit card readers
  
  
• September 18, 2015
  Harvesting clues to GM dilemmas from China's soybean fields
  
  
• September 18, 2015
  Atomic fractals in metallic glasses
  
  
• September 18, 2015
  'Tree of life' for 2.3 million species released; U-M plays key role in project
  
  
• September 18, 2015
  'Tree of life' for 2.3 million species released
  
  
• September 17, 2015
  Pre-reptile may be earliest known to walk upright on all fours
  
  
• September 17, 2015
  Physicists defy conventional wisdom to identify ferroelectric material
  
  
• September 17, 2015
  Network control: Letting noise lead the way
  
  
• September 16, 2015
  Watching an exoplanet in motion around a distant star
  
  
• September 16, 2015
  New support for converging black holes in Virgo constellation
  
  
• September 16, 2015
  Gene editing study reveals possible 'Achilles heel' of sickle cell disease
  
  
• September 15, 2015
  Young chum salmon may get biggest nutrition boost from Elliott Bay restored beaches
  
  
• September 15, 2015
  Workforce report released summarizing the 'Geoscience Career Master's Preparation Survey'
  
  
• September 15, 2015
  Link between Alzheimer's and type 2 diabetes could lead to new treatment
  
  
• September 15, 2015
  How much water does U.S. fracking really use?
  
  
• September 15, 2015
  Arctic mosquitoes thriving under climate change, Dartmouth study finds
  
  
• September 14, 2015
  Sierra Nevada snowpack lowest in five centuries
  
  
• September 14, 2015
  Researchers develop key component for terahertz wireless
  
  
• September 14, 2015
  Research shows evolution in real time
  
  
• September 14, 2015
  Loss of cellular energy leads to neuronal dysfunction in neurodegenerative disease model
  
  
• September 14, 2015
  Learning is not a spectator sport
  
  
• September 14, 2015
  IU scientist and collaborators chart a lost highway in the brain
  
  
• September 14, 2015
  Hsiao research team answering the global drinking-water challenge
  
  
• September 14, 2015
  Building the electron superhighway
  
  
• September 14, 2015
  A more acidic ocean will bend the mermaid's wineglass
  
  
• September 11, 2015
  'Lab-on-a-Chip' technology to cut costs of sophisticated tests for diseases and disorders
  
  
• September 10, 2015
  SLAC's ultrafast 'electron camera' visualizes ripples in 2-D material
  
  
• September 10, 2015
  Mental math helps monk parakeets find their place in pecking order
  
  
• September 10, 2015
  Massive galaxy cluster found to be bursting with new stars
  
  
• September 10, 2015
  Making a difference with open source science equipment
  
  
• September 9, 2015
  Watch out: If you've got a smart watch, hackers could get your data
  
  
• September 9, 2015
  Science provides new way to peer into pores
  
  
• September 9, 2015
  NSF-funded mathematical biologist and geologist recognized for pioneering, interdisciplinary research
  
  
• September 9, 2015
  Making a smart material smarter
  
  
• September 9, 2015
  Inspired by art, lightweight solar cells track the sun
  
  
• September 9, 2015
  Astronomers discover how lowly dwarf galaxy becomes star-forming powerhouse
  
  
• September 8, 2015
  Untangling the mechanics of knots
  
  
• September 8, 2015
  Study shows common molecular toolkit shared by organisms across the tree of life
  
  
• September 8, 2015
  Researchers find new clue to halting leukemia relapse
  
  
• September 8, 2015
  Physicists catch a magnetic wave that offers promise for more energy-efficient computing
  
  
• September 8, 2015
  Parasitic disease: Contact rates, competition matter in transmission
  
  
• September 8, 2015
  Ocean waves may hold secret to efficient renewable energy
  
  
• September 8, 2015
  Android widgets may boost effectiveness of sleep-monitoring apps
  
  
• September 8, 2015
  A new factor in depression? Brain protein discovery could lead to better treatments
  
  
• September 7, 2015
  Realizing carbon nanotube integrated circuits
  
  
• September 7, 2015
  Poison in the Arctic and the human cost of 'clean' energy
  
  
• September 7, 2015
  Paper tubes make stiff origami structures
  
  
• September 7, 2015
  Mathematical 'Gingko trees' reveal mutations in single cells that characterize diseases
  
  
• September 4, 2015
  Rice researchers demo solar water-splitting technology
  
  
• September 4, 2015
  New medical device concept could reduce time to diagnose infections
  
  
• September 4, 2015
  Nanoporous gold sponge makes DNA detector
  
  
• September 3, 2015
  Long-sought chiral anomaly detected in crystalline material
  
  
• September 3, 2015
  First global antineutrino emission map highlights Earth's energy budget
  
  
• September 3, 2015
  Clues from ancient Maya reveal lasting impact on environment
  
  
• September 3, 2015
  Before nature selects, gene networks steer a course for evolution
  
  
• September 3, 2015
  'Democratic peace' may not prevent international conflict
  
  
• September 2, 2015
  Radioactive contaminants found in coal ash
  
  
• September 2, 2015
  Only above-water microbes play a role in cave development
  
  
• September 2, 2015
  Microscopic animals inspire innovative glass research
  
  
• September 2, 2015
  Evidence that Earth's first mass extinction was caused by critters not catastrophe
  
  
• September 2, 2015
  Decade-long Amazon rainforest burn yields new insight into wildfires
  
  
• September 2, 2015
  CT scan of Earth links deep mantle plumes with volcanic hotspots
  
  
• September 2, 2015
  Ancient cold period could provide clues about future climate change
  
  
• September 1, 2015
  Water heals a bioplastic
  
  
• September 1, 2015
  Penn and German researchers help identify neural basis of multitasking
  
  
• September 1, 2015
  Oxygen oasis in Antarctic lake reflects Earth in the distant past
  
  
• September 1, 2015
  Marine animal colony is a multi-jet swimming machine, scientists report
  
  
• September 1, 2015
  How wind sculpted Earth's largest dust deposit
  
  
• September 1, 2015
  Explaining crocodiles in Wyoming
  
  
• September 1, 2015
  Dogs, cats and big-wave surfers: Healthy heart lessons from animals and athletes
  
  
• September 1, 2015
  Could tiny jellyfish propulsion drive design of new underwater craft?
  
  
• September 1, 2015
  Climate change will irreversibly force key ocean bacteria into overdrive
  
  
• September 1, 2015
  'Bacterial litmus test' provides inexpensive measurement of micronutrients
  
  
• August 31, 2015
  Top university teacher influencing how high-school physics will be taught
  
  
• August 31, 2015
  New UT Arlington-developed product could help concepts become working apps
  
  
• August 31, 2015
  Grey Swans: Rare but predictable storms could pose big hazards
  
  
• August 31, 2015
  Endangered animals can be identified by rate of genetic diversity loss
  
  
• August 31, 2015
  An engineered surface unsticks sticky water droplets
  
  
• August 28, 2015
  Seeing quantum motion
  
  
• August 28, 2015
  Researchers use DNA 'clews' to shuttle CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool into cells
  
  
• August 27, 2015
  New synthetic tumor environments make cancer research more realistic
  
  
• August 27, 2015
  Modified bacteria become a multicellular circuit
  
  
• August 27, 2015
  Intensity of desert storms may affect ocean phytoplankton
  
  
• August 27, 2015
  Historic 2013 Colorado Front Range storm accomplished up to 1,000 years of erosion
  
  
• August 27, 2015
  Evidence suggests subatomic particles could defy the standard model
  
  
• August 27, 2015
  A new technique to make drugs more soluble
  
  
• August 26, 2015
  Stiffer breast tissue in obese women promotes tumors
  
  
• August 26, 2015
  Scientists discover mechanism behind 'strange' earthquakes
  
  
• August 26, 2015
  Lab experiments question popular measure of ancient ocean temperatures
  
  
• August 26, 2015
  Home sweet microbe: Dust in your house can predict geographic region, gender of occupants
  
  
• August 26, 2015
  Antimatter catches a wave at SLAC
  
  
• August 25, 2015
  These microscopic fish are 3-D-printed to do more than swim
  
  
• August 25, 2015
  Sequencing of barley genome achieves new milestone
  
  
• August 25, 2015
  Rare nautilus sighted for the first time in 3 decades
  
  
• August 25, 2015
  Foes can become friends on a coral reef
  
  
• August 24, 2015
  Study finds black bears in Yosemite forage primarily on plants and nuts
  
  
• August 24, 2015
  Researchers tackle issues surrounding security tools for software developers
  
  
• August 21, 2015
  Inspired by Venus flytrap, researchers develop folding 'snap' geometry
  
  
• August 21, 2015
  How DNA 'proofreader' proteins pick and edit their reading material
  
  
• August 21, 2015
  Greenhouse gases caused glacial retreat during last ice age
  
  
• August 20, 2015
  UCLA physicist tests theories of dark energy by mimicking the vacuum of space
  
  
• August 20, 2015
  Scientists turn oily soil into fertile ground
  
  
• August 20, 2015
  New data from Antarctic detector firms up cosmic neutrino sighting
  
  
• August 20, 2015
  Making hydrogen fuel from water and visible light highly efficient
  
  
• August 20, 2015
  Introducing the single-cell maze runner
  
  
• August 20, 2015
  Graphene oxide's secret properties revealed at atomic level
  
  
• August 20, 2015
  Experiment attempts to snare a dark energy 'chameleon'
  
  
• August 20, 2015
  CM-led team identifies structure of tumor-suppressing protein
  
  
• August 20, 2015
  Cellphone data can track infectious diseases
  
  
• August 20, 2015
  A detector shines in search for dark matter
  
  
• August 19, 2015
  The pronoun I is becoming obsolete
  
  
• August 19, 2015
  SwRI scientists think "planetary pebbles" were the building blocks for the largest planets
  
  
• August 19, 2015
  Forgotten sex signals
  
  
• August 19, 2015
  Female fish genitalia evolve in response to predators, interbreeding
  
  
• August 19, 2015
  Drought implicated in slow death of trees in southeast's forests
  
  
• August 19, 2015
  Computer models show significant tsunami strength for Ventura and Oxnard, Calif.
  
  
• August 19, 2015
  Algorithm interprets breathing difficulties to aid in medical care
  
  
• August 19, 2015
  'Quantum dot' technology may help light the future
  
  
• August 18, 2015
  Targeting HIV in semen to shut down AIDS
  
  
• August 18, 2015
  Setting ground rules for nanotechnology research
  
  
• August 18, 2015
  New Internet routing method allows users to avoid sending data through undesired countries
  
  
• August 18, 2015
  Global warming lethal to baby lizards: nests become heat traps
  
  
• August 18, 2015
  Fossil study: Dogs evolved with climate change
  
  
• August 18, 2015
  Examining the fate of Fukushima contaminants
  
  
• August 18, 2015
  Cellphones help track flu on campus
  
  
• August 18, 2015
  Biologists discover skydiving spiders in South American forests
  
  
• August 17, 2015
  UMass Amherst to commercialize math tutoring software
  
  
• August 17, 2015
  Stanford engineers develop a wireless, implantable device to stimulate nerves in mice
  
  
• August 17, 2015
  Penn researchers use nanoscopic pores to investigate protein structure
  
  
• August 17, 2015
  Dancing droplets launch themselves from thin fibers
  
  
• August 17, 2015
  Controlling the uncontrollable
  
  
• August 17, 2015
  CMU BrainHub scientists visualize critical part of basal ganglia pathways
  
  
• August 17, 2015
  Challenge to classic theory of 'organic' solar cells could improve efficiency
  
  
• August 17, 2015
  1,800 years of global ocean cooling halted by global warming
  
  
• August 14, 2015
  Look at me! Forest-dwelling anoles 'glow' to attract attention
  
  
• August 13, 2015
  Decoding the genome of an alien
  
  
• August 13, 2015
  Corrected protein structure reveals drug targets for cancer, neurodegenerative diseases
  
  
• August 12, 2015
  Toxic blue-green algae pose increasing threat to nation's drinking, recreational water
  
  
• August 12, 2015
  Rice University bioengineers advance computing technique for health care and more
  
  
• August 12, 2015
  Octopus genome sequenced
  
  
• August 12, 2015
  Octopus genome reveals cephalopod secrets
  
  
• August 12, 2015
  Computer scientists find mass extinctions can accelerate evolution
  
  
• August 12, 2015
  Better estimates of worldwide mercury pollution
  
  
• August 12, 2015
  Astronomers discover 'young Jupiter' exoplanet
  
  
• August 11, 2015
  Using online health forums to serve underserved communities
  
  
• August 11, 2015
  UMass Amherst computer scientists introduce new graphics software
  
  
• August 11, 2015
  Illinois researchers construct atomic model of an immature retrovirus
  
  
• August 10, 2015
  Tenth transiting "tatooine"
  
  
• August 10, 2015
  Scientists pioneer method to track water flowing through glaciers
  
  
• August 10, 2015
  Research shows catastrophic invertebrate extinction in Hawaii and globally
  
  
• August 10, 2015
  Portable ultra-broadband lasers could be key to next-generation sensors
  
  
• August 10, 2015
  Non-native marine species' spread, impact explained by time since introduction
  
  
• August 10, 2015
  Eliminating entanglements
  
  
• August 6, 2015
  UM researchers head to the clouds to study Earth's climate
  
  
• August 6, 2015
  Parental experience may help coral offspring survive climate change
  
  
• August 6, 2015
  New algorithm aimed at combating science's reproducibility problem
  
  
• August 6, 2015
  Gravitational constant appears universally constant, pulsar study suggests
  
  
• August 5, 2015
  Sandcastles inspire new nanoparticle binding technique
  
  
• August 5, 2015
  Population changes, priorities cause woodlands to increase
  
  
• August 5, 2015
  Pandas set their own pace, tracking reveals
  
  
• August 5, 2015
  Milky Way-like galaxies may have existed in the early universe
  
  
• August 5, 2015
  Making a better nitrate test kit
  
  
• August 5, 2015
  How makerspaces can be more accessible to people with disabilities
  
  
• August 5, 2015
  Computer algorithm can forecast patients' deadly sepsis
  
  
• August 5, 2015
  Astronomers unveil a distant protogalaxy connected to the cosmic web
  
  
• August 4, 2015
  World's quietest gas lets physicists hear faint quantum effects
  
  
• August 4, 2015
  Spiders quickly learn eavesdropping to gain ground on the mating competition
  
  
• August 4, 2015
  Sardines, anchovies, other fast-growing fish vulnerable to dramatic population plunges
  
  
• August 4, 2015
  Neutron stars strike back at black holes in jet contest
  
  
• August 4, 2015
  Giving robots a more nimble grasp
  
  
• August 3, 2015
  Study calculates the speed of ice formation
  
  
• August 3, 2015
  NYU scientists bring order, and color, to microparticles
  
  
• August 3, 2015
  CU-Boulder researchers use wastewater treatment to capture CO₂, produce energy
  
  
• August 3, 2015
  Character traits outweigh material benefits in assessing value others bring us
  
  
• July 31, 2015
  Starvation effects handed down for generations
  
  
• July 31, 2015
  Self-assembling, biomimetic membranes may aid water filtration
  
  
• July 31, 2015
  Peanut-shape asteroid imaged with radar during earth flyby
  
  
• July 31, 2015
  A cheaper, high-performance prosthetic knee
  
  
• July 30, 2015
  On-chip Processor: first step in point-of-care asthma and tuberculosis diagnostics
  
  
• July 30, 2015
  Evolutionary war between microorganisms affecting human health, IU biologist says
  
  
• July 30, 2015
  Drought's lasting impact on forests
  
  
• July 29, 2015
  Researchers design first artificial ribosome
  
  
• July 29, 2015
  Meet the high-performance, single-molecule diode
  
  
• July 29, 2015
  Intracellular microlasers could allow precise labeling of a trillion individual cells
  
  
• July 29, 2015
  Dense star clusters shown to be binary black hole factories
  
  
• July 29, 2015
  Astronomers discover powerful aurora beyond solar system
  
  
• July 29, 2015
  'Failed stars' host powerful auroral displays
  
  
• July 28, 2015
  First measurements taken of South Africa's Iron Age magnetic field history
  
  
• July 28, 2015
  Firms 'underinvest' in long-term cancer research
  
  
• July 28, 2015
  Boxfish shell inspires new materials for body armor and flexible electronics
  
  
• July 27, 2015
  Twin discoveries, 'eerie' effect may lead to manufacturing advances
  
  
• July 27, 2015
  Some vaccines support evolution of more-virulent viruses
  
  
• July 27, 2015
  Reshaping the solar spectrum to turn light to electricity
  
  
• July 27, 2015
  Plant light sensors came from ancient algae
  
  
• July 27, 2015
  Link between mood, pain in rheumatoid arthritis patients
  
  
• July 27, 2015
  Hiding in plain sight: Undergraduates discover the densest galaxies known
  
  
• July 27, 2015
  Babies' brains show that social skills linked to second language learning
  
  
• July 24, 2015
  Researchers quantify nature's role in human well-being
  
  
• July 23, 2015
  Study finds abrupt climate change may have rocked the cradle of civilization
  
  
• July 23, 2015
  Smarter window materials can control light and energy
  
  
• July 23, 2015
  Scientists stretch electrically conducting fibers to new lengths
  
  
• July 23, 2015
  Inbreeding not to blame for Colorado's bighorn sheep population decline
  
  
• July 23, 2015
  Brown dwarfs, stars share formation process, new study indicates
  
  
• July 22, 2015
  Stanford researchers link HIV susceptibility to little-understood immune cell class
  
  
• July 22, 2015
  Scripps researchers map out trajectory of April 2015 earthquake in Nepal
  
  
• July 22, 2015
  Resolving social conflict is key to survival of bacterial communities
  
  
• July 22, 2015
  Predicting the shape of river deltas
  
  
• July 22, 2015
  Computer security tools for journalists lacking in a post-Snowden world
  
  
• July 22, 2015
  ALMA witnesses assembly of galaxies in the early universe for the first time
  
  
• July 21, 2015
  Stress 'sweet spot' differs for mellow vs. hyper dogs
  
  
• July 21, 2015
  Seeing triple: New 3-D model could solve supernova mystery
  
  
• July 21, 2015
  Penn researchers discover new chiral property of silicon, with photonic applications
  
  
• July 21, 2015
  Genome analysis pins down arrival and spread of first Americans
  
  
• July 21, 2015
  Drawing a line between quantum and classical world
  
  
• July 21, 2015
  Biologists identify ways to enhance complex data integration across research domains
  
  
• July 21, 2015
  American History 201
  
  
• July 20, 2015
  Study: Property of nonstick pans improves solar cell efficiency
  
  
• July 20, 2015
  Research team reveals biblical text from damaged scroll
  
  
• July 20, 2015
  Parasitic flatworms flout global biodiversity patterns
  
  
• July 20, 2015
  Ocean acidification may cause dramatic changes to phytoplankton
  
  
• July 20, 2015
  NSF's Green Bank Telescope joins search for intelligent life in universe
  
  
• July 20, 2015
  Finding the origins of life in a drying puddle
  
  
• July 20, 2015
  Fertile corals discovered in deeper waters off U.S. Virgin Islands
  
  
• July 17, 2015
  Centuries-old shipwreck discovered off North Carolina coast
  
  
• July 17, 2015
  Bringing back the magic in metamaterials
  
  
• July 17, 2015
  'PlankZooka' larval sampler may revolutionize deep-ocean research
  
  
• July 16, 2015
  Polar bears experience limited energy savings in summer, new study finds
  
  
• July 16, 2015
  Plant defense hormones help sculpt root microbiome
  
  
• July 16, 2015
  Feathered cousin of 'Jurassic Park' star unearthed in China
  
  
• July 16, 2015
  Carbon dioxide pools discovered in Aegean Sea
  
  
• July 16, 2015
  Bilinguals of 2 spoken languages have more gray matter than monolinguals
  
  
• July 15, 2015
  Ecologists predict impact of climate change on vulnerable species
  
  
• July 15, 2015
  Boosting nutrients gives a leg up to invasive species
  
  
• July 15, 2015
  A lion tale: Humans cause most mountain lion deaths in Southern California
  
  
• July 15, 2015
  'White graphene' structures can take the heat
  
  
• July 14, 2015
  Nonmagnetic elements form unique magnet
  
  
• July 14, 2015
  Advanced composites may borrow designs from deep-sea shrimp
  
  
• July 13, 2015
  Rice tests wireless data delivery over active TV channels
  
  
• July 13, 2015
  Researchers find nanowires have unusually pronounced 'anelastic' properties
  
  
• July 13, 2015
  Nanowires highly 'anelastic,' research shows
  
  
• July 13, 2015
  Environmentally friendly lignin nanoparticle 'greens' silver nanobullet to battle bacteria
  
  
• July 10, 2015
  Study finds surprisingly high geothermal heating beneath West Antarctic Ice Sheet
  
  
• July 9, 2015
  Where iron and water mix
  
  
• July 9, 2015
  Where does water go when it doesn't flow?
  
  
• July 9, 2015
  Research shows that genomics can match plant variety to climate stresses
  
  
• July 9, 2015
  Mass map shines light on dark matter
  
  
• July 9, 2015
  Hopping towards a better soft robot
  
  
• July 9, 2015
  Global sea levels have risen 6 meters or more with just slight global warming
  
  
• July 9, 2015
  Bonelike 3-D silicon synthesized for potential use with medical devices
  
  
• July 9, 2015
  Bacteria use DNA replication to time key decision
  
  
• July 9, 2015
  A jump for soft-bodied robots
  
  
• July 9, 2015
  'Conjunction junction' for brain's navigation function
  
  
• July 8, 2015
  Volcanic eruptions that changed human history
  
  
• July 8, 2015
  Study finds recent agricultural pest stems from one fly generation's big genetic shift
  
  
• July 8, 2015
  Sensitive and specific: A new way of probing electrolyte/electrode interfaces
  
  
• July 8, 2015
  Seafloor hot springs a significant source of iron in the oceans
  
  
• July 8, 2015
  New timeline links volcanic eruptions to centuries of cold temperature extremes
  
  
• July 8, 2015
  Hybrid cells cause chaos around cancers
  
  
• July 7, 2015
  Smartphones may be detrimental to learning process
  
  
• July 7, 2015
  Scientists develop free, online genetic research tool
  
  
• July 6, 2015
  Surfing a wake of light
  
  
• July 6, 2015
  Bats do it, dolphins do it--now humans can do it, too
  
  
• July 6, 2015
  Age-related cognitive decline tied to immune-system molecule
  
  
• July 3, 2015
  Old World monkey had tiny, complex brain
  
  
• July 3, 2015
  How the mammoth got its wool: genetic changes are identified
  
  
• July 2, 2015
  Why the seahorse's tail is square
  
  
• July 2, 2015
  Tough tail of a seahorse may provide robotic solutions
  
  
• July 2, 2015
  To conduct, or to insulate? That is the question
  
  
• July 2, 2015
  Polymer mold makes perfect silicon nanostructures
  
  
• July 2, 2015
  Oregon experiments open window on landscape formation
  
  
• July 2, 2015
  First comprehensive analysis of the woolly mammoth genome completed
  
  
• July 2, 2015
  Elastic gel to heal wounds
  
  
• July 1, 2015
  We're not alone--but the universe may be less crowded than we think
  
  
• July 1, 2015
  New technology using silver may hold key to electronics advances
  
  
• July 1, 2015
  Dagger-like canines of saber-toothed cats took years to grow
  
  
• July 1, 2015
  Better memory with faster lasers
  
  
• July 1, 2015
  A tale of 2 (soil) cities
  
  
• July 1, 2015
  Researcher discovers groundwater modeling breakthrough
  
  
• June 30, 2015
  Where the wild things aren't: Cats avoid places coyotes roam
  
  
• June 30, 2015
  Weather radar network to track bird migration at night
  
  
• June 30, 2015
  UW team programs solitary yeast cells to say 'hello' to one another
  
  
• June 30, 2015
  Ultra-stable JILA microscopy technique tracks tiny objects for hours
  
  
• June 30, 2015
  OU professor developing vaccine to protect global communities from malaria
  
  
• June 30, 2015
  New study reveals mechanism regulating methane emissions in freshwater wetlands
  
  
• June 30, 2015
  New study identifies organic compounds of potential concern in fracking fluids
  
  
• June 30, 2015
  New model of cosmic stickiness favors "Big Rip" demise of universe
  
  
• June 30, 2015
  Location isn't everything but timing is for certain spawning fish
  
  
• June 30, 2015
  Earthquakes in western Solomon Islands have long history, study shows
  
  
• June 29, 2015
  Study: Groundwater from aquifers important factor in food security
  
  
• June 29, 2015
  Stuck on you: Research shows fingerprint accuracy stays the same over time
  
  
• June 29, 2015
  Picturing the forecast: NWS graphics developed with NCAR research
  
  
• June 29, 2015
  Food for thought: use more forages in livestock farming
  
  
• June 29, 2015
  Atomic force microscope advance leads to new breast cancer research
  
  
• June 29, 2015
  Atmospheric mysteries unraveling
  
  
• June 26, 2015
  TSRI and Biotech partners find new antibody weapons against Marburg virus
  
  
• June 26, 2015
  A 'hydrothermal siphon' drives water circulation through the seafloor
  
  
• June 25, 2015
  Exercising early in life yields rewards in adult years
  
  
• June 25, 2015
  Corals are already adapting to global warming, scientists say
  
  
• June 25, 2015
  Backward-moving glacier helps scientists explain glacial earthquakes
  
  
• June 24, 2015
  What your clothes may say about you
  
  
• June 24, 2015
  Spintronics advance brings wafer-scale quantum devices closer to reality
  
  
• June 24, 2015
  Giving atoms their marching orders
  
  
• June 24, 2015
  Distributed technique for power 'scheduling' advances smart grid concept
  
  
• June 24, 2015
  Challenging negative stereotypes to narrow the achievement gap
  
  
• June 24, 2015
  ALMA detects first traces of carbon 'smog' permeating interstellar atmospheres of early galaxies
  
  
• June 22, 2015
  Sudden shift in 'forcing' led to demise of Laurentide ice sheet
  
  
• June 22, 2015
  Study takes close look at formidable camel spider jaws
  
  
• June 22, 2015
  Old-school literature search helps ecologist identify puzzling parasite
  
  
• June 22, 2015
  Model could help counteract poisoning from popular painkiller
  
  
• June 22, 2015
  IU biologists find mistletoe species lacks genes found in all other complex organisms
  
  
• June 22, 2015
  Island rodents take on nightmarish proportions
  
  
• June 22, 2015
  Genetic study of 'co-evolution' could provide clues to better food production
  
  
• June 22, 2015
  Fat, sugar cause bacterial changes that may relate to loss of cognitive function
  
  
• June 22, 2015
  Engineer develops real-time listeria biosensor prototype
  
  
• June 22, 2015
  Destructive power of bubbles could lead to new industrial applications
  
  
• June 19, 2015
  The majority rules when baboons vote with their feet
  
  
• June 19, 2015
  Iowa State engineers develop micro-tentacles so tiny robots can handle delicate objects
  
  
• June 19, 2015
  Access to electricity is linked to reduced sleep
  
  
• June 18, 2015
  UCLA chemists devise technology that could transform solar energy storage
  
  
• June 18, 2015
  Staying cool: Saharan silver ants
  
  
• June 18, 2015
  Magnetic-field discovery gives clues to galaxy formation processes
  
  
• June 18, 2015
  Kennewick Man closely related to Native Americans, geneticists say
  
  
• June 18, 2015
  Jet contrails affect surface temperatures
  
  
• June 18, 2015
  ALMA weighs supermassive black hole at center of distant spiral galaxy
  
  
• June 17, 2015
  VLA reveals "bashful" black hole in neighboring galaxy
  
  
• June 17, 2015
  Mantis shrimp inspires new body armor and football helmet design
  
  
• June 17, 2015
  Do insect societies share brain power?
  
  
• June 17, 2015
  A new way to image surfaces on the nanoscale
  
  
• June 16, 2015
  Where stars collide: Gemini Observatory captures image of 'stellar jewel-box'
  
  
• June 16, 2015
  Scientists use molecular 'lock and key' for potential control of GMOs
  
  
• June 16, 2015
  Businesses don't always get what they want, but try to get what they need
  
  
• June 15, 2015
  World's thinnest lightbulb--graphene gets bright!
  
  
• June 15, 2015
  Underground ants can't take the heat
  
  
• June 15, 2015
  Small thunderstorms may add up to massive cyclones on Saturn
  
  
• June 15, 2015
  Scientists are first to see elements transform at atomic scale
  
  
• June 15, 2015
  Researchers correlate rheumatoid arthritis and giant cell arteritis with solar cycles
  
  
• June 15, 2015
  Penn researchers develop a new type of gecko-like gripper
  
  
• June 15, 2015
  Patent awarded to K-State University preclinical cancer detection test platform
  
  
• June 15, 2015
  Microbe mobilizes 'iron shield' to block arsenic uptake in rice
  
  
• June 15, 2015
  Injured jellyfish seek to regain symmetry
  
  
• June 15, 2015
  Genetic switch lets marine diatoms do less work at higher CO₂
  
  
• June 15, 2015
  Chemists find efficient, scalable way to synthesize potential brain-protecting compound
  
  
• June 15, 2015
  A new way to image surfaces on the nanoscale
  
  
• June 12, 2015
  We are entering a 'golden age' of animal tracking
  
  
• June 12, 2015
  TAML catalysts safely and effectively remove estrogenic compounds from wastewater
  
  
• June 12, 2015
  Stone tools from Jordan point to dawn of division of labor
  
  
• June 12, 2015
  How a new cloud computing system could turn anyone into a tech entrepreneur
  
  
• June 12, 2015
  Argonne scientists announce first room-temperature, magnetic skyrmion bubbles
  
  
• June 11, 2015
  Virtual reality sheds new light on how we navigate in the dark
  
  
• June 11, 2015
  Variations in atmospheric oxygen levels shaped Earth's climate through the ages
  
  
• June 11, 2015
  Study examines 'joiners' who help make startups successful
  
  
• June 11, 2015
  Serotonin receptor is involved in eczema and other itch conditions
  
  
• June 11, 2015
  How the hawkmoth sees, hovers and tracks flowers in the dark
  
  
• June 10, 2015
  University of Cincinnati, industry partners develop low-cost, 'tunable' window tintings
  
  
• June 10, 2015
  New tool better protects beachgoers from harmful bacteria levels
  
  
• June 10, 2015
  MIT team creates ultracold molecules
  
  
• June 10, 2015
  Gold-standard clinical trials fail to capture how behavior changes influence treatment
  
  
• June 10, 2015
  Behavior matters: Redesigning the clinical trial
  
  
• June 9, 2015
  WSU Spokane researchers isolate smallest unit of sleep to date
  
  
• June 9, 2015
  Tree root research confirms that different morphologies produce similar results
  
  
• June 9, 2015
  Researchers turn to the ocean to help unravel the mysteries of cloud formation
  
  
• June 9, 2015
  Many experiments for the price of one--a breakthrough in the study of gene regulation
  
  
• June 8, 2015
  The shape of a perfect fire
  
  
• June 8, 2015
  Making organic molecules in hydrothermal vents in the absence of life
  
  
• June 8, 2015
  Crossing a critical threshold in optical communications
  
  
• June 8, 2015
  California Academy of Sciences discovers 100 new species in the Philippines
  
  
• June 8, 2015
  Boreal peatlands not a global warming time bomb
  
  
• June 5, 2015
  Paleo-engineering: New study reveals complexity of Triceratops' teeth
  
  
• June 5, 2015
  New website can identify birds using photos
  
  
• June 5, 2015
  Fruit fly genetics reveal pesticide resistance and insight into cancer
  
  
• June 5, 2015
  Diverse coral communities persist, but bioerosion escalates in Palau's low-pH waters
  
  
• June 4, 2015
  Warmer, lower-oxygen oceans will shift marine habitats
  
  
• June 4, 2015
  Vanishing friction
  
  
• June 4, 2015
  Planarian regeneration model discovered by artificial intelligence
  
  
• June 4, 2015
  New tropical tree species await discovery
  
  
• June 4, 2015
  How dividing cells end up the same size
  
  
• June 4, 2015
  Cheating amoebas reveal key to successful societies
  
  
• June 3, 2015
  U.S. joins the world in a new era of research at the Large Hadron Collider
  
  
• June 3, 2015
  Trouble in the tide pools
  
  
• June 3, 2015
  Sudden draining of glacial lakes explained
  
  
• June 3, 2015
  Paleo study shows how elevation may affect evolution
  
  
• June 3, 2015
  Clues to the Earth's ancient core
  
  
• June 3, 2015
  A check on runaway lake drainage
  
  
• June 2, 2015
  World's smallest spirals could guard against identity theft
  
  
• June 2, 2015
  Penn engineers show how 'perfect' materials begin to fail
  
  
• June 2, 2015
  Chemists weigh intact virus mixture with mass spectrometer
  
  
• June 2, 2015
  Brain's reaction to certain words could replace passwords
  
  
• June 1, 2015
  Researchers simulate behavior of 'active matter'
  
  
• June 1, 2015
  Most Americans could eat locally, research shows
  
  
• June 1, 2015
  Eight schools test-drive certification of undergraduate biology education for the 21st century
  
  
• June 1, 2015
  Ancient algae found deep in tropical glacier
  
  
• June 1, 2015
  All shook up for greener chemistry
  
  
• May 29, 2015
  Protein identified in certain microalgae changes conversation about climate change
  
  
• May 29, 2015
  New sensing tech could help detect diseases, fraudulent art, chemical weapons
  
  
• May 28, 2015
  Understanding how cells follow electric fields
  
  
• May 28, 2015
  Physicists precisely measure interaction between atoms and carbon surfaces
  
  
• May 28, 2015
  OSU researchers prove magnetism can control heat, sound
  
  
• May 28, 2015
  New study shows influence on climate of fresh water during last ice age
  
  
• May 28, 2015
  In battle of the sexes, a single night with a New York male is enough to kill
  
  
• May 28, 2015
  Donuts, math and superdense teleportation of quantum information
  
  
• May 27, 2015
  Researchers discover surprisingly wide variation across species in genetic systems that influence aging
  
  
• May 27, 2015
  Pinpointing natural cancer drug's true origins brings sustainable production a step closer
  
  
• May 27, 2015
  New human ancestor species discovered
  
  
• May 27, 2015
  Invisible helpers of the sea: Marine bacteria boost growth of tiny ocean algae
  
  
• May 26, 2015
  Who needs water to assemble DNA? Non-aqueous solvent supports DNA nanotechnology
  
  
• May 26, 2015
  One step closer to a single-molecule device
  
  
• May 26, 2015
  Notre Dame paper examines how students understand mathematics
  
  
• May 26, 2015
  Blueprint for a thirsty world from Down Under
  
  
• May 25, 2015
  Team pinpoints genes that make plant stem cells, revealing origin of beefsteak tomatoes
  
  
• May 25, 2015
  Like Sleeping Beauty, some research lies dormant for decades, IU study finds
  
  
• May 22, 2015
  This Slinky lookalike 'hyperlens' helps see tiny objects
  
  
• May 22, 2015
  New computational technique advances color 3-D printing process
  
  
• May 22, 2015
  Deciphering clues to prehistoric climate changes locked in cave deposits
  
  
• May 21, 2015
  Robot masters new skills through trial and error
  
  
• May 21, 2015
  Partly human yeast show a common ancestor's lasting legacy
  
  
• May 21, 2015
  New class of swelling magnets have the potential to energize the world
  
  
• May 21, 2015
  Mission possible: This device will self-destruct when heated
  
  
• May 20, 2015
  Study reveals how Eastern U.S. forests came to be
  
  
• May 20, 2015
  Researchers help video gamers play in the cloud without guzzling gigabytes
  
  
• May 20, 2015
  Caltech astronomers observe a supernova colliding with its companion star
  
  
• May 20, 2015
  Bugs and slugs ideal houseguests for seagrass health
  
  
• May 19, 2015
  Thinking alike changes the conversation
  
  
• May 19, 2015
  Nature inspires first artificial molecular pump
  
  
• May 18, 2015
  UM research finds evidence of non-adaptive evolution within cicadas
  
  
• May 18, 2015
  U.S. West's power grid must be prepared for impacts of climate change
  
  
• May 18, 2015
  Study proposes common mechanism for shallow and deep earthquakes
  
  
• May 18, 2015
  Penn researchers show that mental 'map' and 'compass' are two separate systems
  
  
• May 18, 2015
  OU geologist collaborates on study to determine mechanism associated with fault weakening
  
  
• May 18, 2015
  Imagination beats practice in boosting visual search performance
  
  
• May 18, 2015
  Exposure of U.S. population to extreme heat could quadruple by mid-century
  
  
• May 18, 2015
  Discovery paves way for homebrewed drugs
  
  
• May 18, 2015
  Chronic illness causes less harm when carnivores cooperate
  
  
• May 15, 2015
  New screening method for prostate cancer recurrence
  
  
• May 15, 2015
  It's best to make friends of friends
  
  
• May 15, 2015
  Antiviral compound may protect brain from pathogens, West Nile virus study shows
  
  
• May 14, 2015
  Revealing the ocean's hidden fertilizer
  
  
• May 14, 2015
  Penn researchers develop liquid crystal-based compound lenses that work like insect eyes
  
  
• May 14, 2015
  New link between ocean microbes and atmosphere uncovered
  
  
• May 14, 2015
  CLAIRE brings electron microscopy to soft materials
  
  
• May 14, 2015
  Antibody's unusual abilities might inspire vaccine strategies
  
  
• May 13, 2015
  Two Large Hadron Collider experiments first to observe rare subatomic process
  
  
• May 13, 2015
  Trap-jaw ants jump with their jaws to escape the antlion's den
  
  
• May 13, 2015
  Study reveals how rivers regulate global carbon cycle
  
  
• May 13, 2015
  Researchers build new fermion microscope
  
  
• May 13, 2015
  New study shows Antarctic ice shelf is thinning from above and below
  
  
• May 13, 2015
  New nanomaterials inspired by bird feathers play with light to create color
  
  
• May 13, 2015
  Earthquakes reveal deep secrets beneath East Asia
  
  
• May 12, 2015
  siRNA-toting nanoparticles inhibit breast cancer metastasis
  
  
• May 12, 2015
  Molecular switch that promotes heart cell maturation discovered
  
  
• May 12, 2015
  Male hormones help lemur females rule
  
  
• May 12, 2015
  CU Anschutz researchers create microscope allowing deep brain exploration
  
  
• May 11, 2015
  Tortoise approach works best--even for evolution
  
  
• May 11, 2015
  New device could greatly improve speech and image recognition
  
  
• May 11, 2015
  Long-term study on ticks reveals shifting migration patterns, disease risks
  
  
• May 11, 2015
  A climate signal in the global distribution of copper deposits
  
  
• May 8, 2015
  Plugging up leaky graphene
  
  
• May 8, 2015
  Environmental exposure to hormones used in animal agriculture greater than expected
  
  
• May 7, 2015
  WSU ecologist warns of bamboo fueling spread of hantavirus
  
  
• May 7, 2015
  UW researchers hack a teleoperated surgical robot to reveal security flaws
  
  
• May 7, 2015
  Penn team finds protein 'cement' that stabilizes the crossroad of chromosomes
  
  
• May 7, 2015
  Penn researchers develop custom artificial membranes with programmable surfaces
  
  
• May 7, 2015
  Genetic changes to basic developmental processes evolve more frequently than thought
  
  
• May 7, 2015
  Biting back: Scientists aim to forecast West Nile outbreaks
  
  
• May 7, 2015
  As life slips by: Why eye movement doesn't blur the picture
  
  
• May 7, 2015
  ALMA discovers proto super star cluster--a cosmic 'dinosaur egg' about to hatch
  
  
• May 6, 2015
  Tiny silicone spheres come out of the mist
  
  
• May 6, 2015
  Project seeks climate clues deep in Indonesian lakebed
  
  
• May 6, 2015
  From the depths of a microscopic world, spontaneous cooperation
  
  
• May 6, 2015
  Explosive volcanoes fueled by water, say Oregon researchers
  
  
• May 5, 2015
  Penn and UC Merced researchers match physical and virtual atomic friction experiments
  
  
• May 5, 2015
  New form of DNA modification may carry inheritable information
  
  
• May 5, 2015
  How noise changes the way the brain gets information
  
  
• May 4, 2015
  Puget Sound's clingfish could inspire better medical devices, whale tags
  
  
• May 4, 2015
  Pollen and clouds: April flowers bring May showers?
  
  
• May 4, 2015
  New technique shows shale-drilling additives in drinking-water taps near leak
  
  
• May 4, 2015
  New climate projections paint bleak future for tropical coral reefs
  
  
• May 1, 2015
  Pulsar with widest orbit ever detected, discovered by high school research team
  
  
• May 1, 2015
  Inanimate beads behave in lifelike ways
  
  
• May 1, 2015
  Citizen science helps predict spread of sudden oak death
  
  
• May 1, 2015
  Citizen science helps predict risk of emerging infectious disease
  
  
• May 1, 2015
  Beetlejuice! Secrets of beetle sprays unlocked at the Advanced Photon Source
  
  
• April 30, 2015
  Rehab robot HARMONY introduced by UT Austin engineers
  
  
• April 30, 2015
  Quantum-mechanical monopoles discovered
  
  
• April 30, 2015
  Meet the beetle that packs a machine gun
  
  
• April 30, 2015
  IU researcher looks to Internet as new frontier in collecting data on the mind
  
  
• April 30, 2015
  Giant telescope takes a close look at a lava lake on Jupiter's moon lo
  
  
• April 30, 2015
  Fossils inform marine conservation
  
  
• April 30, 2015
  Fossils help identify marine life at high risk of extinction today
  
  
• April 30, 2015
  Dull forest glow yields orbital tracking of photosynthesis
  
  
• April 29, 2015
  Study advances new tool in the fight against invasive species
  
  
• April 29, 2015
  Researchers find 200-year lag between climate events in Greenland, Antarctica
  
  
• April 29, 2015
  Research seeks alternatives for reducing bacteria in fresh produce using nanoengineering
  
  
• April 29, 2015
  Ice core reveals ocean currents transmitted climate changes from Arctic to Antarctic
  
  
• April 29, 2015
  DNA suggests all early Eskimos migrated from Alaska's North Slope
  
  
• April 29, 2015
  Can skull shape and function determine what kind of food was on prehistoric plates?
  
  
• April 29, 2015
  Can photosynthesis be measured over large areas? MBL, Brown scientists find a way
  
  
• April 28, 2015
  UT research uncovers lakes, signs of life under Antarctica's Dry Valleys
  
  
• April 28, 2015
  Scientists discover salty aquifer, previously unknown microbial habitat under Antarctica
  
  
• April 28, 2015
  Researchers find evidence of groundwater in Antarctica's Dry Valleys
  
  
• April 28, 2015
  Electron chirp: Cyclotron radiation from single electrons measured directly for first time
  
  
• April 28, 2015
  Chromosome-folding theory shows promise
  
  
• April 28, 2015
  Ancient connection between the Americas enhanced extreme biodiversity
  
  
• April 27, 2015
  Two-dimensional semiconductor comes clean
  
  
• April 27, 2015
  Tracking an invasive bird
  
  
• April 27, 2015
  Time to move Lyme disease awareness month to April?
  
  
• April 27, 2015
  Tidal tugs on Teflon faults drive slow-slipping earthquakes
  
  
• April 27, 2015
  Strange supernova is 'missing link' in gamma-ray burst connection
  
  
• April 27, 2015
  Ocean bacteria get 'pumped up'
  
  
• April 27, 2015
  New UW app can detect sleep apnea events via smartphone
  
  
• April 27, 2015
  Model uncovers malaria parasite causes red blood cell changes
  
  
• April 27, 2015
  International research team discovers new mechanism behind malaria progression
  
  
• April 24, 2015
  To improve STEM diversity, fix higher education, scholar says
  
  
• April 24, 2015
  Northwestern scientists develop first liquid nanolaser
  
  
• April 24, 2015
  Generating broadband terahertz radiation from a microplasma in air
  
  
• April 24, 2015
  Biodiversity promotes multitasking in ecosystems
  
  
• April 23, 2015
  Study: Photosynthesis has unique isotopic signature
  
  
• April 23, 2015
  Scientists see deeper Yellowstone magma
  
  
• April 23, 2015
  Revolutionary discovery leads to invention of new 'building blocks'
  
  
• April 23, 2015
  Researchers add a new wrinkle to cell culture
  
  
• April 23, 2015
  Going with the flow?
  
  
• April 23, 2015
  Finding new life for first-line antibiotics
  
  
• April 23, 2015
  Brain tumor growth stimulated by nerve activity in the cortex, Stanford study finds
  
  
• April 22, 2015
  UNH researchers discover new method to detect most common bacteria contaminating oysters
  
  
• April 22, 2015
  Testosterone key to new bird bang theory
  
  
• April 22, 2015
  Spread of pathogens between species is predictable, study finds
  
  
• April 22, 2015
  Phonons, arise!
  
  
• April 22, 2015
  Electron spin brings order to high entropy alloys
  
  
• April 22, 2015
  Drexel materials scientists putting a new spin on computing memory
  
  
• April 22, 2015
  DNA of bacteria crucial to ecosystem defies explanation
  
  
• April 22, 2015
  Astronomers join forces to speed discovery of habitable worlds
  
  
• April 21, 2015
  Virtual telescope expands to see black holes
  
  
• April 21, 2015
  New tabletop detector 'sees' single electrons
  
  
• April 21, 2015
  New super-fast MRI technique demonstrated with song 'If I Only Had a Brain'
  
  
• April 21, 2015
  Global warming progressing at moderate rate, empirical data suggest
  
  
• April 21, 2015
  Getting better all the time: JILA strontium atomic clock sets new records
  
  
• April 21, 2015
  Caltech researchers create 'comb' that detects terahertz waves with extreme precision
  
  
• April 21, 2015
  'Holey' graphene for energy storage
  
  
• April 20, 2015
  RIT scientist chosen as an Astronomy in Chile Educator Ambassador
  
  
• April 20, 2015
  Researchers produce first atlas of airborne microbes across United States
  
  
• April 20, 2015
  Pulsing light may indicate supermassive black hole merger
  
  
• April 20, 2015
  OSU innovation boosts Wi-Fi bandwidth tenfold
  
  
• April 20, 2015
  New tactic targets brain tumors
  
  
• April 20, 2015
  Genetic road map may bring about better cotton crops
  
  
• April 20, 2015
  Deep national history of immigration predicts wide cultural comfort displaying emotion
  
  
• April 20, 2015
  Decreasing biodiversity affects productivity of remaining plants
  
  
• April 20, 2015
  Big butts aren't everything to male baboons
  
  
• April 20, 2015
  Better battery imaging paves way for renewable energy future
  
  
• April 20, 2015
  Astronomers probe inner region of young star and its planets
  
  
• April 17, 2015
  The American English language, in all its diverse forms
  
  
• April 17, 2015
  Planet formation relied on sweeping up of small glassy beads, new model suggests
  
  
• April 17, 2015
  New lab technique reveals structure and function of proteins critical in DNA repair
  
  
• April 17, 2015
  New insights on embryonic development of arthropods
  
  
• April 17, 2015
  Beyond the lithium ion--a significant step toward a better performing battery
  
  
• April 16, 2015
  Study reveals possible new avenues for breast cancer therapy
  
  
• April 16, 2015
  Study finds that maize roots have evolved to be more nitrogen efficient
  
  
• April 16, 2015
  Research identifies barriers in tracking meals and what foodies want
  
  
• April 16, 2015
  Engineer improves rechargeable batteries with MoS2 nano 'sandwich'
  
  
• April 16, 2015
  Breath taking
  
  
• April 16, 2015
  ALMA reveals intense magnetic field close to supermassive black hole
  
  
• April 15, 2015
  Scientists develop mesh that captures oil--but lets water through
  
  
• April 15, 2015
  New method increases accuracy of ovarian cancer prognosis and diagnosis
  
  
• April 15, 2015
  Fish type, body size can help predict nutrient recycling rates
  
  
• April 14, 2015
  Typhoon Haiyan's storm surge may contaminate aquifer for years
  
  
• April 14, 2015
  Shape-shifting molecule tricks viruses into mutating themselves to death
  
  
• April 14, 2015
  MIT sensor detects spoiled meat
  
  
• April 14, 2015
  Car safety system could anticipate driver's mistakes
  
  
• April 13, 2015
  Recruiting the entire immune system to attack cancer
  
  
• April 13, 2015
  Mapping the cosmos: Dark Energy Survey creates detailed guide to spotting dark matter
  
  
• April 13, 2015
  Coexisting in a sea of competition
  
  
• April 10, 2015
  Studying how species evolve
  
  
• April 10, 2015
  Cosmic debris: Study looks inside the universe's most powerful explosions
  
  
• April 10, 2015
  Accelerating universe? Not so fast
  
  
• April 9, 2015
  Shakespeare's plays reveal his psychological signature
  
  
• April 9, 2015
  Research could usher in next generation of batteries, fuel cells
  
  
• April 9, 2015
  New technology provides superior ability to rapidly detect volatile organic compounds
  
  
• April 9, 2015
  Microbes help produce serotonin in gut
  
  
• April 9, 2015
  Make your home a home for the birds
  
  
• April 9, 2015
  For ultra-cold neutrino experiment, a successful demonstration
  
  
• April 9, 2015
  Flip-flopping black holes spin to the end of the dance
  
  
• April 9, 2015
  'Warm blob' in Pacific Ocean linked to weird weather across the U.S.
  
  
• April 8, 2015
  What can brain-controlled prosthetics tell us about the brain?
  
  
• April 8, 2015
  Scientists predict gradual, prolonged permafrost greenhouse gas emissions
  
  
• April 8, 2015
  Bacteria inhibit bat-killing fungus, could combat white-nose syndrome
  
  
• April 8, 2015
  Amniotic stem cells demonstrate healing potential
  
  
• April 7, 2015
  The rest of the brain gets in the way
  
  
• April 7, 2015
  Sun experiences seasonal changes, new research finds
  
  
• April 7, 2015
  New study hints at spontaneous appearance of primordial DNA
  
  
• April 7, 2015
  Inkjet-printed liquid metal could bring wearable tech, soft robotics
  
  
• April 6, 2015
  Ultra-realistic robot proves there's more than one way to scare a fish
  
  
• April 6, 2015
  Sound separates cancer cells from blood samples
  
  
• April 6, 2015
  Researchers create first metal-free catalyst for rechargeable zinc-air batteries
  
  
• April 6, 2015
  Northern coastal marshes more vulnerable to nutrient pollution
  
  
• April 6, 2015
  How do you feel? Video of your face may tell all
  
  
• April 6, 2015
  Cells exercise suboptimal strategy to survive
  
  
• April 3, 2015
  UCLA research links HIV to age-accelerating cellular changes
  
  
• April 3, 2015
  OU physicists first to create new molecule with record-setting dipole moment
  
  
• April 2, 2015
  Microbes scared to death by virus presence
  
  
• April 2, 2015
  Element of surprise helps babies learn
  
  
• April 2, 2015
  Deconstructing brain systems involved in memory and spatial skills
  
  
• April 2, 2015
  Black holes don't erase information, scientists say
  
  
• April 2, 2015
  Being born in lean times is bad news for baboons
  
  
• April 2, 2015
  Astronomers watch unfolding saga of massive star formation
  
  
• April 1, 2015
  Study: Ads in free mobile apps have hidden costs for both users and developers
  
  
• April 1, 2015
  New instrument dates old skeleton; 'Little Foot' 3.67 million years old
  
  
• April 1, 2015
  Drop the bounce test: A common battery test often bounces off target
  
  
• April 1, 2015
  A novel way to apply drugs to dental plaque
  
  
• March 31, 2015
  University of Houston researchers build brain-machine interface to control prosthetic hand
  
  
• March 31, 2015
  The nature of nurture is all about your mother, study says
  
  
• March 31, 2015
  Methane monitoring method reveals high levels in Pennsylvania stream
  
  
• March 31, 2015
  Isotope study shows which urban ants love junk food
  
  
• March 31, 2015
  Discovering missing body parts of ancient fossils
  
  
• March 31, 2015
  Better method for forecasting hurricane season
  
  
• March 30, 2015
  When thinking about numbers, people estimate a range rather than a single value
  
  
• March 30, 2015
  Smart phone app monitors depression in real time
  
  
• March 30, 2015
  Mother's diet influences weight-control neurocircuits in offspring
  
  
• March 30, 2015
  Massive study is first to explore historical ocean response to abrupt climate change
  
  
• March 30, 2015
  High-tech method allows rapid imaging of functions in living brain
  
  
• March 30, 2015
  Hidden costs: The unseen way organisms cope with climate change
  
  
• March 30, 2015
  Glimpses of the future: Drought damage leads to widespread forest death
  
  
• March 30, 2015
  Forecasting future flooding
  
  
• March 30, 2015
  Clues to aging from long-lived lemurs
  
  
• March 30, 2015
  Climate change does not cause extreme winters
  
  
• March 30, 2015
  Carnegie Mellon researchers create 'Wikipedia' for neurons
  
  
• March 27, 2015
  Nanoscale worms provide new route to nano-necklace structures
  
  
• March 27, 2015
  Metals used in high-tech products face future supply risks
  
  
• March 27, 2015
  Big data allows computer engineers to find genetic clues in humans
  
  
• March 27, 2015
  A peek at the secret life of pandas
  
  
• March 26, 2015
  UT Dallas engineers twist nanofibers to create structures tougher than bulletproof vests
  
  
• March 26, 2015
  Using magnetic fields to understand high-temperature superconductivity
  
  
• March 26, 2015
  Swirling currents deliver phytoplankton carbon to ocean depths
  
  
• March 26, 2015
  Swimming algae offer Penn researchers insights into living fluid dynamics
  
  
• March 26, 2015
  Sci-fly study explores how life-forms know to be the right size
  
  
• March 26, 2015
  Report: Photosynthesis hack needed to feed the world by 2050
  
  
• March 26, 2015
  Honeybees use multiple genetic pathways to fight infections
  
  
• March 25, 2015
  UT Dallas engineering professor earns award for influential audiovisual study
  
  
• March 25, 2015
  Thousands of atoms entangled with a single photon
  
  
• March 25, 2015
  Supermassive black hole clears star-making gas from galaxy's core
  
  
• March 25, 2015
  Shell-shocked: Ocean acidification likely hampers tiny shell builders in Southern Ocean
  
  
• March 25, 2015
  Guts of people in hunter-gatherer societies share bacteria industrialized people lack
  
  
• March 25, 2015
  Carbon nanotube fibers make superior links to brain
  
  
• March 24, 2015
  Tiny bio-robot is a germ suited-up with graphene quantum dots
  
  
• March 24, 2015
  Researchers find link between genetic variation and alcohol dependence
  
  
• March 23, 2015
  Setting a dinner table for wildlife can affect their risk of disease
  
  
• March 23, 2015
  Landmark study proves that magnets can control heat and sound
  
  
• March 23, 2015
  CMU study finds location sharing by apps prompts privacy action
  
  
• March 23, 2015
  Carnegie Mellon's snake robots learn to turn by following the lead of real sidewinders
  
  
• March 23, 2015
  Big Data and Improving Health Care: Data scientist and physician team up to reduce preventable hospitalizations
  
  
• March 23, 2015
  A stiff new layer in Earth's mantle
  
  
• March 20, 2015
  Squid enrich their DNA 'blueprint' through prolific RNA editing
  
  
• March 20, 2015
  Shrinking habitats have adverse effects on world ecosystems
  
  
• March 20, 2015
  Levee detonations reduced 2011 flood risk on Mississippi River, UCI-led study finds
  
  
• March 20, 2015
  HAWC Observatory to study universe's most energetic phenomena
  
  
• March 20, 2015
  Conservation works: Forests for water in eastern Amazonia
  
  
• March 19, 2015
  UCSF team finds key to making neurons from stem cells
  
  
• March 19, 2015
  Sharper nanoscopy
  
  
• March 19, 2015
  NC State researchers create 'nanofiber gusher'
  
  
• March 19, 2015
  Even at a molecular level, taking it slow helps us cope with stress
  
  
• March 18, 2015
  Robot model for infant learning shows bodily posture may affect memory and learning
  
  
• March 18, 2015
  New research suggests insect wings might serve gyroscopic function
  
  
• March 18, 2015
  Caltech scientists develop cool process to make better graphene
  
  
• March 18, 2015
  An improved method for coating gold nanorods
  
  
• March 17, 2015
  Plants' defensive responses have downstream effects on nearby ecosystems
  
  
• March 17, 2015
  Cultivated papaya owes a lot to the ancient Maya, research suggests
  
  
• March 17, 2015
  'Smart bandage' detects bed sores before they are visible to doctors
  
  
• March 16, 2015
  Uncovering the secrets of super solar power perovskites
  
  
• March 16, 2015
  Supercomputers help solve puzzle-like bond for biofuels
  
  
• March 16, 2015
  Study: Past warming increased snowfall on Antarctica, affecting global sea level
  
  
• March 16, 2015
  Second natural quasicrystal found in ancient meteorite
  
  
• March 16, 2015
  Scripps Florida scientists confirm key targets of new anti-cancer drug candidates
  
  
• March 16, 2015
  Scientists find DNA is packaged like a yoyo
  
  
• March 16, 2015
  New Notre Dame paper examines social effects on the gut microbiome of wild baboons
  
  
• March 16, 2015
  Maps predict strength of structures
  
  
• March 16, 2015
  Finding fault: New information may help understand earthquakes
  
  
• March 16, 2015
  East Antarctica melting could be explained by oceanic gateways
  
  
• March 16, 2015
  Cyborg beetle research allows free-flight study of insects
  
  
• March 16, 2015
  Consistency is the key to success in bread baking and biology
  
  
• March 16, 2015
  By land and by sea: Scientists find differences in tanning treatments for materials
  
  
• March 16, 2015
  Baboon friends swap gut germs
  
  
• March 16, 2015
  A new method for making perovskite solar cells
  
  
• March 13, 2015
  New research finds oceanic microbes behave in a synchrony across ocean basins
  
  
• March 12, 2015
  Social status has impact on overall health of mammals
  
  
• March 12, 2015
  Penn and ExxonMobil address long-standing mysteries behind anti-wear motor oil additive
  
  
• March 12, 2015
  Naturally acidic waters of Puget Sound surround UW's Friday Harbor Labs
  
  
• March 11, 2015
  Urging HPV vaccine for boys could protect more people at same price
  
  
• March 11, 2015
  Understanding plants' immune systems could lead to better tomatoes, roses, rice
  
  
• March 11, 2015
  The corrugated galaxy--Milky Way may be much larger than previously estimated
  
  
• March 11, 2015
  Researchers develop 'visual Turing test'
  
  
• March 11, 2015
  Physicists anticipate new discoveries with restart of Large Hadron Collider
  
  
• March 11, 2015
  Iron-oxidizing bacteria found along Mid-Atlantic Ridge
  
  
• March 11, 2015
  Build your own Siri: An open-source digital assistant
  
  
• March 11, 2015
  Bioelectricity plays key role in brain development and repair
  
  
• March 11, 2015
  'Chaotic Earths': Some habitable exoplanets could experience wildly unpredictable climates
  
  
• March 10, 2015
  Study yields insights into how plant cells grow
  
  
• March 10, 2015
  Scientists find rare dwarf satellite galaxy candidates in Dark Energy Survey data
  
  
• March 10, 2015
  Predicting the extent of flash flooding
  
  
• March 10, 2015
  Mysterious phenomena in a gigantic galaxy-cluster collision
  
  
• March 10, 2015
  Method to find bad mutations may improve maize crops
  
  
• March 10, 2015
  Discovery demystifies origin of life phenomenon
  
  
• March 10, 2015
  Detection of gamma rays from a newly discovered dwarf galaxy may point to dark matter
  
  
• March 9, 2015
  UCI study of fruit fly 'brain in a jar' reveals mechanics of jet lag
  
  
• March 9, 2015
  Penn researchers show how rivers creep and flow to shape landscapes over time
  
  
• March 9, 2015
  Patented process builds better semiconductors, improves electronic devices
  
  
• March 9, 2015
  Oregon researchers detail new insights on arsenic cycling
  
  
• March 9, 2015
  Innovative light therapy reaches deep tumors
  
  
• March 5, 2015
  RIT professor creates better maps for navigating disasters in Syrian refugee camp
  
  
• March 5, 2015
  NYU chemists develop 'looking glass' for spotting sound molecular structures
  
  
• March 5, 2015
  Nutrient pollution damages streams in ways previously unknown, ecologists find
  
  
• March 5, 2015
  New detector sniffs out origins of methane
  
  
• March 5, 2015
  Female fish that avoid mating with related species also shun some of their own
  
  
• March 5, 2015
  Evolving to cope with climate change
  
  
• March 5, 2015
  Distant supernova split 4 ways by gravitational lens
  
  
• March 4, 2015
  With its usual prey gone, a fish survives by changing predictably
  
  
• March 4, 2015
  Why isn't the universe as bright as it should be?
  
  
• March 4, 2015
  The rub with friction
  
  
• March 4, 2015
  Sizing up cells: Study finds possible regulator of growth
  
  
• March 4, 2015
  Earliest known fossil of the genus Homo dates to 2.8 to 2.75 million years ago
  
  
• March 4, 2015
  Discovery of jaw by ASU team sheds light on early Homo
  
  
• March 4, 2015
  Breakthrough in particle control creates special half-vortex rotation
  
  
• March 3, 2015
  Vaccine skeptics aren't swayed by emotional scare tactics
  
  
• March 3, 2015
  Pennies reveal new insights on the nature of randomness
  
  
• March 3, 2015
  Combined Arctic ice observations show decades of loss
  
  
• March 2, 2015
  Some tropical plants pick the best hummingbirds to pollinate flowers
  
  
• March 2, 2015
  Patent awarded for compounds that inhibit biofilm formation and persistence
  
  
• March 2, 2015
  New technique improves forecasts for Canada's prized salmon fishery
  
  
• March 2, 2015
  Genome reveals how Hessian fly causes galls in wheat
  
  
• March 2, 2015
  Forbidden quantum leaps possible with high-res spectroscopy
  
  
• March 2, 2015
  Colon + septic tank = unique, at times stinky, study
  
  
• March 2, 2015
  Clever application of magnetic force enhances laparoscopic surgery
  
  
• March 2, 2015
  Black phosphorus is new 'wonder material' for improving optical communication
  
  
• February 27, 2015
  Unlocking the key to immunological memory in bacteria
  
  
• February 27, 2015
  How mantis shrimp evolved many shapes with same powerful punch
  
  
• February 26, 2015
  The better to see you with: Prosthetic leg would keep an eye on the path ahead
  
  
• February 26, 2015
  Social circles
  
  
• February 26, 2015
  Pockets of calm protect molecules around a supermassive black hole
  
  
• February 26, 2015
  New Insight Found in Black Hole Collisions
  
  
• February 26, 2015
  Interaction of Atlantic and Pacific oscillations caused 'false pause' in warming
  
  
• February 26, 2015
  Embrace unknowns, opt for flexibility in environmental policies
  
  
• February 26, 2015
  Economic models provide insights into global sustainability challenges
  
  
• February 26, 2015
  Amphibian chytrid fungus reaches Madagascar
  
  
• February 26, 2015
  A mollusk of a different stripe
  
  
• February 25, 2015
  Warming up the world of superconductors
  
  
• February 25, 2015
  Isolated wetlands have significant impact on water quality
  
  
• February 25, 2015
  In quest for better lithium-air batteries, chemists boost carbon's stability
  
  
• February 24, 2015
  Ultra-thin nanowires can trap electron 'twisters' that disrupt superconductors
  
  
• February 24, 2015
  New technology could make treatment of oil and gas wastewater simpler, cheaper
  
  
• February 24, 2015
  Monster black hole discovered at cosmic dawn
  
  
• February 24, 2015
  Molecular feedback loop gives clues to how flowers drop their petals
  
  
• February 24, 2015
  Key genes for symbiosis between mycorrhiza fungi and trees evolved several times
  
  
• February 24, 2015
  Geysers have loops in their plumbing
  
  
• February 24, 2015
  Easy on the eyes: How eyelash length keeps your eyes healthy
  
  
• February 24, 2015
  Boy or girl? Lemur scents have the answer
  
  
• February 23, 2015
  Via laser into the past of the oceans
  
  
• February 23, 2015
  UT-Knoxville professor receives prestigious award for ocean science work
  
  
• February 23, 2015
  Study outlines threat of ocean acidification to coastal communities in U.S.
  
  
• February 23, 2015
  Small predator diversity is an important part of a healthy ecosystem
  
  
• February 23, 2015
  Simulating superconducting materials with ultracold atoms
  
  
• February 23, 2015
  Reconstructing topsy-turvy paleoclimate of Western U.S. 21,000 years ago
  
  
• February 23, 2015
  Novel pretreatment could cut biofuel costs by 30 percent or more
  
  
• February 23, 2015
  Long-term nitrogen fertilizer use disrupts plant-microbe mutualisms
  
  
• February 23, 2015
  Epigenome orchestrates embryonic development
  
  
• February 23, 2015
  Carnivorous plant packs big wonders into tiny genome
  
  
• February 19, 2015
  Perfect colors, captured with one ultra-thin lens
  
  
• February 19, 2015
  Evolving a bigger brain with human DNA
  
  
• February 19, 2015
  Beyond silicon: New semiconductor moves spintronics toward reality
  
  
• February 18, 2015
  New insights into origins of the world's languages
  
  
• February 18, 2015
  Nanotechnology: Better measurements of single molecule circuits
  
  
• February 18, 2015
  Global warming to increase ocean upwelling, but fisheries impact uncertain
  
  
• February 18, 2015
  Discovery: Tropical fire ants traveled the world on 16th century ships
  
  
• February 17, 2015
  Tadpole model links drug exposure to autism-like effects
  
  
• February 17, 2015
  Study details impact of Deepwater Horizon oil on beach microbial communities
  
  
• February 17, 2015
  In a warmer world, ticks that spread disease are arriving earlier, expanding their ranges
  
  
• February 16, 2015
  Under pressure
  
  
• February 16, 2015
  Terror attacks offer insights for first responders
  
  
• February 16, 2015
  Researchers synthesize material for efficient plasmonic devices in mid-infrared range
  
  
• February 16, 2015
  Penn researchers develop new technique for making molybdenum disulfide
  
  
• February 16, 2015
  Building a more versatile frequency comb
  
  
• February 16, 2015
  A close call of 0.8 light years
  
  
• February 15, 2015
  Why do starburst galaxies 'burst'? ALMA sees super stellar nurseries at heart of Sculptor Galaxy
  
  
• February 13, 2015
  Structure-based design used as tool for engineering deimmunized biotherapeutics
  
  
• February 13, 2015
  Researchers glimpse distortions in atomic structure of materials
  
  
• February 13, 2015
  Distant species produce love child after 60 million year breakup
  
  
• February 12, 2015
  Warming pushes Western U.S. toward driest period in 1,000 years
  
  
• February 12, 2015
  Study: Global rainfall satellites require massive overhaul
  
  
• February 12, 2015
  Research offers new insight on 30-Year-old 'hidden order' physics mystery
  
  
• February 12, 2015
  PhD students learn to communicate their research
  
  
• February 12, 2015
  Making teeth tough: Beavers show way to improve our enamel
  
  
• February 12, 2015
  Female pumas kill more, eat less when humans are near, UC Santa Cruz study finds
  
  
• February 12, 2015
  Better catalysts, made-to-order
  
  
• February 12, 2015
  New class of binary stars and how LSST could illuminate in the future
  
  
• February 11, 2015
  VLA finds unexpected "storm" at galaxy's core
  
  
• February 11, 2015
  Test your tweet skills with new website created by Cornell scientists
  
  
• February 11, 2015
  Monster hurricanes reached U.S. Northeast during prehistoric periods of ocean warming
  
  
• February 11, 2015
  Exotic states materialize with supercomputers
  
  
• February 11, 2015
  Astronomers catch multiple-star system in first stages of formation
  
  
• February 11, 2015
  A new species of hummingbird?
  
  
• February 11, 2015
  A gene that shaped the evolution of Darwin's finches
  
  
• February 9, 2015
  Study finds Midwest flooding more frequent
  
  
• February 9, 2015
  Reduced rainfall in the northern tropics linked to industrial emissions, research suggests
  
  
• February 9, 2015
  Electricity from biomass with carbon capture could make Western U.S. carbon-negative
  
  
• February 9, 2015
  Earth's surprise inside: Geologists unlock mysteries of the planet's inner core
  
  
• February 9, 2015
  Controlling genes with light
  
  
• February 9, 2015
  Bringing texture to your flat touchscreen
  
  
• February 9, 2015
  Arkansas High Performance Computing Center passes one million jobs
  
  
• February 6, 2015
  UCLA and USC scientists devise breakthrough technique for mapping temperature in tiny electronic devices
  
  
• February 5, 2015
  Shade coffee is for the birds
  
  
• February 5, 2015
  Seafloor volcano pulses may alter climate
  
  
• February 5, 2015
  MRI technique developed for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in children
  
  
• February 5, 2015
  Cesium atoms shaken, not stirred, to create elusive excitation in superfluid
  
  
• February 5, 2015
  Acoustic tweezers device expands the range of x-ray crystallography
  
  
• February 4, 2015
  Scientists reprogram plants for drought tolerance
  
  
• February 4, 2015
  Cheap and abundant chemical outperforms precious metals as a catalyst
  
  
• February 3, 2015
  Seeing the knee in a new light: Fluorescent probe tracks osteoarthritis development
  
  
• February 3, 2015
  Rediscovering spontaneous light emission
  
  
• February 3, 2015
  North American plate shattered speed records--a billion years ago
  
  
• February 3, 2015
  New findings on how the brain ignores distractions
  
  
• February 3, 2015
  CWRU astronomers find new details in first known spiral galaxy
  
  
• February 3, 2015
  A nanoscale solution to the big problem of overheating in microelectronic devices
  
  
• February 2, 2015
  Wrinkle predictions
  
  
• February 2, 2015
  Tree species influence boreal forest fire behavior and subsequent effects on climate
  
  
• February 2, 2015
  To speed up magma, add water
  
  
• February 2, 2015
  To save your energy while strolling, walk this sway
  
  
• February 2, 2015
  Study supplies insight into behavior of African monsoon
  
  
• February 2, 2015
  Rivers might constitute just 20 percent of continental water flowing into oceans
  
  
• February 2, 2015
  Researchers introduce a macrosystems approach to study stream ecology
  
  
• February 2, 2015
  NYU's microscopic monitoring may yield advances in production of products, pharmaceuticals
  
  
• February 2, 2015
  New reset button discovered for circadian clock
  
  
• February 2, 2015
  Fruitful collaboration yields insight on the tomato genome
  
  
• February 2, 2015
  Engineers devise genetic 'on' switch made exclusively of RNA
  
  
• January 30, 2015
  Researchers develop new instrument to monitor atmospheric mercury
  
  
• January 30, 2015
  Image release: High-def radar images of near-earth asteroid
  
  
• January 30, 2015
  Evidence mounts for quantum criticality theory
  
  
• January 30, 2015
  Blue mussels not yet the bellwether of NE coastal environment
  
  
• January 29, 2015
  Iceland rises as its glaciers melt from climate change
  
  
• January 29, 2015
  CU-Boulder-created app first to use gesture for language learning
  
  
• January 28, 2015
  Why is a dolphin not a cat?
  
  
• January 28, 2015
  Smothered oceans
  
  
• January 28, 2015
  Shopping through the lens of IT
  
  
• January 28, 2015
  Satellites can improve regional air quality forecasting
  
  
• January 28, 2015
  Quantum computer as detector shows space is not squeezed
  
  
• January 28, 2015
  Nanoscale mirrored cavities amplify, connect quantum memories
  
  
• January 28, 2015
  Damaged DNA may stall patrolling molecule to initiate repair
  
  
• January 28, 2015
  Customized soap bubbles set to transform drug and vaccine delivery
  
  
• January 28, 2015
  Chimps with higher-ranking moms do better in fights
  
  
• January 27, 2015
  Supercomputing the evolution of a model flower
  
  
• January 27, 2015
  Picking up on the smell of evolution
  
  
• January 27, 2015
  Long series of droughts doomed Mexican city 1,000 years ago
  
  
• January 27, 2015
  Drug combo suppresses growth of late-stage prostate cancer tumors
  
  
• January 27, 2015
  Bird watchers help federal agencies pinpoint conservation priorities
  
  
• January 27, 2015
  'Bulletproof' battery: Kevlar membrane for safer, thinner lithium rechargeables
  
  
• January 26, 2015
  Ribose-seq identifies and locates ribonucleotides in genomic DNA
  
  
• January 26, 2015
  Researchers use sound to slow down, speed up, and block light
  
  
• January 26, 2015
  Researchers produce two biofuels from a single algae
  
  
• January 26, 2015
  Researchers make magnetic graphene
  
  
• January 26, 2015
  Researchers at Penn, UC Berkeley and Illinois use oxides to flip graphene conductivity
  
  
• January 26, 2015
  LSST M1/M3 completion event
  
  
• January 26, 2015
  How cancer turns good cells to the dark side
  
  
• January 26, 2015
  Climate models disagree on why temperature 'wiggles' occur
  
  
• January 23, 2015
  Silver nanowires demonstrate unexpected self-healing mechanism
  
  
• January 23, 2015
  New technique helps probe performance of organic solar cell materials
  
  
• January 23, 2015
  Diaper compound may expand power of microscopes
  
  
• January 22, 2015
  Study projects unprecedented loss of corals in great barrier reef due to warming
  
  
• January 22, 2015
  Scientists set quantum speed limit
  
  
• January 22, 2015
  NSF projects offer research experience for undergraduates at UT Dallas
  
  
• January 22, 2015
  Mobile apps take students into the laboratory
  
  
• January 22, 2015
  Exotic, gigantic molecules fit inside each other like Russian nesting dolls
  
  
• January 22, 2015
  Enzymes believed to promote cancer actually suppress tumors
  
  
• January 22, 2015
  Boston's leaky pipes release high levels of heat-trapping methane
  
  
• January 21, 2015
  UNL drillers help make new Antarctic discoveries
  
  
• January 21, 2015
  Two lakes beneath the ice in Greenland, gone within weeks
  
  
• January 21, 2015
  Seeing is not remembering
  
  
• January 21, 2015
  Researchers introduce a macrosystems approach to study stream ecology
  
  
• January 21, 2015
  New mechanism unlocked for evolution of green fluorescent protein
  
  
• January 21, 2015
  Most endangered chimpanzees have complex evolutionary past, perilous future
  
  
• January 20, 2015
  Wearable sensor clears path to long-term EKG, EMG monitoring
  
  
• January 20, 2015
  Scientists drilling first deep ice core at the South Pole
  
  
• January 20, 2015
  Researcher developing a self-centering beam to better withstand earthquakes
  
  
• January 20, 2015
  One nanoparticle, six types of medical imaging
  
  
• January 20, 2015
  New high-speed 3-D microscope--SCAPE--gives deeper view of living things
  
  
• January 20, 2015
  Mason's STEM accelerator's work is award-winning
  
  
• January 20, 2015
  Greenland Ice: The warmer it gets the faster it melts
  
  
• January 20, 2015
  Climate change does not bode well for picky eaters
  
  
• January 19, 2015
  Protecting the mineral treasures of Antarctica's Larsemann Hills
  
  
• January 16, 2015
  Three nearly Earth-size planets found orbiting nearby star
  
  
• January 16, 2015
  Software that knows the risks
  
  
• January 16, 2015
  Penn research shows relationship critical for how cells ingest matter
  
  
• January 16, 2015
  Mathematical approach provides a new step in resolving the mystery of glass
  
  
• January 16, 2015
  Heart arrhythmias detected in deep-diving marine mammals
  
  
• January 15, 2015
  Tiny plant fossils--a window into Earth's landscape millions of years ago
  
  
• January 15, 2015
  Study supports new explanation of gender gaps in academia
  
  
• January 15, 2015
  Rice-sized laser, powered one electron at a time, bodes well for quantum computing
  
  
• January 15, 2015
  MIT team enlarges brain samples, making them easier to image
  
  
• January 15, 2015
  Charge instability detected across all types of copper-based superconductors
  
  
• January 15, 2015
  Canceled flights: For monarch butterflies, loss of migration means more disease
  
  
• January 15, 2015
  Breakthrough lights up metamaterials
  
  
• January 15, 2015
  As Austin grows, so does its traffic woes
  
  
• January 14, 2015
  Sustainability challenged as renewable resources max out
  
  
• January 14, 2015
  Paradox revealed: Cues associated with infant abuse may help reduce stress in adult brain
  
  
• January 14, 2015
  New species discovered beneath ocean crust
  
  
• January 14, 2015
  New contaminants found in oil and gas wastewater
  
  
• January 14, 2015
  Gold nanoparticles show promise for early detection of heart attacks
  
  
• January 14, 2015
  Chemical dial controls attraction between water-repelling molecules
  
  
• January 14, 2015
  Carbon nanotube finding could lead to flexible electronics with longer battery life
  
  
• January 13, 2015
  Sizing up giants under the sea
  
  
• January 13, 2015
  Shining a light on quantum dots measurement
  
  
• January 13, 2015
  New device allows for manipulation of differentiating stem cells
  
  
• January 13, 2015
  Endangered monkeys in the Amazon are more diverse than previously thought
  
  
• January 13, 2015
  Crush those clinkers while they're hot
  
  
• January 12, 2015
  Undercover researchers expose new species of lizard for sale on Philippine black market
  
  
• January 12, 2015
  TSRI scientists discover possible new target for treating brain inflammation
  
  
• January 12, 2015
  They see flow signals: Researchers identify nature of fish's 'sixth sense'
  
  
• January 12, 2015
  Solar cell polymers with multiplied electrical output
  
  
• January 12, 2015
  Slick and slender snake beats short and stubby lizard in sand swimming
  
  
• January 12, 2015
  Rise in mass die-offs seen among birds, fish and marine invertebrates
  
  
• January 12, 2015
  From the bottom up: Manipulating nanoribbons at the molecular level
  
  
• January 9, 2015
  Infamous study of humanity's 'dark side' may actually show how to keep it at bay
  
  
• January 9, 2015
  A balloon-borne telescope successfully heads to the 'edge of space' to study the early universe
  
  
• January 8, 2015
  Study of Andromeda's stellar disk indicates more violent history than Milky Way
  
  
• January 8, 2015
  Researchers work to counter a new class of coffee shop hackers
  
  
• January 8, 2015
  Researchers make new discoveries in key pathway for neurological diseases
  
  
• January 8, 2015
  On a tropical island, fossils reveal the past--and possible future--of polar ice
  
  
• January 8, 2015
  New research outlines global threat of smoldering peat fires
  
  
• January 8, 2015
  Map of mysterious molecules in our galaxy sheds new light on century-old puzzle
  
  
• January 8, 2015
  Focusing on lasting legacy prompts environmental action
  
  
• January 8, 2015
  Deworming programs in animal, human populations may have unwanted impacts
  
  
• January 8, 2015
  Atomic placement of elements counts for strong concrete
  
  
• January 8, 2015
  Algae use same molecular machinery as land plants to respond to a plant hormone
  
  
• January 8, 2015
  'Assassin' targets supernovae in our neighborhood of the Universe
  
  
• January 7, 2015
  Why some geckos lose their ability to stick to surfaces
  
  
• January 7, 2015
  Unusual light signal yields clues about elusive black hole merger
  
  
• January 7, 2015
  The best offense against bacteria is a good defense
  
  
• January 7, 2015
  Scientists identify first nutrient sensor in key growth-regulating metabolic pathway
  
  
• January 7, 2015
  Humans erode soil 100 times faster than nature
  
  
• January 7, 2015
  Coral reefs threatened by a deadly combination of changing ocean conditions
  
  
• January 6, 2015
  Unraveling controls for plant root growth
  
  
• January 6, 2015
  Researchers uncover key cancer-promoting gene
  
  
• January 6, 2015
  Gemini Planet Imager produces stunning observations in its first year
  
  
• January 6, 2015
  Drought led to massive 'dead zone' in Lake Erie
  
  
• January 5, 2015
  Smashing results about our nearby galactic neighbors
  
  
• January 5, 2015
  Skeleton study sheds new light on how snakes evolved
  
  
• January 5, 2015
  Galactic herding: New image brings galaxy diversity to life
  
  
• January 5, 2015
  Fructose more toxic than table sugar in mice
  
  
• January 5, 2015
  Freshmen-level chemistry solves the solubility mystery of graphene oxide films
  
  
• January 5, 2015
  Endangered Madagascar lemurs illegally kept as pets may threaten species conservation and survival
  
  

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