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NEWS FROM THE FIELD FOR 2016

• December 29, 2016
  University of Oregon lab creates new class of hydrogen sulfide donor molecules
  
  
• December 29, 2016
  Scripps Florida scientists develop drug discovery approach to predict health impact of endocrine-disruptors
  
  
• December 29, 2016
  Off-switch for CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system discovered
  
  
• December 29, 2016
  Flood threats changing across U.S.
  
  
• December 28, 2016
  Streamlining the Internet of Things and other cyber-physical systems
  
  
• December 26, 2016
  Researchers map how the brain processes faces from sight to recognition
  
  
• December 22, 2016
  UO team unspools the genome of a seahorse relative
  
  
• December 22, 2016
  One step closer to reality: Devices that convert heat into electricity
  
  
• December 22, 2016
  Feeding the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way
  
  
• December 22, 2016
  Electron-photon small talk could have big impact on quantum computing
  
  
• December 22, 2016
  Biologists follow 'fossilizable' clues to pinpoint when mammal, bird and dinosaur ancestors became athletes
  
  
• December 22, 2016
  Advance in intense pulsed light sintering opens door to improved electronics manufacturing
  
  
• December 21, 2016
  Why big brains are rare
  
  
• December 21, 2016
  Toeing the line: Study finds brain cells that signal path of travel
  
  
• December 21, 2016
  Stressed snakes strike first
  
  
• December 21, 2016
  Scientists build bacteria-powered battery on single sheet of paper
  
  
• December 21, 2016
  Molecular Velcro boosts microalgae's potential in biofuel, industrial applications
  
  
• December 21, 2016
  Distinctive brain pattern may underlie dyslexia
  
  
• December 21, 2016
  A library for food security
  
  
• December 21, 2016
  A fertilizer dearth foiled animal evolution for eons?
  
  
• December 20, 2016
  Will climate change leave tropical birds hung out to dry?
  
  
• December 20, 2016
  VLA, ALMA team up to give first look at birthplaces of most current stars
  
  
• December 20, 2016
  Scientists crack genetic code determining leaf shape in cotton
  
  
• December 20, 2016
  Milky Way-like galaxies seen in their awkward adolescent years
  
  
• December 20, 2016
  Laser pulses help scientists tease apart complex electron interactions
  
  
• December 20, 2016
  Heart valves strive to get oxygen one way or another
  
  
• December 20, 2016
  Bright future for energy devices
  
  
• December 19, 2016
  With eyes or noses? How young children use sensory cues to make social decisions
  
  
• December 19, 2016
  White matter structure in the brain predicts cognitive function at ages 1 and 2
  
  
• December 19, 2016
  UMN researchers provide molecular portraits of a new cancer drug target
  
  
• December 19, 2016
  Satellites observe 'traffic jams' in Antarctic Ice Stream caused by tides
  
  
• December 19, 2016
  Pan-STARRS releases largest digital sky survey to the world
  
  
• December 19, 2016
  Good news and bad news about forest fragmentation
  
  
• December 19, 2016
  ALPHA observes light spectrum of antimatter for first time
  
  
• December 16, 2016
  Turning therapeutic antibodies inside-out to fight cancer
  
  
• December 16, 2016
  New prehistoric bird species discovered
  
  
• December 16, 2016
  Movable microplatform floats on a sea of droplets
  
  
• December 16, 2016
  Fast track control accelerates switching of quantum bits
  
  
• December 15, 2016
  Underwater volcano's eruption captured in exquisite detail by seafloor observatory
  
  
• December 15, 2016
  Common breast cancer mutation could be vulnerable to drug combination
  
  
• December 15, 2016
  Astronomers discover dark past of planet-eating 'Death Star'
  
  
• December 14, 2016
  University of Minnesota research shows people can control a robotic arm with only their minds
  
  
• December 14, 2016
  UMass Amherst and Boston-based PCL Inc. offer new tool for biotech research
  
  
• December 14, 2016
  Researchers work to improve the lifecycle of materials
  
  
• December 14, 2016
  How soil moisture can help predict power outages caused by hurricanes
  
  
• December 14, 2016
  Genome sequence reveals why the whitefly is such a formidable threat to food security
  
  
• December 13, 2016
  Untangling a complex young stellar system
  
  
• December 13, 2016
  U-M researchers map New Zealand landslides with satellites, drones, helicopters, hiking boots
  
  
• December 13, 2016
  Tuberculosis virulence factor identified, may be target for new drug
  
  
• December 13, 2016
  Tectonic shift?
  
  
• December 13, 2016
  Measuring radiation damage on the fly
  
  
• December 13, 2016
  Against the tide: A fish adapting quickly to lethal levels of pollution
  
  
• December 12, 2016
  What satellites can tell us about how animals will fare in a changing climate
  
  
• December 12, 2016
  Rings around young star suggest planet formation in progress
  
  
• December 12, 2016
  Public willing to pay to reduce toxic algae--but maybe not enough
  
  
• December 12, 2016
  New study doubles the estimate of bird species in the world
  
  
• December 12, 2016
  New robot has a human touch
  
  
• December 12, 2016
  How hearing loss can change the way nerve cells are wired
  
  
• December 12, 2016
  A $5 fix for a nasty parasite
  
  
• December 9, 2016
  Scientists examine 'perfect storms' fueling vast tropical biodiversity
  
  
• December 9, 2016
  Neutrons identify key ingredients of the quantum spin liquid recipe
  
  
• December 9, 2016
  Flexible device captures energy from human motion
  
  
• December 8, 2016
  WSU study finds people willing to pay more for new biofuels
  
  
• December 8, 2016
  Who needs a body? Not these larvae, which are basically swimming heads
  
  
• December 8, 2016
  Researchers peer into atom-sized tunnels in hunt for better battery
  
  
• December 8, 2016
  Protein disrupts infectious biofilms
  
  
• December 8, 2016
  Fossilized evidence of a tumor in a 255-million-year-old mammal forerunner
  
  
• December 8, 2016
  Chemical trickery corrals 'hyperactive' metal-oxide cluster
  
  
• December 8, 2016
  Against the tide: A fish adapts quickly to lethal levels of pollution
  
  
• December 7, 2016
  Stamping technique creates tiny circuits with electronic ink
  
  
• December 7, 2016
  Optical probes overcome light scattering in deep-brain imaging
  
  
• December 7, 2016
  New studies take a second look at coral bleaching culprit
  
  
• December 7, 2016
  New label-free microscope enables dynamic, high-resolution imaging of cell interactions
  
  
• December 7, 2016
  Greenland on thin ice?
  
  
• December 7, 2016
  Despite evolutionary inexperience, northern sockeye manage heat stress
  
  
• December 7, 2016
  Decoding cement's shape promises greener concrete
  
  
• December 6, 2016
  Wall-jumping robot is most vertically agile ever built
  
  
• December 6, 2016
  Transforming plant cells from generalists to specialists
  
  
• December 6, 2016
  Some bats develop resistance to devastating fungal disease
  
  
• December 6, 2016
  Researchers use technology to virtually recreate concert hall acoustics
  
  
• December 6, 2016
  Put people at the center of conservation, new study advises
  
  
• December 6, 2016
  Illinois researchers discover hot hydrogen atoms in Earth's upper atmosphere
  
  
• December 6, 2016
  Ice age vertebrates had mixed responses to climate change
  
  
• December 6, 2016
  Early math knowledge related to later achievement
  
  
• December 5, 2016
  Using the force
  
  
• December 5, 2016
  Researchers study sea spray to improve hurricane intensity forecasting
  
  
• December 5, 2016
  Lawn mowers of the sea
  
  
• December 5, 2016
  Extreme downpours could increase fivefold across parts of the U.S.
  
  
• December 5, 2016
  During last warming period, Antarctica heated up 2 to 3 times more than planet average
  
  
• December 5, 2016
  'Spooky' sightings in crystal point to extremely rare quantum spin liquid
  
  
• December 1, 2016
  Seismically active Katmandu region in store for larger earthquake
  
  
• December 1, 2016
  Physicists decipher electronic properties of materials in work that may change transistors
  
  
• December 1, 2016
  New findings boost promise of molybdenum sulfide for hydrogen catalysis
  
  
• December 1, 2016
  IUPUI chemists develop new technique that could speed drug development
  
  
• December 1, 2016
  Increasing tornado outbreaks -- is climate change responsible?
  
  
• December 1, 2016
  For the first time, scientists catch water molecules passing the proton baton
  
  
• December 1, 2016
  Embryonic cluster galaxy immersed in giant cloud of cold gas
  
  
• December 1, 2016
  Climate cycles may explain how running water carved Mars' surface features
  
  
• December 1, 2016
  A watershed moment in understanding how H2O conducts electricity
  
  
• December 1, 2016
  'Bickering' flies make evolutionary point
  
  
• November 30, 2016
  Quantum obstacle course changes material from superconductor to insulator
  
  
• November 30, 2016
  Losses of soil carbon under global warming might equal U.S. emissions
  
  
• November 30, 2016
  LIGO back online, ready for more discoveries
  
  
• November 30, 2016
  It's a bird... It's a plane... It's the tiniest asteroid!
  
  
• November 30, 2016
  Genomics technique could accelerate detection of foodborne bacterial outbreaks
  
  
• November 30, 2016
  Corals much older than previously thought, study finds
  
  
• November 30, 2016
  Brown's influential biomechanics X-ray technology grows ever more powerful
  
  
• November 29, 2016
  Study explains evolution phenomenon that puzzled Darwin
  
  
• November 29, 2016
  Researchers tweak enzyme 'assembly line' to improve antibiotics
  
  
• November 29, 2016
  Researchers develop novel wound-healing technology
  
  
• November 29, 2016
  Deep insights from surface reactions
  
  
• November 29, 2016
  Bumpy surfaces, graphene beat the heat in devices
  
  
• November 28, 2016
  West Antarctic ice shelf breaking up from the inside out
  
  
• November 28, 2016
  VirusDetect, a new pipeline for virus identification
  
  
• November 28, 2016
  Toxic 'marine snow' can sink quickly, persist at ocean depths
  
  
• November 28, 2016
  Survey of New York City soil uncovers medicine-making microbes
  
  
• November 28, 2016
  Smart patch releases blood thinners as needed
  
  
• November 28, 2016
  Programmable disorder
  
  
• November 28, 2016
  Pine product offers fresh take on fine chemical synthesis
  
  
• November 28, 2016
  Our closest worm kin regrow body parts, raising hopes of regeneration in humans
  
  
• November 28, 2016
  Model could shatter a mystery of glass
  
  
• November 28, 2016
  Marine incentives programs may replace 'doom and gloom' with hope
  
  
• November 28, 2016
  Hacking epidemics in a hyper-connected world
  
  
• November 28, 2016
  Each animal species hosts a unique microbial community and benefits from it
  
  
• November 28, 2016
  Biologists watch speciation in a laboratory flask
  
  
• November 24, 2016
  For platinum catalysts, tiny squeeze gives big boost in performance, Stanford study says
  
  
• November 24, 2016
  Fault curvature may control where big quakes occur
  
  
• November 24, 2016
  Bringing silicon to life
  
  
• November 23, 2016
  Uncovering the secrets of friction on graphene
  
  
• November 23, 2016
  Researchers put mouse embryos in suspended animation
  
  
• November 23, 2016
  New study reveals when West Antarctica's largest glacier started retreating
  
  
• November 23, 2016
  Huge reduction in African dust plume impacted climate 11,000 years ago
  
  
• November 22, 2016
  Single enzyme controls two plant hormones
  
  
• November 22, 2016
  Oceans act as 'heat sink'
  
  
• November 22, 2016
  Article proposes theory behind fast magnetic reconnection
  
  
• November 21, 2016
  Scientists reconstruct formation of the southern Appalachians
  
  
• November 21, 2016
  Scientist strengthens tools to track animal, ecosystem responses to environmental changes
  
  
• November 21, 2016
  New clues emerge in 30-year-old superconductor mystery
  
  
• November 21, 2016
  How to monitor global ocean warming -- without harming whales
  
  
• November 21, 2016
  Catching molecular dance moves in slow motion by adding white noise
  
  
• November 21, 2016
  Cancer cells 'talk' to their environment, and it talks back
  
  
• November 18, 2016
  'Freeze-frame' proteins show how cancer evolves
  
  
• November 17, 2016
  Unraveling how a brain works, block by high-tech block
  
  
• November 17, 2016
  Study: Climate change could outpace EPA Lake Champlain protections
  
  
• November 17, 2016
  Scientists discover method for sculpting how chemicals spread in fluid flows
  
  
• November 17, 2016
  New study explains mysterious source of greenhouse gas methane in the ocean
  
  
• November 17, 2016
  New software continuously scrambles code to foil cyberattacks
  
  
• November 17, 2016
  Molecular imaging hack makes cameras 'faster'
  
  
• November 17, 2016
  Mapping areas after a disaster with insect biobots
  
  
• November 17, 2016
  Feast without fear: USU scientist says more snake species resist toxin
  
  
• November 17, 2016
  Discovering what keeps cellular cargo on track
  
  
• November 17, 2016
  Corals survived Caribbean climate change
  
  
• November 17, 2016
  Coral genomes reveal how populations rebound after environmental catastrophes
  
  
• November 16, 2016
  New 'smart metal' technology to keep bridge operational in next big quake
  
  
• November 16, 2016
  Large forest die-offs can have effects that ricochet to distant ecosystems
  
  
• November 16, 2016
  Efficient approach for tracking physical activity with wearable health devices
  
  
• November 16, 2016
  Dry adhesive holds in extreme cold, strengthens in extreme heat
  
  
• November 15, 2016
  New model reveals adaptations of world's most abundant ocean microbe
  
  
• November 15, 2016
  New LEDs may offer better way to clean water in remote areas
  
  
• November 15, 2016
  Nanopolymer-modified protein array can pinpoint hard-to-find cancer biomarker
  
  
• November 15, 2016
  Mobile app behavior often appears at odds with privacy policies
  
  
• November 14, 2016
  Virginia Tech researchers explore gigantic volcanic eruptions that led to mass extinctions
  
  
• November 14, 2016
  Slow motion waves of jumping genes in the human genome
  
  
• November 14, 2016
  Cosmic whistle packs a surprisingly energetic punch
  
  
• November 14, 2016
  2-D material a brittle surprise
  
  
• November 10, 2016
  Your birth year predicts your odds if flu pandemic were to strike
  
  
• November 10, 2016
  Research finds new approach for quantifying nitrate discharge from groundwater to streams
  
  
• November 10, 2016
  IUPUI maps genome of black blow fly; may benefit human health, advance pest management
  
  
• November 9, 2016
  Why do seabirds eat plastic? The answer stinks
  
  
• November 9, 2016
  Study finds major ocean current is widening as climate warms
  
  
• November 9, 2016
  Remote sensing data reveals hundreds more species at risk of extinction
  
  
• November 9, 2016
  Predators can drive increase in virus populations, new study shows
  
  
• November 9, 2016
  Human health risks from hydroelectric projects
  
  
• November 9, 2016
  Changing views of evolutionary factors at work on earliest mammals
  
  
• November 9, 2016
  A warm climate is more sensitive to changes in CO2
  
  
• November 9, 2016
  'Exceptional' nanosensor architecture based on exceptional points
  
  
• November 9, 2016
  'Bottlebrush' polymers make dielectric elastomers increasingly viable for use in devices
  
  
• November 8, 2016
  The fate of Neanderthal genes
  
  
• November 8, 2016
  Original dinosaur claw sheath proteins preserved for 75 million years
  
  
• November 8, 2016
  Nanoscale electronics score laboratory victory
  
  
• November 8, 2016
  Mobs are, sometimes, good
  
  
• November 8, 2016
  Male chimpanzees are better fathers than previously thought
  
  
• November 7, 2016
  Study says salt marshes have limited ability to absorb excess nitrogen
  
  
• November 7, 2016
  Rice U. lab creates open-source optogenetics hardware, software
  
  
• November 7, 2016
  New coral research exposes genomic underpinnings of adaptation
  
  
• November 7, 2016
  Major advance in solar cells made from cheap, easy-to-use perovskite
  
  
• November 7, 2016
  Gene network controls how many flowers and fruits plants will make in critical growth window
  
  
• November 4, 2016
  Yesterday's Silk Road could be tomorrow's environmental superhighway
  
  
• November 4, 2016
  Stars and gas produces dazzling eye-shaped feature in galaxy
  
  
• November 4, 2016
  Light drives single-molecule nanoroadsters
  
  
• November 3, 2016
  Scientists set traps for atoms with single-particle precision
  
  
• November 3, 2016
  Researchers confirm universal principles of phase transitions
  
  
• November 2, 2016
  When corals met algae: Symbiotic relationship crucial to reef survival dates to the Triassic
  
  
• November 2, 2016
  The pop-up effect: Why buoyant spheres don't always leap out of the water
  
  
• November 2, 2016
  Technology brings new precision to study of circadian rhythm in individual cells
  
  
• November 2, 2016
  New 'digital life' initiative aims to create 3-D models of all living creatures
  
  
• November 2, 2016
  Making high-performance batteries from junkyard scraps
  
  
• November 2, 2016
  Gatekeeping proteins to aberrant RNA: You shall not pass
  
  
• November 2, 2016
  Earlier Alzheimer's diagnosis may be possible with new imaging compound
  
  
• November 2, 2016
  Controlling the properties of matter in 2-D crystals
  
  
• November 2, 2016
  Close galactic encounter leaves 'nearly naked' supermassive black hole
  
  
• November 1, 2016
  TSRI scientists develop new toolkit for exploring protein biology
  
  
• October 31, 2016
  Wild cat brains: An evolutionary curveball
  
  
• October 31, 2016
  Weakness is good...when controlling light
  
  
• October 31, 2016
  Study shows link between mitochondrial DNA and autism
  
  
• October 31, 2016
  Study reveals the brain regulates social behavior differently in males and females
  
  
• October 31, 2016
  Physicists leapfrog accelerators with ultrahigh energy cosmic rays
  
  
• October 31, 2016
  Penn dental team tweaks DNA to improve plant-based medicines
  
  
• October 31, 2016
  Model expands landscape for signaling protein mutations
  
  
• October 31, 2016
  FRET-FLIM optimization shows activity of two signaling molecules in single dendritic spine
  
  
• October 31, 2016
  Balancing time and space in the brain: New model holds promise for predicting brain dynamics
  
  
• October 28, 2016
  Study: Conservation preferred way to protect drinking water
  
  
• October 27, 2016
  Weak atomic bond, theorized 14 years ago, observed for first time
  
  
• October 27, 2016
  Underfed worms program their babies to cope with famine
  
  
• October 27, 2016
  Supercomputing the p53 Protein as a promising anticancer therapy
  
  
• October 27, 2016
  Researchers root for more cassava research
  
  
• October 27, 2016
  New tool detects malicious websites before they cause harm
  
  
• October 27, 2016
  Mutant plants reveal temperature sensor
  
  
• October 27, 2016
  Metamaterial device allows chameleon-like behavior in the infrared
  
  
• October 27, 2016
  Learning Morse code without trying
  
  
• October 27, 2016
  JILA team spots elusive intermediate compound in atmospheric chemistry
  
  
• October 27, 2016
  Computer model is 'crystal ball' for E. coli bacteria
  
  
• October 27, 2016
  Bioluminescent sensor causes brain cells to glow in the dark
  
  
• October 26, 2016
  Young stellar system caught in act of forming close multiples
  
  
• October 26, 2016
  Yale scientists edit gene mutations in inherited form of anemia
  
  
• October 26, 2016
  Warmth under climate change has cascading effect, destabilizing forest ant communities
  
  
• October 26, 2016
  Restoring the sense of touch in amputees using natural signals of the nervous system
  
  
• October 26, 2016
  OU-led team discovers rare, newborn tri-star system using ALMA
  
  
• October 26, 2016
  New gene-editing technology successfully cures a genetic blood disorder in mice
  
  
• October 26, 2016
  For the first time in humans, researchers use brain surface stimulation to provide 'touch' feedback
  
  
• October 25, 2016
  Researchers identify genes for 'Help me!' aromas from corn
  
  
• October 25, 2016
  Researchers find weakness in common computer chip
  
  
• October 25, 2016
  Indian roadside refuse fires produce toxic rainbow
  
  
• October 25, 2016
  Enormous dome in central Andes driven by huge magma body beneath it
  
  
• October 24, 2016
  What the ancient CO₂ record may mean for future climate change
  
  
• October 24, 2016
  Unusual quantum liquid on crystal surface could inspire future electronics
  
  
• October 24, 2016
  Researchers find zebrafish want to hang out with moving 3-D robotic models of themselves
  
  
• October 24, 2016
  Predicting climate impacts on ecosystems will require scientists to widen the lens
  
  
• October 24, 2016
  Deep down fracking wells, microbial communities thrive
  
  
• October 24, 2016
  Cytomegalovirus infection relies on human RNA-binding protein
  
  
• October 24, 2016
  Atom-by-atom growth chart for shells helps decode past climate
  
  
• October 24, 2016
  3D-printed organ-on-a-chip with integrated sensors
  
  
• October 20, 2016
  New evolutionary finding: Species take different genetic paths to reach same trait
  
  
• October 20, 2016
  New 13-year study tracks effects of changing ocean temperature on phytoplankton
  
  
• October 20, 2016
  First results from long-term, hi-res tracking of eruptions on Jupiter's moon Io
  
  
• October 20, 2016
  Designing the future internet
  
  
• October 20, 2016
  ALS study reveals role of RNA-binding proteins
  
  
• October 20, 2016
  'Mean girl' meerkats can make twice as much testosterone as males
  
  
• October 19, 2016
  Study finds 'lurking malice' in cloud hosting services
  
  
• October 19, 2016
  Scientists model outer membrane of 12 bacterial species to speed new drugs for 'bad bugs'
  
  
• October 19, 2016
  Scientists find new genetic roots of schizophrenia
  
  
• October 19, 2016
  Neurodevelopmental model of Zika may provide rapid answers
  
  
• October 19, 2016
  Growing gold: Researchers develop gold nanowires for biomedical procedures
  
  
• October 18, 2016
  Working under pressure: Diamond micro-anvils with huge pressures will create new materials
  
  
• October 18, 2016
  Understanding bacteria's slimy fortresses
  
  
• October 18, 2016
  UM researchers study vast carbon residue of ocean life
  
  
• October 18, 2016
  Soil moisture, snowpack data could help predict 'flash droughts'
  
  
• October 18, 2016
  It's not your ears, it's your brain
  
  
• October 18, 2016
  A window into battery life for next-gen lithium cells
  
  
• October 17, 2016
  Scientists develop a semiconductor nanocomposite material that moves in response to light
  
  
• October 17, 2016
  Fracking wastewater is mostly brines, not man-made fracking fluids
  
  
• October 14, 2016
  Study finds surface texture of gallium nitride affects cell behavior
  
  
• October 14, 2016
  JILA's superradiant laser may one day boost atomic clocks
  
  
• October 14, 2016
  Evaluating forecasting models for predicting rainfall from tropical cyclones
  
  
• October 13, 2016
  Wind patterns in lowest layers of supercell storms key to predicting tornadoes
  
  
• October 13, 2016
  Stanford researchers find that the future of Antarctic marine protected areas is at risk
  
  
• October 13, 2016
  Researchers identify enzyme that removes molecular modifications from transfer RNA
  
  
• October 13, 2016
  Penn study identifies new mechanism of RNA degradation in plants
  
  
• October 13, 2016
  In a first, brain computer interface helps paralyzed man feel again
  
  
• October 13, 2016
  Genetic diversity crucial to Florida scrub-jay's survival
  
  
• October 13, 2016
  Fast driver spotted on evolutionary tracks
  
  
• October 12, 2016
  Why do some STEM fields have fewer women than others? UW study may have the answer
  
  
• October 12, 2016
  Two tales of a city to understand sustainability
  
  
• October 12, 2016
  Study reveals corals' influence on reef microbes
  
  
• October 12, 2016
  Silver nanoparticle concentration too low to be harmful in water supply, paper finds
  
  
• October 12, 2016
  Oldest known squawk box suggests dinosaurs likely did not sing
  
  
• October 12, 2016
  Modeling floods that formed canyons on Earth and Mars
  
  
• October 11, 2016
  Virus carrying DNA of black widow spider toxin discovered
  
  
• October 11, 2016
  Surprising role of bacterial genes in evolution
  
  
• October 11, 2016
  Novel microwave-induced photodynamic therapy could target deeply situated tumors
  
  
• October 11, 2016
  Brown University researchers develop new ligase for biomedical use
  
  
• October 10, 2016
  Was the secret spice in primal gene soup a thickener?
  
  
• October 10, 2016
  This little amoeba committed grand theft
  
  
• October 10, 2016
  Team finds order in a process previously assumed to be random
  
  
• October 10, 2016
  Soybean nitrogen breakthrough could help feed the world
  
  
• October 10, 2016
  Researchers predict growing number of Hurricane Sandy-like storm surges
  
  
• October 10, 2016
  NSF-funded physicists demonstrate method to study atoms critical to medicine
  
  
• October 10, 2016
  New kind of supercapacitor made without carbon
  
  
• October 10, 2016
  IU scientists discover 'supramolecule' that could help reduce nuclear, agricultural waste
  
  
• October 5, 2016
  Omnidirectional mobile robot has just 2 moving parts
  
  
• October 4, 2016
  New fault discovered in earthquake-prone Southern California region
  
  
• October 3, 2016
  Rice University lab explores cement's crystalline nature to boost concrete performance
  
  
• October 3, 2016
  Our galaxy's most mysterious star is even stranger than astronomers thought
  
  
• October 3, 2016
  New cost-effective silicon carbide high voltage switch created
  
  
• September 29, 2016
  New microscope developed at MBL reveals nanoscale structural dynamics in live cells
  
  
• September 29, 2016
  Geologic imaging technique measures strength of Earth's outer shell
  
  
• September 26, 2016
  Rice biophysicists model genome mechanics
  
  
• September 26, 2016
  New study describes what happens when the brain is artificially stimulated
  
  
• September 26, 2016
  CRISPR toolbox expanded by protein that cuts RNA in two distinct ways
  
  
• September 23, 2016
  How to power up graphene implants without frying cells
  
  
• September 22, 2016
  Recycling cancer-fighting tools; MU researchers working to produce radioisotopes cheaper
  
  
• September 22, 2016
  ALMA explores the Hubble Ultra Deep Field; uncovers insights into 'Golden Age' of galaxy formation
  
  
• September 21, 2016
  Scientists establish extensive catalog of viruses in world’s oceans
  
  
• September 21, 2016
  Researchers control 'shear-band' defects in manufacturing processes
  
  
• September 21, 2016
  Greenland ice is melting 7 percent faster than previously thought
  
  
• September 21, 2016
  Galactic fireworks illuminate monster hydrogen blob
  
  
• September 20, 2016
  New findings by NSF-funded chemists could lead to greener methanol production
  
  
• September 16, 2016
  Closing in on high-temperature superconductivity
  
  
• September 15, 2016
  Yes, computing genetic ancestors is super-accurate
  
  
• September 15, 2016
  New theory overcomes a longstanding polymer problem
  
  
• September 15, 2016
  Black hole hidden within its own exhaust
  
  
• September 14, 2016
  Physicists observe spontaneous mechanical buckling in freestanding graphene
  
  
• September 14, 2016
  ALMA spots possible formation site of icy giant planet
  
  
• September 13, 2016
  NSF-funded chemists report new insights about properties of matter at the nanoscale
  
  
• September 13, 2016
  Nearby exo-earth family withstands extreme scrutiny
  
  
• September 13, 2016
  Efficiency plus versatility
  
  
• September 12, 2016
  Revving the microbial engine: Horsepower vs. fuel efficiency in bacterial genomes
  
  
• September 12, 2016
  Chemists offer enhanced 3D look inside batteries
  
  
• September 12, 2016
  Brain-sensing technology developed by Stanford scientists allows typing at 12 words per minute
  
  
• September 9, 2016
  UMD physicists discover 'smoke rings' made of laser light
  
  
• September 9, 2016
  Scientists expect to calculate amount of fuel inside Earth by 2025
  
  
• September 8, 2016
  Study finds earthquakes can trigger near-instantaneous aftershocks on different faults
  
  
• September 8, 2016
  Setting up a decoy network may help deflect a hacker's hits
  
  
• September 8, 2016
  How the brain builds panoramic memory
  
  
• September 8, 2016
  How do shark teeth bite? Reciprocating saw, glue provide answers
  
  
• September 8, 2016
  Forecasting climate change's effects on biodiversity hindered by lack of data
  
  
• September 8, 2016
  Critical information needed in fight to save wildlife
  
  
• September 8, 2016
  Containing our 'electromagnetic pollution'
  
  
• September 8, 2016
  CMU algorithm detects online fraudsters
  
  
• September 8, 2016
  A more accurate sensor for lead paint
  
  
• September 7, 2016
  Study finds increased ocean acidification due to human activities
  
  
• September 7, 2016
  Smartphone hacks 3-D printer by measuring 'leaked' energy and acoustic waves
  
  
• September 7, 2016
  Reconciling dwarf galaxies with dark matter
  
  
• September 7, 2016
  NSF-funded research team strikes gold
  
  
• September 7, 2016
  Antimicrobial chemicals found with antibiotic-resistance genes in indoor dust
  
  
• September 6, 2016
  White racism tied to fatal heart disease for blacks and whites
  
  
• September 6, 2016
  Undergraduate researcher leads study naming a new species of reptile from 212 million years ago
  
  
• September 6, 2016
  Team of robots learns to work together, without colliding
  
  
• September 6, 2016
  Super-resolution microscope builds 3-D images by mapping negative space
  
  
• September 6, 2016
  Research on space plasma hurricanes could lead to new sources of energy
  
  
• September 6, 2016
  New breed of optical soliton wave discovered
  
  
• September 6, 2016
  Friends help friends on Facebook feel better
  
  
• September 6, 2016
  Flowers critical link to bacteria transmission in wild bees
  
  
• September 6, 2016
  During drought, dry air can stress plants more than dry soil
  
  
• September 5, 2016
  Warmer, wetter climate would impair California grasslands
  
  
• September 5, 2016
  Study: Earth's carbon points to planetary smashup
  
  
• September 5, 2016
  Promising drug leads identified to combat heart disease
  
  
• September 5, 2016
  New genus of bacteria found living inside hydraulic fracturing wells
  
  
• September 5, 2016
  Grassland tuned to present suffers in a warmer future
  
  
• September 5, 2016
  Device rapidly measures growth of single cells simultaneously
  
  
• September 5, 2016
  Biochemists' discovery could lead to vaccine against 'flesh-eating' bacteria
  
  
• September 2, 2016
  Researchers demonstrate hybrid material that can perform pattern recognition
  
  
• September 2, 2016
  Rapid and mass production of graphene, using microwaves
  
  
• September 2, 2016
  Crop domestication is a balancing act
  
  
• September 1, 2016
  Scientists find new system in tomato's defense against bacterial speck disease
  
  
• September 1, 2016
  Making the switch, this time with an insulator
  
  
• September 1, 2016
  Engineers use microwaves to produce high-quality graphene
  
  
• September 1, 2016
  Crystallization plate provides clues on protein structure aboard historic space mission
  
  
• September 1, 2016
  Chemistry method expedites path to useful molecules for medicine
  
  
• August 31, 2016
  Subatomic microscopy key to building new classes of materials
  
  
• August 31, 2016
  Researchers find vulnerabilities in cars connected to smartphones
  
  
• August 31, 2016
  A data-cleaning tool for building better prediction models
  
  
• August 31, 2016
  'Tug of war' keeps scientists working on storm tracks
  
  
• August 30, 2016
  Tasmanian devils evolve to resist deadly cancer
  
  
• August 30, 2016
  New research shows how songbirds island-hopped out of Australia
  
  
• August 30, 2016
  A rare supernova challenges astronomers' understanding of the most energetic explosions in the universe
  
  
• August 29, 2016
  UT study cracks coldest case: How the most famous human ancestor died
  
  
• August 29, 2016
  Pushing a parasite from land to sea
  
  
• August 29, 2016
  More tomatoes, faster: Accelerating tomato engineering
  
  
• August 29, 2016
  Graphene key to 2-D semiconductor with extraordinary properties
  
  
• August 29, 2016
  Device to control 'color' of electrons in graphene path to future electronics
  
  
• August 25, 2016
  Virtual peer pressure works just as well as the real thing
  
  
• August 25, 2016
  Study: Unconventional natural gas wells associated with migraine, fatigue
  
  
• August 25, 2016
  Researchers find vulnerabilities in iPhone, iPad operating system
  
  
• August 25, 2016
  Ecological consequences of amphetamine pollution in urban streams
  
  
• August 24, 2016
  Whiskers help animals sense the direction of the wind
  
  
• August 24, 2016
  The first autonomous, entirely soft robot
  
  
• August 24, 2016
  New electrical energy storage material shows its power
  
  
• August 24, 2016
  Can one cosmic enigma help solve another?
  
  
• August 23, 2016
  New microchip demonstrates efficiency and scalable design
  
  
• August 23, 2016
  New approach to determining how atoms are arranged in materials
  
  
• August 23, 2016
  New approach to determining how atoms are arranged in materials
  
  
• August 23, 2016
  Lacking other meaningful data, university faculty devise their own evaluation systems
  
  
• August 23, 2016
  Global forecast assesses countries' invasive species risk, response capacity
  
  
• August 23, 2016
  Darwin's theory about 'impassable' marine barrier holds true for coral larvae in the Pacific
  
  
• August 23, 2016
  Cybersecurity researchers design a chip that checks for sabotage
  
  
• August 23, 2016
  Coral conservation efforts aided by computer simulations
  
  
• August 23, 2016
  Center takes water issues on the road
  
  
• August 23, 2016
  Biological invasions threaten developing countries
  
  
• August 23, 2016
  Analog DNA circuit does math in a test tube
  
  
• August 22, 2016
  Light and matter merge in quantum coupling
  
  
• August 22, 2016
  Lehigh engineer discovers a high-speed nano-avalanche
  
  
• August 22, 2016
  Infants develop early understanding of social nature of food
  
  
• August 22, 2016
  'Cyclops' beetles hint at solution to 'chicken-and-egg' problem in novel trait evolution
  
  
• August 19, 2016
  UA biomedical engineer sheds light on the mysteries of vision
  
  
• August 19, 2016
  Proton pump found to regulate blood pH in stingrays
  
  
• August 19, 2016
  2014 Napa earthquake continued to creep, weeks after main shock
  
  
• August 18, 2016
  NSF-funded physicists discover ‘apparent departure from laws of thermodynamics’
  
  
• August 18, 2016
  Mussel flexing: Bivalve save drought-stricken marshes, research finds
  
  
• August 18, 2016
  Most island vertebrate extinctions could be averted, concludes new study
  
  
• August 17, 2016
  People ignore software security warnings up to 90 percent of the time
  
  
• August 17, 2016
  New techniques boost understanding of how fish fins became fingers
  
  
• August 17, 2016
  Interscatter enables first implanted devices, contact lenses, credit cards to 'talk' WiFi
  
  
• August 17, 2016
  Climate change alters the rules of sperm competition in the sea
  
  
• August 17, 2016
  A neuron's hardy bunch
  
  
• August 16, 2016
  US taps NCAR technology for new water resources forecasts
  
  
• August 16, 2016
  Soybean science blooms with supercomputers
  
  
• August 16, 2016
  Female fish can favor sperm from preferred males despite external fertilization
  
  
• August 16, 2016
  Big fish -- and their pee -- are key parts of coral reef ecosystems
  
  
• August 15, 2016
  Nanoribbons in solutions mimic nature
  
  
• August 15, 2016
  How mechanical force triggers blood clotting at the molecular scale
  
  
• August 15, 2016
  CU Boulder study: Mate choices of barn swallows tied to diverging appearances
  
  
• August 15, 2016
  Brown dwarfs reveal exoplanets' secrets
  
  
• August 12, 2016
  This is your brain on sentences
  
  
• August 11, 2016
  Vortex rings may aid cell delivery, cell-free protein production
  
  
• August 11, 2016
  Unraveling knotty chemical structures enables rapid screening of anti-cancer compounds
  
  
• August 11, 2016
  Slower snowmelt affects downstream water availability in Western mountains
  
  
• August 11, 2016
  Needles that hit the right mark
  
  
• August 11, 2016
  Much ado about nothing: Astronomers use empty space to study the universe
  
  
• August 11, 2016
  Disrupting mitochondrial function could improve treatment of fungal infections
  
  
• August 11, 2016
  Directly reprogramming a cell's identity with gene editing
  
  
• August 10, 2016
  Study: Seawalls, coastal forests in Japan help reduce tsunami damage
  
  
• August 10, 2016
  Stress bites! USF researchers study mosquito/bird interactions
  
  
• August 10, 2016
  Climate change already accelerating sea-level rise, study finds
  
  
• August 9, 2016
  Why are New England's wild blue mussels disappearing?
  
  
• August 9, 2016
  3-D Galaxy-mapping project enters construction phase
  
  
• August 8, 2016
  Watch a tiny space rocket work
  
  
• August 8, 2016
  TSRI scientists pinpoint Ebola's weak spots
  
  
• August 8, 2016
  Toward practical quantum computers
  
  
• August 8, 2016
  Slowly pulling proteins apart reveals unexpected path to stability
  
  
• August 8, 2016
  Rice University chemical engineers explore market for pure levoglucosan
  
  
• August 8, 2016
  Nothing -- and something -- give concrete strength, toughness
  
  
• August 8, 2016
  Making a solar energy conversion breakthrough with help from a ferroelectrics pioneer
  
  
• August 8, 2016
  Discovery could help treatments for sickle cell disease
  
  
• August 5, 2016
  Subduction zone earthquakes off Oregon, Washington more frequent than previous estimates
  
  
• August 4, 2016
  Sunflowers move by the clock
  
  
• August 4, 2016
  Study reveals hidden pollution exchange between oceans and groundwater
  
  
• August 4, 2016
  Newly discovered blue whirl fire tornado burns cleaner for reduced emissions
  
  
• August 4, 2016
  Kindergarteners' mathematics success hinges on preschool skills
  
  
• August 4, 2016
  How to engineer a stronger immune system
  
  
• August 4, 2016
  Echo hunter: Researchers name new fossil whale with high-frequency hearing
  
  
• August 4, 2016
  Cornell scientists convert carbon dioxide, create electricity
  
  
• August 3, 2016
  Schizophrenia simulator: When chemistry upends sanity's balance
  
  
• August 3, 2016
  NSF-funded astronomers make first accurate measurement of oxygen in galaxy 12 billion light-years away
  
  
• August 3, 2016
  Next-generation anode to improve lithium-ion batteries
  
  
• August 3, 2016
  New microfluidic chip replicates muscle-nerve connection
  
  
• August 3, 2016
  Global warming, a dead zone and surprising bacteria
  
  
• August 3, 2016
  Energetic cost of rearing a pup seen in soaring metabolic rate of sea-otter mom
  
  
• August 3, 2016
  Early snowmelt reduces forests' atmospheric CO2 uptake, decreases streamflow volume
  
  
• August 2, 2016
  USC quantum computing researchers reduce quantum information processing errors
  
  
• August 2, 2016
  RetroScope opens doors to the past in smart phone investigations
  
  
• August 2, 2016
  Research reveals cancer pathway to spreading through the body
  
  
• August 2, 2016
  Reach in and touch objects in videos
  
  
• August 2, 2016
  Penn researchers improve computer modeling for designing drug-delivery nanocarriers
  
  
• August 2, 2016
  Paving the way toward novel strong, conductive materials
  
  
• August 2, 2016
  Patented bioelectrodes have electrifying taste for waste
  
  
• August 2, 2016
  Bacteria show capacity for rapid, beneficial mutations
  
  
• August 1, 2016
  Trading changes how brain processes selling decisions
  
  
• August 1, 2016
  Still changing after all these years
  
  
• August 1, 2016
  Mystery solved: The case of the slipping finger
  
  
• August 1, 2016
  Gemini tracks collapse of Io's atmosphere during frigid eclipses
  
  
• August 1, 2016
  Crystallization frustration predicts metallic glass formation
  
  
• July 29, 2016
  New fossil evidence supports theory that first mass extinction was engineered by early animals
  
  
• July 29, 2016
  A new leaf: Scientists turn carbon dioxide back into fuel
  
  
• July 28, 2016
  Vortex laser offers hope for Moore's Law
  
  
• July 28, 2016
  Novel 'repair system' discovered in algae may yield new tools for biotechnology
  
  
• July 28, 2016
  New material could advance superconductivity
  
  
• July 28, 2016
  Inflammatory response to ceramic scaffolds promotes bone regeneration
  
  
• July 28, 2016
  Diamonds help generate new record for static pressures for study
  
  
• July 28, 2016
  Breakthrough solar cell captures CO2 and sunlight, produces burnable fuel
  
  
• July 27, 2016
  The brain's super-sensitivity to curbs
  
  
• July 27, 2016
  Serendipitous observation may lead to more efficient solar cells and new gas sensors
  
  
• July 27, 2016
  Forests, species on 4 continents threatened by palm oil expansion
  
  
• July 26, 2016
  Sexual rivalry may drive frog reproductive behaviors
  
  
• July 26, 2016
  More power to you
  
  
• July 26, 2016
  Male frogs have sex on land to keep competitors away
  
  
• July 26, 2016
  Exploring one of the largest salt flats in the world
  
  
• July 26, 2016
  Count seals in Antarctica from the comfort of your couch
  
  
• July 26, 2016
  Biological wizardry ferments carbon monoxide into biofuel
  
  
• July 25, 2016
  Penn team uses nanoparticles to break up plaque and prevent cavities
  
  
• July 25, 2016
  New lithium-oxygen battery greatly improves energy efficiency, longevity
  
  
• July 25, 2016
  Measure of age in soil nitrogen could help precision agriculture
  
  
• July 25, 2016
  Enhancing molecular imaging with light
  
  
• July 25, 2016
  Chemical etching method helps transistors stand tall
  
  
• July 22, 2016
  Unconventional quasiparticles predicted in conventional crystals
  
  
• July 22, 2016
  After the quake -- data can help predict consequences of the next event
  
  
• July 21, 2016
  Yeast emerges as hidden third partner in lichen symbiosis
  
  
• July 21, 2016
  World's most sensitive dark matter detector completes search
  
  
• July 21, 2016
  Watching the brain do math
  
  
• July 21, 2016
  Using virtual reality to help teenagers with autism learn how to drive
  
  
• July 21, 2016
  Temperature helps drive the emergence of different personalities in spiders
  
  
• July 21, 2016
  Penn study models how the immune system might evolve to conquer HIV
  
  
• July 21, 2016
  New detector at South Pole shows early success at neutrino hunting
  
  
• July 21, 2016
  CMU algorithm characterizes how cancer genomes get scrambled
  
  
• July 21, 2016
  Accurate design of large icosahedral protein nanocages pushes bioengineering boundaries
  
  
• July 20, 2016
  Trees' surprising role in the boreal water cycle quantified
  
  
• July 20, 2016
  Titanium + gold = new gold standard for artificial joints
  
  
• July 20, 2016
  Super-eruptions may give a year's warning before they blow
  
  
• July 20, 2016
  CCNY research gleans climate change insight from lizard genome
  
  
• July 20, 2016
  Artificial muscle for soft robotics: Low voltage, high hopes
  
  
• July 20, 2016
  3-D-printing lab instruments 1 block at a time
  
  
• July 19, 2016
  Scientists watch water fleas take over new territory
  
  
• July 19, 2016
  Quantum drag
  
  
• July 19, 2016
  Oceanographers grow, sequence genome of ocean microbe important to climate change
  
  
• July 19, 2016
  New technique uses electrical conductivity to measure blood in dry blood spot analysis
  
  
• July 19, 2016
  New nanoscale technologies could revolutionize microscopes, study of disease
  
  
• July 19, 2016
  For ancient deep-sea plankton, a long decline before extinction
  
  
• July 19, 2016
  Electron spin control: Levitated nanodiamond is research gem
  
  
• July 18, 2016
  Tiny transformers: Chemists create microscopic and malleable building blocks
  
  
• July 18, 2016
  Scientists glimpse inner workings of atomically thin transistors
  
  
• July 18, 2016
  Researchers invent 'smart' thread that collects diagnostic data when sutured into tissue
  
  
• July 18, 2016
  Researchers create means to monitor anthropogenic global warming in real time
  
  
• July 18, 2016
  Researchers build a crawling robot from sea slug parts and a 3-D printed body
  
  
• July 18, 2016
  New venomous snake discovered in Costa Rica
  
  
• July 18, 2016
  Computational design tool transforms flat materials into 3-D shapes
  
  
• July 18, 2016
  Columbia Engineering researchers use acoustic voxels to embed sound with data
  
  
• July 18, 2016
  'Antenna-reactor' catalysts offer best of both worlds
  
  
• July 14, 2016
  Dark energy measured with record-breaking map of 1.2 million galaxies
  
  
• July 14, 2016
  Anticancer drug discovery: Structures of KDM5 histone demethylase inhibitors
  
  
• July 14, 2016
  'Green' electronic materials produced with synthetic biology
  
  
• July 13, 2016
  To save water on lawns, throw some shade
  
  
• July 13, 2016
  Tiny 'racetracks' show how bacteria get organized
  
  
• July 13, 2016
  Stellar outburst brings water snowline into view
  
  
• July 13, 2016
  Greater privacy and security measures needed to protect patient info in mobile health tech
  
  
• July 12, 2016
  These days fecal transplantation is no joke
  
  
• July 12, 2016
  Self-organizing smart materials that mimic swarm behavior
  
  
• July 12, 2016
  Researchers develop novel microscope to study the underwater world
  
  
• July 12, 2016
  El Niño played a key role in Pacific marine heatwave, as did potentially climate change
  
  
• July 12, 2016
  DNA origami lights up a microscopic glowing Van Gogh
  
  
• July 12, 2016
  Disentangling the plant microbiome
  
  
• July 12, 2016
  Advancing self-driving car design, other shared human- and machine-controlled systems
  
  
• July 11, 2016
  Social exchange app might help turn collaboration into currency
  
  
• July 11, 2016
  Scientists move closer to developing therapeutic window to the brain
  
  
• July 11, 2016
  Researchers improve method to 'swell' cell structures, bringing details into view
  
  
• July 11, 2016
  Researchers develop faster, precise silica coating process for quantum dot nanorods
  
  
• July 11, 2016
  Reconfiguring active particles into dynamic patterns
  
  
• July 11, 2016
  Germs add ripples to make 'groovy' graphene
  
  
• July 11, 2016
  Berkeley Lab scientists grow atomically thin transistors and circuits
  
  
• July 7, 2016
  University of Illinois researchers demonstrate tunable wetting and adhesion of graphene
  
  
• July 7, 2016
  Sensing trouble: A new way to detect hidden damage in bridges, roads
  
  
• July 7, 2016
  Robot helps study how first land animals moved 360 million years ago
  
  
• July 7, 2016
  Researchers improve catalyst efficiency for clean industries
  
  
• July 7, 2016
  Researchers improve catalyst efficiency for clean industries
  
  
• July 7, 2016
  New clues could help scientists harness the power of photosynthesis
  
  
• July 6, 2016
  Your smartwatch is giving away your ATM PIN
  
  
• July 6, 2016
  Ultrashort cell-free DNA reveals health of organ transplants
  
  
• July 6, 2016
  Setting the gold standard
  
  
• July 6, 2016
  Newly discovered planet has 3 suns
  
  
• July 6, 2016
  It's automatic: CMU smartphone app manages your privacy preferences
  
  
• July 6, 2016
  Exploring a Frozen Extrasolar World
  
  
• July 6, 2016
  Did your smart watch & fitness tracker just give away your PIN?
  
  
• July 6, 2016
  Chemical trail on Titan may be key to prebiotic conditions
  
  
• July 6, 2016
  Bees' ability to forage decreases as air pollution increases
  
  
• July 6, 2016
  A sharper focus for plasmonic lasers
  
  
• July 5, 2016
  Ostrich relative lived in North America 50 million years ago
  
  
• July 5, 2016
  Lush Venus? Searing Earth? It could have happened
  
  
• July 5, 2016
  LobeFinder technology quantifies changes in shape-shifting plant cells
  
  
• July 5, 2016
  Integrated trio of 2-D nanomaterials unlocks graphene electronics applications
  
  
• July 4, 2016
  From climate killer to fuels and polymers
  
  
• July 4, 2016
  Expanding Antarctic sea ice linked to natural variability
  
  
• June 30, 2016
  Wireless, wearable toxic-gas detector
  
  
• June 30, 2016
  Watching a forest breathe
  
  
• June 30, 2016
  Study finds that plant growth responses to high carbon dioxide depend on symbiotic fungi
  
  
• June 30, 2016
  Scientists observe first signs of healing in the Antarctic ozone layer
  
  
• June 30, 2016
  New technology could improve use of small-scale hydropower in developing nations
  
  
• June 30, 2016
  Jupiter on a bench
  
  
• June 30, 2016
  Grade-school students teach a robot to help themselves learn geometry
  
  
• June 30, 2016
  Eye of the beetle: How the emerald ash borer sees may be key to stopping it
  
  
• June 30, 2016
  Climate change's effect on Rocky Mountain plant is driven by sex
  
  
• June 29, 2016
  Researchers develop key power-splitting component for terahertz waves
  
  
• June 29, 2016
  Findings show gender, not race, a factor in college engineering dropouts
  
  
• June 28, 2016
  What happens when you steam a planet?
  
  
• June 28, 2016
  Video privacy software lets you select what others can see
  
  
• June 28, 2016
  See and sort: Developing novel techniques to visualize uncultured microbial cell activity
  
  
• June 28, 2016
  Ocean acidification affects predator-prey response
  
  
• June 28, 2016
  New study shows impact of man-made structures on Louisiana's coastal wetlands
  
  
• June 28, 2016
  Building a better battery
  
  
• June 27, 2016
  Serpentine plants survive harsh soils thanks to borrowed genes
  
  
• June 27, 2016
  Researchers devise tool to improve imaging of neuronal activity in the brain
  
  
• June 27, 2016
  Researchers develop method to map cancer progression
  
  
• June 27, 2016
  New, better way to build circuits for world's first useful quantum computers
  
  
• June 27, 2016
  New software improves ability to catalog bacterial pathogens
  
  
• June 27, 2016
  Ladykiller: Artificial sweetener proves deadly for female flies
  
  
• June 27, 2016
  How the spleen filters blood
  
  
• June 27, 2016
  Computer model demonstrates how human spleen filters blood
  
  
• June 27, 2016
  3-D printing produces cartilage from strands of bioink
  
  
• June 26, 2016
  Animals 'inherit' their social network from their mothers, Penn study shows
  
  
• June 24, 2016
  Researchers devise new tool to measure polarization of light
  
  
• June 24, 2016
  Beach replenishment helps protect against storm erosion during El Niño
  
  
• June 24, 2016
  'Amazing protein diversity' is discovered in the maize plant
  
  
• June 23, 2016
  Volcanoes get quiet before they erupt
  
  
• June 23, 2016
  Ultrathin, flat lens resolves chirality and color
  
  
• June 23, 2016
  Simulations foresee hordes of colliding black holes in LIGO's future
  
  
• June 23, 2016
  Proteins put up with the roar of the crowd
  
  
• June 23, 2016
  New technique settles old debate on highest peaks in US Arctic
  
  
• June 23, 2016
  Migratory bears down in the dumps
  
  
• June 22, 2016
  The world's oldest farmers
  
  
• June 22, 2016
  Should I stay or should I go?
  
  
• June 22, 2016
  Scientists begin modeling universe with Einstein's full theory of general relativity
  
  
• June 22, 2016
  New tool for virtual and augmented reality uses ‘deep learning’
  
  
• June 22, 2016
  Neutralizing acidic forest soils boosts tree growth, causes spike in nitrogen export
  
  
• June 22, 2016
  Negative feedback loops help maintain the function of mutated proteins
  
  
• June 22, 2016
  Get a clue: Biochemist studies fruit fly to understand Parkinson's disease, muscle wasting
  
  
• June 22, 2016
  Dormant black hole eats star, becomes X-ray flashlight
  
  
• June 22, 2016
  A 'Fitbit' for plants?
  
  
• June 21, 2016
  New view of brain development: Striking differences between adult and newborn mouse brain
  
  
• June 21, 2016
  New research details how big game follow spring green-up
  
  
• June 21, 2016
  Making computers reason and learn by analogy
  
  
• June 21, 2016
  How squash agriculture spread bees in pre-Columbian North America
  
  
• June 21, 2016
  Core proteins exert control over DNA function
  
  
• June 20, 2016
  Tailored DNA shifts electrons into the 'fast lane'
  
  
• June 20, 2016
  Self-assembling icosahedral protein designed
  
  
• June 20, 2016
  Research aims to make water-cycle modeling data more accessible
  
  
• June 20, 2016
  RedEye could let your phone see 24-7
  
  
• June 20, 2016
  Penn chemists establish fundamentals of ferroelectric materials
  
  
• June 20, 2016
  Newborn exoplanet discovered around young star
  
  
• June 20, 2016
  New technique improves accuracy of computer vision technologies
  
  
• June 20, 2016
  New analysis reveals large-scale motion around San Andreas Fault System
  
  
• June 20, 2016
  Controlling light: new protection for photosynthetic organisms
  
  
• June 17, 2016
  World's first 1,000-processor chip
  
  
• June 17, 2016
  Social Policies, Parenthood, and Happiness in 22 Countries
  
  
• June 17, 2016
  Ongoing monitoring of Legionella in Flint in the wake of the drinking water crisis
  
  
• June 17, 2016
  Discovery of gold nanocluster 'double' hints at other shape-changing particles
  
  
• June 16, 2016
  Breaking out: how black hole jets punch out of their galaxies
  
  
• June 15, 2016
  When it comes to evolution, testes may play a key role, IU studies find
  
  
• June 15, 2016
  Study offers explanation for why women leave engineering
  
  
• June 15, 2016
  Senior moments explained: Older adults have weaker clutter control
  
  
• June 15, 2016
  Scientists detect second pair of colliding black holes
  
  
• June 15, 2016
  New study highlights power of crowd to transmit news on Twitter
  
  
• June 15, 2016
  New gravitational wave observed from second pair of black holes
  
  
• June 15, 2016
  Modern mussel shells much thinner than 50 years ago
  
  
• June 15, 2016
  How the butterfly got its spots
  
  
• June 15, 2016
  Gravitational waves detected from second pair of colliding black holes
  
  
• June 15, 2016
  Gravitational waves detected for a second time
  
  
• June 15, 2016
  For tropical mayflies, mountain passes are higher indeed
  
  
• June 15, 2016
  Did gravitational wave detector find dark matter?
  
  
• June 15, 2016
  'Mosh pits' in star clusters a likely source of LIGO's first black holes
  
  
• June 14, 2016
  Simulations describe HIV's 'diabolical delivery device'
  
  
• June 14, 2016
  Prebiotic molecule detected in interstellar cloud
  
  
• June 14, 2016
  Garlic mustard populations likely to decline
  
  
• June 14, 2016
  Fighting virtual reality sickness
  
  
• June 14, 2016
  DNA in 'unbiased' model curls both ways
  
  
• June 13, 2016
  Watching 'jumping genes' in action
  
  
• June 13, 2016
  The social life of health information
  
  
• June 13, 2016
  Rice University's nanosubs gain better fluorescent properties for tracking
  
  
• June 13, 2016
  Natural quasicrystals may be the result of collisions between objects in the asteroid belt
  
  
• June 13, 2016
  Marine life quickly recovered after global mass extinction
  
  
• June 13, 2016
  Ferroelectric materials react unexpectedly to strain
  
  
• June 13, 2016
  Electronic bacteria sensor is potential future tool for medicine and food safety
  
  
• June 13, 2016
  Carbon dioxide biggest player in thawing permafrost
  
  
• June 13, 2016
  Algorithm ranks thermotolerance of algae
  
  
• June 10, 2016
  Supporting pollinators could have big payoff for Texas cotton farmers
  
  
• June 10, 2016
  Study finds native Olympia oysters more resilient to ocean acidification
  
  
• June 9, 2016
  Study finds link between 2015 melting Greenland ice, faster Arctic warming
  
  
• June 9, 2016
  NIST's super quantum simulator 'entangles' hundreds of ions
  
  
• June 9, 2016
  Likely new planet may be in slow death spiral
  
  
• June 9, 2016
  In the brain, one area sees familiar words as pictures, another sounds out words
  
  
• June 8, 2016
  Tunable lasers to improve infrared spectroscopy
  
  
• June 8, 2016
  Sexual transmission of Ebola likely to impact course of outbreaks
  
  
• June 8, 2016
  Sexual transmission of Ebola likely to impact course of outbreaks
  
  
• June 8, 2016
  Researchers find the right balance to speed wireless downloads through use of duplexing
  
  
• June 8, 2016
  Old World metals traded on Alaska coast hundreds of years before contact with Europeans
  
  
• June 8, 2016
  New antiviral drugs could come from DNA 'scrunching'
  
  
• June 8, 2016
  Mathematical simulation of open-heart surgery lends clues to kidney failure
  
  
• June 8, 2016
  Mathematical simulation of open-heart surgery lends clues to kidney failure
  
  
• June 8, 2016
  Drug candidate shrinks tumor when delivered by plant virus nanoparticle
  
  
• June 7, 2016
  Hiking, hunting has minor effects on mammals in protected eastern forests
  
  
• June 7, 2016
  Dartmouth-led study finds removal of dams in New England can help reconnect river networks
  
  
• June 7, 2016
  Coral reefs fall victim to overfishing, pollution, ocean warming
  
  
• June 7, 2016
  Coral reefs fall victim to overfishing, pollution aggravated by ocean warming
  
  
• June 7, 2016
  Computer simulations shed light on the Milky Way's missing red giants
  
  
• June 7, 2016
  A new approach to chemical synthesis
  
  
• June 6, 2016
  WSU researcher affirms 86-year-old hypothesis
  
  
• June 6, 2016
  New photonic sensor opens the door to high-speed biodetection
  
  
• June 6, 2016
  Microgrids, not always economically efficient in regulated electricity markets
  
  
• June 6, 2016
  An eco-friendly approach to reducing toxic arsenic in rice
  
  
• June 3, 2016
  Technique could help climate models sweat the small stuff
  
  
• June 3, 2016
  Study shows how judgment of sensory simultaneity may develop in the brain
  
  
• June 3, 2016
  Personality changes can affect fish body shape, locomotion
  
  
• June 3, 2016
  Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Kent State and Cleveland Metroparks launch learning app
  
  
• June 3, 2016
  Constructing shale gas sites
  
  
• June 3, 2016
  Constructing shale gas sites
  
  
• June 2, 2016
  Scientists gain supervolcano insights from Wyoming granite
  
  
• June 2, 2016
  Scientists find surprising magnetic excitations in a metallic compound
  
  
• June 2, 2016
  New radio map of Jupiter reveals what's beneath colorful clouds
  
  
• June 2, 2016
  Highly tuned catalytic controls
  
  
• June 2, 2016
  Gender gap discovered in science exam performance
  
  
• June 1, 2016
  Scientists discover and test new class of pain relievers
  
  
• June 1, 2016
  New devices, wearable system aim to predict, prevent asthma attacks
  
  
• June 1, 2016
  Nanocars taken for a rough ride
  
  
• June 1, 2016
  Hands-on science courses shown to boost graduation rates and STEM retention
  
  
• May 31, 2016
  UTA civil engineer creates phone app to gather public input on flash flooding conditions
  
  
• May 31, 2016
  Radar, bed sensors help health providers detect problems early
  
  
• May 31, 2016
  Mantis shrimp inspires next generation of ultra-strong materials
  
  
• May 31, 2016
  'On-the-fly' 3-D print system prints what you design, as you design it
  
  
• May 30, 2016
  Heme, a poisonous nutrient, tracked by 'Green Lantern' sensor
  
  
• May 30, 2016
  Deep, old water explains why Antarctic Ocean hasn't warmed
  
  
• May 27, 2016
  Study finds that protein puts the brakes on melanin
  
  
• May 27, 2016
  Organism responsible for paralytic shellfish poisoning may affect fisheries
  
  
• May 27, 2016
  Appalachian coal ash richest in rare earth elements
  
  
• May 26, 2016
  Spring snow a no-go?
  
  
• May 26, 2016
  Odor alternative
  
  
• May 26, 2016
  Astronomers find giant planet around very young star
  
  
• May 26, 2016
  'Phage' fishing yields new weapon against antibiotic resistance
  
  
• May 25, 2016
  Early use of 'hurricane hunter' data improves hurricane intensity predictions
  
  
• May 25, 2016
  40-year math mystery and four generations of figuring
  
  
• May 24, 2016
  Rutgers scientists help create world's largest coral gene database
  
  
• May 24, 2016
  Revealing the nature of magnetic interactions in manganese oxide
  
  
• May 24, 2016
  Researchers find higher than expected carbon emissions from inland waterways
  
  
• May 24, 2016
  Light can 'heal' defects in new solar cell materials
  
  
• May 23, 2016
  Rice study decodes genetic circuitry for bacterial spore formation
  
  
• May 23, 2016
  OU astrophysicists detect most luminous diffuse gamma-ray emission from Arp 220
  
  
• May 23, 2016
  Ivy's powerful grasp could lead to better medical adhesives, stronger battle armor
  
  
• May 23, 2016
  A history of snowfall in Greenland, hidden in ancient leaf waxes
  
  
• May 20, 2016
  Scientists create 'rewritable magnetic charge ice'
  
  
• May 20, 2016
  Nanotubes are beacons in cancer-imaging technique
  
  
• May 19, 2016
  Will more snow over Antarctica offset rising seas? Don't count on it
  
  
• May 19, 2016
  Using static electricity, RoboBees can land and stick to surfaces
  
  
• May 19, 2016
  Rice University scientists identify 'smoking gun' in metastasis of hybrid cells
  
  
• May 19, 2016
  NYU WIRELESS study predicts trouble and solution for 5 gig cellular
  
  
• May 19, 2016
  New cybersecurity technique uses semantic gaps to detect website promotional attacks
  
  
• May 19, 2016
  Liquid order: fluid self-organizes into structure that controls cell growth and health
  
  
• May 19, 2016
  How is rattlesnake venom like fine wine? Both have regional varieties
  
  
• May 18, 2016
  Scientists discover the evolutionary link between protein structure and function
  
  
• May 18, 2016
  Robots get creative to cut through clutter
  
  
• May 18, 2016
  Burial sites show how Nubians, Egyptians integrated communities thousands of years ago
  
  
• May 17, 2016
  UW team first to measure microscale granular crystal dynamics
  
  
• May 17, 2016
  New study finds major earthquake threat from the Riasi fault in the Himalayas
  
  
• May 17, 2016
  Long-term memory has back-up plan, researchers find
  
  
• May 17, 2016
  Dynamic DNA polymers can be reversed using biocompatible techniques
  
  
• May 16, 2016
  World's richest source of oceanographic data now operational at Rutgers
  
  
• May 16, 2016
  UC geologists identify sources of methane, greenhouse gas, in Ohio, Colorado and Texas
  
  
• May 16, 2016
  Theorists smooth the way to modeling quantum friction
  
  
• May 16, 2016
  Robot's in-hand eye maps surroundings, determines hand's location
  
  
• May 16, 2016
  Rice-led study offers new answer to why Earth's atmosphere became oxygenated
  
  
• May 16, 2016
  Polluted dust can impact ocean life thousands of miles away, study says
  
  
• May 16, 2016
  New stem cell pathway indicates route to much higher yields in maize, staple crops
  
  
• May 16, 2016
  Maize genome 'dark matter' discovery a boon for breeders
  
  
• May 16, 2016
  FSU-Cornell team defines meaningful part of maize genome
  
  
• May 16, 2016
  Animal training techniques teach robots new tricks
  
  
• May 13, 2016
  UW researchers unleash graphene 'tiger' for more efficient optoelectronics
  
  
• May 13, 2016
  Under pressure: new technique could make large, flexible solar panels more feasible
  
  
• May 13, 2016
  Proton-conducting material found in electrosensory organs of sharks
  
  
• May 13, 2016
  'Nanocavity' may improve ultrathin solar panels, video cameras and more
  
  
• May 12, 2016
  Small blue galaxy could shed new light on Big Bang, IU astronomers say
  
  
• May 11, 2016
  You are what you eat: IU biologists map genetic pathways of nutrition-based species traits
  
  
• May 11, 2016
  Study probes heart of synthetic heart valves
  
  
• May 11, 2016
  Researchers unveil new, detailed images of DNA transcription
  
  
• May 11, 2016
  PTSD linked to low levels of fat hormone
  
  
• May 11, 2016
  In a connected world, privacy becomes a group effort
  
  
• May 11, 2016
  Fossil dog represents a new species, Penn paleontology grad student finds
  
  
• May 11, 2016
  Chicken coops, sewage treatment plants are hot spots of antibiotic resistance
  
  
• May 11, 2016
  Chemists find 'huge shortcut' for organic synthesis using C-H bonds
  
  
• May 11, 2016
  Brain imaging links Alzheimer's decline to tau protein
  
  
• May 11, 2016
  A quasiparticle collider
  
  
• May 10, 2016
  Young women in STEM fields earn up to one-third less than men
  
  
• May 10, 2016
  Tuberculosis in mongoose driven by social behaviors
  
  
• May 10, 2016
  Silk stabilizes blood samples for months at high temperatures
  
  
• May 10, 2016
  Researchers integrate diamond/boron nitride crystalline layers for use in high-powered devices
  
  
• May 10, 2016
  Radioactive isotopes reveal age of oil and gas wastewater spills
  
  
• May 10, 2016
  Photosynthetic bacteria give biologists a cool new tool
  
  
• May 10, 2016
  New technology detects blood clots with simple in-home test
  
  
• May 10, 2016
  Exploring the mathematical universe
  
  
• May 9, 2016
  UGA study finds Saharan dust affects marine bacteria, potential pathogen Vibrio
  
  
• May 9, 2016
  UCI sleuths search the seas for soot
  
  
• May 9, 2016
  This 5-fingered robot hand learns to get a grip on its own
  
  
• May 9, 2016
  NSF-funded research yields insight into mystery of smell
  
  
• May 9, 2016
  New techniques make RFID tags 25 percent smaller
  
  
• May 9, 2016
  Hijacked cell division helped fuel rise of fungi
  
  
• May 9, 2016
  Genetic potential of oil-eating bacteria from the BP oil spill decoded
  
  
• May 9, 2016
  First single-enzyme method to produce quantum dots revealed
  
  
• May 9, 2016
  Big thinking in small pieces: computer guides humans in crowdsourced research
  
  
• May 6, 2016
  Study offers clues to better rainfall predictions
  
  
• May 6, 2016
  Smartphones uncover how the world sleeps
  
  
• May 6, 2016
  Shellfish response to ocean acidification depends on other stressors
  
  
• May 6, 2016
  Scientists track Greenland's ice melt with seismic waves
  
  
• May 5, 2016
  World's shallowest slow-motion earthquakes detected offshore of New Zealand
  
  
• May 5, 2016
  Why vultures matter -- and what we lose if they're gone
  
  
• May 5, 2016
  T cells use 'handshakes' to sort friends from foes
  
  
• May 5, 2016
  Scientists watch bacterial sensor respond to light in real time
  
  
• May 5, 2016
  Pond scum and the gene pool: A critical gene in green algae responsible for multicellularity
  
  
• May 5, 2016
  Measuring a black hole 660 million times as massive as our sun
  
  
• May 5, 2016
  IU-led study reveals new insights into light color sensing and transfer of genetic traits
  
  
• May 5, 2016
  IU data scientists launch free tools to analyze online trends, memes
  
  
• May 5, 2016
  Getting a better measure of spin with diamond
  
  
• May 5, 2016
  Free-standing two-legged robot conquers terrain
  
  
• May 5, 2016
  Extreme rainfall doesn't always mean extreme erosion, Penn study finds
  
  
• May 4, 2016
  Study finds ice isn't being lost from Greenland's interior
  
  
• May 4, 2016
  Sea star juveniles abundant, but recovery is anything but guaranteed
  
  
• May 4, 2016
  Molybdenum disulfide holds promise for light absorption
  
  
• May 4, 2016
  Made better through science: calcite tuned to be mollusk-tough
  
  
• May 4, 2016
  JILA extends laser 'combing' method to identify large, complex molecules
  
  
• May 4, 2016
  How to talk about climate change so people will act
  
  
• May 4, 2016
  Engineers create a better way to boil water -- with industrial, electronics applications
  
  
• May 3, 2016
  UNC-Chapel Hill scientists find likely cause for recent Southeast US earthquakes
  
  
• May 3, 2016
  ASU scientists discover how one microorganism erodes coral reefs
  
  
• May 3, 2016
  'Eve' and descendants shape global sperm whale population structure
  
  
• May 2, 2016
  New tech uses hardware, software to train dogs more efficiently
  
  
• May 2, 2016
  Neuroscientists find evidence for 'visual stereotyping'
  
  
• May 2, 2016
  Making invisible physics visible
  
  
• May 2, 2016
  Hurricanes key to carbon uptake by forests
  
  
• May 2, 2016
  How DNA can take on the properties of sand or toothpaste
  
  
• May 2, 2016
  Beneficial biofilm works to control biofouling
  
  
• May 1, 2016
  New study found ocean acidification may be impacting coral reefs in the Florida keys
  
  
• April 29, 2016
  Light-powered 3-D printer creates terahertz lens
  
  
• April 28, 2016
  Scientists predict cell changes that affect breast cancer growth
  
  
• April 28, 2016
  Personal cooling units on the horizon
  
  
• April 28, 2016
  New study exposes growing problem of patent aggregators and negative impact on innovation
  
  
• April 28, 2016
  Nanoparticles present sustainable way to grow food crops
  
  
• April 28, 2016
  A cell senses its own curves: New research from the MBL Whitman Center
  
  
• April 27, 2016
  Widespread loss of ocean oxygen to become noticeable in 2030s
  
  
• April 27, 2016
  Shape of tumor may affect whether cells can metastasize
  
  
• April 27, 2016
  Researchers create a better way to find out 'when'
  
  
• April 27, 2016
  Protecting diversity on coral reefs: DNA may hold the key
  
  
• April 27, 2016
  Coral 'toolkit' allows floating larvae to transform into reef skeletons
  
  
• April 27, 2016
  Contamination in North Dakota linked to fracking spills
  
  
• April 27, 2016
  Brain's 'thesaurus' mapped to help decode inner thoughts
  
  
• April 27, 2016
  Bacteria beneficial to plants have spread across California
  
  
• April 26, 2016
  We share a molecular armor with coral reefs
  
  
• April 26, 2016
  Nearby massive star explosion 30 million years ago equaled detonation of 100 million suns
  
  
• April 26, 2016
  Fermentation festival leads to rapid response system at Center for Microbiome Innovation
  
  
• April 25, 2016
  Ties to Alaska's wild plants
  
  
• April 25, 2016
  Researchers discover fate of melting glacial ice in Greenland
  
  
• April 25, 2016
  Patterns of glowing sharks get clearer with depth
  
  
• April 25, 2016
  Missing links brewed in primordial puddles?
  
  
• April 25, 2016
  Flipping a chemical switch helps perovskite solar cells beat the heat
  
  
• April 25, 2016
  Dopamine neurons have a role in movement, new study finds
  
  
• April 25, 2016
  Algae disrupt coral reefs' recycling
  
  
• April 22, 2016
  Temporal cues help keep human looking human
  
  
• April 22, 2016
  Scientists discover new reef system at mouth of Amazon River
  
  
• April 22, 2016
  Researcher studies how animals puncture things
  
  
• April 22, 2016
  Plastic below the ocean surface
  
  
• April 22, 2016
  Old-growth forests may provide buffer against rising temperatures
  
  
• April 21, 2016
  Volcanoes tied to shifts in Earth's climate over millions of years
  
  
• April 21, 2016
  Plant signals travel different routes to turn on defense
  
  
• April 21, 2016
  Paleontologists find North America's oldest monkey fossil along Panama Canal
  
  
• April 21, 2016
  Numerical simulations shed new light on early universe
  
  
• April 21, 2016
  Mechanics of a heartbeat are controlled by molecular strut in heart muscle cells
  
  
• April 21, 2016
  Leg-wing cooperation in baby birds, dinosaurs is key transition in origin of flight
  
  
• April 21, 2016
  Farming amoebae carry around detoxifying food
  
  
• April 20, 2016
  Scientists sharpen view of gene transfer between pathogenic bacteria
  
  
• April 20, 2016
  Model makes designing new antennas orders of magnitude faster
  
  
• April 20, 2016
  First North American monkey fossils are found in Panama Canal excavation
  
  
• April 19, 2016
  Rough childhoods have ripple effects for wild baboons
  
  
• April 19, 2016
  Lemurs mix smelly secretions to make richer, longer-lasting scents
  
  
• April 19, 2016
  Inflammatory protein involved in autoimmune diseases has healing potential
  
  
• April 18, 2016
  Which trees face death in drought?
  
  
• April 18, 2016
  The P tax cometh
  
  
• April 18, 2016
  Thanks, actin, for the memories
  
  
• April 18, 2016
  Researcher pioneers bacterial infection treatment using novel target: Vesicles
  
  
• April 18, 2016
  Phosphorus 'tax' could be huge if tropical farming intensifies
  
  
• April 18, 2016
  New technique could improve detection of concealed nuclear materials
  
  
• April 18, 2016
  HAWC gamma-ray observatory reveals new look at the very-high-energy sky
  
  
• April 18, 2016
  Exfoliating thinner flakes of phosphorene at higher yield
  
  
• April 18, 2016
  A new way to get electricity from magnetism
  
  
• April 15, 2016
  First-ever videos show how heat moves through materials at the nanoscale and speed of sound
  
  
• April 14, 2016
  Visualizing and predicting evolution by mapping the elusive 'fitness landscape'
  
  
• April 14, 2016
  Surface mutation lets canine parvovirus jump to other species
  
  
• April 14, 2016
  Scientists crack secrets of the monarch butterfly's internal compass
  
  
• April 14, 2016
  Europa's heaving ice might make more heat than scientists thought
  
  
• April 14, 2016
  Electrical brain stimulation enhances creativity, researchers say
  
  
• April 14, 2016
  Dwarf dark galaxy hidden in ALMA gravitational lens image
  
  
• April 14, 2016
  Chemical weathering controls erosion rates in rivers
  
  
• April 13, 2016
  Why bearcats smell like buttered popcorn
  
  
• April 13, 2016
  Using data to protect coral reefs from climate change
  
  
• April 13, 2016
  Trap and neutralize: A new way to clean contaminated groundwater
  
  
• April 13, 2016
  Some frogs are adapting to deadly pathogen
  
  
• April 13, 2016
  Probing the transforming world of neutrinos
  
  
• April 13, 2016
  Measuring drought impact in more than dollars and cents
  
  
• April 13, 2016
  Iowa State physicist analyzes first electron neutrino data from NOvA Experiment
  
  
• April 13, 2016
  Electrons slide through the hourglass on surface of bizarre material
  
  
• April 13, 2016
  Computers in your clothes? A milestone for wearable electronics
  
  
• April 12, 2016
  Oxygen key to containing coal ash contamination
  
  
• April 12, 2016
  How climate change dries up mountain streams
  
  
• April 11, 2016
  Fertilizer's legacy: Taking a toll on land and water
  
  
• April 11, 2016
  Brittle is better for making cement
  
  
• April 8, 2016
  Pinpointing the effects of fertilizer
  
  
• April 7, 2016
  UW team stores digital images in DNA -- and retrieves them perfectly
  
  
• April 7, 2016
  Smithsonian and collaborators find that trap-jaw spiders strike prey with lightning speed
  
  
• April 7, 2016
  Penn engineers develop first transistors made entirely of nanocrystal 'inks'
  
  
• April 7, 2016
  Methods used to create textiles also could help manufacture human tissues
  
  
• April 7, 2016
  Dynamic model helps understand healthy lakes to heal sick ones
  
  
• April 7, 2016
  Catalyst could make production of key chemical more eco-friendly
  
  
• April 6, 2016
  Supermassive black holes may be lurking everywhere in the universe
  
  
• April 6, 2016
  Stanford scientists improve perovskite solar-cell absorbers by giving them a squeeze
  
  
• April 6, 2016
  Lonely black hole relic shines light on young universe
  
  
• April 6, 2016
  How deep does life go? MBL study describes microbial neighborhood beneath ocean floor
  
  
• April 6, 2016
  Enzyme discovery leads scientists further down path to pumping oil from plants
  
  
• April 6, 2016
  Duke study uncovers genetic elements that drive regeneration
  
  
• April 6, 2016
  Crumpling approach enhances photodetectors' light responsivity
  
  
• April 6, 2016
  Crab shell signaling helps control the many faces of cholera, study shows
  
  
• April 5, 2016
  Small but not forgotten: New ideas on pollen's ecology and evolution
  
  
• April 5, 2016
  Live fast, die young
  
  
• April 5, 2016
  Gravitational wave search provides insights into galaxy evolutions and mergers
  
  
• April 4, 2016
  UOG scientists seek genetic reasons for coral reef survival
  
  
• April 4, 2016
  UGA researchers use single molecule of DNA to create world’s smallest diode
  
  
• April 4, 2016
  Saving lives through real-time flood forecasting
  
  
• April 4, 2016
  Researchers document how broadbills make loud wing song
  
  
• April 4, 2016
  How crispy is your bonbon?
  
  
• April 4, 2016
  Hardware and software debugging tools created for intermittently powered energy-harvesting devices
  
  
• April 4, 2016
  Fossil discovery suggests size poor predictor of maturity in ancient reptiles
  
  
• April 4, 2016
  Can corals keep up with ocean acidification?
  
  
• April 1, 2016
  Seeing cell to cell differences for first time explains symptoms of rare genetic disorders
  
  
• April 1, 2016
  Rise of the ridiculously resilient ridge: California drought patterns becoming more common
  
  
• April 1, 2016
  NYU Tandon researcher synthesizes hybrid molecule that delivers a blow to malignant cells
  
  
• March 31, 2016
  Researchers reproduce mechanism of slow earthquakes
  
  
• March 31, 2016
  Planet formation in Earth-like orbit around a young star
  
  
• March 31, 2016
  New tools allow rapid ID of CRISPIR-Cas system PAMs
  
  
• March 31, 2016
  Mile-high Mars mounds built by wind and climate change
  
  
• March 31, 2016
  Kansas State University engineer builds paperlike battery electrode with glass-ceramic
  
  
• March 30, 2016
  Tracking 'marine heatwaves' since 1950 -- and how the 'blob' stacks up
  
  
• March 30, 2016
  Starvation as babies makes bees stronger as adults
  
  
• March 30, 2016
  Seventh-graders learn astrophysics through mixed-reality computer simulation
  
  
• March 30, 2016
  Second quantum revolution a reality with chip-based atomic physics
  
  
• March 30, 2016
  Sea-level rise from Antarctic Ice Sheet could double
  
  
• March 30, 2016
  New tumbleweed species rapidly expanding range
  
  
• March 29, 2016
  Super-resolution solar model achieves order out of chaos
  
  
• March 29, 2016
  In search of compromise among climate risk management strategies
  
  
• March 29, 2016
  How to make metal alloys that stand up to hydrogen
  
  
• March 29, 2016
  Earth-space telescope system produces hot surprise
  
  
• March 29, 2016
  Collaboration to build next-generation planet finder
  
  
• March 29, 2016
  Beach replenishment may have 'far reaching' impacts on ecosystems
  
  
• March 29, 2016
  A biomimetic 'bridge' to precision medicine
  
  
• March 28, 2016
  Survey gives clearer view of risky leaks from gas mains
  
  
• March 28, 2016
  Stanford scientists resurrect an abandoned drug, find it effective against human viruses
  
  
• March 28, 2016
  Researchers develop new method of trapping multiple particles using fluidics
  
  
• March 28, 2016
  OU anthropologists reconstruct mitogenomes from prehistoric dental calculus
  
  
• March 28, 2016
  Ocean temps predict US heat waves 50 days out, study finds
  
  
• March 28, 2016
  Expectation may be essential to memory formation
  
  
• March 28, 2016
  Earlier warnings for heat waves
  
  
• March 28, 2016
  Climate change: Greenland melting tied to shrinking Arctic sea ice
  
  
• March 25, 2016
  Sniffing out a dangerous vapor
  
  
• March 25, 2016
  New terahertz source could strengthen sensing applications
  
  
• March 25, 2016
  New class of molecular 'lightbulbs' illuminate MRI
  
  
• March 25, 2016
  ASU researcher improves crop performance with new biotechnology
  
  
• March 25, 2016
  Ancient bones point to shifting grassland species as climate changes
  
  
• March 24, 2016
  Newly discovered organic nanowires leave manmade technologies in their dust
  
  
• March 24, 2016
  GOES-R satellite could provide better data for hurricane prediction
  
  
• March 24, 2016
  Discovery shows parallels between plant and human immune systems
  
  
• March 23, 2016
  Protecting coral reefs with bubbles
  
  
• March 23, 2016
  New research shows quasars slowed star formation
  
  
• March 23, 2016
  New reaction turns feedstock chemical into versatile, chiral building block
  
  
• March 23, 2016
  Microfluidic devices gently rotate small organisms and cells
  
  
• March 22, 2016
  UMass Amherst astronomers report most 'outrageously' luminous galaxies ever observed
  
  
• March 22, 2016
  DNA molecules directly interact with each other based on sequence, study finds
  
  
• March 22, 2016
  Discovery of extinct bat doubles diversity of native Hawaiian land mammals
  
  
• March 22, 2016
  A new way to determine the age of stars?
  
  
• March 21, 2016
  Video: Morphing metal shapes future of soft robotics
  
  
• March 21, 2016
  Survival of the hardest working
  
  
• March 21, 2016
  Record-breaking ultraviolet winds discovered near black hole
  
  
• March 21, 2016
  Nanocrystal self-assembly sheds its secrets
  
  
• March 21, 2016
  Astrophysicists detect ultra-fast winds near supermassive black hole
  
  
• March 18, 2016
  Study sheds light on patterns behind brain, heart systems; circadian rhythms
  
  
• March 18, 2016
  Stanford scientists develop new technique for imaging cells and tissues under the skin
  
  
• March 18, 2016
  China's forest recovery shows hope for mitigating global climate change
  
  
• March 17, 2016
  NSF-funded VLA shows earliest stages of planet formation
  
  
• March 17, 2016
  Galapagos lakes reveal tropical Pacific climate since Biblical times
  
  
• March 17, 2016
  Future brain therapies for Parkinson's possible with stem cell bioengineering innovation
  
  
• March 17, 2016
  For first time, scientists use CRISPR-Cas9 to target RNA in live cells
  
  
• March 17, 2016
  Ancient Denisovan DNA excavated in modern Pacific Islanders
  
  
• March 16, 2016
  Wetland enhancement in Midwest could help reduce catastrophic floods of the future
  
  
• March 16, 2016
  Viruses 'piggyback' on host microbes' success
  
  
• March 16, 2016
  Potential Zika virus risk estimated for 50 US cities
  
  
• March 15, 2016
  Smartwatches can now track your finger in mid-air using sonar
  
  
• March 15, 2016
  Pregnant T. rex could aid in dino sex-typing
  
  
• March 15, 2016
  Pigeon foot feather genes identified
  
  
• March 15, 2016
  Compressing turbulence to improve inertial confinement fusion experiments
  
  
• March 15, 2016
  Adolescent female pandas not the demure homebodies once thought
  
  
• March 14, 2016
  Tunable windows for privacy, camouflage
  
  
• March 14, 2016
  Scientists create painless patch of insulin-producing beta cells to control diabetes
  
  
• March 14, 2016
  Researchers develop new lens for terahertz radiation
  
  
• March 14, 2016
  New 'machine unlearning' technique wipes out unwanted data quickly and completely
  
  
• March 14, 2016
  Nanostructures promise big impact on higher-speed, lower-power optical devices
  
  
• March 14, 2016
  Animal-inspired artificial eyes see through the dark
  
  
• March 11, 2016
  Wrangler supercomputer speeds through Big Data
  
  
• March 11, 2016
  Science curriculum tailored to English language learners boosts student achievement
  
  
• March 11, 2016
  Experiment shows magnetic chips could dramatically increase computing's energy efficiency
  
  
• March 11, 2016
  A foldable material that can change size, volume and shape
  
  
• March 10, 2016
  Smartphone security: Why doodling trumps text passwords
  
  
• March 10, 2016
  Major source of methanol in the ocean identified
  
  
• March 10, 2016
  How stick insects handle indigestive food
  
  
• March 10, 2016
  Down the rabbit hole: How electrons travel through exotic new material
  
  
• March 9, 2016
  Seeing the light: Army ants evolve to regain sight and more in return to surface
  
  
• March 9, 2016
  Greenhouse gas 'bookkeeping' turned on its head
  
  
• March 9, 2016
  Early human habitat, recreated for first time, shows life was no picnic
  
  
• March 9, 2016
  Bats in Asia found to have resistance to white-nose syndrome fungus
  
  
• March 9, 2016
  ASRC professor leads study on reconfigurable magnetic nanopatterns
  
  
• March 9, 2016
  'Big Data' drills down into metabolic details
  
  
• March 8, 2016
  Syntax is not unique to human language
  
  
• March 8, 2016
  How an artificial protein rescues dying cells
  
  
• March 8, 2016
  Geochemists show experimental verification of principle of detailed balance
  
  
• March 8, 2016
  Dust grains could be remnants of stellar explosions billions of years ago
  
  
• March 7, 2016
  Shipwrecks, tree rings reveal Caribbean hurricanes in buccaneer era
  
  
• March 7, 2016
  Scaling up tissue engineering
  
  
• March 7, 2016
  New York Harbor's oyster beds once protected against severe storm and extreme wave damage
  
  
• March 7, 2016
  Even plant-supporting soil fungi affected by global warming, UCI study finds
  
  
• March 7, 2016
  Big Data project aims to make breathing easier by mapping air quality
  
  
• March 4, 2016
  Study offers clearest picture yet of how HIV defeats a cellular defender
  
  
• March 4, 2016
  New findings suggest severe tornado outbreaks are increasingly common
  
  
• March 4, 2016
  Iowa State engineers develop flexible skin that traps radar waves, cloaks objects
  
  
• March 4, 2016
  Cosmochemists find evidence of unstable heavy element at solar system formation
  
  
• March 4, 2016
  A proposed superconductivity theory receives exclusive experimental confirmation
  
  
• March 3, 2016
  Treeing it up: Research team documents design of wood-based polymers
  
  
• March 3, 2016
  The beginning of the end for encryption schemes?
  
  
• March 3, 2016
  Super-elastic electroluminescent 'skin' will soon create mood robots
  
  
• March 3, 2016
  How many types of neurons are there in the brain?
  
  
• March 2, 2016
  UD prof studies how permafrost thawing affects vegetation, carbon cycle
  
  
• March 2, 2016
  Surgical tools made smaller with origami to make surgery less invasive
  
  
• March 2, 2016
  Study shows whales dine with their own kind
  
  
• March 2, 2016
  Spinning better electronic devices
  
  
• March 2, 2016
  New method reveals high similarity between gorilla and human Y chromosome
  
  
• March 2, 2016
  Extreme tornado outbreaks have become more common, says study
  
  
• March 2, 2016
  Extinct otter-like 'marine bear' might have had a bite like a saber-toothed cat
  
  
• March 2, 2016
  Converting atmospheric carbon dioxide into batteries
  
  
• March 2, 2016
  Bad vibrations: UCI researchers find security breach in 3-D printing process
  
  
• March 1, 2016
  Renter beware: Study finds Craigslist catches barely half of scam rental listings
  
  
• March 1, 2016
  Penguin brains not changed by loss of flight
  
  
• March 1, 2016
  New method to stop Argentine ants
  
  
• March 1, 2016
  Engineered hydrogel scaffolds enable growth of functioning human breast tissue
  
  
• March 1, 2016
  Construction of Sacramento Kings arena using drone monitoring system developed at Illinois
  
  
• February 29, 2016
  New understanding of bones could lead to stronger materials, osteoporosis treatment
  
  
• February 29, 2016
  Microorganisms duke it out within algal blooms
  
  
• February 29, 2016
  Engineered swarmbots rely on peers for survival
  
  
• February 29, 2016
  Doctor, patient expectations differ on fitness and lifestyle tracking
  
  
• February 29, 2016
  Device 'fingerprints' could help protect power grid, other industrial systems
  
  
• February 25, 2016
  Synchronized leaf aging in the Amazon responsible for seasonal increases in photosynthesis
  
  
• February 25, 2016
  Solar cells as light as a soap bubble
  
  
• February 25, 2016
  Predicting human evolution: Teeth tell the story
  
  
• February 25, 2016
  New trigger for self-powered mechanical movement
  
  
• February 25, 2016
  Mastering the art of ignoring makes people more efficient
  
  
• February 24, 2016
  The key to mass-producing nanomaterials
  
  
• February 24, 2016
  Study predicts salt marshes will persist despite rising seas
  
  
• February 24, 2016
  Quantum dot solids: This generation's silicon wafer?
  
  
• February 24, 2016
  One rule to grow them all
  
  
• February 24, 2016
  New climate model better predicts changes to ocean-carbon sink
  
  
• February 24, 2016
  Global warming will drive vast, unpredictable shift in natural wealth
  
  
• February 24, 2016
  Climate change takes from the poor, gives to the rich, study finds
  
  
• February 23, 2016
  World's large river deltas continue to degrade from human activity
  
  
• February 23, 2016
  What bats reveal about how humans focus attention
  
  
• February 23, 2016
  UW engineers achieve Wi-Fi at 10,000 times lower power
  
  
• February 23, 2016
  Urban soils release surprising amounts of CO₂
  
  
• February 23, 2016
  Tracking worm sex drive, neuron by neuron
  
  
• February 23, 2016
  LIGO's twin black holes might have been born inside a single star
  
  
• February 23, 2016
  Dodos might have been quite intelligent, new research finds
  
  
• February 23, 2016
  Counting molecules with an ordinary cellphone
  
  
• February 22, 2016
  Study of tundra soil demonstrates vulnerability of ecosystem to climate warming
  
  
• February 22, 2016
  Proven one-step process converts CO₂ and water directly into liquid hydrocarbon fuels
  
  
• February 22, 2016
  New theorem helps reveal tuberculosis' secret
  
  
• February 22, 2016
  New research introduces 'pause button' for boiling
  
  
• February 22, 2016
  Nearly all US forests threatened by drought, climate change
  
  
• February 22, 2016
  Carnegie Mellon, Stanford researchers devise method to safely share password data
  
  
• February 22, 2016
  Atmospheric sulfate particles reduced, but as acidic as ever
  
  
• February 19, 2016
  TSRI and JCVI scientists find popular stem cell techniques safe
  
  
• February 19, 2016
  New device may speed up DNA insertion into bacteria
  
  
• February 19, 2016
  Moving electrons around loops with light: A quantum device based on geometry
  
  
• February 18, 2016
  Studying memory's 'ripples'
  
  
• February 18, 2016
  Researchers discover new Ebola-fighting antibodies in blood of outbreak survivor
  
  
• February 18, 2016
  New image analytics may offer quick guidance for breast cancer treatment
  
  
• February 18, 2016
  New clues in the hunt for the sources of cosmic neutrinos
  
  
• February 18, 2016
  Bluebird's conundrum: Shack up now or hang out in mom's nest for a while?
  
  
• February 18, 2016
  Algorithm makes hyperspectral imaging faster
  
  
• February 17, 2016
  Wearable robot transforms musicians into 3-armed drummers
  
  
• February 17, 2016
  Penn study reveals how fish control microbes through their gills
  
  
• February 17, 2016
  Nebraska researcher finds gold--and other metals
  
  
• February 17, 2016
  Marine virus outbreaks linked to coral bleaching
  
  
• February 17, 2016
  Longest-lasting stellar eclipse discovered
  
  
• February 17, 2016
  Humans settled, set fire to Madagascar's forests 1,000 years ago
  
  
• February 17, 2016
  How climate change will affect western groundwater
  
  
• February 17, 2016
  Best regions for growing bioenergy crops identified
  
  
• February 16, 2016
  UTA researchers devise more efficient materials for solar fuel cells
  
  
• February 16, 2016
  TAxI shuttles protein cargo into spinal cord
  
  
• February 16, 2016
  Nocturnal migrating songbirds drift with crosswinds and compensate near coastal areas
  
  
• February 16, 2016
  Disease, warming oceans rock lobster and sea star populations
  
  
• February 16, 2016
  CU-Boulder ultrafast microscope used to make slow-motion electron movie
  
  
• February 16, 2016
  Advance could aid development of nanoscale biosensors
  
  
• February 15, 2016
  The science of jet noise
  
  
• February 15, 2016
  Penn engineers use network science to predict how ligaments fail
  
  
• February 15, 2016
  Light used to measure the 'big stretch' in spider silk proteins
  
  
• February 15, 2016
  Impact of climate change on parasite infections depends on host immunity
  
  
• February 15, 2016
  Engineers discover groundbreaking semiconducting material that could lead to much faster electronics
  
  
• February 15, 2016
  Breaking the strongest link triggered Big Baja Earthquake
  
  
• February 14, 2016
  What values are important to scientists?
  
  
• February 13, 2016
  ALMA reveals planet-forming potential of protoplanetary disk
  
  
• February 12, 2016
  UW scientists create ultrathin semiconductor heterostructures for new technologies
  
  
• February 12, 2016
  Rare beluga data show whales dive to maximize meals
  
  
• February 12, 2016
  On Darwin's birthday, IU study sheds new light on plant evolution
  
  
• February 12, 2016
  New CU study confirms giant, flightless bird wandered the Arctic 50 million years ago
  
  
• February 12, 2016
  Longstanding genetic question solved by studying corn
  
  
• February 12, 2016
  Gravitational wave detection validates Einstein & early work of UMD physicists
  
  
• February 12, 2016
  A new form of frozen water?
  
  
• February 11, 2016
  UMD-led team first to solve well-known game theory scenario
  
  
• February 11, 2016
  Study finds fish larvae are better off in groups
  
  
• February 11, 2016
  Stem cell gene therapy could be key to treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy
  
  
• February 11, 2016
  LIGO confirms RIT's breakthrough prediction of gravitational waves
  
  
• February 11, 2016
  Herpes outbreak, other marine viruses linked to coral bleaching event
  
  
• February 11, 2016
  Gravitational waves detected 100 years after Einstein's prediction
  
  
• February 11, 2016
  Faulty bioelectric signal responsible for facial defects caused by rare genetic disorder
  
  
• February 11, 2016
  By switching 'bait,' IU biologists trick plants' bacterial defense into attacking virus
  
  
• February 11, 2016
  Ants were socializing--and sparring--nearly 100 million years ago, Rutgers study finds
  
  
• February 11, 2016
  100-mllion-year-old amber preserves oldest animal societies
  
  
• February 10, 2016
  Study challenges widely accepted theory of Yellowstone formation
  
  
• February 10, 2016
  Sneezing produces complex fluid cascade, not a simple spray
  
  
• February 10, 2016
  Genetics help fish thrive in toxic environments, collaborative study finds
  
  
• February 10, 2016
  Fish fins can sense touch
  
  
• February 9, 2016
  The herbivore dilemma: How corn plants fight off simultaneous attacks
  
  
• February 9, 2016
  Duplicate DNA a hallmark of tick genome
  
  
• February 9, 2016
  Biologists find genetic mechanism for 'extremophile' fish survival
  
  
• February 9, 2016
  Behind the levees
  
  
• February 9, 2016
  Ancient gene network helps plants adapt to their environments
  
  
• February 8, 2016
  UW-Madison engineers create custom tuning knobs to turn off any gene
  
  
• February 8, 2016
  Search technique helps researchers find DNA sequences in minutes rather than days
  
  
• February 8, 2016
  Scientists say window to reduce carbon emissions is small
  
  
• February 8, 2016
  Researchers create synthetic biopathway to turn agriculture waste into 'green' products
  
  
• February 8, 2016
  New algorithm improves speed and accuracy of pedestrian detection
  
  
• February 8, 2016
  Iowa State engineers develop hybrid technology to create biorenewable nylon
  
  
• February 8, 2016
  GGC physicist leads team in innovative black hole research
  
  
• February 8, 2016
  Cotton candy machines may hold key for making artificial organs
  
  
• February 5, 2016
  The iron stepping stones to better wearable tech without semiconductors
  
  
• February 5, 2016
  Central Appalachia flatter due to mountaintop mining
  
  
• February 4, 2016
  UCI researchers link compulsive Facebook checking to lack of sleep
  
  
• February 4, 2016
  Southwest sliding into a drier climate
  
  
• February 4, 2016
  Scientists map movement of Greenland ice during past 9,000 years
  
  
• February 4, 2016
  New science helps put spotlight on unseen global impacts
  
  
• February 4, 2016
  Lithium battery material found to harm key soil microorganism
  
  
• February 4, 2016
  Lithium battery catalyst found to harm key soil microorganism
  
  
• February 4, 2016
  Individuals' medical histories predicted by their noncoding genomes, Stanford study finds
  
  
• February 4, 2016
  How gut inflammation sparks colon cancer
  
  
• February 4, 2016
  Galactic center's gamma rays unlikely to originate from dark matter, evidence shows
  
  
• February 4, 2016
  'On-ramping' paves the way for women scientists, engineers to return to academia
  
  
• February 3, 2016
  The future of medicine could be found In this tiny crystal ball
  
  
• February 3, 2016
  Scripps-led team discovers 4 new deep-sea worm species
  
  
• February 3, 2016
  Same switches program taste and smell in fruit flies
  
  
• February 3, 2016
  Researchers discover new phase of boron nitride and a new way to create pure c-BN
  
  
• February 3, 2016
  Research may explain mysterious deep earthquakes in subduction zones
  
  
• February 3, 2016
  Phosphine as a superconductor? Sure, but the story may be complicated
  
  
• February 3, 2016
  Organic agriculture key to feeding the world sustainably
  
  
• February 2, 2016
  UI researchers: The US must address the 'wicked problem' of wildfire
  
  
• February 2, 2016
  Study shows North Atlantic Ocean CO₂ storage doubled over last decade
  
  
• February 2, 2016
  Researchers sequence bed bug genome, find unique features
  
  
• February 2, 2016
  Project embeds computer science lessons in math instruction for K-5 students
  
  
• February 2, 2016
  International genome research partnership uncovers bed bug resistance to pesticides
  
  
• February 2, 2016
  Bed bug genome uncovers biology of a pest on the rebound
  
  
• February 2, 2016
  Antiperspirant alters the microbial ecosystem on your skin
  
  
• February 1, 2016
  Why do scientists chase unicorns?
  
  
• February 1, 2016
  Scientific expedition to Antarctica will search for dinosaurs and more
  
  
• February 1, 2016
  Major storm events play key role in biogeochemistry of watersheds
  
  
• February 1, 2016
  Long-term global warming not driven naturally
  
  
• February 1, 2016
  Living a 'mixotrophic' lifestyle
  
  
• February 1, 2016
  Disruptions to embryonic reprogramming alter adult mouse behavior
  
  
• January 29, 2016
  Moon's tidal forces affect amount of rainfall on Earth
  
  
• January 29, 2016
  Cornell researchers create first self-assembled superconductor
  
  
• January 29, 2016
  Ancient rocks of Tetons formed by continental collisions
  
  
• January 29, 2016
  Ancient extinction of giant Australian bird points to humans
  
  
• January 28, 2016
  Wildlife win when cash takes edge off 'park vs. people' conservation conflict
  
  
• January 28, 2016
  Uncertainties in tree-ring-based climate reconstructions probed
  
  
• January 28, 2016
  Too few proteins prompt nanoparticles to clump
  
  
• January 28, 2016
  Scientists decode brain signals nearly at speed of perception
  
  
• January 28, 2016
  Researchers shed new light on regulation of repetitive DNA sequences
  
  
• January 28, 2016
  Researchers develop completely new kind of polymer
  
  
• January 28, 2016
  New therapy halts progression of Lou Gehrig's disease in mice
  
  
• January 28, 2016
  New insights into PI3K pathway and cancer metabolism
  
  
• January 28, 2016
  Microtubules, assemble!
  
  
• January 28, 2016
  Long-term study shows impact of humans on land
  
  
• January 28, 2016
  Heavy fermions get nuclear boost on way to superconductivity
  
  
• January 28, 2016
  Can animals thrive without oxygen?
  
  
• January 27, 2016
  What a moth's nose knows
  
  
• January 27, 2016
  Stellar parenting: Making new stars by 'adopting' stray cosmic gases
  
  
• January 27, 2016
  Reconfigurable origami tubes could find antenna, microfluidic uses
  
  
• January 27, 2016
  New finding shows that males can drive creation of new species
  
  
• January 27, 2016
  Nanocoating makes coaxial cables lighter
  
  
• January 26, 2016
  UCR research advances oil production in yeast
  
  
• January 26, 2016
  Space-earth system produces highest-resolution astronomical image
  
  
• January 26, 2016
  Ooh that smell: Plants use emissions for self-defense
  
  
• January 26, 2016
  New theory aids search for universe's origin
  
  
• January 25, 2016
  Study shows large variability in abundance of viruses that infect ocean microorganisms
  
  
• January 25, 2016
  Study shows animals with larger brains are best problem-solvers
  
  
• January 25, 2016
  Spanish missions triggered Native American population collapse, indirect impact on climate
  
  
• January 25, 2016
  Rutgers Bitcoin study reveals false beliefs on ease of use and privacy
  
  
• January 25, 2016
  Purdue innovation uses 'fingerprint' to identify foodborne pathogens
  
  
• January 25, 2016
  Novel 4-D printing method blossoms from botanical inspiration
  
  
• January 25, 2016
  Living in the '90s? So are underwater wireless networks
  
  
• January 25, 2016
  In galaxy clustering, mass may not be the only thing that matters
  
  
• January 25, 2016
  Crouching protein, hidden enzyme
  
  
• January 25, 2016
  Acoustic tweezers provide much needed pluck for 3-D bioprinting
  
  
• January 25, 2016
  Acoustic tweezers move cells in three dimensions, build structures
  
  
• January 25, 2016
  A new quantum approach to Big Data
  
  
• January 25, 2016
  A new model emerges for monsoons in a changing global climate
  
  
• January 22, 2016
  Self-stacking nanogrids
  
  
• January 21, 2016
  UI biologists find sexuality, not extra chromosomes, benefits animals
  
  
• January 21, 2016
  Tiny Australian leech named for best-selling author Amy Tan
  
  
• January 21, 2016
  New study zeros in on plate tectonics' start date
  
  
• January 21, 2016
  Evolutionary clock ticks for snowshoe hares facing climate change
  
  
• January 20, 2016
  Switchable material could enable new memory chips
  
  
• January 20, 2016
  Like air traffic, information flows through neuron 'hubs' in the brain, finds IU study
  
  
• January 20, 2016
  Cool science (very cool) examines how ice storms may shape the future of northern forests
  
  
• January 20, 2016
  After repeated pounding, antihydrogen reveals its charge: Zero
  
  
• January 20, 2016
  'Squishy' robot fingers aid deep-sea exploration
  
  
• January 19, 2016
  Scientists demonstrate basics of nucleic acid computing inside cells
  
  
• January 19, 2016
  Penn-engineered neural networks show hope for axonal repair with minimal disruption to brain tissue
  
  
• January 19, 2016
  First study of arthropods in US homes finds huge biodiversity
  
  
• January 19, 2016
  Dark Energy Survey releases early data
  
  
• January 19, 2016
  Bismuth-based nanoribbons show 'topological' transport, potential for new technologies
  
  
• January 18, 2016
  Researchers uncover core set of genes for plant-fungal symbiosis
  
  
• January 18, 2016
  Light-activated nanoparticles prove effective against antibiotic-resistant 'superbugs'
  
  
• January 15, 2016
  Study of Asian common toad reveals 3 divergent groups
  
  
• January 15, 2016
  Sociable chimps harbor richer gut microbiomes
  
  
• January 15, 2016
  Gregarious chimps harbor richer gut microbiomes
  
  
• January 15, 2016
  First smart lighting testbed installed in hospital inpatient setting
  
  
• January 15, 2016
  Extreme turbulence roiling 'most luminous galaxy' in the Universe
  
  
• January 14, 2016
  What is 10 miles across but powers an explosion brighter than the Milky Way?
  
  
• January 14, 2016
  Remembering to the future: Researchers shed new light on how our memories guide attention
  
  
• January 14, 2016
  Oh, snap! What snapping shrimp sound patterns may tell us about reef ecosystems
  
  
• January 14, 2016
  New particle can track chemo
  
  
• January 14, 2016
  New framework sheds light on how, not if, climate change affects cold-blooded animals
  
  
• January 14, 2016
  IU study shows first evidence for independent working memory systems in animals
  
  
• January 14, 2016
  Flexible film may lead to phone-sized cancer detector
  
  
• January 14, 2016
  Fires burning in Africa and Asia cause high ozone in tropical Pacific
  
  
• January 14, 2016
  Cutting down runway queues
  
  
• January 13, 2016
  Tiny Zaps, Big Results
  
  
• January 13, 2016
  Shiny fish skin inspires nanoscale light reflectors
  
  
• January 13, 2016
  Poison warmed over
  
  
• January 13, 2016
  Plague-riddled prairie dogs a model for infectious disease spread
  
  
• January 12, 2016
  Researchers uncover 'predictive neuron orchestra' behind looking and reaching movements
  
  
• January 12, 2016
  Ocean current in Gulf of Mexico linked to red tide
  
  
• January 12, 2016
  Mountains west of Boulder continue to lose ice as climate warms
  
  
• January 12, 2016
  Microbots individually controlled using 'mini force fields'
  
  
• January 12, 2016
  How bacterial communication 'goes with the flow' in causing infection, blockage
  
  
• January 12, 2016
  Cumulative experiences help black men succeed in IT careers
  
  
• January 12, 2016
  Basic ratio capacity may serve as building block for math knowledge
  
  
• January 11, 2016
  West Coast study emphasizes challenges faced by marine organisms exposed to global change
  
  
• January 11, 2016
  Uncovering oxygen's role in enhancing red LEDs
  
  
• January 11, 2016
  Thousands of landslides in Nepal earthquake raise parallels for Pacific Northwest
  
  
• January 11, 2016
  Single molecule detection of contaminants, explosives or diseases now possible
  
  
• January 11, 2016
  NSF's iPlant Collaborative rebrands to CyVerse
  
  
• January 11, 2016
  Conflict among honeybee genes supports theory of altruism
  
  
• January 8, 2016
  In rainforests, battle for sunlight shapes forest structure
  
  
• January 8, 2016
  ASU scientists discover how blue and green clays kill bacteria
  
  
• January 7, 2016
  Study reveals deep ties between diverse tropical rainforests
  
  
• January 7, 2016
  Single-chip laser delivers powerful result
  
  
• January 7, 2016
  Religious beliefs don't always lead to violence
  
  
• January 7, 2016
  Dwarf galaxy sends ripples through Milky Way's suburbs: A new way to explore dark matter
  
  
• January 6, 2016
  Penguins, food and robots
  
  
• January 6, 2016
  Is your toddler ready for reading lessons?
  
  
• January 6, 2016
  Humans adding less nitrogen to oceans than models predict
  
  
• January 5, 2016
  VLA reveals dramatic new evidence about star, planet formation
  
  
• January 5, 2016
  Traveling salesman uncorks synthetic biology bottleneck
  
  
• January 5, 2016
  Map shows hotspots for bat-human virus transmission risk
  
  
• January 4, 2016
  Tiniest chameleons deliver most powerful tongue-lashings
  
  
• January 4, 2016
  Students with influence over peers reduce school bullying by 30 percent
  
  
• January 4, 2016
  New methods help advance infectious disease forecasting
  
  
• January 4, 2016
  New findings on embryonic heart valves may prevent congenital heart defects in newborns
  
  
• January 4, 2016
  Coral, seaweed and fishy appetites
  
  

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