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Deprived of Oxygen, Layers of Bacteria Get Creative
Bacteria are found living nearly everywhere on our planet, from the inside of human intestines to the soil to deep underwater. When scientists study bacteria in the lab, they most...
Lockdown: Label showing plants safe for bees and butterflies
People enhancing their gardens during lockdown may not realise some plants have insecticides.
Can in-person theater return, safely, now? This 'Godspell' is the test case
Cast members who stay six feet apart. Plexiglass shields. A stage set up under a tent, with distanced chairs. Is this the future of theater?
Predicting drought in the American West just got more difficult
People hoping to get a handle on future droughts in the American West are in for a disappointment, as new USC-led research spanning centuries shows El Niño cycles are an...
Virus-quieted oceans open window for Shark Week researchers
The coronavirus pandemic forced people to stay put, but it gave sharks a travel passport and scientists a rare opportunity.
On This Day, Aug. 8: First night game played at Wrigley Field
On Aug. 8, 1988, the first night game at Chicago's Wrigley Field was played. The park was the last major league stadium to add lights for night baseball.
Haotong Li grabs Round 2 lead at PGA Championship; Tiger Woods makes cut
Haotong Li hit only four fairways Friday at TPC Harding Park but still managed to take a two-stroke lead at the PGA Championship in San Francisco.
Coronavirus severely restricts Antarctic science
Keeping Covid out of Antarctica means little research will be done on the continent in 2020-2021.
The best hydroponic herb gardens for your kitchen counter
Grow wherever you are. (Lettuce Grow via Unsplash/)We’ve all been there—at the grocery checkout line with a live basil plant and dreams of fresh pesto and caprese salad. But things get busy,...
Ceramic teapots for brewing the perfect cup of tea
For serious tea drinkers. (Sugarman Joe via Unsplash/)Tea is universal. Though preferences, rituals, and flavors may vary—chai, jasmine, green, black, oolong, earl grey, the list goes on and on—many cultures have a popular...
Programmable synthetic materials
Artificial molecules could one day form the information unit of a new type of computer or be the basis for programmable substances. The information would be encoded in the spatial...
Integration of gene regulatory networks in understanding animal behavior
For years, scientists have attributed animal behavior to the coordinated activities of neuronal cells and its circuits of neurons, known as the neuronal network (NN). However, researchers are pushing the...
Measuring microplastics in seafood
Analysis identifies the polymer types and concentrations found in seafood, including oysters, prawns, crabs, squid, and sardines
ACS announces editor-in-chief for open access journal JACS Au
The Society plans to add 9 additional open access journals to its suite
'Broken' coronavirus tracking system leaves California in the dark: 'We have no idea'
The lack of reliable test result data is disrupting pandemic response efforts, leaving officials in the dark about the spread of COVID-19.
A titanate nanowire mask that can eliminate pathogens
Filter 'paper' made from titanium oxide nanowires is capable of trapping pathogens and destroying them with light. This discovery by an EPFL laboratory could be put to use in personal...
Scientists use CRISPR to knock down gene messages early in development
Researchers have harnessed the technology to target gene messages (messenger RNA) involved in early vertebrate development.
Pinpointing the cells that keep the body's master circadian clock ticking
Scientists have developed a genetically engineered mouse and imaging system that lets them visualize fluctuations in the circadian clocks of cell types in mice. The method gives new insight into...
Look: Deputy wrangles runaway emu in Wyoming
A Wyoming sheriff's deputy responded to an unusual loose animal call and ended up wrangling a runaway emu.
Updating Turing's model of pattern formation
In 1952, Alan Turing published a study which described mathematically how systems composed of many living organisms can form rich and diverse arrays of orderly patterns. He proposed that this...
Scientists use CRISPR to knock down gene messages early in development
Since its discovery, scientists have been using the much-lauded gene editing tool CRISPR to alter the DNA of model organisms and uncover the functions of thousands of genes. Now, researchers...
New reporter mouse strain offers powerful genetic tool to identify P2X2-expressing cells
Researchers created a reporter mouse strain in pursuit of a new way to answer an old question: Is purinergic receptor gene P2X2 expressed in particular populations of sensory nerve cells?...
How plants distinguish beneficial from harmful microbes
Plants recognize beneficial microbes and keep harmful ones out, which is important for healthy plants production and global food security. Scientists have now discovered how legumes use small, well-defined motifs...
Oldest enzyme in cellular respiration isolated
Researchers have found what is perhaps the oldest enzyme in cellular respiration. They have been able to isolate the extremely fragile 'Rnf' protein complex from the heat-loving bacterium Thermotoga maritima....
Watch: Kylie Minogue sparkles in 'Say Something' video
Kylie Minogue released a video for "Say Something," the first single from her new album, "Disco."
¿Un crucero durante la pandemia? Estos barcos en Baja California, México, navegan con menos de 100 pasajeros
¿Un crucero durante la pandemia? Estos barcos en Baja California, México, tienen menos de 100 pasajeros
Oldest enzyme in cellular respiration isolated
In the first billion years, there was no oxygen on Earth. Life developed in an anoxic environment. Early bacteria probably obtained their energy by breaking down various substances by means...
Researchers discover how plants distinguish beneficial from harmful microbes
Legume plants know their friends from their enemies, and now we know how they do it at the molecular level. Plants recognize beneficial microbes and keep harmful ones out, which...