For nearly 150 years, lichens have been the model organisms of symbiosis. Now researchers have…
Month: July 2016
Physical declines begin earlier than expected among U.S. adults
Physical declines begin sooner in life than typically detected, often when people are still in…
Designing a geothermal drilling tool that can take the heat
A drilling tool that will withstand the heat of geothermal drilling has now been developed…
Does social status affect generosity?
High-ranking people don’t always turn out to be selfish jerks. It all depends on whether…
Imaging software predicts how you look with different hair styles, colors, appearances
How can we predict if a new haircut will look good without physically trying it?…
New detector at South Pole shows early success at neutrino hunting
The Askaryan Radio Array team recently published a performance review of the first two stations…
New research gleans climate change insight from lizard genome
Using genomic data from three lizard species, researchers gleaned insights not available before on the…
Researchers temporarily turn off brain area to better understand function
Capitalizing on experimental genetic techniques, researchers have demonstrated that temporarily turning off an area of…
Researchers find first direct evidence that A. aegypti mosquito transmits Zika virus
Researchers have now directly connected the Aedes aegypti mosquito with Zika transmission in the Americas,…
Artificial muscle for soft robotics: Low voltage, high hopes
A dielectric elastomer with a broad range of motion that requires relatively low voltage and…