Older adults are powerful allies in addressing climate change, say researchers. Research shows that older…
A seismic mapping milestone
Using advanced modeling and simulation, seismic data generated by earthquakes, and one of the world’s…
New method heats up ultrasonic approach to treating tumors
High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is a breakthrough therapeutic technique used to treat tumors. The principle…
Rescuing 11 Asian Elephants from a mud hole
The rescue of 11 Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) from a mud hole inside the Keo…
Discovery of a new regulatory protein provides new tool for stem cell engineering
Bioengineers have discovered a protein that regulates the switch of embryonic stem cells from the…
Brain stimulation improves schizophrenia-like cognitive problems
A new study finds that stimulating the cerebellum in rats with schizophrenia-like thinking problems normalizes…
Watching the passage of knotted DNA slip through nanopores
How can long DNA filaments, which have convoluted and highly knotted structure, manage to pass…
Desktop scanners can be hijacked to perpetrate cyberattacks
The researchers conducted several demonstrations to transmit a message into computers connected to a flatbed…
Prostate screening often occurs without discussion of benefits, risks
Less than a third of men in a large national survey reported talking with their…
Toward glow-in-the-dark tumors: New fluorescent probe could light up cancer
A fluorescent probe lights up the enzyme beta-galactosidase in a cell culture. The glowing probe-enzyme…