Even though American consumers throw away about 80 billion pounds of food a year, only…
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Scientists program cells to remember and respond to series of stimuli
Engineers have programmed cells to remember and respond to events. This approach to circuit design…
Mines hydrology research provides ‘missing link’ in water modeling
New research tackles the issue of global freshwater supply by taking a unique approach in…
Yeast emerges as hidden third partner in lichen symbiosis
For nearly 150 years, lichens have been the model organisms of symbiosis. Now researchers have…
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…