Machine learning helps scientists identify the environmental preferences of microbes

Researchers have figured out a way to predict bacteria’s environmental pH preferences from a quick look…

Improved gene editing method could power the next generation of cell and gene therapies

A new approach to the genetic engineering of cells promises significant improvements in speed, efficiency, and…

How the pandemic shaped academic identity: Stories of resilience and struggle

A new book shares the stories of Ph.D. students, early-career researchers, and established academics during the…

Nitrogen found to affect soil invertebrates and insects

Higher levels of nitrogen in the environment (coming from fertilizers and livestock, for example) not only…

UK public among most trusting of their neighbors internationally and increasingly comfortable living next to outsiders

The UK now has some of the highest levels of neighborhood trust internationally, while Britons have…

Is Colombia's deadly Nevado del Ruiz on the verge of a major eruption?

Hundreds of villagers who live in the shadow of the Western Hemisphere’s deadliest volcano, Colombia’s Nevado…

Report: Consumer sentiment unmoved amid persistent high prices

Consumer sentiment was essentially unchanged this month, edging up less than two index points from March,…

Three's a crowd? Imani, son of piping plovers Monty and Rose, joined by a female and another male at Montrose Beach

Imani, the son of Chicago’s famous piping plovers Monty and Rose, has at long last been…

Dynamic 3D structure extraction from HS-AFM images

Allowing the direct observation of biomolecules in dynamic action, high-speed AFM has opened a new avenue…

Fuel study finds staggering pollution levels in informal settlements in Africa

Researchers looking at fuel use for cooking in Kenya and Malawi have found residents in the…