Building resilient farmlands in the Midwest

In the Midwest, climate change has battered states with flooding, drought and erosion. Extreme weather events…

Flavonolignans reduce the virulence of antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains

Antibiotic resistance is currently a serious health problem. Since the discovery of new antibiotics no longer…

Confronting a moral hazard along America's coastlines

Hurricane Ian’s ravaging of Florida’s southwest coast left more than 125 people dead, thousands of homes…

Viruses can 'hitchhike' on microplastics, study finds

Microplastics are not just tiny particles that can be ingested, they can also carry viruses, a…

A Stone Age child buried with bird feathers, plant fibers and fur

The exceptional excavation of a Stone Age burial site was carried out in Majoonsuo, situated in…

Hunt for deep sea minerals draws scrutiny amid green push

High demand for metals ranging from copper to cobalt is pushing the mining industry to explore…

Successful generation of human iPS cell-derived mesenchymal cells capable of producing alveolar organoids

Breathing intakes oxygen and expels carbon dioxide, and this gas exchange takes place in the alveoli…

Autonomous recording units can be added to standardized protocols of forest plot network

Long-term monitoring of vegetation plots is one of the largest investments in ecology and evolution. Using…

Why fish look down when they swim

Just as you might look down at the sidewalk as you walk, fish look downward when…

Single-cell Raman-based tool for efficient mining of live functional microbes from nature

Currently, the best way for scientists to isolate a specific microbe with a particular metabolic function…