Amphibian chytridiomycosis, caused by infection with the Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis fungus, is the most devastating vertebrate disease…
Study provides insights for combating devastating amphibian disease
Amphibian chytridiomycosis, caused by infection with the Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis fungus, is the most devastating vertebrate disease…
Development of new protein may lead to novel treatment options for cancer, birth defects
Researchers have engineered an artificial protein that may block malignant properties of cancer cells as well…
Proposed NASA mission would investigate where space weather begins
A NASA team is advancing a mission to reveal unprecedented details about solar flares, powerful eruptions…
New NASA mission concept aimed at studying why planets lose their atmospheres
A team of NASA scientists want to use Earth as a laboratory to understand how planets…
Cellphone data reveals Hurricane Maria’s impact on travel in Puerto Rico
Nearly two months after Hurricane Maria swept through Puerto Rico, the infrastructural damage remains evident—today, FEMA…
Artificially cooling planet ‘risky strategy’
Proposals to reduce the effects of global warming by imitating volcanic eruptions could have a devastating…
Electron backscatter diffraction yields microstructure insights
Soft magnetic core engineering plays a key role in high-efficiency electric motors, but for higher-frequency applications,…
Speedy collision detector could make robots better human assistants
A faster collision detection algorithm could enable robots to work more fluidly in the operating room…
The brain auditions different cells when learning a task, some don’t make the cut
For decades, neuroscientists have wondered how the brain can continue to learn new skills without needing…