New funding proposal aims to reduce bottlenecks on Upper Mississippi River

New research proposes a funding model for a major rehabilitation of the 27 locks and dams…

Seasonal and circadian genetic variation charted across the human body

A study expands the list of known genes with circadian variation and provides the first comprehensive…

Changes in the Brain Responsible for Motor Skill Learning

A new study has identified a marker in the brain that controls the ability to reach…

A molecular ticket to ride: Scientists capture the cellular train that enables transport in cilia

Scientists have solved the 3D structure of a protein in cilia, an organelle important to many…

Do forest trees really 'talk' through underground fungi?

The idea that forest trees can ‘talk’ to each other, share resources with their seedlings —…

Research illuminates a therapeutic strategy to induce cancer cell death

New research illuminates the mechanisms at work that prevent the p53 gene from triggering effective cancer…

A more healthful, gluten-free flour made from sweet potatoes

Orange, starchy sweet potatoes are great mashed, cut into fries or just roasted whole. But you…

Children use the same brain network as adults for tough problems

Children as young as 4 years old show evidence of a network in the brain found…

Asteroid 2023 CX1 impacts Earth over Europe — the 7th predicted Earth impact on record

A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2023 CX1 impacted Earth over the English Channel between England and France,…

Researchers detail never-before-seen properties in a family of superconducting Kagome metals

Researchers have used an innovative new strategy combining nuclear magnetic resonance imaging and a quantum modeling…