What’s in your DNA? Poll of older adults shows high interest, with a dose of skepticism

A new poll shows that only a small percentage of people in their 50s and early…

Overcoming antibiotic resistance

Antibiotic resistance is a growing medical crisis, as disease-causing bacteria have developed properties that evade or…

New concept to cool boiling surface may help prevent nuclear power plant accidents

A new University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa study has produced a new technique involving heat that…

More research on permanent supportive housing needed, report finds

Suzanne Wenzel has devoted years to studying homelessness – in particular, how putting a roof over…

New research traces impact of weather safety training

Does knowledge about severe weather translate into meaningful planning that helps the public protect themselves? A…

New approach offers high-resolution seismic monitoring of the shallow subsurface

Scientists have long sought accurate monitoring of seismic activity to identify natural phenomena such as earthquakes,…

Scientists created proteins controlled by light

Researchers have developed fluorescent proteins that can be controlled by orange and green light. These proteins…

Researchers release endangered crows into the forests of South Pacific island

For more than 2 million years, the native forests on the South Pacific islands of Guam…

Image: Apollo 7 crew trains to test technology for missions to the moon

This Aug. 5 1968 image was taken aboard the MV Retriever in the Gulf of Mexico,…

Research collaboration works toward timely coastal flood adaptation

A research collaboration between Victoria University of Wellington and NIWA is working towards a better method…