New hydrogels wither while stem cells flourish for tissue repair

Baby diapers, contact lenses and gelatin dessert. While seemingly unrelated, these items have one thing in…

Portable device lights the way to better foodborne illness detection

Foodborne illness hits about one in six people in the United States every year. The Centers…

NASA TV Coverage Set for Cygnus Launch to International Space Station

Northrop Grumman’s next NASA resupply services mission to the International Space Station is targeted for launch…

Microbes linked to cancer in threatened California foxes, report Princeton researchers

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NASA's ECOSTRESS Mission Sees Plants 'Waking Up' From Space

Like many people, plants are less active at night. The agency’s ‘space botanist’ can…

January 2020 warmest on record: EU climate service

Last month was the warmest January on record globally, while in Europe temperatures were a balmy…

Lasers etch a 'perfect' solar energy absorber

The University of Rochester research lab that recently used lasers to create unsinkable metallic structures has…

Beloved 3-flippered sea turtle dies after nearly 20 years at National Aquarium

Calypso, a 500-pound green sea turtle who had delighted millions of visitors over nearly 20 years…

Open sores, lower numbers likely not invasive lionfish's end

A new disease has caused open sores that can eat into the muscles of invasive lionfish…

Wildfires increase winter snowpack—but that isn't necessarily a good thing

Deep in the Tushar mountains, some three hours south of Brigham Young University’s campus in Utah,…