New discoveries map out CRISPR-Cas defense systems in bacteria

For the first time ever, researchers have mapped how bacterial cells trigger their defense against outside…

'Report card' on diet trends: Low-quality carbs account for 42 percent of a day's calories

An 18-year ‘report card’ on the American diet shows adults are eating too many low-quality carbohydrates…

Cellular senescence is associated with age-related blood clots

Cells that become senescent irrevocably stop dividing under stress, spewing out a mix of inflammatory proteins…

Tidal barriers bring more benefits than producing clean energy

When designed holistically, tidal barrage schemes can provide additional transport links for commuters, become tourism destinations,…

PIA23472: Athabasca Valles

           Target: Mars Mission:  2001 Mars Odyssey Instrument:  THEMIS Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Click here…

Here's how 6 countries are stepping up to meet the Paris climate goals

World leaders are gathering in New York for Monday’s Climate Action Summit. The summit’s goal, according…

Nonviral gene therapy to speed up cancer research

The nonviral, bioinspired gene delivery method developed by researchers at RMIT University has proven effective in…

In a close race, the less popular candidate has a 45% chance of winning

If the 2020 election is within a 1% margin, the less popular candidate has a 45%…

The impact of consumer finance reforms since the Great Recession

In an important new article, University of Pennsylvania Law School Professor Natasha Sarin deploys original empirical…

Reconstructing the first successful lunar farside landing

In January of this year, China’s Chang’E-4—the fourth version of a lunar spacecraft named for the…