Enzyme that helps protect us from stress linked to liver cancer growth

An enzyme induced by stress to help reduce production of damaging free radicals is also used…

Underground links between quakes and eruptions of Japan's biggest active volcano

To better understand subsurface processes associated with earthquakes and eruptions of Mount Aso, researchers investigated a…

There are way more species of horseshoe bats than scientists thought

Horseshoe bats are bizarre-looking animals with giant ears and elaborate flaps of skin on their noses…

Switching on the Atlantic Ocean heat pump

34 million years ago the warm ‘greenhouse climate’ of the dinosaur age ended and the colder…

Visualizing strong magnetic fields with neutrons

Researchers have developed a new method with which strong magnetic fields can be precisely measured. They…

Gravitational waves could settle mystery of the universe's expansion

Supernovae and the big bang’s afterglow give us conflicting numbers on how fast the universe is…

Eight species of fungus cause root rot in South Dakota corn

An invisible enemy is attacking South Dakota corn. Click here for original story, Eight…

Salt deposits on Mars hold clues to sources of ancient water

For centuries, miners have burrowed into the earth in search of salt—laid down in thick layers…

Online dating is the most popular way couples meet

Algorithms, and not friends and family, are now the go-to matchmaker for people looking for love,…

Magnets are being used to extract algal molecules for the beauty, bioplastics industries

Entrepreneurs in the aquaculture sector face a problem—extracting all the valuable molecules from seaweed and algal…