Machine learning helps plant science turn over a new leaf

Researchers have developed machine-learning algorithms that teach a computer system to analyze three-dimensional shapes of the…

Initiating breastfeeding in vulnerable infants

The benefits of breastfeeding for both mother and child are well-recognized, including for late preterm infants…

NASA Administrator to Visit SpaceX Headquarters

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine will tour SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California, on Thursday, Oct. 10, to…

New silk materials can wrinkle into detailed patterns, then unwrinkle to be 'reprinted'

Engineers have developed silk materials that can wrinkle into highly detailed patterns — including words, textures…

Treatment for 'low T' could someday come from a single skin cell

Researchers have successfully grown human, testosterone-producing cells in the lab, paving the way to someday treat…

Big data reveals extraordinary unity underlying life's diversity

Limits to growth lie at the heart of how all living things function. The diversity of…

Voltage gated calcium channels 'read' electric patterns in embryos to create cartilage and bone

Scientists have revealed how the electrical patterns formed within an embryo initiate a cascade of molecular…

NASA's Curiosity Rover Finds an Ancient Oasis on Mars

New evidence suggests salty, shallow ponds once dotted a Martian crater – a sign…

NASA Smallsats Can Aid Hurricane Forecasts with GPS

The same GPS signals your phone uses for navigation can reveal winds hidden deep…

Coordinated care model leads to decreases in unscheduled, preventable hospitalizations

Oregon Medicaid enrollees are less likely to make unscheduled trips to the hospital following the implementation…