Buying local? Higher price means higher quality in consumers' minds

Why are we willing to pay much more for a six pack of craft beer, a…

Cells required for development of a healthy uterus

A team led by investigators has uncovered insights on a type of a critical cell that…

Algae living inside fungi: How land plants first evolved

New research presents evidence that algae could have piggybacked on fungi to leave the water and…

Drinking water: Water solutions without a grain of salt

Researchers have developed technology that can deliver clean water to thousands of communities worldwide. …

Protein-gene interactions involved in Alzheimer's disease

UC San Diego researchers have used the transcriptome — the sum of all messenger RNA (mRNA)…

Putting the brakes on lateral root development

Biologists have discovered a cellular transporter that links two of the most powerful hormones in plant…

What motivates people to join — and stick with — citizen science projects?

After more than 20 years, the UW’s Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team, or COASST, is…

NASA Heliophysics Explorers Program 2019 Medium-Class Explorer (MIDEX) Announcement of Opportunity NNH19ZDA013O Amendment #1

NASA Heliophysics Explorers Program 2019 Medium-Class Explorer (MIDEX) Announcement of Opportunity NNH19ZDA013O Amendment #1 …

LightSail 2 unfurls solar sail and begins travelling through space

The Planetary Society’s LightSail 2 spacecraft has unfolded its silvery sails, which will be propelled by…

NASA Delivers Hardware for ESA Dark Energy Mission

Set to launch in 2022, the Euclid mission will probe some of the biggest…