Staying healthy longer in space

Falling ill while traveling is an unfortunate yet common occurrence. Even a minor bug can ruin…

Red-legged frogs thriving in Yosemite after long absence

Red-legged frogs made famous by Mark Twain are thriving in Yosemite Valley after a decades-long absence.

Mechanics, chemistry and biomedical research join forces for noninvasive tissue therapy

A fortuitous conversation between two University of Illinois scientists has opened a new line of communication…

Origin of Sino-Tibetan language family revealed by new research

The Sino-Tibetan language family includes early literary languages, such as Chinese, Tibetan and Burmese, and is…

What does Earth’s core have in common with salad dressing? Maybe this

A Yale-led team of scientists may have found a new factor to help explain the ebb…

Ancient ritual bundle contained multiple psychotropic plants

A thousand years ago, Native Americans in South America used multiple psychotropic plants—possibly simultaneously—to induce hallucinations…

Failure to account for genetic variation can result in overestimating extinction risk

New research led by the University of Southampton has shown that the threat of range losses…

Vaccine design can dramatically improve cancer immunotherapies

When it comes to the effectiveness of nanotherapeutic vaccines, shape matters.

Rapid bacterial analysis and testing for antibiotic sensitivity demonstrated

Medical professionals may soon be able to detect bacteria in patient samples in minutes rather than…

Microsoft’s offers software tools to secure elections

Microsoft is announcing an ambitious effort intended to make U.S. voting more secure and verifiable.