Washington State University researchers found a troubling number of errors in publicly available genomic data as…
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Breaking open the gates of antibiotic resistance
Antibiotic resistance is a major health threat, with about two million people in the US getting…
NASA instrument to more accurately measure ozone discovered by ‘accident’
NASA research scientist Tom Hanisco set out to build an instrument capable of measuring a short-lived…
New mathematical approach tested for the search of flight MH370
The 2014 disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 remains ones of the biggest mysteries in aviation.…
Deadly box jellyfish antidote discovered using CRISPR genome editing
Researchers at the University of Sydney have discovered an antidote to the deadly sting delivered by…
Almost half of World Heritage sites could lose their glaciers by 2100
Glaciers are set to disappear completely from almost half of World Heritage sites if business-as-usual emissions…
Too much smiling in a sales pitch could kill the deal
Spending too much time exuding joy is one of the fastest ways to lose a potential…
The space rock that hit the moon at 61,000 kilometers an hour
Observers watching January's total eclipse of the Moon saw a rare event, a short-lived flash as…
GM reports lower sales in China, North America
US automaker General Motors saw profits more than double in the first quarter, but said Tuesday…
US cities host more regionally unique species than previously thought
Scientists are analyzing a rare snapshot in time of urban plants and animals. To better understand…