Forest fires accelerating snowmelt across western US

Forest fires are causing snow to melt earlier in the season, a trend occurring across the…

Fracking: Earthquakes are triggered well beyond fluid injection zones

Using data from field experiments and computer modeling of ground faults, researchers have discovered that the…

Researchers crack the peanut genome

Working to understand the genetics of peanut disease resistance and yield, researchers led by scientists at…

Viral infections during pregnancy linked to behavioral abnormalities in offspring

Male and female rats whose mother experienced a simulated viral infection during pregnancy behave abnormally, consistent…

Reservoir bugs: Study shows why stomach pathogen is so tough to eradicate

Once the stomach-dwelling bacteria Helicobacter pylori is established in the stomach, investigators have learned that even…

Aging baby boomers push sky high incidence of shingles of the eye

More Americans are being diagnosed with eye complications of shingles, but older adults can call the…

Arsenic-breathing life discovered in the tropical Pacific Ocean

In low-oxygen parts of the ocean, some microbes are surviving by getting energy from arsenic. This…

Open heart surgery outperforms stents in patients with multivessel disease

Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery may be the best treatment option for most patients with…

Seeking better detection for chronic malaria

In people with chronic malaria, certain metabolic systems in the blood change to support a long-term…

The mechanism of action of an antitumor drug used for the treatment of glioblastoma

The antibody mAb806 is used to treat glioblastoma, although its mechanism of action has been unknown…