Scientists unlock planthoppers’ potential to control future crop disease outbreaks

Researchers have discovered how a severe rice virus reproduces inside the small brown planthopper, a major…

Ways in which cells feel their surroundings

Researchers used computer modeling to show how cells can feel their way through their surroundings, for…

Research tracks global IT’s shift from cost-cutting to revenue-boosting

Information technology is often credited for its role in helping companies cut costs. However, new research…

Fake news: Study tests people’s ability to detect manipulated images of real-world scenes

People can detect a fake image of a real-world scene only 60 percent of the time,…

In baby’s dirty diapers, the clues to baby’s brain development

Can the kinds of microbes colonizing the gut at age 1 predict later cognitive development? New…

Rare disease clues found in cell’s recycling system

Scientists have demonstrated how an investigational drug works against a rare, fatal genetic disease, Niemann-Pick type…

Global hotspots for potential water conflict identified

More than 1,400 new dams or water diversion projects are planned or already under construction, fueling…

Key to speeding up carbon sequestration discovered

The slow part of a chemical reaction that allows carbon to be sequestered in the ocean…

Many new genetic markers for lupus identified in large multi-ethnic study

A large number of new genetic markers that predispose individuals to lupus have been identified by…

Fast, cheap method to make supercapacitor electrodes

Researchers have developed a fast, inexpensive method to make electrodes for supercapacitors, with applications in electric…