Dietary anti-cancer compound may work by influence on cellular genetics

Sulforaphane, a dietary compound from broccoli that's known to help prevent prostate cancer, may work through…

Water conservation messaging effectiveness during California’s ongoing drought

The results of a state-wide study on the communication campaigns California has been employing to address…

Next-gen steel under the microscope

Next-generation steel and metal alloys are a step closer to reality, thanks to an international research…

Empathy from the sick may be critical to halting disease outbreaks

A little empathy can go a long way toward ending infectious disease outbreaks. That's a conclusion…

New analysis method of metabolites accurately predicts whether a child has autism

Scientists have developed a new, highly accurate method that analyzes metabolic biomarkers to assess whether a…

Nose form was shaped by climate

Big, small, broad, narrow, long or short, turned up, pug, hooked, bulbous or prominent, humans inherit…

Earth’s first example of recycling — its own crust!

Rock samples from northeastern Canada retain chemical signals that help explain what Earth's crust was like…

Grasses: The recipe for especially efficient stomata

Scientists have identified a key element underlying the superior function of stomata -- or tiny, gas-exchanging…

Old target, new mechanism for overcoming tuberculosis resistance

In strains of tuberculosis that have developed drug resistance mutations, researchers have identified a secondary pathway…

How gut inflammation drives the evolution of harmful bacteria

Inflammation in the gut helps bacterial viruses spread to other strains of bacteria and promotes their…