Using historical herbarium specimens to track heavy metal pollution in the eastern United States

Plant specimens stored in herbaria are being used to explore important ecological questions. Researchers have now…

It’s more than just climate change

Accurately modeling climate change and interactive human factors -- including inequality, consumption, and population -- is…

Gene editing can complement traditional food-animal improvements

Animal scientist say that gene editing -- following in the footsteps of traditional breeding -- has…

Hubble spotlights a celestial sidekick

Technically, this picture is merely a sidekick of the actual object of interest -- but space…

Powerful optical imaging technology catches DNA naturally fluorescing

Biomedical engineers have developed imaging technology that is the first to see DNA 'blink,' or fluoresce.…

Looking for the next leap in rechargeable batteries

Researchers may have just found a solution for one of the biggest stumbling blocks to the…

How humans bond: The brain chemistry revealed

In a new study, researchers found for the first time that the neurotransmitter dopamine is involved…

Team tracks rare T cells in blood to better understand annual flu vaccine

A team has found a way to identify the small population of circulating helper T cells…

System automatically detects cracks in nuclear power plants

A new automated system detects cracks in the steel components of nuclear power plants and has…

Digital fabrication in architecture

Society faces enormous challenges in constructing high-quality, future-oriented built environments. Construction sites today look much like…