Astronomer searches for signs of life on Wolf 1061 exoplanet

Astronomers have located the habitable zone, the region where water could exist on the surface of…

New findings on how plants manage immune response

New research has uncovered a previously unknown means by which plants are able to regulate how…

Seeking structure with metagenome sequences

Scientists now report that structural models have been generated for 12 percent of the protein families…

Pancreatic tumors rely on signals from surrounding cells

Scientists have found that targeting the interaction between a pancreatic tumor and its microenvironment could weaken…

System links data scattered across files, for easy querying

System finds and links related data scattered across digital files, for easy querying and filtering.

New low-cost technique converts bulk alloys to oxide nanowires

A simple technique for producing oxide nanowires directly from bulk materials could dramatically lower the cost…

Brief interventions help online learners persist with coursework

New research shows people in underdeveloped parts of the world are not as likely to complete…

A role for mutated blood cells in heart disease?

A new study provides some of the first links between relatively common mutations in the blood…

How much drought can a forest take?

Why do some trees die in a drought and others don't? And how can we predict…

Digital assay of circulating tumor cells may improve diagnosis, monitoring of liver cancer

Use of an advanced form of the commonly used polymerase chain reaction method to analyze circulating…