Blazes of light reveal how plants signal danger long distances

Botoniest reveal reveal how glutamate, an abundant neurotransmitter in animals, activates a wave of calcium when…

Designer enzyme conquers sulfite reduction, a bottleneck in environmental cleanup

Researchers have cleared one hurdle toward environmental cleanup of certain contaminants with a newly designed synthetic…

Scientific institutions continue to lag behind the #TimesUp movement

Scientific and medical institutions must fundamentally reconsider how they address sexual harassment in the workplace, experts…

Leptospirosis strains identified in Uruguay cattle

Leptospirosis infections, caused by Leptospira bacteria, occur in people and animals around the world, but different…

Weather forecasting sheds light on where and when birds will fly

September is the peak of autumn bird migration, and billions of birds are winging their way…

Novel flying robot mimics rapid insect flight

A novel insect-inspired flying robot, developed by TU Delft researchers from the Micro Air Vehicle Laboratory…

How a virus destabilizes the genome

New insights into how Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus induces genome instability and promotes cell proliferation could lead…

How the immune system protects against Zika-induced neurological symptoms

A type of immune cell that produces a protein called CD4 plays an important role in…

Largest study of ‘post-treatment controllers’ reveals clues about HIV remission

Much remains unknown about a group of individuals known as HIV post-treatment controllers, including how rare…

Most fire in Florida goes undetected

A new study indicates that common satellite imaging technologies have vastly underestimated the number of fires…