The 'phytoplankton factory' — from nutrients to algae growth

Phytoplankton are the foundation of ocean ecosystems: like rainforests, they consume carbon from the atmosphere, form…

NASA Spaceline Current Awareness List # 961 6 August 2021 (Space Life Science Research Results)

NASA Spaceline Current Awareness List # 961 6 August 2021 (Space Life Science Research Results) …

New device can diagnose COVID-19 from saliva samples

A new device can detect SARS-CoV-2 from saliva in about an hour. Researchers report that the…

New technology will allow important metals to be made more efficiently

Researchers have invented a cheaper, safer, and simpler technology that will allow a ‘stubborn’ group of…

NASA Letter to the Astrobiology Community: Continuing Efforts of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access

NASA Letter to the Astrobiology Community: Continuing Efforts of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access …

NASA ROSES-21 Amendment 30: New Opportunity in ROSES: C.29 Mars Science Laboratory Participating Scientist Program

NASA ROSES-21 Amendment 30: New Opportunity in ROSES: C.29 Mars Science Laboratory Participating Scientist Program …

New drug combo shows early potential for treating pancreatic cancer

A team of researchers has developed an immunotherapy strategy that can eliminate pancreatic tumors in mice.…

Licensed drug could reduce SARS-CoV-2 infection by up to 70 per cent, lab study reveals

A licensed drug normally used to treat abnormal levels of fatty substances in the blood could…

To do or not to do: Cracking the code of motivation

By manipulating the dopamine receptors of monkeys and studying their behavior, scientists reveal how our brain…

Mountain lions moved less, downsized territory during LA’s pandemic shutdown

As people sheltered in place at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, sightings of wildlife in…