Bacteria navigate on surfaces using a 'sense of touch'

Researchers have characterized a mechanism that allows bacteria to direct their movement in response to the…

ICYMI – People in Underserved Communities Innovate Every Day, and Science Should Harness that Ingenuity

ICYMI – People in Underserved Communities Innovate Every Day, and Science Should Harness that Ingenuity …

Researchers develop a new AI-powered tool to identify and recommend jobs

Researchers have developed a machine learning-based method that can identify and recommend jobs to workers looking…

Solving solar puzzle could help save Earth from planet-wide blackouts

Understanding the Sun’s magnetic dynamo could help predict solar weather, such as potentially dangerous geothermal storms,…

Up to 85 per cent of historical salmon habitat lost in Lower Fraser region

For perhaps the first time ever, researchers have mapped out the true extent of habitat loss…

Food or sex? Fruit flies give insight into decision-making

Individuals are likely to prioritize food over sex after being deprived of both, according to researchers who studied this behavioral…

New mothers’ sleep loss linked to accelerated aging

When new mothers complain that all those sleepless nights caring for their newborns are taking years…

Mixing a cocktail of topology and magnetism for future electronics

A new review throws the spotlight on heterostructures of topological insulators and magnetic materials, where the…

Scientists mail freeze-dried mouse sperm on a postcard

Scientists no longer have to worry about their bottles of mouse sperm breaking in transit. Researchers…

Scientists ID enzyme for making key industrial chemical in plants

Scientists studying the biochemistry of plant cell walls have identified an enzyme that could turn woody…