Actively reducing noise by ionizing air

Scientists show that a thin layer of plasma, created by ionizing air, could be promising as…

How the flu virus hacks our cells

Influenza epidemics, caused by influenza A or B viruses, result in acute respiratory infection. They kill…

Plants can distinguish when touch starts and stops, study suggests

Even without nerves, plants can sense when something touches them and when it lets go, a…

Color-changing material shows when medications get too warm

Some foods and medicines, such as many COVID-19 vaccines, must be kept cold. As a step…

Eat right, live longer: Could a moderate protein diet be the coveted elixir of youth?

Consuming nutritious food can improve metabolic health and delay aging. But what are the appropriate quantities…

Fairy tales offer accessible ways to communicate energy research in the social sciences to help tackle climate change

A team of researchers has been developing accessible and creative means of communicating sustainability research from…

Saved from extinction, Southern California's Channel Island Foxes now face new threat to survival

Starting in the 1990s, Island Fox populations began to dwindle due to an outbreak of canine…

Genetic change increased bird flu severity during U.S. spread

Scientists found the virus strains that arrived in 2021 soon acquired genes from viruses in wild…

Flexible nanoelectrodes can provide fine-grained brain stimulation

Engineers have developed ultraflexible implantable nanoelectrodes that can administer long-term, fine-grained brain stimulation. Click…

Researchers use 'natural' system to identify proteins most useful for developing an effective HIV vaccine

Scientists have spent years trying to develop an effective HIV vaccine, but none have proven successful.…