Asian carp capable of surviving in much larger areas of Lake Michigan than previously thought

Asian carp are capable of surviving and growing in much larger portions of Lake Michigan than…

How the search for football's next big thing is fueling a modern-day slave trade

It’s estimated that more than 15,000 children are trafficked into Europe every year with false hopes…

New atom-flat compounds show promise for optoelectronics, advanced computing

A Rice University lab wants its products to look sharp, even at the nanoscale. Its latest…

A novel method to characterize genes with high-precision in single cells

The analysis of gene products in cells is an important tool for diagnosing disease and the…

Gap growing between irrigated, rain-fed crop yields

A 65-year comparative analysis between U.S. yields of irrigated and rain-fed crops has sounded a message…

The proteins that maintain formicamycin biosynthesis fidelity

Formicamycins are a set of antibiotics produced by the bacteria Streptomyces formicae that have shown useful…

Dark matter search yields technique for locating heavy metal seams

A method for locating seams of gold and other heavy metals is the unlikely spin-off of…

How to make a better water filter? Turn it inside out

More than 800 million people lack access to clean and safe water. Recent advances in water…

Know garden pests before deciding on a path to control

You look around the garden and see aphids suck the life out of your rose buds,…

Want to predict if your non-violent movement will succeed? Ask Isaac Newton

When Isaac Newton first attempted to describe momentum in his 1687 work Principia, he hit upon…