Traces of ancient life tell story of early diversity in marine ecosystems

If you could dive down to the ocean floor nearly 540 million years ago just past…

A light bright and tiny: Scientists build a better nanoscale LED

A new design for light-emitting diodes achieves a dramatic increase in brightness as well as the…

One step closer to bomb-sniffing cyborg locusts

Research has determined that locusts can smell explosives and determine where the smells originated — an…

A light bright and tiny: Scientists build a better nanoscale LED

A new design for light-emitting diodes (LEDs) developed by a team including scientists at the National…

Decline in US bird biodiversity related to neonicotinoids, study shows

Bird biodiversity is rapidly declining in the US. The overall bird population decreased by 29% since…

An AI algorithm to help identify homeless youth at risk of substance abuse

While many programs and initiatives have been implemented to address the prevalence of substance abuse among…

Study explores the association of malaria, HIV with anemia during pregnancy

Pregnant women from sub-Saharan Africa with malaria and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have a higher prevalence…

Source of pathogen that causes bitter rot disease

Fungal spores responsible for bitter rot disease, a common and devastating infection in fruit, do not…

Social connection is the strongest protective factor for depression

Researchers have identified a set of modifiable factors from a field of over 100 that could…

Simulations show lander exhaust could cloud studies of lunar ices

A new study led by scientists at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel,…