Science

Are crops worldwide sufficiently pollinated?

A team of researchers led by Rutgers University-New Brunswick scientists has analyzed crop yields of more than 1,500 fields on…

2 years ago

First low frequency search for alien technology in distant galaxies

The SETI Institute, the Berkeley SETI Research Center and the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research announced a groundbreaking study…

2 years ago

A leaky sink: Carbon emissions from forest soil will likely grow with rising temperatures

The soils of northern forests are key reservoirs that help keep the carbon dioxide that trees inhale and use for…

2 years ago

CRISPR-based genome editing in Nile grass rats

A team of researchers at Michigan State University has discovered a set of methods that enabled the first successful CRISPR-based…

2 years ago

Placebos reduce stress, anxiety, depression — even when people know they are placebos

A study out of Michigan State University found that nondeceptive placebos, or placebos given with people fully knowing they are…

2 years ago

Study finds nearly half of U.S. counties have at least one ‘pharmacy desert’

Nearly half of counties in the United States have at least one 'pharmacy desert' where there is no retail pharmacy…

2 years ago

A switch for immune memory and anti-tumor immunity

A Ludwig Cancer Research study has identified a metabolic switch in the immune system's T cells that is essential to…

2 years ago

Two epicenters led to Japan’s violent Noto earthquake on New Year’s Day

The first seven months of 2024 have been so eventful, it's easy to forget that the year started off with…

2 years ago

Researcher finds sound progress in babies’ speech development

The sounds babies make in their first year of life may be less random than previously believed, according to a…

2 years ago

Mouse study: Proteins do the damage in fetal abdominal inflammation

Inflammation of the abdominal cavity in human fetuses resulting from a perforation of their intestine is likely to be caused…

2 years ago