Hidden health problems can appear up to two years after elective hip surgeries
Up to two years following elective, arthroscopic hip surgery, a substantial proportion of patients reported troubling new health issues ranging from sleep problems, to...
Observing the development of a deep-sea greenhouse gas filter
In a long-term study, marine scientists for the first time observed the colonization of a deep-sea mud volcano after its eruption. Only slowly, rich...
Bacterial protein mimics DNA to sabotage cells’ defenses
Researchers report some of the details of how Salmonella shuts down an immune pathway after infection.
Neglected baby beetles evolve greater self-reliance
Zoologists exposed hundreds of burying beetles to two levels of parental care, for 13 generations. The researchers found that when parents fed meat to...
Experimental Martian dirt: $20 a kilogram, plus shipping
A team of astrophysicists has developed a scientifically based, standardized method for creating Martian and asteroid soil known as simulants.
How some algae may survive climate change
Green algae that evolved to tolerate hostile and fluctuating conditions in salt marshes and inland salt flats are expected to survive climate change, thanks...
Factors linked to mortality after traumatic brain injury identified
New findings shed light on the potential for strategies for prevention and intervention that could improve longevity and quality of life after traumatic brain...
New invasive bryozoan arrives in Alaskan waters
Alaska has a near-pristine marine ecosystem--it has fewer invasive species in its waters than almost any other state in the U.S. But that could...
New way to control meandering electrons and generate extreme-ultraviolet emissions
Scientists have found a completely new way to generate extreme-ultraviolet emissions -- that is, light having a wavelength of 10 to 120 nanometers. The...
Hospital privacy curtains may harbor dangerous germs
Without timely intervention, privacy curtains in hospitals can become breeding grounds for resistant bacteria, posing a threat to patient safety, according to new research.
