Wagers winter plants make to survive
Ecologists have identified the bets that the most successful annual plants place with water resources.
In hunt for life, astronomers identify most promising stars
NASA's new Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is designed to ferret out habitable exoplanets, but with hundreds of thousands of sunlike and smaller stars...
Control of mosquito-borne diseases
Researchers have developed an innovative method for analyzing the genome of the Wolbachia bacterium. This endosymbiotic bacterium infects more than 70 percent of insects...
Compared to sustained inflations for extremely premature infants, standard treatment prevails
Preterm infants must establish regular breathing patterns at delivery. For extremely preterm infants requiring resuscitation at birth, a ventilation strategy involving two sustained inflations,...
When tempers flare, nurses’ injuries could rise
A new study has found that when there's an imbalance in support among nurses at work, tempers flare and risk of injuries can go...
Scientists shine new light on how cells coordinate eye growth in fish
New insight on how cells work together to control growth in the eyes of fish has been published today in eLife.
Substituting HPS with light-emitting diodes for supplemental lighting in greenhouses
LEDs are capable of replacing HPS for supplemental lighting for cut gerbera production during darker periods.
Gesturing related to storytelling style, not nationality, study
New research suggests that the amount you gesture when telling a story has more to do with what you're saying than where you're from.
Scientists uncover novel strategy to target common type of cancer
Researchers have identified a protein critical for the survival of a particular type of tumor cell, according to a new study.
Venus flytrap ‘teeth’ form a ‘horrid prison’ for medium-sized prey
Researchers investigate the importance of marginal spikes, the 'teeth' lining the outer edge of the plant's snap traps, in successfully capturing prey.
