How Do Plants Harness Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria?
Nitrogen-fixing bacteria help plants obtain a usable form of nitrogen. But what’s the science behind it, and how can it benefit crops?
Feeling Brain Fog? It Could Be in Your Blood
Brain fog accompanying long COVID could be the result of breaches in a cellular barrier protecting the brain.
Caught in the Light: Flying Insects
Flying insects seem magnetized by light, but why? New research uncovers the dorsal-light-response mechanism behind this phenomenon.
Could Chemotherapy Efficacy Be Better?
Researchers further chemotherapy efficacy by identifying antibodies that attack a specific protein in tumor cells.
Childbirth Is Both Life-Changing and Brain-Changing
Neuroscientists studying childbirth found different effects on brain cortex volume for those recovering from a natural delivery or C-section.
New Data on Protein Structure in Blood Cells
Emerging research on a 3D protein structure within red blood cells tells us how this and similarly shaped proteins work in the body.
AI Unplugged: New Metamaterial Sensor Classifies Spoken Words
Engineers create a metamaterial that senses spoken words without the need for a battery. So far it can classify which of two words in a pair was spoken.
Video Gaming Disorder May Be Linked to Underlying Mental Health
Depression and anxiety can act as moderators that affect the relationship between gaming time and gaming disorder.
Brewing Cell-Derived Coffee in a Lab for More Sustainable Lattes
Cell-derived coffee gets its start in a lab instead of a field, and soon its flavor profile will be comparable enough to meet the rising coffee demand.
New in Rainforest Conservation: Seeing the Forest and the Trees
Rainforest conservation gains new focus with the discovery that just 2% of the diverse tree species in the forest account for half the trees.