Japan Space Rovers Lowered to Asteroid to Collect Data
A Japanese spacecraft has released two small exploration robots on an asteroid in a research effort that may provide clues to the origin of the solar system.
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Texas A&M Research Foundation Settles Grant-Fraud Claims
The Texas A&M University Research Foundation will pay the federal government $750,000 to resolve fraudulent grant charges brought by two whistleblowers under the False Claims Act.
Read moreRoyal Botanic Garden Seeks Respect for World’s Fungus
The scientists at the renowned Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew are trying to correct an injustice: They don’t believe fungus gets the respect it deserves.
Read moreDuke Unveils Stage 1 Clinical Trial of Malaria Drug
Researchers announced Monday that they are enrolling human subjects for a new drug to treat malaria, which killed nearly half a million people, most of them children in sub-Saharan Africa, two years ago.
Read moreSeventh Circuit Takes Up Indiana Fetal-Tissue Restrictions
The Seventh Circuit heard oral arguments Wednesday in a case challenging Indiana’s law criminalizing the acquisition of aborted fetal tissue, but the three-judge panel repeatedly questioned whether the case didn’t better belong in state court.
Read moreResearchers Win Prize for Restoring Children’s Eyesight
Researchers in the United States and Britain are sharing a $1.16 million prize from a Portuguese scientific foundation for developing revolutionary gene therapy that has restored the sight of children.
Read moreClimate Change Could Create Hungrier Pests, Crop Loss
As the planet warms, insects will get hungrier and could wreak havoc on crops and strain the global food supply, a new study suggests.
Read moreStudy: Efficient Irrigation Methods Increase Water Usage
Irrigation techniques promoted to farmers around the world as water-saving are actually increasing water usage, according to a new study.
Read moreFracking Using Up Scarce Water in Texas Basin
As the Permian Basin region in Texas and New Mexico continues to experience a historic oil boom, a new study has found that water usage for hydraulic fracturing has increased nearly eightfold in the semi-arid region over a five-year period.
Read moreCalifornia’s Low-Income Seniors Severely Rent-Burdened, Study Finds
As the affordable housing crisis continues to grip residents across California, a new study found that most low-income seniors in the state shoulder insurmountable housing costs.
Read morePortable Machine May Soon Harvest Water From Air
Driven by the scarcity of supply, climate change and ground watershed depletion, scientists on Tuesday will present a design for a first of its kind portable harvester that mines freshwater from the atmosphere.
Read moreConstruction Sector Leads in Massachusetts Opioid Deaths
Opioid overdoses cause 1 in 3 construction-worker deaths in Massachusetts, a new report from the state has found.
Read moreDeep Origin of Rare Blue Diamonds Revealed in Their Flaws
Blue diamonds — like the Smithsonian’s famous Hope diamond — are the rarest of all and how they formed more than a billion years ago is a bit of a mystery. Now scientists think they have a glimmer of an answer.
Read moreCancer Study Credibility Questioned in Roundup Trial
The chair of an international cancer agency said Monday he didn’t tell his colleagues about data that Monsanto’s Roundup weed killer doesn’t cause cancer before the agency classified it as a carcinogen, in a California jury trial over whether the herbicide triggered a Bay Area man’s deadly lymphoma.
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Study: Climate Change Making Europe Heatwaves More Likely
Researchers say heatwaves of the kind currently being seen in northern Europe have become twice as likely due to climate change.
Read moreMore Young Adults Dying From Alcohol-Related Liver Disease
More young people in America are drinking themselves to death, according to a new study from the British Medical Journal.
Read moreScientists Urge Congress to Support Ongoing Shark Research
Fishermen and beachgoers alike have long viewed sharks with something less than admiration, but advances in technology have proven they are deeply valuable, scientists told lawmakers on Capitol Hill Wednesday Yet that value could be lost if climate change and overfishing continue to threaten the predator and its habitat.
Read moreCitizen Scientists – and 16,000 Ticks – Help Track Disease Exposure
Citizen scientists helped track the intersection of location and habitat of ticks and the prevalence of certain kinds of tick-borne disease, including Lyme disease and others.
Read moreSoccer Head Shots Linked to Balance Problems
With finalists for the 2018 World Cup ready to face off this weekend, a new study released Wednesday sheds light on the cumulative impacts “heading” the soccer ball has on the neurological functions of players.
Read moreStudies Predict Dire Consequences for Ignored Climate Goals
Rising sea levels will flood coastal regions and cost at least $14 trillion per year worldwide by 2100 unless drastic measures curb climate change, a study released Tuesday found.
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