Bacteria change behavior to tackle tiny obstacle course
Research News Results have implications for biomedicine, search-and-rescue efforts May 22, 2019 A tiny obstacle course for bacteria has shown researchers how E. coli changes its behavior to rapidly clear…
In new view, Earth’s mantle looks like a painting
Research News Networks of channels converge to form patterns May 22, 2019 In grade-school science textbooks, Earth’s mantle is usually shown in a yellow-to-orange gradient, a nebulously defined layer between…
Hands-on model helps forest stakeholders fight tree disease
Research News Model offers way to fight pathogen that causes sudden oak death May 22, 2019 When a new, more aggressive strain of the pathogen that causes sudden oak death…
Space Force activates first field command
In an activation ceremony at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, today, Chief of Space Operations Gen. John “Jay” Raymond established Space Operations Command, the U.S. Space Force’s first of three…
Collision-detecting suitcase, wayfinding app help blind people navigate airports
Research News NSF-supported researchers seek to increase independence of visually impaired travelers May 24, 2019 Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University say that a wayfinding smartphone app and a smart suitcase…
Crowds and social gatherings can facilitate disease transmission
Research News Scientists discover complex connections between social dynamics and diseases May 28, 2019 Large gatherings — from music festivals to religious pilgrimages to sporting events — have long been…
Study of northern Alaska could rewrite Arctic history
Research News Updates to the geologic record connect to the region’s resources May 29, 2019 Parts of Alaska’s mountainous Brooks Range were likely transported there from Greenland and a stretch…
‘Ghost forests’ show visible results of changes in climate
Research News Stands of dead trees are early signs of sea level rise May 30, 2019 Sea level rise will have the greatest impacts on rural land in places where…