Scientists learn how to increase corn crop yields
Research News Shifting focus to growth instead of defense boosts crops January 8, 2020 NSF-funded scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory are figuring out how to pack more kernels onto…
Bees’ movements may lead to new swimming, flying robots
Research News Bee in pond water sparks new findings January 8, 2020 Walking on Caltech’s campus, engineer Chris Roh happened to see a bee stuck in the water of Millikan…
Thawing permafrost affects Alaska’s land-to-ocean river flows
Research News Scientists see cascading effects of climate warming on Arctic coastal communities January 8, 2020 A new analysis of the hydrologic cycle across the North Slope of Alaska reveals…
Chemical defenses allow some moths to escape predatory bats
Research News Scientists find that ‘unappetizing’ moths make less effort to escape attacking bats January 8, 2020 A new NSF-supported study published in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution reveals that…
Researchers trace evolution of the domesticated tomato
Research News Genomic findings may improve world’s highest-value and most widely grown vegetable crop January 9, 2020 In a new paper, a team of evolutionary biologists and geneticists led by…
Researchers identify starting point for drugs that cure Clostridium difficile
Research News Scientists combined molecular imaging techniques to understand workings of deadly toxin January 9, 2020 A newly published paper in PNAS details a research breakthrough that provides a promising…
Genetic modification of poplar trees saves air quality
Research News Some trees, such as poplars, emit gases that worsen air pollution and alter climate January 10, 2020 Poplar trees are widely used in commercial products, but, like several…
Malaria in the Amazon increases with deforestation
Research News Then the disease reduces the rate of deforestation — for a time January 10, 2020 A study by NSF-funded scientists Andy MacDonald at UC Santa Barbara and Erin…