Fish Liver Self-Defense: How Autophagy Helps Pufferfish Survive Under the Cold and Copper Stress
Newswise — By identifying and characterizing three key autophagy genes and tracking their responses under environmental stress, the…
Viruses in Wastewater: Silent Drivers of Pollution Removal and Antibiotic Resistance
Newswise — These findings suggest that current monitoring strategies, which rely heavily on bacterial indicators alone, may miss…
Researchers Develop New Tools to Turn Grain Crops into Biosensors
Newswise — ST. LOUIS, MO, January 6, 2026 — A collaborative team of researchers from the Donald Danforth…
House of the Seven Gables’ historic properties planned to relocate to address rising sea levels | News
SALEM — The House of the Seven Gables is earmarking money to move five of its historic structures…
U of I’s New Controlled Environment Research Facility Advances Indoor Farming with Stakeholder Input
BYLINE: Lauren Quinn Newswise — URBANA, Ill. — Bathed in an otherworldly purple glow, James Santiago points to…
Great Salt Lake Roundworm Gets Shoshone Name
Newswise — Nematodes recently discovered in the Great Salt Lake belong to at least one species that is…
Dry Grass: Research Project Explores the Effect of Multi-Year Drought on Grasslands
Newswise — As a dry spell stretches from months to years, grasslands can adapt — to a point.…
Peatlands’ ‘Huge Reservoir’ of Carbon at Risk of Release
This story by Caitlin Hayes is shared jointly with the Cornell Chronicle newsroom. Study co-author Joel E. Kostka…
Global warming spurs anxiety about having kids
Amanda Porretto isn’t sure she’ll ever have children. At 27, she is the average age of new mothers…
Researchers Release the World’s First Head-to-Toe Cellular Atlas of the Mosquito
Newswise — The most dangerous animal in the world just got easier to study—and perhaps defeat one day.…
WHOI’s Michael Spall Awarded AGU Harald Sverdrup Lecture Recognizing Outstanding Contributions to Ocean Science
Newswise — Woods Hole, Mass. (Oct. 29, 2025) — The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) is proud to…
Artificial light is drowning out the Moon: here is what city bright lights are doing to humans and other species
Many city slickers may find it hard to comprehend, but the moon used to be the brightest source…