NASA Hubble Helps Detect ‘Wake’ of Betelgeuse’s Elusive Companion Star
Newswise — Using new observations from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and ground-based observatories, astronomers tracked the influence of…
From straw to soil signals: Humic substances drive microbial metabolism and antibiotic resistance
By simulating natural humification using controlled thermal treatments of crop residues, researchers show that humic substances formed at…
A Redox switch for resilience: How a rubber tree gene strengthens plant stress defense
The gene, named HbRbohD, encodes a membrane-localized enzyme that triggers stress-responsive ROS signaling while simultaneously enhancing antioxidant protection. Through…
Ultrasonic insights into well integrity: Advances and challenges in cement bond evaluation
Ensuring the integrity of wells is fundamental to safe oil and gas production, geothermal energy development, and geological…
Microalgal–Bacterial granules show resilience to estrogen pollution but face structural collapse at high contamination levels
At low exposure, MBGS enhances organic matter removal through microbial enrichment and efficient estrogen transformation. However, higher E3…
Backyard Insect Inspires Large-Scale Invisibility Particles Production
BYLINE: Jamie Oberdick Newswise — UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — When most people see a leafhopper in their backyard garden,…
3D-Printed Helixes Show Promise as THz Optical Materials
Newswise — Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have optimized and 3D-printed helix structures as optical materials…
Can Scientists Detect Life Without Knowing What it Looks Like? Research Using Machine Learning Offers a New Way
Newswise — When NASA scientists opened the sample return canister from the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample mission in late…
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…
It Is Rocket Science: New Heat Shields, Faster
Newswise — ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — From the tragedy of the space shuttle Columbia disaster in 2003 to the…
Great Salt Lake Roundworm Gets Shoshone Name
Newswise — Nematodes recently discovered in the Great Salt Lake belong to at least one species that is…
Hidden arsenic threat: Loss of underwater plants turns lake sediments from sink to source
The study shows that the loss of these plants, which control arsenic in sediments, can worsen contamination. Using…