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Oct
12
Researchers create a functional salivary gland organoid ?
Oct
10
Getting a grip on slow but unique shark evolution
Oct
5
Ig Nobel awards: Silly experiments that strike gold
Oct
1
A self-powered heart monitor taped to the skin
Sep
27
AI used to detect fetal heart problems
Sep
7
Protostars that exhibit large diversity in organic compounds
Sep
6
Scientists solve epigenetic barriers to cloning
Aug
31
Transgenic plants ??on acid survive without water
Aug
29
Two genes that regulate how much we dream
Aug
3
Flies use fecal deposits as pheromones
Jul
30
Hippocampal memory isn’t all about place cells
Jul
5
Summer fun: how plants beat the heat
Jun
28
Freedom from fear ?♀️
Jun
19
Blue gene regulation helps plants respond properly to light
Jun
15
Out on a limb: the many ‘brains’ of the octopus
Jun
12
Mutation links bipolar disorder to mitochondrial disease
Jun
5
My science communication journey in Tokyo
Jun
5
Gene linked to intellectual ability affects memory replay in mice
May
30
Quick, call Spiderman: scientists discover how spider silk is formed
May
16
Mutation protects against Alzheimer’s disease in mice
May
15
Plant peptide spells relief from salty stress
May
14
Putting E. coli to work for us
Apr
9
Why being sick can create anxiety
Apr
6
Plant hormone combats dehydration
Mar
9
Heat shock system helps dried up bug come back to life
Feb
23
In living color: imaging the brain with synthetic bioluminescence
Feb
9
Deep-brain exploration with nanomaterials
Feb
7
Running away from carbon dioxide: the terminal connection
Jan
19
Rainbow engineering to make the brain glow
Jan
18
Geostationary satellite enables better precipitation and flood predictions
Jan
17
Clean and green: a moss that removes lead (Pb) from water
Jan
15
The brain’s GPS has a buddy system
Dec
25
Leaky plants bad for drought resistance
Dec
22
Helping the body clock keep its cool
Dec
21
The stars align
Dec
7
What’s that smell? The advantage of sniffing
Nov
27
Quantum dots light up cancer with a little help
Nov
24
Most precise measurement ever of proton magnetic moment
Nov
9
Proton and antiproton still seem identical
Dec
27
First hydride-ion battery that works at room temperature
Nov
10
Plants to the rescue: cleaning up our dirty soil
Nov
1
Stolen genes used for parasitic mind control
Sep
27
Machine learning contributes to better quantum error correction
Sep
20
Laser melting ice-core sampler for studying climate change
Aug
31
Gut bacteria reduces insulin resistance, protects against diabetes
Aug
23
Scary places burned into our minds by constant memory replay
Aug
18
Toward human hibernation: cold-resistant mouse stem cells
Aug
15
A researcher’s journey part 2: emotional memory and being human
May
13
Space Café Tokyo explains sus sci-fi media
Our very own Kelly writes about how much fun she had at Space Café Tokyo. Softcore science and beer.
May
10
Recipe for hydrogen: sprinkle manganese oxide with iridium atoms, add water
A few iridium atoms also go a long way. When sprinkled on manganese oxide, hydrogen is produced with 95% less iridium!
May
6
Stable green hydrogen production in a PEM electrolyzer
A little structurally manipulated manganese goes a long way when using a PEM electrolyzer to make hydrogen from water.
Apr
24
Brainless memory makes the spinal cord smarter than previously thought
The spinal cord learns how to direct limb muscles to avoid aversive sensations and recalls the memories using separate neural circuitry. Oh, and without a brain!
Apr
22
Eco-friendly ammonia production for fertilizers and alternative fuel
Apr
11
Cubes of brain tissue allow drug discovery without animals
Modeling the blood-brain-barrier with brains-in-a-cube allows drug testing without the need for animals.