How I'm helping rice farmers in India harness the power of fungi in soil

It's an exciting time to be a microbiologist working in rice research. A global push towards the cultivation of water-saving ...

Worms as particle sweepers: How simple movement, not intelligence, drives environmental order

When observing small worms under a microscope, one might observe something very surprising: the worms appear to make a ...
C&EN

How a simple form can make labs safer and more sustainable

That’s why a concept known as Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) has recently begun spreading through the chemical ...

A Renoir painting was removed from the Barnes’ walls last year. Now it’s coming back with brighter colors.

An old resin varnish on "The Henriot Family" was turning its blues to yellows. But that's been fixed thanks to a Bank of ...

AI speeds up processing of cancer prevention tests at MUSC but humans still needed

Artificial intelligence is making its way into every aspect of life, including cancer prevention. New technology at MUSC is ...

Scientists Create a New Crystal That Twists Magnetism Into Exotic Swirls

By forcing crystal structures to compete, scientists uncovered a new way to make magnetism twist. Florida State University ...
Morning Overview on MSN

Smartwatch sleep tracking looks smart, but is it accurate?

Smartwatch makers promise to turn your wrist into a sleep lab, translating tiny movements and heart rate blips into colorful ...
Morning Overview on MSN

Bennu samples reveal a strange new material no one expected

When scientists cracked open the first grains from asteroid Bennu, they expected a time capsule of rock and dust. What they ...
eLife

PKD2L1 channels segregated to the apical compartment are the exclusive dual-mode pH sensor in cerebrospinal fluid-contacting neurons

This is an important study on the sensory roles of Cerebrospinal fluid-contacting neurons (CBF-cn) in mammals. The authors identify PKD2L1 as the predominant pH-sensing channel CBF-cn and show how the ...