Alum Sebastian Kennerknecht’s passion for animals drives him to use wildlife photography to fight for their survival.
Wild, wild life
How a plant virus could help stop cancers from reaching the lungs
A virus that grows in black-eyed pea plants could form the basis for a new therapy to treat metastatic cancers and established tumors.
The Kidney Project successfully tests a prototype bioartificial kidney
Taking another big step toward becoming reality, Shuvo Roy's project is awarded KidneyX’s Artificial Kidney Prize.
The technologies that could solve California’s droughts
Policies, and especially attitudes toward water, will have to shift as climate change makes drought more severe, says urban planning professor David Feldman.
Planet maven Shannon Curry takes over MAVEN mission to Mars
At the age of 38, she is also one of the youngest principal investigators of any NASA mission.
Grow and eat your own vaccines?
A new project will study whether edible plants like lettuce into mRNA vaccine factories.
Personality matters, even for squirrels
Social skills can give squirrels an advantage.
The archaic law stopping climate activists from keeping oil in the ground
Allowing conservationists to bid on public resources — held to a “use it or lose it” standard — could be a game-changer, experts say.
It’s not just SARS-CoV-2: Most respiratory viruses spread by aerosols
Our conventional wisdom on viral disease transmission needs revision, an international science team finds.
How the Purdue opioid settlement could help the public understand the roots of the drug crisis
The multibillion-dollar settlement will trigger the release of troves of documents that may shine new light on what caused the opioid crisis.
Holding stellar nurseries in your hands
Nia Imara and her collaborators have created new, 3D-printed models that provide a deeper understanding of distant star formations.
Struggling to learn a new language? Blame it on your stable brain
A new study sheds light on the age-old question of why it’s so difficult to learn a second language as an adult.