CRISPR Unlocks a New Path to Stronger Medicinal Plants
Newswise — Medicinal plants synthesize a wide range of specialized metabolites that form the foundation of many modern…
Power of Tiny Molecular ‘Flycatcher’ Surprises Through Disorder
BYLINE: Jenny Green Newswise — For decades, scientists assumed that order drives efficiency. Yet in the bustling machinery…
New Discovery Reveals How a Tiny Cellular Signal Helps Shape the Human Heart
Newswise — Australian researchers have uncovered a crucial new mechanism that helps explain how the heart’s major blood…
From Fleeting to Stable: Scientists Uncover Recipe for New Carbon Dioxide-Based Energetic Materials
Newswise — When materials are compressed, their atoms are forced into unusual arrangements that do not normally exist…
New Model Fails to Explain Near-Death Experiences, Scientists Say
Newswise — An ambitious effort to create a neurophysiological paradigm to explain near-death experiences has failed to capture many fascinating…
Bristol Scientists Discover Early Sponges Were Soft
Newswise — Sponges are among earth’s most ancient animals, but exactly when they evolved has long puzzled scientists.…
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…
Ancient Antarctica Reveals a ‘One–Two Punch’ Behind Ice Sheet Collapse, New Research Shows
BYLINE: Jennifer Micale Newswise — When we think of global warming, what first comes to mind is the…
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…
Improving Diagnosis of Aortic Stenosis with Genetics and AI
Newswise — Aortic stenosis is a narrowing of the aortic valve which connects the heart to the rest…
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…