For the study, a consortium of international researchers contributed strains of T. gondii from more than a dozen countries spanning the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia

The new material is based on polymer hollow fibers treated to retain their structure—and pore sizes—as they are converted to carbon through pyrolysis

"Today, ultrasound is mostly anatomical," says lead author of the study. "We want to bring it down to the molecular and cellular level."

Finding biological barcodes

For the first half of 2016, telescopes around the world monitored Proxima Centauri in a coordinated effort called the Pale Red Dot campaign

Working with mouse models of colon and breast cancer, researchers demonstrated that when combined with chemotherapy, the nanoparticle reduced tumor growth substantially more than chemotherapy alone

No clear common signature seen across ten studies taken together

With the right plant, indoor air could become cleaner and safer

The research provides insight into the long-term impacts of rising CO₂ and the implications for global food security and nature conservation

Microbes with the potential to cause disease are destroyed during milk pasteurization, but not all bacteria and their associated enzymes are eliminated by that process

Studies show that corrosion costs the U.S. economy approximately $451 billion a year

Finding challenges the perceptions humans are unique in our ability to cooperate and chimpanzees are overly competitive, and suggests the roots of human cooperation are shared with other primates