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The general public might think of the 21st century as an era of revolutionary technological platforms, such as smartphones or social media. But for...

Scientists at the University of Wyoming have found that mice engineered to have Huntington’s disease (HD) have an over-accumulation of iron in their mitochondria. The...

University of Wyoming researchers led a study that discovered that biomass smoke originating from South Africa that drifts over the southeast Atlantic Ocean significantly...

For decades, resource managers agreed that removing the two dams on the Elwha River would be a big win for the watershed as a...

Touch is the first of the five senses to develop, yet scientists know far less about the baby’s brain response to touch than to,...

Monkeys who catch Zika virus through bites from infected mosquitoes develop infections that look like human Zika cases, and may help researchers understand the...

In the wild, chimpanzees face any number of dire threats, ranging from poachers to predators to deforestation. That’s why scientists, investigating an outbreak of respiratory...

Cells — the building blocks of our bodies — are encapsulated by membranes. The same goes for the specialized compartments within our cells. These membranes...

Imagine a bottle of laundry detergent that can sense when you’re running low on soap — and automatically connect to the internet to place...

The amount of biomass – life – in Earth’s ancient oceans may have been limited due to low recycling of the key nutrient phosphorus,...

Playing a video game that rewards participants for holding various “ninja” poses could help children and youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) improve their...

In the quest to produce affordable biofuels, poplar trees are one of the Pacific Northwest’s best bets — the trees are abundant, fast-growing, adaptable...

One bar, two bars — it’s an all-too-common problem. You’re in a large building, driving in a remote area, or even right in the...

Stuck where they are, plants have to adapt to their environments, responding to stresses like drought or pests by changing how they grow. On a...

Researchers in the University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Biochemistry have discovered that a cellular pump known to move drugs like antibiotics out of E....

In cities and large-scale manufacturing plants, a water leak in a complicated network of pipes can take tremendous time and effort to detect, as...

There is little debate over the link between air pollution and the human respiratory system: Research shows that dirty air can impair breathing and...

A new type of smart fabric developed at the University of Washington could pave the way for jackets that store invisible passcodes and open...

One of the worst nightmares for many Pacific Northwest residents is a huge earthquake along the offshore Cascadia Subduction Zone, which would unleash damaging...

If a robot is sent to disable a roadside bomb — or delicately handle an egg while cooking you an omelet — it needs...