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- Climate Scientists Discover Food Grows in the Tropics Wed, 31 Aug 22, 7:00pmSmithsonian correspondent Sarah Kuta has discovered it might be possible to eat tropical staples like Bread Fruit in place of wheat, if the planet warms.
- Don’t make me turn this research around! Sat, 20 Jul 19, 12:00pmCoaching scientists to play well together News Release 18-Jul-2019 Free tool shows how to avoid fights over data and authorship conflicts Northwestern University ‘You stole my idea’ or ‘I’m not getting...
- Study shows that Vikings enjoyed a warmer Greenland Fri, 8 Feb 19, 2:00pmPublic Release: 6-Feb-2019 Study shows that Vikings enjoyed a warmer Greenland Chemistry of bugs trapped in ancient lake sediment shows a warm climate at a key time in Greenland’s history Northwestern University ...
- Awesome new animation envisions Earth in 250 million years Wed, 13 Sep 17, 8:26pmEarth in 250 million years won't be the planet we know and love today. Plate tectonics theory reveals how plates comprising Earth's outer shell glide atop the mantle, causing continents to drift apart or come together. Business...
- 3D-printed ovaries let infertile mice give birth Fri, 19 May 17, 1:43amThree-dimensionally printed organs are pretty old hat by now. But while the technology has been applied to everything from artificial ears to replacement brain tissue, working ovaries have been outside the realm of possibility—until...
- Scientists use Martian dust to 3D print tools Thu, 20 Apr 17, 12:32amFood and transportation aren't the only aspects of a mission to Mars scientists must consider. Limited cargo space means to obtain tools or similar items, astronauts may need to make use of resources available on the red...
- Scientists just discovered a way to make concrete on Mars Sat, 9 Jan 16, 9:47amNASA hopes to send a manned mission to Mars within the next two decades. To successfully establish a colony, the first Martians will need to be able to build structures from materials that are resilient and ideally, locally...
- Study reveals planets that orbit red dwarf stars could sustain life Wed, 11 Feb 15, 3:11amA new study that calculates the influence of cloud behavior on climate doubles the number of potentially habitable planets orbiting red dwarfs, the most common type of star in the universe...
- An Ocean-Sized Cache of Water is Hiding 400 Miles Under the United States Mon, 16 Jun 14, 10:00pmResearchers from Northwestern University and the University of New Mexico say they've discovered proof of multiple oceans worth of water deep beneath the United States...
- Ditching DVDs Would Result in Massive CO2 and Energy Savings, New Study Shows Tue, 3 Jun 14, 1:02amThe days of DVD video have been numbered for years now as online streaming and instant video downloads have been taking over. Now a new study reveals that getting rid of DVDs altogether would result in massive energy savings...
- myPower Converts Energy from Your Daily Run into Renewable Power for Your Mobile Phone Tue, 3 Dec 13, 12:00amBetween portable batteries and cases with built-in power, there are a multitude of ways to recharge your device on the go. Unfortunately, all of them require that you pre-charge the backup itself. However, a team of researchers...
- Carbon Pollution is Creating Giant Crabs in the Chesapeake Bay Tue, 9 Apr 13, 5:00amPhoto via Shutterstock A surge of giant crabs might sound like something from a 1950s B-movie, but that is exactly what is happening in the Chesapeake Bay...
- Stretchable Lithium-Ion Batteries Could Power Devices Inside the Human Body Wed, 27 Feb 13, 4:46amEmbedded electronic implants have long been confined to the realm of science fiction, but the development of a new stretchable battery could soon make them a reality. A pair of scientists have developed a new type of lithium-ion...
- Northwestern University Develops More Efficient Organic Solar Cell Using Algorithm Based On Natural Evolution Tue, 29 Jan 13, 9:05amSolar Panel photo from Shutterstock
- Jeanne Gang Pitches Adaptive Reuse Proposal for Chicago’s Threatened Prentice Women’s Hospital Fri, 19 Oct 12, 6:20amNew York Times architecture critic Michael Kimmelman and architect Jeanne Gang both waded into one of Chicago’s biggest preservation battles this week in an effort to save Prentice Women’s Hospital, a clover...