Metal compounds identified as potential new antibiotics, thanks to robots doing 'click chemistry'

Using robots and click chemistry, scientists built potential active ingredients for future antibiotics that contain metal.

Bonobos are the only primates that don’t kill their own but unite when facing death threats

Nothing brings a group of primates together, humans included, quite like a threat from outside. Bonobos are unique among primates because they do not kill other bonobos, even during conflicts with ...

Here are some upcoming events at Penn Hills Library

Penn Hills Library, 1037 Stotler Road, offers a variety of programs for all ages. For a complete list of offerings and to ...

ATRIMED Highlights Female Leadership in Science to Build The World’s Largest Plant Molecule Library of 500,000 Molecules

ATRIMED today shared an update on a long running research effort led in part by physician scientist Dr. Latha Damle, whose ...

‘I love science': NASA administrator defends decision to close Goddard library

NASA’s newly confirmed administrator visited Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland and defended the decision to close the ...
The Lawrence Times

KU’s living library of fungi, key to restoration and sustainability, threatened by shrinking federal funds

For a team of researchers at KU, fungal doomsday looks less like parasitic mushrooms transforming people into zombies, and ...
Ancient Origins

Scientists Recover Leonardo Da Vinci's DNA From 500-Year-Old Drawing

Scientists have successfully recovered what may be Leonardo da Vinci's DNA from a centuries-old red chalk drawing, marking a breakthrough that could unlock secrets about one of history's greatest ...
Undark Magazine

In Scientific Publishing, Who Should Foot the Bill?

Publishers often charge authors to publish their publicly-funded research. Will a federal crackdown make a difference?
KMUW

A beloved library closes at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

The Trump administration proposed significant cuts to NASA, and federal employees at Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland say they've endured months of chaos. Now a beloved library is closing.

Zombie fungi and 'bloodstained' orchids: Top plant and fungal species named new to science in 2025

Scientists from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and their international partners, reveal today their pick of the top 10 ...
WCBE

Goddard Space Flight Center staff says library's closure degrades NASA's mission

The library at Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland is closing after a number of disruptions and reductions by the Trump administration. Staff members say it's degrading NASA's mission.