A study co-authored by University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa scientists suggests that Mylodon—a ground sloth that lived in South America until about 10,000 to 12,000 years ago—was not a strict vegetarian like all of its living relatives.
Over the past 6 years, gravitational wave observatories have been detecting black hole mergers, verifying a major prediction of Albert Einstein’s theory of gravity.
A large, multi-state study highlights how the COVID-19 pandemic has created a cyclical public health problem by both exacerbating mental health challenges and making it more difficult for people to maintain physical activity.
Gets a Good Look at Tiny Freezing Water Droplets
A textile-based implant containing cartilage derived from stem cells reduced pain and restored hip joint function to baseline levels in a study of dogs with symptoms of moderate osteoarthritis.
Threatened Straight Men Likely to Use Slurs Against Other Straight Men
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a software toolkit that allows users to test the hardware security of Apple devices.
Understanding photon collisions could aid search for physics beyond the Standard Model
Rice biologists’ discovery can be used to help climate-challenged reefs survive for now
Rice professor wins Award in Theoretical Chemistry for career of breakthroughs
Grant to Rice enables expansion of discovery that produced graphene from food and plastic.
Flash Joule heating by Rice lab recovers precious metals from electronic waste in seconds
Rice lab finds common metal more efficient at catalyzing pharma building blocks
A present-focused mindset made mothers more likely to maintain a feeling of control as demands on their time increased.
University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center researchers have received a five-year, $5.6 million grant to help reduce intra-abdominal fat, overall body fat and to improve cancer-related biomarkers and gut microbiome functions for high-risk ethnic groups in Hawaiʻi.
A direct ancestor to modern humans has been identified, providing clarity to an important chapter in human evolution.
A University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa graduate student outlines a powerful approach to increase equity and inclusion of Indigenous knowledge and communities in science—reframing funding strategies
Researchers have recently discovered that certain enzymes binded to each other may help lessen the risk of developing mesothelioma, a cancer of the lining of the lungs and abdomen
Rice engineers develop flexible, self-healing material to protect steel from the elements
Rice chemists discover mechanism in controlled growth of tetrahedron-shaped nanoparticles