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Researchers Sequence Genome of Drug-Resistant Salmonella Enteritidis Strain That Can Sicken Poultry

Researchers from North Carolina State University sequenced the genome of a virulent Salmonella Enteritidis strain that sickened two poultry flocks in consecutive years and found that it was both antibiotic resistant and could potentially infect humans.

Air-Powered Computer Memory Helps Soft Robot Control Movements

“Airhead” robot uses pneumatic RAM to play piano

Astronomers Explain Origin Of Elusive Ultradiffuse Galaxies

UC Riverside astronomer and colleagues use simulations to reveal how the very faint dwarf galaxies are born

Hummingbirds Can Smell Their Way Out Of Danger

Vultures aren’t the only birds who can sniff

Nanotube Fibers Stand Strong -- but for How Long?

Rice scientists calculate how carbon nanotubes and their fibers experience fatigue

A-List Candidate for Fault-Free Quantum Computing Delivers Surprise

Puzzling result forces physicists to rethink ‘spin-triplet’ superconductivity

Air Bubbles in Antarctic Ice Point to Cause of Oxygen Decline

Glacial erosion likely caused atmospheric oxygen levels to dip over past 800,000 years

Swirling Bacteria Mimic Van Gogh’s ‘The Starry Night’

Rice, Wyoming labs discover emergent social circles in myxobacteria

TikTok Content Highlights Flaws in Sexual Education According to New Paper

Published Paper Co-Authored by UH Law Professor Finds Popular Social Media App Often Provides Misinformation to Adolescents

‘Super Trees’ May Help Save Houston … and Beyond

Live oaks, sycamores top rankings of trees that mitigate effects of pollution, climate change

Hurricane Harvey Led to Poorer Physical, Mental Health Among Houston Adults

Hurricane Harvey had a significant impact on the mental and physical health of Houstonians, especially those living in areas that suffered the most structural damage, according to a new study from Rice University.

Young Female Black Bears in Asheville, North Carolina, Are Big, Have Cubs Early

Black bears (Ursus americanus) reproduced at a younger age in urban areas and were nearly twice the size of bears in national forests shortly after their first birthday,

Breakthrough Identification of Proteins Necessary for Muscle Regeneration

Clears the Way for Drug Development for Skeletal Muscle Diseases

Microplastic Pollution Aids Antibiotic Resistance

Engineers at Rice lead study of how polystyrene contributes to crisis

Orbital Harmony Limits Late Arrival of Water on Trappist-1 Planets

Fragile orbits of seven exoplanets could survive only limited early bombardment

Ultrathin Solar Cells Get a Boost

Rice lab finds 2D perovskite compound has the right stuff to challenge bulkier products

Rice Lab First to Mimic Molecule Found in Poppies

Undergraduate leads synthesis of scarce extract, possible drug precursor

Prions May Channel Rna’s Messages

Models show aggregates and their monomers play role in channeling protein translation