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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

Uncertainty on Climate Change in Textbooks Linked to Uncertainty in Students

A new study from North Carolina State University suggests textbook wording that portrays climate change information as uncertain can influence how middle and high school students feel about the information,

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

Neutron Beam More Accurate Probe Than X-ray, Could Also Be Used to Find Physics’ ‘Fifth’ Forces

An international group of researchers performed pendellösung interferometry on silicon using a neutron beam, providing both the highest precision measurements with this technique to date, and a “snapshot” of the properties of both the silicon crystal and the neutron itself.

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

Weak Bonds a Strength in Making Borophene

Rice theory shows potential to synthesize material on an insulator

Rice Lab Details Conditions to Decontaminate Disposable Masks

Heating PPE to the right degree kills 99.9% of SARS-CoV-2 virus without degrading material

Rice Strategy Refines Genetic Base Editors

Approach improves avoidance of ‘bystander’ edits in CRISPR-base editor treatments

This Pyramid Scheme Could Be Helpful

Rice chemists discover mechanism in controlled growth of tetrahedron-shaped nanoparticles

Anticorrosion Coating Sets New Benchmark

Rice engineers develop flexible, self-healing material to protect steel from the elements

Gene X Interactions May Help Reduce Mesothelioma Risk

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

Indigenous Scientist Calls For Research Funding Change

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