The Interstitium: A Body-Wide Network Poised to Revolutionize Medicine
A newly understood body-wide network of fluid-filled spaces, known as the interstitium, is being revealed as a crucial communication channel between tissues.
» readClimate and Environment Stories Dominate This Week’s News Roundup
A U.S. Department of Agriculture proposal to eliminate the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule was announced last Tuesday, while a new Chinese Arctic shipping route was launched that relies on climate change-induced ice melt.
» readMassive Maya Stela Depicting Lady K'abel as Supreme Warlord Reconstructed at Cleveland Museum
A massive limestone carving depicting a Maya queen known as Lady K'abel has been reconstructed from more than 40 fragments at the Cleveland Museum of Art. The stela, likely erected in A.D.
» readPlastic and farm waste turned into cookies using genetically modified yeast
A process has been developed by researchers at Southern Illinois University Carbondale to convert plastic bottles and agricultural waste into edible cookies using genetically engineered yeast.
» readAncient Lake Bonneville’s legacy shapes Utah’s landscape and fuels modern science and speed records
The ancient Lake Bonneville, once nearly as large as Lake Michigan, was described as covering much of western Utah and parts of Nevada and Idaho before receding to leave behind mineral-rich playas and salt flats.
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