Imagine biting into a seemingly fresh fruit salad only to realize it's contaminated with dangerous bacteria. Listeria monocytogenes and Staphylococcus aureus are notorious for causing food poisoning. Scientists have come up with a clever new method to spot these invisible enemies in your food. They
A massive winter storm rolled into the Midwest on Saturday, packing a strong punch of wind and heavy snow. This powerful weather event closed down Kansas City's airport in Missouri and a long stretch of Interstate 70 in Kansas. The storm caused enough turmoil that Kansas’s Governor Laura Kelly had t
A powerful winter storm is causing havoc in the central U. S. , bringing heavy snow, ice, and plunging temperatures. The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued blizzard warnings for Kansas and Missouri, where travel could be dangerous or even impossible. The storm is expected to affect states all
Hey Lincoln residents! Snow is heading your way, and the city has issued a snow emergency. This means no parking on crucial roads, like those used by schools and buses. You can find these routes on the city's website under "Parking Bans & Ordinances". City crews are working hard, treating these road
Scientists have created a cool new 3D crystal structure using barium and a special acid. This structure, called a metal-organic framework (MOF), is built from long, rod-like building blocks. These blocks are connected by a type of acid called terephthaloylbis(azanediyl)diacetic acid, or TPBA for sho
Imagine meeting a 12-year-old who loves math more than playing games. That's Suborno Bari. He's not your average kid. At four, he was already solving math problems that stumped his dad, a mathematician. By seven, he was giving university lectures in India! Now, he's a college student at New York Uni
Have you heard about Streptococcus suis? It's a sneaky bug that's caused some serious problems in pigs, leading to major losses for the farming industry. Yet, its threat to humans was often overlooked, even after a big outbreak in Sichuan, China, that left people very sick. Scientists in Zhejiang P
Ever wondered how traumatic events might lead to heart disease? Researchers have been digging into this question by looking at how our genes might connect these two conditions. When people deal with traumatic events, they can develop Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), which includes stuff like fl
Scientists are making big strides in understanding how our genes contribute to risk for esophageal cancer. This type of cancer, called esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC), often starts with a condition called Barrett's esophagus (BE). Many genetic factors have been linked to these conditions, but how th
Imagine you're missing a tooth and the bone around that area needs help to grow back. Would you rather have a membrane made of gelatin and polylactic acid (GT/PLA) or one called Guidor®? This experiment involved 32 people who needed bone regrowth after losing a tooth. They were split into two groups
