18-May-2026 Indian and Tibetan wolves found to have important, ancient genetics Rice University Lauren Hennelly and team discovered that the DNA of wolves in southern regions of Asia contained an unexpectedly large amount of unique genetic variation, making them an important reservoir of global wolf genetic diversity. This work, published in Communications Biology, establishes southern Asia as a hotbed for grey wolf diversity –— an evolutionarily important location that contains information about wolves’ past and hope for their future. Journal Communications Biology
18-May-2026 Q&A: The new Ebola outbreak University of California - Riverside Scott Pegan, a professor of biomedical sciences in the UC Riverside School of Medicine, answers questions on the Ebola outbreak in a Q&A.
15-May-2026 Helping more patients through a new production process for specific PET Scan tracers Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen New production method reduces wait times and speeds up diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease and detection of neuroendocrine tumors
15-May-2026 From bottleneck to breakthrough: Student engineers unlock fully autonomous electroporation at UCLA California NanoSystems Institute UCLA students developed new software and hardware tools that streamline a traditionally time-consuming step in synthetic biology research - helping scientists deliver genetic material into cells more quickly, efficiently, and with far less manual work. This innovation will help accelerate research workflows for scientists in both academia and industry, while also expanding the potential for more autonomous biotech labs in the future.
15-May-2026 New research offers practical biosecurity tools to limit poultry disease spread Texas A&M AgriLife Communications New research from a Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences doctoral graduate could help producers better protect poultry flocks from disease outbreaks while reducing costs. Lindsey Wythe’26, Ph.D., who recently defended her doctoral thesis in the Texas A&M Department of Poultry Science, published three studies this year examining how biosecurity practices perform under real-world farm conditions. The work was conducted in the laboratory of Morgan Farnell, Ph.D., professor, associate department head and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service program leader for avian microbiology and immunology.
15-May-2026 Why is universal healthcare so elusive in the Philippines? Ateneo de Manila University For millions of Filipinos, healthcare is not an abstract system; it’s a daily risk, a financial burden—and, far too often, an unanswered question.
15-May-2026 LearnKata founders build AI platform to make learning more structured and meaningful National University of Singapore College of Design and Engineering NUS CDE student Ryan Loh along with Alfred Ben built LearnKata to help students learn with more structure, clarity and confidence, leading to 40,000 users worldwide.
14-May-2026 2,000 top K-12 students to compete in 42nd Science Olympiad National Tournament at USC University of Southern California On May 22-23, more than 2,000 K-12 students from 120 teams from across the United States will arrive at USC to participate in the 42nd Annual Science Olympiad National Tournament, a competition that includes rigorous knowledge-based, lab and engineering events in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Among them will be students from Okayama Asahi Senior High School, a Global Ambassador Team from Japan.
14-May-2026 3D printing lowers costs, expands hydropower opportunities DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory Additive manufacturing enables rapid, customized and affordable production of components for low-head micro-hydropower systems, significantly reducing barriers to harnessing energy.
14-May-2026 Technology reduces time, costs for machinists nationwide DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory MillMax is revolutionizing computer numerical control machining by enabling manufacturers to optimize cutting performance in minutes.
