Rapa Nui (or Easter Island, as it is commonly known) is home to the enigmatic Moai, stone monoliths that have stood watch over the island landscape for hundreds of years.
Unearthing the Mystery of The Meaning of Easter Island’s Moai
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Organic Crop Practices Affect Long-Term Soil Health
Prior organic farming practices and plantings can have lasting outcomes for future soil health, weeds and crop yields, according to Cornell research published Nov. 13 in the journal Agricultural Systems.
SMART And NTU Researchers Design Polymer That Can Kill Drug-Resistant Bacteria
Researchers from Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT’s research enterprise in Singapore, and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have designed an antimicrobial polymer that can kill bacteria resistant to commonly used antibiotics, including the superbug methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
Tweaks Behind the Rebirth of Nearly Discarded Organic Solar Technologies
A solar energy material that is remarkably durable and affordable is regrettably also unusable if it barely generates electricity, thus many researchers had abandoned emerging organic solar technologies.
Changes in The Immune System Explain Why Belly Fat Is Bad for Thinking
Iowa State researchers have found for the first time that less muscle and more body fat may affect how flexible our thinking gets as we become older, and changes in parts of the immune system could be responsible.
Stanford Experts Help Island Nation Revolutionize Ocean Conservation
A tiny Pacific Island nation is reimagining ocean conservation with guidance from Stanford researchers and international experts.
