4+ hour, 5+ min ago   (679+ words) Rice feeds more than half of humanity, yet every harvest season it fights a silent war against two devastating enemies: the fungus Magnaporthe oryzae, which causes rice blast, and the bacterium Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae, the agent of bacterial blight....

4+ hour, 37+ min ago   (668+ words) The pathological proteins that accumulate in the aging human brain are not amorphous debris. They are highly ordered molecular assemblies, and their precise atomic architecture can determine which neurodegenerative disease a patient develops, how fast it progresses, and how it…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (658+ words) The Beckman Scholars Award is given to talented undergraduates engaged in lab-based research in biology, chemistry, biochemistry, and the medical sciences. Each scholar receives a stipend of more than $20,000 to pursue their work over two summers and the academic year…...

9+ hour, 17+ min ago   (262+ words) Pillar One: The Scientific Mindset Pillar Two: Embracing the Void The Alchemy of Not Knowing This requires emotional discipline rarely celebrated in popular descriptions of science. "I proposed this idea" must never become "I am this idea." A scientist, at…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (486+ words) Passion in Science awardee Kehinde Abereoje witnessed a combined lack of reproductive health education and resources among Nigerian women and girls in underserved communities. She applied her scientific background and founded an evidence-based and peer-led sexual and reproductive health education…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (146+ words) A clear check on AI-made viruses is the limit of existing knowledge about what makes viruses dangerous. Yet plenty of others might be, thanks to evolution. Last month, a team of scientists published a high-profile paper describing how they’d taught…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (47+ words) Loudoun Times-Mirror 2025 Small Business of the Year Winner Todd Goldian from ECHO, a local nonprofit providing work opportunities for adults with disabilities. The Loudoun Chamber of Commerce announced the finalists for the 32nd annual Loudoun Small Business Awards....

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (357+ words) The Upper Ottawa Valley Chamber of Commerce has announced the finalists for its 2026 Business Excellence Awards, recognizing businesses and organizations across the region for their leadership, innovation, community involvement and customer service. The finalists are competing across six award categories,…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (364+ words) A site manager at a Newport development has been honoured with a national award for excellence. Mark Symonds, 55, from Abergavenny, was recognised for his work on Bellway’s Alder Grove housing development in the city and received a Seal of Excellence…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (201+ words) MONTGOMERY– The Alabama Department of Public Health Home Care program has earned a 2025 SHPBest “Superior Performer” Patient Experience Award. Strategic Healthcare Programs recognized the agency for placing among the top 20% of eligible SHP clients in overall patient satisfaction. The results…...