NewsStudy Finds Human Impact on Wildlife Even in Protected Areasby Rice UniversityLargest survey of its kind could inform biodiversity policy
NewsRice Scientists Reengineer Cancer Drugs to Be More Versatileby Rice UniversityControl of specific gene-expression pathways could spur better treatment of many diseases
NewsBlack Girls Benefit Most When STEM Teachers Train Upby Rice UniversityWhen science teachers employ inquiry-based learning, students become more likely to continue on in STEM
NewsVolcano-Like Rupture Could Have Caused Magnetar Slowdownby Rice UniversityStar’s sudden 2020 slowdown allows for test of "anti-glitch" theory
NewsNew Enzyme Could Mean Better Drugsby Rice UniversityRice team identify surprising catalyst for Nobel Prize-winning reaction
NewsClimate Warming Reduces Organic Carbon Burial beneath Oceansby Rice UniversityPainstaking study of 50-plus years of seafloor sediment cores has surprise payoff
NewsMore Links Aren’t Necessarily Better for Hybrid Nanomaterialsby Rice UniversityAdding charge acceptors can slow electron transfer in some light-activated materials
NewsWebb Space Telescope Reveals Previously Shrouded Newborn Starsby Rice UniversityWebb’s infrared camera peers through dust clouds, enabling discovery
NewsDaylong Wastewater Samples Yield Surprisesby Rice UniversityMethod to find antibiotic-resistant genes shows limits of “snapshot” samples, chlorination
NewsClimate Risks for Gulf of Mexico Coral Reefs Spelled Out in Studyby Rice UniversityNew models detail consequences of high emissions for Gulf, Caribbean corals