Geologists found that the likelihood that tungsten will seep into an aquifer's groundwater depends on the groundwater's pH level, the amount of oxygen in the aquifer and the number of oxidized particles in the water and sediment.
A Kansas State University research team has found a breakthrough herbal medicine treatment for a common human fungal pathogen that lives in almost 80 percent of people. The team discovered a medicinal herb called Gymnema slyvestre is both nontoxic and blocks the virulence properties of a common fungus called Candida albicans.
A Kansas State University chemical engineering team has discovered that a new member of the ultrathin materials family has great potential to improve electronic and thermal devices. The researchers studied molybdenum disulfide and found that manipulating it with gold atoms improves its electrical characteristics.
A Kansas State University professor is using 'The Office' to help students understand economic concepts.
A collaborative project involving a Kansas State University ecologist has shown that the Clean Air Act has helped forest systems recover from decades of sulfur pollution and acid rain. The research team spent four years studying centuries-old eastern red cedar trees, or Juniperus virginiana, in the Central Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia.
An interdisciplinary group of Kansas State University researchers is studying how climate variability, climate change, land use and human activity affect Great Plains water systems.
University students are helping protect the environment and reduce public health risks at a Kansas site.
Entomologists have identified a neuropeptide named natalisin that regulates the sexual activity and reproductive ability of insects. The finding may open new possibilities for environmentally friendly pest management.
A study focuses on future availability of groundwater in the High Plains Aquifer. It finds that if current irrigation trends continue, 69 percent of the groundwater stored in the aquifer will be depleted in 50 years.
Researchers found a preliminary link between workaholics and reduced physical and mental well-being.
Researchers have found and cloned a gene that prevents wheat from preharvest sprouting. The finding will to be most beneficial to white wheat production, which loses $1 billion annually.
Kansas State University faculty members helped create an online program to strengthen veterinarians' small business knowledge and skills.
The National Science Foundation has named Kansas State University as its lead institution for the world's first Industry/University Cooperative Research Center on wheat.
Kansas State University's Electronics Design Laboratory and Lawrence-based Avatekh Inc. are improving the technology behind wireless communication systems and smartphones.
The Kansas State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory is offering a rapid, accurate serology test for canine brucellosis, an infectious disease that affects male and female dogs' abilities to reproduce.
A process used to help adults with anxiety disorders may also have a place in the classroom, helping children keep their focus on the subject at hand.
Paying your kids for getting good grades may not be the most effective way to motive them to do well in school, according to a Kansas State University expert.
Kansas State University is the recipient of a $13.7 million grant that helps end poverty and increase crop food supplies in semi-arid Africa by improving the sorghum and millet crops in three African countries.
With blue-green algae contaminating lakes nationwide, a Kansas State University toxicologist warns pet owners to understand the bacteria's dangers for their pets and for themselves.
Teachers spent three weeks at Kansas State University learning inquiry, a form of teaching that will make science and agriculture more exciting so students will become interested at a young age.
A sociologist is examining why Hispanic immigration has become more common in rural areas and how Hispanic immigrants have adapted in these places, particularly southwest Kansas.
A research project at Kansas State University has the potential to treat human deafness and loss of balance.
Kansas State University researchers are defeating persistent bacteria known for causing infections in hospitals. They have discovered how a regulatory system helps this bacteria resist a host's innate immune defense -- a finding that may help develop novel drug compounds to fight the bacteria.
A researcher finds correlation between financial arguments, decreased relationship satisfaction.
Wind power development does not ruffle the feathers of greater prairie chicken populations, according to a seven-year study from a Kansas State University ecologist and his team. They found that grassland birds are more affected by rangeland management practices and by the availability of native prairie and vegetation cover at nest sites.
Scientists have discovered the role of the membrane protein TonB in bacteria that cause a wide variety of diseases, including typhoid fever, plague, meningitis and dysentery. Results may lead to new and improved human and animal antibiotics.
Scientists have identified a gene that gives wheat plants resistance to one of the most deadly races of the wheat stem rust pathogen, called Ug99.
If you want your homegrown video to go viral, you'd better have more than just good content. Find someone to endorse it, the more well known the better.
People express patriotism differently, a Kansas State University researcher says, and even Americans who may not agree with current political and government leaders can celebrate the Fourth of July.
University veterinarians are warning pet owners to watch out for ticks carrying a disease that could kill cats.
A Kansas State University researcher finds that during the next 50 years, future generations of bison will be smaller in size and weigh less. Climate is likely to reduce the nutritional quality of grasses, causing the animals to grow more slowly.
A university pharmacologist is developing an innovative animal health research center and making plans to improve the drug approval process used by the animal health industry.
A recent graduate uses photography to study campus landscapes.
A Kansas State University researcher has received the prestigious National Institutes of Health's National Research Service Award Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship for his research on mosquitoes.
A Kansas State University researcher has discovered that the North American drought has caused dramatic changes in native fish communities.
A now patented animal feed technology improves the health, growth and reproductive functions of livestock.
Animals experience stress during traumatic events. Clinical associate professor from Kansas State University's Veterinary Health Center explains how to ease that stress.
A researchers is looking at why some Hollywood movies are successful in the international box office.
A Kansas State University veterinarian says a few precautions can make trips to dog parks even more fun and safer for dogs and dog owners.
Researchers are the first to discover that dramatic creativity can help people with failing kidneys.
The latest research from a Kansas State University chemical engineer may help improve humidity and pressure sensors, particularly those used in outer space.
Researcher finds optimal exercise partner is not only better than you, but quiet.
Scientists discovered new details about an assembly intricate process in cells and the proteins named chaperones that controls it. Their finding may advance treatments for cancer and neurological diseases.
Vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death and injury among children. Kansas State University researchers have found the most effective strategy to prevent injury and death among children is to use age- and size-appropriate seat belt restraints.
Research by a former college and pro athlete found that black student athletes have a complex relationship with sport culture and academics, which may lead to lowered academic performance and degree completion.
In his 13th book, Dale Herspring, university distinguished professor of political science, offers a new approach to relationships between military members and civilians. The book is published by Johns Hopkins University Press.
A Kansas State University-led team is researching ways to stop the spread of norovirus, a contagious stomach illness that infects one in 15 Americans each year.
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