Month: October 2019

Credit: Phil Jones, AU senior photographer AUGUSTA, Ga. (Oct. 15 , 2019) - Syphilis rates, like other sexually transmitted disease ...

Researchers uncover novel virus type that may shed light on viral evolution

Alfalfa and potassium: It’s complicated

Credit: Deborah Samac Has anyone ever told you to eat a banana when you have a muscle cramp or eye ...

Sweetened drinks represented 62% of children’s drink sales in 2018

None of the 34 top-selling sweetened children's drinks met expert recommendations for healthier drinks for childrenCredit: Bill Kelly, Kelly Design ...

Harnessing plasmonics for precision agriculture worldwide

A Moore Inventor Fellowship is supporting a Duke engineer in her quest to develop a small, inexpensive hyperspectral cameraCredit: Jon ...

UTA project evaluates damage from natural disasters quickly, accelerates claims process

Better tools to assess natural disaster damageCredit: UT Arlington A civil engineer at The University of Texas at Arlington will ...

NASA’s Aqua satellite reveals flooding in Japan from Typhoon Hagibis

Credit: NASA Worldview Typhoon Hagibis made landfall in Japan over the weekend of October 12 and 13, bringing damaging winds, ...

Study: Nonsurgical treatment options effective for sinus issues

A new study shows medication, not surgery, can be a successful therapeutic option for severe chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polypsCredit: ...

Reclamation awards $8.9 million for innovative solutions in water and power management

Credit: Bureau of Reclamation/Alex Stephens The Bureau of Reclamation is providing $8.9 million to 27 new research projects and 114 ...

Two new porcelain crab species discovered

Credit: T. Britayev and D. Martin Two new porcelain crab species have been described in the ZooKeys journal by scientists ...

Increased risk of tularemia as the climate changes

Credit: Jolanta Dabrowska/Mostphotos Researchers at Stockholm University have developed a method for statistically predicting impacts of climate change on outbreaks ...

NASA’s Terra satellite catches a glimpse of a fleeting Ema

Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview Tropical Storm Ema had a very short life, but NASA's Terra satellite caught a glimpse of ...

Experiment measures velocity in 3D

Credit: University of Illinois Department of Aerospace Engineering Many of today's scientific processes are simulated using computer-driven mathematical models. But ...

Investigating the full spectrum of suicide

New self-injury mortality study allows closer look at trends in suicide and drug overdose deathsCredit: McLean Hospital A recent study ...

WVU researcher to help target victims of rural sex trafficking through new mobile app

Credit: West Virginia University A West Virginia University School of Medicine researcher is developing an app to train key personnel ...

Protein that triggers plant defences to light stress identified

To protect against damage from excess light, a newly identified protein triggers a defence mechanism in plant cellsCredit: Silvia Ramundo ...

New survey confirms muscadine grapes are affected by parasitic nematodes

Credit: Ganpati B. Jagdale Native to the Southeastern United States, muscadine grapes are a superfruit. With high levels of resveratrol, ...

Peeping into the black box of AI to discover how collective behaviors emerge

Credit: Gil Costa How do the stunningly intricate patterns created by schools of fish emerge? For many scientists, this question ...

Targeting deeply held values crucial for inspiring pro-environmental behavior

Credit: Carena van Riper, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Given the alarming pace of climate change, it is increasingly ...

Natural loss of foot muscle in rodents shares mechanisms often associated with disease and injury