Scientists shed new light on how seabirds cruise through air and water
New research shows how some seabirds have evolved the ability to 'fly' at speed through two very different environmentsCredit: Daniel ...
Month: June 2020
Hints at jaw evolution found in marsupials and monotremes
A connection between ear and jaw bones in marsupials and monotremes shortly after birth provides hints at the evolution of ...
UTEP research reveals more about path bacterial pathogen travels to cause tuberculosis
Credit: J.R. Hernandez / UTEP Communications EL PASO, Texas - Biology students and faculty members from The University of Texas ...
Mathematical noodling leads to new insights into an old fusion problem
Credit: Pamela Serai A challenge to creating fusion energy on Earth is trapping the charged gas known as plasma that ...
New materials of perovskite challenge the chemical intuition
Credit: Changqing Jin, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences High-pressure materials science has taken off over the last couple ...
Designing anew: Radical COVID-19 drug development approach shows promise
University of Washington's Baker Lab uses de novo computational design on TACC systems to create new therapeuticsCredit: Ian C Haydon ...
COVID-19: Study shows virus can infect heart cells in lab dish
Research, led by Cedars-Sinai, uses stem cell technology to learn how coronavirus may directly attack heart muscleCredit: Cedars-Sinai LOS ANGELES ...
Geologists identify deep-earth structures that may signal hidden metal lodes
Finding new giant copper, lead, zinc deposits could fuel green infrastructureCredit: Adapted from Hoggard et al., Nature Geoscience, 2020 If ...
Study will enhance training for nurses working with dementia patients
McLean Hospital leads one of two pilot studies by the NIA's IMPACT CollaboratoryCredit: McLean Hospital McLean Hospital's Brent P. Forester, ...
To find giant black holes, start with Jupiter
Credit: David Champion The revolution in our understanding of the night sky and our place in the universe began when ...
Microscope allows gentle, continuous imaging of light-sensitive corals
Credit: Loretta Roberson WOODS HOLE, Mass. - Corals are "part animal, part plant, and part rock - and difficult to ...
SwRI’s SLED-W algorithms detect crude oil on water
Machine vision research to expand from laboratory to field studies near oil production, distribution regionsCredit: Southwest Research Institute SAN ANTONIO ...
New winter squash decline research paves the way for understanding the disease
Credit: Hannah Rivedal Winter squash is an important crop grown in the Willamette Valley, and the most important processing cultivar, ...
Novel potassium channel activator which acts as a potential anticonvulsant discovered
Credit: Paul Slesinger, PhD Bottom Line: Potassium channels play an important role in controlling the electrical activity of neurons in ...
A new view of microscopic interactions
MU chemist adds the details of 'cold collisions of hot molecules' to existing theories of molecular interactionsCredit: University of Missouri ...
NASA catches a short-lived Eastern Pacific Depression 4E
Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Tropical Depression 4E formed late on June 29 and ...
Oncotarget: IQGAP1 control of centrosome function defines variants of breast cancer
The cover for issue 26 of Oncotarget features Figure 6, 'Mislocalization of IQGAP1-BRCA1 in human TNBC tumors phenocopies the dominant ...
About half of people use health technology to communicate with their health providers
Statewide study reflects nationwide trendsCredit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS -- New research shows that 47 percent of people are using technology ...
RDA publishes final version of COVID-19 recommendations and guidelines on data sharing
Credit: Research Data Alliance Under public health emergencies, and particularly the COVID19 pandemic, it is fundamental that data is shared ...
Breaking the silence: scientists investigate epigenetic impact across whole genome
Study exposes silenced sites within 'jumping genes' that could one day drive development of environmentally-resistant cropsCredit: OIST All life depends ...
