Climate change: Heavy rain after drought may cause fish kills
Credit: Theis Kragh/University of Southern Denmark Fish kills are a recurring phenomenon in lakes suffering from oxygen depletion. Often the ...
Month: July 2020
New method solves old mystery: Hafnium isotopes clinch origin of high-quality Roman glass
An international team of researchers have found a way to determine the origin of colourless glass from the Roman period. ...
Researcher reconstructs skull of two million year-old giant dormouse
A PhD student has produced the first digital reconstruction of the skull of a gigantic dormouse, which roamed the island ...
New clues from fruit flies about the critical role of sex hormones in stem cell control
Credit: Huntsman Cancer Institute and DKFZ In one of the first studies addressing the role of sex hormones' impact on ...
Study sheds light on how cancer spreads in blood
Analysis of particles shed by tumors points to new, less invasive way to diagnose malignanciesCredit: Image by Cedars-Sinai. A new ...
Scientists urge caution, further assessment of ecological impacts above deep sea mining
Credit: Drazen, et al. (2020). Interest in deep-sea mining for copper, cobalt, zinc, manganese and other valuable metals has grown ...
X-ray scattering shines light on protein folding
Multiple forms of a non-functional, unfolded protein follow different pathways and timelines to reach its folded, functional state, a study ...
Daytime aardvark sightings are a sign of troubled times
Wits researchers find that aardvarks feeding in the daytime during droughts might be starvingCredit: Nora Weyer/Wits University Aardvarks occur across ...
Novel “dual-resonant method” in 2D materials can spur advances in the field of photonics
Scientists in Korea explain a new process that maximizes photon conversion in 2D materials, which could innovate photonic-based applicationsCredit: DGIST ...
Study of supercooled liquids contributes to better understanding of phase change processes
A paper by Kazan Federal University saw light in The Journal of Chemical PhysicsCredit: Kazan Federal University The authors propose ...
TU Graz experimental physicists study steel on board the ISS
Credit: © Baustädter - TU Graz For many years, the Institute of Experimental Physics at Graz University of Technology and ...
Gall fly outmaneuvers host plant in game of “Spy vs. Spy”
Credit: Eric Yip, Penn State UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.-- Over time goldenrod plants and the gall flies that feed on them ...
The spin state story: Observation of the quantum spin liquid state in novel material
New insight into the spin behavior in an exotic state of matter puts us closer to next-generation spintronic devicesCredit: Tokyo ...
Temple scientists identify key factor regulating abnormal heart growth
Credit: Temple University Health System (Philadelphia, PA) - The human heart is like a sponge, able to expand and grow, ...
Black individuals at higher risk for contracting COVID-19, according to new research
Credit: ATS July 08, 2020 - Results of an analysis published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society found ...
Extreme rainfall events cause top-heavy aquatic food webs
Credit: The Bromeliad Working Group/UBC. An expansive, multi-site ecology study led by UBC has uncovered new insights into the effects ...
Using electricity to break down pollutants left over after wastewater treatment
A team at the INRS tested an advanced electro-oxidation processCredit: Jean-Daniel Bourgault (INRS) Pesticides, pharmaceutical products, and endocrine disruptors are ...
Water-saving alternative forage crops for Texas livestock
Credit: Sukhbir Singh In the semi-arid Texas High Plains, growers and producers are concerned about the sustainability of beef and ...
Stress testing ‘coral in a box’
Credit: Christian Voolstra Coral death is impacting oceans worldwide as a consequence of climate change. The concern is that corals ...
Lung, immune function in kids could protect from severe COVID-19
Credit: Photo credit: Krithika Lingappan, MBBS; Matthew Harting, MD; Bindu Akkanti, MD Differences in lung physiology and immune function in ...
