Algorithms uncover cancers’ hidden genetic losses and gains
Credit: Thomas Ried, NCI Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health Understanding the specific mutations that ...
Month: September 2020
Wildfire on the rise since 1984 in Northern California’s coastal ranges
From Berryessa to Klamath Mountains, high-severity burns quadrupled during warm droughtCredit: UC Davis High-severity wildfires in northern coastal California have ...
Hubble captures crisp new portrait of Jupiter’s storms
Credit: NASA, ESA, STScI, A. Simon (Goddard Space Flight Center), M.H. Wong (University of California, Berkeley), and the OPAL team ...
New study identifies wheat varieties that resist the destructive stripe rust disease
Credit: Lu Liu, Meinan Wang, Zhiwu Zhang, Deven R. See, and Xianming Chen Stripe rust is one of the most ...
Ecologists sound alarm on plastic pollution
Credit: CreativeCause.com.au TORONTO, ON - Ecologists studying the prevalence of plastic pollution in aquatic ecosystems around the world are concerned ...
New high-speed test shows how antibiotics combine to kill bacteria
Credit: Nikos Fatsis-Kavalopoulos Researchers at Uppsala University have developed a new method to determine - rapidly, easily and cheaply - ...
NASA finds a fading wispy Tropical Depression Vicky
Credit: NASA/NRL NASA's Terra satellite found Vicky to be a shadow of its former self, devoid of precipitation around its ...
The brain’s memory abilities inspire AI experts in making neural networks less ‘forgetful’
UMass Amherst, Baylor researchers collaborate on imitating brain's 'replay' abilityCredit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - Artificial intelligence (AI) experts at ...
University of Cincinnati research produces different results from key China COVID-19 study
Findings could help guide future research on the virusCredit: Photo/Joseph Fuqua III/UC Creative + Brand Early in the onset of ...
Shedding light on the development of efficient blue-emitting semiconductors
Credit: Tokyo Tech Artificial light accounts for approximately 20% of the total electricity consumed globally. Considering the present environmental crisis, ...
All-optical method sets record for ultrafast high-spatial-resolution imaging: 15 trillion frames per second
New all-optical imaging technique with an unprecedented frame rate allows scientists to visualize ultrafast transient phenomenaCredit: Zeng et al., doi ...
New calculation refines comparison of matter with antimatter
Theorists publish improved prediction for the tiny difference in kaon decays observed by experimentsCredit: Brookhaven National Laboratory UPTON, NY--An international ...
IU researchers receive grant to study potential new opioid addiction treatment
Credit: IU School of Medicine Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine are testing use of tezampanel, a novel antagonist ...
Preparing future clinicians to intervene in opioid crisis
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (September 17, 2020) - Opioid use disorder and overdose have reached unprecedented levels around the world. ...
Curbing land clearing for food production is vital to reverse biodiversity declines
Land-use change to feed people is the leading driver of biodiversity loss; new research shows that changing this relationship is ...
Understanding the movement patterns of free-swimming marine snails
New research relates shell shapes and body geometries and sizes with swimming abilities and sinking behaviors, which impact vertical migration ...
Could breadfruit be the next superfood? UBC researchers say yes
Breadfruit is sustainable, environmentally friendly and a high-production cropCredit: Jan Vozenilek, Copper Sky Productions, Kelowna. A fruit used for centuries ...
Study: Europe’s old-growth forests at risk
Assessment of continent's primary forests shows many unprotected, logged, able to be restoredCredit: Hanns Kirchmeir Like its ancient cathedrals, Europe ...
Ancient Roman roads endure for millennia. UTA is researching why.
UTA civil engineer studying long-lasting Roman, Greek structures for construction secretsCredit: UT Arlington An assistant professor of civil engineering will ...
Rapid test for Covid-19 shows improved sensitivity
A CRISPR-based test developed at MIT and the Broad Institute can detect nearly as many cases as the standard Covid-19 ...
