New study on migration success reinforces need for monarch butterfly milkweed habitat
Credit: Iowa State University News Service AMES, Iowa - A recently published analysis of data on tagged monarch butterflies migrating ...
Month: September 2020
NASA finds new Tropical Storm Nana strengthening in the Caribbean
Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL The storm was a potential tropical depression on Sept. 1, but by Sept. 2, the area of ...
Paper ballots, risk-limiting audits can help defend elections and democracy, study finds
A multifaceted approach is the best way to address election infrastructure security, say researchersCredit: Photo courtesy of the IU Kelley ...
Continuous and stable lasing achieved from low-cost perovskites at room temperature
Suppression of long-lived energetic states called triplet excitons shown to be key for preventing the "lasing death" that has been ...
Genomic analysis of STEC in a child reveals insights on a virulent, emerging fo
The findings from a toddler's severe infection could help identify genetic markers and potential vaccines for this increasingly common pathogenCredit: ...
New anode material could lead to safer fast-charging batteries
Credit: Ping Liu lab Scientists at UC San Diego have discovered a new anode material that enables lithium-ion batteries to ...
Hunting for a better biofuel is scope of new UT Austin-led research
Credit: Robert Goodwin, Michigan State University AUSTIN, Texas -- A team of scientists from nine universities and research facilities hope ...
NASA catches formation of Atlantic’s record-breaking 15th tropical storm
Credit: Courtesy: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS). Tropical Depression 15 strengthened into a tropical storm ...
Strong fields and ultrafast motions – how to generate and steer electrons in liquid water
Credit: MBI Water molecules undergo ultrafast dithering motions at room temperature and generate extremely strong electric fields in their environment. ...
Brazilian researcher proposes universal mechanism for ejection of matter by black holes
The process occurs in active-core nuclei. A molecular gas cloud that accumulates in the central region is blown away by ...
Predictive placentas: Using artificial intelligence to protect mothers’ future pregnancies
New technology can decrease healthcare costs, allowing a majority of mothers and infants to have access to a microscopic placenta ...
Zooming in on dark matter
Credit: YU Jingchuan, Beijing Planetarium Most matter in the Universe is dark and completely different in nature from the matter ...
Stanford engineers reprogram yeast cells to become microscopic drug factories
By genetically reprogramming the cellular machinery of yeast they created microscopic factories that convert sugars and amino acids into plant-based ...
NIH continues to boost national COVID-19 testing capacity
New laboratory and point-of-care tests to enable access and rapid resultsCredit: Photos courtesy MatMaCorp and Ceres Nanosciences The National Institutes ...
Gene therapy research for HIV awarded $14.6 million NIH grant
Collaboration co-led by Keck School of Medicine of USC aims for safe, effective treatment inspired by rare cases of HIV ...
In a mite-y bit of trouble
Credit: Fred and Jean Hort Mite extinctions are occurring at least 1,000 times the 'natural' rate - a finding a ...
Common sunscreen ingredients prove dangerous for freshwater ecosystems
Research by University of Alberta biologists shows detrimental effects on freshwater-dwelling crustaceansCredit: Photo credit: Aaron Boyd The active ingredients found ...
These lifestyle choices can reduce the risk of chronic kidney disease
Credit: Stefan Zimmerman Active lifestyle choices such as eating vegetables, exercising and quitting smoking can reduce the risk of chronic ...
Risk factors for mortality in diabetic patients discharged from hospital identified
Credit: Institute of Digital Healthcare at WMG, University of Warwick When patients are discharged from Hospital those with diabetes are ...
How do tumor cells divide in the crowd?
Credit: © Dr. Elisabeth Fischer-Friedrich Most animal cells need to become spherical in order to divide. To achieve this round ...
