Combined river flows could send up to 3 billion microplastics a day into the Bay of Bengal
Credit: Photo by Sara Hylton, National Geographic. Taken on assignment for National Geographic's The Ganges River - with the combined ...
Month: January 2021
Astronomers discover first cloudless, Jupiter-like planet
This marks the second time astronomers have ever observed a cloud-free exoplanetCredit: M. Weiss/Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian ...
Advances in modeling and sensors can help farmers and insurers manage risk
When used appropriately, satellite data is rapidly expanding the potential to customize insurance for smallholder farmers, potentially increasing the resilience ...
Bringing atoms to a standstill: NIST miniaturizes laser cooling
Credit: NIST It's cool to be small. Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have miniaturized the ...
Giant sand worm discovery proves truth is stranger than fiction
Trace fossil reveals more about this ancient creature's behaviorCredit: Masakazu Nara Simon Fraser University researchers have found evidence that large ...
Mitochondrial mutation increases the risk of diabetes in Japanese men
Results likely apply to all East Asian carriers, but exercise may eliminate greater likelihood of getting the disease, say USC ...
New study: nine out of ten US infants experience gut microbiome deficiency
Largest study to date benchmarks widespread, underrecognized microbiome-linked risk to infant immune system development, antibiotic resistance, acute conditions such as ...
NASA mission to test technology for satellite swarms
Carnegie Mellon's Zac Manchester leads three-satellite experimentCredit: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH--A NASA mission slated for launch on Friday will place ...
A new study shows the relationship between surgery and Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Valdecilla Amsterdam, January 21, 2021 - A new study published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease carried out by ...
Personalizing cancer care with improved tumor models
Credit: Bryan Welm WASHINGTON, January 21, 2021 -- Cancer is a major, worldwide challenge, and its impact is projected to ...
Study finds genetic clues to pneumonia risk and COVID-19 disparities
Credit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and colleagues have identified genetic factors that increase the ...
The downward trend: Nature’s decline risks our quality of life
Scientists conducted a sweeping review of nature's contributions to humans in order to present a clear breakdown of global trends ...
Combining best of both worlds for cancer modeling
Tiny devices use samples taken directly from patients to combine in vivo and in vitro testing.Credit: Terry Juang WASHINGTON, January ...
Scientists make pivotal discovery on mechanism of Epstein-Barr virus latent infection
Previously unknown enzymatic function of EBNA1 viral protein may instruct new approaches for EBV-associated cancerCredit: The Wistar Institute PHILADELPHIA -- ...
Squeezing a rock-star material could make it stable enough for solar cells
A promising lead halide perovskite is great at converting sunlight to electricity, but it breaks down at room temperature; now ...
A closer look at T cells reveals big differences in mild vs. severe COVID-19 cases
New research highlights the enormous variability in how T cells respond to the deadly virusCredit: La Jolla Institute for Immunology ...
OSU researchers prove fish-friendly detection method more sensitive than electrofishing
Credit: Courtesy Brooke Penaluna Delivering a minor electric shock into a stream to reveal any fish lurking nearby may be ...
COVID-19 infection in immunodeficient patient cured by infusing convalescent plasma
The 72-year-old patient was unable to mount her own immune defense against the SARS-CoV-2 virus because of chronic lymphocytic leukemia, ...
Adaptive optics with cascading corrective elements
A cascaded dual deformable phase plate wavefront modulator enables direct AO integration with existing microscopes--doubling the aberration correction range and ...
Study defines small-cell lung cancer subtypes and distinct therapeutic vulnerabilities for each type
Previously unknown fourth type characterized by amplified immune cell populationCredit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON -- Researchers from The University ...
