A new site for banana-related research
The Alliance-managed website MusaNet collects and shares global resources on banana (Musa) across the whole value chain - from collecting ...
Month: June 2021
These sea anemones have a diverse diet. And they eat ants
A study describes the gut contents of giant plumose anemones off the coast of the state of Washington BUFFALO, N.Y. ...
Sneeze cam reveals best fabric combos for cloth masks (video)
During the COVID-19 pandemic, cloth face masks became a way to help protect yourself and others from the virus. And ...
Viruses as communication molecules
How long do virus-laden particles persist in an elevator after a person infected with COVID-19 leaves? And is there a ...
Major risk of eye injuries from padel, research ophthalmologists say
Several eye clinics around Sweden are seeing a rise in eye damage related to the racket sport padel. In an ...
2.5 grammes of pure cocoa found to improve visual acuity in daylight
Eating 2.5 grams of pure natural cocoa powder serves to improve visual acuity in healthy young adults and in daylight ...
Community science project will study rattlesnake behavior with remote cameras
Members of the public can analyze time lapse images to contribute to scientific understanding of rattlesnake maternal care, predation and ...
Rare genetic defect replicated in fish model
Heidelberg researchers model complex metabolic disturbance A rare genetic defect that affects the so-called ALG2 gene can cause serious metabolic ...
IOP Publishing and the Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory launch open access journal
Materials Futures provides a new platform for researchers from the global materials science community to publish their ground-breaking work IOP ...
A novel energy storage solution featuring pipes and anchors
What do pipes and anchors have to do with storing energy? More than you might think! A new IIASA-led study ...
WVU advances collaborative research with renewal of NANOGrav Physics Frontiers Center
The University is part of a team recently awarded a $17 million grant from the National Science Foundation West Virginia ...
New research reveals remarkable resilience of sea life in the aftermath of mass extinctions
Pioneering research has shown marine ecosystems can start working again, providing important functions for humans, after being wiped out much ...
Scientists to develop the coatings for titanium implants to fasten osseointegration
Researchers developed the coatings for titanium implants Researchers from Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) in collaboration with colleagues ...
The future on rails
The railway system - Styria as an international centre of research and innovation In the European Year of Rail 2021, ...
Scientists uncover new mechanism that enables development of cancer
CHAPEL HILL, NC--Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center have ...
Pleistocene sediment DNA from Denisova Cave
Sediment DNA tracks 300,000 years of hominin and animal presence at Denisova Cave Denisova Cave is located in the Altai ...
Machine learning aids earthquake risk prediction
New framework developed by UT Austin engineers applies big data, supercomputing to soil liquefaction Our homes and offices are only ...
Half of young adults with covid-19 have persistent symptoms 6 months after
A paper published in the prestigious journal Nature Medicine on long-COVID, describes persistent symptoms six months after acute COVID-19, even ...
Synthesis of a near-infrared light absorbing macrocyclic aromatic compound
Selective synthesis of ring-expanded porphyrinoids comprising nine pyrroles Profs. Okujima and Uno at Ehime University, in collaboration with Prof. Kobayashi ...
Junk food relief in lockdown
Sneaky snacks creep in during COVID-19 pandemic Beware of those snack attacks. A new study in Appetite has confirmed the ...
