Year: 2024

The world around us is made up of particles invisible to the naked eye, but physicists continue to gain insights ...

Evolutionary history and biological adaptation of Han Chinese people on the Mongolian Plateau

Comprehensive characterization of the effect of the complex demographic processes and natural selection pressures on the patterns of human genetic ...

Pusan National University study provides breakthrough in enhancing solid oxide fuel cell efficiency with rapid PrOx coating method

Rising global demand for clean energy drives advancements in technologies like SOFCs, known for converting hydrogen and methane into emission-free ...

Chasing and counting mesons

NEWPORT NEWS, VA – A doctoral dissertation on meson decay in the ongoing GlueX Collaboration at the U.S. Department of ...

Positive and negative impacts of interfacial hydrogen bonds on photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

Photocatalytic hydrogen evolution from water is a key technology for achieving sustainable hydrogen production. However, the direct impact of the ...

Subretinal AAV T-cell Inhibition

A new study shows that subretinal adeno-associated virus 8 (AAV8) injections cause proinflammatory T-cell immune response against the transgene product. ...

Statewide Biomedical and Clinical Research Collaborative Awards granted

Researchers from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine-Knoxville; the University of Tennessee, Knoxville; and the University ...

Hundreds of new genome sequences fill gaps in the fruit fly tree of life

A multitude of new genomic sequence data fills major gaps in the fruit fly tree of life, Bernard Kim from ...

Research on human-centered indoor climate for health centers

The European scientific project HumanIC, in which Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) is participating, aims to create a new ...

New ECDC Director Pamela Rendi-Wagner emphasises importance of restoring and reinforcing public trust in science after pandemic, in editorial for Eurosurveillance

In an editorial for the scientific journal Eurosurveillance, the incoming ECDC Director Dr Pamela Rendi Wagner outlined her vision for ...

‘Brain health’ mushroom gummies found to contain illegal hallucinogens after 5 sickened

Mushroom gummies being sold to promote brain function may contain the illegal hallucinogen psylocibin and other harmful ingredients not listed ...

Major computing society endorses efforts to make digital accessibility part of the Americans with Disabilities Act

The Association for Computing Machinery’s US Technology Policy Committee (USTPC) has released a Statement in Support of Mandatory Comprehensive Digital ...

The discovery of a tRNA modification enzyme that also acts on nucleosides

The genetic information on DNA is transcribed into messenger RNA (mRNA) and translated to the amino acid sequence by transfer ...

In decade-first for Japan, Kyushu U Professor is elected as International Fellow of the British Academy

Fukuoka, Japan — On 17 July 2024, the British Academy held its Annual General Meeting, where Koji Mizoguchi, Professor of Archaeology at Kyushu ...

Minerals play newly discovered role in Earth’s phosphorus cycle

Northwestern University-led researchers have discovered a new way that nature cycles phosphorus, a finding that uncovers a missing piece of ...

Risk of long COVID declined over course of pandemic

The risk of developing long COVID has decreased significantly over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an analysis ...

Although tiny, peatland microorganisms have a big impact on climate

Polyphenols are a diverse group of organic compounds produced by plants. These compounds are often toxic to microorganisms. In peatlands, scientists ...

Researcher tackles hidden climate impacts in the soil and air

Hosein Foroutan is on a mission to reduce the uncertainty regarding climate change.Credit: Photo by Ray Meese for Virginia Tech. ...

Texas A&M researchers receive $5 million to study brucellosis in Armenia

A research team at the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) has received a $5 million ...

Ant insights lead to robot navigation breakthrough