How sharks survived a major spike in Earth’s temperature
The sharks we know today as the open ocean’s top predators evolved from stubby bottom dwellers during a dramatic episode ...
Year: 2024
New flexible crystals for optical tuning with multiple deformation options
In recent years, significant strides to enhance the functionality and adaptability of devices have been taken in the field of ...
Groundbreaking progress in quantum physics: how quantum field theories decay and fission
An international research team around Marcus Sperling, a researcher at the Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna, has sparked interest ...
Genetic editing of ideal small grain size genes enables fully mechanized hybrid rice breeding
In a study published in Nature Plants, Prof. LI Yunhai from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB) of ...
New study finds popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs associated with reduction in incidence and recurrence of alcohol-use disorder by at least half
CLEVELAND—A new study by researchers at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine reveals that the popular diabetes and ...
Updating the way the Lab computes
Unraveling the behavior of plasma increasingly requires intensive computing resources. That’s why plasma demands a calculated approach to computation. Credit: Photo ...
Urgent need for action now for increasing threat from invasive alien species
While invasive alien species have long been recognised as a major threat to nature and people, urgent action now is ...
Arctic melting heavily influenced by little-studied meteorological phenomena, find scientists led by UMass Amherst
AMHERST, Mass. – A team of scientists led by François Lapointe, a research associate at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, ...
Efficient CO2 conversion to fuels and chemicals using ionic liquid electrolyte
Converting CO2 into fuel and chemicals using electricity, also known as electrochemical conversion of CO2, is a promising way to ...
Supervised physical exercise improves the wellbeing of carers of the elderly
Mainly older and middle-aged women, working class, with a very high prevalence of lower back pain and consequently possible psycho-affective ...
A greener, more effective way to kill termites
UC Riverside scientists have discovered a highly effective, nontoxic, and less expensive way to lure hungry termites to their doom.Credit: ...
New FRIB precision measurement program advances understanding of proton halos
In May 2022, the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) at Michigan State University (MSU), launched its precision measurement program. ...
Antibodies may aid effort to fight influenza B: Study
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have isolated human monoclonal antibodies against influenza B, a significant public health threat that ...
Advancing excellence top priority for new board chair
At its annual meeting on Thursday, the University of Miami Board of Trustees (BOT) confirmed Manuel “Manny” Kadre as its ...
Martian meteorites deliver a trove of information on Red Planet’s structure
Mars has a distinct structure in its mantle and crust with discernible reservoirs, and this is known thanks to meteorites ...
AMS Science Preview: Sea-ice loss may accelerate; tornadoes and flying cars
The American Meteorological Society continuously publishes research on climate, weather, and water in its 12 journals. Many of these articles ...
UT Arlington, Microsoft host AI “Prompt-a-Thon”
Faculty, staff and researchers from higher education and K-12 schools throughout Texas gathered in Arlington for the state’s first “Prompt-a-Thon” ...
Children’s visual experience may hold key to better computer vision training
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A novel, human-inspired approach to training artificial intelligence (AI) systems to identify objects and navigate their ...
U of T researchers discover ‘trojan horse’ virus hiding in human parasite
An international team led by researchers at the University of Toronto has found a new RNA virus that they believe ...
Optical imager captures amplitude and phase information without digital processing
Complex field imaging provides a detailed structural analysis of samples by capturing both the amplitude and phase information of objects, ...
