Traditional hydrologic models may misidentify snow as rain, new citizen science data shows
Tahoe Rain or Snow weather spotters help reduce inaccuracies in estimating precipitation in the Sierra NevadaCredit: Desert Research Institute Reno, ...
Optical measurement technology and space data to increase the effectiveness of forestry
The University of Vaasa, Skogstekniska klustret and Adopticum are together researching how optical measurement technologies and satellite data can be ...
Rice’s Yingyan Lin receives NSF CAREER Award
Engineer recognized for advances in ubiquitous on-device intelligence and green AICredit: Rice University HOUSTON - (Feb. 22, 2021) - Yingyan ...
Toddler sleep patterns matter
UD study links inconsistent sleep times to higher body mass index (BMI) percentilesCredit: Photo by Ashley Barnas Establishing a consistent ...
Politics and the brain: Attention perks up when politicians break with party lines
fMRI study shows stronger neurological responses for politically incongruent positionsCredit: Craig Chandler University Communication University of Nebraska-Lincoln In a time ...
NASA’s Swift helps tie neutrino to star-shredding black hole
Credit: ZTF/Caltech Optical Observatories For only the second time, astronomers have linked an elusive particle called a high-energy neutrino to ...
Unique study of isolated bobcat population confirms accuracy of extinction model
Genetic follow-up on offspring of felines brought to island 30 years earlier validates population viability analysisCredit: Jim Jordan/Town of Kiawah ...
Biological assessment of world’s rivers presents incomplete but bleak picture
Credit: Oregon State University An international team of scientists, including two from Oregon State University, conducted a biological assessment of ...
Study could explain tuberculosis bacteria paradox
TB-causing bacteria remember prior stress, react quickly to new stressCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (Feb. 22, 2021) -Tuberculosis bacteria ...
Vilcek Foundation video celebrates developmental geneticist Ruth Lehmann
Ruth Lehmann is the recipient of the 2021 Vilcek Prize in Biomedical ScienceCredit: The Vilcek Foundation NEW YORK, Feb. 22, ...
How do patients with cystic fibrosis respond to COVID-19?
A grant from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation will aid researchers in their search for answersCredit: Ruobing Wang, MD, Boston Children's ...
NYUAD researchers develop high throughput paper-based arrays of 3D tumor models
New technology will help researchers predict the outcomes of drug efficacy and can guide the development of drug treatments for ...
New therapeutic approach may help treat age-related macular degeneration effectively
Inhibiting a gene involved in the abnormal growth of blood vessels in certain ocular disorders may reduce retinal neovascularization, researchers ...
Synthesis of a rare metal complex of nitrous oxide opens new vistas for
Credit: Monika Stolar and Chris Gendy Like its chemical relative carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrous oxide (N2O) is an important greenhouse ...
Kessler Team tests regenerative approach to preventing osteoarthritis after knee injury
With funding from The Geneva Foundation, Kessler Foundation and New Jersey Regenerative Institute conduct an in-depth study of the role ...
New “metalens” shifts focus without tilting or moving
The design may enable miniature zoom lenses for drones, cellphones, or night-vision goggles.Credit: Image courtesy of Tian Gu, et al ...
New technique reveals switches in RNA
Structural switches could be targets to fight coronavirusCredit: University of Groningen Scientists at the University of Groningen (The Netherlands), in ...
Tweaking corn kernels with CRISPR
Credit: Jackson lab/CSHL, 2021 Corn--or maize--has changed over thousands of years from weedy plants that make ears with less than ...
CHOP experts describe types of rashes associated with MIS-C
Findings may help doctors and parents know when a rash warrants further examination for the inflammatory syndromeCredit: Children's Hospital of ...
A fifth of adults in Sweden report dental anxiety
Credit: Photo: University of Gothenburg. In Sweden, approximately one in five adults suffers from dental anxiety or phobia. The number ...