Seeking ancient rainforests through modern mammal diets
First study to compare dietary signatures of African and South American mammals in quest to reconstruct ancient ecosystems finds need ...
Lighting the path to recycling carbon dioxide
Credit: © 2020 KAUST Semiconductive photocatalysts that efficiently absorb solar energy could help reduce the energy required to drive a ...
University of Alberta virologist awarded Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Michael Houghton discovered hepatitis C virus and now is developing a vaccineCredit: Photo: Michael Holly Michael Houghton was awarded the ...
NASA imagery reveals Tropical Storm Gamma battered by wind shear
Credit: Image Courtesy: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS). NASA's Terra satellite obtained visible imagery of ...
‘Repliclones’ fuel perplexing persistence of HIV in the blood of some patients on therapy
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, Oct. 5, 2020 - Increasingly, UPMC's chief of infectious diseases--a well-regarded expert in HIV/AIDS--is contacted by a ...
NASA imagery reveals Tropical Storm Chan-hom’s skewed structure
Credit: Image Courtesy: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS). NASA's Terra satellite obtained visible imagery of ...
Syracuse U. professor receives NSF grant for Internet of Things research
Credit: Syracuse University The growing capabilities of sensing, computing and communication devices are leading to an explosion of Internet of ...
Study defines risk factors for unemployment in working people with multiple sclerosis
Lauren Strober, PhD, of Kessler Foundation reports on first prospective study of employment in multiple sclerosis, identifying factors and behaviors ...
Scientists find evidence of exotic state of matter in candidate material for quantum computers
Credit: Courtesy of Arkady Shekhter/ National High Magnetic Field Laboratory Using a novel technique, scientists working at the Florida State ...
How malaria parasites withstand a fever’s heat
Findings could lead to ways to maximize our existing antimalarial arsenalCredit: Kuan-Yi Lu, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- Even when ...
Impact of HPV vaccination mandates on social inequalities
Policy has limited impact on vaccine uptake because of individual decision making, UC Riverside study findsCredit: UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. ...
NASA gages Tropical Storm Delta’s strength in infrared
Credit: NASA JPL/Heidar Thrastarson NASA's Aqua satellite analyzed Tropical Storm Delta in infrared imagery as it moved through the Caribbean ...
Corn farmers can apply a fungicide just once to protect against foliar diseases
Credit: APS Foliar diseases, such as gray leaf spot, northern corn leaf blight, and southern rust, were estimated to cause ...
Arrokoth: Flattening of a snowman
Only in the course of several million years did Arrokoth, also known by its nickname Ultima Thule, acquire its bizarre, ...
Vigorous exercise, spongy heart
CNIC scientists have shown that vigorous physical exercise is linked to "noncompaction" of the heart, causing it to acquire a ...
Ludwig study finds a common nutritional supplement might boost cancer immunotherapy
Credit: Ludwig Cancer Research OCTOBER 5, 2020, NEW YORK - A Ludwig Cancer Research study has uncovered a mechanism by ...
Scientist maps CO2 emissions for entire US to improve environmental policymaking
Map features greenhouse gas emissions across the entire US landscape at high space- and time-resolution with details on economic sector, ...
NIH scientists reveal how the brain may fuel intense neural communication
Results suggest retrieval of cellular powerplants via an energy feedback loop sustains communicationCredit: Courtesy of Sheng lab NINDS/NIH. Our thoughts, ...
Researchers identify process for regenerating neurons in the eye and brain
Credit: Matt Cashore/University of Notre Dame. The death of neurons, whether in the brain or the eye, can result in ...
Twisting magnetization with light
Laser pulses enable faster creation of skyrmions in magnetsCredit: MBI A team of scientists led by the Max Born Institute ...