Scientists repeat century-old study to reveal evidence of evolutionary rescue in the wild
Credit: Katharine Clayton, University of Plymouth A tiny flatworm found commonly on the coasts of western Europe and North America ...
Zika infections drastically underreported during 2015 epidemic
Credit: University of Notre Dame More than 100 million infections of Zika virus within Central and South America and the ...
Sensor with 100,000 times higher sensitivity could bolster thermal imaging
Better detection of microwave radiation will improve thermal imaging, electronic warfare, radio communicationsCredit: Raytheon BBN Technologies RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. ...
Mud-slurping chinless ancestors had all the moves
Credit: Hugo Salais (Metazoa Studio) A team of researchers, led by the University of Bristol, has revealed our most ancient ...
Study finds yoga and meditation reduce chronic pain
Participants in an eight-week mindfulness-based stress reduction course reported significant improvement in levels of pain, depression and disabilityCredit: JAOA.org Chicago--October ...
Novel treatment method
East Carolina University associate professor receives patent for treating Restless Legs SyndromeCredit: Cliff Hollis/East Carolina University An East Carolina University ...
NASA finds Hurricane Marie rapidly intensifying
Credit: NASA/NRL NASA infrared imagery revealed that Hurricane Marie is rapidly growing stronger and more powerful. Infrared imagery revealed that ...
University of Ottawa study finds self-harm may be socially contagious among adolescents
Credit: University of Ottawa A new study led by University of Ottawa epidemiologist Dr. Ian Colman suggests non-suicidal self-injury--behaviours like ...
Marketing study investigates impact of Viagra TV ads on birth rates
Credit: UT Dallas Many marketing studies have examined the impact of direct-to-consumer advertising of pharmaceuticals on sales and market shares. ...
Black hole shadow puts general relativity to the test
Credit: Lia Medeiros, IAS, BH PIRE This news is embargoed until Oct. 1, 2020, 11:00 a.m. ET and should follow ...
Repurposed anti-malarial compounds kill diarrheal parasite, study finds
Credit: Image courtesy of Sumiti Vinayak CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A class of compounds used for malaria treatment also kill the ...
Rise of the mutants: New uOttawa-led research to improve enzyme design methodologies
Credit: Rojo Rakotoharisoa A group of researchers at the University of Ottawa has been looking for ways to improve enzyme ...
Optics and photonics researcher receives $1.7 million nih grant
Assistant Professor Kyu Young Han will use the funding to develop a new optical technology that could aid in the ...
Einstein’s description of gravity just got much harder to beat
Astrophysicists put general relativity to a new test with black hole imagesCredit: L. Medeiros; C. Chan; D. Psaltis; F. Özel; ...
Noble metal clusters can enhance performance of catalysts and save resources
Lower-cost production thanks to optimized distribution of atoms - publication in Nature CatalysisCredit: Florian Maurer, KIT Billions of noble metal ...
Clarigent Health launches Clairity to support mental health risk reduction
Clairity supports clinical decisions and care with AI analysis of patient speech, treatment progress trends, and risk radar across patient ...
Coupling antibiotics with stem cells to fight off bone infections
Researchers from Kanazawa University discover that stem cells loaded with antibiotics may represent a novel therapy for implant-related bone infectionsCredit: ...
Researchers use satellite imaging to map groundwater use in California’s central valley
Satellite data reveal variability in intensity of groundwater use for different crops, a boon for irrigation policymaking across the stateCredit: ...
Ultrasensitive microwave detector developed
Credit: Sampson Wilcox from MIT A joint international research team from POSTECH of South Korea, Raytheon BBN Technologies, Harvard University, ...
Why writing by hand makes kids smarter
Writing by hand creates much more activity in the sensorimotor parts of the brain, researchers found.Credit: NTNU/Microsoft Professor Audrey van ...