Oldest South American fossil lizard discovered in Brazil
The animal was approximately 10 cm long and lived more than 130 million years ago in what is now the ...
Deep sea microbes dormant for 100 million years are hungry and ready to multiply
Credit: Image: JAMSTEC KINGSTON, R.I., -- July 28, 2020 -- For decades, scientists have gathered ancient sediment samples from below ...
Shrinking dwarves
As a result of climate change, soil animals are getting smaller, and their numbers are falling due to intensive land ...
Discovery will allow more sophisticated work at nanoscale
New method of fluid gating has implications for drug delivery, power generation and other usesCredit: ACS Applied Nano Materials The ...
Iowa State University scientists examine reproductive effects of glyphosate in mice
Credit: Iowa State University News Service AMES, Iowa - Exposure to the chemical glyphosate changed the level of some ovarian ...
SwRI, UTSA researchers work to better understand hypersonic flight environments
Project will utilize laser-induced fluorescence to determine the air flow patterns and chemical breakdown of the air surrounding hypersonic objectsCredit: ...
Study pinpoints women who benefit less from 3D mammograms
Digital breast tomosynthesis improves cancer detection and reduces recalls, but women with extremely dense breasts don't fully realize that advantage.Credit: ...
Black phosphorus future in 3D analysis, molecular fingerprinting
Advances with the versatile material provide a path forward for applications on next-generation optoelectronic chipsCredit: Bowei Dong and Li Huang ...
Novel diabetes drug candidate shows promising properties in human islets and mouse models
The drug candidate is a non-toxic small molecule that given orally effectively rescued mice from models of Type 1 and ...
Deadly genetic synergy in cancer cells could be exploited for therapy
Credit: Ludwig Cancer Research JULY 27, 2020, NEW YORK -- A Ludwig Cancer Research study has identified a new instance ...
Immunoprotein impairs Sars-Cov-2
An endogenous protein prevents the virus from fusing with host cellsCredit: RUB, Marquard A protein produced by the human immune ...
Researcher earns federal grant for knee osteoarthritis research
Credit: OU Medicine OKLAHOMA CITY -- By the time they turn 65, at least half of people suffer from osteoarthritis, ...
Multiomics investigation revealing the characteristics of HIV-1-infected cells in vivo
Clues for the development of an "HIV-1 cure"Credit: ©SATO Kei For eradication of HIV-1 infection, it is important to elucidate ...
Study: COVID-19 pandemic has negatively influenced subjective well-being
Researchers surveyed people before and during the crisis - Participants perceived threats and challengesCredit: Swen Reichhold; Leipzig University, SUK In ...
How will the population accept COVID-19 tracing apps?
Research team led by the University of Göttingen analyses design and communication strategies for mass acceptanceCredit: Markus Winkler Coronavirus tracing ...
Ammonia synthesis from selective electroreduction of nitrates over electron-deficient Co
Credit: ©Science China Press Ammonia has been widely used for agricultural fertilizers and industrial productions. Additionally, NH3 is expected to ...
Identification of new “oxidative stress sensor” MTK1
Elucidation of the mechanism by which active oxygen induces cell death and inflammationCredit: ©TAKEKAWA Mutsuhiro In an aging society, various ...
New scenario for the India-Asia collision dynamics
Credit: ©Science China Press To elucidate the timing, location and geodynamic models of the India-Asia collision, Yuan and colleagues conducted ...
Pesticides can protect crops from hydrophobic pollutants
Effectiveness demonstrated in the Cucurbitaceae familyCredit: Kobe University Researchers have revealed that commercial pesticides can be applied to crops in ...
To end King Coal’s reign, must his most loyal subjects get paid?
Compensating phase-out losers for a just transitionCredit: University of Sussex The huge task of phasing out coal requires a detailed ...