‘Hot Jupiters’ may not be orbiting alone
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Research led by an Indiana University astronomer challenges longstanding beliefs about the isolation of "hot Jupiters" and...
Scientists discover ‘lost world’ of early ancestors in billion-year-old rocks
The discovery of a “lost world” of ancient organisms that lived in Earth’s waterways at least 1.6 billion years ago...
Sweet snacks: Children have very different preferences
Would third- and fourth-graders buy fewer unhealthy snacks if they were more expensive? The answer provided by researchers at the...
New study could help unlock ‘game-changing’ batteries for electric vehicles and aviation
Significantly improved electric vehicle (EV) batteries could be a step closer thanks to a new study led by University of...
Pre-basophils: A basophil origin story
Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) find that pre-basophil and mast cell progenitors differentiate into pre-basophils before producing...
What does ChatGPT say when you tell it you were sexually assaulted, you’re suicidal, or want to quit smoking?
La Jolla, Calif. (June 5, 2023) — What does ChatGPT say when you tell it you were sexually assaulted, want...
Columbia scientists discover that water molecules define the materials around us
For decades, the fields of physics and chemistry have maintained that the atoms and molecules that make up the natural...
Combining bioprinting techniques to pursue functional blood vessels
In this project volumetric bioprinting was for the first time successfully combined with melt electrowriting. This combines the speed and...
Randy Yeh, MD, receives SNMMI Mars Shot Fund award
Reston, Virginia—The SNMMI Mars Shot Research Fund is excited to announce that Randy Yeh, MD, a radiologist and nuclear medicine...
Amir Iravani, MD, receives SNMMI Mars Shot Fund award
Reston, Virginia—The SNMMI Mars Shot Research Fund is excited to announce that Amir Iravani, MD, associate professor of radiology in...
Craig Levin, PhD, receives SNMMI Mars Shot Fund award
Reston, Virginia—The SNMMI Mars Shot Research Fund is excited to announce that Craig Levin, PhD, professor of radiology, physics, electrical...
When it comes to bumblebees, does size matter?
Certain crops, like greenhouse tomatoes, eggplant, peppers, and blueberries, rely on bumblebees for a style of pollination that only bumblebees...
Introducing Environmental Research: Food Systems – IOP Publishing’s new OA journal dedicated to achieving sustainable global food solutions
IOP Publishing (IOPP) is expanding its open access (OA) Environmental Research portfolio to address the urgent need for sustainable food...
Knowledge coproduction: Working together to solve a complex conservation problem
A new publication from a team of scientists at USGS, Point Blue Conservation Science, and Conservation Biology Institute shows how...
Researchers dig deep to unveil causes of decline for North America’s smallest falcon
The American Kestrel, a colorful and charismatic falcon, has kept researchers scratching their heads for years. Population declines are confirmed...
Does multimorbidity impact chronic disease treatment?
Treatment efficacy for a broad range of chronic diseases does not differ depending on patients’ comorbidities, according to a new...
Order in chaos: Atmosphere’s Antarctic oscillation has natural cycle
HOUSTON – (June 6, 2023) – Climate scientists at Rice University have discovered an “internally generated periodicity” — a natural...
Two brain mechanisms for picking speech out of a crowd
Researchers led by Dr. Nima Mesgarani at Columbia University, US, report that the brain treats speech in a crowded room...
To prevent future pandemics, leave bats alone
A new paper in the journal The Lancet Planetary Health makes the case that pandemic prevention requires a global taboo...
Investments advance brain research, name MRI for longtime BrainHealth couple
The Laurie and Todd Platt BrainHealth Project MRI Scanner will help researchers identify neural markers of improved brain healthCredit: Center...