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Credit: British Ecological Society The British Ecological Society (BES) announced today the winners of its annual awards and prizes, recognising...

A surprising protein player in diabetes

Credit: OIST A protein that's common throughout the body plays a key role in regulating glucose levels, says new research...

Amateur drone videos could aid in natural disaster damage assessment

Carnegie Mellon system uses social media posts to assess building damageCredit: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH--It wasn't long after Hurricane Laura...

Which OCD treatment works best? New brain study could lead to more personalized choices

Key differences seen in brains of patients who responded to exposure-based therapy or stress-reduction therapy; new study seeks children and...

Low-cost, fly footpad-like adhesive structure capable of repeated attachment/detachment

Recycle-compatible, environmentally friendly technology inspired by footpad formation mechanism during fly's pupal metamorphosisCredit: Hokkaido University of Education NIMS, HUE and...

Songbirds reduce reproduction to help survive drought

Credit: Photo by Thomas Martin MISSOULA - With climate change heating the globe, drought more frequently impacts the reproduction and...

Phase 1 human trials suggest UIC-developed breast cancer drug is safe, effective

Results published in Breast Cancer Research and TreatmentCredit: UIC A new type of breast cancer drug developed by researchers at...

An improved wearable, stretchable gas sensor using nanocomposites

Credit: Cheng Lab, Penn State A stretchable, wearable gas sensor for environmental sensing has been developed and tested by researchers...

Older adults’s faced mental health issues during the pandemic

IU research shows seniors felt greater depression and loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemicCredit: Indiana University Older adults experienced greater depression...

A nighttime view of Tropical Storm Hernan from a NASA-NOAA satellite

Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Nighttime imagery from NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite revealed the...

NASA’s Terra Satellite reveals burn scars from California’s two largest fires

Credit: NASA On Aug. 26, 2020, NASA's Terra satellite was able to image the two areas in California where the...

Genetics of the tree of life

USFS scientists advance genetic understanding of African baobab treeCredit: Islam-Faradi, Sakhanokho & Nelson The African baobab tree (Adansonia digitata) is...

Researchers develop a yeast-based platform to boost production of rare natural molecules

Vincent Martin's team publishes a novel approach to synthesizing essential medicines like morphine and naloxoneCredit: Concordia University Many modern medicines,...

NASA finds new Tropical Storm Iselle already battling wind shear

Credit: NASA/NRL NASA infrared imagery shows that newly formed Tropical Storm Iselle is already battling for its life under wind...

NASA’s Terra Satellite sees the end of Bavi

Credit: Image Courtesy: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS). NASA's Terra satellite captured visible imagery as...

Antiviral used to treat cat coronavirus also works against SARS-CoV-2

Fast-tracked research leads to Phase 1 clinical trialsCredit: University of Alberta Researchers at the University of Alberta are preparing to...

Helminth infections common in Medieval Europe, grave study finds

Credit: Adrian Smith and Patrik Flammer, University of Oxford, UK Although helminth infections--including tapeworms and roundworms--are among the world's top...

Prior Zika virus infection increases risk of severe dengue disease

People with antibodies to Zika virus are more vulnerable to severe infection with certain types of dengue -- and that...

Researchers develop a fast, accurate, low-cost COVID-19 test

Credit: NIH Image Gallery, 2018 A new low-cost diagnostic test for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) quickly delivers accurate results without...

Brain-inspired electronic system could vastly reduce AI’s carbon footprint