Analysis of complex geometric models made simple
Monte Carlo method dispenses with troublesome meshesCredit: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH--Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed an efficient new...
Artificial intelligence identifies, locates seizures in real-time
Treating the brain as a network allows researchers to extract more meaningful data from EEGsCredit: Li Lab Researchers from Washington...
Even in the worst COVID-19 cases, the body launches immune cells to fight back
International collaboration provides important piece of COVID-19 puzzleCredit: La Jolla Institute for Immunology LA JOLLA--A new study from researchers at...
Historic floods reveal how salt marshes can save lives in the future
Credit: Edwin Paree YERSEKE (THE NETHERLANDS), 29 JUNE 2020 - Coastal wetlands like salt marshes are increasingly recognized as valuable...
The state of coral reefs in the Solomon Islands
The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation releases their latest findings from the largest coral reef survey and mapping expedition...
NASA-NOAA satellite animation shows the end of Tropical Cyclone Boris
Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite imagery provided a look...
Bleaching affects aquarium corals, too
Credit: Ciemon Caballes. A new study illustrates the potential impact of recurrent heatwaves on coral species collected by the Australian...
Laser-welded sugar: Sweet way to 3D-print blood vessels
Intricate sugar networks dissolve to create pathways for blood in lab-grown tissuesCredit: Photo by Brandon Martin/Rice University HOUSTON -- (June...
Computing collaboration reveals global ripple effect of shifting monsoons
Credit: Moetasim Ashfaq and Adam Malin/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy Scientists from the Department of Energy's Oak...
Plasticity may make neurons vulnerable to Alzheimer’s disease
Neurons that regularly remodel are more prone to the dysfunctions linked to the disease's onset, a new experimental and computational...
New evidence for how blood clots may form in very ill COVID-19 patients
Credit: Xue-Yan He and David Ng, Egeblad Lab/CSHL, 2020 Scientists have new evidence that overactive neutrophils--a common type of circulating...
Rice lab’s bright idea is pure gold
Physicists see surprisingly strong light, high heat from nanogaps between plasmonic electrodesCredit: Illustration by Longji Cui and Yunxuan Zhu/Rice University...
Clues to COVID-19 complications come from NET-like inflammatory response
Credit: Xue-Yan He and David Ng, Egeblad Lab/Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. SALT LAKE CITY - An overactive defense response may...
New research reveals plant control with the power of light
Credit: Leonie-Alexa Koch, Institute of Synthetic Biology, University of Düsseldorf. University of East Anglia scientists have helped find a way...
Social distancing and dying alone
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (June 29, 2020)- The COVID-19 pandemic has led to drastic changes in how hospitals provide end-of-life...
German federal funding for research on the differentiation of style and topic in text data
German Ministry of Education and Research is funding Sophie Burkhardt to establish a Computer Science junior research group investigating how...
New heart valve could transform open heart surgery for millions of patients globally
Credit: Professor Raimondo Ascione, University of Bristol A new polymeric heart valve with a life span potentially longer than current...
Existing drugs can prevent SARS-CoV-2 from hijacking cells
Researchers evaluate how the new coronavirus rewires human proteins for its own replication, and identify several antiviral drugs ready for...
Anammox bacteria generate energy from wastewater while taking a breath
Credit: © 2020 KAUST A type of anaerobic bacteria responsible for more than 50 percent of nitrogen loss from marine...
The MIT Press and UC Berkeley launch Rapid Reviews: COVID-19 journal
The new open access, rapid-review overlay journal aims to combat misinformation in COVID-19 researchCredit: The MIT Press CAMBRIDGE, MA -...
