Rapid evolution in fish: genomic changes within a generation
Credit: University of Basel, Dario Moser Evolution is usually viewed as a slow process, with changes in traits emerging over...
Superconductivity: It’s hydrogen’s fault
Nickel is supposed to herald a new age of superconductivity -- but this is proving more difficult than expected. Scientists...
For ME/CFS patients, viral immunities come at a devastating, lifelong cost
New research shows a connection between a common human herpes virus-6 exposure that leaves a DNA copy of the virus...
How do epidemics spread and persist before and after introduction of a vaccine?
Modeling 40 years of measles dynamics demonstrates the complexity of epidemic spread and the impact of vaccinationCredit: Max S. Y....
‘Elegant’ solution reveals how the universe got its structure
A direct, observation-based test of one of the pillars of cosmologyCredit: Photograph by Yuri Beletsky, courtesy of the Carnegie Institution...
‘We urgently need a renewed public debate about new breeding technologies’
Göttingen agricultural economist evaluates research results on food securityCredit: S Koppmair Plant breeding has considerably increased agricultural yields in recent...
Researchers’ method holds promise for brain study, better tests for viruses
Nanoparticles, lasers help stimulate brain, play key role in virus projectCredit: The University of Texas at Dallas University of Texas...
New metasurface laser produces world’s first super-chiral light
Laser opens up a new world of applications using optical control of physical objects.Credit: Wits University Researchers have demonstrated the...
Coupled magnetic materials show interesting properties for quantum applications
Credit: Argonne National Laboratory Like fans that blow in sync, certain magnetic materials can exhibit interesting energetic properties. In order...
Proteasome phase separation for destruction
Credit: Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science The proteasome is a major proteolytic machine that regulates cellular proteostasis through selective...
Scientists unveil how general anesthesia works
A study in mice and rat brains reveals how general anesthesia dampens high frequency brain activity by weakening synapsesCredit: OIST...
Eye pupil an indicator of effective decision making, study finds
Credit: US Army image ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (April 27, 2020) - A team of Army and academic researchers are...
The North Atlantic right whale population is in poor condition
New research by an international team of scientists reveals that endangered North Atlantic right whales are in much poorer body...
Grant funds research on community-level intervention to address opioid overdoses
Credit: Clayton Metz for Virginia Tech Keep people alive. Refer them to those who save lives. Finally, connect them to...
Early-career researchers from preLights launch covidpreprints.com
The new website tracks landmark coronavirus studies throughout the pandemic on an interactive timeline.Credit: covidpreprints.com Cambridge, UK, 27 April 2020...
Development of a new ventilator prototype for the ICU against COVID-19
Collaboration between UC3M and Hospital Gregorio MarañónCredit: UC3M Researchers and technicians from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) and...
COVID-19 could spell the end of an egalitarian National Health Service
A return to the principles of equality and universality of care that informed the NHS 70 years ago could be...
University of the Witwatersrand publishes first clinical data on COVID-19 in South Africa
This special issue of the Wits Journal of Clinical Medicine covers a range of aspects of the pandemic, from the...
Researchers identify key mechanisms involved in pulmonary fibrosis development
New therapeutic opportunities in targeted treatmentsCredit: Photo: Leitz/Charité Working alongside research groups from Heidelberg, researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin...
Abundant element to power small devices
A thin, iron-based generator uses waste heat to provide small amounts of powerCredit: © 2020 Sakai et al Researchers have...
