Improving efficiency, effectiveness of security X-ray technology
Researchers propose a spiral array of X-ray detectors to quickly identify contraband without the need for additional screening.Credit: Baozhong Mu...
Easy prey: The largest bears in the world use small streams to fatten up on salmon
Credit: Jonny Armstrong, Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - It's a familiar scene to anyone who's watched footage of brown...
Your DNA is not your destiny — or a good predictor of your health
New study from the University of Alberta suggests that diseases such as many cancers, diabetes, and Alzheimer's have a genetic...
Form of severe malnutrition linked to DNA modification
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine A group led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine has identified significant differences at...
Aarhus University opens the world’s first center for ear-EEG
Danish researchers are world leaders in brain measurement via a special device fitted in the ear like a hearing aid....
New algorithm could mean more efficient, accurate equipment for Army
Credit: Hillsman S. Jackson, Southern Methodist University RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. (Dec. 19, 2019) - Researchers working on an Army-funded...
A ‘Jackalope’ of an ancient spider fossil deemed a hoax, unmasked as a crayfish
Credit: Selden et al. LAWRENCE -- Earlier this year, a remarkable new fossil specimen was unearthed in the Lower Cretaceous...
Light pollution can suppress melatonin production in humans and animals
Credit: Andreas Jechow, Icons made by Freepik Melatonin sets the internal clock. Researchers from Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland...
Study: yes, even wild tigers struggle with work/life balance
Scientists track tigress in Russian Far East and learn there is lots of running around, wolfing down big meals, and...
Research finds positive community action can help coral reef health
Research reveals lessons from the Pacific about balancing community and environmental needsCredit: Dr Fraser Januchowski-Hartley. New research has found that...
New research shows domestic animals link virus spread among humans and wildlife
How domesticated animals hold key to spread of virusesCredit: Swansea University Our domesticated animals - both pets and livestock -...
Amazon forest regrowth much slower than previously thought
The regrowth of Amazonian forests following deforestation can happen much slower than previously thought, a new study showsCredit: Marizilda Cruppe/Rede...
Following scientific literature review, Imperial Brands calls for legalisation of snus in EU
Credit: Imperial Brands Following a new literature review* of the harm reduction potential of snus, Imperial Brands - owners of...
Tweaks behind the rebirth of nearly discarded organic solar technologies
Credit: Georgia Tech / Branden Camp A solar energy material that is remarkably durable and affordable is regrettably also unusable...
Paul Ginsparg named winner of the 2020 AIP Karl Compton Medal
Top prize for leadership in physics to be given to Cornell professor for establishing the first online, open-access paper repository...
Obesity Medicine Association to launch OMA local chapters in early 2020
Initiative to foster collaboration among health care professionals in 12 cities/states around the countryCredit: Obesity Medicine Association DENVER, COLO. --...
St.Petersburg Polytechnic University will present advanced technologies for industry in Europe
SPbPU holds the 'Polytech Days in Berlin 2020' devoted to the 120 years anniversary since the foundationCredit: Peter the Great...
Finding your way in the dark depends on your internal clock
Surprising results show how circadian rhythm changes the way mammals can seeCredit: Ala-Laurila Lab How mammals perceive light changes between...
Empowering European structural biology
The EU grants 10 million euro to the iNEXT-Discovery consortium, in which EMBL is a major partner, unlocking key technologies...
UVA, Novo Nordisk enter into type 2 diabetes research collaboration
Credit: UVA Health University of Virginia (UVA) Center for Diabetes Technology and Novo Nordisk today announced that they have entered...
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