Controlling primate neural activity using artwork from artificial neural networks
By showing macaques images generated by an artificial neural network, researchers were able to control the activity of specific neurons...
Forest fires accelerating snowmelt across western US, study finds
Credit: Christina Aragon | Portland State University Forest fires are causing snow to melt earlier in the season, a trend...
Localized efforts to save coral reefs won’t be enough, study suggests
Credit: Photo provided by Becca Maher, OSU. CORVALLIS, Ore. - A National Science Foundation study of factors that cause corals...
Emergency room patients acuity levels not always considered when within wait time target
New research from the UBC Sauder School of Business reveals that Metro Vancouver emergency patient acuity levels sometimes come second...
Stand Up To Cancer awards 5 ‘Phillip A. Sharp Innovation in Collaboration’ grants
Credit: Stand Up To Cancer "Innovation in Collaboration" among Research Teams Rewarded by Grants from Stand Up To Cancer PHILADELPHIA...
New chemical probe for visualizing brain immune cells
Credit: The Je Lab. Dr. Masahiro Fukuda. Duke-NUS Intravital Imaging Core. Researchers in South Korea and Singapore have, for the...
Chemical modifiers tag-team to regulate essential mechanism of life
Basic science discovery explains a fundamental way human cells differ from yeast cells SAN FRANCISCO, CA--May 2, 2019-- Scientists at...
New clues to coastal erosion
What we can learn from the seaCredit: Stock photo: Getty Images. New research has uncovered a missing nutrient source in...
LIGO and Virgo detect neutron star smash-ups
Issued by the LIGO Laboratory, LIGO Scientific Collaboration, and Virgo Collaboration. On April 25, 2019, the National Science Foundation's Laser...
Design flaws create security vulnerabilities for ‘smart home’ internet-of-things devices
Researchers at North Carolina State University have identified design flaws in "smart home" Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices that allow third parties...
Dynamic checklist developed for web designers to work more efficiently, creatively
Credit: Virginia Tech According to the Checklist Manifesto, the New York Times bestseller by Atul Gawande, professionals who do highly...
Knit 1, purl 2: Assembly instructions for a robot?
Researchers make soft, actuated objects using commercial knitting machinesCredit: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH-- Carnegie Mellon University researchers have used computationally...
New study targets breast cancer ‘double jeopardy’
Heart disease risks go under microscopeCredit: Photo: Flinders University An Australian study is set to deliver a world-first model of...
Researchers crack the peanut genome
New genome map sheds light on ancestry, diversity of today's peanutsCredit: Fábio de Oliveira Freitas Working to understand the genetics...
These trippy images were designed by AI to super-stimulate monkey neurons
Credit: Ponce, Xiao, and Schade et al./Cell To find out which sights specific neurons in monkeys "like" best, researchers designed...
Less-invasive mastectomy safe for more breast cancer patients, Mayo Clinic study finds
DALLAS -- A less-invasive mastectomy that leaves the surface of the breast intact has become a safe option for more...
Invasive beavers: Bad for the climate
Credit: Cristian Samper/WCS Scientists documented the effects of invasive North American beavers (Castor canadensis) on carbon sequestration of a riparian...
Researchers find gene for urethral obstruction
University of Bonn study shows BNC2 is involved in LUTOCredit: © Photo: Volker Lannert/Uni Bonn Even before birth, an obstructed...
Strathclyde Principal to receive Energy Institute award
Credit: University of Strathclyde The University of Strathclyde's Principal, Professor Sir Jim McDonald, is to receive a prestigious award in...
This hawk likes crab for dinner
Credit: Julie Larsen Maher/WCS Red-shouldered hawks (Buteo lineatus) feed primarily on mammals, amphibians, reptiles, and invertebrates, the majority of which...
