When fish come to school, kids get hooked on science
Credit: David Schmelick and Deirdre Hammer/JHU A program that brings live fish into classrooms to teach the fundamentals of biology...
Production of seedless fruits an underestimated tool for improving food security
Production of seedless fruits an under-estimated tool for improving food security, research shows The opportunity to produce bountiful levels of...
Meteorites reveal lasting drought on Mars
(University of Stirling) The lack of liquid water on the surface of Mars today has been demonstrated by new evidence...
Energy storage system of tomorrow tested for the first time in Lake Constance
After several years' research work, the StEnSea project (Stored Energy in the Sea) funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic...
‘Back to the Future’ inspires solar nanotech-powered clothing
Credit: UCF Marty McFly's self-lacing Nikes in Back to the Future Part II inspired a UCF scientist who has developed...
First observations of tongue deformation of plasma based upon the Artsimovich Prediction
Loading video... Credit: Katsumi Ida Aiming for the achievement of fusion energy, research on confining a high temperature, high density...
Green-screen keying method cuts time, boosts quality in film compositing
Filming an actor in front of a green screen and then superimposing the actor over another background is commonplace in...
America’s top reporters on aging chosen for fellowship program
The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) and New America Media (NAM) have selected 16 distinguished reporters for the next cohort...
Plant’s POEM: ‘No need to fertilize, for increase in seed size’
Credit: ITbM, Nagoya University Plant biologists at ITbM, Nagoya University, have made a key discovery that the contents in pollen...
First patient enrolled in the INNODIA European sample collection effort
Just one year after the Kick-off of INNODIA the IMI-supported European consortium has accomplished its first major milestone. INNODIA aims...
13-country precision trial looks at cardiovascular effects of anti-inflammatory drug use
WASHINGTON -- A 10-year trial involving osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis patients in 13 countries reveals new insights on the cardiovascular...
Even physicists are ‘afraid’ of mathematics
Physicists avoid highly mathematical work despite being trained in advanced mathematics, new research suggests. The study, published in the New...
A new type of convection is proven in granular gases
In physics, thermal convection of a fluid is exhibited by the appearance of geometric structures through which the fluid moves,...
New maps created by Stanford scientists reveal safe locations for wastewater injection
Credit: Jens-Erik Lund Snee Stanford geophysicists have compiled the most detailed maps yet of the geologic forces controlling the locations,...
Zhao Dongyuan wins TWAS-Lenovo Prize
Credit: Photo provided. Kigali, Rwanda - Chinese materials scientist Zhao Dongyuan was named winner of the 2016 TWAS-Lenovo Science Prize...
Study supports road map to saving lives through cardiac rehabilitation participation
Credit: UVM Larner College of Medicine More than two million Americans experience some type of a cardiac event every year....
Repurposed drug may offer diagnosis, treatment for traumatic nerve damage
Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center believe they have identified a new means of enhancing the body's ability...
Immune system uses gut bacteria to control glucose metabolism
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Researchers at Oregon State University and other institutions have discovered an important link between the immune system,...
How internal circadian clocks in neurons encode external daily rhythms of excitability
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Molecular clocks in cells throughout the body control many physiologic changes in a 24-hour day/night...
Red is good — the brain uses color to help us choose what to eat
Red means "Green light, go for it!" Green means: "hmm, better not!" Like an upside down traffic light in our...
