Scientists dig into wildfire predictions, long-term impacts
Wildfires are an ancient force shaping the environment, but they have grown in frequency, range and intensity in response to ...
Study exposes plight of deported noncitizen veterans
RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A study examining the effects of deportation on the health and wellbeing of noncitizen veterans who served in the ...
Interest in bird feeding surged in over 100 countries worldwide during the COVID-19 lockdowns
Interest in local bird feeding appears to have ramped up in countries all over the world during the pandemic lockdowns, ...
Duct tape evidence holds up in court using innovative method from WVU forensic scientists
Duct tape found at crime scenes can provide forensic scientists with important information, but no standardized protocol for analyzing it ...
Researchers discover a novel pathway that minimizes liver injury during transplantation
UCLA-led research describes the role that a protein called CEACAM1 plays in protecting the liver from injury during the transplantation ...
Calculations reveal high-resolution view of quarks inside protons
UPTON, NY—A collaboration of nuclear theorists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, Argonne National Laboratory, Temple ...
An escape signal for the nematode: Artificial intelligence helps elucidate structure of a novel light sensor
FRANKFURT. In a compost heap, the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans finds a richly laid table: at a length of just one ...
Can field sobriety tests identify drivers under the influence of cannabis?
Road safety is a critical issue in an era of increasing cannabis legalization. Cannabis is known to impair reaction time, ...
Scientists discover unusual ultrafast motion in layered magnetic materials
A common metal paper clip will stick to a magnet. Scientists classify such iron-containing materials as ferromagnets. A little over ...
Eyewitnesses to Arctic Change
On Thursday, 3 August 2023, the research vessel Polarstern is scheduled to set off from Tromsø, Norway, towards the North ...
Human vs machine
Written by: Elaine Vitone Credit: Keying Chen / University of Pittsburgh Written by: Elaine Vitone Brain-computer interface (BCI)—an experimental technology that makes it ...
Waves of charge signal rare physics at work inside a superconductor
‘A place for everything and everything in its place’–making sense of order, or disorder, helps us understand nature. Animals tend ...
New review calls on Hockey Canada to raise age of body contact from 13 to 15
Hockey leagues in Canada should overhaul current rules and regulations to raise the age of bodychecking in the game from ...
The Power of host social interactions in bacterial evolution
Previous studies in humans and animals showed that hosts in a social condition (sharing the same space) harbor a more ...
Interactive networks for capturing gas with high selectivity
“Our work demonstrates exceptional molecule recognition and separation performance by deliberately organizing the pore geometry, structural flexibility, and molecular-level binding ...
Secondary school students have difficulty identifying bird species
In Western societies, the way nature and the environment are understood is very important, as knowledge of them can influence environmental attitudes. Environmental ...
Faster thin film devices for energy storage and electronics
An international research team from the Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, Halle (Saale), Germany, the University of Cambridge, UK ...
NIH selects Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Lawrence A. Tabak, D.D.S., Ph.D., acting director for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has named Jeanne M. Marrazzo, M.D., ...
2023 RELX SDG inspiration day: Fostering global cooperation to advance biodiversity
In 2015, the United Nations (UN) New York Summit adopted 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to make the world fairer, ...
Unveiling the mechanism underlying orofacial movements during reward processing in animals
In animals, movements such as locomotion or grooming are known to influence neuronal activity within the cerebral cortex. Moreover, recent ...
