Tree rings offer insight into devastating radiation storms
A University of Queensland study has shed new light on a mysterious, unpredictable and potentially devastating kind of astrophysical event. ...
Liquid biopsies can detect which cancer patients may be at higher risk of developing additional blood cancers
Barcelona, Spain: Researchers have found that liquid biopsies, which are increasingly used in the routine care of patients to identify ...
Word and face recognition can be adequately supported with half a brain, study finds
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 25, 2022 – An unprecedented study of brain plasticity and visual perception found that people who, as children, ...
Lower than normal rainfall linked with a higher chance of food insecurity
Food insecurity is a growing problem in certain parts of the world, especially as climate change affects weather conditions around ...
Why do self-driving cars crash?
Whether they are built by billionaires plagued by social media addictions, or long-standing corporations of the traditional automotive industry, self-driving ...
Engineering more race-inclusive AI in medicine
Artificial intelligence (AI) can help get crucial medical screening into the hands of people across the world. University of Pittsburgh ...
COVID-causing virus in air detected with high-tech bubbles
Scientists have shown that they can detect SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in the air by using a nanotechnology-packed ...
Neuroscientist leads national project on pain’s molecular origins
A University of Texas at Dallas researcher is leading a team of national experts in a new National Institutes of ...
UCalgary research collaboration reveals new urbanization and landscape modifications at ancient Maya city
Following years of research, scientists from the Bajo Laberinto Archaeological Project, a University of Calgary-led interinstitutional and multidisciplinary research project, ...
Study: migrating birds attracted by light pollution face higher toxic chemical exposure
Ithaca, NY—The journeys of night-migrating birds are already fraught with danger. Light pollution adds yet another hazard beyond the increased ...
Magnetic sensors track muscle length
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Using a simple set of magnets, MIT researchers have come up with a sophisticated way to monitor ...
World-class research into Greenland’s oldest ice and the Universe’s densest stars win very large EU grants
The first ice cores were drilled in Greenland in 1955. But many an unsolved mystery remains in the oldest, deepest ...
We need to stop thinking of insects as ‘creepy crawlies’ and recognise their keystone role in ecosystems, say scientists
We need to stop thinking of insects as creepy crawlies and focus on the huge benefits they bring to people ...
EU funding in the millions to study element formation in neutron star fusions — ERC Synergy Grant goes to international research team with GSI/FAIR participation
The European Union has awarded a total of 11.3 million euros over a period of six years to the HEAVYMETAL ...
Brain imaging with non-invasive techniques: Politecnico di Torino’s CEREBRO project kicks off
Functional brain imaging is fundamental in the diagnosis and treatment of many brain pathologies such as neurodegenerative diseases and epilepsy. ...
$8 million grant will expand National Swine Resource and Research Center at MU
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- After decades of basic research that led to successful scientific innovations, Randall Prather and his team of ...
UC San Diego launches new Human Milk Institute
Building upon a long and robust history, the University of California San Diego has launched a new Human Milk Institute ...
New research shows e-cigarettes cause cardiac arrhythmias
A new study from University of Louisville researchers in the Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute has found that exposure to ...
Nestling birds recognize their local song ‘dialect’
A recent study, published in Current Biology, led by researchers at Stockholm University and Uppsala University, has shown that juvenile ...
As sea ice retreats, narwhals are changing their migration patterns
Narwhals are changing their migration patterns in response to pressure from changing Arctic climates, a new UBC report has found.Credit: ...