2020 Blavatnik Regional Awards for Young Scientists honorees announced
Winning postdoctoral researchers include a neuroscientist improving memory formation and recall, an astrophysicist illuminating dark matter, and a biochemist refining ...
Argonne materials scientist Arturo Gutierrez named 2020 Luminary Honoree by HENAAC
Credit: Image by Kramer Photography Arturo Gutierrez, Argonne materials scientist, wins award from national organization that honors Hispanic scientists and ...
URI grad student finds PFAS in seabirds from Narragansett Bay, Massachusetts Bay, Cape Fear
Credit: (Photo courtesy of Anna Robuck) KINGSTON, R.I. - Sept.23, 2020 - Evidence continues to accumulate about human and wildlife ...
Proof-of-concept for a new ultra-low-cost hearing aid for age-related hearing loss
Credit: Sinha et al, 2020 (PLOS ONE, CC BY) A new ultra-affordable and accessible hearing aid made from open-source electronics ...
Staying one step ahead to stop hackers in their tracks
US Army grant helps UH researchers develop techniques to detect, deceive cyber attackersCredit: University of Houston The COVID-19 pandemic and ...
Research helps people, lunar rovers, get there on time
Credit: The Grainger College of Engineering Aerospace engineering graduate student Pranay Thangeda relies on the bus system in Champaign-Urbana to ...
Ultra-low-cost hearing aid could address age-related hearing loss worldwide
Credit: Craig Bromley Using a device that could be built with a dollar's worth of open-source parts and a 3D-printed ...
Bristol scientists shine light on tiny crystals behind unexpected violent eruptions
Credit: Brooker/Griffiths/Heard/Cherns In a new study of volcanic processes, Bristol scientists have demonstrated the role nanolites play in the creation ...
Feeding indoor cats just once a day could improve health
Credit: University of Guelph Got a cat that always seems hungry? New University of Guelph research suggests you might want ...
NASA’s terra satellite confirms Paulette’s second post-tropical transition
Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL NASA's Terra satellite passed over post-tropical storm Paulette after it had transitioned for a second time. Using ...
NASA tracking Beta’s heavy rainfall into lower Mississippi Valley
Credit: Credit: NASA/NOAA/NRL Slow-moving post-tropical storm Beta continues to drop large amounts of rainfall in Texas as it moves into ...
Persons with Parkinson’s disease can have a brighter future
In this supplement to the Journal of Parkinson's disease experts review management strategies that can help improve quality of life ...
Genome duplications as evolutionary adaptation strategy
Researchers study relationship of morphological variation and biological diversity in plantsCredit: Photo: Marcus Koch Genome duplications play a major role ...
A history of the Anti-vaxxer movement
New MIT Press book from Jonathan Berman challenges a misinformed movementCredit: The MIT PRESS Vaccines are a documented success story, ...
Rutherford County’s Rachel Painter garners National Honor
Painter awarded with National Master Gardener Distinguished Early Career Coordinator AwardCredit: Image courtesy UTIA. MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - A University of ...
Likely molecular mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 pathogenesis are revealed by network biology
These molecular insights may foster effective therapies using existing drugs for patients with COVID-19.Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Viral and ...
Ambitious project spanning 5 states, 8 institutions will focus on intermittent streams
Credit: Carla Atkinson LAWRENCE -- A major new research project headquartered at the University of Kansas will investigate how intermittent ...
Deep learning helps explore the structural and strategic bases of autism?
Credit: KAIST and IEEE Spectrum (Image usage restrictions: News organizations may use or redistribute this image, with proper attribution, as ...
Halt post-disturbance logging in forests
Credit: (Photo: Simon Thorn / University of Wuerzburg) Storms, fires, bark beetles: Many forests around the world are increasingly affected ...
NASA finds Tropical Storm Lowell’s center north of strongest side
Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL NASA's Aqua satellite used infrared light to identify strongest storms and coldest cloud top temperatures in Tropical ...
