Ocean waves play a critical role in shaping our economy, weather and climate
Turns out, it's all in the waterCredit: World Scientific The design of coastal structures, the safety of offshore shipping, the ...
Sex as stress management in microbes
Credit: Valerio Vitali Why is sex so popular? The question of why so many organisms reproduce sexually has mystified evolutionary ...
New mobile health tool measures hemoglobin without drawing blood
Smartphone-based technique can help doctors assess anemia and blood disordersCredit: Young Kim, Purdue University WASHINGTON -- Researchers have developed a ...
The ins and outs of sex change in medaka fish
Credit: TANAKA. Larval nutrition plays a role in determining the sexual characteristics of Japanese rice fish, also called medaka (Oryzias ...
Selfie stick and fishing rod shed first light on ancient reptile
Credit: Nikolay Zverkov The skeleton of an extinct 'fish lizard' locked in a glass case over 16ft from the ground ...
Airway Therapeutics, Celonic Group partner to produce AT-100 as candidate for coronavirus
AT-100 production expected to begin in JuneCredit: Airway Therapeutics CINCINNATI, OH & BASEL, Switzerland (May 20, 2020) - Airway Therapeutics, ...
Before COVID-19 100+ experts identified top threats & opportunities for global health
New US Pharmacopeia and MIT Center for Collective Intelligence report examines outlook for the future of medical breakthroughsCredit: U.S. Pharmacopeia ...
Next-gen nano technologies to tackle infection and diagnose disease
Credit: Image by Arek Socha from Pixabay Next-gen nano technologies that can prevent infection and diagnose disease are set to ...
New gravitational-wave model can bring neutron stars into even sharper focus
Credit: University of Birmingham Gravitational-wave researchers at the University of Birmingham have developed a new model that promises to yield ...
Overcoming challenges of individuals with autism during the COVID-19 pandemic
University of Miami Health System researchers publish commentary in Lancet PsychiatryCredit: University of Miami Health System The COVID-19 pandemic is ...
IVI to strengthen COVID-19 surveillance in sub-Saharan Africa with support from Sweden
IVI will leverage its network of infectious disease surveillance sites to conduct epidemiological studies of COVID-19 in Madagascar and Burkina ...
Study: Ancient ocean oxygen levels associated with changing atmospheric carbon dioxide
A Texas A&M-led study analyzed ocean floor sediment cores to provide new insights into the relationship between deep ocean oxygenation ...
nTIDE May 2020 Special Report: Workers with disabilities in the COVID economy
Kessler Foundation and University of New Hampshire nTIDE Special Report--featuring economist Andrew Houtenville, PhD, and disability employment expert John O'Neill, ...
Tip of the iceberg: Existing racial inequalities in death from COVID-19 will soar
Credit: Florida Atlantic University As is the case with most fatal diseases, coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is already taking a disproportionate ...