New study sheds light on evolution of photosynthesis
New Brunswick, N.J. (June 28, 2021) - A Rutgers-led study sheds new light on the evolution of photosynthesis in plants ...
How we measure biodiversity can have profound impacts on land-use
The world's human population is expanding, which means even more agricultural land will be needed to provide food for this ...
New type of metasurface allows unprecedented laser control
The ability to precisely control the various properties of laser light is critical to much of the technology that we ...
Baby reef fishes swim for gold
A new study has found baby coral reef fishes can outpace all other baby fishes in the ocean. Lead author ...
Study: Hundreds of lives saved in Kansas counties that adopted mask mandates
LAWRENCE -- Despite facing cultural and political pushback, the evidence remains clear: Face masks made a difference in Kansas. "These ...
Unique exoplanet photobombs CHEOPS study of nearby star system
Photobombs - when something or someone unexpectedly enters a camera's field of sight during the taking of a photograph - ...
Keck backs Rice bid to ‘build a brain’
Jacob Robinson lab analyzes connections in hydra to understand neural pathways HOUSTON - (June 28, 2021) - Rice University scientists ...
DNA data and modelling reveal potential spread of invasive species
Scientists at the University of Southampton have found that a marine invasive species - a sea squirt that lives on ...
COVID-19 vaccine generates immune structures critical for lasting immunity
Vaccines likely induce strong, persistent immunity to COVID-19 The first two COVID-19 vaccines authorized for emergency use by the Food ...
New report explains microbiome impact on glucose control
Highlights how probiotic interventions can improve Type 2 diabetes management San Francisco, CA, June 28, 2021 - A new study ...
Review by Temple scientists: Endovascular therapy best for superior vena cava syndrome
(Philadelphia, PA) - Like a blocked water line, obstructions in blood vessels in the human circulatory system can cause serious ...
CHEOPS unexpectedly detects a unique exoplanet
The exoplanet satellite hunter CHEOPS of the European Space Agency (ESA), in which the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) ...
COVID-19’s socio-economic fallout threatens global coffee industry
New Brunswick, N.J. (June 28, 2021) - COVID-19's socio-economic effects will likely cause another severe production crisis in the coffee ...
RAMBO speeds searches on huge DNA databases
Rice method cuts indexing times from weeks to hours, search times from hours to minutes HOUSTON - (June 28, 2021) ...
Danger caused by subdomains
A dangerous security vulnerability was discovered by TU Wien in collaboration with the Ca' Foscari University (Italy): Anyone who assumes ...
Unusual prey: Spiders eating snakes
There are spiders that eat snakes; observations of snake-eating spiders have been reported around the world. Two researchers from Basel ...
An atlas of the bumblebee brain
The buff-tailed bumblebee Bombus terrestris is one of the most common bumblebee species in Europe. It is not only active ...
COVID-19 patients recover faster with metabolic activator treatment, study shows
Metabolic activators were found to reduce recovery time by as many as 3.5 days in patients with mild-to-moderate Covid-19, according ...
New tools for pandemic prevention research: DNA sequencing from water and leech
In a new scientific investigation headed by the German Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (Leibniz-IZW), water from African ...
HKUST scientists develop simple blood test for early detection of Alzheimer’s disease
An international research team led by HKUST has developed a simple but robust blood test from Chinese patient data for ...