The pandemic lockdown leads to cleaner city air across Canada, Concordia paper reveals
A study led by master's student Xuelin Tian examining emission levels shows a sharp drop in vehicle pollutants as of ...
Shining a light on the true value of solar power
Credit: Sarah Atkinson/Michigan Tech Beyond the environmental benefits and lower electric bills, it turns out installing solar panels on your ...
Researchers uncover hidden hunting tactics of wolves in Minnesota’s Northwoods
In first systematic analysis of their ambushing behavior, U of M researchers find wolves' hunting strategies are highly-flexible depending on ...
Human eye beats machine in archaeological color identification test
Credit: Lindsay Bloch/Florida Museum GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A ruler and scale can tell archaeologists the size and weight of a ...
New CRISPR tech targets human genome’s complex code
Rice's programmable CRISPR/Cas9-based kinase offers insights into, control over regulatory histone proteinsCredit: Hilton Lab/Rice University HOUSTON - (Feb. 9, 2021) ...
Researchers study how lifelong environmentalists want their remains handled after death
Credit: Larry D. Moore CC BY-SA 3.0 LAWRENCE -- Traditional burial in a graveyard has environmental costs. Graves can take ...
Scientists suggested using non-symmetrical magnets for target drug delivery
Credit: IKBFU To achieve target delivery of drugs to cells and organs, scientists have to be able to transport the ...
UK scientists build core components of global neutrino experiment
Credit: Photo: STFC Engineers and technicians in the UK have started production of key piece of equipment for a major ...
Vaccine confidence grows under new administration, latest CUNY SPH Survey reveals
Credit: CUNY SPH Under the Biden Administration, New Yorkers' acceptance of the Covid-19 vaccine has increased significantly. In September, 55% ...
THz spectroscopy tracks electron solvation in photoionized water
THz wave absorption signal with a unique two-step decay characteristic in the time domain was demonstrated, revealing fundamental aspects of ...
A new modifier increases the efficiency of perovskite solar cells
Credit: Sergey Gnuskov/NUST MISIS The research team of NUST MISIS has presented an improved structure of perovskite solar cells. Scientists ...
AD diagnostics could become more accessible
Use of metal-containing radiopharmaceuticals could improve accessibility of diagnostic imaging of Alzheimer's diseaseCredit: Sergey Gnuskov/NUST MISIS A team of researchers ...
Desexing cats before 4 months old can reduce the number of unwanted kittens
Credit: City University of Hong Kong The global problem of unowned domestic cats, driven by the cats' phenomenal reproductive success, ...
Early study points to potential therapeutic avenue for a pair of rare pediatric diseases
Credit: Courtesy of Van Andel Institute GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Feb. 9, 2021) -- Scientists have devised a new approach for ...
Ecological interactions as a driver of evolution
Credit: Fabien L. Condamine Understanding the interaction of organisms in the evolution of species is an important topic in ecology. ...
Unusual DNA folding increases the rates of mutations
Credit: Wilfried Guiblet and Dani Zemba, Penn State DNA sequences that can fold into shapes other than the classic double ...
Experiment shows how our visual system avoids overloading
Credit: Vladislav Khvostov Russian researchers from HSE University have studied a hypothesis regarding the capability of the visual system to ...
Bats on the rise
Bats carried aloft to almost 2,000 metres by air currentsCredit: Adria Baucells Bats are the only mammals that can actively ...
Changing cropping systems in impaired watersheds can produce water quality gains
New approach might finally show the way to restoring the Chesapeake BayCredit: Patrick Drohan, Penn State Growing the right crop ...
5G testing center for rapid connectivity to launch at Purdue’s Discovery Park District
The NineTwelve center is the first of its kind in the U.S. to create 5G rapid development for faster, low-cost ...