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Evolution of a sex-determination systemCredit: Arthur Georges, University of Canberra Sex is an ancient and widespread phenomenon, with over 99% ...

Massive gas disk raises questions about planet formation theory

Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), Higuchi et al. Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) found a young star surrounded by ...

Fossil research unveils new turtle species and hints at intercontinental migrations

New 96-million-year old turtles from Texas connect North America with Asia and the Southern Hemisphere, suggesting vast intercontinental migrations during ...

Researchers discover how Zika virus remodels its host cell to boost viral production

Credit: Ci et al., 2019 Researchers in China have discovered how a Zika virus protein reshapes its host cell to ...

Alex Nagy named a Distinguished Engineering Fellow

Credit: Willl Brown Alex Nagy, an engineer who for four decades has been working on ways to heat and fuel ...

Development of a stretchable vibration-powered device using a liquid electret

Towards healthcare-applicable heartbeat and pulse sensorsCredit: NIMS NIMS and AIST developed a liquid electret material capable of semi-permanently retaining static ...

National veteran dataset will help dissect mental illness, prostate cancer connections

Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Dec. 23, 2019) - There appears to be an unhealthy synergy ...

Science snapshots

Cancer drugs, artificial proteins, and how human tooth enamel can last a lifetimeCredit: Amgen Unique Cancer Drug Discovered With Help ...

Freestanding emergency departments may increase out-of-pocket spending for patients

Study analyzed freestanding emergency departments in four states, including ArizonaCredit: The University of Arizona Health Sciences PHOENIX - With emergency ...

Gender-tailored treatment could ease opioid epidemic

UMass Amherst researcher says prevention needs to start in the primary care settingCredit: UMass Amherst Gender-tailored methods to address the ...

Does Medicaid managed care impact obstetrical care and birth outcomes?

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, December 20, 2019--A new study shows that among a set of ...

IU team identifies potential target for restoring movement after spinal cord injury

Credit: IU School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS -- Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine have made several novel discoveries in ...

Book looks at how landscape design helps solve water issues

Landscape design research can help solve environmental problems related to water systemsCredit: Courtesy Mary Pat McGuire CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- North ...

Immune mystery solved in mice points to better protection from rotavirus in humans

Credit: Jim Oldfield Researchers at the University of Toronto have discovered how a brief disruption to a molecular pathway in ...

Using a material’s ‘memory’ to encode unique physical properties

A new study shows that, as materials age, they 'remember' prior stresses and external forces, which scientists and engineers can ...

From 3D to 2D and back: Reversible conversion of lipid spheres into ultra-thin sheets

Credit: Tokyo Tech An astonishing number of recent technological advances and novel engineering applications go hand in hand with progress ...

Counting photons is now routine enough to need standards

Credit: J. Burrus/NIST Since the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) built its first superconducting devices for counting photons ...

Hepatitis C-positive donors a viable option to expand heart donor pool

Credit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center Patients who were transplanted with hearts from hepatitis C-positive donors had comparable outcomes after one ...

NIST study suggests universal method for measuring light power

Credit: N. Hanacek/NIST Always on the lookout for better ways to measure all kinds of things, researchers at the National ...

Nightside barrier gently brakes ‘bursty’ plasma bubbles