Understanding future species distribution: new data for biogeographers
Credit: Noce, S., Caporaso, L. & Santini, M. A new global dataset of bioclimatic indicators. Sci Data 7, 398 (2020). ...
SARS-CoV-2 antibody test helps select donor blood samples for therapeutic use
Credit: Ojeda DS et al., 2021, PLOS Pathogens, CC-BY 4.0 Researchers have developed and applied a robust, versatile antibody test ...
New study: Without right messaging, masks could lead to more COVID-19 spread
Credit: Joshua Brown A novel new study suggests that the behavior public officials are now mandating or recommending unequivocally to ...
CCNY’s David Lohman finds Asian butterfly mimics different species as defense mechanism
Credit: Photo credit: Gan Cheong Weei. Many animal and insect species use Batesian mimicry - mimicking a poisonous species - ...
Keeping the costs of superconducting magnets down using ultrasound
Scientists show ultrasonication is a cost-effective approach to enhance the properties of magnesium diboride superconductorsCredit: Shibaura Institute of Technology Superconductivity ...
Researchers show Irish soil can offer more hope in fight against antibiotic resistance
Scientists make exciting discovery in the quest to discover new antibiotics.Credit: Traditional Medicine Group Scientists who highlighted the bug-busting properties ...
Rare lichen unique to Florida discovered in museum collections, may be extinct
Credit: Robert Lücking GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Scientists have found a new species of fleshy verdigris lichen, thanks to DNA analysis ...
Borrowing from birds, experts reduce search times for novel high-entropy alloys to seconds
Credit: U.S. Department of Energy, Ames Laboratory Computational materials science experts at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory enhanced ...
How plants produce defensive toxins without harming themselves
Defense and autotoxicity: Researchers elucidate the biosynthesis and mode of action of diterpene glycosides in wild tobaccoCredit: Anna Schroll Plants ...
Reverse engineering 3D chromosome models for individual cells
Distant genes can be neighborsCredit: UIC Genome analysis can provide information on genes and their location on a strand of ...
Turn off that camera during virtual meetings, environmental study says
Simple tips to go green with your internet use during a pandemicCredit: Purdue University/Kayla Wiles WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- It's ...
Toadlet peptide transforms into a deadly weapon against bacteria
Credit: Nir Salinas/Technion An antibacterial peptide that turns on and off The researchers solved the 3D molecular structure of an ...
Tetris is no longer just a game, but an algorithm, which ensures maximum room occupancy
There is a new way for hotels to accommodate more guests and increase their profitsCredit: ©University of Trento To achieve ...
Lead poisoning of children
Stanford researchers and others reveal pervasive health threats of unregulated battery recyclingCredit: Pure Earth Decades after the industrialized world largely ...
Stretching more effective than walking to lower high blood pressure: USask study
Credit: USask/Victoria Dinh A new University of Saskatchewan (USask) study has found that stretching is superior to brisk walking for ...
Army scientists pick top 10 coolest advances of 2020
Credit: U.S. Army ADELPHI, Md. -- Last year had its share of science and technology advances from Army researchers. The ...
New way to control electrical charge in 2D materials: Put a flake on it
Credit: (Image courtesy Nano Letters) Physicists at Washington University in St. Louis have discovered how to locally add electrical charge ...
Electromagnetic stimulation may improve arm and hand function after spinal cord injury
BrainQ Technologies awards funding to Drs. Androwis and Kirshblum for pilot study of BQ therapy at Kessler Foundation for restoring ...
iTHRIV announces health research pilot project recipients
Credit: Virginia Tech The Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) hub partnership between Virginia Tech, the University of Virginia, Carilion ...
$100,000 to fund collaborative cancer research
Credit: Virginia Tech Children's National Hospital and Virginia Tech have awarded two $50,000 one-year pilot grants to multi-institutional teams of ...