Georgia State professor granted $5 million to identify and characterize objects in space
ATLANTA — Georgia State Professor of Physics & Astronomy Stuart Jefferies has been awarded a $5 million, multi-institutional grant by the U.S. ...
Applications open for School of Advanced Science on Transdisciplinarity for Transformative Change
Designed mainly for graduate students and early-career researchers, but also traditional knowledge holders and professionals from environmental and social science ...
Researchers awarded $1M to protect coastal communities, aquaculture industry
UMass Lowell scientists developing low-cost, portable biosensors to safeguard the health of marine and freshwater environments have received $1 million ...
Immune protein may induce dementia unrelated to high blood pressure
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have found that controlling high blood pressure may not be enough to prevent associated cognitive ...
Tiny electromagnets made of ultra-thin carbon
Graphene, that is extremely thin carbon, is considered a true miracle material. An international research team has now added another ...
‘Doughnut’ beams help physicists see incredibly small objects
In a new study, researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have used doughnut-shaped beams of light to take detailed ...
More than 100 “magic mushroom” genomes point the way to new cultivars
Scientists have amassed genome data for dozens of “magic mushroom” isolates and cultivars, with the goal to learn more about ...
Earliest-known fossil mosquito suggests males were bloodsuckers too
Researchers reporting in the journal Current Biology on December 4 have found the earliest-known fossil mosquito in Lower Cretaceous amber ...
Eating disorder hospitalizations on the rise, affecting ‘atypical’ groups the most
Toronto, ON, December 4, 2023 – There was a disproportionate rise in pediatric eating disorder hospitalizations among males, younger adolescents, ...
Researchers map crocodile family tree to shed light on their evolution
The research team, led by scientists at the University of York, mapped the family tree of the ferocious ambush-predators and ...
Salty immune cells surrounding the brain linked to hypertension-induced dementia
A study supported by the National Institutes of Health suggests that the response of immune system cells inside the protective ...
Study shows advanced footwear technology positively impacts elite sprint performances
A scientific study published in PeerJ Life & Environment sheds light on the potential game-changing impact of advanced footwear technology (AFT) on elite sprint performances in track and field. The research, titled ...
What’s behind the holiday-suicide myth
PHILADELPHIA – For more than two decades, the Annenberg Public Policy Center has tracked the ways in which news organizations ...
Placing nanoparticles in the palm of your hand
Nanoparticles are super tiny―as small as one nanometer, or one billionth of a meter―and are of keen interest to materials ...
Rice engineers tackle hard-to-map class of materials
HOUSTON – (Dec. 4th, 2023) – The properties that make materials like semiconductors so sought after result from the way ...
New theory unites Einstein’s gravity with quantum mechanics
A radical theory that consistently unifies gravity and quantum mechanics while preserving Einstein’s classical concept of spacetime is announced today ...
Ohio State survey finds Americans struggle to maintain healthy habits during the holiday season
EMBARGOED UNTIL MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2023 AT 12:01 a.m. ESTCredit: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center EMBARGOED UNTIL MONDAY, ...
Teaching physics from the din of flying discs #Acoustics23
SYDNEY, Dec. 4, 2023 – Disc golf is booming, with record numbers of players turning up each year to partake ...
Following in polar bears’ footprints: DNA from snow tracks could help monitor threatened animals
Polar bears are icons of the Arctic, elusive and vulnerable. Detailed monitoring of their populations is crucial for their conservation ...
Decoding flavonoid metabolism: a closer look at plant-based diets
In a world where plant-based lifestyles are on the rise, the power of foods such as broccoli, celery, and tofu, ...
