An antidote for deadly mushrooms? (video)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23, 2023 — Almost all mushroom-related fatalities worldwide are caused by a single group of molecules, cyclopeptides, which ...
Mouse mummies point to mammalian life in “Mars-like” Andes
The dry, wind-swept summits of volcanoes in the Puna de Atacama of Chile and Argentina are the closest thing on ...
Scientists develop ‘pseudo cell’ formulation for vitreoretinal disease therapy
Researchers from the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Beijing Chaoyang Hospital have developed ...
Plants transformed into detectors of dangerous chemicals
What if your house plant could tell you your water isn’t safe? Scientists are closer to realizing this vision, having ...
UTIA examines online grocery shopping attributes and subsequent influence on food choices
Researchers from the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture have received a ...
Researchers use pioneering new method to unlock brain’s noradrenaline system
An international team of researchers has provided valuable insights into the brain’s noradrenaline (NA) system, which has been a longtime ...
Chemists, engineers craft adjustable arrays of microscopic lenses
They number in the thousands, light striking the phalanx of lenses arrayed on a face in geometric pattern, the beams ...
Plant-based isn’t just about burgers anymore
A team of University of Waterloo researchers has created smart, advanced materials that will be the building blocks for a ...
Bioengineering team wins health care innovation competition
Four senior bioengineering students at The University of Texas at Arlington have won the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Coulter College ...
Contaminants in cannabis and hemp flowers create potential for health risks
Cannabis use, even for medical purposes, could make some people sick due to harmful fungi that contaminate the plants.Credit: Photo ...
Why do some men not produce sperm?
KANSAS CITY, MO—October 20, 2023—Millions of couples worldwide experience infertility with half of the cases originating in men. For 10% ...
Felix Parra Diaz elected a fellow of the American Physical Society
Felix Parra Diaz, the head of the Theory Department at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory ...
An injured child’s chance of surviving improves when treated at a trauma center prepared to care for children
Key Takeaways Credit: American College of Surgeons Key Takeaways Trauma centers with the highest pediatric readiness scores (93 or greater) on ...
More than 7,500 daily steps prior to surgery is associated with lower risk of postoperative complications
Key takeaways Credit: American College of Surgeons Key takeaways Using Fitbit activity tracking data, researchers identified patients who might be at ...
University of Warwick researcher to benefit from £80m Royal Society funding to develop sustainable plastics
The University of Warwick will be at the forefront of research into sustainable materials, thanks to a share of £80 ...
Ancient sea monster remains reveal oldest mega-predatory pliosaur
The fossils of a 170-million-year-old ancient marine reptile from the Age of Dinosaurs have been identified as the oldest-known mega-predatory ...
NTU Singapore and ETH Zurich scientists convert waste chicken feathers into the heart of clean fuel cells
Credit: Credit to NTU Singapore Feathers keep chickens warm, and they might also hold the key to creating sustainable ...
Accelerating waves shed light on major problems in physics
Whenever light interacts with matter, light appears to slow down. This is not a new observation and standard wave mechanics ...
Endocrine disruption in seals by environmental contaminants
In this study, the ability of bisphenols (BPs) and hydroxylated polychlorinated biphenyls (OH-PCBs) to activate estrogen receptor α and β ...
Generating clean electricity with chicken feathers
The food industry generates enormous amounts of waste and by-products, including from poultry production. Each year, some 40 million tonnes ...
