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October 12, 2025

SLAC scientists shed light on potential breakthrough biomedical molecule

Scientists from the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have gained valuable insights into producing nitroxide, a molecule with...

ET phone Dublin? Astrophysicists scan the Galaxy for signs of life

Astrophysicists from Trinity College Dublin are scanning the Universe for “technosignatures” emanating from distant planets that would provide support for...

Prof. Yong Sik Ok, ISTEB President-elect

Professor Yong Sik Ok becomes the first Korean President of the International Society of Trace Element Biogeochemistry (ISTEB), a Prestigious Global Society

Founded in Austria in 1999, the International Society of Trace Element Biogeochemistry (ISTEB) is a non-profit scientific organization of scientists...

Ryukyuan Pygmy Squid, photographed in the wild. Credit: Shawn Miller

Tiny spirits roam the corals of Japan – two new pygmy squids discovered

The seagrass beds and coral reefs surrounding the Japanese sub-tropical islands of Okinawa are some of the most biodiverse ecosystems...

Child care centers unlikely source for COVID-19 transmission, study finds

Children in child care centers are not spreading COVID-19 at significant rates to caregivers or other children at the center,...

Making chemistry more accessible at the University of Oxford by providing period products

When it comes to the question of who gets to be a scientist, gender disparities are well-documented in many fields....

$9 million award from the Department of Defense will fund groundbreaking FutureG research

Lingjia Liu, professor of electrical and computer engineering who is also an inaugural faculty member at the Virginia Tech Innovation...

World Scientists’ Climate Report highlights perils as Earth enters “uncharted territory”

In a year marked by wildfire, catastrophic flooding, and deadly weather events, an international team of scientists has updated its...

Vertical jump, muscle mass, and VJ/muscle mass reference percentiles for Chinese people aged 8e80, stratified by sex.

Normative values of vertical jump (VJ) and sit-and-reach (SR) for Chinese general population.

Muscle fitness is a crucial component of health-related fitness, playing a fundamental role in the maintenance of overall well-being and...

The true costs of corn

A model examines farmers’ profits and the health and environmental costs of growing corn in the US Midwest, where about...

Finding the genes that help kingfishers dive without hurting their brains

If you’ve ever belly-flopped into a pool, then you know: water can be surprisingly hard if you hit it at...

Figure 1. Novel device for preventing airborne infection

Preventing airborne infection without impeding communication with ions and electric field

A novel device developed by researchers from Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, and Chiba University in...

How to slow the spread of deadly ‘superbugs’

Harnessing new advances in genomic surveillance technology could help detect the rise of deadly ‘superbugs’ and slow their evolution and...

LIGO surpasses the quantum limit

In 2015, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, or LIGO, made history when it made the first direct detection of gravitational...

Kristy Townsend, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at The Ohio State University College of Medicine.

$3.6 million NIH award funds research to treat painful diabetic neuropathy

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A $3.6 million award from the National Institutes of Health will allow neurosurgical, neurology and neuroscience researchers...

Researchers capture first images of a radio ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse

Researchers at New Jersey Institute of Technology’s Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research (NJIT-CSTR) have captured the Oct. 14 solar eclipse in...

University of Montana leads $12.3 million contract to advance TB vaccine

MISSOULA – The National Institutes of Health recently awarded a $12.3 million contract to the University of Montana to develop...

Breastfeeding in the setting of substance use

The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM) has released new literature-based recommendations related to breastfeeding in the setting of substance use...

Genomic stability: A double-edged sword for sharks

Sharks have been populating the oceans for about 400 to 500 million years. While our planet and many of its...

RCSI and Irish Blood Transfusion Service partnership launch

RCSI and Irish Blood Transfusion Service partnership to boost blood products for patients