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Understanding fruit fly behavior may be next step toward autonomous vehicles
Could the way drosophila use antennae to sense heat help us teach self-driving cars make decisions?Credit: Gallio lab With over...
Spin defects under control
Credit: (Image: Andreas Gottscholl / University of Wuerzburg) Boron nitride is a technologically interesting material because it is very compatible...
Aquatic invasive species cause damage worth billions of dollars
First global study on economic costs of aquatic invasive species publishedCredit: Cornelia Jaspers, GEOMAR/DTU Aqua The global movement of goods...
Houston flooding polluted reefs more than 100 miles offshore
Flower Garden Banks fouled by runoff from 2017's Harvey and 2016's Tax Day floodsCredit: Photo by Carsten Grupstra/Rice University HOUSTON...
Low-cost technology reduces the cost and carbon footprint of pressurized irrigation
Credit: University of Cordoba Innovation and advances in technology have facilitated agricultural activity in recent years, as traditional irrigation techniques...
Deep learning networks prefer the human voice — just like us
Columbia engineers demonstrate that AI systems might reach higher performance if programmed with sound files of human language rather than...
First air quality profile of two sub-Saharan African cities finds troubling news
Pollution up to 5 times over international guidelinesCredit: Courtesy Dan Westervelt Ambient air pollution is a global public health crisis,...
Moffitt researchers demonstrate tissue architecture regulates tumor evolution
Spatial constraints from the surrounding environment govern the evolution of tumorsCredit: Moffitt Cancer Center TAMPA, Fla. -- Tumors are genetically...
Insilico to present the latest advances in chemistry AI at ACS Spring 2021
Credit: Insilico April 6, 2021 - Insilico Medicine, a global leader in deep learning for drug discovery and development, will...
How do lakes affect energy, heat, and carbon exchange processes in mountainous areas?
Credit: Lujun Xu Lakes act as an important part of the earth system. They have special functions in regulating regional...
Scientists reveal elusive inner workings of antioxidant enzyme with therapeutic potential
Credit: ORNL/Jill Hemman Mitochondria, known as the powerhouses within human cells, generate the energy needed for cell survival. However, as...
Hubble spots double quasars in merging galaxies
Credit: NASA, ESA, and J. Olmsted (STScI) NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is "seeing double." Peering back 10 billion years into...
Being top baboon costs males their longevity
Struggle for dominance leaves a mark on genes and speeds up agingCredit: Elizabeth Archie DURHAM, N.C. -- Some guys have...
Towards the in vivo detection of cancer progression using circularly polarized LEDs
Credit: Journal of Biophotonics Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) have experimentally demonstrated a novel cancer diagnosis technique...
New wasp species discovered in Norway
A brand new species of parasitic cuckoo wasp was discovered based on its clever use of pheromonesCredit: Photo: Arnstein Staverløkk,...
A new type of battery that can charge ten times faster than a lithium-ion battery created
Moreover, it is safer in terms of potential fire hazards and has a lower environmental impactCredit: Anatoliy A. Vereshchagin It...
Competing for high status speeds up aging in male baboons
Study suggests that high social status contributes to accelerated aging in baboons, despite its other advantagesCredit: Beth Archie (CC BY...
Rising Sika deer populations linked to bovine TB infections
Credit: Benjamin Lecomte New research suggests Ireland's increasing populations of Sika deer may be linked to local outbreaks of TB...
A new material enables the usage of ‘calcium’ for batteries
Credit: Kazuaki Kisu and Shin-ichi Orimo Scientists from Tohoku University have developed a new fluorine-free calcium (Ca) electrolyte based on...
Maternal stress in conception linked to higher chance of female foetus
Women who experience more stress around the time of conception are twice as likely to give birth to a girlCredit:...
