NEWS
Extinct Caribbean bird’s closest relatives hail from Africa, South Pacific
Credit: Jeff Gage/Florida Museum of Natural History GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- In a genetic surprise, ancient DNA shows the closest family...
New study investigates how life on land recovered after “The Great Dying”
By characterizing how ancient life responded to environmental stressors, researchers gain insights into how modern species might fareCredit: © Xiaochong...
FSU researchers discover how ‘cryptic species’ respond differently to coral bleaching
Credit: FSU Coastal and Marine Laboratory/Scott Burgess Certain brightly colored coral species dotting the seafloor may appear indistinguishable to many...
Jonathan Wall receives $1.79 million to develop new amyloidosis treatment
Credit: UTHSC Memphis, Tenn. (March 16, 2021) - The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases recently awarded...
USC Stem Cell scientists start a buzz around fruit flies in hearing research
Credit: Image by Ismael Fernández-Hernández/Bonaguidi Lab Even though a fruit fly doesn't have ears, it can hear with its antennae....
Catching electrons in action in an antiferromagnetic nanowire
Credit: Ranjit Pati/Michigan Tech The electron is one of the fundamental particles in nature we read about in school. Its...
UC-led research looks at alternative to treat eye diseases
Federally funded study says drug delivery for certain common eye diseases could be improvedCredit: University of Cincinnati Getting poked in...
Return to work and the path to recovery after serious injury in Black men
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (March 16, 20201) - After a traumatic injury, returning to work (RTW) can be a strong...
Can crops become more efficient?
$1 million grant to probe a natural process that saps plants' productivityCredit: Photo by Jesse Gardner on Unsplash Plants were...
Study of synapse strength focuses on ‘active zones’
Credit: Littleton Lab/MIT Picower Institute Job descriptions for the thousands of types of neurons in the brain typically include a...
First Midwest urban long-term ecological research site established in Twin-Cities
Credit: Yinan Chen from Pixabay The USDA Forest Service is part of a partnership that will establish the first urban...
Study uncovers safety concerns with some air purifiers
Joint university research finds some air purifiers may actually increase harmful airborne chemicalsCredit: Illinois Tech The market for air purifiers...
New study points to novel drug target for treating COVID-19
Cleveland Clinic Florida researchers publish findings in Nature MicrobiologyCredit: Cleveland Clinic March 16, 2021, PORT ST. LUCIE, FL: Researchers from...
Is there life on mars today and where?
Challenging assumptions about the possibility of modern life on MarsCredit: Credit Image: (b) NASA-JPL/MRO-University of Arizona (c) Lauro et al.,...
NAU researcher collaborates with ASU to develop groundbreaking technology for food safety
Multidisciplinary project will use dendritic tags to enable food traceability any point in the supply chainCredit: Northern Arizona University According...
Easing the burden on transgender and nonbinary graduate students
Report offers suggestions to relax a "toxic" atmosphereCredit: University of Houston It would surprise no one that pursuing a graduate...
Image release: Cosmic lens reveals faint radio galaxy
Natural magnification enables discoveryCredit: Heywood et al.; Sophia Dagnello, NRAO/AUI/NSF; STScI. Radio telescopes are the world's most sensitive radio receivers,...
Distinguished Lehigh researcher Zakya Kafafi elected to National Academy of Engineering
Kafafi's 'contributions to materials technologies for organic optoelectronics' recognized with one of the highest honors given to engineers in the...
Are lakes emitting more carbon dioxide in a warming world?
New research looks to link between carbon dioxide and oxygen to answer the questionCredit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute TROY, N.Y. --...
Tracking past earthquakes along the Japan Trench
IODP Expedition 386 focuses on the record of giant earthquakes of the past preserved in deep marine sedimentsCredit: Credits ©...
