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Study finds human-caused North Atlantic right whale deaths are being undercounted
As recent sightings of entangled whales raise alarm, scientists say annual counts of right whale carcasses do a poor job...
New shape-changing 4D materials hold promise for morphodynamic tissue engineering
Shape-changing scaffold for tissue engineeringCredit: Yu Bin Lee New hydrogel-based materials that can change shape in response to psychological stimuli,...
Parker Solar Probe offers stunning view of Venus
Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Naval Research Laboratory/Guillermo Stenborg and Brendan Gallagher NASA's Parker Solar Probe captured stunning views of Venus during...
Researchers use machine learning to identify autism blood biomarkers
Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS - Feb. 24, 2021 - Using machine learning tools to analyze hundreds of proteins,...
Paleontologists discover new insect group after solving 150-year-old mystery
SFU-led research team uncovers how fossil dragonfly relatives have been misclassified due to their striking similarityCredit: Copyright Zootaxa, used by...
Tool that more efficiently analyzes ocean color data will become part of NASA program
Stevens uses machine learning-driven techniques to develop a long-awaited tool that better reveals the health of Earth's oceans and the...
Embracing our excremental selves
In her latest book, Mary Foltz examines the ways several postmodern authors produce scatological works to critique how humans treat...
Over 80% of Atlantic Rainforest remnants have been impacted by human activity
Researchers estimated biodiversity and biomass losses in the biome using data from 1,819 forest inventories. In terms of carbon storage,...
‘Miracle poison’ for novel therapeutics
Researchers prove they can engineer botulinum toxin proteins to find new targets with high selectivity, a critical advance toward potential...
Rediscovered journal brings unique perspective on Atlantic slave trade
Credit: Book cover courtesy the University of Virginia Press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The trade that brought enslaved Africans to the...
Strengthened by chaos, new super-hard materials will stir steel together
Department of Defense project will create AI-materials tools to design recipes for a new class of materials tailored to super-hard,...
Record-high Arctic freshwater will flow to Labrador Sea, affecting local and global oceans
Credit: Francesca Samsel and Greg Abram Freshwater is accumulating in the Arctic Ocean. The Beaufort Sea, which is the largest...
Revive the map: 4D building reconstruction with machine learning
Credit: Farella E.M, et al./ MDPI Applied Sciences A research team from Skoltech and FBK (Italy) presented a methodology to...
Scientists describe earliest primate fossils
Credit: Andrey Atuchin A new study published Feb. 24 in the journal Royal Society Open Science documents the earliest-known fossil...
Pirate attacks more frequent in waters with destructive fishing practices
New spatial analysis suggests anti-piracy efforts could include policing of illegal fishing practicesCredit: Desai et al, PLOS ONE 2021 (CC-BY...
DOD selects NPS to advance research in environmental resilience and surprise
Credit: U.S. Navy Illustration by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan K. Serpico The Department of Defense's (DOD) Strategic Environmental...
New technique shows promise in preventing recurrent stroke
Research from Cedars-Sinai leads to planning for a multicenter national studyCredit: Cedars-Sinai HD Video Available for Download LOS ANGELES --...
Pushing computing to the edge by rethinking microchips’ design
Credit: Hongyang Jia/Princeton University Responding to artificial intelligence's exploding demands on computer networks, Princeton University researchers in recent years have...
Study finds digital treatment for osteoarthritis is superior to traditional routine care
Joint Academy's online treatment effectively addresses growing and costly chronic disease safely during the global pandemicCredit: Joint Academy The steadily...
A gene provides both protection and destruction
Credit: Ralf Baumeister/University of Freiburg The family of ENDOU enzymes is found in most organisms, yet its functions are only...
