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The comet that killed the dinosaurs
New theory explains possible origin of the Chicxulub impactorCredit: Gerd Altmann/Pixabay It was tens of miles wide and forever changed...
New physics rules tested on quantum computer
Simulation of non-Hermitian quantum mechanics using a quantum computer goes beyond centuries old conventionsCredit: Aalto University Aalto researchers have used...
Parents Say COVID-19 has disrupted children’s dental care
1 in 3 parents feel COVID-19 has made it harder to get preventive dental care for their child; families with...
UTIA Professor receives SAEA Emerging Scholar Award
Karen DeLong recognized for distinguished professional contributionsCredit: Photo courtesy UTIA. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Karen DeLong, associate professor in the Department...
Peeking at the pathfinding strategies of the hippocampus in the brain
Observed the pattern of change in place cells in animal experiments using cue-poor and cue-rich spatial environments. Suggesting new directions...
Membrane building blocks play decisive role in controlling cell growth
Credit: Marta Fratini Lipids are the building blocks of a cell's envelope - the cell membrane. In addition to their...
Strange creatures accidentally discovered beneath Antarctica’s ice shelves
Credit: Dr Huw Griffiths/British Antarctic Survey Far underneath the ice shelves of the Antarctic, there's more life than expected, finds...
Aspirin preferred to prevent blood clots in kids after heart surgery
Credit: jesse orrico Aspirin should be favoured over warfarin to prevent blood clotting in children who undergo a surgery that...
Researchers propose that humidity from masks may lessen severity of COVID-19
NIH study compares how different face masks affect humidity inside the maskCredit: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney...
Liquid biopsy for colorectal cancer could guide therapy for tumors
Blood and urine samples identify disease that lingers after initial therapyCredit: PETER HARRIS A new study from Washington University School...
Scientists awarded Fulbright scholarships to study climate and the environment
Lora Harris and Christina Goethel to begin research exchange in Finland and IcelandCredit: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science...
NASA’s TESS discovers new worlds in a river of young stars
Credit: Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Download high-resolution images from NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio Using observations from NASA's Transiting...
Young planets with teenage sun give space studies a lift
New planetary system offers glimpse into how planets evolveCredit: Illustration courtesy of NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center HANOVER, N.H. - February...
Star-shaped brain cells may be linked to stuttering
UC Riverside-led study examined the effects of the medication risperidone on brain metabolism in stutteringCredit: UCR School of Medicine. RIVERSIDE,...
More trees do not always create a cooler planet, Clark University geographer finds
Clark researchers discover some US forests add to global warmingCredit: n/a WORCESTER, Mass. -- New research by Christopher A. Williams,...
UTIA professor earns SAEA Lifetime Achievement Award
Burton C. English recognized for outstanding contributions to agricultural economicsCredit: Photo courtesy UTIA. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Burton C. English, professor...
‘Sex, lasers and male competition:’ fruit flies win genetic race with rivals
Males with most impressive adornments have sperm that outcompetes rivals who mate firstCredit: Michal Polak/UC Scientists have accepted natural selection...
The effects of antidepressant drugs evaluated through the analysis of patients’ tweet
Scientists have identified behavioural and linguistic changes in tweets in Spanish published by users suffering from depression and who are...
Scientists manipulate magnets at the atomic scale
Credit: Lancaster University Fast and energy-efficient future data processing technologies are on the horizon after an international team of scientists...
Engineers earn NASA grant to enable flying taxis
Credit: NASA / Lillian Gipson Imagine fleets of small aircraft able to vertically take off and land from helipads in...