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Red algae thrive despite ancestor’s massive loss of genes
Study may spawn ways to genetically alter and control red seaweedsCredit: Debashish Bhattacharya/Rutgers University-New Brunswick You'd think that losing 25...
Turning a dangerous toxin into a biosensor
Credit: Chan Cao, EPFL Some types of bacteria have the ability to punch holes into other cells and kill them....
Severe drought shuts down reproduction in copperhead snakes, study finds
Credit: Photo by Chuck Smith CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A long-term study of copperhead snakes in a forest near Meriden, Connecticut,...
Scientists discover the implication of a new protein involved in liver cancer
The finding has a clear clinical relevance, since it will facilitate patient selection to offer a more specific therapyCredit: IDIBELL...
Migratory birds are worse off in West Africa
Research undermines widely held idea that favorable conditions in winter habitat make up for the long, arduous migratory flightsCredit: Jeroen...
Chameleon’s tongue strike inspires fast-acting robots
Robots can catch live insects in the blink of an eyeCredit: Ramses V. Martinez/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Chameleons,...
Evidence of humans, not ‘bots,’ key to uncovering disinformation campaigns
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Political disinformation campaigns on social media threaten to sway political outcomes,...
Which came first: Brain size or drinking propensity?
New research challenges traditional idea about relationship between alcohol use and brain sizeCredit: Washington University For years, researchers have observed...
EMPOWER for health act highlights rare, important bipartisan priority: Care as we age
Credit: (C) 2019, American Geriatrics Society Among several legislative proposals slated for a vote today in the U.S. House of...
Mclean’s brain bank receives new contract from NIH
The McLean Hospital Brain Bank is proud to be 1 of 6 brain banks that are part of the NIH...
Salt helps proteins move on down the road
Rice chemists identify hidden aspects of protein-separation process to simplify drug manufactureCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (Oct. 28, 2019)...
Compact depth sensor inspired by spiders
Metalens sensor could be used for microrobotics, augmented reality, wearable devicesCredit: (Video courtesy of Qi Guo and Zhujun Shi/Harvard University)...
NASA finds Arabian sea tropical cyclone Kyarr’s heavy rainfall
Credit: Credit: NASA/JAXA/NRL Tropical Cyclone Kyarr is moving through the central Arabian Sea and NASA provided forecasters with an analysis...
DESI points 5,000 robotic ‘eyes’ at the sky to explore dark energy
The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument begins final testing, setting the stage for a 5-year survey that will analyze the light...
Hyperfine introduces world’s first point-of-care MRI system at the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Scientific Assembly 2019
Credit: Hyperfine Guilford, CT - October 28, 2019 - Hyperfine Research Inc. is introducing the world's first low-cost, point-of-care (POC)...
Extinction of cold-water corals on the Namibian shelf due to low oxygen contents
New study now published in the journal GeologyCredit: MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen They were...
NASA tracking Eastern Atlantic’s late season Tropical Storm Pablo
Credit: NASA Worldview Pablo is a tropical cyclone that formed late on Oct. 25 and strengthened into a hurricane for...
NASA sees Tropical Cyclone Olga merge with a cold front
Credit: NASA Worldview Tropical Depression 17 strengthened briefly into a tropical storm on the same day it formed, Oct. 25....
Let there be…a new light
Scientists synthesized light with new intrinsic chirality to tell mirror molecules apartCredit: Steven Roberts Light is the fastest way to...
Soft double gyroids are unique, but imperfect, crystals
Rice materials scientists detail unexpected distortions in self-assembling polymersCredit: Tommy LaVergne/Rice University HOUSTON - (Oct. 28, 2019) - What appears...
