NEWS
Unlocking the energetic secrets of collective animal movement: How group behavior reduces energy costs in fish
Many animals, including apex predators, move in groups. We know this collective behavior is fundamental to the animal’s ability to...
A new glue, potentially also for you
A new glue, potentially also for youCredit: Peter Allen, Ryan Allen, and James C. Weaver. A new glue, potentially also...
Eating too much protein is bad for your arteries, and this amino acid is to blame
PITTSBURGH, Feb. 19, 2024 – University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers discovered a molecular mechanism by which excessive dietary...
Cleveland Clinic-led study discovers link between high levels of niacin – a common b vitamin – and heart disease
February 19, 2024, Cleveland: Cleveland Clinic researchers have identified a new pathway that contributes to cardiovascular disease associated with high levels...
Newly discovered genetic markers help pinpoint diabetes risks, complications
In the largest genome-wide association study to date on Type 2 diabetes, a team of international researchers, co-led by a University...
Second year of Cal Poly astronomy fellowship to examine high-energy particle jets near supermassive black holes
February 16, 2024 Credit: Courtesy Jodi Christiansen February 16, 2024 Contact: Nick Wilson 805-235-8008; [email protected] Second Year of Cal Poly...
Why two prehistoric sharks found in Ohio got new names
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Until recently, Orthacanthus gracilis could have been considered the “John Smith” of prehistoric shark names, given how...
Poorly coiled frog guts help scientists unravel prevalent human birth anomaly
How does our intestine, which can be at least 15 feet long, fit properly inside our bodies? As our digestive...
Unveiling uremic toxins linked to itching in hemodialysis patients
Niigata, Japan – Dr. Yamamoto et al. found the several uremic toxins as one of causes of itching in hemodialysis...
Giant Antarctic sea spiders reproductive mystery solved by UH researchers
Link to video and sound (details below): https://spaces.hightail.com/receive/JwM0o5gQdqCredit: Photo credit: R. Robbins Link to video and sound (details below): https://spaces.hightail.com/receive/JwM0o5gQdq The reproduction...
Rare case of opossum infected by rabies sounds alarm regarding circulation of this virus in urban environments
A female White-eared opossum (Didelphis albiventris) found dead in 2021 in Bosque dos Jequitibás Park in the center of Campinas,...
Under pressure – space exploration in our time
In the past decade, humanity has seen the birth and expansion of a commercial space sector with new, private players,...
New paper proposes standards – and actionable clinical tools – for biomarkers of aging
A new paper led by Harvard researchers has zeroed in on biomarkers of aging using omic data from population-based studies....
Entrepreneurship on the periphery: between precarious work and the search for a meaningful life
Understanding how the poor deal with the effects of the economic crisis into which Brazil plunged in 2014 was the...
Brain waves are part of memory
Spatial navigation and spatial memory play a central role in our lives. Without these abilities, we would hardly be able...
WVU close to commercializing microwave technology that can cool down industry’s energy usage
West Virginia University engineers have secured $3 million in U.S. Department of Energy funding to research a new chemical reactor...
Self-monitoring improves physical activity of care-needing elderly
Self-monitoring of physical activity with an accelerometer and feedback is an effective tool to improve physical activity in elderly people...
Towards more efficient catalysts
Researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), Harvard Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology,...
New chip opens door to AI computing at light speed
Penn Engineers have developed a new chip that uses light waves, rather than electricity, to perform the complex math essential...
Laboratory study on conditions for spontaneous excitation of “chorus emission,” wave of space plasma
A dipole magnetic field, created by a ring current, is the most fundamental type of magnetic field that is found...
POPULAR NEWS
-
Physicists Develop Visible Time Crystal for the First Time
-
Breakthrough in Computer Hardware Advances Solves Complex Optimization Challenges
-
Tailored Gene-Editing Technology Emerges as a Promising Treatment for Fatal Pediatric Diseases
-
Scientists Achieve Ambient-Temperature Light-Induced Heterolytic Hydrogen Dissociation