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For people with pre-existing liver disease, toxic algae may be more dangerous
UToledo research adds to evidence that new exposure guidelines for microcystin may be needed for those with liver disease or...
NASA sees heavy rainfall occurring in strengthening Tropical Storm Mario
Credit: NASA/JAXA/NRL When the Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM core satellite passed over the Eastern Pacific Ocean, it flew...
Unlock your smartphone with earbuds
Novel biometric tool, EarEcho, uses sound waves to identify the ear canal's unique geometryCredit: University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. --...
Shape-shifting robots built from smarticles could navigate Army operations
Credit: Rob Felt, Georgia Tech) RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- A U.S. Army project took a new approach to developing...
WSU grizzly research reveals remarkable genetic regulation during hibernation
Credit: Photo by Henry Moore Jr. BCU/WSU PULLMAN, Wash.--Being a human couch potato can greatly increase fat accumulation, hasten the...
Study explores how rock expands near soil surface in Southern Sierra Nevada
Credit: Russell Callahan A University of Wyoming researcher and his team discovered that weathering of subsurface rock in the Southern...
UW receives $15.8 million NSF grant for instrumentation for new King Air research aircraft
Credit: University of Wyoming The University of Wyoming received a $15.8 million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant that will provide...
Coral reefs and squat lobsters flourished 150 million years ago
Squat lobsters have a colorful history going back to the dinosaur era -- a peak of diversityCredit: Cristina Robins &...
UVA engineering-led team unveils ‘Tunabot,’ first robotic fish to keep pace with a tuna
With a better understanding of how fish move, researchers eventually could develop faster, more efficient propulsion systems for manned and...
NASA infrared data shows heavy rain potential along gulf from Imelda
Credit: NASA JPL/Heidar Thrastarson One of the ways NASA researches tropical cyclones is using infrared data that provides temperature information....
Shedding light on dark matter
UD computer scientist co-leads $1 million project to identify and localize dark-matter particlesCredit: Photo courtesy the XENON collaboration Dark matter...
Winning-at-all-costs in the workplace: Short-term gains could spell long-term disaster
Credit: San Diego State University Organizations endorsing a win-at-all-costs environment may find this management style good for the bottom-line, but...
Anthony Fitzpatrick receives $2.84M to decipher origins of brain disorders
Funding will support combined use of recent Nobel Prize-winning technology with a powerful new imaging method; lays groundwork for detecting,...
Platinum-graphene fuel cell catalysts show superior stability over bulk platinum
Credit: Allison Carter Films of platinum only two atoms thick supported by graphene could enable fuel cell catalysts with unprecedented...