Science News

Extreme rainfall events cause top-heavy aquatic food webs

Credit: The Bromeliad Working Group/UBC. An expansive, multi-site ecology study led by UBC has uncovered new insights into the effects...

Using electricity to break down pollutants left over after wastewater treatment

A team at the INRS tested an advanced electro-oxidation processCredit: Jean-Daniel Bourgault (INRS) Pesticides, pharmaceutical products, and endocrine disruptors are...

Water-saving alternative forage crops for Texas livestock

Credit: Sukhbir Singh In the semi-arid Texas High Plains, growers and producers are concerned about the sustainability of beef and...

A helping hand for cancer immunotherapy

Study suggests that PRMT5 inhibitors may turn 'cold' tumors 'hot,' making them responsive to immune checkpoint therapiesCredit: Sanford Burnham Prebys...

Stress testing ‘coral in a box’

Credit: Christian Voolstra Coral death is impacting oceans worldwide as a consequence of climate change. The concern is that corals...

Lung, immune function in kids could protect from severe COVID-19

Credit: Photo credit: Krithika Lingappan, MBBS; Matthew Harting, MD; Bindu Akkanti, MD Differences in lung physiology and immune function in...

Study reveals how bacteria build essential carbon-fixing machinery

Credit: Luning Liu Scientists from the University of Liverpool have revealed new insight into how cyanobacteria construct the organelles that...

New method for simulating yarn-cloth patterns to be unveiled at ACM SIGGRAPH

Novel technique includes the stretching and bending responseCredit: © Georg Sperl, Rahul Narain, and Chris Wojtan The simulation of woven...

5G networks have few health impacts, Oregon State study using zebrafish model finds

Credit: Lynn Ketchum CORVALLIS, Ore. - Findings from an Oregon State University study into the effects of radiofrequency radiation generated...

Study: ‘Anti-vaxxers’ gain traction against HPV vaccine on Facebook

MU media expert analyzed 10 years of HPV-vaccine related Facebook postsCredit: University of Missouri One of the biggest social media...

Research advances understanding of how the brain focuses while ignoring distractions