Biology
Older than expected: Teeth reveal the origin of the tiger shark
Credit: © Michael Vogelsang / www.seapicture.de The tiger shark is one of the largest predatory sharks known today. This shark...
Copper foam as a highly efficient, durable filter for reusable masks and air cleaners
Credit: Adapted from Nano Letters 2021, DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c00050 During the COVID-19 pandemic, people have grown accustomed to wearing facemasks, but...
Recharge your batteries
University of Utah engineering professor finds new inroads in fast charging for lithium-ion batteriesCredit: Vincent Horiuchi/University of Utah College of...
Highlands of diversity: Another new chameleon from the Bale region, Ethiopia
Credit: Koppetsch et al. The Bale Mountains in south-central Ethiopia are considered to be one of the most unique centers...
How human cells coordinate the start of DNA replication
Credit: Manzar Hossain/Stillman lab/CSHL, 2021 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) President and CEO Bruce Stillman has been dissecting DNA replication,...
Engineering of Mississippi River has kept carbon out of atmosphere, study says
Scientists set out to learn more about the fate of organic carbon that is transported in large quantities by the...
With drop in LA’s vehicular aerosol pollution, vegetation emerges as major source
Plants that emit lots of isoprenes may be causing unhealthful aerosol levels during heat wavesCredit: UC Berkeley graphics by Clara...
Mussel sensors pave the way for new environmental monitoring tools
Credit: James Reynolds, NC State University Researchers at North Carolina State University have designed and demonstrated a new system that...
Sea-level rise in 20th century was fastest in 2,000 years along much of East Coast
Global increase from melting ice and warming oceans is most significant change since 1800Credit: Jennifer S. Walker, Rutgers University The...
Researchers show where and how plants detect the nutrient potassium
Newly discovered group of cells in the root tip reacts to potassium deficiency and directs signalling pathways mediating plant adaptationCredit:...
Cephalopods: Older than was thought?
Fossil find from Canada could rewrite the evolutionary history of invertebrate organismsCredit: Gregor Austermann / Communications Biology The possibly oldest...
How UK, South Africa coronavirus variants escape immunity
TACC's Frontera supercomputer aids in building infection models of COVID-19 variantsCredit: Google Images All viruses mutate as they make copies...
New evidence in search for the mysterious Denisovans
Credit: Photo supplied by the Trustees of the Natural History Museum. An international group of researchers led by the University...
Stem cell therapy shows promise against age-related muscle loss
Credit: Kim Ratliff, Augusta University As the name implies, induced pluripotent stem cells can become any type of cell in...
Virtual pollination trade uncovers global dependence on biodiversity for food consumption
Credit: Karlo Guidoni-Martins Recently, a published study in Science Advances assessed the contribution of pollinators to international market flows and...
These baby great white sharks love to hang out near New York
FAU Harbor Branch study provides first-ever glimpse into 3D movements of young white sharks using satellite technologyCredit: OCEARCH/R. Snow Uncovering...
UNIST students honored with 2021 Asan Foundation Scholarship
Credit: UNIST Three UNIST graduate students have been awarded the prestigious 2021 Asan Foundation Medical Bioscience Scholarship, an annual award...
Phytol may be promising for eco-friendly agrochemicals to control root-knot nematodes
Credit: Taketo Fujimoto, Hiroshi Abe, Takayuki Mizukubo, and Shigemi Seo Root-knot nematodes (RKNs, Meloidogyne spp.) infect a broad range of...
UNM study: As more are vaccinated, it makes economic sense to gradually open the economy
Credit: UNM School of Engineering A University of New Mexico research team conducted a data analysis that has found that...
Uniform drying time for goldenseal to enhance medicinal qualities of forest herb
Credit: Eric Burkhart/Penn State Developing a standardized drying protocol for goldenseal could lead to more predictable health applications and outcomes...
