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New psychogeography book assesses human interaction with the world
Dr Bridger, a Senior Lecturer in Critical Social Psychology, has just released 'Psychogeography and Psychology: In and Beyond the Discipline',...
Fossils confirm early diversification of spiny plants in central Tibet
Spinescence (a general term for the phenomena of spines, prickles, and thorns on plants) is an important functional trait shared...
Link between recognizing our voice and feeling in control
Being able to recognize our own voice is a critical factor for our sense of control over our speech, according...
Eavesdropping on whales in the high Arctic
Whales are huge, but they live in an even larger environment — the world’s oceans. Researchers use a range of...
USC researcher leads effort to improve research on diet and dementia
Anyone searching the internet for brain healthy foods will find no shortage of stories making dietary recommendations. Some of those...
Study explores coevolution of mammals and their lice
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — According to a new study, the first louse to take up residence on a mammalian host likely...
Researchers propose a new live-attenuated influenza A vaccine approach
A promising strategy to reduce the impact of viral infectious diseases, such as influenza, is the use of attenuated, live...
Fast and facile synthesis of antibacterial amino acid Schiff base copper complexes
Ever since their development in the late 19th century, Schiff bases have been a popular group of organic compounds, owing...
Male dogs four times more likely to develop contagious cancer on nose or mouth than females
Sniffing or licking other dogs’ genitalia – the common site of Canine Transmissible Venereal Tumour – can spread this unusual...
UTSW researchers develop rapid COVID-19 test to identify variants in hours
*Click here to watch "The hunt for COVID-19 variants" videoCredit: UT Southwestern Medical Center *Click here to watch "The hunt...
Ovarian cancer in the fatty omentum: Metabolic enzyme’s key role in tumor metastasis
(LOS ANGELES) – July 1, 2022 - In their recent publication in Cell Reports, a team of scientists, led by...
Dinosaurs took over amid ice, not warmth, says a new study of ancient mass extinction
Many of us know the conventional theory of how the dinosaurs died 66 million years ago: in Earth’s fiery collision...
Mining’s effect on fish warrants better science-based policies
A new paper published in Science Advances synthesizes the impact of metal and coal mines on salmon and trout in...
Hidden in genetics: The evolutionary relationships of two groups of ancient invertebrates revealed
Kamptozoa and Bryozoa are two phyla of small aquatic invertebrates. They are related to snails and clams (collectively called mollusks),...
Black nursing home residents, those under age 65 more likely to have repeat transfers to hospital, MU study finds
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Nursing homes transfer roughly 25% of their residents to the hospital at least once, at a cost...
Monkeypox virus on surfaces: no proof that contact can cause infection
During the currently evolving outbreak of monkeypox cases outside of known endemic areas, transmission is mainly driven by close physical...
Prestigious NSF funding will enable UTSA professor to further demystify body’s metabolic processes
Chemistry professor Aimin Liu has been awarded a three-year, $495,000 Accomplishment-Based Renewal (ABR) grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to advance his research...
When ASD occurs with intellectual disability, a convergent mechanism for two top-ranking risk genes may be the cause
BUFFALO, N.Y. — University at Buffalo scientists have discovered a convergent mechanism that may be responsible for how two top-ranked...
Technologies boost potential for carbon dioxide conversion to useful products
The excessive emission of greenhouse gases, especially carbon dioxide, is rapidly raising the average global temperature. Capturing the carbon dioxide...
Scientists decipher, catalog the diverse origins of Earth’s minerals; will inform models of life’s history, help find new minerals, habitable planets, extraterrestrial life
Credit: ARKENSTONE/Rob Lavinsky Crushed, zapped, boiled, baked and more: Nature used 57 recipes to create Earth’s 10,500+ ‘mineral kinds’ Water...
