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Smell you later: Exposure to smells in early infancy can modulate adult behavior
Scientists explore how 'imprinting' on some smells by newborn mice affects adult social behaviorsCredit: Hirofumi Nishizumi from University of Fukui...
Study shows multiple factors shape timing of birth in mule deer
Credit: Joe Riis A five-year study of mule deer does and newborn fawns in western Wyoming shows that migrating deer...
ISSCR launches new podcast
The Stem Cell Report with Martin Pera highlights the stories behind impactful scienceCredit: Credit: ISSCR Skokie, IL - The International...
Almond production remains stable in the long term, despite deficit irrigation
Credit: University of Cordoba Spain boasts the largest cultivated area of almond trees in the world, with more than 700,000...
Consumers are willing to pay for ecosystem services
Credit: Diverfarming Many consumers are willing to pay for improved environmental quality and thus non-market values of impacts of food...
Simple genetic modification aims to stop mosquitoes spreading malaria
Genetically modifying mosquitoes to express antimalarial genes and pass them on to their offspring is being tested as a new...
Student’s second-year homework picked up by Amazon quantum researchers
Elegant code could shorten timeline to achieve scalable quantum computationCredit: Louise Cooper/The University of Sydney What started out as a...
“Shedding light” on the role of undesired impurities in gallium nitride semiconductors
Scientists uncover the mechanism underlying the effect of carbon impurities on the charge carriers of gallium nitrideCredit: Image courtesy: Masashi...
Abandoning the old ways: Progress in the low-cost electrochemical synthesis of ammonia
Scientists develop high performing electrocatalyst to synthesize ammonia in an effort to replace conventional eco-unfriendly methodsCredit: Freepik Ammonia (NH3) is...
NTU Singapore study investigates link between COVID-19 and risk of blood clot formation
Credit: NTU People who have recovered from COVID-19, especially those with pre-existing cardiovascular conditions, may be at risk of developing...
When FRETing over cancer biomarkers won’t work, focus on blinking instead
Researchers from Osaka University used a photostabilizer to access otherwise hidden chemical details of DNA conformational dynamics, and to detect...
A new fluorescent probe that can distinguish B cells from T cells
Unlike traditional antibody-based fluorescent staining methods, the new dye directly binds to the cell membranes of the target cellsCredit: Institute...
Megafauna extinction mystery – size isn’t everything
Credit: Illustration by Gabriel Ugueto Ancient clues, in the shape of fossils and archaeological evidence of varying quality scattered across...
Partial shade from solar panels increase abundance of flowers in late summer
Credit: Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - A new study by Oregon State University researchers found that shade provided by...
A novel, quick, and easy system for genetic analysis of SARS-CoV-2
Researchers from Osaka University and Hokkaido University develop a system for analyzing mutations in SARS-CoV-2 that is much simpler and...
Aged bone marrow niche impedes function of rejuvenated hematopoietic stem cells
Credit: AlphaMed Press Durham, NC - When leukemia strikes an older person, it is in part due to the aging...
Efficient generations of complex vectorial optical fields with metasurfaces
Credit: by Dongyi Wang, Feifei Liu, Tong Liu, Shulin Sun, Qiong He and Lei Zhou Light beams are widely used...
Ancient ammonoids’ shell designs may have aided buoyancy control
Researchers use 3-D-printed models to explore fractal-like interior shell patternsCredit: David Peterman Ammonoids, ancestors of today's octopus, squid and cuttlefish,...
Basketball Mathematics scores big at inspiring kids to learn
Credit: Photographer: Allan Jørgensen, University of Copenhagen New study with 756 1st through 5th graders demonstrates that a six-week mashup...
Past Global Changes Horizons – a new paleoscience magazine for teenagers and young adults
Picture the past. Change the future.Credit: Illustration by Cirenia Arias Baldrich for Past Global Changes Horizons, vol. 1 Past Global...
