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Recreational blue crab harvest in Maryland higher than current estimates
First statewide tagging study to estimate Maryland's recreational take finds it amounts to 11% of the male commercial takeCredit: Kim...
Study finds inflammatory mechanism responsible for bone erosion in rheumatoid arthritis
In a study of the effects of cigarette smoking on exacerbation of the disease, scientists at a FAPESP-supported research center...
Scientists document first biofluorescent fish in the Arctic
Seasonal daylight makes biofluorescence rare in Arctic waters; snailfish living in iceberg habitats of Greeland buck trend with green and...
University of Maryland co-publishes the first full reference genome for rye
Reference genome provides an invaluable resource for crop improvement across wheat, barley, triticale, and ryeCredit: Markus Spiske, public domain As...
Teamwork makes light shine ever brighter
Combined energy sources return a burst of photons from plasmonic gold nanogapsCredit: Natelson Research Group/Rice University HOUSTON - (March 18,...
Artificial neuron device could shrink energy use and size of neural network hardware
Credit: Sangheon Oh/Nature Nanotechnology Training neural networks to perform tasks, such as recognizing images or navigating self-driving cars, could one...
How well does vaccination work in residents of long-term care homes?
Researchers aim to find outCredit: Schlegel Villages, Ontario, Canada MONTREAL, MARCH 18, 2021 - Long-term care homes have been at...
Hubble shows torrential outflows from infant stars may not stop them from growing
Credit: Credits: NASA, ESA, STScI, N. Habel and S. T. Megeath (University of Toledo) Though our galaxy is an immense...
Twice as much carbon flowing from land to ocean than previously thought
Credit: Eun Young Kwon Every year 600-900 million tons of carbon flow through rivers to the ocean either as particles...
Image methods tested on a SARS-CoV-2 protein improve the 3D reconstructions of macromolec
Credit: Javier Vargas An international study led by the University Complutense of Madrid (UCM) proposed new computational image processing methods...
Understanding how electrons ‘dance’ in topological semimetals
UH physicist earns NSF CAREER Award to investigate materials' fundamental aspectsCredit: Preeti Gore Semimetals lie between metals and non-metals in...
Scientists take step towards quantum supremacy
Credit: Sergey Gnuskov/NUST MISIS A Russian-German research team has created a quantum sensor that grants access to measurement and manipulation...
ATRT molecular groups: looking at the biology from the clinic
Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital are learning more about what the molecular groups of a rare pediatric brain...
The impact of geopolitical boundaries on cycad conservation efforts
Conservation measures across multiple governments and countries necessary to mitigate extinction risksCredit: University of Guam Geopolitical boundaries can have a...
New cancer-fighting immunotherapy enters clinical trials
Credit: von Brünneck / Charité - Joint press release by the MDC and Charité - A new cancer-fighting gene therapy...
Climate change ravages coralligenous architects in the Mediterranean
Increasing the vulnerability of the ecosystemCredit: Joaquim Garrabou (ICM-CSIC) Marine heatwaves are dramatically affecting the marine ecosystems of the world...
Enigmatic circling behavior captured in whales, sharks, penguins, and sea turtles
Credit: Narazaki et al. / iScience Technological advances have made it possible for researchers to track the movements of large...
HAWC: Are photons of extreme energies coming from the Galaxy’s largest accelerator?
Credit: Source: HAWC For years, in the vastness of our galaxy, astrophysicists have been tracking down pevatrons - natural accelerators...
The hidden machinery of a photosynthetic giant revealed
BiologyCredit: © RUB, Marquard The collaborative work is published online in the journal Communications Biology on March 8th, 2021. The...
Top electronics brands, global organizations launch alliance for circular electronics
Top electronics brands join new alliance to set shared vision for circular economy for electronics; release roadmap, vision on how...