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Finnish biodiversity information management inspires globally
Credit: Pekka Malinen / Luomus FinBIF, which is coordinated and developed by the Finnish Museum of Natural History Luomus of...
Suppressing meta-holographic artifacts by laser coherence tuning
Credit: by Yaniv Eliezer, Geyang Qu, Wenhong Yang, Yujie Wang, Hasan Yilmaz, Shumin Xiao, Qinghai Song and Hui Cao Metasurface...
Slender robotic finger senses buried items
The technology uses tactile sensing to identify objects underground, and might one day help disarm land mines or inspect cables.Credit:...
Non-parents expand ‘facial dexterity’ in caring for infants among primates
Findings underscore evolutionary nature of non-verbal communicationCredit: James P. Higham Non-parents expand the range of their facial expressions in caring...
Similar states of activity identified in supermassive and stellar mass black holes
Credit: Teo Muñoz Darias/Juan A. Fernández Ontiveros The researchers Juan A. Fernández-Ontiveros, of the Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF) in...
Tuning the intermediate reaction barriers by a CuPd catalyst for CO2 electroreduction to C2 products
Credit: Chinese Journal of Catalysis Using intermittent electric energy to convert excessive CO2 into C2 products, such as ethylene and...
Scientists use weather forecasts to direct conservation of elephants
Climate and weather data will be used to predict threats facing African elephantsCredit: Vicky Boult Wildlife conservationists will use detailed...
New paper establishes context for myopia control axial length targets
Comparison of axial elongation among emmetropes, untreated progressing myopes, and treated myopes places treatment efficacy in the context of normal...
Biosystems engineering professor named fellow
Doug Hayes honored by the American Oil Chemists' SocietyCredit: Photo courtesy UTIA. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- A researcher and professor in...
Skeletal muscle loss exacerbated by diabetes improved with oligo DNA
Credit: Modified from Nakamura et al., Frontiers in Physiology (2021) 12: 679152 Skeletal muscle is the largest organ in the...
Amazon indigenous group’s lifestyle may hold a key to slowing down aging
Tsimane people are unique for their healthy brains that age more slowlyCredit: Chapman University A team of international researchers has...
Aquaculture turns biodiversity into uniformity along the coast of China
Credit: He-Bo Peng (NIOZ/RUG) Fishery and aquaculture have given rise to an enormous uniformity in the diversity of bivalves along...
Warm ice may fracture differently than cold ice
New study suggests old rules on how ice breaks may not always hold upCredit: Iman El Gharamti/Aalto University Researchers at...
Innovative imaging technique for bone marrow transplants investigated
Credit: OU Health OKLAHOMA CITY -- With the lifesaving potential of a bone marrow transplant comes an anxious few weeks...
UMD, UMBC, ARL announce $68m cooperative agreement to accelerate AI, autonomy
Credit: University of Maryland An interdisciplinary research team led by the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD) and in partnership...
Protein tenascin-C important in retinal blood flow disorders
Credit: RUB, Marquard Many eye diseases are associated with a restricted blood supply, known as ischaemia, which can lead to...
Deciphering structure of a toxic matter that destroys the nerves in the brain
Credit: POSTECH Alzheimer's disease - also called dementia - where memory and cognitive functions gradually decline due to deformation and...
UVA develops new tools to battle cancer, advance genomics research
Credit: Courtesy Zang lab at UVA University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists have developed important new resources that will...
Coronavirus testing made quick and easy
Credit: © 2021 KAUST; Xavier Pita A new rapid coronavirus test developed by KAUST scientists can deliver highly accurate results...
Global cardiovascular organizations release joint opinion on achieving the ‘tobacco endgame’
Credit: 4C/FPO Tobacco use continues to be a primary contributor to the global burden of disease, causing an estimated 12%...
