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Quick as a snail
Kyoto, Japan -- Snails often get a bad rap for being slow and inefficient and are sometimes used to express...
Professor Kazunori Kataoka recognized as a “Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher” for the eighth time in seven consecutive years
Clarivate, a global information service provider in the U.K., annually releases a list of highly cited researchers based on the...
Advances in characterization and evaluation of oil shale based on terahertz spectroscopy
The current understanding of the oil generation potential of oil shale and the dynamic process of organic matter pyrolysis is...
Molecular cooperation at the threshold of life
How organisms develop from inanimate matter is one of the biggest questions in science. Although many possible explanations have been...
SwRI’s Herron named Safety Professional of the Year
SAN ANTONIO — November 27, 2023 —Southwest Research Institute Lead Safety Engineer Matthew Herron, M.S., P.E., CSP, CPE, has been...
Durable, inexpensive electrocatalyst generates clean hydrogen and oxygen from water
Hydrogen is a highly combustible gas that can help the world achieve its clean energy goals if manufactured in an...
Sensitive ecosystems at risk from mine waste
Nearly a third of the world’s mine tailings are stored within or near protected conservation areas, University of Queensland research...
Genes influence whether infants prefer to look at faces or non-social objects
Whether infants at five months of age look mostly at faces or non-social objects such as cars or mobile phones...
Irritability, agitation, and anxiety in Alzheimer’s patients caused by brain inflammation, study says
PITTSBURGH, Nov. 27, 2023 – Common neuropsychiatric symptoms that doctors see in Alzheimer’s disease patients originate from brain inflammation rather...
Morphology-based gross classification system for HCC stratification
A new study published in the journal Gut has found that different gross subtypes of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) have significantly different...
Pioneering research method reveals bluefin tuna’s fate
The return of bluefin tuna to Northern European waters is a conservation success story, but rising sea temperatures in their...
Hamburg collaboration paves the way to cleaner technologies for industry
During the nearly five decades of its operation, the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Hamburg has developed many fruitful...
Kavli Exploration Award backs Rice-led sustainable carbon materials research
HOUSTON – (Nov. 27, 2023) – An international team of scientists led by Rice University’s Matteo Pasquali has won a $4.1...
Results of the MARIPOSA-2 Study for Advanced Lung Cancer
The latest advancements in cancer treatment are offering new hope to patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), especially...
Decoding cell fate: Key mechanism in stem cell switch identified
Stem cells can differentiate to replace dead and damaged cells. But how do stem cells decide which type of cell...
‘Strange metal’ is strangely quiet in noise experiment
HOUSTON – (Nov. 23, 2023) – True to form, a “strange metal” quantum material proved strangely quiet in recent quantum...
Separating out signals recorded at the seafloor
Blame it on plate tectonics. The deep ocean is never preserved, but instead is lost to time as the seafloor...
“Amaterasu” particle: a new cosmic mystery
Osaka, Japan – A high-energy particle falls from space to the Earth’s surface—it is not clear where it came from...
Study reveals how shipwrecks are providing a refuge for marine life
An estimated 50,000 shipwrecks can be found around the UK’s coastline and have been acting as a hidden refuge for...
Professor Tao Jun’s team at Yangzhou University analyses the molecular mechanism of PoWRKY71 in response to drought stress of Paeonia ostii
Paeonia ostii is a widely grown woody crop with up to 40% α-linolenic acid in its seed oil, which is beneficial...
