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Facial recognition ID with a twist: Smiles, winks and other facial movements for access
New algorithm makes ID verification more secure by tracking facial motionCredit: BYU Photo Using your face to unlock your phone...
Algae growing on dead coral could paint a falsely rosy portrait of reef health
New challenges to a once tried-and-true method for assessing reef healthCredit: Image courtesy of Ken Caldeira. Washington, DC-- Algae colonizing...
The trouble of being tall
Credit: Mogens Trolle The giraffe is a truly puzzling animal. With its exceptional anatomy and suite of evolutionary adaptations, the...
Feeding cattle seaweed reduces their greenhouse gas emissions 82 percent
New long-term study could mean more sustainable burgersCredit: Breanna Roque/UC Davis A bit of seaweed in cattle feed could reduce...
Arctic was once lush and green, could be again, new research shows
Credit: Zach Montes Orijin Media Imagine not a white, but a green Arctic, with woody shrubs as far north as...
The Blue Economy is more than resources: It has to focus on social equity and governance
Credit: Andres Cisneros-Montemayor The future of an equitable and sustainable global ocean, or "Blue Economy," depends on more than the...
Mitigating impact of artificial light at night in tropical forests
New findings have major conservation implications for critical insectsCredit: Sulema Castro/Smithsonian Artificial light at night (ALAN) is a major factor...
For migrating elephant seals, ‘lightscapes of fear’ shape feeding, resting strategies
Tracking study shows how seals balance predator avoidance and the need to feed, shifting strategies as their body condition improves...
To limit global temperature rise, agricultural costs of CO2 removal may be significant
Credit: Image by Pete Linforth from Pixabay To limit global temperature rise, agricultural costs of CO2 removal may be significant...
A deep dive into cells’ RNA reality
New highly sensitive, specific, and multiplexable RNA detection method advances in situ transcriptomics with potential for a range of biomedical...
Durvalumab immunotherapy proceeds to phase 3 trial for malignant pleural mesothelioma
After phase 2 trials showed promising survival for the combination of durvalumab and standard chemotherapy, collaborators in the US, Australia,...
‘Time lost is brain lost’
Study finds mobile stroke units improve outcomes and lessen rates of disability in stroke patients.Credit: UCLA Health A new study...
The a7 protein is ready for its close-up
Identification of structural conformations for this cell-surface protein could pave the way for new treatments of multiple diseasesCredit: Leah Baxter...
Missing baryons found in far-out reaches of galactic halos
Berkeley Lab physicists play key role in studies that solve a cosmological mysteryCredit: NASA Researchers have channeled the universe's earliest...
Text me about cervical cancer
Digital communication is a way to bridge the racial disparity gap in cervical cancer information and follow upCredit: Photo by...
Abundant and stable rocks are critical egg-laying habitat for insects in restored streams
Credit: Michelle Jewell The abundance and other characteristics of rocks partially extending above the water surface could be important for...
Polarstern expedition investigates massive calved iceberg
Experts explore for the first time life on the seafloor in a region formerly covered by thick iceCredit: Alfred-Wegener-Institut /...
Identifying cells to better understand healthy and diseased behavior
Graphical model an advance in common neuroscience bottleneckCredit: Christopher Moore, Georgia Tech In researching the causes and potential treatments for...
Genome scalpel invented for industrial microalgae to efficiently turn CO2 into biofuel
Credit: LIU Yang A single-celled alga undergoes genome surgery to remove non-essential parts. This can lead to a most efficient...
Death enables complexity in chemical evolution
How to beat Spiegelman's monsterCredit: Sylvia Germes Simple systems can reproduce faster than complex ones. So, how can the complexity...
