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Scientists on the hunt for planetary formation fossils reveal unexpected eccentricities in nearby debris disk
Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), astronomers have imaged the debris disk of the nearby star HD 53143 at...
Real-time imaging of dynamic atom-atom interactions
Chemistry is the study of bond formation (or dissociation) between atoms. The knowledge of how chemical bonds form is, in...
Oregon State University research clarifies hazards posed by harmful algal blooms
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Research by Oregon State University has shed new light on the hazards associated with harmful algal blooms...
Another record year for UCF – 8 National Science Foundation CAREER Award winners
The U.S. National Science Foundation has named eight UCF professors 2022 NSF CAREER award recipients. Credit: University of Central Florida The...
New processing technique could make potatoes healthier
Rockville, Maryland (June 14, 2022) — Researchers announced early tests of a new potato processing technique designed to make our...
Food insecurity and water insecurity go hand in hand, study finds
Rockville, Maryland (June 14, 2022) — About one-tenth of the world’s population suffers from hunger and nearly one in three...
Researchers identify groups most vulnerable to food insecurity during pandemic
Rockville, Maryland (June 14, 2022) — As the COVID-19 pandemic brought stay-at-home orders and increased economic hardship, food insecurity across...
Five new insights into the COVID-19 pandemic’s effects on eating and health
Rockville, Maryland (June 14, 2022) — The COVID-19 pandemic affected people at all stages of life from seniors to newborns....
Right whales’ survival rates plummet after severe injury from fishing gear
DURHAM, N.C. – Most North Atlantic right whales that are severely injured in fishing gear entanglements die within three years,...
Why do carnivorous cats lick and chew catnip and silver vine plants which are not food?
The research team first focused on their observation that silver vine leaves crumpled and torn by feline licking and chewing...
Cats’ strange reactions to catnip make it a better insect repellent
Anyone who has seen a cat experience catnip knows that it makes them go a bit wild – they rub...
China’s lunar lander finds evidence of native water on moon
Samples from the Moon's Oceanus Procellarum, an ancient mare basalt whose name translates to "Ocean of Storms," may be able...
Streamlining stem cells to treat macular degeneration
As we age, so do our eyes; most commonly, this involves changes to our vision and new glasses, but there...
How diet and the microbiome affect colorectal cancer
While recommended screenings beginning at age 45 have helped decrease colorectal cancer cases in older adults, cancer rates are continuing...
NASA telescope to help untangle galaxy growth, dark matter makeup
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will study wispy streams of stars that extend far beyond the apparent edges of...
Omicron hit rural America harder than cities
The omicron wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in late 2021 and early 2022 spread like a grass fire in America’s...
A new fast and reliable experimental model for vascular malformations leads to the identification of miransertib as a promising therapy option
Barcelona, June 14. A team of researchers led by Dr. Sandra Castillo and Dr. Mariona Graupera, from the Josep Carreras...
Tweeting a help wanted Sign: Carnegie Mellon University research shows Twitter drives popularity, contributors to open-source software
Want to be popular with lots of friends? Get out there and tweet. Credit: Carnegie Mellon University Want to be popular...
Calculating the “fingerprints” of molecules with artificial intelligence
"Macromolecules but also quantum dots, which often consist of thousands of atoms, can hardly be calculated in advance using conventional...
Unravelling the diversity of the wild house mouse
Scientists have revealed the genetic structure and diversity, and inferred the population history, of the wild house mouse across Europe...
