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Over 80% of Atlantic Rainforest remnants have been impacted by human activity
Researchers estimated biodiversity and biomass losses in the biome using data from 1,819 forest inventories. In terms of carbon storage,...
‘Miracle poison’ for novel therapeutics
Researchers prove they can engineer botulinum toxin proteins to find new targets with high selectivity, a critical advance toward potential...
Rediscovered journal brings unique perspective on Atlantic slave trade
Credit: Book cover courtesy the University of Virginia Press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The trade that brought enslaved Africans to the...
Strengthened by chaos, new super-hard materials will stir steel together
Department of Defense project will create AI-materials tools to design recipes for a new class of materials tailored to super-hard,...
Record-high Arctic freshwater will flow to Labrador Sea, affecting local and global oceans
Credit: Francesca Samsel and Greg Abram Freshwater is accumulating in the Arctic Ocean. The Beaufort Sea, which is the largest...
Revive the map: 4D building reconstruction with machine learning
Credit: Farella E.M, et al./ MDPI Applied Sciences A research team from Skoltech and FBK (Italy) presented a methodology to...
Scientists describe earliest primate fossils
Credit: Andrey Atuchin A new study published Feb. 24 in the journal Royal Society Open Science documents the earliest-known fossil...
Pirate attacks more frequent in waters with destructive fishing practices
New spatial analysis suggests anti-piracy efforts could include policing of illegal fishing practicesCredit: Desai et al, PLOS ONE 2021 (CC-BY...
DOD selects NPS to advance research in environmental resilience and surprise
Credit: U.S. Navy Illustration by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan K. Serpico The Department of Defense's (DOD) Strategic Environmental...
New technique shows promise in preventing recurrent stroke
Research from Cedars-Sinai leads to planning for a multicenter national studyCredit: Cedars-Sinai HD Video Available for Download LOS ANGELES --...
Pushing computing to the edge by rethinking microchips’ design
Credit: Hongyang Jia/Princeton University Responding to artificial intelligence's exploding demands on computer networks, Princeton University researchers in recent years have...
Study finds digital treatment for osteoarthritis is superior to traditional routine care
Joint Academy's online treatment effectively addresses growing and costly chronic disease safely during the global pandemicCredit: Joint Academy The steadily...
A gene provides both protection and destruction
Credit: Ralf Baumeister/University of Freiburg The family of ENDOU enzymes is found in most organisms, yet its functions are only...
UH geologists search for remains of lost ocean beneath earth’s surface
Team awarded 2.5 million CPU hours on NSF-funded supercomputer to conduct researchCredit: University of Houston College of Natural Sciences and...
Among the leaders in medical and biological engineering
Prof. Thomas H. Epps, III named to American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering College of FellowsCredit: Photo by Kathy...
Sulfur: the consequences
How sulfur metabolism may have paved the way for the evolution of multicellularityCredit: © MPI of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, B....
An intelligent soft material that curls under pressure or expands when stretched (video)
Credit: American Chemical Society Plants and animals can rapidly respond to changes in their environment, such as a Venus flytrap...
Cancer research to gain from identification of 300 proteins that regulate cell division
Credit: KTH Royal Institute of Technology/SciLifeLab With the hope of contributing to the fight against cancer, researchers in Sweden have...
Scientists map the brain of a nematode worm
Credit: University of Leeds Researchers have mapped the physical organization of the brain of a microscopic soil-living nematode worm called...
Researchers find new way to diagnose potential for Alzheimer’s disease method less invasive, costly
Credit: University of Tennessee Health Science Center MEMPHIS, TN, FEBRUARY 24, 2021:- Early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease has been shown...
