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How a massive North Atlantic cooling event disrupted early human occupation in Europe
A new study published in the journal Science finds that around 1.12 million years ago a massive cooling event in...
The positional transmitter of statoliths unveiled: It keeps plants from getting lazy
Plants orient their organs in response to the gravity vector, with roots growing towards gravity and shoots growing in the...
Louisiana Obesity Society to host inaugural conference on Aug. 12 in New Orleans
Physicians, psychologists, advanced practice providers, dietitians, and others who are committed to treating and preventing obesity in Louisiana have come...
Tattoo technique transfers gold nanopatterns onto live cells
For now, cyborgs exist only in fiction, but the concept is becoming more plausible as science progresses. And now, researchers...
Muon g-2 doubles down with latest measurement, explores uncharted territory in search of new physics
Batavia, Ill., Aug. 10, 2023 – Physicists now have a brand-new measurement of a property of the muon called the...
NIH zebrafish research included in US Postal Service’s “Life Magnified” stamps
A microscopy image created by National Institutes of Health researchers is part of the “Life Magnified” stamp panel issued today...
Unveiling the tale of Tutcetus, the pharaoh of whales who died young 41 million years ago
An international team of scientists, led by Egyptian researchers, has made a groundbreaking discovery of a new species of extinct...
Making molecules dance to our tune reveals what drives their first movements
Bringing ultrafast physics to structural biology has revealed the dance of molecular ‘coherence’ in unprecedented clarity.Credit: Samuel Perrett Bringing ultrafast...
Gut microbiome can increase risk, severity of HIV, EBV disease
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Over the past decade, the gut microbiome has gained significant interest by scientists and non-scientists alike....
Researchers discover a potential application of unwanted electronic noise in semiconductors
Random Telegraph Noise (RTN), a type of unwanted electronic noise, has long been a nuisance in electronic systems, causing fluctuations...
A new mechanism encouraging the brain to self-repair after an ischemic stroke
Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) identify lipids stimulating self-repair mechanisms in the brain after ischemic strokeCredit: Department...
Scientists studying fluid dynamics explore mechanism at work in interfacial tension
Examining the flow of fluids, scientists have conducted a study of the interface between two liquids, focusing on a force...
Johns Hopkins researchers develop gut-restricted drug to treat IBD
A new study of mice and lab-grown human colon “organoids” indicates that an experimental drug developed by Johns Hopkins Medicine...
Course correction keeps Parker Solar Probe on track for Venus flyby
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe executed a short maneuver on Aug. 3, 2023, that kept the spacecraft on track to hit...
NTU Singapore and University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam plan to launch international MBA to empower global leaders
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and Vietnam’s University of Economics Ho Chi Minh (UEH) are planning to launch a...
Study ties fracking to another type of shaking
New research confirms fracking causes slow, small earthquakes or tremors, whose origin was previously a mystery to scientists. The tremors...
PolyU project offers an integrated health technology solution to address societal needs in mental healthcare
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has received funding support from the Strategic Topics Grant (STG) 2023/24 of the Research...
Common cold virus linked to potentially fatal blood clotting disorder
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Platelets, or thrombocytes, are specialized cellular fragments that form blood clots when we get scrapes and...
Let there be matter: Simulating the creation of matter from photon–photon collisions
Osaka, Japan – One of the most striking predictions of quantum physics is that matter can be generated solely from...
Education program tackles race-based cancer health disparities
HOUSTON – (Aug. 10, 2023) Rice University chemist Carolyn Nichol has won a competitive Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) from the National...
