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US counties with more social capital have fewer COVID-19 infections and deaths
Credit: Christian Felix (CC-BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) US counties with more social capital have fewer COVID-19 infections and deaths - perhaps...
UTIA researchers work to improve eastern grasslands
NIFA grant should improve productivity, sustainability and resiliency of grassland agroecosystemsCredit: Photo by Rebekah Norman, UT Extension agent and county...
Fingerprint for the formation of nitrous oxide emissions
Scientists succeeded in studying emissions of the greenhouse gas N2O under the influence of environmental impacts in an unprecedented level...
Today’s stem cell special: Small intestine on a plate!
Credit: Tokyo Tech Enterocytes, which line the epithelium of the small intestine, are the sites of absorption and metabolism of...
New way to power up nanomaterials for electronic applications
Credit: Jingjing Xue and Rui Wang/UCLA Samueli School of Engineering UCLA materials scientists and colleagues have discovered that perovskites, a...
W.M. Keck Foundation awards CSU $1 million to study rare sugars fundamental to biology
Credit: John Eisele/CSU Photography A multidisciplinary team including an analytical chemist, an ecosystem scientist and two microbiologists at Colorado State...
Pandemic increases substance abuse, mental health issues for those struggling with obesity
Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS - Feb. 5, 2021 - The COVID-19 pandemic is having a detrimental impact on...
Machine learning generates realistic genomes for imaginary humans
Credit: Burak Yelmen Machines, thanks to novel algorithms and advances in computer technology, can now learn complex models and even...
Drop the stress
How protein condensation slows down gene activity and ensures the survival of stressed cellsCredit: © MPI of Immunbiology and Epigenetic,...
FGM safeguarding policies are alienating UK’s African diaspora communities
Credit: United Nations AHEAD of tomorrow's International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, by the United Nations, FORWARD,...
Forests of the world in 3D
Research team led by the University of Göttingen analyses complexity of forest structureCredit: Dominik Seidel Primeval forests are of great...
Link found between time perception, risk for developmental coordination disorder
Credit: Auditory Development Lab, McMaster University Neuroscientists at McMaster University have found a link between children who are at risk...
Audiovisual professionalisation affects how the brain perceives media content
Credit: Neuro-Com (UAB), Instituto RTVE and the Neuroscience Division (UPO). Professionalisation in any field requires long-term experience and training. In...
nTIDE January 2021 jobs report: Recovery stalls for people with disabilities
National Trends in Disability Employment (nTIDE) - issued semi-monthly by Kessler Foundation and the University of New HampshireCredit: Kessler Foundation...
Student astronomer finds galactic missing matter
Distant galaxies used as 'locator pins' to detect 'invisible' cold clump of gasCredit: Mark Myers/OzGrav Astronomers have for the first...
Tiny sensor technique reveals cellular forces involved in tissue generation
Credit: Darling Lab / Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A new technique developed by Brown University researchers reveals the forces...
Scientists extract pigments from algae for food supplements
Researchers obtained microalgae biomass with a high content of carotenoid pigments, which is suitable for the food industry through targeted...
Energy harvesting: Printed thermoelectric generators for power generation
KIT researchers develop printing process for inexpensive, three-dimensional thermoelectric generatorsCredit: Andres Rösch, KIT Thermoelectric generators, TEGs for short, convert ambient...
Ural Federal University scientists developed a new way of synthesis of high-purity zircon
The synthesized zircon can be used for storage and disposal of radioactive waste; Furthermore, the unusual material, can be used...
‘Runway Roadkill’ rapidly increasing at airports across the world, UCC study finds
Study hopes to aid aviation authorities worldwide to protect wildlife and prevent costly damage.Credit: Samantha Ball UCC - World's wildlife,...
