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From Down Under to Underground: surprising daddy long-legs spiders discovered in Australia and Réunion
Australia’s rich and diverse fauna never fails to surprise us, as a new spider species has been documented from the...
IU researchers diagnose Indianapolis Zoo orangutan with rare genetic disease
NDIANAPOLIS—Researchers from Indiana University School of Medicine have diagnosed a Sumatran Orangutan at the Indianapolis Zoo with a rare genetic...
Bacteria as Blacksmiths
A hot bath is a place to relax. For scientists, it is also where molecules or tiny building blocks meet...
What these scientists learned from offering genetic screening to 13,000 Oregonians for free
Early genetic testing can improve cancer outcomes, but individuals often don’t undergo this screening if they lack a family history...
Twinkling of giant stars reveals how their innards churn in first-ever simulations
Secrets hide in the twinkling of stars.Credit: E.H. Anders et al./Nature Astronomy 2023 Secrets hide in the twinkling of stars....
How to move communities away from flooding risks with minimal harm
(Watch video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrgCnkplfi0)Credit: Nansen Initiative (Watch video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrgCnkplfi0) As sea levels rise and flooding becomes more frequent, many countries are...
Jinghui Zhang, Ph.D., elected Fellow of the International Society for Computational Biology
(Memphis, Tenn. – July 27, 2023) St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital proudly announces that Jinghui Zhang, Ph.D., Member of the Department of Computational...
Manchester scientists caught Hofstadter’s butterfly in one of the most ancient materials on Earth
Researchers in the National Graphene Institute (NGI) at The University of Manchester have revisited one of the most ancient materials on Earth –...
UV disinfection in the treatment management of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variants
The global outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and its new variants has created a need for...
New app developed at NYU Tandon School of Engineering promises to make navigating subway stations easier for people with blindness and low vision
A new trip-planning app has shown encouraging results in improving navigation inside subway stations, according to a study published in...
Storing fat at the waist may NOT up diabetes risk, surprise findings indicate
Conventional wisdom holds that storing fat around your belly puts you at increased risk for type 2 diabetes. But surprising...
The Kavli Foundation announces inaugural Kavli Scholars
Credit: Katie McKissick, The Kavli Foundation
A demonstration of substituent effects in anti-aromatic compounds
Circularly conjugated compounds with 4n+2 pi-electrons are known as aromatic compounds. They are generally stable and are therefore found in...
UC San Diego health among first in nation to perform regenerative brain cell procedure for epilepsy
In what could lead to a revolutionary advancement in the treatment of temporal lobe epilepsy, UC San Diego Health has...
Breakthrough in solid-state storage innovates how biological materials are stored and handled
Scientists have developed a novel method for storing biological materials such as RNA and proteins in a solid-state. The storage...
Lethal effects of mosquito-transmitted virus mediated by cholesterol receptor
A protein responsible for lethal liver disease in mice infected with Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) has been identified by...
Study examines struggles of Haitian migrants self-managing diabetes on Dominican Republic sugar cane fields
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A new study from the University of Missouri Sinclair School of Nursing found that barriers, including poverty,...
Lizards may miss out on mating opportunities and pick partners more hastily under warming temperatures
Lizards may miss out on mating opportunities and pick partners more hastily under warming temperaturesCredit: Nicola Rossi, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)...
Beautifully complete turtle fossil from 150 million years ago provides new insights into its environment
Beautifully complete turtle fossil from 150 million years ago provides new insights into its environmentCredit: Peter Nickolaus, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)...
Young kids may learn to identify dog aggression with age and experience
In a study of children and adults, both higher age and having had a pet dog were associated with better...
