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Taking a big step in structural biology
The composition of every living cell includes small, highly specialized conduits known as potassium (K+) channels that are responsible for...
Low-cost, waterproof sensors may create new health-monitoring possibilities
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A Penn State-led team of researchers has literally put pencil to paper to create an accessible,...
Driving on sunshine: clean, usable liquid fuels made from solar power
Researchers have developed a solar-powered technology that converts carbon dioxide and water into liquid fuels that can be added directly...
“In the sea everything is connected”: Portugal welcomes International Symposium “Human Impacts on Marine Functional Connectivity”
The international symposium “Human Impacts on Marine Functional Connectivity” takes place between May 22-25, 2023, at Sesimbra (Portugal). More than...
New concussion study in women’s rugby
An international study on concussion in sportswomen has been announced by the company that developed a concussion test for adult...
High-power, high-energy, all-fiber Mamyshev oscillator
High power/energy ultrafast fiber lasers have broadband applications in material processing, medicine, advanced manufacturing and other fields. Compared with solid-state...
Perfect ‘pathogen’ storm: Vibrio bacteria, Sargassum and plastic marine debris
A new study uncovers how the interplay between Sargassum spp., plastic marine debris and Vibrio bacteria creates the perfect “pathogen”...
Children’s Cancer Research Fund backs cutting-edge leukemia research at UVA
Children’s Cancer Research Fund has awarded $250,000 to an innovative new approach to treating leukemia – blood cancer – being...
Past climate change to blame for Antarctica’s giant underwater landslides
Scientists have discovered the cause of giant underwater landslides in Antarctica which they believe could have generated tsunami waves that...
African Killifish could hold secrets to reversing muscle ageing
As we age, our muscles start to waste. Called sarcopenia, it happens to us all, yet no one has ever...
Uncovering universal physics in the dynamics of a quantum system
New experiments using one-dimensional gases of ultra-cold atoms reveal a universality in how quantum systems composed of many particles change...
‘Charge density wave’ linked to atomic distortions in would-be superconductor
UPTON, NY—What makes some materials carry current with no resistance? Scientists are trying to unravel the complex characteristics. Harnessing this...
SLU Institute for Healing Justice and Equity launches ‘Critical Futures’ podcast
ST. LOUIS — The Institute for Healing Justice and Equity (IHJE) at Saint Louis University has launched "Critical Futures," a...
New study reveals disparities in the predictive performance of US-based type 2 diabetes risk scores between non-Hispanic Blacks and non-Hispanic Whites
####Credit: The image was AI-created using DALL·E by OpenAI. Tibor V. Varga owns the image, including the right to reprint,...
Adult friendships can triumph over childhood trauma, even in baboons
DURHAM, N.C. -- Decades of research show that experiencing traumatic things as a child -- such as having an alcoholic...
Fossil of mosasaur with bizarre “screwdriver teeth” found in Morocco
Scientists have discovered a new species of mosasaur, a sea-dwelling lizard from the age of the dinosaurs, with strange, ridged...
The expendables: Health consequences of child labor in 19th century England
Skeletal remains preserve direct evidence of the health issues faced by children born into poverty and forced into labor in...
Oldest architectural plans detail mysterious desert mega structures
The oldest scale plans of human made mega structures are reported in the open access journal PLOS ONE on May...
Good news reports may emotionally buffer effects of negative news stories
People who saw news about human kindness after consuming news about a terrorist attack or other immoral acts felt fewer...
UAB will lead an $8 million Department of Energy grant from the National Nuclear Security Administration, or NNSA
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Yogesh Vohra, Ph.D., is the principal investigator of a five-year, $8 million grant from the United States...
