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West coast wildfires create rare opportunity to track black carbon
Research aims to better understand the impact of wildfires on the global carbon cycleCredit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute TROY, N.Y. --...
Upcycling: new catalytic process turns plastic bags into adhesives
Converting polyethylene packaging into high-value products incentivizes plastics recyclingCredit: UC Berkeley image by Liye Chen While many cities and eight...
‘No such thing as a little bit of pain:’ More cancer patients could benefit from rehabilitation
Credit: Aira Burkhart/WVU Cancer treatment isn't just a matter of shrinking or removing a tumor. It also involves preserving or...
Neuroendovascular procedures linked to patient back pain
Study identifies key issue for patients undergoing brain procedure while awakeCredit: Justin Kelley Multiple studies have evaluated the incidence of...
What’s up Skip? Kangaroos really can ‘talk’ to us
Kangaroos can intentionally communicate with humans, research revealsCredit: Dr Alexandra Green Animals that have never been domesticated, such as kangaroos,...
Talking to kids about weight: What the internet says and why researchers are wary
Researchers from WELL Center at Drexel University reviewed numerous independently published guidelines for having conversations with children about weight status...
Physics breakthrough of the year
International Team from Eindhoven University of Technology and Friedrich Schiller University Jena is awarded the Breakthrough of the Year 2020...
Computational model reveals how the brain manages short-term memories
Salk scientists show how "working memories" might be stored by neurons that can maintain information longer than averageCredit: L: Salk...
University of Liverpool additive manufacturing spin out secures £1.2M
University of Liverpool additive manufacturing spin out secures £1.2M Innovate UK SMART grantCredit: Meta Addiitive A spin out company from...
URI scientist tests new technology for removing, destroying ‘forever chemicals’
Credit: Photo courtesy of EnChem Engineering Inc. KINGSTON, R.I. - December 17, 2020 - University of Rhode Island hydrogeologist Thomas...
Catherine Cesarsky wins 2020 Tate Award for International Leadership in Physics
Credit: Cesarsky WASHINGTON, December 17, 2020 -- The American Institute of Physics announced the winner of the 2020 John Torrence...
Skinnier but resilient geese thriving in the high Arctic
Long-term study shows decreasing body condition but no effect on populationCredit: Photo: Photo: Ronald Cornelisse The world is changing in...
Kavli foundation strengthens IAU public engagement programs and scientific meeting
The International Astronomical Union is awarded $240 000 towards public engagement programs and scientific meetings in 2021-2024Credit: IAU OAO/NAOJ The...
Satellite tracking supports whale survival
Study traces pygmy blue whale migration from Australia to IndonesiaCredit: Pixabay Extensive satellite tracking has revealed important new knowledge about...
The latest magnesium studies pave the way for new biomedical materials
Credit: Source: IFJ PAN Materials used in biomedicine must be characterized by controlled biodegradability, sufficient strength and total absence of...
Change in global precipitation patterns as a result of climate change
Variation in temperature differences between tropics and polar regions plays a fundamental role in controlling atmospheric circulation and in consequence...
HSE researchers use neural networks to study DNA
HSE researchers use neural networks to find 'left-handed DNA'Credit: Maria Poptsova HSE scientists have proposed a way to improve the...
New discovery opens novel pathway for high-titer production of drop-in biofuels
Using an unusual, light-dependent enzyme and a newly discovered enzymatic mechanism, researchers from Aarhus University and MIT have enabled the...
How scientists are using declassified military photographs to analyse historical ecological change
Credit: Photo by Mihai Daniel Nita Researchers are using?Cold?War spy satellite images to explore changes in the environment, including deforestation...
2D material controls light twice stronger
Credit: POSTECH Since the invention of world's first laser - the ruby laser - in 1960, the human desire to...
