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Silkworm’s brain determines diapause by thermal information
Credit: Copyright 2020, PNAS, Licensed under CC BY 4.0 Diapause is a seasonal adaptation strategy of insects and animals where...
Female athletes in WNBA don’t return to elite performance for at least 2 years after ACL surgery
Findings are important for setting reasonable expectations for return to sport for all female athletes.Credit: Henry Ford Health System DETROIT...
Scientists uncover mechanisms that wire the brain’s cerebral cortex
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC scientists describe 'molecular brakes' of the brainCredit: Virginia Tech A research team led by...
Melody of an Alpine summit falling apart
Seismometers listen to the resonance vibration of the Hochvogel, AllgäuCredit: TU München The entire summit of the 2592 metres high...
Volcanic eruptions directly triggered ocean acidification during Early Cretaceous
First study to use stable calcium and strontium isotopes to examine oceanic anoxic eventCredit: Northwestern University EVANSTON, Ill. -- Around...
Learning from three centuries of smallpox epidemics in London, UK
Credit: Olga Krylova and David J.D. Earn The current COVID-19 pandemic has caused a surge of interest in the study...
Researchers track and analyze smallpox epidemics over three centuries
Credit: Courtesy of the Public Domain Review https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/londons-dreadful-visitation-bills-of-mortality Researchers from McMaster University have studied and analyzed thousands of weekly records...
High-five or thumbs-up? New device detects which hand gesture you want to make
The device, which combines wearable biosensors with artificial intelligence, could be used to control prosthetics or interact with electronic devicesCredit:...
Under Antarctica’s ice, Weddell seals produce ultrasonic vocalizations
University of Oregon-led study identifies nine types of sound outside the range of human hearingCredit: Photo by Henry Kaiser EUGENE,...
NIST software tool improves your doctor’s vaccination advice
Agency's testing tools have increased the correctness and consistency of computerized vaccination recommendations.Credit: B. Hayes/NIST Behind the scenes at your...
Managing salt pollution to protect drinking water resources and freshwater ecosystems
Credit: Virginia Tech Doctors often tell us, "cut back on your salt." And just like too much dietary salt is...
Nanoplastics alter intestinal microbiome and threaten human health
Credit: UAB/CREAF We live in a world invaded by plastic. Its role as a chemically stable, versatile and multi-purpose fostered...
New population of blue whales discovered in the western Indian ocean
Credit: Robert Baldwin/Environment Society of Oman An international team of researchers has discovered what it believes to be a new...
Digging deep for differences in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Study identifies divergent gene activity between healthy and damaged skeletal muscleCredit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS - Dec. 21, 2020...
Pneumolysis: High altitude specialists explain lung destruction caused by COVID-19
The article by Dr. Gustavo R. Zubieta-Calleja and colleagues in published as open access in Reviews on Recent Clinical Trials,...
TRIUMF’s CANREB facility marks first beam
Credit: Stu Shepherd Scientists and engineers at TRIUMF, Canada's particle accelerator centre, announced a major milestone for TRIUMF's Advanced Rare...
New 3D maps reveal inner workings of immune cell gene expression
LJI scientists track down control elements that govern gene expression from a distanceCredit: Alex Fung LA JOLLA--The COVID-19 pandemic has...
Scientists discover a new type of brain cell that could help detect distance
Credit: Dr. Steven Poulter and Dr. Colin Lever The existence of GPS-like brain cells, which can store maps of the...
Variety: Spice of life for bumble bees
Research team led by Göttingen University analyses the foraging behavior of bees using pollen DNACredit: Svenja Bänsch, University of Göttingen...
Device refines analysis of materials for fuel cells and batteries
Developed at an Engineering Research Center supported by FAPESP, the novel spectroelectrochemical cell can be used to study the behavior...
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