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Harnessing smartphones to track how people use green spaces
A new study demonstrates how anonymized GPS data from people’s smartphones can be used to monitor the public’s use of...
Dynamical fractal discovered in clean magnetic crystal
The nature and properties of materials depend strongly on dimension. Imagine how different life in a one-dimensional or two-dimensional world...
Florida International University researchers patent synthetic antibiotic
Florida International University researchers have moved a step closer to producing synthetic arsenic-based drugs in their quest to solve an...
Wearable electronics from starch to prevent e-waste
Soft, wearable sensors can improve our lives, but these soft and stretchable electronic devices are nearly impossible to recycle. As...
How a policy to address a groundwater shortage inadvertently increase air pollution in northern India
New research from Harvard University finds that a government policy that delayed rice planting in northwest India may have had...
“Virgin birth” in aquarium sharks– even when potential mates are nearby
Asexual reproduction is common for animals like starfish, deep-sea worms, and stick insects, but among vertebrates, it’s a rarity. A...
New methodology for the synthesis of benzazepines, a highly interesting bioactive molecule
Benzazepines can be found in a wide variety of natural products and pharmaceuticals. Many of these compounds are chiral, being...
UMD scientists create chemical compound that can reverse effects of potentially deadly drugs
Drug overdoses in the United States have risen sharply in the last two decades. Nearly 92,000 people died from overdoses of illegal...
Plastic pollution kills sea urchin larvae
Sea urchin larvae raised in high levels of plastic pollution die due to developmental abnormalities, new research shows.Credit: Dr Eva...
RXR, the cell protein that keeps blood stem cells young and fit
The cell protein retinoid X receptor (RXR) is a key factor in the maintenance of hematopoietic stem cells, the immature...
Whales could be a valuable carbon sink, say scientists
Nature-based solutions to fight climate change take a holistic approach that promotes biodiversity and ecosystem preservation. While many efforts have...
Insights get the right fish on the right plate
To alleviate hunger and food insecurity, it’s not just the size of the fish catch – it’s about who ultimately...
Japan’s lack of infectious diseases research exposed by COVID-19 pandemic
Credit: Digital Science / Nature Index Japan’s government has drawn criticism from some of the nation’s researchers following a new...
Harmful fungal toxins in wheat: a growing threat
Wheat – the most widely cultivated crop in the world – is under growing attack from harmful toxins. Across Europe,...
Montreal astronomers find that two exoplanets may be mostly water
A team led by UdeM astronomers has found evidence that two exoplanets orbiting a red dwarf star are “water worlds,”...
Experts from 14 nations discuss global gene drive project registry
Advances in gene editing technologies are allowing for the development of potential new strategies for vector-borne disease control, pest management...
New targets in the fight against pancreatic cancer
Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) uncover an important relationship between two genes critical to pancreatic cancer patient...
Securing stable green energy under future extreme weather conditions
In February 2021, the state of Texas was hit by wave of cold weather lasting two weeks. The event was...
Clinicians reluctant in providing telehealth care to older adults, national survey finds
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 15, 2022—A sweeping national survey of doctors, nurses and other healthcare providers reveals that nearly 60 percent believe...
An X-ray step towards superfast nanoelectronics
When a material with magnetic properties, constructed from appropriately selected layers, is illuminated by a pulse from an X-ray laser,...
