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-- The year was 2018 and physicist Fariba Karimi remembers feeling appalled and disgusted by the remarks made by a prominent...
Red Alert: massive stars sound warning they are about to go supernova
Astronomers from Liverpool John Moores University and the University of Montpellier have devised an ‘early warning’ system to sound the...
Smelling in VR environment possible with new gaming technology
An odor machine, so-called olfactometer, makes it possible to smell in VR environments. First up is a “wine tasting game”...
Study: ‘Exploring’ inventors thrive in workplaces with open communications
TAMPA, Fla. (Oct. 12, 2022) – A new organizational design study from researchers at the University of South Florida sheds...
In the UK Biobank, Black participants develop dementia at a higher rate than White participants (HR: 1.43, 95% CI 1.16-1.77)
In the UK Biobank, Black participants develop dementia at a higher rate than White participants (HR: 1.43, 95% CI 1.16-1.77),...
Chemistry’s Emily Mevers utilizes marine egg masses for medical innovations
New treatments for infection, also known as antibiotics and antivirals, are needed desperately as new pathogens continuously emerge and current...
Dinosaur “mummies” might not be as unusual as we think
A process of desiccation and deflation explains why dinosaur “mummies” aren’t as exceptional as we might expect, according to a...
Julia M. Gohlke earns NASA grant to study how extreme weather impacts health
Julia M. Gohlke, associate professor of environmental health in the Department of Population Sciences at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary...
Why erect-crested penguins reject their first egg and lay a second one
A new analysis of old data suggests that the endangered erect-crested penguin’s bizarre nesting habits – rejecting the first egg...
Report provides scientific plan for nature-based climate solutions
Agricultural engineering professor Ben Runkle has co-authored a report by leading ecosystem scientists and policy experts, calling for a scientific...
Analysis of US Endangered Species Act finds species are protected too late, with too small populations, and with insufficient funding, undermining the Act’s effectiveness
Analysis of U.S. Endangered Species Act finds species are protected too late, with too small populations, and with insufficient funding,...
L’Oréal and UNESCO honor outstanding female scientists
As part of the L'Oréal-UNESCO funding program "For Women in Science," Dr. Eteri Svanidze of the MPI CPfS Dresden was...
Sustainable fishing plan for Caribbean spiny lobsters
A new project will help to ensure sustainable fishing and aquaculture (fish farming) of Caribbean spiny lobsters.Credit: Michael Bowleg A...
A link between hypoxia and fetal hemoglobin provides hope for sickle cell disease
(MEMPHIS, Tenn. – October 12, 2022) Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have shown how a protein responsible for...
Physicists probe ‘astonishing’ morphing properties of honeycomb-like material
A series of buzzing, bee-like “loop-currents” could explain a recently discovered, never-before-seen phenomenon in a type of quantum material. The...
Human brain cells in a dish learn to play Pong
A Melbourne-led team has for the first time shown that 800,000 brain cells living in a dish can perform goal-directed...
Infections can have long-term consequences
A team led by Prof Kiavash Movahedi (VUB, VIB) has mapped in detail how the immune system acts against pathogens...
Does traffic noise from flying cars cause stress?
Researchers from Nagoya University and Keio University in Japan have estimated a person’s stress levels caused by the sound of...
New EU project will offer forest-based policy pathways for a climate-neutral society
Forests are vital to achieving the EU’s goal of halving greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and becoming climate neutral by...
New study shows better way to easily assess knee muscle function
Muscular strength and its improvement are important to everyone for their regular day-to-day life activities. Conventionally, muscle function can be...
