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June 25, 2026

Noninvasive, label-free optical method visualizes deep, cellular brain disease in vivo

Credit: by Jun Zhu, Hercules Rezende Freitas, Izumi Maezawa, Lee-way Jin, and Vivek J. Srinivasan Central nervous system (CNS) diseases...

New discoveries and insights into the glass transition

Credit: Kato laboratory, IMR, Tohoku University A collaborative group from Tohoku University and Johns Hopkins University have provided valuable insights...

Wildfire smoke exposure linked to increased risk of contracting COVID-19

New study finds a 17.7 percent rise in COVID-19 cases after a prolonged 2020 wildfire smoke event in Reno, Nev.Credit:...

Galactic fireworks: New ESO images reveal stunning features of nearby galaxies

Credit: ESO/PHANGS A team of astronomers has released new observations of nearby galaxies that resemble colourful cosmic fireworks. The images,...

3D printed replicas reveal swimming capabilities of ancient cephalopods

Experiments in water tanks, including a U pool, suggest the ancient animals lived a vertical marine lifestyleCredit: David Peterman University...

Launching operation of “Japan Data Catalog for the Humanities and Social Sciences” (JDCat)

Support for Searching Research Data for research & education, policy planningCredit: © National Institute of Informatics The Japan Society for...

Nearly 20 percent of intact forest landscapes overlap with extractive industries

Intact Forest Landscapes are critical for conserving biodiversity and fighting climate changeCredit: Julie Larson Maher/WCS Byron Bay (16/7/2021) - A...

Arrival of land plants changed Earth’s climate control system

The arrival of plants on land about 400 million years ago may have changed the way the Earth naturally regulates...

International team of scientists turns methane into methanol at room temperature

Credit: Linda A. Cicero A team of researchers from Stanford University and the University of Leuven in Belgium has further...

New Book Defines Trend: Meet the Multispecies Family

SMU sociologist says treating pets like family impacts birth rates, budgets and job choiceCredit: Hillsman S. Jackson In her new...

UTA named inaugural winner of national racial justice, equity award

Coalition of Urban Serving Universities honors UTA's Latino health literacy campaignCredit: Erika Suarez/UTA Aiming to address racial injustice and inequity...

National survey IDs gaps and opportunities for regenerative medicine workforce

Credit: ReMDO WINSTON-SALEM, NC, July 15, 2021 - Answering a charge from the National Science Board, the RegenMed Development Organization...

Unconventional superconductor acts the part of a promising quantum computing platform

If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a...

Chemical reactions break free from energy barriers using flyby trajectories

Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A new study shows that it is possible to use mechanical...

Climate regulation changed with the proliferation of marine animals and terrestrial plants

Geoscientific study traces carbon-silicon cycle over three billion years on the basis of lithium isotope levelsCredit: photo/©: Ashleigh Hood Earth's...

When fawns perceive constant danger from many sources, they almost seem to relax

Researchers use trail cameras to study animals' interaction, behavior in human-dominated landscapesCredit: Asia Murphy/Penn State Burnout. It is a syndrome...

How spiders distinguish living from non-living using motion-based visual cues

Ability to identify other animals from relative positioning of the joints not unique to vertebratesCredit: Sam Droege, USGS Bee Inventory...

Routine screening for BI-RADS lesions on automated whole-breast ultrasound

Return to routine screening for BI-RADS 3 lesions on supplemental automated whole-breast ultrasound substantially reduces the recall rate, while being...

PPPL selected for new public-private fusion partnerships

Credit: Photos and collage by Elle Starkman/PPPL Office of Communications. Advanced capabilities ranging from the innovative use of artificial intelligence...

Researchers discover a new inorganic material with lowest thermal conductivity ever reported