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Physicists explain mysterious dark matter deficiency in galaxy pair
UC Riverside-led study found self-interacting dark matter theory explains why two galaxies have less dark matter than othersCredit: Samantha Tieu...
Seeing objects through clouds and fog
Credit: Stanford Computational Imaging Lab Like a comic book come to life, researchers at Stanford University have developed a kind...
New tracking technology will help fight rhino poaching in Namibia
Interactive software safe and cost-effective way to keep watchful eye on endangered black rhinosCredit: WildTrack DURHAM, N.C. -- Interactive software...
Brain stimulation reduces dyslexia deficits
Reading difficulties can be improved with non-invasive brain electrical stimulation, a hope for people suffering from dyslexiaCredit: UNIGE/Silvia Marchesotti Dyslexia...
National parks preserve more than species
Study of Costa Rican rainforest shows national parks are more resilient than expectedCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (Sept. 9,...
University of Illinois awarded $4.5 million to develop commercial carbon credit tools
Credit: University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - The University of Illinois has been awarded $4.5 million from the U.S. Department...
EBRAINS makes bid to enter the European Research Infrastructure Roadmap
Ten-country strong coalition with France as Lead Country is backing the applicationCredit: Human Brain Project The EBRAINS infrastructure for neuroscience...
Urbanization and agriculture are land uses that most affect Brazil’s rivers
A literature review by researchers affiliated with universities in Brazil and the United States produces the first ever nationwide survey...
A chemist from RUDN developed a new type of one-molecule thick water-repellent film
Credit: RUDN University A chemist from RUDN University together with colleagues created a new type of two-dimensional nanofilm from an...
Consequences of the 2018 summer drought
Research team with participation from Göttingen University investigates effects on plants, forests and grasslandCredit: Alexander Knohl The drought that hit...
A window into adolescence
UD researchers study biological roots for adolescent risk-takingCredit: Photo by Kathy F. Atkinson As any parent will tell you, no...
Albert Einstein College of Medicine receives $16 million NIH grant to study cellular process linked to Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Albert Einstein College of Medicine September 8, 2020--(BRONX, NY)--Age is the most significant risk factor for Alzheimer's disease. In...
A new technique prevents errors in quantum computers
Credit: Harald Ritsch / IQOQI Even quantum computers make mistakes. Their computing ability is extraordinary; indeed, it exceeds that of...
Dismantling structural racism in nursing
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (September 9, 2020) - Confronting the uncomfortable reality of systemic racism - the system that creates...
New method prevents quantum computers from crashing
Loss of individual qubits doesn't disrupt the quantum computer anymoreCredit: Uni Innsbruck/Harald Ritsch Qubits--the carriers of quantum information--are prone to...
Generic cholesterol drugs save medicare billions of dollars, study finds
Between 2014 and 2018, the number of Medicare beneficiaries on cholesterol drugs went up, but total costs plummetedCredit: UT Southwestern...
SwRI-led study indicates sand-sized meteoroids are peppering asteroid Bennu
Research uses data from NASA's OSIRIS-REx missionCredit: NASA/GSFC/University of Arizona SAN ANTONIO -- Sept. 9, 2020 -- A new study...
Allergic immune responses help fight bacterial infections
Credit: Bobby R. Malhotra / CeMM Allergy is one of the most common diseases in Europe, it is estimated that...
Prediction of protein disorder from amino acid sequence
Researchers from Aarhus University have developed a tool, ODiNPred, for prediction of the degree of structural order and disorder in...
Mineral undergoes self-healing of irradiation damage
Credit: © Martin Slama In nature there are quite a few minerals that incorporate uranium and thorium in their crystal...
