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New species of flying squirrel from Southwest China added to the rarest and ‘most wanted’
Credit: Kadoorie Farm & Botanic Garden Described in 1981, the genus Biswamoyopterus is regarded as the most mysterious and rarest...
Hail a Ride Hands-Free: Apple Opens Siri to Outside Developers
Intro text we refine our methods of responsive web design, we’ve increasingly focused on measure and its relationship to how...
Emotion-detection applications built on outdated science, report warns
Facial movements are unreliable signals of emotion, researchers say Software that purportedly reads emotions in faces is being deployed or...
Researchers deploy a novel mobile lab for rapid, real-time pathogen testing in the field
Credit: University of Minnesota University of Minnesota researchers have refined testing methods for tick-borne diseases in the field by using...
Jumbo squid mystery solved
A Stanford-led study finds warming waters drove collapse of Mexico's jumbo squid fisheryCredit: William Gilly The culprit responsible for the...
‘Trojan horse’ anticancer drug disguises itself as fat
Promising system delivers chemo drug straight into tumors with fewer side effectsCredit: Nathan Gianneschi/Northwestern University EVANSTON, Ill. -- A stealthy...
Red wine’s resveratrol could help Mars explorers stay strong, says Harvard study
Nutraceuticals that preserve muscle in reduced gravity will support long-term space missions Mars is about 9 months from Earth with...
Could the heat of the Earth’s crust become the ultimate energy source?
Credit: Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Sachiko Matsushita In a world where energy consumption is on the rise, our only...
Shaky scaffold changes lung infrastructure
Researchers identify changes in enzymes that may contribute to lung damage in rare genetic disorder PHILADELPHIA -- Our lungs work...
Timing of spay, neuter tied to higher risk of obesity and orthopedic injuries in dogs
Credit: Sean Andersen-Vie, Morris Animal Foundation Spaying or neutering large-breed dogs can put them at a higher risk for obesity...
Ants that defend plants receive sugar and protein
The aggressiveness of ants in arid environments with scarce food supply helps protect plants against herbivorous arthropodsCredit: Laura Leal Biologists...
Study: PFAS move from mom to fetus at higher rate in women with gestational diabetes
Research by UMass Amherst epidemiologist focuses on possible health effects of synthetic compounds known as 'forever chemicals'Credit: UMass Amherst A...
One in 270 births have ‘dual burden’ of prematurity and severe maternal complications
Study of 3 million California births emphasizes need for proactive, coordinated care for families simultaneously impacted by preterm birth and...
Do marine protected areas work?
Study identifies how to verify whether MPAs are effective Marine protected areas, or MPAS, are an increasingly common way of...
IceCube: Antarctic neutrino detector to get $37 million upgrade
MADISON, Wis. -- IceCube, the Antarctic neutrino detector that in July of 2018 helped unravel one of the oldest riddles...
A graphene superconductor that plays more than one tune
Researchers at Berkeley Lab have developed a tiny toolkit for scientists to study exotic quantum physicsCredit: Guorui Chen et al./Berkeley...
First ever state sepsis regulation in US tied to lower death rates
PITTSBURGH, July 16, 2019 - Death rates from sepsis fell faster in New York than expected--and faster than in peer...
HIV vaccine nears clinical trial following new findings
Weakened form of vaccine still eliminates HIV-like virus in monkeys A promising vaccine that clears an HIV-like virus from monkeys...
NJIT set to host VOICE Summit 2019 — ‘world’s largest voice tech event’
From July 22 - 25, 2019, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) will welcome VOICE Summit 2019 -- "the world's...
Machine learning platform guides pancreatic cyst management in patients
Credit: S. Springer et al., Science Translational Medicine (2019) Researchers have created a comprehensive test based on machine learning algorithms...
