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April 22, 2026

Worldwide observations confirm nearby ‘lensing’ exoplanet

Credit: University of Tokyo Researchers using telescopes around the world confirmed and characterized an exoplanet orbiting a nearby star through...

Dartmouth engineers develop new way to know liars’ intent

Algorithm could bolster readers' interpretation of 'fake news'Credit: Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth HANOVER, N.H. - November 1, 2019...

Regenstrief, Mayo Clinic seeking to decrease delirium in older adults in ICU using music

New $1.96 million NIH grant funds research to curb state of confusion linked to dementiaCredit: istock.com/gonin INDIANAPOLIS - Researchers from...

Here’s something that will raise your blood pressure

University of Tsukuba-led study shows that the apelin receptor and the α1A-adrenergic receptor work in a coordinated manner to control...

Otago researchers partner in vaccine project to tackle major killer of African children

Credit: University of Otago A team of University of Otago researchers is part of a major new international vaccine research...

A new material for regenerative medicine capable to control cell immune response

Scientists of Tomsk Polytechnic University jointly with the University of Montana (USA) proposed a new promising material for regenerative medicine...

Quality over quantity! Interval walking training improves fitness and health in elderly individuals

Credit: Shizue Masuki Ph,D., Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Shinshu University In Japan, health-conscious folks have been known to carry around...

Rice yields plummet and arsenic rises in future climate-soil scenarios

Credit: (Image credit: Kurt Hickman/Stanford News Service) Rice is the largest global staple crop, consumed by more than half the...

Online tool speeds response to elephant poaching by tracing ivory to source

Credit: Photo by Michael Jeffords and Susan Post CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A new tool uses an interactive database of geographic...

Black and elderly patients less likely to receive lung cancer treatments

Credit: ATS Nov. 1, 2019--Only about 6 in 10 lung cancer patients in the United States receive the minimal lung...

Science snapshots from Berkeley Lab

Gamers designing proteins, raw food changing the gut, and a toxin-absorbing MOFCredit: (Credit: Gemma Smith/Manchester University) The unique ways in...

A new ranavirus threatens US amphibian diversity

Tennessee researchers help discover pathogen, model its spreadCredit: Photo courtesy UTIA. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Kudzu and emerald ash borer are...

Differences in human and non-human primate saliva may be caused by diet

Credit: Photo by Matt Modoono/Forsyth Institute The study, published recently in Molecular Biology and Evolution, describes the discovery that human...

U. Iowa team is developing new delivery tools for gene editing

Engineered peptides provide efficient, non-toxic delivery of gene-editing proteins to airway cellsCredit: Paul McCray, University of Iowa News of advances...

NASA gets infrared view of Atlantic Halloween subtropical storm

Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL The latest addition to the Atlantic Ocean hurricane season developed quickly. NASA's Aqua satellite passed over the...

New technique lets researchers map strain in next-gen solar cells

Credit: Jariwala et al., Joule, 2019 People can be good at hiding strain, and we're not alone. Solar cells have...

Three UCLA scientists receive grants totaling more than $18 million

Funds from state's stem cell agency will support research on a blinding eye disease, cancer and an immune disorderCredit: Broad...

Ancient rhinos roamed the Yukon

Credit: Julius Csotonyi In 1973, a teacher named Joan Hodgins took her students on a hike near Whitehorse in Canada's...

1,100 plants examined in massive, 9-year genomic diversity study

Six scientists with UT involved in effort to assess 1 billion years of plant evolutionCredit: Photo by A. Petlewski, Cornell...

A new hazelnut has cracked its competitive marketplace