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Scientists from NUST MISIS create a super-fast robot microscope to search for dark matter
Credit: © NUST MISIS Researchers from the National University of science and technology MISIS (NUST MISIS, Moscow, Russia) and the...
New electron microscopy technique limits membrane destruction
Credit: Purdue University/Rebecca Wilcox Membrane proteins play an important role in many biological processes. Studies suggest they're targeted by more...
Adenosine kinase deficiency makes liver more susceptible to carcinogen
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 9, 2019-A new study has shown that reduced adenosine kinase...
Giant Antarctic sea spiders weather warming by getting holey
Credit: Photo by Tim Dwyer, courtesy of ARCUS. Scientists have wondered for decades why marine animals that live in the...
Atrium Health, Wake Forest Baptist Health and Wake Forest University make announcement
CHARLOTTE, N.C., & WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., April 10, 2019 - Atrium Health, Wake Forest Baptist Health and Wake Forest University today...
UNH researchers find unusual phenomenon in clouds triggers lightning flash
Credit: Photo Credit: UNH DURHAM, N.H.--In a first-of-its-kind observation, researchers from the University of New Hampshire Space Science Center have...
Pesticide cocktail can harm honey bees
Combined with common fungicide, 'bee safe' Sivanto leads to abnormal behavior and lower survivalCredit: James Nieh, UC San Diego A...
International astronomers reveal first image of event horizon of super-massive black hole
UMass Amherst research delegation is in Washington, D.C., for announcementCredit: INAOE/UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - Today, in coordinated press conferences...
Sexual behavior may influence gut microbiome
CU Anschutz researchers say men who have sex with men have unique microbiomes, may impact immune system AURORA, Colo. (April...
Ready, set, go: Scientists evaluate novel technique for firing up fusion-reaction fuel
Credit: Nick Rivera/Columbia University To capture and control on Earth the fusion reactions that drive the sun and stars, researchers...
Novel strategy hits ‘reset button’ for disease-causing genetic duplications
WORCESTER -- Scientists at UMass Medical School have developed a strategy for editing and repairing a particular type of genetic...
Water that never freezes
Credit: ETH Zurich Making ice cubes is a simple process: you take a plastic ice-cube tray like you'd find in...
New research reveals climate change secrets hidden in the Yukon permafrost
Credit: Trevor Porter A study from U of T Mississauga uses new research techniques to reveal alarming information about climate...
Brookhaven joins the IBM Q Network Hub at Oak Ridge National Lab
This hub is part of a worldwide community of businesses, universities, and research labs that seeks to advance quantum computing...
Association between household workload, career dissatisfaction for physician moms
Bottom Line: This study used data from an online survey of about 1,700 physician mothers to examine how responsibilities at...
A dust-up: Microbes interact with harmful chemicals in dust
Microbes in household dust can break down harmful chemicals, study shows COLUMBUS, Ohio--The dust that settles throughout our homes and...
Higher lead in topsoil boosts probability of cognitive difficulties in 5-year-old boys
Soil contamination has long been recognized as a contributor to lead exposure in people and is now a health concern...
ACM Thacker Breakthrough Award recognizes contributions that shaped cloud computing
Mendel Rosenblum transformed datacenters by reinventing virtual machinesCredit: Courtesy, Stanford University ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, today announced that...
Caregiving not as bad for your health as once thought, study says
For decades, articles in research journals and the popular press alike have reported that being a family caregiver takes a...
New algorithm optimizes quantum computing problem-solving
A Canadian quantum computer can solve complex problems more efficiently with an algorithm developed in Japan.Credit: Tohoku University Tohoku University...
