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Woolly stars need catastrophes to live
In the Santa Ana River floodplain, an endangered plant needs the effects of intense flooding to grow and survive in...
OSIRIS-REx spies on the weird, wild gravity of an asteroid
Research led by the University of Colorado Boulder is revealing the Alice in Wonderland-like physics that govern gravity near the...
Nature hits rewind
Research predicts what makes evolution go backwardsCredit: McMaster University HAMILTON, March 19, 2019 - The study of evolution is revealing...
Caterina Strambio De Castillia named Imaging Scientist by Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
New program supports better tools, increased collaboration between optical engineers and biomedical researchersCredit: UMass Medical School The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative...
Study finds natural selection favors cheaters
UC Riverside research focused on interaction between nitrogen-fixing bacteria and their hostsCredit: Sachs lab, UC Riverside Mutualisms, which are interactions...
National award for major scientific study of wound care dressings
The University of Huddersfield's Professor Karen Ousey and Dr Nikolaos Georgopoulos teamed with industry partners Perfectus Biomed and Essity to...
Have microscope, will travel: New tech project links Madison, Boston scientists
Credit: Jan Huisken, Morgridge Institute for Research MADISON -- An invention designed to transform how and where high-powered research microscopes...
University of Minnesota to lead $9.7 million NIH grant to improve hearing restoration
New research could improve hearing for deaf people who cannot sufficiently benefit from traditional treatment The University of Minnesota announced...
CZI awards $17 million to bring more engineering expertise to biomedical imaging
New imaging scientists program supports better tools, increased collaboration between optical engineers and biomedical researchersCredit: CZI Imaging Scientist Anthony Santella,...
Every hour 30 people are diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) in the European Region
It's time to make TB a disease of the pastCredit: ECDC The latest ECDC-WHO report Tuberculosis surveillance and monitoring in...
Discovery of a crucial immune reaction when solid food is introduced that prevents inflammatory disorders
Microbes colonize all body surfaces and help to balance the immune system. In newborn infants, gut microbiota is first conditioned...
PCORI Board approves $3.8 million to support implementation of findings from PCORI-funded research
Projects focus on obesity and diabetes prevention interventions WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 19, 2019) -- The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)...
Astronomers find ‘cannonball pulsar’ speeding through space
Object got powerful 'kick' from supernova explosion Astronomers using the National Science Foundation's Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA)...
NASA’s Fermi Satellite clocks ‘cannonball’ pulsar speeding through space
New radio observations combined with 10 years of data from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have revealed a runaway pulsar...
Discovery of parasitic arsenic cycle may offer glimpse of life in future, warmer oceans
Credit: Steve Giovannoni CORVALLIS, Ore. - A newly discovered parasitic cycle, in which ocean bacteria keep phytoplankton on an energy-sapping...
‘Insectageddon’ is ‘alarmist by bad design’: Scientists point out the study’s major flaws
Earlier this year, a research article triggered a media frenzy by predicting that as a result of an ongoing rapid...
Emotionally attuned managers are better at judging workgroup effectiveness: study
Novel experiment shows an ability to detect others' reactions is critical People who are naturally more attuned to others' emotions...
When development and conservation clash in the Serengeti
A proposed Northern Serengeti all-weather tarmac road that will bisect Serengeti National Park, a World Heritage site, has sparked considerable...
Simple blood test could determine preterm birth rate in low-resource countries
Study funded by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation shows blood test and mathematical model can accurately identify preterm babies without...
Stem cell model of motor neuron disease wins International 3Rs Prize 2018
The 2018 International 3Rs Prize has been awarded to Dr Rickie Patani, based at UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology...
