Not only in information technology: restart also works in chemical simulations
A new study from Tel Aviv University discovered that a known practice in information technology can also be applied to chemistry. Researchers found that to...
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Aryl hydrocarbon receptor’s role in aging and asthma: a Chinese Medical Journal review
Healthcare around the world faces enormous challenges due to the impacts of aging, which affect not just the elderly but also younger people. Aging is...
Are ammonia engines the way of the future? (video)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12, 2024 — Could ammonia engines power the cars of the future? Carmakers like Toyota are working to make this a reality. Ammonia...
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles RECOVER Study collaborators publish comprehensive report on long COVID symptoms in children
LOS ANGELES (February 9, 2024)—Up to 5.8 million children and youth in the U.S. have experienced symptoms of COVID-19 that persisted long after initial infection....
Disadvantaged communities in Massachusetts twice as likely to have poor roads—and pay the cost in gas
Credit: Courtesy of Egemen Okte AMHERST, Mass. – A new study led by University of Massachusetts Amherst engineers paints a clear picture that people...
Landmark UN report reveals shocking state of wildlife: the world’s migratory species of animals are in decline, and the global extinction risk is increasing
The first-ever State of the World’s Migratory Species report was launched today by the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS),...
The Complete Library of Charles Darwin revealed for the first time
Charles Darwin – arguably the most influential man of science in history, accumulated a vast personal library throughout his working life. Until now, 85 per...
Anne Ephrussi wins the FEBS | EMBO Women in Science Award 2024
11 February 2024 – EMBO and FEBS are delighted to announce that Anne Ephrussi, emerita of EMBL Heidelberg, Germany, is the recipient of this year's...
How ancient sea creatures can inform soft robotics
ROCKVILLE, MD – Soft robotics is the study of creating robots from soft materials, which has the advantage of flexibility and safety in human interactions....
Scientists find new way to roll atomically thin nanosheets into scrolls
Tokyo, Japan – Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have come up with a new way of rolling atomically thin sheets of atoms into “nanoscrolls.” Their...
Harnessing human evolution to advance precision medicine
Humans are still evolving, and Tatum Simonson, PhD, founder and co-director of the Center for Physiological Genomics of Low Oxygen at University of California School...
Surprisingly vibrant colour of 12-million-year-old snail shells
Snail shells are often colourful and strikingly patterned. This is due to pigments that are produced in special cells of the snail and stored in...
In the Cerrado, crop diversification has beneficial effects on wildlife and reduces the presence of boars
There are no substitutes for native vegetation, but replacing large areas of monoculture with diversified crops in places where agricultural activities are widespread can have...
New study shows nutritional epigenetics education improves diet and attitude in parents of children with autism and ADHD
In a recent publication released by PubMed, American scientists led by Dr. Dufault at the Food Ingredient and Health Research Institute, reported the results of...
How electron spectroscopy measures exciton “holes”
Semiconductors are ubiquitous in modern technology, working to either enable or prevent the flow of electricity. In order to understand the potential of two-dimensional semiconductors...
