New deep-sea worm discovered at methane seep off Costa Rica
Greg Rouse, a marine biologist at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and other researchers have discovered a new species of deep-sea worm living...
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COVID-19 physiological impacts vary by sex, wearable technology reveals
Males and females have differential physiological responses to COVID-19 infections, with males having larger increases in skin temperature, breathing rate and heart rate during an...
This injectable hydrogel mitigates damage to the right ventricle of the heart
An injectable hydrogel can mitigate damage to the right ventricle of the heart with chronic pressure overload, according to a new study published March 6...
Industrious communities can create cheaters, even in bacteria
Credit: Lingchong You, Duke University Journal Nature Microbiology DOI 10.1038/s41564-024-01627-8 Method of Research Experimental study Subject of Research Cells Article Title The collapse of cooperation...
Healable cathode could unlock potential of solid-state lithium-sulfur batteries
Researchers have moved one step closer to making solid-state batteries from lithium and sulfur a practical reality. A team led by engineers at the University...
Revealing the evolutionary origin of genomic imprinting
Some of our genes can be expressed or silenced depending on whether we inherited them from our mother or our father. The mechanism behind this...
Impact of COVID on people with epilepsy: higher rate of deaths and hospital admissions
SWANSEA UNIVERSITY NEWS RELEASE Credit: Swansea University SWANSEA UNIVERSITY NEWS RELEASE 06 March 2024 Impact of COVID on people with epilepsy: higher rate...
Charge fractionalisation observed spectroscopically
A research team led by the Paul Scherrer Institute has spectroscopically observed fractionalisation of electronic charge in an iron-based metallic ferromagnet. Experimental observation of the...
Study: Sinking land increases risk for thousands of coastal residents by 2050
One in 50 people living in two dozen coastal cities in the United States could experience significant flooding by 2050, according to Virginia Tech-led research.Credit:...
Improving women’s fertility choices: avoiding environmental catastrophe caused by population growth
Declining fertility rates and ageing populations in Western nations have recently set off alarm bells, but continued global population growth will actually raise the pressure...
£1.5m donation drives UK-Japan collaboration in antimicrobial research
A £1.5 million donation will drive joint research into antimicrobial resistance (AMR) by scientists in the UK and Japan.Credit: Credit University of Warwick/Capture Tokyo. A...
Revolutionizing surface technology: Introducing multi-component liquid-infused surfaces for adaptive and functional coatings
Surface coatings have long been essential in various industries, offering protection and functionality. In recent years, liquid-infused surfaces (LIS) have emerged as a groundbreaking technology,...
A new genus of fungi on grasses
While ecologically important, small mushrooms on monocots (grasses and sedges) are rarely studied and a lack of information about their habitat and DNA sequences creates...
Scientists-CT scanned thousands of natural history specimens, which you can access for free
Read the online version (Available 8:00 a.m. ET, March 6, 2024)Credit: openVertebrate Read the online version (Available 8:00 a.m. ET, March 6, 2024) Watch the...
INFUSE workshop gives private and public fusion partners a chance to network and share experiences
More than 120 people gathered for the 2024 Innovation Network for Fusion Energy (INFUSE) Workshop at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) from Feb. 27-28.Credit: Michael...
