Ethics rules needed for human research on commercial spaceflights, panel says
New guidelines are needed to assure that research on human subjects performed on commercial spaceflights is conducted ethically, a panel of experts say in a commentary...
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A few essential genetic differences tailor flowers to bee or hummingbird pollinators
Large differences in flower characteristics between wildflowers with different pollinators are achieved by a few key genetic differences, according to a study by Carolyn Wessinger...
Accounting for oxygen in modeling coastal ecosystems
Driven by climate change and pollution, the decline of oxygen levels in oceans is altering biogeochemical cycles, threatening marine plants, animals and ecosystems. But how...
Low-income communities face dual barriers to maternity care access
Research led by Peiyin Hung has dug deeper into the challenges surrounding maternity care access that the health services policy and management assistant professor has been unveiling through her...
Van Andel Institute chief scientist earns $7.9 million Outstanding Investigator Award to support cancer research
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (September 28, 2023) — Van Andel Institute Chief Scientific Officer Peter A. Jones, Ph.D., D.Sc. (hon), has received a seven-year, nearly $7.9...
Experts present pioneering vision on reducing brain disorders by 2050
Amsterdam, September 28, 2023 – A special supplement to the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, published by IOS Press, presents insights and new directions in both...
A turtle time capsule: DNA found in ancient shell
Currently, only seven species of sea turtles exist. Among them are two in the genus Lepidochelys: the olive ridley and the Kemp’s ridley. Despite being among...
Ireland-Uganda partnership awarded €1 million funding to tackle sepsis in babies
Maynooth University in Ireland in partnership with Makerere University in Uganda has been awarded €1 million under a Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Research Challenge funded...
Watch how hammerhead sharks get their hammer
For weeks, you’d be hard pressed to tell if the rapidly growing animal was going to become a chicken, a fish, a frog, or even...
Researchers create first-ever map of a single animal’s early visual system
Neuroscientists at the Flatiron Institute in New York City and their colleagues have made a big breakthrough using one of the world’s smallest brains.Credit: Alexey...
Accelerating sustainable semiconductors with ‘multielement ink’
Key takeaways:Credit: Maria Folgueras and Peidong Yang/Berkeley Lab Key takeaways: Scientists have developed “multielement ink” – the first “high-entropy” semiconductor that can be processed at...
Intense lasers shine new light on the electron dynamics of liquids
An international team of researchers from the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter (MPSD) in Hamburg and ETH Zurich has now...
Sandcastle worm nests inspire new low-carbon building materials
Sandcastle worms are marine creatures about two inches long that build huge colonies of honeycombed, reef-like structures by cementing sand grains together. Credit: TIPC Sandcastle worms...
Novel battery technology with negligible voltage decay developed at CityU, a world’s first
A pivotal breakthrough in battery technology that has profound implications for our energy future has been achieved by a joint-research team led by City University...
Garumbatitian: A new giant dinosaur in the Lower Cretacic of the Iberian Peninsula
New study describes a new sauropod dinosaur that lived in the Iberian Peninsula 122 million years ago. This new species of dinosaur, Garumbatitan morellensis, was...
