Dolphins, seals, and whales managed by the US are highly vulnerable to climate change
72% of cetacean and pinniped stocks managed under US jurisdiction are highly or very highly vulnerable to climate change, according to a study published in...
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NIH awards $3.1 million to study human mitochondrial disorders
The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development awarded $3.1 million to the University of Arkansas to study a spectrum of pediatric...
Newly discovered bone stem cell causes premature skull fusion
Craniosynostosis, the premature fusion of the top of the skull in infants, is caused by an abnormal excess of a previously unknown type of bone-forming...
Prehistoric fish fills 100 million year gap in evolution of the skull
A 455-million-year-old fossil fish provides a new perspective on how vertebrates evolved to protect their brains, a study has found.Credit: Field Museum of Natural History,...
Alarming results from world first study of two decades of global smoke pollution
The world’s first study of the increase in pollution from landscape fires across the globe over the past two decades reveals that over 2 billion...
TEAM-UP together awards 62 scholarships to Black undergraduates in physics, astronomy
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20, 2023 – TEAM-UP Together is pleased to announce its second cohort of scholars: 62 students who will each receive $10,000 for the...
Ya-Chieh Hsu, Ph.D. (Harvard) and Xuebing Wu, Ph.D. (Columbia) receive inaugural Glenn Foundation Discovery Awards
Santa Barbara, CA and New York, NY -- The Glenn Foundation for Medical Research (GFMR) and the American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) are pleased to announce the...
How does zeolite-encapsulated metal catalysts act on hydrogen-related catalytic reactions?
Zeolites encapsulated metal and metal oxide species (regarded as metal@zeolite) is an important type of heterogeneous catalysts. They give performances that steadily outperform the traditional supported...
River sampling study shows impact of COVID-19 pandemic on London’s waterways
The most detailed study of a city’s waterways anywhere in the world has revealed how chemical pollutants in London’s rivers changed over the pandemic.Credit: Melanie...
Achromatic diffractive liquid-crystal optics for virtual reality displays
As a promising candidate for next-generation mobile platform, mixed reality (MR) such as Apple Vision Pro and Meta Quest Pro (both are passthrough virtual reality...
Mixture of BP/SnSe2-PVA, showing different photoelectric charm
The formation of dissipative solitons is influenced by several factors, such as spectral filtering effects and Kerr nonlinear effects. This interaction leads to the possibility...
Research on bee virus origins uncovers buzz-worthy breakthrough
European honey bees are the most common bee species used to produce honey globally. They have larger colonies compared to other bee species, produce more...
FAU receives $1.3 million grant for Alzheimer’s outreach in Broward County
Florida Atlantic University’s María de los Ángeles Ortega, DNP, APRN, in the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, has been awarded a three-year, $1.3 million...
Five new health systems partner with American Thoracic Society on vaccine initiative
NEW YORK, NY – Sept. 20, 2023 – As cities brace for a confluence of flu, COVID-19, pneumonia, and RSV infections this fall, the American...
