Why you won’t see kangaroos in Java but you will find goannas in Australia
Ask anyone what first springs to mind when they think of Australia and they’ll most likely say a kangaroo; the marsupial is ingrained in our...
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Study supports “catch up” HPV test in older women
For women over the age of 65 who have never had a high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) test, a “catch up” HPV screening intervention may improve...
New design rule for high-entropy superionic solid-state conductors
Solid electrolytes with high lithium-ion conductivity can be designed for millimeter-thick battery electrodes by increasing the complexity of their composite superionic crystals, report researchers from...
New state funding allows University of Missouri School of Law to reopen Family Violence Clinic
When it opened in the early ‘90s, the Family Violence Clinic at the University of Missouri School of Law was among the first of its...
Preclinical studies led by Johns Hopkins medicine researchers advance potential new target to treat HIV infection
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECredit: Image provided by Abdul Waheed, Ph.D., NIH FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine, in collaboration with researchers at the National...
Marine heat waves caused mass seabird die-offs, beach surveys show
Seabirds, from cormorants to puffins, spend most of their lives at sea. Beloved by birdwatchers, these animals can be hard to study because they spend...
Study results show lead hunting ammunition hinders bald eagle recovery, resiliency
Denver/July 6, 2023 – A new published paper in the journal Wildlife Society Bulletin states that, despite the resurgence of bald eagle populations, exposure to...
Southernmost crocodile newt record is a threatened new species
A spectacular crocodile newt from the Central Highlands of Vietnam was just published in the international peer-reviewed open-access academic journal ZooKeys.Credit: Prof. Dr. Tao Thien Nguyen A spectacular...
Uncovering the mysteries of the clitoris with advanced imaging techniques
New research into the anatomy of the primate clitoris using sophisticated imaging technology reveals the wild variation in clitoral form between primate species.Credit: Dr Varajão...
Electrostatics advancing green catalysis events
This perspective is led by Prof. Weidong Shi and Prof. Long Zhang. Developing new and more-efficient catalytic ways to control chemical reactivity and selectivity has...
ASPB welcomes conference correspondents for Plant Biology 2023
New to Plant Biology 2023 and made possible by Aralab, ASPB will be welcoming five Conference Correspondents, an impressive group of plant biologists who will be...
Combatting African sleeping sickness with street theatre
“Parasite Street Science” is a recent public engagement project by Dr Nicola Veitch and a team of scientists of the University of Glasgow that uses exciting street theatre performances to educate and entertain...
Weeks later, potentially harmful chemicals lingered in homes affected by Marshall Fire
Potentially harmful chemicals generated by the Marshall Fire in late 2021 may have lingered inside some Boulder County homes for weeks after the disaster—hiding in...
New saddle-mapping tech can reduce back pain for horses
Equine back pain is prevalent in at least 35% of ridden horses and often attributed to poor saddle fit. A new method for scanning moving...
Scientists develop strategy to engineer artificial allosteric sites in protein complexes
According to a recently published research paper by a team of scientists, a groundbreaking approach has been developed to create artificial allosteric sites (where by...
