New AWI study on legacy industrial contamination in the Arctic permafrost
Many of us picture the Arctic as largely untouched wilderness. But that has long-since ceased to be true for all of the continent. It is...
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Mosquito saliva can weaken body’s defenses against deadly dengue viruses, scientists discover
The saliva of mosquitoes infected with dengue viruses contains a substance that thwarts the human immune system and makes it easier for people to become...
A panoramic view on catalytic conversion network for lignocellulosic biomass valorization
Fossil fuel consumption contributes to significant greenhouse gas emissions and severe climate issues. It is imperative to explore sustainable alternatives to the current industrial production...
National Comprehensive Cancer Network names the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center as 33rd Member Institution
PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA and CHICAGO, IL — The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) today announced the addition of the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer...
Discovery could hold the key to healthy aging during global warming
SPOKANE, Wash.—Researchers have long known that many animals live longer in colder climates than in warmer climates. New research in C. elegans nematode worms suggests...
New shape-shifting antibiotics could fight deadly infections
In the United States alone, drug-resistant bacteria and fungi infect almost 3 million people per year and kill about 35,000. Antibiotics are essential and effective, but...
Salk Institute receives $50 million from Hess Corporation to mitigate climate change through plant science
LA JOLLA—(April 3, 2023) Hess Corporation is donating $50 million to the Salk Institute’s Campaign for Discovery: The Power of Science, a seven-year, $750 million comprehensive...
Team finds major storage capacity in water-based batteries
Researchers at Texas A&M University have discovered a 1,000% difference in the storage capacity of metal-free, water-based battery electrodes.Credit: Texas A&M Engineering Researchers at Texas...
Keeping COVID-19 in check likely to require periodic boosters
Between natural infection and a global vaccination campaign, most people now have some immunity against the virus that causes COVID-19. This widespread immunity hasn’t stopped...
Ocean warming intensifies viral outbreaks within corals
HOUSTON – (April 3, 2023) – The breathtaking colors of reef-building corals come from photosynthetic algae that live inside the corals. A groundbreaking three-year study...
Calcium sensor helps us to see the stars
Using cryo-electron microscopy and mass spectrometry, researchers from PSI have deciphered the structure of an ion channel found in the eye while it interacts with...
Diet/lifestyle program reverses biological age: a female case series
“ these data suggest that a methylation-supportive diet and lifestyle intervention may favorably influence biological age in both sexes during middle age and older.”Credit: 2023...
Analysis of dinosaur eggshells: bird-like Troodon laid 4 to 6 eggs in a communal nest
FRANKFURT. In millions of years and with a long sequence of small changes, evolution has shaped a particular group of dinosaurs, the theropods, into the...
Royal reception on Commonwealth Day 2023 for Sri Lankan PhD researcher
A PhD researcher from the University of Huddersfield’s Global Disaster Resilience Centre (GDRC) was invited by His Majesty The King and The Queen Consort to attend a...
Who let the dingo out?
A taxidermy-prepared dingo named Cooinda has been proposed to serve as an “archetype” specimen for all dingoes. A newly published article provides detailed information on...
