Feather mite species related to the Laysan albatross discovered in Japan
Phoebastria immutabilis, commonly known as the Laysan Albatross, is a large seabird native to the North Pacific Ocean. Owing to the decrease in their population...
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Redox Medicine Society celebrates 25 years of excellence and success
Redox Medicine Society, former ISANH, will be organizing its 25th International Conference on Redox Medicine next June, on 21-23 in Paris.Credit: Credits to the Redox...
Ochsner Ventures celebrates one year of partnering with emerging companies to support Ochsner Health’s mission
February 1, 2023, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – Ochsner Ventures – an innovation partnership and investment group within Ochsner Health – is celebrating one year of investing...
Voice-activated system for hands-free, safer DNA handling
Smart voice assistants are a popular way for people to get quick answers or play their favorite music. That same technology could make the laboratory...
1.5-degree goal not plausible: social change more important than physical tipping points
Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius is currently not plausible, as is shown in a new, central study released by Universität Hamburg’s Cluster of...
Soil tainted by air pollution expels carbon
New UC Riverside research suggests nitrogen released by gas-powered machines causes dry soil to let go of carbon and release it back into the atmosphere,...
Smart stitches could reduce infection and simplify post op monitoring
A new antimicrobial suture material that glows in medical imaging could provide a promising alternative for mesh implants and internal stitches.Credit: RMIT University. A new...
Genomic methods aid study of Seattle 2017-2022 Shigella outbreak
A genomic study of a sustained, multidrug-resistant Shigellosis outbreak in Seattle enabled scientists to retrace its origin and spread. Additional analysis of the gut pathogen...
Over 4% of summer mortality in European cities is attributable to urban heat islands
Over four percent of deaths in cities during the summer months are due to urban heat islands, and one third of these deaths could be...
Ancient fossils shed new light on evolution of sea worm
Ancient fossils shed new light on evolution of sea worm Credit: Credit: Zhang Zhifei Ancient fossils shed new light on evolution of sea worm Embargoed until...
Ochsner Health opens Clearview Medical Complex in Metairie
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana – Ochsner Health leaders joined with Jefferson Parish officials today to celebrate the opening of Ochsner Medical Complex – Clearview (4430 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie,...
University of Alberta and Amii usher in a new wave of broadened AI research with the recruitment of 20 new AI Chairs
The University of Alberta and Amii (Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute) are ushering in a next generation of Canadian AI research through the planned recruitment of...
Two Tufts faculty elected to world’s largest scientific society
Two Tufts faculty members have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest scientific society. They join 504 other...
With rapidly increasing heat and drought, can plants adapt?
At a time when climate change is making many areas of the planet hotter and drier, it's sobering to think that deserts are relatively new...
Five UC Santa Barbara professors have been elected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Climate sensing. Neural circuits. Active matter. Molecular beam epitaxy. Multimedia learning. Five UC Santa Barbara professors in disciplines spanning geology to biology, physics to psychology...
