Calls for five year old students to learn how to protect themselves online
More children than ever are using the internet, and they’re using it younger than ever before. Credit: Pixabay More children than ever are using the internet,...
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Overcoming the optical resolution limit
When measuring with light, the lateral extent of the structures that can be resolved by an optical imaging system is fundamentally diffraction limited. Overcoming this...
Michael Yartsev named 2022 Peter Gruss Young Investigator Award winner
JUPITER, FLA: Innovative research into naturalistic behavior of bats led to Dr. Michael Yartsev being named the 2022 Peter Gruss Young Investigator Award winner by...
Physicists have proposed a theory of solidification of iron-nickel alloy
Physicists at the Ural Federal University (UrFU) have created a theory for the solidification of iron-nickel (Fe-Ni) alloy (Invar). They determined that an important role...
SwRI experiment helps predict effects of DART impact
SAN ANTONIO — Nov. 1, 2022 — On September 26, NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft crashed into Dimorphos, a moonlet of the near-Earth...
Half of the data deficient species may be threatened with extinction
Often we simply do not know enough about a species to know how it is doing. On the recognized red list from the International Union...
Making glioblastoma more vulnerable to treatment
In the tough war against glioblastoma, scientists are taking a cue from viruses on how to make the aggressive cancer more vulnerable to treatment.Credit: Michael...
Improving police responses to domestic abuse
A new book co-authored by a City, University of London academic aims to improve the practice of policing domestic abuse.Credit: Routledge A new book co-authored...
Geothermal could become workhorse of the energy transition
CAMBRIDGE, MA--Geothermal energy—the heat deep below our feet—has the potential to become the workhorse of the energy transition as it grows from supplying just 0.4...
Want to save the bees? Pay attention to pathogens and flowers
AMHERST, Mass. – New research published in the journal Ecology conclusively shows that certain physical traits of flowers affect the health of bumble bees by...
Aging | Downregulation of senescence-associated secretory phenotype by knockdown of secreted frizzled-related protein 4 contributes to the prevention of skin aging
“Overall, this research could potentially aid in the development of anti-aging treatments for skin by preventing age-related changes through the regulation of SFRP4 expression in...
HRSA funding will result in collaborative effort between schools
As part of a program designed to train and add a significant number of new community health workers (CHWs) to the nation’s health care system,...
Salk scientists discover anti-inflammatory molecules that decline in the aging brain
LA JOLLA (October 31, 2022)—Aging involves complicated plot twists and a large cast of characters: inflammation, stress, metabolism changes, and many others. Now, a team...
Mapping the path from smell to perception
Our sense of smell has a powerful effect on our behavior and emotions. Aromas can evoke vivid memories of the past or warn us of a smoldering...
CSHL groundcherry research bears new fruits
Over 34 million people in the U.S. don’t have enough food. More diverse and adaptable crops are needed to address challenges in food production made worse by...
