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An unexpected ‘heat wave’ of 700 degrees Celsius, extending 130,000 kilometres (10 Earth diameters) in Jupiter’s atmosphere, has been discovered. James O’Donoghue, of the Japanese...

Scientists reveal the different effects on storm tracks between the upper- and lower-level eddy growth over the North Pacific

A well-known phenomenon in the atmospheric sciences that challenges the classical baroclinic instability theory of cyclone development is midwinter suppression. That is, the North Pacific...

Brain found to simultaneously process linguistic and extralinguistic information

An international team of scientists from the UK, Spain, Denmark and Russia (including researchers from the HSE Institute for Cognitive Neuroscience) conducted an experiment demonstrating that...

Will climate-change-driven temporal variation in precipitation affect crop yields and reactive nitrogen losses?

Climate change (e.g., global warming) is intensifying the global water cycle and the temporal variation of precipitation has increased significantly. The distribution of precipitation is...

Discovery could power up platelet production to battle blood shortages

A new discovery from the University of Virginia School of Medicine could let doctors ramp up production of blood-clotting platelets on demand, a timely finding...

Tree study shows low-income Brisbane suburbs need more shade

Researchers say more investment in tree planting is needed after discovering inequality in shade-coverage across certain Brisbane suburbs.Credit: The University of Queensland Researchers say more investment...

Tove Fall, Professor of Molecular Epidemiology, Uppsala University

Strong link between gut bacteria and metabolites

There are strong links between bacteria living in the gut and the levels of small molecules in the blood known as metabolites. Such is the...

Robot sleeves for kids with cerebral palsy

UC Riverside engineers are developing low-cost, robotic “clothing” to help children with cerebral palsy gain control over their arm movements. Credit: Jonathan Realmuto/UCR UC Riverside engineers...

Transition to newer clot-busting drug improves patient outcomes, lowers cost in treating ischemic stroke

A newer-generation clot-busting drug called tenecteplase outperforms the traditional treatment for ischemic strokes in several key areas, including better health outcomes and lower costs, according...

Colorized transmission electron micrograph of monkeypox particles (teal) found within an infected cell (brown), cultured in the laboratory. Image captured and colour-enhanced at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland

Monkeypox outbreak highlights need for One Health approach to prevent future zoonotic diseases

The current global outbreak of monkeypox is yet another warning for the adoption of a preventative, One Health, approach to minimise the risk of future...

Moradi receives NIH Outstanding Investigator Award

Chemistry professor Mahmoud Moradi, whose research focuses on computational simulations of coronavirus and other diseases, has received an Outstanding Investigator Award from the National Institutes...

Understanding the dynamics of workplace violence can improve employee health and safety

Toronto – Workplace violence is a pervasive problem with tremendous costs for individuals, organizations, and society. A new study published this week in the Proceedings...

Monon Bioventures receives nearly $400,000 to develop Purdue-discovered glioblastoma treatment

INDIANAPOLIS and WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Monon Bioventures LLC has received a one-year, $398,314 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research, or SBIR, grant from the National Cancer...

Deepest scientific ocean drilling sheds light on Japan’s next great earthquake

Scientists who drilled deeper into an undersea earthquake fault than ever before have found that the tectonic stress in Japan’s Nankai subduction zone is less...

Psychedelics face corrupting influence of financial interests