Chemical reactions break free from energy barriers using flyby trajectories
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A new study shows that it is possible to use mechanical force to deliberately alter chemical...
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Climate regulation changed with the proliferation of marine animals and terrestrial plants
Geoscientific study traces carbon-silicon cycle over three billion years on the basis of lithium isotope levelsCredit: photo/©: Ashleigh Hood Earth's climate was relatively stable for...
When fawns perceive constant danger from many sources, they almost seem to relax
Researchers use trail cameras to study animals' interaction, behavior in human-dominated landscapesCredit: Asia Murphy/Penn State Burnout. It is a syndrome that is said to afflict...
How spiders distinguish living from non-living using motion-based visual cues
Ability to identify other animals from relative positioning of the joints not unique to vertebratesCredit: Sam Droege, USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab, Flickr Jumping...
Routine screening for BI-RADS lesions on automated whole-breast ultrasound
Return to routine screening for BI-RADS 3 lesions on supplemental automated whole-breast ultrasound substantially reduces the recall rate, while being unlikely to result in adverse...
PPPL selected for new public-private fusion partnerships
Credit: Photos and collage by Elle Starkman/PPPL Office of Communications. Advanced capabilities ranging from the innovative use of artificial intelligence (AI) to state-of-the-art computer codes...
Researchers discover a new inorganic material with lowest thermal conductivity ever reported
Credit: University of Liverpool A collaborative research team, led by the University of Liverpool, has discovered a new inorganic material with the lowest thermal conductivity...
Kelp for corn? Illinois scientists demystify natural products for crops
Credit: University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Corn growers can choose from a wide array of products to make the most of their crop, but...
“Get out of the water!” Monster shark movies massacre shark conservation
Credit: Unsplash Undeniably the shark movie to end all shark movies, the 1975 blockbuster, Jaws, not only smashed box office expectations, but forever changed the...
Hopkins Med news update
Credit: Credit: Johns Hopkins Medicine COVID-19 NEWS: CAN DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS HELP THE IMMUNE SYSTEM FIGHT CORONAVIRUS INFECTION? Media Contact: Patrick Smith, [email protected] Johns Hopkins Medicine...
Wolf pups born on Isle Royale, moose poised for decline
Credit: Michigan Tech The COVID-19 pandemic halted the in-person wintertime survey of wolves and moose on the island for the first time in 63 years....
Fossil rodent teeth add North American twist to Caribbean mammals’ origin story
Credit: Jorge Velez-Juarbe GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Two fossil teeth from a distant relative of North American gophers have scientists rethinking how some mammals reached the...
Engineers find imaging technique could become treatment for deep vein thrombosis
Credit: Penn State/Scott Medina Penn State College of Engineering researchers set out to develop technology capable of localizing and imaging blood clots in deep veins....
Unlocking efficient light-energy conversion with stable coordination nanosheets
Scientists design a high-performance, self-powered, UV photodetector using 2D nanosheets that show record photocurrent stability under air exposureCredit: Hiroshi Nishihara from Tokyo University of Science...
On the front lines: Correctional nurses and the COVID-19 pandemic
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, July 14, 2021-Firsthand reports from nurses in correctional facilities detail the challenges they faced during the...
