Dragonflies: Species losses and gains in Germany
Some dragonfly and damselfly species suffer from habitat loss and degradation, while many species benefit from improved water quality and warmer climateCredit: Andre Günther Germany...
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How childhood exercise could maintain and promote cognitive function in later life
Illuminating changes in brain networks and cortical structureCredit: Ishihara et al., NeuroImage, 2021 A research group including Professor MATSUDA Tetsuya of Tamagawa University's Brain Science...
Earlier flood forecasting could help avoid disaster in Japan
Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan - In Japan, thousands of homes and businesses and hundreds of lives have been...
Separating natural and man-made pollutants in the air
What COVID-19's lockdown to prevent infection taught usCredit: Misra P. et al., 2021, Scientific Reports, Springer Nature doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-87673-2 COVID-19 has changed the world in unimaginable...
Cognitive care using medicinal plant peptides
Disulfide-rich cyclic peptides from Clitoria ternatea protect against β-amyloid toxicity and oxidative stress in transgenic Caenorhabditis elegansCredit: Neha V. Kalmankar Most of us have heard...
A key player in cell death moonlights as a mediator of inflammation
Researchers from Kanazawa University find that gasdermin D, a protein known to be involved in cell death, is also crucial for activation and release of...
System linked to operational hospitals, shorter lockdowns, lives saved
Credit: City of Austin A staged alert system, designed by scientists and public health officials to guide local policies, helped one city prevent hospital surges...
Breathing new life into existing tech: FT-IR spectrometer shows molecular orientation
Osaka Prefecture University observes the molecular orientation of thin-film materials with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) using an originally designed, 3D printed attenuated total reflectance...
Compact quantum computer for server centers
Researchers build smallest quantum computer yet based on industry standardsCredit: University of Innsbruck Over the past three decades, fundamental groundwork for building quantum computers has...
Meringue-like material could make aircraft as quiet as a hairdryer
Extremely low-density graphene-based aerogel 'meringue' can improve passenger comfort and reduce noise up to 80%Credit: University of Bath An incredibly light new material that can...
Surprising spider hair discovery may inspire stronger adhesives
Engineers impressed by the functional great diversity of hairs on spider legsCredit: B Poerschke, SN Gorb and F Schaber Just how do spiders walk straight...
Sacred natural sites protect biodiversity in Iran
Research team from the Universities of Kassel, Göttingen and Kurdistan investigate this form of local nature conservationCredit: Zahed Shakeri How much do traditional practices contribute...
New analysis discusses role of managed retreat as a climate change response
Researchers analyze benefits of considering retreat as a proactive option in the face of climate changeCredit: Mach, Siders. MIAMI--In a new analysis on managed retreat--the...
Sorghum, a close relative of corn, tested for disease resistance on Pennsylvania farms
Credit: Surinder Chopra/Penn State With sorghum poised to become an important crop grown by Pennsylvania farmers, Penn State researchers, in a new study, tested more...
Controlling brain states with a ray of light
Credit: IBEC/IDIBAPS The brain presents different states depending on the communication between billions of neurons, and this network is the basis of all our perceptions,...
