Subsurface geophysics is key to geological carbon dioxide storage
Using unique 3D imaging technology to find a negative carbon solutionCredit: University of Houston A crucial step in sequestering carbon dioxide and realizing the energy...
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Scientists unravel the function of a sight-saving growth factor
NIH study breaks down pigment epithelium-derived factor to understand how it protects and stimulates retinal neuronsCredit: Patricia Becerra, NEI Researchers at the National Eye Institute...
New models predict fewer lightning-caused ignitions but bigger wildfires by mid century
Credit: Photo by Andrew Meigs CORVALLIS, Ore. - Human-caused wildfire ignitions in Central Oregon are expected to remain steady over the next four decades and...
Underwater robot offers new insight into mid-ocean “twilight zone”
Credit: Evan Kovacs/©Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution An innovative underwater robot known as Mesobot is providing researchers with deeper insight into the vast mid-ocean region known...
Sex differences in COVID-19 outcomes
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers In a study of more than 10,600 adult patients hospitalized with COVID-19, women had significantly lower odds than men...
UTHSC awarded $1.5 million HRSA grant for sexual assault nurse examiner training
Credit: UTHSC Memphis, Tenn. (June 16, 2021) - The University of Tennessee Health Science Center's College of Nursing has received a three-year, $1.5 million grant...
Study: A quarter of adults don’t want children — and they’re still happy
Credit: Creative commons via Pexels Parenting is one of life's greatest joys, right? Not for everyone. New research from Michigan State University psychologists examines characteristics...
Pioneering chemistry approach could lead to more robust soft electronics
Credit: Udit Chakraborty, Cornell University RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- A new approach to studying conjugated polymers made it possible for an Army-funded research team...
P-glycoprotein removes Alzheimer’s-associated toxin from the brain
Discovery could lead to new Alzheimer's treatmentCredit: SMU (Southern Methodist University) DALLAS (SMU) -- A team of SMU biological scientists has confirmed that P-glycoprotein (P-gp)...
Concordia researchers break down the COVID-19 diagnostic arsenal
Hamid Tali and Sana Anbuhi comb the growing pile of literature for the tools and techniques that best detect the virusCredit: Concordia University Clinical research...
How a supermassive black hole originates
UC Riverside-led study points to a seed black hole produced by a dark matter halo collapseCredit: Samantha Tieu. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Supermassive black holes, or...
Are zoos inadvertently complicit in wildlife trade? The case of a rare Borneo lizard
Credit: Chien C. Lee, Wild Borneo. Should zoos display legally protected species that have been smuggled out of their range countries? A new study suggests...
Advocating reimbursement parity for nurse practitioners
Credit: Alycia Bischof PHILADELPHIA (June 16, 2021) - The current Medicare reimbursement policy for nurse practitioners (NPs) allows NPs to directly bill Medicare for services...
The give and take of mega-flares from stars
Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/Penn State/K. Getman, et al; Infrared: NASA/JPL/Spitzer The long relationships between stars and the planets around them - including the Sun and the...
Stoneflies: Youth influences adulthood
Evolutionary biologists at the University of Bonn scan 219 species in different particle acceleratorsCredit: © Peter T. Rühr In the majority of insects, metamorphosis fosters...
