Story tips: Stealthy air leak detection, carbon to chemicals and recycling goes large
Credit: ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Buildings - The mirage effect A team of researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory has developed a method to...
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Social cognition plays a key role in everyday lives of people with multiple sclerosis
Longitudinal study by international MS research team shows that people with relapsing-remitting MS performed significantly lower in several social cognition domains, despite being classified as...
Review outlines approaches to deliver radiation to tumors while sparing healthy tissue
Credit: UNC Health CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina--A comprehensive review by University of North Carolina researchers and colleagues highlights the optimal ways that focused, high-dose radiation...
Bornean rajah scops owl rediscovered after 125 years
First-ever photographs of what may be a distinct speciesCredit: Andy Boyce The Bornean subspecies of Rajah scops owl (Otus brookii brookii), documented in the wild...
Newly identified saber-toothed cat is one of largest in history
Giant cat roamed North America 5-9 million years agoCredit: Photo courtesy of John Orcutt COLUMBUS, Ohio - A giant saber-toothed cat lived in North America...
Flatfish got weird fast due to evolutionary cascade
Study: Skull asymmetry arose rapidly from trait co-evolutionCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (May 3, 2021) - Ever look at a flatfish like a flounder...
Caterpillar-Argonne partnership shifts heavy-duty engine design into higher gear
Credit: (Image by Chao Xu/Argonne National Laboratory.) Argonne is helping Caterpillar improve efficiency and reduce emissions in their heavy-duty diesel engines. Heavy-duty diesel engines still...
Researchers wirelessly record human brain activity during normal life activities
NIH BRAIN Initiative-funded study opens the door to correlating deep brain activity and behaviorCredit: Image courtesy of Starr lab, UCSF Researchers are now able to...
Limited fishing zones support reef conservation
Credit: Kynan Hartog-Burnett / ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies. A world first study within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park has found...
New research shows long-term recovery possible for areas impacted by seagrass die-off
Credit: University of South Florida Nearly 10,000 acres of lush seagrass vanished from Florida Bay between 1987 and 1991, leading to massive ecological changes in...
How plants find their symbiotic partners
Credit: Photo: Pengbo Liang/University of Freiburg What would it be like to produce fertilizer in your own basement? Leguminous plants, like peas, beans, and various...
Will your future clothes be made of algae?
Researchers at the University of Rochester and Delft University of Technology used 3D printing to create a novel, environmentally-friendly material made of algae that has...
GM grass cleanses soil of toxic pollutants left by military explosives, new study shows
Genetically modified grass cleanses soil of toxic pollutants left by military explosives, new research showsCredit: Neil Bruce A grass commonly used to fight soil erosion...
Stopping bleeding saves lives on the battlefield
Credit: Hybrid Plastics RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- A new medical technology stops traumatic bleeding without requiring wound compression for Soldiers on the battlefield. Hemorrhaging...
Renewable energy sources: On the way towards large-scale thermal storage systems
KIT and partners conduct research into inexpensive and highly efficient thermal storage systems of the next generationCredit: Photo: Karsten Litfin, KIT High-temperature technologies enable electrothermal...
