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A new Cal Poly study finds that rattlesnakes are likely to benefit from a warming climateCredit: Hayley Crowell When it comes to climate change, not...

Slowing the sugar rush to yield better grapes

Credit: Image supplied by University of Adelaide. One of the many challenges for grape growers posed by climate change is the accelerated rate at which...

Grant awarded to determine if meningitis and sepsis increase Alzheimer’s risk

Credit: Rogelio Castro/UTHealth The role of peripheral and brain infections in the development of Alzheimer's disease is the focus of new research at The University...

New research lifts the clouds on land clearing and biodiversity loss

Credit: Tim Macuga, QUT QUT researchers have developed a new machine learning mathematical system that helps to identify and detect changes in biodiversity, including land...

Cross-generational consequences of lead poisoning

Credit: Hokuto Nakata Japanese and Zambian scientists have shown that environmental lead poisoning in children affects not only their own health and wellbeing, but the...

Adam Antebi to present at the 8th Aging Research & Drug Discovery Meeting 2021

Adam Antebi to present new research in the biology of aging at the world's largest aging research for drug discovery conferenceCredit: Insilico Medicine Hong Kong...

Investigational malaria vaccine gives strong, lasting protection

Phase 1 trials conducted at NIH Clinical CenterCredit: NIAID WHAT: Two U.S. Phase 1 clinical trials of a novel candidate malaria vaccine have found that...

Mixing it up: A low-cost way to make efficient, stable perovskite solar cells

'Microfluidic processing' could help to make a competitive printed photovoltaics industry a reality A key component of next-generation solar panels can be created without expensive,...

Want new advanced materials? There’s a phase transition for that

Tokyo, Japan - Believe it or not, steel has something in common with bacterial appendages: they can both undergo a special type of physical transformation...

Harvard-led researchers document quantum melting of Wigner Crystals

The study marks a major step toward creating a system for studying quantum phase transitions In 1934, physicist Eugene Wigner made a theoretical prediction based...

Researchers create better method to predict offshore wind power

New Brunswick, N.J. (June 28, 2021) - Rutgers researchers have developed a machine learning model using a physics-based simulator and real-world meteorological data to better...

Employed individuals more likely to contract the flu, study shows

Rate of flu incidence varied by occupation and industry; findings could influence government policy and business decisions related to sick leave and remote work A...

In-situ structural evolution of Zr-doped Na3V2(PO4)2F3 coated by N-doped carbon for SIB

Na3V2(PO4)2F3(NVPF), a cathode material used in sodium-ion batteries (SIB), features ultrafast Na+ migration and high structural stability because of its three-dimensional open framework. However, the...

NSF-funded study will examine college tenure and promotion process, challenge assumptions

Lehigh University researchers are part of a study that seeks to shed new light on the role of research productivity and extraneous factors in determining...

Discovery of the role of a key gene in the development of ALS