Huntington’s disease driven by slowed protein-building machinery in cells
New study shows that mutant huntingtin protein slows ribosomesCredit: Image by Nicolai Urban of Max Planck Institute for Neuroscience in Jupiter, Florida. JUPITER, FL --...
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Species are our livelihoods
Biodiversity doesn't feature enough in large-scale assessments of ecosystem servicesCredit: Theresa Hickfang Functioning ecosystems provide the basis for security, basic material needs, health, social interaction...
What can stream quality tell us about quality of life?
Credit: Virginia Tech As the source of most of the water we drink and a place where we often go to recreate and enjoy nature,...
Making sense of commotion under the ocean to locate tremors near deep-sea faults
New method for more accurately estimating the location of tectonic tremors in deep ocean faults could help to better understand earthquake rupture processesCredit: Takeshi Tsuji,...
Species traded legally through Hong Kong with inadequate traceability
Leading to unnoticed over-exploitation of common speciesCredit: The University of Hong Kong Biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented rate, due primarily to human activity. Illegal...
Switzerland’s energy transition
Credit: Paul Scherrer Institute/Mahir Dzambegovic Can Switzerland, as planned, cut its CO2 emissions to zero by 2050? In a study, researchers at the Paul Scherrer...
Monoclonal antibody “cocktail” blocks COVID-19 variants: Study
Credit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center A monoclonal antibody "cocktail" developed at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) to neutralize the COVID-19 virus is effective against all...
The complexity of artificial intelligence
Credit: Singapore Management University SMU Office of Research and Tech Transfer - Artificial Intelligence, or AI, makes us look better in selfies, obediently tells us...
Sixth mirror casting brings Giant Magellan Telescope closer to completion
In a marvel of modern engineering that takes four years of effort, the 8.4-meter mirror is the second-to-last being made for the Giant Magellan Telescope,...
Samara Polytech chemists have predicted more than 200 new carbon allotropes
One of the predicted substances turned out to be harder than a diamondCredit: @SamaraPolytech Employees of the Samara Center for Theoretical Materials Science (SCTMS) of...
Life’s rich pattern: Researchers use sound to shape the future of printing
Researchers in the UK have developed a way to coax microscopic particles and droplets into precise patterns by harnessing the power of sound in air....
Compression or strain – the material expands always the same
Credit: Thomas Heine et al. If you stretch an elastic band, it becomes thinner - a physical behavior that applies to most "common" materials. Since...
Built to last: New copolymer binder to extend the life of lithium ion batteries
Scientists develop a novel binder material that protects the graphite anode of Li-ion batteries from degradation even after 1700 cyclesCredit: Noriyoshi Matsumi from JAIST Anyone...
‘Fungal ghosts’ protect skin, fabric from toxins, radiation
Inspired by fungus, new form of synthetic melanin acts as natural detoxifierCredit: Nathan Gianneschi lab / Northwestern University The idea of creating selectively porous materials...
When more Covid-19 data doesn’t equal more understanding
Social media users share charts and graphs -- often with the same underlying data -- to advocate opposing approaches to the pandemic.Credit: Image courtesy of...
