Not so fast, supernova: highest-energy cosmic rays detected in star clusters
Credit: Binita Hona For decades, researchers assumed the cosmic rays that regularly bombard Earth from the far reaches of the galaxy are born when stars...
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The narwhal’s tusk reveals its past living conditions
Credit: Photo: ©Paul Nicklen / paulnicklen.com Every year, a new growth layer is added to the narwhal's spiralled tusk. The individual layers act as an...
Researchers test using environmental DNA to monitor grass pollen levels
Credit: Carsten A. Skjøth Grass pollen is a major outdoor allergen, responsible for widespread and costly respiratory conditions including allergic asthma and hay fever (rhinitis)....
NIH-led team sets new bar in retinal imaging
By eliminating extraneous light, the scientists improved resolution by 33%Credit: Johnny Tam, Ph.D., National Eye Institute A team led by scientists at the National Eye...
Pandemic-related anxiety in pregnancy
Credit: Tohoku University Pregnant women in Japan who responded to an online survey early in the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated higher levels of anxiety compared to...
Nano-micelle packaging CRISPR/Cas9 components enables brain genome editing
Credit: 2021 Innovation Center of NanoMedicine March 10, 2021 - Kawasaki, Japan: The research group of Deputy Principal Research Scientist Dr. Satoshi Uchida (Associate Professor,...
Researchers set new resolution record for imaging the human eye
Detailed images of photoreceptors could advance treatment and early detection for macular degeneration and other eye diseasesCredit: Johnny Tam, National Eye Institute WASHINGTON -- Researchers...
Unhealthy weight gains, increased drinking reported by Americans coping with pandemic stress
Stress in America™ poll reveals secondary pandemic health crisis; parents, essential workers, communities of color more likely to report mental, physical health consequencesCredit: American Psychological...
Lehigh U. researchers: ‘One step closer to unlocking mysteries of the bio/nano interface’
Proteins choreograph the infinitesimal dance of living cells and functional biomaterialsCredit: Lehigh University | Thamma, Kowal, Falk, Jain An interdisciplinary research team at Lehigh University...
Firefly tourism takes flight, sparking wonder and concern
First comprehensive review on the growing global phenomenon of firefly tourismCredit: Spencer Black Firefly beetles rank among the world's most charismatic creatures, with luminous courtship...
Scientists found new way to synthesize chiral tetraarylmethanes
Credit: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology The research was published on the journal Nature Catalysis on December 14, 2020. A strong bias...
Fishers at risk in ‘perfect storm’
Credit: Laurence Hartwell Stormier weather will increasingly force fishers to choose between their safety and income, researchers say. Climate change is causing more extreme weather...
Jonathan Jaggar receives $2.3 million for blood pressure research
Credit: UTHSC Memphis, Tenn. (March 10, 2021) - The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute recently awarded Jonathan H. Jaggar, PhD, Maury Bronstein Endowed Professor...
MUSC is first in nation to enroll kids in trial of novel MIS-C therapy
Using an investigational cell therapy, Medical University of South Carolina pediatricians successfully treated two patients with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, a rare but life-threatening...
Danish computer scientist has developed a superb algorithm for findin
Credit: University of Copenhagen One of the most classic algorithmic problems deals with calculating the shortest path between two points. A more complicated variant of...
