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Second order optical merons, or light pretending to be a ferromagnet
Credit: Source: Physics UW, M. Krol The scientists have demonstrated how to structure light such that its polarization behaves like a collective of spins in...
NAU astronomer receives prestigious 2021 Cottrell Scholar Award
Tyler Robinson recognized for academic leadership, research quality and innovationCredit: Northern Arizona University A Northern Arizona University astronomer who studies the atmospheres of solar system...
New algorithm identifies ‘escaping’ cells in single-cell CRISPR screens
"Mixscape" tool uncovers new regulators of immune cell behaviorCredit: New York University/New York Genome Center A team of researchers from New York University and the...
Vilcek Foundation allocates $150,000 for 2022 prizes honoring immigrant scientists
The Vilcek Foundation will award three prizes of $50,000 to early-career immigrant researchers in biomedical science in 2022Credit: The Vilcek Foundation NEW YORK, March 1,...
Examining the impact of climate change on Siberia’s stores of permafrost
Northumbria University is to play a leading role in a major study to assess the long-term impact of global warming on Siberia's thawing permafrostCredit: Sebastian...
Lake turbidity mitigates impact of warming on walleyes in upper Midwest lakes
Credit: Gretchen Hansen, University of Minnesota Because walleyes are a cool-water fish species with a limited temperature tolerance, biologists expected them to act like the...
Balanced T cell response key to avoiding COVID-19 symptoms, study suggests
Credit: ©2021 Le Bert et al. Originally published in Journal of Experimental Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.20202617 By analyzing blood samples from individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2, researchers in...
TU Graz on the way to becoming Austria’s first climate-neutral university
Climate action minister delighted with ambitious climate protection measuresCredit: © Lunghammer - TU Graz Achieving "climate neutrality in Austria by 2040" as anchored in the...
Hydrogel injection may change the way the heart muscle heals after a heart attack
CÚRAM publishes new research on the potential of injectable hydrogels to repair heart muscle damage after a heart attackCredit: CÚRAM, National University of Ireland Galway...
Pre-schoolers frequently using tablet or mobile can’t see the forest for the trees
Children of the Alpha Generation (who has been born after 2010) typically grow up with mobile devices in their hands which seems to change how...
Princeton lab profiles histone mutational landscape of human cancers
Researchers complete the first comprehensive analysis of cancer-associated histone mutations in the human genome.Credit: Photo by C. Todd Reichart Researchers in the Muir Lab at...
Genetic study uncovers hidden pieces of?eye disease?puzzle?
Credit: Community Eye Health (Flickr) Scientists have taken a significant step forward in their search for the origin of a progressive eye condition which causes...
Story tips: Quantum building blocks, high-pressure diamonds, wildfire ecology and more
Credit: Ondrej Dyck, Andrew Lupini and Jacob Swett/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Materials - Quantum building blocks Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists demonstrated that an...
Behavior of wild capuchin monkeys can be identified by marks left on their tools
Scientists who study capuchin monkeys on a nature reserve in Brazil found that stone tools are used for digging, seed pounding, and stone-on-stone percussion. The...
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