Embracing our excremental selves
In her latest book, Mary Foltz examines the ways several postmodern authors produce scatological works to critique how humans treat each other and the natural...
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Over 80% of Atlantic Rainforest remnants have been impacted by human activity
Researchers estimated biodiversity and biomass losses in the biome using data from 1,819 forest inventories. In terms of carbon storage, the losses correspond to the...
‘Miracle poison’ for novel therapeutics
Researchers prove they can engineer botulinum toxin proteins to find new targets with high selectivity, a critical advance toward potential new treatments for everything from...
Rediscovered journal brings unique perspective on Atlantic slave trade
Credit: Book cover courtesy the University of Virginia Press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The trade that brought enslaved Africans to the New World was not just...
Strengthened by chaos, new super-hard materials will stir steel together
Department of Defense project will create AI-materials tools to design recipes for a new class of materials tailored to super-hard, high-temperature applicationsCredit: Duke University A...
Record-high Arctic freshwater will flow to Labrador Sea, affecting local and global oceans
Credit: Francesca Samsel and Greg Abram Freshwater is accumulating in the Arctic Ocean. The Beaufort Sea, which is the largest Arctic Ocean freshwater reservoir, has...
Revive the map: 4D building reconstruction with machine learning
Credit: Farella E.M, et al./ MDPI Applied Sciences A research team from Skoltech and FBK (Italy) presented a methodology to derive 4D building models using...
Scientists describe earliest primate fossils
Credit: Andrey Atuchin A new study published Feb. 24 in the journal Royal Society Open Science documents the earliest-known fossil evidence of primates. A team...
Pirate attacks more frequent in waters with destructive fishing practices
New spatial analysis suggests anti-piracy efforts could include policing of illegal fishing practicesCredit: Desai et al, PLOS ONE 2021 (CC-BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) A new investigation...
DOD selects NPS to advance research in environmental resilience and surprise
Credit: U.S. Navy Illustration by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan K. Serpico The Department of Defense's (DOD) Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP)...
New technique shows promise in preventing recurrent stroke
Research from Cedars-Sinai leads to planning for a multicenter national studyCredit: Cedars-Sinai HD Video Available for Download LOS ANGELES -- A surgical procedure advanced and...
Pushing computing to the edge by rethinking microchips’ design
Credit: Hongyang Jia/Princeton University Responding to artificial intelligence's exploding demands on computer networks, Princeton University researchers in recent years have radically increased the speed and...
Study finds digital treatment for osteoarthritis is superior to traditional routine care
Joint Academy's online treatment effectively addresses growing and costly chronic disease safely during the global pandemicCredit: Joint Academy The steadily increasing prevalence and high costs...
A gene provides both protection and destruction
Credit: Ralf Baumeister/University of Freiburg The family of ENDOU enzymes is found in most organisms, yet its functions are only poorly understood. In humans, it...
UH geologists search for remains of lost ocean beneath earth’s surface
Team awarded 2.5 million CPU hours on NSF-funded supercomputer to conduct researchCredit: University of Houston College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Department of Earth and...
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