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...
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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...
Global warming poses threat to food chains
Credit: University of Exeter Rising temperatures could reduce the efficiency of food chains and threaten the survival of larger animals, new research shows. Scientists measured...
Searching for novel targets for new antibiotics
Helper protein controls interactive process of ribosome formationCredit: Nikolay/Charité. Ribosome formation is viewed as a promising potential target for new antibacterial agents. Researchers from Charité...
Identified: A mechanism that protects plant fertility from stress
Credit: University of Warwick Spikes in temperature can affect a plant's fertility, resulting in a reduction of yield and economic loss How plants can protect...
High-performance electrocatalysts to propel development of direct ethanol fuel cells
Credit: YANG Jun Researchers from the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Nanjing Normal University recently reported a strategy...
New treatment unlocks potential for baking raspberries
Credit: WSU Raspberry muffins are in our future. Washington State University scientists have figured out a way to treat raspberries before they're frozen so that...
The missing trillions
Establishing the true cost of the planet's energy and transport systemsCredit: University of Sussex The hidden social, environmental and health costs of the world's energy...
Tundra vegetation shows similar patterns along microclimates from Arctic to sub-Antarctic
Credit: Photos: Julia Kemppinen and Peter C. le Roux. Researchers are in the search for generalisable rules and patterns in nature. Biogeographer Julia Kemppinen together...
New brine processor increases water recycling on International Space Station
NASA's newest technology demonstration is designed to improve water recycling on the International Space Station and boost the efficiency of water recycling for the Artemis...
To sustain a thriving café culture, we must ditch the disposable cup.
Credit: Pixabay Takeaway coffees - they're a convenient start for millions of people each day, but while the caffeine perks us up, the disposable cups...
George Washington University helps digitize popular COVID-19 memorial
Artist Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg's 'IN AMERICA How Could This Happen...' pays tribute to lives lost throughout the pandemicCredit: Bruce Guthrie WASHINGTON (Mar. 1, 2021)--In fall...
Half a trillion corals: world-first coral count prompts rethink of extinction risks
Credit: Andreas Dietzel. For the first time, scientists have assessed how many corals there are in the Pacific Ocean--and evaluated their risk of extinction. While...
Acute breakdown of the glial network in epilepsy
Credit: Ko Matsui Tohoku University scientists and their colleagues in Germany have revealed that a first-time exposure to only a brief period of brain hyperactivity...
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