Wolves, dogs and dingoes, oh my
Credit: Lyn Watson Dogs are generally considered the first domesticated animal, while its ancestor is generally considered to be the wolf, but where the Australian...
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An efficient method for separating O-18 from O-16, essential for use in cancer treatment
Credit: Copyright 2021, Nature Communications, Licensed under CC BY 4.0 Positron Emission Tomography (PET) plays a major role in the early detection of various types...
Changing livestock in ancient Europe reflect political shifts
Archaeology shows that politics and economics played a major impact in choosing livestockCredit: Ariadna Nieto-Espinet In ancient European settlements, livestock use was likely primarily determined...
Blueprint for fault-tolerant qubits
Scientists at Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University have designed a circuit for quantum computers which is naturally protected against common errorsCredit: M. Rymarz et...
Damage to the heart found in more than half of COVID-19 patients discharged from hospital
Credit: European Heart Journal Around 50% of patients who have been hospitalised with severe COVID-19 and who show raised levels of a protein called troponin...
Fueling the future: Novel two-polymer membrane boosts hydrogen fuel cell performance
Scientists combine materials with contrasting properties using a unique method to design a robust and high-performance fuel cell membrane for hydrogen productionCredit: Incheon National University...
Skies of blue: Recycling carbon emissions to useful chemicals and reducing global warming
Researchers optimize a novel process for the efficient conversion of carbon emissions into useful chemicals like acetate using microbesCredit: Pusan National University Rapid global urbanization...
Selective concentration of cationic species
Credit: POSTECH, WILEY Sample pretreatment processes such as concentration or classification are essential to finding trace substances present in a fluid. In scientific communities recently,...
Fishes contribute roughly 1.65 billion tons of carbon in feces and other matter annually
Study estimates fishes contribute about 16 percent of the sinking carbon in upper ocean watersCredit: Grace Saba Scientists have little understanding of the role fishes...
A novel gel electrophoresis technique for rapid biomarker diagnosis via mass spectrometry
Development of a rapid recovery method of target protein biomarkers using dissolvable polyacrylamide gel and its application to mass spectrometryCredit: Reprinted with permission from Journal...
COVID-19 associated with leukoencephalopathy on brain MRI
COVID-19-related disseminated leukoencephalopathy represents an important differential consideration in patients with neurologic manifestations of coronavirus diseaseCredit: American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS), American Journal of Roentgenology...
Upending complex crystal formation
PNNL researchers discover a new route to forming complex crystalsCredit: (Composite image by Mike Perkins | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) When materials reach extremely small size...
University of Minnesota, Hormel Institute and Mayo Clinic collaborate on new citizen science project
Credit: Minnesota Infrastructure Partnership, Mayo Clinic A University of Minnesota-Mayo Clinic partnership has joined with the Zooniverse citizen scientist platform and the Francis Crick Institute...
Hospital hygiene: A closer look reveals realistic frequency of infection
Credit: Insel Gruppe The incidence of surgical site infections after an operation is an important quality indicator for hospitals. An overview from six European countries...
Unexpected decrease in ammonia emissions due to COVID-19 lockdowns
Credit: Zheng Lin Most Chinese working in the cities return to work today after a 7-day public holiday of Spring Festival. The annual Spring Festival,...
