Climate impacts drive east-west divide in forest seed production
Western forests may be less able to regenerate following large-scale diebacksCredit: USGS DURHAM, N.C. -- Younger, smaller trees that comprise much of North America's eastern...
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Researchers reveal genetic predisposition to severe COVID-19
Credit: S.Nersisyan et al. HSE University researchers have become the first in the world to discover genetic predisposition to severe COVID-19. The results of the...
How outdoor pollution affects indoor air quality
Wildfire and firework smoke more impactful than inversionsCredit: Daniel Mendoza. Just when you thought you could head indoors to be safe from the air pollution...
Three longtime antibiotics could offer alternative to addictive opioid pain relievers
Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS - Feb. 22, 2021 - Three decades-old antibiotics administered together can block a type of pain triggered by nerve...
Big galaxies steal star-forming gas from their smaller neighbours
Credit: ICRAR, NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) Large galaxies are known to strip the gas that occupies the space between the stars of...
Graphene Oxide membranes could reduce paper industry energy costs
Credit: Georgia Tech The U.S. pulp and paper industry uses large quantities of water to produce cellulose pulp from trees. The water leaving the pulping...
UH receives $5 million to combat HIV/AIDS epidemic
Grant from Gilead Sciences, Inc. continues graduate college of social work effort in southern United StatesCredit: University of Houston A University of Houston Graduate College...
Salmon scales reveal substantial decline in wild salmon population & diversity
Researchers from Simon Fraser University analyzed 100-year-old salmon scales to assess the health of wild salmon populationsCredit: Michael Price The diversity and numbers of wild...
Scientists use machine-learning approach to track disease-carrying mosquitoes
Using genetic and environmental data, research team maps landscape connectivity in mosquitoes that are known vectors for dengue, chikungunya and ZikaCredit: James Gathany, CDC LOGAN,...
Polymer film protects from electromagnetic radiation, signal interference
The breakthrough combines excellent electromagnetic shielding with ease of manufacture and electrical isolationCredit: Zahra Barani/UC Riverside As electronic devices saturate all corners of public and...
CABBI researchers challenge the CRP status quo to mitigate fossil fuels
A team led by sustainability theme leader Madhu Khanna suggests a new use for land enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) that may be...
Lack of symmetry in qubits can’t fix errors in quantum computing, might explain matter/antimatter
Unexpected twist in the Kibble-Zurek theory offers a new approach to solving two famous physics problems regarding matter/antimatter asymmetry and isotope separationCredit: Los Alamos National...
West Virginia’s enduring, intertwined epidemics: Opioids and HIV
Credit: West Virginia University Long before COVID-19 entered the picture, West Virginia had been battling two other major public health crises: opioids and HIV. Dr....
For breakthroughs in slowing aging, scientists must look beyond biology
Incorporating social and behavioral factors alongside biological mechanisms is critical for improving aging research, according to a trio of studies by leading social scientistsCredit: John...
Traditional hydrologic models may misidentify snow as rain, new citizen science data shows
Tahoe Rain or Snow weather spotters help reduce inaccuracies in estimating precipitation in the Sierra NevadaCredit: Desert Research Institute Reno, Nev. (Feb. 22, 2021)- Normally,...
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