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Credit: U.S. Army ADELPHI, Md. -- A U.S. Army researcher received high honors from NATO for driving innovation for military communication systems. Dr. Niranjan Suri,...

Déjà brew? Another shot for lovers of coffee

Credit: Pixabay / Ermal Tahiri Long black, espresso, or latte, whatever your coffee preference, drink too much and you could be in hot water, especially...

NASA grant enables scientist to explore ways to keep astronauts’ bones strong in space

Credit: Kim Ratliff, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Feb.18, 2021) - Extended time in space weakens astronauts' bones, so scientists are working to better understand how...

Oil spill has long-term immunological effects in dolphins

Credit: Todd Speakman A study published in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry has found long-term impacts of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the northern...

Harvard’s Wyss Institute collaborates with GBS Inc. on eRapid-based COVID-19 diagnostic

Combination of the Wyss' electrochemical sensing technology with GBS's transistor technology could enable fast, multiplexed, low-cost COVID-19 biomarker analysis in point-of-care applications.Credit: Wyss Institute at...

Stabilization technology for wireless communications for manufacturing systems

Realizing a 'non-stop line' with wireless visualization and coordinated control of different systemsCredit: National Institute of Information and Communications Technology The National Institute of Information...

Improving stroke treatment with a modified therapeutic molecule

A research team from INRS has improved the protective effect of a molecule against ischemic strokeCredit: Christian Fleury (INRS) A research team from the Institut...

Gulf war illness not caused by depleted uranium from munitions, study shows

Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS - Feb. 18, 2021 - Inhalation of depleted uranium from exploding munitions did not lead to Gulf War illness...

Increasing temperatures will hit meat and milk production in East Africa

Hotter and more humid weather could make much of East Africa unsuitable for certain livestock production and highlights the need for accelerated adaptation in the...

UNEP synthesis of scientific assessments provides blueprint to secure humanity’s future

Meeting ramped-up climate and biodiversity targets, cutting deadly pollution and achieving SDGs needs an all-society push for sustainabilityCredit: UNEP Shifting world views and putting nature...

Cone snail venom shows potential for treating severe malaria

Study finds anti-adhesion drugs may hold the key to treating malaria, COVID-19, aids and other emerging diseasesCredit: Fred Pflueger, Ph.D. Severe forms of malaria such...

CO2 dip may have helped dinosaurs walk from South America to Greenland

Climate shift may have aided herbivores on a 6,500-mile trekCredit: Lars Clemmensen A new paper refines estimates of when herbivorous dinosaurs must have traversed North...

New surgery may enable better control of prosthetic limbs

Reconnecting muscle pairs during amputation gives patients more sensory feedback from the limbCredit: MIT CAMBRIDGE, MA -- MIT researchers have invented a new type of...

Spanish scientists uncover early links between cardiovascular risk and brain metabolism

The report, published in JACC, is important because it suggests that very early intervention in modifiable cardiovascular risk factors could prevent the development of dementia,...

Tropical paper wasps babysit for neighbours