New algorithm mimics electrosensing in fish
Credit: Figure courtesy of Lorenzo Baldassari and Andrea Scapin. While humans may struggle to navigate a murky, turbid underwater environment, weakly electric fish can do...
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Giving the hydrogen economy an acid test
Credit: University of Tsukuba Scientists at the University of Tsukuba show that using a layer of graphene just one atom thick improves the catalytic activity...
Bees respond to wildfire aftermath by producing more female offspring
Credit: Jim Rivers, OSU College of Forestry CORVALLIS, Ore. - Researchers at Oregon State University have found that the blue orchard bee, an important native...
Scientists discover the secret of Galápagos’ rich ecosystem
Credit: Alexander Forryan New research has unlocked the mystery of how the Galápagos Islands, a rocky, volcanic outcrop, with only modest rainfall and vegetation, is...
Low cost chlorine dispensing device improves tap water safety in low-resource regions
Engineers invent device that requires no electricity or moving parts, lets users collect water as they usually doCredit: Amy Pickering MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE (January 14, 2021) -...
A climate in crisis calls for investment in direct air capture, news research finds
Wartime-level funding for a fleet of CO2 scrubbers could slow warming, but stopping climate change still requires deep cuts in emissionsCredit: Credit: acilo/iStock There is...
Honeybees reveal how our floral landscape has changed over the last 65 years
Honeybees have been helping researchers from the National Botanic Garden of Wales track how the UK's fields, hedgerows, wild spaces and gardens have changed since...
Climate change is hurting children’s diets, global study finds
Rising temperatures contribute to child malnutrition and reduced diet qualityCredit: C. Shubert (CCAFS) A first-of-its-kind, international study of 107,000 children finds that higher temperatures are...
Water and gender equality
Stanford researchers find installing piped water near homes promotes gender equality and improves well-being in rural ZambiaCredit: James Winter Water isn't just crucial for life,...
Chemotherapy with light; only one injection required
Chemotherapy with only one injection, repeated phototherapy, and no side effects. Development of a cancer-targeted single component supramolecular peptide phototherapeutic agentCredit: Korea Institute of Science...
How the brain paralyzes you while you sleep
Researchers at the University of Tsukuba in Japan have discovered a group of neurons in the mouse brainstem that suppress unwanted movement during rapid eye...
Building a giant 2D map of the universe to prepare for the largest 3D map
Nearly 200 researchers pitched in to gather, process, and stitch together images for half of the sky to prepare for the start of the Dark...
Shining a new light on dark energy
Dark Energy Survey releases catalog of 700 million objectsElliptical galaxies are generally characterized by their relatively smooth appearance when compared with spiral galaxies (one of...
Pulsed ultraviolet light technology to improve egg safety, help poultry industry
Novel decontamination method can be used with both table and hatching eggsCredit: Penn State Pulsed ultraviolet light can be an effective alternative to some of...
Elevated equipment: DoD awards $50 million for defense-related scientific research
Credit: (U.S. Navy photo by John F. Williams) ARLINGTON, Va.--The Department of Defense (DoD) recently awarded $50 million in grants to 150 university scientists--54 of...
