The use of wild mammals in traditional medicine
Credit: Itamar Barbosa In an analysis of published research, investigators identified 565 mammalian species that have been used to source products used in traditional medicine...
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Can sting rays and electric rays help us map the ocean floor?
Credit: RIKEN Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR) in Japan have completed a feasibility study indicating that electric rays and sting...
Colorado mountains bouncing back from ‘acid rain’ impacts
Credit: William Bowman A long-term trend of ecological improvement is appearing in the mountains west of Boulder. Researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder have...
AGU panel explores environmental impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, as observed from space
Credit: Credits: NASA/Nima Pahlevan COVID-19 has changed the way we live and work, as various health and safety restrictions keep more of us at home...
Miniature guttural toads on Mauritius and Réunion stun researchers
Dwarfism occurring in less than a hundred years Credit: James Baxter-Gilbert Researchers from the DSI/NRF Center for Invasion Biology at Stellenbosch University in South Africa...
Vitamin boosts essential synthetic chemistry
Rice lab discovers light-driven catalyst forms olefins for drug, agrochemical manufacturingCredit: Rice University HOUSTON - (Dec. 8, 2020) - Inspired by light-sensing bacteria that thrive...
More support for induction at 41 weeks’ pregnancy, especially for first time mothers
Credit: Photo: University of Gothenburg, University of Amsterdam There is growing evidence that pregnant women who go beyond term, especially first time mothers and their...
Reductive stress in neuroblastoma cells aggregates protein and impairs neurogenesis
Further understanding is needed of the redox change called reductive stress and its impact on the onset and progression of neurodegeneration. Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala....
Understanding COVID-19 infection and possible mutations
Credit: Ratul Chowdhury, Penn State The binding of a SARS-CoV-2 virus surface protein spike -- a projection from the spherical virus particle -- to the...
Elsa Reichmanis elected Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
Lehigh University professor, an internationally recognized expert in the field of microlithography, holds numerous patents and continues to innovate at the interface of chemical engineering,...
Researchers identify critical molecules that coronaviruses hijack to infect human cells
The new study points toward ways to treat not only COVID-19, but future coronaviruses that might emergeCredit: Photo: Gladstone Institutes SAN FRANCISCO, CA--December 8, 2020--When...
Joint initiative to enhance energy resiliency, naval energy resources
Research into energy storage, grid control, among projects supported by $7.36M U.S. Navy funding to Stony Brook and UMass LowellCredit: Stony Brook University STONY BROOK,...
Algorithms and automation: Making new technology faster and cheaper
Credit: Xinyi Xiao, Penn State Additive manufacturing (AM) machinery has advanced over time, however, the necessary software for new machines often lags behind. To help...
Stretchable micro-supercapacitors to self-power wearable devices
Credit: Penn State College of Engineering A stretchable system that can harvest energy from human breathing and motion for use in wearable health-monitoring devices may...
Way to support effective brain performance after head injury backgrounded by lack of sleep
Credit: FEFU press office Scientists from the School of Biomedicine of Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) with colleagues from Italy, Spain, Romania, and Sweden suggest...
