Hummingbirds use torpor in varying ways to survive cold temps
Hummingbirds have the fastest metabolism of any animal. The tropical hummingbirds that live in the Andes Mountains in South America must expend considerable energy to...
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Scientists devise new way to measure skin barrier function
The skin is the primary physical barrier against harmful substances in the environment. But there is a significant difference in the protective capacity of the...
Unrealistic vaping views? Nearly ½ of parents confident they’d know if their child vapes
Nearly half of parents say they would definitely know if their child was vaping, despite characteristics of vaping devices that make it easy to hide...
Aging | Senescence-associated exosomes transfer fibrosis to neighboring cells
“This shows that SA-EXOs can serve as potent SASP mediators that activate invasive characteristics in neighboring cells.”Credit: 2023 Lee et al. “This shows that SA-EXOs...
Genomic study of ancient humans sheds light on human evolution on the Tibetan Plateau
The Tibetan Plateau, the highest and largest plateau above sea level, is one of the harshest environments settled by humans. It has a cold and...
Researcher-community partnership uses collaborative process to yield novel insights
RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Until recently, psychologist Kalina Michalska had never used community-based participatory research, or CBPR, in her work, but now she can’t imagine not using it.Credit:...
Researchers develop biodegradable, biorecyclable glass
Everyone is familiar with glass—from putting on eyeglasses, pushing open the window, standing in front of a mirror, to holding a water glass. Glass is...
Quantum sensing in outer space: New NASA-funded research will build next-gen tech to better measure climate
Texas Engineers are leading a multi-university research team that will build technology and tools to improve measurement of important climate factors by observing atoms in outer space. Credit: NASA Texas...
Carbon nanotube films as ultrasensitive photodetectors: progress and challenges
Semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes (s-SWCNTs) are being used to develop a third generation of optimized shortwave infrared photodetectors that will improve pixel size, weight, power...
Tackling gambling harm among Armed Forces veterans
Research to tackle gambling harm among Armed Forces veterans has received a major boost with three awards, totalling £1 million, for new projects in the...
Argonne hosts conference for undergraduate women in physics
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory hosted an American Physical Society (APS) Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics (CUWiP) on Jan. 20-22. The conference...
How can we tackle the biggest challenges? Ask a plant
LOS ALAMOS, N.M., March 16, 2023 — Without plants, we’d have no air to breathe or food to eat, yet plant science lingers in the...
Breaking barriers in hepatitis C diagnosis and treatment for populations at risk
A study with people who inject drugs evaluated a minimally invasive test based on dried blood spots (DBS) for the monitoring of hepatitis C virus...
Chemical scissors enable structural editing of layered materials
Researchers led by Prof. HUANG Qing at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in collaboration with...
Team discovers how TKI cancer drugs cause inflammatory side effects
Tyrosine kinase inhibitors are a type of targeted cancer medicine that can attack specific types of cancer cells and prevent them from multiplying. Although these...
