Ancient crocodiles’ family tree reveals unexpected twists and turns
Scientists probing a prehistoric crocodile group's shadowy past have discovered a timeless truth - pore over anyone's family tree long enough, and something surprising will...
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New kind of superconductivity discovered
Researchers demonstrate a superconductor previously thought impossibleCredit: © 2020 Okazaki et al. Superconductivity is a phenomenon where an electric circuit loses its resistance and becomes...
‘Electronic skin’ promises cheap and recyclable alternative to wearable devices
Credit: Chuanqian Shi Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder are developing a wearable electronic device that's "really wearable"--a stretchy and fully-recyclable circuit board that's...
Ultrasound-guided percutaneous needle biopsy excellent for small pleural lesions diagnosis
US-guided PCPNB is highly likely to be diagnostic for small pleural lesions with nodular morphology on CT or US, or with pleural thickness - 4.5...
nTIDE October 2020 Jobs Report: Job numbers hold steady for Americans with disabilities
Kessler Foundation and University of New Hampshire nTIDE Report--featuring Job Path, a New York City based nonprofit that taps multiple sources of funding to create...
A better test for the tumor-targeting of CAR-T therapies
Credit: Ludwig Cancer Research NOVEMBER 06, 2020, NEW YORK - Ludwig Cancer Research scientists have developed a method to significantly improve the preclinical evaluation of...
Down Syndrome-associated gene suppresses age-related corneal clouding
Credit: Professor Takashi Minami An analysis of aging in Down syndrome and hypercholesterolemia mouse models has suggested that a Down syndrome-associated gene, DSCR-1, protects against...
Cockroach mating habits and developmental features help uncover insect evolution
Researchers from the University of Tsukuba find that a "lost" family of cockroaches may be the missing link in the evolution of insects from prehistoric...
An Amazonian tea stimulates the formation of new neurons
Credit: Terpsichore. One of the main natural components of ayahuasca tea is dimethyltryptamine (DMT), which promotes neurogenesis --the formation of new neurons-- according to research...
Ecologically friendly agriculture doesn’t compromise crop yields
Increasing diversity in crop production benefits biodiversity without compromising yields, according to an international study examining diversified and simplified agricultural practices.Credit: Jamil Rhajiak / University...
Sugar-coated viral proteins hijack and hitch a ride out of cells
New drug target for sugar-coated virusesCredit: Image: ?ukasz F. Sobala Researchers from the Universities of Melbourne, York, Warwick and Oxford have shed light on how...
On the hunt for wild bananas in Papua New Guinea
Scientists are racing to collect and conserve wild banana species; a recent expedition to the epicenter of banana diversity shows that wild species hold traits...
Germanium telluride’s hidden properties at the nanoscale revealed
Credit: HZB Germanium telluride (GeTe) is known as a ferrolectric Rashba semiconductor with a number of interesting properties. The crystals consist of nanodomains, whose ferrolectric...
Baby dinosaurs were ‘little adults’
Paleontologists describe skeleton of a juvenile Plateosaurus for the first timeCredit: © Sauriermuseum Frick, Switzerland Long neck, small head and a live weight of several...
Atrophy can be combated by boosting expression of an enzyme produced in muscles
Study showed that targeted stimulation of PKA production promoted muscle growth and enhanced resistance to fatigueCredit: Dawit Gonçalves/FMRP-USP Researchers at the University of São Paulo...
