Losing flight had huge benefits for ants, finds new study
Credit: Philip Gronski Ants are one of the most successful groups of animals on the planet, occupying anywhere from temperate soil to tropical rainforests, desert...
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Molecular design strategy reveals near infrared-absorbing hydrocarbon
Credit: Norihito Fukui Nagoya University researchers have synthesized a unique molecule with a surprising property: it can absorb near infrared light. The molecule is made...
Echo from the past makes rice paddies a good home for wetland plants
Geography before human land use impacts how well plant species are retainedCredit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University studied the...
New research comparing HIV medications set to change international recommendations
Credit: University of British Columbia A new study by UBC researchers is set to change international treatment recommendations for people who are newly diagnosed with...
‘Classified knots’: uOttawa researchers create optical framed knots to encode information
Credit: University of Ottawa In a world first, researchers from the University of Ottawa in collaboration with Israeli scientists have been able to create optical...
Viral ‘molecular scissor’ is next COVID-19 drug target
Coronavirus uses enzymatic cutter for virus production and to disable essential immune proteinsCredit: Image courtesy Shaun K. Olsen, PhD, laboratory at The University of Texas...
Those funky cheese smells allow microbes to ‘talk’ to and feed each other
Researchers discover that bacteria that ripen cheese respond to the volatile gases produced by cheese fungiCredit: Adam Detour MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. (October 16, 2020)-- Researchers at...
Enzymatic DNA synthesis sees the light
Controlling a DNA-synthesizing enzyme with photolithographic methods from the computer chip industry facilitates multiplexed writing and storage of digital data in DNACredit: Wyss Institute at...
UTA civil engineer leads study aimed at assisting state transportation departments
COVID-19 challenge: keeping transportation infrastructure operatingCredit: UT Arlington A civil engineer at The University of Texas at Arlington is determining how to keep transportation construction...
Fats fighting back against bacteria
Droplets of fat inside our cells are helping the body's own defence system fight back against infection, University of Queensland researchers have discovered.Credit: Institute for...
Internet connectivity is oxygen for research and development work
Credit: College of ACES, University of Illinois. URBANA, Ill. - Fast and reliable internet access is fundamental for research and development activity around the world....
New study highlights the role of risk communication in coping with COVID-19
Credit: Zheng JIN The mental effects of pandemics on people can arise not only from the burden of preventive measures, the fear of contracting and...
Arctic Ocean sediments reveal permafrost thawing during past climate warming
Credit: Björn Eriksson Sea floor sediments of the Arctic Ocean can help scientists understand how permafrost responds to climate warming. A multidisciplinary team from Stockholm...
Are climate scientists being too cautious when linking extreme weather to climate change?
Credit: Eric Meola In this year of extreme weather events -- from devastating West Coast wildfires to tropical Atlantic storms that have exhausted the alphabet...
Better measures reveal more COVID-19 smell loss
Credit: https://vicente-ramirez.shinyapps.io/COVID19_Olfactory_Dashboard/#section-home PHILADELPHIA (October 12, 2020) - Smell loss is a frequently reported symptom of COVID-19 but reports of prevalence vary from study-to-study and range...
