Sweetpotato biodiversity can help increase climate-resilience of small-scale farming
Credit: © Bettina Heider et al. Nature Climate Change Climate change poses a threat to the world's subsistence crops. Heatwaves, which are likely to intensify...
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Research demonstrates microbiome transmissibility in perennial ryegrass
Credit: Ian Tannenbaum Scientist Ian Tannenbaum has spent most of his career working in clinical microbiology but was excited to transition to agricultural microbiology when...
UNLV and University of Rochester physicists observe room-temperature superconductivity
The discovery, reported in the journal Nature, opens door for reimagining the energy grid, technology, societyCredit: Josh Hawkins/UNLV Photo Services Physicists from the University of...
More diversity needed in oil palm plantations
Scientists from the University of Göttingen call for meaningful support for smallholder farmers in IndonesiaCredit: Miriam Romero The growing global demand for palm oil has...
Therapy plus medication better than medication alone in bipolar disorder
New research finds CBT, family and group therapy are especially helpful in preventing illness recurrenceCredit: UCLA Health A review of 39 randomized clinical trials by...
Distracted learning a big problem, golden opportunity for educators, students
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Scanning social media while listening to a lecture. Watching a favorite television series while studying. Today's...
WVU partners with the CDC to conduct mask observation study, reports encouraging baseline results
Credit: West Virginia University The rate of COVID-19 positivity among young adults has been higher than other age groups during July and August. And, while...
Over 150 million websites among a billion tested include sensitive (and tracked) content
Nikolaos Laoutaris, Research Professor at IMDEA Networks Institute, participates in the biggest study about tracking of sensitive topics on the webCredit: IMDEA Networks Institute The...
An alternative to animal experiments
New applications for organoids from human intestinal tissueCredit: E. Rath / TUM The human intestine is vital for both digestion and absorbing nutrients as well...
COVID-19 rapid test has successful lab results, research moves to next stages
University of Nevada, Reno engineers and virologists team up for novel approachCredit: Photo courtesy of University of Nevada, Reno. RENO, Nev. - Rapid detection of...
Collaboration earns $1.35 million grant to reduce impact of substance abuse in Appalachia
Credit: West Virginia University McDowell County--in the southern coalfields of West Virginia--is the second-most at-risk in the nation for an HIV outbreak related to drug...
World Mental Health Day — CACTUS releases report of largest researcher mental health survey
On World Mental Health Day 2020, Cactus Communications releases report of largest and most diverse global survey on researcher mental healthCredit: Cactus Communications London, 13th...
Stay in touch with your emotions to reduce pandemic-induced stress
Credit: University of Iowa Everybody, it seems, is stressed out to some degree by the coronavirus pandemic. It may be anguish over the sickness or...
Divisive dialogue: Why do we engage in virtual political talk?
UNLV social media expert Natalie Pennington explores the impact of politics and partisanship on online friendships.Credit: Josh Hawkins/ UNLV Creative Services There's a saying that...
Temperature evolution of impurities in a quantum gas
What role does heat play in quantum impurity studies?Credit: FLEET A new, Monash-led theoretical study advances our understanding of its role in thermodynamics in the...
