Mathematical model provides bolt of understanding for lightning-produced X-rays
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — In the early 2000s, scientists observed lightning discharge producing X-rays comprising high energy photons — the same type used for medical...
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2021-like North American heat extremes: Increased impact of heat domes due to background warming and soil moisture feedback
In 2021, North America experienced one of the deadliest heatwaves in history, with extreme temperatures and heat-related illnesses affecting millions of people and leading to...
Why are forests turning brown in summer?
Increasing summer heat and drought are affecting European forests – some years, trees brown prematurely and some even start to die back. Researchers from ETH...
Scallop eyes as inspiration for new microscope objectives
Some species of mussels can see. Scallops, for example, have up to 200 eyes that help them detect predators such as an approaching starfish. However,...
Path to net-zero carbon capture and storage may lead to ocean
Lehigh Engineering researcher Arup SenGupta has developed a novel way to capture carbon dioxide from the air and store it in the “infinite sink” of the ocean.Credit:...
Ants took over the world by following flowering plants out of prehistoric forests
Ants are pretty much everywhere. There are more than 14,000 different species, spread over every continent except Antarctica, and researchers have estimated that there are...
Do we understand the flickering flames?
OverviewCredit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Overview A research team, led by Professor Yuji Nakamura of the Department of Mechanical Engineering...
DGIST Professor Minseok Kim’s team develops an electronic medicine technology that restores abnormal protein behavior, the cause of Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease (CMT)
□ The research team led by Professor Minseok Kim from the Department of New Biology at DGIST (President Yang Kuk) has developed a technology that...
UCL team’s life-saving burn treatment wins Bright SCIdea contest
As the government’s new Science and Technology Framework is launched, a team of second year Natural Science students from UCL (University College, London) has shown...
Aston University to support gender equality in Indian universities
Credit: Aston University Aston University chosen to support universities in India improve gender equality Funded by British Council to support Indian universities develop equality frameworks...
White-tailed deer blood kills bacteria that causes Lyme disease
As tick season kicks in across the country, the executive director of the University of Massachusetts Amherst-based New England Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases (NEWVEC) and his...
“Fundamental Life Science Meets Climate, Environment and Sustainability: new bridges, new partnerships, new opportunities”
The International Human Frontier Science Program Organization (HFSPO) and its partners will host Fundamental Life Science Meets Climate, Environment and Sustainability, a Science Summit and...
New procedure helps patients avoid leg amputation
More than 75% of patients facing amputation from the most severe form of peripheral artery disease were able to keep their limb after an innovative...
New Intermountain, Stanford study finds excess harm from commonly overprescribed antibiotics for patients resulting in widespread side effects
When patients request or demand an antibiotic, even when it is unlikely to help, a physician might be tempted to give in and write a...
New mechanisms and therapeutic possibilities for heart failure uncovered by scientists at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University and Johns Hopkins University
(Philadelphia, PA) – Greater awareness and advances in treatment have greatly improved survival rates following heart attack. With more survivors, however, has come the challenge...
