Speeding up extreme fast charging capability in lithium-ion batteries
Ishikawa, Japan -- Current society is transitioning en masse from fossil fuels to renewable resources and electric batteries. Despite the urgency to switch to greener...
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Case study of rare, endangered tortoise highlights conservation priorities for present, future World Wildlife Days
Though wildlife trafficking has been effectively disrupted since the first World Wildlife Day—established 50 years ago today via the 1973 Convention on International Trade in...
The dual face of photoreceptors during seed germination
Seed germination depends on light in many plants. But not always: Aethionema arabicum, a plant adapted to challenging environmental conditions, does it its own way....
Fluorescent protein sheds light on bee brains
An international team of bee researchers involving Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) has integrated a calcium sensor into honey bees to enable the study of...
HKUMed discovers using real-world data that the newest glucose-lowering drug could reduce the risks of renal and respiratory diseases
A research team in the Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) has discovered that sodium-glucose cotransporter...
Tree rings and strontium point researchers to the provenance of 400-year-old timber
Tree-ring analysis – so-called dendrochronological analysis – has been part of archaeology for many years and has made it possible for archaeologists to date old...
Health policy experts call for confronting anti-vaccine activism with life-saving counter narratives
Public and private sector health officials and public policymakers should team up immediately with community leaders to more effectively disseminate accurate narratives regarding the life-saving...
Imaging the adolescent heart
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has allowed scientists at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) to produce an accurate picture of the healthy heart in...
Parasitic infections common in kids in low-resource US communities, study finds
Most Americans view parasitic infections as a problem of the past or one that only impacts low-income countries. However, new research from Washington University in...
Ecological improvement of freshwater ecosystems benefits fish and people
Biodiversity is declining rapidly. Many conservation actions focus on single species. An alternative approach is to comprehensively improve ecological processes and habitats, thereby supporting entire...
“Semantic similarity” leads to novel drug candidates for Parkinson’s disease
The words that researchers use to describe their results can be harnessed to discover potential new treatments for Parkinson’s disease, according to a new study...
Possible treatment strategy identified for bone marrow failure syndrome
Bone marrow is the spongy tissue inside bone responsible for making red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets. Bone marrow failure syndromes lead to...
Most detailed geological model reveals Earth’s past 100 million years
Climate, tectonics and time combine to create powerful forces that craft the face of our planet. Add the gradual sculpting of the Earth’s surface by...
Ocean surface tipping point could accelerate climate change
The oceans help to limit global warming by soaking up carbon dioxide emissions. But scientists have discovered that intense warming in the future could lessen...
Genomic study of indigenous Africans paints complex picture of human origins and local adaptation
Africa, where humans first evolved, today remains a place of remarkable diversity. Diving into that variation, a new analysis of 180 indigenous Africans from a...
