Scientists develop ‘backpack’ computers to track wild animals in hard-to-reach habitats
Lightweight wireless network enables precise mapping of bats' social networksCredit: Simon Ripperger COLUMBUS, Ohio - To truly understand an animal ...
A new way to fine-tune exotic materials: Thin, stretch and clamp
Turning a brittle oxide into a flexible membrane and stretching it on a tiny apparatus flipped it from a conducting ...
Trial drug can significantly block early stages of COVID-19 in engineered human tissues
'There is hope for this horrible pandemic,' says UBC scientist Dr. Josef PenningerCredit: IMBA/Tibor Kulcsar An international team led by ...
Trial drug may block early stages of COVID-19, study in human cells shows
Credit: Bildmakarna A drug already tested against lung disease could potentially inhibit COVID-19 by reducing the coronavirus load that enters ...
New app could help panic attack sufferers manage anxiety during coronavirus pandemic
Credit: Sally McC ay For the nearly 36 million Americans who experience panic attacks, the coronavirus pandemic is a potentially ...
Study synthesizes what climate change means for Northwest wildfires
Credit: Darryl Lloyd Recent years have brought unusually large and damaging wildfires to the Pacific Northwest - from the Carlton ...
Colorado study overturns ‘snapshot’ model of cell cycle in use since 1974
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Cells have a big decision: Should they replicate or sleep? Healthy cells can go ...
Turning cells into computers with protein logic gates
Biochemists have created "smart" proteins that function inside human cells by turning genes on and offCredit: MolGraphics/UW Medicine Institute for ...
Checklist for emergency department team’s COVID-19 surge
Translating disaster medicine theory into practiceCredit: European Centers for Disease Control The COVID-19 pandemic has presented challenges to many health ...
NASA finds heavy rain potential in new Tropical Cyclone Irondro
Credit: NASA/NRL NASA analyzed the cloud top temperatures in the newly formed Tropical Cyclone Irondro using infrared light to determine ...
Giant umbrellas shift from convenient canopy to sturdy storm shield
Credit: Mauricio Loyola A storm nears the coast, stirring up wind and waves. Along the boardwalk that lines the beach, ...
Story tips: Molding matter atom by atom and seeing inside uranium particles
Credit: Kristian Myhre/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy Materials -- Molding molecular matter Scientists at Oak Ridge National ...
Single mutation leads to big effects in autism-related gene
NIH study provides insight into one mechanism underlying the higher prevalence of males in some cases of autismCredit: Image courtesy ...
New supramolecular copolymers driven by self-sorting of molecules
Credit: Shiki Yagai Researchers in Japan have succeeded in creating a new type of helicoidal supramolecular polymer. The process and ...
