Huge volcanic eruption disrupted climate but not human evolution
Credit: Steve Self, UC Berkeley New Brunswick, N.J. (July 9, 2021) -- A massive volcanic eruption in Indonesia about 74,000 years ago likely caused severe...
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New 3D printable phase-changing composites can regulate temperatures inside buildings
Materials could be used to reduce excess energy usageCredit: Texas A&M University College of Engineering Changing climate patterns have left millions of people vulnerable to...
Neonatal meningitis: the immaturity of microbiota and epithelial barriers implicated
Credit: Biology of Infection Unit, Institut Pasteur Meningitis is associated with high mortality and frequently causes severe sequelae. Newborn infants are particularly susceptible to this...
Dying cells protect their neighbors to maintain tissue integrity
Cells undergoing cell death protect their neighbors to maintain tissue integrityCredit: © Institut Pasteur / Le?o Valon et Romain Levayer To enable tissue renewal, human...
Major revamp of SNAP could eliminate food insecurity in the US
Credit: College of ACES, University of Illinois. URBANA, Ill. - Food insecurity is a major problem in the U.S., and it worsened during the COVID-19...
UTIA researchers target food loss and waste reduction
COVID-19 effects on consumer and grocer behaviors included in studyCredit: Image by Shutterstock. Research suggests that 40% of food produced in the U.S. is lost...
The giant panda’s mystery revealed
The evolution of the temporomandibular joint and premolar teeth enabled adaptation to bamboo dietCredit: Pekka Vallittu Although the giant panda is in practice a herbivore,...
Tetanus toxin fragment may treat depression, Parkinson’s disease and ALS
Credit: UAB Depression has been treated traditionally with inhibitors of serotonin reuptake in the central nervous system. These drugs do not come without side effects,...
The incidence of COVID-19 in a Brazilian regional soccer league is one of the highest
Researchers analyzed almost 30,000 RT-PCR tests on swabs from 4,269 players in 2020: 11.7% turned out positive; the rate was the same as among front-line...
Harvard-led physicists take big step in race to quantum computing
Team develops simulator with 256 qubits, largest of its kind ever createdCredit: Rose Lincoln/Harvard Staff Photographer A team of physicists from the Harvard-MIT Center for...
NIST uses method to understand the molecular underpinnings of a disease affecting corals
Credit: E. Andersson/NIST Coral reefs are a favorite spot for scuba divers and are among the world's most diverse ecosystems. For example, the Hawaiian coral...
New project aims to help early detection of cancer by identifying high risk areas
Credit: Health Innovation Campus The Health Innovation Campus at Lancaster University has brought together a taskforce of experts for a major investigation into the prevalence...
Efficient genetic engineering platform established in methylotrophic yeast
Credit: DICP Pichia pastoris (syn. Komagataella phaffii), a model methylotrophic yeast, can easily achieve high density fermentation, and thus is considered as a promising chassis...
New guidance for mental health
Many options for pandemic stressCredit: Flinders University In spite of many clinical options, people with mental health problems including eating disorders often do not access...
RIXS demonstrates magnetic behaviour in nickelate superconductors
New findings in a new material bring us closer to understanding superconductivityCredit: Diamond Light Source The discovery of the first high-temperature superconductor in 1986 brought...
