Informed tourists make whale watching wafer for whales
Credit: Héctor Guzmán According to the International Whaling Commission, whale-watching tourism generates more than $2.5 billion a year. After the COVID-19 pandemic, this relatively safe...
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Geoscientists find that shallow wastewater injection drives deep earthquakes in Texas
Credit: Virginia Tech In a newly published paper, Virginia Tech geoscientists have found that shallow wastewater injection -- not deep wastewater injections -- can drive...
Time running out to save coral reefs
Credit: Morgan Pratchett / ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies. New research on the growth rates of coral reefs shows there is still...
Ocean-bottom sediments tell a story about ancient Greenland summers
A study digs into the history of summer temperatures in southern Greenland, with findings that hold a message of caution as the world warms again...
Timing is everything in new implant tech
Stimulators win top award at circuitry conference, could aid spinal cord, heart therapiesCredit: Secure and Intelligent Micro-Systems Lab/Rice University HOUSTON - (May 10, 2021) -...
Integrating medical imaging and cancer biology with deep neural networks
Neural network framework may increase radiologist's confidence in assessing the type of lung cancer on CT scans, informing individualized treatment planningCredit: Smedley, Aberle, and Hsu,...
Cinema in Flux | The Evolution of Motion Picture Technology
New Springer book traces the history of motion picture technology from the magic lantern (slide projector) to the digital eraCredit: Springer US The new Springer...
Bacteria do not colonize the gut before birth, says collaborative study
It happens during and after birthCredit: McMaster University Hamilton, ON (May 10, 2021) - It is well known that each person's gut bacteria is vital...
Regenstrief researcher wins American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation award
Credit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS -- Regenstrief Institute Research Scientist Richard Frankel, PhD, has won the 2020 John A. Benson Jr., M.D., Professionalism Article Prize from...
‘Unmaking’ a move: Correcting motion blur in single-photon images
Researchers develop innovative deblurring method that works even for images with multiple objects moving independentlyCredit: Free-Photos from Pixabay Imaging technology has come a long way...
As global climate shifts, forests’ futures may be caught in the wind
Global wind currents have shaped the genetic diversity of our planet's forests and could either help or hinder tree populations in the race to adapt...
Long-term stress in dogs linked to the owner-dog relationship
Credit: Anna Nilsen/Linköping University The relationship a dog has with its owner is related to its stress level. This is the conclusion of a newly...
Conservationists concerned about illegal hunting and exploitation of porcupines in Indonesia
Credit: James Eaton Porcupines are frequently traded across Asia, and Indonesia, home to five species, is no exception. They are targeted for a number of...
Scientists develop better way to block viruses that cause childhood respiratory infections
Credit: Images by Victor Outlaw. MADISON - By engineering a short chunk of protein, or peptide, that can prevent the attachment of human parainfluenza viruses...
Mapping citrus microbiomes: The first step to finding plant-microbiome treasures
Credit: Tess Deyett Due to their complexity and microscopic scale, plant-microbe interactions can be quite elusive. Each researcher focuses on a piece of the interaction,...
