Flatfish got weird fast due to evolutionary cascade
Study: Skull asymmetry arose rapidly from trait co-evolutionCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (May 3, 2021) - Ever look at a flatfish like a flounder...
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Caterpillar-Argonne partnership shifts heavy-duty engine design into higher gear
Credit: (Image by Chao Xu/Argonne National Laboratory.) Argonne is helping Caterpillar improve efficiency and reduce emissions in their heavy-duty diesel engines. Heavy-duty diesel engines still...
Researchers wirelessly record human brain activity during normal life activities
NIH BRAIN Initiative-funded study opens the door to correlating deep brain activity and behaviorCredit: Image courtesy of Starr lab, UCSF Researchers are now able to...
Limited fishing zones support reef conservation
Credit: Kynan Hartog-Burnett / ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies. A world first study within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park has found...
New research shows long-term recovery possible for areas impacted by seagrass die-off
Credit: University of South Florida Nearly 10,000 acres of lush seagrass vanished from Florida Bay between 1987 and 1991, leading to massive ecological changes in...
How plants find their symbiotic partners
Credit: Photo: Pengbo Liang/University of Freiburg What would it be like to produce fertilizer in your own basement? Leguminous plants, like peas, beans, and various...
Will your future clothes be made of algae?
Researchers at the University of Rochester and Delft University of Technology used 3D printing to create a novel, environmentally-friendly material made of algae that has...
GM grass cleanses soil of toxic pollutants left by military explosives, new study shows
Genetically modified grass cleanses soil of toxic pollutants left by military explosives, new research showsCredit: Neil Bruce A grass commonly used to fight soil erosion...
Stopping bleeding saves lives on the battlefield
Credit: Hybrid Plastics RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- A new medical technology stops traumatic bleeding without requiring wound compression for Soldiers on the battlefield. Hemorrhaging...
Renewable energy sources: On the way towards large-scale thermal storage systems
KIT and partners conduct research into inexpensive and highly efficient thermal storage systems of the next generationCredit: Photo: Karsten Litfin, KIT High-temperature technologies enable electrothermal...
Less precipitation means less plant diversity
Climate change might lead to changes in plant diversity, especially in the world's drylandsCredit: Kristin Ludewig Water is a scarce resource in many of the...
Towards a treatment for myotonic dystrophy: First 3D model with patient cells
Credit: IBEC Myotonic dystrophy is a hereditary degenerative neuromuscular disease that occurs mainly in adults, affecting about 50,000 people only in Spain. Symptoms range from...
Cell atlas of stony corals is boost for coral reef conservation efforts
Map reveals existence of specialized immune cells in corals for the first timeCredit: Hagai Native/University of Haifa Researchers at the University of Haifa, the Weizmann...
An animal able to regenerate all of its organs even when it is dissected into three parts
A surprising discovery in the Gulf of EilatCredit: Tal Zaquin An extraordinary discovery in the Gulf of Eilat: Researchers from Tel Aviv University have discovered...
Blockchain as ‘TechQuity’: How tech solutions have the power to help the homeless
Credit: Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin AUSTIN, Texas -- For people experiencing homelessness, missing proof of identity can be a...
