Filling federal oversight gaps
Deregulated US Government oversight on interstate waters leaves murky implications for statesCredit: University of Houston Law Center The familiar murkiness of waters in the Gulf...
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The COVID-19 is a unique opportunity to move towards more sustainable and equitable society
Credit: Potterf, Maria [email protected] Researchers at the University of Jyväskylä highlight how the struggles caused by the COVID-19 pandemic can guide us towards an equitable...
Understanding our restoring force
Research team shows that restoration efforts can brighten an ecosystem's future, but cannot erase its pastCredit: Nash Turley An expansive project led by Michigan State...
Hand surgeon performs first surgery with FDA-cleared wrist replacement implant he designed
Credit: Hospital for Special Surgery Sixty-nine-year-old Mark Eisen says he waited seven years for a surgery he hopes will change his life. Last week, he...
‘Undruggable’ cancer protein becomes druggable, thanks to shrub
Credit: Purdue University photo/Charles Jischke A chemist from Purdue University has found a way to synthesize a compound to fight a previously "undruggable" cancer protein...
Penn Nursing Dean Antonia Villarruel to receive The Ohtli Award from Mexico
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (April 20, 2021) - This is the highest honor bestowed by the Mexican Government to individuals and organizations that have stood...
‘Information theory’ recruited to help scientists find cancer genes
Field of mathematics devoted to how information is measured, stored and transmitted uncovers possible key gene that spurs common childhood leukemiaCredit: Kate Zvorykina (Ella Maru...
Sexual receptivity and rejection may be orchestrated by the same brain region
Credit: Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown - Lima Lab (data); Diogo Matias (design). In many species, including humans and mice, the fluctuating levels of the...
Inhibition of meprin β enzyme linked to the development of Alzheimer’s disease analyzed
Findings of researchers at Mainz University could lead to the creation of new drugsCredit: ill./©: Walter Stöcker Researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) in...
Boosting fiber optics communications with advanced quantum-enhanced receiver
Technology could avert capacity crunch by enhancing bandwidth while reducing energy consumptionCredit: Ivan Burenkov WASHINGTON, April 20, 2021 -- Fiber optic technology is the holy...
Marine animals inspire new approaches to structural topology optimization
Credit: Candler Hobbs, Georgia Tech A mollusk and shrimp are two unlikely marine animals that are playing a very important role in engineering. The bodies...
Astronauts’ mental health risks tested in the Antarctic
No bounce back for declines in positive emotionCredit: University of Houston Astronauts who spend extended time in space face stressors such as isolation, confinement, lack...
Fearsome tyrannosaurs were social animals, study suggests
The report, based on research at a unique fossil site in Utah, provides new evidence that tyrannosaurs were social carnivores and not solitary hunters as...
Ten ways to ensure bees benefit from the solar power boom
Researchers assessing the impact of solar energy development across Europe have come up with ten ways in which the expansion of solar can be shaped...
URI oceanographers reveal links between migrating Gulf Stream and warming ocean waters
Credit: (Animation by Afonso Gonçalves Neto) KINGSTON, R.I., -- April 20, 2021 -- The Northwest Atlantic Shelf is one of the fastest-changing regions in the...
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