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Credit: Booker Lab, Penn State UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Images of a protein involved in creating a potent antibiotic reveal the unusual first steps of the...

A ‘super-puff’ planet like no other

Credit: ESA/Hubble, NASA, M. Kornmesser. The core mass of the giant exoplanet WASP-107b is much lower than what was thought necessary to build up the...

A new archaeology for the Anthropocene era

Credit: Alison Crowther Indiana Jones and Lara Croft have a lot to answer for. Public perceptions of archaeology are often thoroughly outdated, and these characterisations...

Eliminating microplastics in wastewater directly at the source

A research team from INRS has developed a process for the electrolytic treatment of wastewater that degrades microplastics at the sourceCredit: INRS A research team...

Where COVID-19 hit hardest, sudden deaths outside the hospital increased

A study across New York City found that out-of-hospital sudden deaths follow the geographic distribution of SARS-CoV-2, suggesting an association between the two, investigators report...

Many parents say teens with anxiety, depression may benefit from peer confidants at school

Teens talking to teens: 1 in 3 parents strongly support schools having mental health programs like peer support leaders, new national poll suggestsCredit: C.S. Mott...

Scientists shed light on how and why some people report “hearing the dead”

Credit: N. Currier, New York Spiritualist mediums might be more prone to immersive mental activities and unusual auditory experiences early in life, according to new...

Changing diets — not less physical activity — may best explain childhood obesity crisis

Findings among children in Amazonian Ecuador offer insights into relative importance of diet vs. energy expenditure for rise in obesityCredit: Samuel Urlacher Variation in consumption...

Better diet and glucose uptake in the brain lead to longer life in fruit flies

January 16, 2021

Improved neuronal glucose uptake plus healthier eating might have anti-aging effectsCredit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have discovered that...

Rapid blood test identifies COVID-19 patients at high risk of severe disease

Measuring mitochondrial DNA could predict who will need ICU care, intubationCredit: WANDY BEATTY One of the most vexing aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic is doctors'...

Conductive nature in crystal structures revealed at magnification of 10 million times

University of Minnesota study opens up possibilities for new transparent materials that conduct electricityCredit: Mkhoyan Group, University of Minnesota In groundbreaking materials research, a team...

Howard University professor to receive first Joseph A. Johnson Award

Thomas A. Searles honored for inspiring young Black physicists to pursue cutting-edge optics and quantum researchCredit: Searles WASHINGTON, January 15, 2021 -- The American Institute...

Nanodiamonds feel the heat

An international team of researchers created nanodiamond sensors that can act as both heat sources and thermometers, and is using them to measure the thermal...

Special interests can be assets for youth with autism

Credit: MU School of Health Professions COLUMBIA, Mo. - When he was in middle school, teachers would give Sam Curran a list of words to...

Controlling chemical catalysts with sculpted light