Global warming accelerates the water cycle, with relevant climatic consequences
Researchers at the Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC) in Barcelona have found that global warming is accelerating the water cycle, which could have significant...
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How genome organization influences cell fate
RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Understanding the molecular mechanisms that specify and maintain the identities of more than 200 cell types of the human body is arguably...
More women electrophysiologists needed to address significant gender disparity in this male-dominated field
Philadelphia, April 29, 2022 – Cardiovascular medicine is ranked among the lowest in terms of female representation in the United States, and cardiac electrophysiology is...
UTEP receives $5M NIH grant to build Imaging and Behavioral Neuroscience facility
EL PASO, Texas (April 28, 2022) – A cutting-edge research facility being developed at The University of Texas at El Paso is the most recent...
Scientists with NASA’s MMS mission crack 60-year mystery of fast magnetic explosions
In just minutes, a flare on the Sun can release enough energy to power the whole world for 20,000 years. An explosive process called magnetic...
Research discovers new bacteria that stick to plastic in the deep sea to travel around the ocean
Newcastle University scientists have found new types of plastic loving bacteria that stick to plastic in the deep sea that may enable them to ‘hitchhike’...
Unlocked enzyme structure shows how strigolactone hormone controls plant growth
As sessile organisms, plants have to continually adapt their growth and architecture to the ever-changing environment. To do so, plants have evolved distinct molecular mechanisms...
Additions to natural history collections declining
Ithaca, NY—A new study from the Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates reveals that new additions of vertebrate specimens to natural history collections are declining precipitously....
High-frequency spinal cord stimulation shows improved longer lasting pain relief
Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) for chronic pain involves delivering low levels of electricity directly into the spinal cord using an implanted device, which modifies or...
Neural pathway key to sensation of pleasant touch identified
Studying mice, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a neural circuit and a neuropeptide — a chemical messenger that...
Genetic links revealed between severe COVID-19 and other diseases
A new analysis of data from the Veterans Affairs Million Veteran Program has uncovered genetic links between COVID-19 severity and certain medical conditions that are...
SwRI’s Dr. Hal Levison receives Dirk Brouwer Career Award
SAN ANTONIO — April 28, 2022 — Southwest Research Institute’s Dr. Hal Levison has been awarded the 2022 Dirk Brouwer Career Award by the American...
Patagonian sheepdogs are the closest living representative of the ancestor of sheepdog from UK
Modern day Patagonian sheepdogs are the closest living relative to now-extinct varieties of herding dogs of Victorian era Britain, according to a study publishing April...
Research reveals the sex secrets of amphibian singing choruses
Researchers using advanced recording technology have identified how individual songs in amphibian choruses may influence mating, according to a Dartmouth study.Credit: Chris Johnson Researchers using...
Viewing a microcosm through a physics lens
“What can physics offer biology?” This was how Alison Patteson, assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences' physics department and also a faculty member...