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Credit: OIST Nanoparticles are tiny. At just 1/1000th of a millimeter, they're impossible to see with the naked eye. But, despite being small, they're extremely...

COVID-19 increased anxiety, depression for already stressed college students

Study shows unprecedented increase in mental health challenges among undergraduatesCredit: Figure courtesy of Jeremy Huckins. HANOVER, N.H. - July 27, 2020 - College students were...

How the zebrafish got its stripes

Animal patterns are a source of endless fascination, and now researchers at the University Bath have worked out how zebrafish develop their stripes.Credit: Adapted by...

Studying COVID-19’s envelope protein

Credit: © KAUST; Xavier Pita Understanding any similarities between SARS and COVID-19 inflammation could help in a clinical setting. A protein in the viruses causing...

Lead white pigments on Andean drinking vessels provide new historical context

Isotope analysis suggest clues to the manufacture and distribution of qerosCredit: Alyson Thibodeau (Carlisle, Pa.) - Researchers studying lead white pigments on Andean ceremonial drinking...

Wrong number of fingers leads down wrong track

Researchers from the Universities of Bonn and Opole examined a fossil that raises questionsCredit: Image: Sudipta Kalita Have you ever wondered why our hands have...

Manipulating non-magnetic atoms in a chromium halide enables tuning of magnetic properties

New approach creates synthetic layered magnets with unprecedented level of control over their magnetic propertiesCredit: Fazel Tafti Chestnut Hill, Mass. (7/24/2020) - The magnetic properties...

NASA’s tracking Hawaii-bound Major Hurricane Douglas

Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL Hurricane Douglas is a major hurricane tracking through the Central Pacific Ocean on a forecast track to Hawaii. NASA's Aqua satellite used...

NASA animation tracks Tropical Storm Hanna’s progression

Credit: Courtesy: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS). NASA's Aqua satellite obtained visible imagery as Tropical Storm Hanna formed in the...

First-ever research network tackles diabetic foot complications

Credit: Credit: Marco Gutierrez, Indiana University School of Medicine. Funded by the National Institutes of Health, six U.S. research institutions are launching the first-ever multicenter...

Photochromic bismuth complexes show great promise for optical memory elements

Credit: Timur Sabirov / Skoltech Russian chemists obtained a new photochromic complex composed of of bismuth (III) and viologen cations and used the new compound...

Portland State University releases nationwide guidance on bike share equity programs

A set of ten new technical briefs synthesizes best practices and case studies from over 70 U.S. bike share systems on metrics, marketing, funding and...

IU School of Medicine leads study to treat diabetic foot wounds, decrease amputation rates

Credit: IU School of Medicine Indiana University School of Medicine is leading the first study of the national Diabetic Foot Consortium sponsored by the National...

New study explains ‘miracle’ of how the Warsaw Ghetto beat Typhus

New modelling of Typhus infections in the Warsaw Ghetto during WWII reveals how public health interventions eradicated the disease.Credit: Property of the Montclair State University...

Dartmouth-industry collaborations improve computer graphics