Juicy past of favorite Okinawan fruit revealed
Credit: Hidekazu Sumi Citrus fruits from the mandarin family have important commercial value but how their diversity arose has been something of a mystery Researchers...
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Goal-setting and positive parent-child relationships reduce risk of youth vaping
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, July 26, 2021 - Adolescents who set goals for their future and those with strong parental support are less likely to use...
Development of a novel technology to check body temperature with smartphone camera
Technology for low-cost, thermal-imaging sensors that operate well at temperatures as high as 100 °C has been developed. Expected to be actively used in thermal-imaging...
New US and German collaboration aims to produce green hydrogen more efficiently
Credit: University of Illinois/Technical University of Darmstadt Through a new award program, the U.S. National Science Foundation and the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation, DFG)...
Extreme heat, dry summers main cause of tree death in Colorado’s subalpine forests
Credit: Robert Andrus Even in the absence of bark beetle outbreaks and wildfire, trees in Colorado subalpine forests are dying at increasing rates from warmer...
New study sheds light on function of sex chromosomes in turtles
Credit: Nicole Valenzuela AMES, Iowa - A new study led by an Iowa State University scientist sheds light on how organisms have evolved to address...
UC San Diego receives $35 million in state funding for new coastal research vessel
First-of-its-kind hydrogen-hybrid vessel will be vital to education and researchCredit: Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego California legislators have allocated UC San Diego...
Sharks, lies, and videotape: Scientists document problems with Shark Week
Credit: Marion Kraschl, CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons MEADVILLE, PA - July 22, 2021 - Shark Week is many things. First and foremost,...
Study shows environmental link to herbicide-resistant horseweed
Credit: Photo by John A. Schramski WESTMINSTER, Colorado - July 23, 2021 - Horseweed is a serious threat to both agricultural crops and natural landscapes...
UTA researcher explores 3D printing of multilayered materials for smart helmets
A better helmet to protect soldiers in combatCredit: UT Arlington A mechanical and aerospace engineering professor at The University of Texas at Arlington is developing...
Using silicone wristbands to measure air quality
A Texas A&M study found that these inexpensive, convenient devices can measure exposure to a class of chemicals that can be harmful during pregnancyCredit: Itza...
New organ-on-a-chip finds crucial interaction between blood, ovarian cancer tumors
Team identifies crucial interaction between platelets and tumors for the first timeCredit: Texas A&M Engineering In the evolving field of cancer biology and treatment, innovations...
Dalian Coherent Light Source reveals strong isotope effects in photodissociation of water isotopolog
Credit: DICP Recently, a research group led by Prof. YUAN Kaijun and Prof. YANG Xueming from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the...
Advantages of intranasal vaccination against SARS-CoV-2
Intranasal vaccination is needle-free and elicits immunity at the site of infection, the respiratory tractCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - There are many reasons that an...
Neuroscientists posit that brain region is a key locus of learning
Credit: Sur Lab/ MIT Picower Institute Small and seemingly specialized, the brain's locus coeruleus (LC) region has been stereotyped for its outsized export of the...