Modernizing the naval selection process
UH psychologist to develop virtual reality personality assessmentCredit: University of Houston Recruiting and selecting the proper sailors for specific tasks in the U.S. Navy has...
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Facial recognition ID with a twist: Smiles, winks and other facial movements for access
New algorithm makes ID verification more secure by tracking facial motionCredit: BYU Photo Using your face to unlock your phone is a pretty genius security...
Algae growing on dead coral could paint a falsely rosy portrait of reef health
New challenges to a once tried-and-true method for assessing reef healthCredit: Image courtesy of Ken Caldeira. Washington, DC-- Algae colonizing dead coral are upending scientists'...
The trouble of being tall
Credit: Mogens Trolle The giraffe is a truly puzzling animal. With its exceptional anatomy and suite of evolutionary adaptations, the giraffe is an outstanding case...
Feeding cattle seaweed reduces their greenhouse gas emissions 82 percent
New long-term study could mean more sustainable burgersCredit: Breanna Roque/UC Davis A bit of seaweed in cattle feed could reduce methane emissions from beef cattle...
Arctic was once lush and green, could be again, new research shows
Credit: Zach Montes Orijin Media Imagine not a white, but a green Arctic, with woody shrubs as far north as the Canadian coast of the...
The Blue Economy is more than resources: It has to focus on social equity and governance
Credit: Andres Cisneros-Montemayor The future of an equitable and sustainable global ocean, or "Blue Economy," depends on more than the resources available for technological advancement...
Mitigating impact of artificial light at night in tropical forests
New findings have major conservation implications for critical insectsCredit: Sulema Castro/Smithsonian Artificial light at night (ALAN) is a major factor in global insect decline. In...
For migrating elephant seals, ‘lightscapes of fear’ shape feeding, resting strategies
Tracking study shows how seals balance predator avoidance and the need to feed, shifting strategies as their body condition improves during a 7-month foraging migrationCredit:...
To limit global temperature rise, agricultural costs of CO2 removal may be significant
Credit: Image by Pete Linforth from Pixabay To limit global temperature rise, agricultural costs of CO2 removal may be significant - requiring US retail prices...
A deep dive into cells’ RNA reality
New highly sensitive, specific, and multiplexable RNA detection method advances in situ transcriptomics with potential for a range of biomedical applicationsCredit: Wyss Institute at Harvard...
Durvalumab immunotherapy proceeds to phase 3 trial for malignant pleural mesothelioma
After phase 2 trials showed promising survival for the combination of durvalumab and standard chemotherapy, collaborators in the US, Australia, and New Zealand open the...
‘Time lost is brain lost’
Study finds mobile stroke units improve outcomes and lessen rates of disability in stroke patients.Credit: UCLA Health A new study involving UCLA researchers finds that...
The a7 protein is ready for its close-up
Identification of structural conformations for this cell-surface protein could pave the way for new treatments of multiple diseasesCredit: Leah Baxter DALLAS - March 17, 2021...
Missing baryons found in far-out reaches of galactic halos
Berkeley Lab physicists play key role in studies that solve a cosmological mysteryCredit: NASA Researchers have channeled the universe's earliest light - a relic of...
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