Native Amazonians, Americans and monkeys show similar thinking patterns
The neural computations of human and non-human primates shed new light on the evolution of languageCredit: Photo courtesy of Stephen Ferrigno. Humans and monkeys may...
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NUS research team develops portable COVID-19 diagnostic system for rapid on-site testing
With Epidax, COVID-19 testing can be done at the point of care, and diagnosis -- from sample collection to result - can be completed in...
Sanford Burnham Prebys enters research agreement with Lilly for COVID-19 antibody research
Credit: Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute today announced a research agreement with Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly) to...
UNC researcher leads national survey on mental health impact of COVID-19 pandemic
Olafur Palsson, PsyD, professor of medicine in the UNC School of Medicine, led a study investigating the emotional and mental impact of the COVID-19 pandemic...
First measurement of spin-orbit alignment on planet Beta Pictoris b
Credit: Stefan Kraus Astronomers have made the first measurement of spin-orbit alignment for a distant 'super-Jupiter' planet, demonstrating a technique that could enable breakthroughs in...
Researchers print, tune graphene sensors to monitor food freshness, safety
Credit: mage courtesy of Jonathan Claussen/Iowa State University AMES, Iowa - Researchers dipped their new, printed sensors into tuna broth and watched the readings. It...
New solar forecasting model performs best
Credit: Joakim Munkhammar A new mathematical model for predicting variations in solar irradiance has been developed at Uppsala University. It may help to promote more...
Declining eyesight improved by looking at deep red light
Peer-reviewed | experimental study | peopleCredit: UCL Staring at a deep red light for three minutes a day can significantly improve declining eyesight, finds a...
Agricultural fires in central Africa light up in Suomi NPP satellite image
Credit: NASA image courtesy Worldview Earth Data operated by the NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Earth Science Data and Information System (EOSDIS) project. Caption by Lynn...
NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite analyzes Saharan dust aerosol blanket
Credit: Credits: NASA/NOAA, Colin Seftor Dust storms from Africa's Saharan Desert traveling across the Atlantic Ocean are nothing new, but the current dust storm has...
Analyzing matter’s building blocks
JSA/Jefferson Lab's Nathan Isgur Fellow in Nuclear Theory, Nobuo Sato, is developing a 'FemtoAnalyzer' with a new grant from the Department of EnergyCredit: DOE's Jefferson...
Ancient Maya reservoirs contained toxic pollution
Mercury, algae made water undrinkable in heart of cityCredit: David Lentz/UC Reservoirs in the heart of an ancient Maya city were so polluted with mercury...
FSU News: MagLab geochemists solve mystery of Earth’s vanishing crust
Credit: Caroline McNiel/National MagLab TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Thank goodness for the Earth's crust: It is, after all, that solid, outermost layer of our planet that...
1/3 of parents in 3 states may not send children to school because of COVID-19
Parents in Michigan, Ohio and Illinois varied in their support for risk-reduction measures like random COVID-19 testing and face mask requirementsCredit: Michigan Medicine ANN ARBOR,...
Brazilian startup seeks to develop a wholly indigenous COVID-19 diagnostic test
The project is supported by FAPESP's Innovative Research in Small Business Program. The firm plans to produce ELISA kits that will detect antibodies against the...
