Oil forecasting technique adapted for spreadsheets may cut shale operator costs
3D reservoir models predict the amount of oil in shale wells, but they are usually very complicated and slowCredit: Texas A&M University College of Engineering...
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Global deal follows UQ superbug drug discoveries
Antibiotics discovered at The University of Queensland will be fast-tracked under an US$11 million international research dealCredit: IMB, University of Queensland Antibiotics discovered at The...
Cancer drug cures COVID-19 patient with acute respiratory distress
Team at Marburg University Medical Center plans scientific study on the use of an immune inhibitor against the viral diseaseCredit: Torsten Fricke / German José...
LJI scientists investigate a powerful protein behind antibody development
Credit: Jinyong Choi, La Jolla Institute for Immunology LA JOLLA, CA--Scientists at the La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) have discovered a potential new way...
Are protected areas effective at maintaining large carnivore populations?
Credit: Daniel Burgas-Riera A recent study, led by the University of Helsinki, used a novel combination of statistical methods and an exceptional data set collected...
300-million-year-old fish resembles a sturgeon but took a different evolutionary path
Tanyrhinichthys mcallisteri recasts the notion of what it means to be a 'primitive' vertebrate, according to Penn paleontologists Lauren Sallan and Jack Stack.Credit: Nobu Tamura...
Pioneering research reveals certain human genes relate to gut bacteria
Credit: Chloe Russell, as featured in her book Up Your A-Z An Encyclopedia On Gut Bacteria The role genetics and gut bacteria play in human...
COVID-19 lockdown reveals human impact on wildlife
An international team of scientists is investigating how animals are responding to reduced levels of human activity during the Covid-19 pandemic.Credit: MPIAB/ MaxCine In an...
Hospitals, manufacturers partner with Sandia amid high demand for medical-grade masks
Credit: Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Sandia National Laboratories is teaming with local hospitals and medical device manufacturers to increase the availability of respirator...
Hormone involved in obesity is a risk factor for sepsis
Credit: Joana Carvalho, IGC 2020 The work developed in collaboration with researchers from France, Germany and South Korea was recently published in the scientific journal...
Future space travelers may follow cosmic lighthouses
For centuries, lighthouses helped sailors navigate safely into harbor. In the future, space explorers may receive similar guidance from the steady signals created by pulsars.Credit:...
Undergraduate student discovers 18 new species of aquatic beetle in South America
Credit: Andrew Smith LAWRENCE -- It would be striking for a seasoned entomologist with decades of fieldwork to discover such a large number of species...
Experimentally identifying effective theories in many-body systems
Heidelberg researchers develop new method and demonstrate its application in experimentsCredit: Photo: Alexis Bonnin One goal of science is to find physical descriptions of nature...
Artificial night sky poses serious threat to coastal species
Credit: John Spicer, University of Plymouth The artificial lighting which lines the world's coastlines could be having a significant impact on species that rely on...
Parallel evolution in three-spined sticklebacks
What happens in the Eastern Pacific, stays in the Eastern PacificCredit: Petri Kuokka A group of researchers from the University of Helsinki used novel and...
