NASA finds hurricane Elida’s eye covered
Credit: Image Courtesy: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS). NASA's Aqua satellite obtained visible imagery of Hurricane Elida in the Eastern...
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Stay-at-home orders significantly associated with reduced spread of COVID-19, study finds
Credit: Mark N Lurie, PhD MPH/Brown University School of Public Health PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Across the globe, COVID-19 has infected more than 18 million people...
NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite finds a stubborn tropical depression 06W
Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Tropical Depression 06W has been around for days, and continues to hold together...
Soldiers could teach future robots how to outperform humans
Credit: U.S. Army photo ADELPHI, Md. -- In the future, a Soldier and a game controller may be all that's needed to teach robots how...
Some physicians are ordering thyroid tests for unsupported reasons
While most thyroid ultrasound orders are warranted, researchers say guidelines could be clearer to help reduce overdiagnosis of thyroid cancerCredit: Michigan Medicine Some physicians are...
Emerging infectious disease and challenges of social distancing in human and non-human animals
A review ranging from frogs and wolves to lobsters, bats, and humansCredit: Kaeli Swift Humans are not the only social animal struggling with new infectious...
Group produces materials via self-organization in chemical systems
Applications range from sensors and batteries to fuel cells, among other technological possibilities. Achieving a deeper understanding and control of the processes involved is the...
Warming threat to tropical forests risks release of carbon from soil
Credit: Geetha Iyer Billions of tonnes of carbon dioxide risk being lost into the atmosphere due to tropical forest soils being significantly more sensitive to...
Scientist to resurrect water fleas from U.S. nuclear fallout zone
UTA examining evolutionary effects of nuclear testing on preserved water flea eggsCredit: The University of Texas at Arlington A researcher of The University of Texas...
First in Human Study with Novel Antisense Oligonucleotide
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, August 11, 2020--A single intravenous dose of MRG-110, an anti-microRNA drug, significantly reduced miR-92a levels in...
NSF CAREER award to study engineering pathways for Appalachian youth
Credit: Virginia Tech Jacob Grohs believes that teachers and their school systems, universities, and companies are uniquely positioned to come together and create positive engineering...
Identifying molecular targets to prevent obesity-induced cardiovascular diseases
University of Houston researcher receives $2.2 million grant from National Institutes of HealthCredit: University of Houston In the early stages of obesity, endothelial cells -...
The First Cell named LUCA
New Springer book tackles questions around the mystery of the origin of lifeCredit: Springer How did life on earth begin, and what does LUCA have...
Selective conversion of reactive lithium compounds made possible
Catalysis without unwanted by-productsCredit: RUB, Marquard Researchers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum have developed a new catalyst that can catalyse reactions to produce pharmaceuticals or chemicals used...
Porous liquids allow for efficient gas separation
New material opens up the possibility of saving up to 80 percent of energy when separating raw materials for the plastics industry - Publication in...
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