Run, process, run!
Credit: Source: IPC PAS, Grzegorz Krzyzewski Solid-matrix catalysts called heterogeneous catalysts are among the most widespread industrial applications in reducing toxic gases, unburned fuel, and...
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UW researchers studying how to make online arguments productive
Credit: Rebecca Gourley/University of Washington The internet seems like the place to go to get into fights. Whether they're with a family member or a...
New COVID-19 vaccine may offer broad protection from coronaviruses
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications A COVID-19 vaccine that could provide protection against existing and future strains of the COVID-19 coronavirus, and other coronaviruses,...
Selective mRNA degradation via autophagy: A novel role for autophagy in gene regulation
Credit: Tokyo Tech Optimal cell function requires a fine balance between the synthesis and degradation of biomolecules. Autophagy is the process by which cells degrade...
As plant/animal diversity wanes, is microbial life changing too? A perilously ‘profound Ignorance’
The unknown direction and pace of change in microbial -- including viral -- biodiversity may have deep consequences for all life on EarthCredit: Steven Wilbert,...
Study aims to improve health of patients with CF across their increasing lifespan
Credit: Kim Ratliff, Augusta University People with cystic fibrosis are living better and longer, and now investigators want to further enhance quality and longevity by...
Common plants and pollinators act as anchors for ecosystems
Credit: Julian Resasco The next time you go for a hike, take an extra moment to appreciate the seemingly ordinary life all around you. A...
New amphibious centipede species discovered in Okinawa and Taiwan
Godly proportions for rare jade Scolopendra named after local gods, one of the largest arthropods in JapanCredit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from...
USU researchers develop power converter for long-distance, underwater electric grids
Credit: Photo by Steve Johnson News Release -- Logan, UT -- Apr. 16, 2021 -- A team of researchers from Utah State University's Power Electronics...
The fate of the planet
Unconventional takes on pandemics and nuclear defense could protect humanity from catastrophic failureCredit: U.S. Navy From engineered pandemics to city-toppling cyber attacks to nuclear annihilation,...
The future of particle accelerators is here
Behind the scenes of the Electron-Ion Collider, green accelerators that waste no energy, and chiral magnetic effect results debuting this summerCredit: Brookhaven National Laboratory When...
Scientists may detect signs of extraterrestrial life in the next 5 to 10 years
Telescope launching this autumn could spot biosignatures on other planets within three daysCredit: ESA / Hubble, M. Kornmesser, CC BY 4.0 Research shows that a...
University of Colorado inter-campus collaboration wins R01 award for salivary gland cancer
Antonio Jimeno, MD, Ph.D., received a grant of nearly $500K from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to investigate a potential drug treatment for salivary...
Simulations reveal how dominant SARS-CoV-2 strain binds to host, succumbs to antibodies
Dominant G-form Spike protein 'puts its head up' more frequently to latch on to receptors, but that makes it more vulnerable to neutralizationCredit: Los Alamos...
A new guide for communicating plant science
Credit: Iowa State University News Service AMES, Iowa - A lot is riding on the continued advancement of plant sciences. Take the food supply, for...