‘Major gaps’ in understanding how land-use changes affect spread of diseases
Credit: Connor Butler The quest to discover how new diseases - such as Covid-19 - emerge and spread in response to global land-use change driven...
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UCI scientists engineer human cells with squid-like transparency
Bioinspired research project a first step toward intrinsically translucent tissueCredit: Atouli Chatterjee / UC Irvine, Calif., June 2, 2020 -- Octopuses, squids and other sea...
Researchers find pronghorn exhibit little genetic variation despite landscape obstacles
Credit: Adele Reinking A University of Wyoming researcher led a study that showed Wyoming pronghorn exhibit little-to-no population genetic differentiation even though their range spans...
New research deepens understanding of Earth’s interaction with the solar wind
Credit: Elle Starkman / PPPL Office of Communications As the Earth orbits the sun, it plows through a stream of fast-moving particles that can interfere...
Scientists detect crab nebula using innovative gamma-ray telescope
First-of-its-kind telescope promises to shed new light on the physics of high-energy phenomena, from supernovae to dark matterCredit: Photo: Amy C. Oliver, Center for Astrophysics...
Study reveals continuous pathway to building blocks of life
Credit: Ruiqin Yi, ELSI Researchers have long sought to understand the origins of life on Earth. A new study conducted by scientists at the Institute...
How a fat cell’s immune response makes obesity worse
Credit: Cincinnati Children's When obesity occurs, a person's own fat cells can set off a complex inflammatory chain reaction that can further disrupt metabolism and...
Pulmonary embolism and COVID-19
Early detection led to swifter treatment, researchers sayCredit: Henry Ford Health System DETROIT - Researchers at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit say early diagnosis...
COVID-19, fake science, and conspiracy theories
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 22, 2020--What past scientific fraud is at the heart of some current anti-vaccine and anti-COVID-19...
Human waste could help combat global food insecurity
Credit: Leilah Krounbi SASKATOON - Researchers from Cornell University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the Canadian Light Source (CLS) at the University of...
Aluminum oxide crystal tested as a UV radiation sensor
Doped with carbon and magnesium, the material becomes thermoluminescent in response to UV radiationCredit: Neilo Marcos Trindade and his team Exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation...
Exotic nanotubes move in less-mysterious ways
Rice scientists, engineers show boron nitride's promise for composites, biomedical applicationsCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (June 2, 2020) - Boron nitride nanotubes are anything...
Deep-sea study of the Earth’s crust receives $1.65 million NSERC-CREATE grant
Credit: GEOMAR To address the challenges of a dwindling global supply of energy and mineral resources, Professor Mark Hannington of the University of Ottawa's Department...
Understanding the role of cardiorespiratory fitness and body composition in brain health
Credit: Della Perrone for the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology A new study led by researchers at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science...
New model shows how diamond-carrying rocks formed in Northern Alberta
Credit: Jeffregy Gu and Yunfeng Chen A new study by University of Alberta geologists is proposing a new model for explaining the eruption of diamond-bearing...
