Common foods can help ‘landscape’ the jungle of our gut microbiome
Compounds in the foods we eat can trigger phage productionCredit: SDSU Researchers at San Diego State University have found a new way to harness food...
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Can solar geoengineering mitigate both climate change and income inequality?
Potential economic benefits of reversing rising temperatures would benefit developing countries greatly, representing a global GDP growth of 200%Credit: Anastasia Sogodogo/USAID New research from the...
CLICS: World’s largest database of cross-linguistic lexical associations
Newest version of database sets new standards for reproducible research, providing a reliable approach to the quantitative study of linguisticsCredit: S. J. Greenhill Every language...
Predicting non-native invasions in Antarctica
Credit: David Barnes @BAS A new study identifies the non-native species most likely to invade the Antarctic Peninsula region over the next decade. It provides...
Carnegie Mellon leverages AI to give voice to the voiceless
Hate speech countered by detecting, highlighting 'help speech'Credit: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH--Complete the following sentence: Rohingya refugees should go to¬¬¬ -- A. Pakistan. B. Bangladesh....
Pioneering tool to manage media industry’s digital carbon footprint
Credit: Pixabay/ University of Bristol A collaboration between computer scientists at the University of Bristol and nine major media companies, including ITV and BBC, will...
Specific insulin-like peptide regulates how beetle ‘weapons’ grow
Revealing how larval nutrition leads to differently sized mandibles in broad-horned flour beetlesCredit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan - A scientist from Tokyo Metropolitan University...
Gasification goes green
Rice's low-temp photocatalyst could slash the carbon footprint for syngasCredit: Photo by Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON -- (Jan. 10, 2020) -- Rice University engineers have...
Trace Metals in Leatherback Turtle Eggs May Harm Consumers
Credit: Argelis Ruíz Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) eggs laid in Bocas del Toro nesting beaches in the Panamanian Caribbean may be harmful to consumers. According...
SuperTIGER on its second prowl — 130,000 feet above Antarctica
Credit: Wolfgang Zober, Washington University in St. Louis. A balloon-borne scientific instrument designed to study the origin of cosmic rays is taking its second turn...
Scientists examine how a gut infection may produce chronic symptoms
Credit: Laboratory of Mucosal Immunology Sometimes the end of an intestinal infection is just the beginning of more misery. Of those who contract traveler's diarrhea,...
‘Superdiamond’ carbon-boron cages can trap and tap into different properties
A long-sought-after class of 'superdiamond' carbon-based materials with tunable mechanical and electronic properties predicted and synthesizedCredit: Image is courtesy of Tim Strobel. Washington, DC-- A...
Chromatin organizes itself into 3D ‘forests’ in single cells
Knowledge could help scientists understand chromatin's role in cancer, other diseasesCredit: Northwestern University A single cell contains the genetic instructions for an entire organism. This...
Deep learning differentiates small renal masses on multiphase CT
Deep learning method with neural network accurately differentiates between malignant and benign solid masses on contrast-enhanced CT scans, says AJRCredit: American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR)...
Technique allows dolphin pregnancy exams to mirror those in humans
The NMMF has just released its most recent advancement in dolphin medicine -- an ultrasound technique for pregnant dolphins that mirrors the technique used for...
