Impacts of climate change on our water and energy systems: it’s complicated
A team of researchers from Berkeley Lab, UC Berkeley, and UC Santa Barbara propose a framework for evaluating climate change adaptations, provide a case study...
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New nanostructured alloy for anode is a big step toward revolutionizing energy storage
Credit: Zhenxing Feng, Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - Researchers in the Oregon State University College of Engineering have developed a battery anode based on...
Study finds new evidence of health threat from chemicals in marijuana and tobacco smoke
Marijuana smoking found to raise levels of potentially harmful chemicals but to a lesser degree than tobacco smoking; Exposure to a toxic chemical associated with...
Marijuana use typically drops at the beginning of the year, then climbs in summer and fall
Seasonal variation may be explained by new year's resolutionsCredit: Image by Louliana Voelker for NYU; icons by Guilherme Furtado and Made (Noun Project)Â licensed as Creative...
Uncovering basic mechanisms of intestinal stem cell self-renewal and differentiation
Promises new approaches to treat diseasesCredit: Helmholtz Zentrum München The gut plays a central role in the regulation of the body's metabolism and its dysfunction...
$2.25 million NIH grant enables exploration of a pathway to better vaccines
Credit: Kim Ratliff, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (January 11, 2021) - To build better vaccines, scientists want to know more about how our bodies make...
Big differences in how coral reef fish larvae are dispersed
Rutgers-led research could help scientists improve conservation of speciesCredit: Katrina A. Catalano How the larvae of colorful clownfish that live among coral reefs in the...
Megalodons gave birth to large newborns that likely grew by eating unhatched eggs in womb
Credit: DePaul University/Kenshu Shimada A new study shows that the gigantic Megalodon or megatooth shark, which lived nearly worldwide roughly 15-3.6 million years ago and...
Transition metal ‘cocktail’ helps make brand new superconductors
Concept of high entropy alloys provides a discovery platform for new superconductorsCredit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University mixed and...
Large study finds higher burden of acute brain dysfunction for COVID-19 ICU patients
Credit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center COVID-19 patients admitted to intensive care in the early months of the pandemic were subject to a significantly higher burden...
UCF engineering and biology researchers collaborate to aid coral reef restoration
UCF researchers tested how well staghorn coral skeletons withstand the forces of nature and humans in a new study. The findings will inform efforts to...
New tech helping cancer patients manage symptoms
Credit: Stevepb/pixabay Hundreds of cancer patients have benefitted from using computer algorithms to manage their symptoms and improve their wellbeing in a unique UK trial....
Child marriage is legal and persists across Canada
Over 3,600 marriage certificates were issued to children under the age of 18 between 2000 and 2018Credit: Alissa Koski and Shelley Clark Canada is at...
NIST publishes a beginner’s guide to DNA origami
Credit: K. Dill/NIST In a technique known as DNA origami, researchers fold long strands of DNA over and over again to construct a variety of...
Nanoparticle vaccine for COVID-19
Credit: Duo Xu Before the pandemic, the lab of Stanford University biochemist Peter S. Kim focused on developing vaccines for HIV, Ebola and pandemic influenza....