A milder hair dye based on synthetic melanin
Credit: Adapted from ACS Central Science 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.0c00068 With the coronavirus pandemic temporarily shuttering hair salons, many clients are appreciating, and missing, the ability...
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Conservation goals may be stymied by a lack of land for biodiversity offsetting
Credit: Dr Laura Sonter Developers may struggle to find enough land to offset the biodiversity impacts of future development, according to a University of Queensland...
Evidence of Late Pleistocene human colonization of isolated islands beyond Wallace’s Line
New isotopic study of fossil teeth shows flexible human adaptations to Pleistocene island life through timeCredit: Sue O'Connor A new article published in Nature Communications...
Higher thrombus risk in men with obesity in adolescence
Credit: Photo by Staffan Sandblad Men with a history of obesity in their late teens are, in adult life, more at risk of a blood...
Latest results of myriapod research from the 18th International Congress of Myriapodology
Credit: 18th International Congress of Myriapodology Last year, the 18th International Congress of Myriapodology brought together 92 of the world's top experts on the curious,...
NSF provides more support for drug discovery platform for hard-to-treat cancers
Credit: Sherine Abdelmawla WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A new round of support will help a Purdue University-affiliated startup further develop a platform designed to create...
Are salt deposits a solution for nuclear waste disposal?
Credit: Doug Weaver Around the world, there are pools of water filled with nuclear waste waiting for their final resting place. This is waste that...
Virologists show that sample pooling can massively increase coronavirus testing capacity
Credit: Rüdiger Koop, UKS The new procedure will help to meet the high demand for testing in the mass coronavirus screening programmes needed in the...
Interdisciplinary UTA team developing transportation models for a futuristic Texas
The future of Texas transportationCredit: UT Arlington A civil engineering professor at The University of Texas at Arlington is leading an interdisciplinary project to develop...
New insights into how genes control courtship and aggression
Two new studies by Salk researchers show how sex-determining genes can mediate behavior in fruit fliesCredit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(April 28, 2020) Fruit flies, like...
Lehigh University awarded NSF grant to boost students’ geospatial skills
Lehigh University College of Education researcher Tom Hammond will help lead efforts in implementing hands-on, socio-environmental investigations for high school students in three regions of...
Researchers tackle a new opportunity to develop high-energy batteries
Credit: Image by: Dr. Oleg Borodin, CCDC Army Research Laboratory ADELPHI, Md. -- In recent years, lithium-ion batteries have become better at supplying energy to...
AGS COVID-19 brief offers roadmap to government action for assisted living facilities
Credit: (C) 2020, American Geriatrics Society In a policy brief published today in its namesake journal (DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16510), the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) offered a...
Polymer membranes could benefit from taking a dip
Credit: Argonne National Laboratory A simple pretreatment step enables membranes to be enhanced using atomic layer deposition, a technique that can improve performance and introduce...
Oregon State University research wins Marcus Wallenberg Prize
Credit: Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - Richard Waring, professor emeritus in the Oregon State University College of Forestry, is one of three researchers sharing...
