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Study shows possible new way to create DNA base pairsCredit: Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Tomislav Stolar In the search for the chemical origins of life, researchers...

Fuelling the energy revolution

A chemist at Paderborn University is researching green hydrogen for sustainable transport - dovetailing fundamental research and application technologiesCredit: Paderborn University, Besim Mazhiqi Airbus wants...

Woodpeckers’ drumming: Conserved meaning despite different structure over the years

Credit: (Picture: Alain Blanc, ENES team) Animal acoustic signals are amazingly diverse. Researchers from the University of Zurich and the University of Saint-Etienne, together with...

Face masks unlikely to cause over-exposure to CO2, even in patients with lung disease

Credit: ATS New research findings contradict statements linking wearing face masks to carbon dioxide poisoning by trapping CO2. During the COVID-19 pandemic the wearing of...

Vaccine ingredients could be hiding in small molecule libraries

Scientists have found an ingredient that makes a vaccine more effective through an approach more often seen in materials science - testing molecules that self-assemble...

Laundry lint can cause significant tissue damage within marine mussels

Credit: University of Plymouth Microscopic fibres created during the laundry cycle can cause damage to the gills, liver and DNA of marine species, according to...

Invasion by non-native insects expected to increase 36 percent worldwide by 2050

Europe in line for greatest biological invasion, followed by Asia and the AmericasCredit: Leah Bauer, USDA Forest Service Research by an international team of scientists...

Bright light bars big-eyed birds from human-altered landscapes

Credit: Ian Ausprey/Florida Museum GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- New research shows the glaring light in human-altered landscapes, such as livestock pastures and crop fields, can act...

Penn Medicine researchers discover a rare genetic form of dementia

Credit: Edward Lee PHILADELPHIA -- A new, rare genetic form of dementia has been discovered by a team of Penn Medicine researchers. This discovery also...

Tool helps clear biases from computer vision

Credit: Princeton Visual AI Lab Researchers at Princeton University have developed a tool that flags potential biases in sets of images used to train artificial...

Vaccine opposition online uniting around ‘civil liberties’ argument

Growing 'freedom of choice' position and increase in state-level Facebook pages could impact vaccine-related legislation, researchers sayCredit: Valerie Morgan/UMD WASHINGTON (Oct. 1, 2020)--Anti-vaccination discourse on...

Caltech researcher unveils sensor that rapidly detects COVID-19 infection

Credit: Caltech One feature of the COVID-19 virus that makes it so difficult to contain is that it can be easily spread to others by...

Tobacco regulatory science researcher earns $1.3 million grant to study role of menthol

Credit: OU Medicine OKLAHOMA CITY -- In 2009, the Food and Drug Administration banned numerous cigarette flavors, from chocolate to cherry to cinnamon, in an...

15-year trend persists in disparate insulin pump use in children

Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (October 1, 2020) - Insulin pumps are widely used in the management of type 1 diabetes (T1D) and reviews have shown...

Researchers hear more crickets and katydids ‘singing in the suburbs’