Study: Europe’s old-growth forests at risk
Assessment of continent's primary forests shows many unprotected, logged, able to be restoredCredit: Hanns Kirchmeir Like its ancient cathedrals, Europe has a remarkable--but poorly understood--legacy...
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Ancient Roman roads endure for millennia. UTA is researching why.
UTA civil engineer studying long-lasting Roman, Greek structures for construction secretsCredit: UT Arlington An assistant professor of civil engineering will access the ancient worlds of...
Rapid test for Covid-19 shows improved sensitivity
A CRISPR-based test developed at MIT and the Broad Institute can detect nearly as many cases as the standard Covid-19 diagnosticCredit: MIT/Broad Institute CAMBRIDGE, MA...
International study will compare different countries’ responses to COVID-19
Project led by researchers from Brazilian and American institutions will collect primary data during the pandemic to create a repository that will serve for future...
Physics: Collision movie with upgraded particle detector at CERN
Physicists at Goethe University lead one of the technical refurbishments of "ALICE" for researching quark-gluon plasmaCredit: Robert Münzer FRANKFURT. For the moment, the accelerators at...
A scientific first: How psychedelics bind to key brain cell receptor
This work, published in Cell and led by the UNC-Chapel Hill lab of Bryan L. Roth, MD, PhD, sets the stage for the discovery of...
Kang finds keys to control the ‘driver of cancer’s aggressiveness’
By isolating the enzymes responsible for recycling a dangerous protein, Princeton's Yibin Kang has identified a promising new target for cancer treatmentsCredit: Photo by Maša...
First look at how hallucinogens bind structurally to serotonin receptors
Credit: Kim et al./Cell Although hallucinogenic drugs have been studied for decades, little is known about the underlying mechanisms in the brain by which they...
CNIC researchers discover a mechanism allowing immune cells to regulate obesity
Researchers at the CNIC have discovered a mechanism explaining how macrophages regulate obesityCredit: CNIC Macrophages are immune system cells. They are essential in the early...
Self-imaging of a molecule by its own electrons
Mapping the atomic motion during a molecular vibrationCredit: MBI Berlin One of the long-standing goals of research on the light-induced dynamics of molecules is to...
Detaching and uplifting, not bulldozing
Credit: ETH Zurich For a long time, geoscientists have assumed that the Alps were formed when the Adriatic plate from the south collided with the...
Curve at tip of shoes eases movement but may lead to weaker muscles, problems
Researchers say toe springs in shoes may come at a costCredit: Freddy Sichting The toe of most shoes, especially sneakers, bends ever so slightly upward....
How 13 billion years of cosmic evolution has ultimately led to intelligent life
New book illustrates up-to-date findings in cosmology and exobiologyCredit: World Scientific In March 1995, Ben Zuckerman and Matt Malkan hosted a memorable Symposium at UCLA,...
Higher dementia risk in women with prolonged fertility
Credit: Photo by Ragnhild Larsson and Johan Wingborg Women with a longer reproductive period had an elevated risk for dementia in old age, compared with...
Climate change threatens Komodo dragons
Credit: Achmad Ariefiandy, Komodo Survival Program. The world's largest lizard, the Komodo dragon, could be driven to extinction by climate change unless significant measures to...