New technique looks for dark matter traces in dark places
Study knocks down some theories for the origin of a mysterious light signature that has puzzled physicists for yearsCredit: Zosia Rostomian and Nicholas Rodd/Berkeley Lab;...
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Wildfire perceptions largely positive after hiking in a burned landscape
Post-fire surveys at natural reserve describe 'awe-inspiring' experienceCredit: Alexandra Weill, UC Davis When hikers returned to UC Davis Stebbins Cold Canyon Reserve in 2016, a...
Upgrading biomass with selective surface-modified catalysts
Scientists demonstrated how the conversion of a plant derivative into fuels and other valuable chemicals can be achieved by loading single atoms of platinum onto...
What can be learned from the microbes on a turtle’s shell?
In an effort to help with and advance conservation, scientists have been investigating the microbiome of the protected Krefft's river turtleCredit: Dr Donald McKnight Research...
Experimental medication to prevent heart disease may treat chemo-resistant ovarian cancer
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Most ovarian cancer starts in fallopian tubes. Then it sloughs from its site of origin and floats around in...
New therapeutic strategy against diabetes
Maintaining vitamin D receptor levels in insulin-producing cells could protect against diabetesCredit: CBATEG-UAB Maintaining vitamin D receptor (VDR) levels in pancreatic cells that synthesize and...
ACM launches industry-focused journal on digital threats
First issue looks at incident response and security teamsCredit: Association for Computing Machinery ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, today announced the launch of Digital...
Birds exposed to PCBs as nestlings show behavior changes as adults
Males sing fewer syllables and are more aggressiveCredit: Terence Alexander/Macaulay Library Ithaca, NY--According to a new study, Zebra Finches exposed to low levels of environmental...
Perhaps we will not need all the ventilators after all
With a grant of just over DKK 5 million, Professor and DMSc Ulf Simonsen from Aarhus University is immediately beginning a research project with the...
Oncotarget Roscovitine enhances all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA)-induced nuclear enrichment
Oncotarget Volume 11, Issue 12 reported that using the HL-60 human non-APL AML model where ATRA causes nuclear enrichment of c-Raf that drives differentiation/G0-arrest, the...
Destroying DNA to save the genome — study offers new insights into sepsis and its treatment
Scientists uncover a new mechanism underlying the life-threatening condition and propose a novel treatment strategy centered around cell-free chromatinCredit: Dr Indraneel Mittra, Tata Memorial Centre...
Local community involvement crucial to restoring tropical peatlands
Local community involvement is vital in efforts to raise water levels to help restore Indonesia's tropical peatlands, a new study has foundCredit: Caroline Ward, University...
Artificial intelligence identifies optimal material formula
Material researchCredit: © Lars Banko Porous or dense, columns or fibres During the manufacture of thin films, numerous control variables determine the condition of the...
Discovering the diet of the fossil Theropithecus oswaldi found in Cueva Victoria in Spain
The long journey of the African baboonCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA A study published in Journal of Human Evolution reveals for the first time the diet...
Quantum phenomenon governs organic solar cells
Vibronic coherence contributes to photocurrent generation in organic semiconductor heterojunction diodesCredit: Thor Balkhed Researchers at Linköping University have discovered a quantum phenomenon that influences the...
