Novel discovery challenges a current kidney cancer paradigm
Credit: Huntsman Cancer Institute SALT LAKE CITY - Newly published research has reversed our understanding of an aspect of kidney tumor growth. Researchers at Huntsman...
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US democratic indicators plummet amid racial justice protests and pandemic
Latest Bright Line Watch analysis finds erosion 'across the board' on measures of democratic principles and how well the US is abiding by themCredit: Bright...
Trout don’t follow the weather forecast
Spring storms don't serve as a trigger for steelhead migration, UC study findsCredit: Joseph Fuqua II/UC Creative An endangered fish in California might use its...
Brazilians start to unravel the mystery of North American insect bioluminescent systems
Researchers isolated molecules present in the larvae of a blue light-emitting fungus gnat that inhabits the Appalachians; the study will help elucidate human diseases and...
Researchers discover gene that could decrease likelihood of developing alcoholic cirrhosis
Credit: IU School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS--Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine are learning more about how a person's genes play a role in the...
Researchers identify role of protein in development of new hearing hair cells
Finding could lead to future treatments for hearing lossCredit: University of Maryland School of Medicine Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM)...
Get diamonds, take temperature
Quantum thermometer using nanodiamonds senses a 'fever' in tiny worms C. elegansCredit: Masazumi Fujiwara, Osaka City University A team from Osaka City University, in collaboration...
Global warming threatens soil phosphorus, says a soil scientist from RUDN University
Credit: RUDN University A soil scientist from RUDN University found out that the resources of organic phosphorus in the soils of the Tibetan Plateau could...
Are male genes from Mars, female genes from Venus?
Review highlights sex differences in health and diseaseCredit: The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University Males and females share the vast majority of their genomes....
Netflix – a zebra among horses: QUT researcher
Constantly evolving Netflix has changed the face of entertainment on a global scaleCredit: FlixPatrol Media studies expert Professor Amanda Lotz, from QUT’s Digital Media Research...
NASA satellite finds a wedge-shaped Tropical Storm Paulette
Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL Wind shear was affecting both Tropical Storm Paulette and Rene in the Atlantic Ocean on Sept. 11. Infrared imagery from NASA's Aqua...
NASA satellite finds an elongated Tropical Storm Rene caused by wind shear
Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL Infrared imagery from NASA's Aqua satellite showed an elongated Tropical Storm Rene being battered by wind shear in the Central Atlantic Ocean....
Taking a closer look at the genome
With a $1.82 million award, University of Miami computer scientist plans to reconstruct and analyze the super-resolution 3D structure of the genomeCredit: University of Miami...
Ammonium triggers formation of lateral roots
Credit: IPK/ Ying Liu Since every process in lateral root development, including initiation, emergence and elongation is governed by auxin, the question arises of how...
Creating diamond devices to detect Parkinson’s early
Credit: Wen Li Engineers from Michigan State University have secured $3.4 million in grants to develop diamond implants that could let doctors diagnose and treat...