NASA’s Terra Satellite sees the end of Bavi
Credit: Image Courtesy: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS). NASA's Terra satellite captured visible imagery as Tropical Storm Bavi made landfall...
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Antiviral used to treat cat coronavirus also works against SARS-CoV-2
Fast-tracked research leads to Phase 1 clinical trialsCredit: University of Alberta Researchers at the University of Alberta are preparing to launch clinical trials of a...
Helminth infections common in Medieval Europe, grave study finds
Credit: Adrian Smith and Patrik Flammer, University of Oxford, UK Although helminth infections--including tapeworms and roundworms--are among the world's top neglected diseases, they are no...
Prior Zika virus infection increases risk of severe dengue disease
People with antibodies to Zika virus are more vulnerable to severe infection with certain types of dengue -- and that could complicate the search for...
Researchers develop a fast, accurate, low-cost COVID-19 test
Credit: NIH Image Gallery, 2018 A new low-cost diagnostic test for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) quickly delivers accurate results without the need for sophisticated equipment,...
Brain-inspired electronic system could vastly reduce AI’s carbon footprint
Extremely energy-efficient artificial intelligence is now closer to reality after a study by UCL researchers found a way to improve the accuracy of a brain-inspired...
Land use change leads to increased flooding in Indonesia
International team led by Göttingen University investigates effects on local water cycleCredit: Jennifer Merten, University of Göttingen While high greenhouse gas emissions and biodiversity loss...
Hubble maps giant halo around Andromeda Galaxy
Credit: NASA, ESA, and E. Wheatley (STScI) In a landmark study, scientists using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have mapped the immense envelope of gas, called...
Microbes working together multiply biomass conversion possibilities
Credit: M. Studer (BFH) With the race for renewable energy sources in full swing, plants offer one of the most promising candidates for replacing crude...
Student research team develops hybrid rocket engine
Credit: Department of Aerospace Engineering, The Grainger College of Engineering In a year defined by obstacles, a University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign student rocket team...
NASA sees Hurricane Laura’s nighttime landfall
Credit: Credit: NASA/Chris Cassidy Many NASA assets were used to provide forecasters with information to incorporate into their analysis of Hurricane Laura. Satellite imagery, photographs...
Artificial intelligence learns continental hydrology
The complex distribution of continental water masses in South America has been determined with a new Deep-Learning-Method using satellite dataCredit: Image: Irrgang et al. 2020,...
Single-use N95 respirators can be decontaminated and used again, study finds
Scientists hope new methods can mitigate the chronic shortage of personal protective equipmentCredit: CDC/Debora Cartagena N95 respirators, which are widely worn by health care workers...
Genomes published for major agricultural weeds
Credit: Steve Bowe, BASF URBANA, Ill. - Representing some of the most troublesome agricultural weeds, waterhemp, smooth pigweed, and Palmer amaranth impact crop production systems...
NIAID establishes centers for research in emerging infectious diseases
Global network to focus on spillover potentialCredit: NIAID The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), one of the National Institutes of Health, today...