2017 North Korean nuclear test 10 times larger than previous tests, new study finds
Credit: Korean Central News Agency WASHINGTON-- North Korea detonated a nuclear device in 2017 equivalent to about 250 kilotons of TNT, a new study estimates,...
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Research overcomes key obstacles to scaling up DNA data storage
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed new techniques for labeling and retrieving data files in DNA-based information storage systems, addressing two of the...
Newfound autoimmune syndrome causes muscle pain, weakness
Rare syndrome can be treated with anti-inflammatory drugsCredit: Alan Pestronk A previously unknown autoimmune muscle disease involving sudden onset of debilitating muscle pain and weakness...
Most detailed X-ray image of batteries yet to reveal why they still aren’t good enough
Credit: Purdue University image/Kejie Zhao WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Electric cars rely on the same lithium-ion battery technology that's in smartphones, laptops and virtually everything...
What causes battery electrode failure?
Credit: Virginia Tech Battery researchers at Virginia Tech co-led an international study that detailed the broadest understanding of what happens during battery electrode failure. Feng...
Weber receives grant to study cognitive screening for persons with spinal cord injury
The New Jersey Commission on Spinal Cord Research awarded a $592,000 grant to Erica Weber, PhD, of Kessler Foundation, to participate in a multi-site study...
Sensitive new laser technique detects volatile organic compounds
Accurate measurements of mixed airborne molecules could improve breath alcohol tests, climate research and sensors for occupational health and safety SAN JOSE, CALIF. -- Researchers...
Snapshot of chikungunya could lead to drugs, vaccines for viral arthritis
Researchers create detailed image of virus bound to protein found on cells in jointsCredit: Katherine Basore Chikungunya virus, once confined to the Eastern Hemisphere, has...
Feathers came first, then birds
Credit: Reconstruction by Yuan Zhang. New research, led by the University of Bristol, suggests that feathers arose 100 million years before birds - changing how...
Drug-resistant tuberculosis reversed in lab
New strategy may improve treatment for deadly infection About 1.5 million people died of tuberculosis (TB) in 2017, making it the most lethal infectious disease...
Nanomaterial safety on a nano budget
Rice University researchers share their protocol for handling carbon nanotubesCredit: Barron Research Group/Rice University HOUSTON - (June 3, 2019) - With a little practice, it...
Pop-up parks deliver big benefits in small spaces
Small greenspaces provide city dwellers opportunities to connect with nature and can serve as habitat refuges that help protect urban biodiversityCredit: Matthew Stanto Pop-up stores,...
‘Organs in a dish’ pave the way for personalized medicine in gut and liver disease
Scientists highlight advances and discuss future prospects for the use of organoid systems ('organs in a dish') in gastroenterology and hepatology in Digestive and Liver...
The history of Arctic ecosystems as a guide to the future
An international research collaboration will study the interplay of climate and grazing on shaping tundra vegetation over millennia -- coordinated by a biologist from the...
UNH researchers find slowdown in Earth’s temps stabilized nature’s calendar
DURHAM, N.H.--Sometimes referred to as nature's calendar, phenology looks at the seasonal life cycle of plants and animals and is one of the leading indicators...
