Americans’ beliefs about wildlife management are changing
Credit: America's Wildlife Values research team Abundant and healthy wildlife populations are a cultural and ecological treasure in the United States. Over time, however, the...
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Bridge over coupled waters: Scientists 3D-print all-liquid ‘lab on a chip’
Berkeley Lab researchers set the stage for new class of 3D-printed, all-liquid devices; could automate chemical synthesis for batteries and drug formulationsCredit: Berkeley Lab Researchers...
How to take the ‘petro’ out of the petrochemicals industry
New paper in Science by U of T Engineering research team charts a road map for displacing fossil fuels in the production of plastics, clothing...
The glass half-full: How optimism can bias prognosis in serious illness
Most people think of optimism as a good thing - a positive outlook in challenging circumstances. But in reality, it's a psychological state that can...
WINTHER trial results
Comprehensive tumor profiling promises new therapeutic options for patients with advanced cancer The WINTHER trial***, NCT01856296, led by investigators from Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology...
Scientists unlock new role for nervous system in regeneration
Using a computational model, researchers were able to explain, predict, and even manipulate the regeneration of the flatworm bodyCredit: Alexis Pietak & Mike Levin, Tufts...
NASA announces funding for RIT professor to develop novel diffractive solar sails
Grover Swartzlander earns Phase II award from NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts program Scientists have been floating designs for solar sails to propel spacecraft for decades,...
Diamonds reveal how continents are stabilized, key to Earth’s habitability
The longevity of Earth's continents in the face of destructive tectonic activity is an essential geologic backdrop for the emergence of life on our planetCredit:...
Working to advance radiation therapy for children with cancer
Doctors at Children's Hospital Los Angeles use novel software to improve accuracy of cancer treatment Doctors at Children's Hospital Los Angeles continue to lead the...
Bringing information into the cell
Credit: Paul Scherrer Institute/Mahir Dzambegovic Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have elucidated an important part of a signal pathway that transmits information through...
Bacteria uses viral weapon against other bacteria
Credit: Sooyeon Song and Missy Hazen/Penn State Bacterial cells use both a virus -- traditionally thought to be an enemy -- and a prehistoric viral...
Unprecedented insight into two-dimensional magnets using diamond quantum sensors
Credit: University of Basel, Department of Physics For the first time, physicists at the University of Basel have succeeded in measuring the magnetic properties of...
NASA winner demos red berries on the red planet
Mars greenhouse design provides food and exercise for astronautsCredit: Image courtesy of: Thayer School of Engineering HANOVER, N.H. - April 25, 2019 - A team...
Mystery of the universe’s expansion rate widens with new Hubble data
Credit: NASA, ESA, A. Riess (STScI/JHU) and Palomar Digitized Sky Survey Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope say they have crossed an important threshold in...
NIH awards University of Delaware’s Lachke $1.7 million grant
Study of genes related to eye development disorders gets five years of supportCredit: Photo by Evan Krape Months before you were born, your genetic machinery...
