Earth’s most biodiverse ecosystems face a perfect storm
Credit: Nick Graham A combination of climate change, extreme weather and pressure from local human activity is causing a collapse in global biodiversity and ecosystems...
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How Chinese opera masks compare to spider evolution
Biologist sees surprising parallels between dramatic art and natureCredit: Joseph Fuqua II/UC Creative Services To better understand how animals like spiders communicate with pattern and...
The skin of the earth is home to pac-man-like protists
Credit: STRI Pac-Man, the open-mouthed face of the most successful arcade game ever, is much more well-known than any of the one-celled organisms called protists,...
UCI researchers identify a connection between early life adversity and opioid addiction
Credit: School of Biological Sciences / UCI Irvine, CA - January 24, 2020 - Individuals with a history of early life adversity (ELA) are disproportionately...
Blue-emitting diode demonstrates limitations and promise of perovskite semiconductors
Study shows all halide perovskites inherently unstable, requiring great attention to environmentCredit: Peidong Yang, UC Berkeley University of California, Berkeley, scientists have created a blue...
Going with the flow: New insights into mysterious fluid motions
Scientists gain a deeper understanding of turbulent and transitional pipe flowsCredit: OIST Water issuing from an ordinary faucet tells a complex tale of its journey...
A new twist on quantum communication in fiber
A team from Wits (South Africa) and HUST (China) show that multi-dimensional quantum communications with twisted light is possible down legacy fiber networksCredit: Wits University...
High air pollution exposure in 1-year-olds linked to structural brain changes at age 12
Credit: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center CINCINNATI -- A new study suggests that significant early childhood exposure to traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) is associated with...
UH treats its 1st glioblastoma patient with genetically modified poliovirus
One of only four medical institutions participating in this groundbreaking Phase II clinical trialCredit: University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center CLEVELAND-- University Hospitals (UH) Seidman Cancer...
The ‘place’ of emotions
A study of the IMT School Studies Lucca describes how affective states are mapped in the brainCredit: Luca Cecchetti, IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca...
Lin Chen receives Award in Experimental Physical Chemistry
Credit: Argonne National Laboratory The Physical Chemistry Division of the American Chemical Society has announced that Lin X. Chen has received the 2020 Award in...
Assessing risk of chemicals to wildlife is huge challenge that requires new approach
Computer modelling and long-term environmental monitoring will be essential, says review paper in ScienceCredit: Pixabay Computer modelling and long-term ecological monitoring will be essential to...
New IEEE fellows
Electrical and computer engineering professors recognized for contributions to the fieldCredit: Photo illustration by Joy Smoker Two electrical and computer engineering professors from the University...
MTU engineers examine lithium battery defects
Credit: Sarah Atkinson/Michigan Tech Historically, as in decades ago, rechargeable lithium metal batteries were dangerous. These batteries were quickly abandoned in favor of Li-ion batteries...
Discovery sheds new light on how cells move
Credit: Photo by UW-Madison College of Engineering When we cut our skin, groups of cells rush en masse to the site to heal the wound....
