Swiss space telescope CHEOPS: Rocket launch set for December 17, 2019
Credit: ESA / ATG medialab CHEOPS (short for CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite) consists of a space telescope developed and assembled by the University of Bern, in...
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Taming chronic inflammation may reduce illness, save lives
Scientists call for early diagnosis, prevention and treatment to reduce risk of chronic diseasesCredit: UCLA Health Scientists from 22 institutions, including UCLA, are recommending early...
What is a scream? The acoustics of a primal human call
Researchers hone in on what makes screams distinctiveCredit: Emory University Screams are prompted by a variety of emotions -- from joyful surprise to abject terror....
Finding meaning in ‘Rick and Morty,’ one burp at a time
Acoustic analysis of belching during speech showcases the cartoon's rich array of nonword soundsCredit: Jessica Moore SAN DIEGO, December 5, 2019 -- One of the...
SMU Business School dean is first business professor in Singapore to be named ‘Highly Cited Researcher’
Credit: Singapore Management University Singapore, 5 December 2019 (Thursday) - Singapore Management University's (SMU) business school dean, Professor Gerard George, has been globally recognised as...
How flowers adapt to their pollinators
Modularity facilitates rapid adaptation of single floral organs to different pollinatorsCredit: Agnes Dellinger Flowering plants are characterized by an astonishing diversity of flowers of different...
A solution for cleaning up PFAS, one of the world’s most intractable pollutants
Treatment train for a PFAS compound known by its trade name, GenXCredit: Colorado State University A cluster of industrial chemicals known by the shorthand term...
Mobile devices blur work and personal privacy raising cyber risks, says QUT researcher
Credit: QUT Media Organisations aren't moving quickly enough on cyber security threats linked to the drive toward using personal mobile devices in the workplace, warns...
Whales may owe their efficient digestion to millions of tiny microbes
Credit: Photo by Kate Stafford, University of Washington A study by researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) shows that the microbial communities inside whales...
Can 3D-printing musical instruments produce better sound than traditional instruments?
Investigators in China created a functioning 3D-printed ukulele and used acoustics to compare its sound quality to a standard wooden instrumentCredit: Xiaoyu Niu SAN DIEGO,...
Machine learning, imaging technique may boost colon cancer diagnosis
A pilot study identified tumors with 100% accuracyCredit: Zhu Lab Colorectal cancer is the second most common type of cancer worldwide, with about 90% of...
Lights on fishing nets save turtles and dolphins
Credit: ProDelphinus Placing lights on fishing nets reduces the chances of sea turtles and dolphins being caught by accident, new research shows. LED lights along...
Insilico publishes a review of deep aging clocks and announces the issuance of key patent
Insilico Medicine announced the publication of a comprehensive review of the deep biomarkers of aging and the publication of a granted patentCredit: Insilico Medicine Insilico...
Modern technology and old-fashioned legwork solve science mystery
Video shows single-cell organism making complex decisionsCredit: Image credit: Joseph Dexter and Sudhakaran Prabakaran/Current Biology. HANOVER, N.H. - December 5, 2019 - A life of...
Scientist identify new marker for insecticide resistance in malaria mosquitoes
Credit: Adriana Adolfi Researchers at LSTM have genetically modified malaria carrying mosquitoes in order to demonstrate the role of particular genes in conferring insecticide resistance....
