NASA catches Tropical Cyclone Pola near Fiji
Credit: NASA JPL/Heidar Thrastarson Tropical Cyclone Pola was passing near the Southern Pacific country of Fiji when NASA's Aqua satellite analyzed the storm in infrared...
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Infant sleep duration associated with mother’s level of education and prenatal depression
Findings show greater support for mothers who experience prenatal depression or cesarean delivery may be warranted A new study analyzing data from Canadian parents has...
Thirty years of fast food: Greater variety, but more salt, larger portions, and added calories
Changes in food variety, portion size, dietary energy, and selected micronutrients are potentially fueling the obesity epidemic, according to a new study published in the...
Study reveals the structure of the 2nd human cannabinoid receptor
Credit: @tsarcyanide/MIPT Press Office A Chinese research team joined forces with Russian and U.S. biologists to obtain the crystal structure of the human type 2...
2019 American Ornithological Society award winners announced
Every year, the American Ornithological Society presents a range of awards honoring members for their stellar contributions to science and their impactful service to the...
Capturing carbon from the air
Climate scientists predict disastrous consequences if greenhouse gases continue to accumulate at ever-increasing rates. Experts agree that any solution will require drastic reductions in emissions...
Toxic byproducts of Agent Orange continue to pollute Vietnam environment, study says
Credit: Photo by US Army Flight Operations Specialist 4 John Crivello in 1969 URBANA, Ill. - During the Vietnam War, United States aircraft sprayed more...
Researchers determine how nerve fibers enter spinal cord during early development
Credit: Photo by Matt Cashore/University of Notre Dame. New research into the way nerve fibers enter the wall of the spinal cord during early development...
Yeast produce low-cost, high-quality cannabinoids
Scientists alter yeast metabolism to produce THC, CBDCredit: Jay Keasling lab, UC Berkeley University of California, Berkeley, synthetic biologists have engineered brewer's yeast to produce...
A new method for precision drug delivery: Painting
Researchers are integrating ultrasound imaging with ultrasound therapy to pave the way for a new kind of drug deliveryCredit: Hong Chen lab If traditional drug...
Immunizing quantum computers against errors
When building a quantum computer, one needs to reckon with errors - in both senses of the word. Quantum bits or "qubits", which can take...
Good news for future tech: Exotic ‘topological’ materials are surprisingly common
A new online catalog makes it easy to predict topological behaviors in materialsCredit: Maia G. Vergniory, Luis Elcoro, Claudia Felser, Nicolas Regnault, B. Andrei Bernevig...
Medicating mosquitoes to fight malaria
Applying antimalarial drugs to bed nets could lead to drop in malaria transmission Mosquitoes that landed on surfaces coated with the anti-malarial compound atovaquone were...
Yale researchers create a ‘universal entangler’ for new quantum tech
Credit: Yale University New Haven, Conn. - One of the key concepts in quantum physics is entanglement, in which two or more quantum systems become...
Infectious diseases could be diagnosed with smartphones in sub-Saharan Africa
The review, published in Nature, outlines how healthcare workers in low-income countries, like those in sub-Saharan Africa, could use existing smartphones to diagnose, track and...
