Birds do not habituate to traffic noise
Traffic noise affects normal stress reactions in zebra finches and delays offspring growthCredit: Sue Anne Zollinger Noise pollution is one of the leading environmental health...
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X-ray scout sees first light
Observations with eRosita promise a breakthrough in our understanding of the energetic universeCredit: T. Reiprich (Univ. Bonn), M. Ramos-Ceja (MPE), F. Pacaud (Univ. Bonn), D....
Bacterial lifestyle alters the evolution of antibiotic resistance
Credit: Vaughn Cooper, Ph.D. PITTSBURGH, Oct. 23, 2019 - How bacteria live -- whether as independent cells or in a communal biofilm -- determines how...
Game changer: New chemical keeps plants plump
UC Riverside-led team's discovery offers hope for crops despite droughtCredit: UCR A UC Riverside-led team has created a chemical to help plants hold onto water,...
Ultrastructure of focal adhesion scaffold unveiled in human pluripotent stem cells
Credit: Image: Camilo Guzmán, Aki Stubb, and HHMI Janelian Advanced Imaging Core Focal adhesions are known as signalling platforms broadcasting the information of the biochemical...
Jurassic dinosaurs trotted between Africa and Europe
Credit: Matteo Belvedere et al. Dinosaur footprints found in several European countries, very similar to others in Morocco, suggest that they could have been dispersed...
Reframing Antarctica’s meltwater pond dangers to ice shelves and sea level
There's a speed limit on the damage surface ponds can do to ice shelves, but that doesn't mean they're not dangerousCredit: NASA Earth Observatory Dangers...
NIH contract to CWRU, UH to accelerate TB vaccine development
$30 million contract will establish TB immunology research centers across the countryCredit: Case Western Reserve University CLEVELAND (October 23, 2019)--Tuberculosis (TB) is the number-one cause...
Researchers develop platform for scalable testing of autonomous vehicle safety
Credit: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Coordinated Science Laboratory In the race to manufacture autonomous vehicles (AVs), safety is crucial yet sometimes overlooked as exemplified...
Regenstrief scientist honored for research to support clinical decision making
Credit: Regenstrief Institute The Society for Medical Decision Making (SMDM) awarded Regenstrief Institute researcher Stephen Downs, M.D., M.S., with the John M. Eisenberg Award for...
MIT engineers develop a new way to remove carbon dioxide from air
The process could work on the gas at any concentrations, from power plant emissions to open airCredit: Sahag Voskian and T. Alan Hatton A new...
Solving the plastics problem
Research from Texas A&M and Teysha Technologies aims to reduce plastics pollution through the development of biodegradable polymersCredit: Texas A&M University College of Science Imagine...
Ending HIV will require optimizing treatment and prevention tools, say NIH experts
Commentary emphasizes need to optimally implement current tools and develop new interventionsCredit: NIAID WHAT: Optimal implementation of existing HIV prevention and treatment tools and continued...
Small magnets reveal big secrets
Work by international research team could have wide-ranging impact on information technology applicationsCredit: Barsukov lab, UC Riverside RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- An international research team led...
Electrospun fibers weave new medical innovations
Novel applications of a technology called coaxial electrospinning could improve contraceptive products and help patients with brain tumorsCredit: Joseph Fuqua II/UC Creative Services When you...