How whale nerves survive huge stretching during feeding
Loading video... Credit: Margo Lillie When rorqual whales eat, they open their mouths and lunge. Their tongues invert as their mouths take in a huge...
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Investigating the impact of ‘legacy sediments’ on water quality
Credit: Shreeram Inamdar/University of Delaware A University of Delaware researcher has been awarded a $499,500 grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to...
2017 American Samoa deep-sea expedition to reveal wonders of unexplored ecosystem
Credit: Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research. There is a species of coral -- called bubblegum coral for its pinkish...
Looking beyond cancer cells to understand what makes breast cancer spread
Credit: Michigan Medicine ANN ARBOR, Michigan -- To understand what makes breast cancer spread, researchers are looking at where it lives - not just its...
Scientists create novel model that shows progression from normal blood cells to leukemia
(New York, NY - February 16, 2017) --Mount Sinai researchers have created a novel model that shows the step-by-step progression from normal blood cells to...
Real-time MRI analysis powered by supercomputers
Credit: TACC, UTHRC, Philips Healthcare One of the main tools doctors use to detect diseases and injuries in cases ranging from multiple sclerosis to broken...
Is your big data messy? We’re making an app for that
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Like a teenager's bedroom, big data is often messy. Malfunctioning computers, data entry errors and other hard-to-spot problems can skew datasets and...
How cancers trick the immune system into helping rather than harming them
Credit: Dr Conor Henry and Professor Seamus Martin, Trinity College Dublin. Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have discovered how certain cancers hijack the immune system...
Whales use nested Russian-doll structure to protect nerve tissue during lunge dives
Credit: University of British Columbia Fin whales use two neatly packed levels of nested folds to protect the nerves along the floor of their mouth...
University of Illinois institute leads efforts at session on energy and agricultural issues
The Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology (IGB) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is taking a leadership role in the upcoming session...
Press registration for the 2017 American Chemical Society spring national meeting
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16, 2017 -- Journalists registering for the American Chemical Society's (ACS') 253rd National Meeting & Exposition this spring will have a wealth of...
Iowa State engineer addresses need for scientists, engineers to engage the public
Credit: Iowa State University College of Engineering AMES, Iowa - It's no longer enough for scientists and engineers to communicate their work by publishing in...
Researcher works with NASA to study using Martian soil to build human habitats
Credit: University of Central Florida It's hard enough to transport humans to Mars. But once they get there, where will they live? A University of...
Earth science on the Space Station continues to grow
Credit: NASA The number of instruments on the International Space Station dedicated to observing Earth to increase our understanding of our home planet continues to...
Four-stroke engine cycle produces hydrogen from methane and captures CO2
Credit: Credit: Candler Hobbs, Georgia Tech When is an internal combustion engine not an internal combustion engine? When it's been transformed into a modular reforming...
