Research aims to protect eagles from wind turbines
CORVALLIS, Ore. - New research from Oregon State University will aim to make eagles less likely to collide with wind-turbine blades. The U.S. Department of...
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Biology’s need for speed tolerates a few mistakes
Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (May 2, 2017) - Biology must be in a hurry. In balancing speed and accuracy to duplicate DNA, produce...
PET/CT helps predict therapy effectiveness in pediatric brain tumors
Credit: Sophie Veldhuijzen van Zanten and Marc Jansen, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Brain cancers are difficult to treat, and it can be...
Study reveals first recording of cuttlefish fighting over a mate in the wild
Credit: Justine Allen, Derya Akkaynak PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- On a research dive in 2011 off the Aegean Sea coast of the fishing village Çe?mealt?, Turkey,...
UTIA chancellor recognized with national award for extension and land grant leadership
Credit: Photo courtesy ASRED. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Tim Cross is well respected for his leadership of the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture within the...
Fierce mating battle between wild cuttlefish is captured on video for first time
Credit: Credit: Justine Allen and Derya Akkaynak WOODS HOLE, Mass. -- It sounds like Shakespearean drama: A male fights to protect his mate after a...
Not even the Himalayas are immune to traffic smog
Credit: Brooke Crowley Smog from cars and trucks is an expected health hazard in big cities, but researchers from the University of Cincinnati found pollution...
Putting students closer to explosive solar events
NJIT has a long-established reputation as a leader in researching phenomena originating on the star closest to Earth -- the Sun. NJIT's optical telescope at...
USC Viterbi School of Engineering faculty awarded multiple MURI grants
USC Viterbi School of Engineering faculty teams were the recipients of three different 2017 Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative grants (MURI) from the Department of Defense....
Reserach supports new criteria for evaluating urologic cancer in women
Credit: University of Cincinnati CINCINNATI--Experts in women's health are recommending physicians follow new guidelines to determine when women warrant further evaluation and testing for urol..
Lyncean Technologies announces a 3x flux increase from the Munich Compact Light Source
The Munich Compact Light Source (MuCLS) is a mini synchrotron capable of creating a nearly monochromatic, energy tunable X-ray beam. X-rays are generated via inverse...
Wayne State receives $7.5 NIH renewal for environmental center
Credit: Julie O'Connor, Wayne State University DETROIT - Wayne State University received notice from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences of the National Institutes...
Period tracking apps failing users in basic ways, study finds
Loading video... Credit: University of Washington A new study finds that smartphone apps to track menstrual cycles often disappoint users with a lack of accuracy,...
Scientists find giant wave rolling through the Perseus galaxy cluster
Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Combining data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory with radio observations and computer simulations, an international team of scientists has...
At last, a clue to where cancer metastases are born
Credit: Elena Deryugina and William Kiosses LA JOLLA, CA - May 2, 2017 - Even in remission, cancer looms. Former cancer patients and their doctors...
