Volcanoes might light up the night sky of this planet
Until now, researchers have found no evidence of global tectonic activity on planets outside our…
Month: March 2021
Thin explosive films provide snapshot of how detonations start
Using thin films — no more than a few pieces of notebook paper thick —…
Female gannets go the extra mile to feed chicks
Female gannets travel further than male gannets to find fish for their chicks in some…
Want to cut emissions that cause climate change? Tax carbon
Putting a price on producing carbon is the cheapest, most efficient policy change legislators can…
NASA’s ICESat-2 satellite reveals shape, depth of Antarctic ice shelf fractures
When a block of ice the size of Houston, Texas, broke off from East Antarctica’s…
A COSMIC approach to nanoscale science
COSMIC, a multipurpose X-ray instrument, has made headway in the scientific community since its launch…
‘Egg carton’ quantum dot array could lead to ultralow power devices
A new path toward sending and receiving information with single photons of light has been…
Determination of glycine transporter opens new avenues in development of psychiatric drugs
Glycine can stimulate or inhibit neurons in the brain, thereby controlling complex functions. Unraveling the…
WOX9: A jack of all trades
Researchers used CRISPR, a genome-editing tool, to figure out the hidden roles of a developmental…
Ancient DNA reveals clues about how tuberculosis shaped the human immune system
A new study employing ancient human DNA reveals how tuberculosis has affected European populations over…
Cutting off stealthy interlopers: a framework for secure cyber-physical systems
Cyber-physical systems (CPS), which combine modern networking with physical actuators, can be vulnerable against hackers….
Protein discovery could help enable eco-friendly fungicides
New research reveals an essential step in scientists’ quest to create targeted, RNA-based, more eco-friendly…
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Magnetic whirls in confined spaces
Experimental and theoretical physicists investigated the behavior of magnetic whirls within nanoscale geometric structures. Read…
Researchers discover how to control zinc in plants: Could help the world’s malnourished
Over 2 billion people worldwide are malnourished due to zinc deficiency. Researchers show how plants…
Performance of methane conversion solid catalyst is predicted by theoretical calculation
Researchers performed computation of reaction kinetic information from first-principles calculations based on quantum mechanics, and…
Revisiting the Kobe earthquake and the variations of atmospheric radon concentration
Researchers have unearthed further details about radon concentration in the atmosphere before and after earthquakes,…
Advance in ‘optical tweezers’ to boost biomedical research
A significant advance in ‘optical tweezer’ technology will help boost biomedical research. Read Original Article:…
New insights into an ancient protein complex
Extensive collaboration between five VIB groups resulted in a better understanding of the machinery that…
Gender assumptions harm progress on climate adaption and resilience
Outdated assumptions around gender continue to hinder effective and fair policy making and action for…
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Limiting invasive species may be a better goal than eliminating them
Managing invasive species — not eliminating them altogether — is a better use of time…
Scientists adapt solar energy technology to detect chemical warfare agents and pesticides
Pervoskite nanocrystals, a key component of emerging solar energy technology, are being used in Australia…
Scientists discover how microorganisms evolve cooperative behaviors
New research sheds light on how interspecies interactions arise, evolve and are maintained. The results…
Higher income predicts feelings such as pride and confidence
People with higher incomes tend to feel prouder, more confident and less afraid than people…
Mental health alert for 332 million children linked to COVID-19 lockdown policies: UNICEF
The UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, says the mental health of millions of children worldwide has been put…
New microcomb could help discover exoplanets and detect diseases
Tiny photonic devices could be used to find new exoplanets, monitor our health, and make…
Misinformation, polarization impeding environmental protection efforts
Researchers are sounding the alarm on a topic not often discussed in the context of…
Research contributes to understanding of hypersonic flow
Using data collected in a NASA wind tunnel, researchers replicated the hypersonic flow conditions of…
STAT+: Amgen spends $1.9 billion on Five Prime, eyeing an expansion in Asia
Amgen said Thursday it will purchase Five Prime Therapeutics for $1.9 billion to obtain a…
Covid 19: Why we can’t risk another wave
The opening of schools across the UK and elsewhere in the world will bring relief…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Novartis to help make CureVac Covid-19 vaccine; U.K. to speed vaccine approvals for Covid-19 variants
Top of the morning to you. Gray skies are hovering over the Pharmalot campus right…
Judge overturns decision to strike consultant surgeon off medical register
A High Court judge has quashed a tribunal’s decision to strike a consultant orthopaedic surgeon…
Covid-19: 237m vaccine doses to be distributed worldwide over next three months
The Covax Facility (Covax) has announced where 237 million doses of the Oxford AstraZeneca covid-19…
Avoiding exploitation in multinational covid-19 vaccine trials
Highly efficacious vaccines for covid-19 are now being distributed in high income countries. At the…
A boy with purpura on the legs
A boy in his mid teens presented to the dermatology department with a one week…
Vitamin D and covid-19
The covid-19 pandemic has led to many unfounded and exaggerated claims about possible treatments. One…
David Oliver: Has covid-19 shown society’s disregard for old and sick people?
By 15 February, the UK had given first doses of covid-19 vaccine to more than…
Wolf’s post-herpetic isotopic response
This is the left breast of a woman in her 60s with breast cancer (fig…
STAT+: Kronos Bio speeds development of genetically targeted leukemia drug with unique trial design
Kronos Bio said Thursday that it had reached an agreement with the Food and Drug…
STAT+: Eli Lilly’s experimental diabetes drug reduced weight and blood sugar in clinical trial
Eli Lilly said Thursday that a study showed its experimental diabetes drug, tirzepatide, reduced patients’…
Covid-19: Highest death rates seen in countries with most overweight populations
Covid-19 death rates are 10 times higher in countries where more than half of the…
Covid-19: Government pursued in the courts over controversial antibody test
Legal campaigners have vowed to continue their action against the government over the maladministration of…
Portraits of the people who made vaccines possible
bmj;372/mar04_3/n595/FAF1faA year ago when the pandemic took hold of the world Fran Monks, a British…
The Babinski sign in Renaissance paintings: the fallacy of mis-framed observations
In their paper on Renaissance paintings of the infant Christ,1 Sellal and Tatu equate dorsiflexed…
Seven days in medicine: 24 February to 2 March 2021
Covid-19Health leader calls for review of England’s ICU bed capacityChris Hopson, chief executive of NHS…
STAT+: FDA releases a new plan to bring its data skills up to speed
When Ram Iyer started his new job at the Food and Drug Administration in 2020,…
Opinion: For early testing of convalescent plasma, we were ‘building the plane while we were flying it’
During the Covid-19 pandemic, clinicians have seen many remarkable things. Among them is how a…
The short-term, middle-term, and long-term future of the coronavirus
When experts envision the future of the coronavirus, many predict that it will become a…
In Palm Beach, Covid-19 vaccines intended for rural Black communities are instead going to wealthy white Floridians
PAHOKEE, Fla. — The winds blew southwest the day of Pahokee’s Covid-19 vaccination drive, which…
Corona-mothers: How safety net hospitals helped pregnant women during NYC’s pandemic peak – amNY
Corona-mothers: How safety net hospitals helped pregnant women during NYC’s pandemic peak amNY Read Original Article:…
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in a neonate, temporally associated with prenatal exposure to SARS-CoV-2: a case report – The Lancet
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in a neonate, temporally associated with prenatal exposure to SARS-CoV-2: a case…