New CRISPR-based test for COVID-19 uses a smartphone camera
New CRISPR-based test for COVID-19 uses a smartphone camera
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In a new study, a team of researchers outlines the technology for a CRISPR-based test for COVID-19 that uses a smartphone camera to provide accurate results in under 30 minutes.
Protein storytelling to address the pandemic
Protein storytelling to address the pandemic
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Computer molecular physics has contributed to the understanding of protein behavior by creating 3D models of molecular machines and setting them in motion. Researchers at Stony Brook University are using the Frontera supercomputer at the Texas Advanced Comput
The climate changed rapidly alongside sea ice decline in the north
The climate changed rapidly alongside sea ice decline in the north
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Researchers have shown that abrupt climate change occurred as a result of widespread decrease of sea ice. This scientific breakthrough concludes a long-lasting debate on the mechanisms causing abrupt climate change during the glacial period. It also document
People with rare autoimmune diseases at increased risk of dying during COVID-19 pandemic
People with rare autoimmune diseases at increased risk of dying during COVID-19 pandemic
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A new study has shown that people with rare autoimmune rheumatic diseases are at a greater risk of dying at a younger age during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Research confirms crucial monitoring assessment is effective for patients with COVID-19
Research confirms crucial monitoring assessment is effective for patients with COVID-19
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New research shows that an assessment score used to measure a patient's severity of illness can be applied to patients with COVID-19 without modification.
New DNA modification 'signature' discovered in zebrafish
New DNA modification 'signature' discovered in zebrafish
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Researchers have revealed a previously unknown DNA modification in zebrafish - one of human's distant evolutionary cousins.
Titanium atom that exists in two places at once in crystal to blame for unusual phenomenon
Titanium atom that exists in two places at once in crystal to blame for unusual phenomenon
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Bombarding a crystal with neutrons reveals a quantum quirk that frustrates heat transfer.
Leaf microbiomes are a neighborhood affair in northern forests
Leaf microbiomes are a neighborhood affair in northern forests
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Leaf microbiomes of sugar maple trees vary across the species' range, changing in accordance with the types of trees in the surrounding 'neighborhood.'
Leaving so soon? Unusual planetary nebula fades mere decades after it arrived
Leaving so soon? Unusual planetary nebula fades mere decades after it arrived
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The tiny Stingray Nebula unexpectedly appeared in the 1980s is by far the youngest planetary nebula in our sky. But a team of astronomers recently analyzed a more recent image of the nebula, taken in 2016 by Hubble, and found that it has faded significantly a
What's killing killer whales?
What's killing killer whales?
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Pathology reports on more than 50 killer whales stranded over nearly a decade in the northeast Pacific and Hawaii show that orcas face a variety of mortal threats -- many stemming from human interactions.
Physicists capture the sound of a perfect fluid
Physicists capture the sound of a perfect fluid
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Physicists have observed sound waves moving through a 'perfect' fluid. The results should help scientists study the viscosity in neutron stars, the plasma of the early universe, and other strongly interacting fluids.
Shuttering fossil fuel power plants may cost less than expected
Shuttering fossil fuel power plants may cost less than expected
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Decarbonizing US electricity production will require both construction of renewable energy sources and retirement of power plants now operated by fossil fuels. A generator-level model suggests that most fossil fuel power plants could complete normal lifespan
Tire-related chemical is largely responsible for adult coho salmon deaths in urban streams
Tire-related chemical is largely responsible for adult coho salmon deaths in urban streams
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Scientists have discovered a chemical that kills coho salmon in urban streams before the fish can spawn.
Restoring a rudimentary form of vision in the blind
Restoring a rudimentary form of vision in the blind
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Restoration of vision in blind people through a brain implant is on the verge of becoming reality. Recent discoveries show that newly developed high-resolution implants in the visual cortex make it possible to recognize artificially induced shapes and percept
Researchers discover life in deep ocean sediments at or above water's boiling point
Researchers discover life in deep ocean sediments at or above water's boiling point
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Biologists found single-celled organisms living in sediments 1180 meters beneath the ocean at temperatures of 120 degrees Celsius.
Scientists peer into the 3D structure of the Milky Way
Scientists peer into the 3D structure of the Milky Way
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Scientists have helped produce a brand-new, three-dimensional survey of our galaxy, allowing them to peer into the inner structure and observe its star-forming processes in unprecedented detail.
Supernova surprise creates elemental mystery
Supernova surprise creates elemental mystery
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Researchers have discovered that one of the most important reactions in the universe can get a huge and unexpected boost inside exploding stars known as supernovae.
Chaotic early solar system collisions resembled 'Asteroids' arcade game
Chaotic early solar system collisions resembled 'Asteroids' arcade game
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One Friday evening in 1992, a meteorite ended a more than 150 million-mile journey by smashing into the trunk of a red Chevrolet Malibu in Peekskill, New York. Nearly 30 years later, a new analysis of that same Peekskill meteorite and 17 others has led to a n
Cluster of Alaskan islands could be single, interconnected giant volcano
Cluster of Alaskan islands could be single, interconnected giant volcano
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A small group of volcanic islands in Alaska's Aleutian chain might be part of a single, undiscovered giant volcano, say scientists. If the researchers' suspicions are correct, the newfound volcanic caldera would belong to the same category of volcanoes as th
Voyager spacecraft detect new type of solar electron burst
Voyager spacecraft detect new type of solar electron burst
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The Voyager spacecraft continue to make discoveries even as they travel through interstellar space. In a new study, physicists report on the Voyagers' detection of cosmic ray electrons associated with eruptions from the sun -- more than 14 billion miles away.
Astronomers to release most accurate data ever for nearly two billion stars
Astronomers to release most accurate data ever for nearly two billion stars
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On 3 December 2020 an international team of astronomers will announce the most detailed ever catalogue of the stars in a huge swathe of our Milky Way galaxy. The measurements of stellar position and movement are in the third data release from the European Spa
Best region for life on Mars was far below surface
Best region for life on Mars was far below surface
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The most habitable region for life on Mars would have been up to several miles below its surface, likely due to subsurface melting of thick ice sheets fueled by geothermal heat, a new study concludes. The study may help resolve what's known as the faint youn
Scientists reverse age-related vision loss, eye damage from glaucoma in mice
Scientists reverse age-related vision loss, eye damage from glaucoma in mice
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Researchers at Harvard Medical School have successfully reversed age-related vision loss in animals as well as eye damage stemming from with a condition mimicking human glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness around the world.
The tree of cortical cell types describes the diversity of neurons in the brain
The tree of cortical cell types describes the diversity of neurons in the brain
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The tree of cortical cell types provides one of the most detailed and complete characterizations of the diversity of neural types in the brain so far.
Oddly satisfying metamaterials store energy in their skin
Oddly satisfying metamaterials store energy in their skin
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Researchers have developed a way for a material to store energy in its skin through invertible domes.
A hint of new physics in polarized radiation from the early universe
A hint of new physics in polarized radiation from the early universe
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Astronomers developed a new method to calibrate detectors to the light from dust in our Galaxy, thereby describing a new physics, with 99.2 percent accuracy, that may show parity symmetry breaking.
Research suggests our galaxy's brightest gamma-ray binary system may be powered by a magnetar star
Research suggests our galaxy's brightest gamma-ray binary system may be powered by a magnetar star
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A research team has shed new night on the massive star and its neutron star companion, which are thought to be at the core of the gamma-ray binary system LS 5039.
Researchers determine how the SARS-CoV-2 virus hijacks and rapidly causes damage to human lung cells
Researchers determine how the SARS-CoV-2 virus hijacks and rapidly causes damage to human lung cells
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Researchers have identified host proteins and pathways in lung cells whose levels change upon infection by the SARS-CoV-2, providing insights into disease pathology and new therapeutic targets to block COVID-19.
New lab-on-a-chip infection test could provide cheaper, faster portable diagnostics
New lab-on-a-chip infection test could provide cheaper, faster portable diagnostics
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A tiny new silicon-based lab-on-chip test could pave the way for cheap handheld infectious disease testing.
New glue sticks easily, holds strongly, and is a gas to pull apart
New glue sticks easily, holds strongly, and is a gas to pull apart
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Research introduces temporary adhesives that don't require tearing or ripping to pull apart.
Healthy muscles are a carrot on a string for healthy lungs
Healthy muscles are a carrot on a string for healthy lungs
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Scientists show effectiveness of carrot-based Japanese herbal medicine called 'Ninjin'yoeito' in improving muscle atrophy in the hind legs of mice exposed to cigarette smoke, positioning the medicine as a potential treatment for sarcopenia frailty-related com
Peeking into the pods of black soybeans
Peeking into the pods of black soybeans
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Scientists have furthered understanding of how plants make a common pigment that might have medicinal applications.
Psychology research shows 'water cooler talk' can have big benefits
Psychology research shows 'water cooler talk' can have big benefits
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In settings where people are working together on a task, making time for small talk allows for a newly-described behavior called 'reciprocity in conversation,' which is associated with higher levels of task enjoyment.
New tests identify early changes in Alzheimer’s disease before symptoms appear
New tests identify early changes in Alzheimer’s disease before symptoms appear
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Researchers have found new forms of tau protein that become abnormal in the very early stages of Alzheimer's disease before cognitive problems develop. The scientists developed new tools to detect these subtle changes and confirmed their results in human samp
Kids' TV teaching children wrong lessons about pain
Kids' TV teaching children wrong lessons about pain
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New analysis of children's TV and film suggests that too often it portrays pain as something arising only through violent act or injury when instead it could do more to educate young people about much more common, everyday pain.
New method sees fibers in 3D, uses it to estimate conductivity
New method sees fibers in 3D, uses it to estimate conductivity
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Designing a vehicle that can drive away the heat that is generated around it when traveling at hypersonic speeds requires an understanding of the thermal properties of the materials used to construct it. A recent study developed a method to create 3D models o
Vitamin D regulates calcium in intestine differently than previously thought
Vitamin D regulates calcium in intestine differently than previously thought
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A new study has discovered that vitamin D regulates calcium in a section of the intestine that previously was thought not to have played a key role. The findings have important implications on how bowel disease, including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's diseas
AI-based 'OxyGAN' is a robust, effective method to measure tissue oxygen levels
AI-based 'OxyGAN' is a robust, effective method to measure tissue oxygen levels
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Researchers have proposed an end-to-end technique for accurate calculation of tissue oxygenation from single snapshots, called OxyGAN.
Metabolism influences parasite's resistance to drugs
Metabolism influences parasite's resistance to drugs
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New insight on how a parasite can resist current therapies has just been published.
Need to increase HPV vaccine uptake in adolescents
Need to increase HPV vaccine uptake in adolescents
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More than 90 percent of human papillomavirus (HPV)-related cancers could be prevented by widespread uptake of the HPV vaccine. Yet, vaccine use in the United States falls short of public health goals.
