The science of windy cities
The science of windy cities
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Researchers model urban airflows to help improve the design of drones, skyscrapers, and natural ventilation systems.
Tracking and fighting fires on earth and beyond
Tracking and fighting fires on earth and beyond
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Scientists demonstrate how fires burn and spread under different environmental conditions.
Supersized wind turbines generate clean energy--and surprising physics
Supersized wind turbines generate clean energy--and surprising physics
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As wind energy scales up, researchers study the fluid dynamics challenges.
Global warming likely to increase disease risk for animals worldwide
Global warming likely to increase disease risk for animals worldwide
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Changes in climate can increase infectious disease risk in animals, researchers found -- with the possibility that these diseases could spread to humans, they warn.
Unique Schwann cells: the eyes have it
Unique Schwann cells: the eyes have it
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Neuroscience researchers are finding genetic properties of Schwann cells in the cornea that may unlock a better understanding of their role in healing, sensory function, preserving vision, and even nerve regeneration.
Galaxy encounter violently disturbed Milky Way
Galaxy encounter violently disturbed Milky Way
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The long-held belief that the Milky Way, the galaxy containing Earth and the solar system, is relatively static has been ruptured by fresh cosmic insight. The spiral-shaped disc of stars and planets is being pulled, twisted and deformed with extreme violence
Big cats and small dogs: Solving the mystery of canine distemper in wild tigers
Big cats and small dogs: Solving the mystery of canine distemper in wild tigers
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Canine distemper virus (CDV) causes a serious disease in domestic dogs, and also infects other carnivores, including threatened species like the Amur tiger. It is often assumed that domestic dogs are the primary source of CDV, but a new study found that othe
New connection between Alzheimer's dementia and Dlgap2
New connection between Alzheimer's dementia and Dlgap2
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A research team has discovered that Dlgap2, a gene that helps facilitate communication between neurons in the nervous system, is associated with the degree of memory loss in mice and risk for Alzheimer's dementia in humans. When studying post-mortem human bra
Direct visualization of quantum dots reveals shape of quantum wave function
Direct visualization of quantum dots reveals shape of quantum wave function
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Trapping and controlling electrons in bilayer graphene quantum dots yields a promising platform for quantum information technologies. Researchers have now achieved the first direct visualization of quantum dots in bilayer graphene, revealing the shape of the
World's smallest atom-memory unit created
World's smallest atom-memory unit created
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Faster, smaller, smarter and more energy-efficient chips for everything from consumer electronics to big data to brain-inspired computing could soon be on the way after engineers created the smallest memory device yet.
Optimizing complex modeling processes through machine learning technologies
Optimizing complex modeling processes through machine learning technologies
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Engineering a spaceship is as difficult as it sounds. Modeling plays a large role in the time and effort it takes to create spaceships and other complex engineering systems. It requires extensive physics calculations, sifting through a multitude of different
Nature's toolkit for killing viruses and bacteria
Nature's toolkit for killing viruses and bacteria
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Engineers reveal how zinc oxide nanoneedles and droplet hydrodynamics can stop pathogens.
Lab closed? Head to the kitchen
Lab closed? Head to the kitchen
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Studies explore fluids in pancakes, beer, and the kitchen sink.
COVID-19 infection combined with blood clots worsens patient outcomes, study finds
COVID-19 infection combined with blood clots worsens patient outcomes, study finds
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While respiratory issues continue to be the most common symptom of a COVID-19 infection, new research indicates the disease could also be associated with an increased tendency of the blood to clot, leading to a higher risk of death from COVID-19.
PEDSnet report details how COVID-19 pandemic has affected children
PEDSnet report details how COVID-19 pandemic has affected children
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Analysis of 135,000-plus medical records shows the novel coronavirus hits hardest among teens, children with diabetes or cancer, lower-income families, and Black, Latinx and Asian groups.
Changes in fire activity are threatening more than 4,400 species globally
Changes in fire activity are threatening more than 4,400 species globally
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More than 4,400 species across the globe are at risk from extinction because of changes in fire activity says a new article.
Shift in atmospheric rivers could affect Antarctic sea ice, glaciers
Shift in atmospheric rivers could affect Antarctic sea ice, glaciers
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Weather systems responsible for transporting moisture from the tropics to temperate regions in the Southern Hemisphere have been gradually shifting toward the South Pole for the past 40 years, a trend which could lead to increased rates of ice melt in Antarct
Newfound ability to change baby brain activity could lead to rehabilitation for injured brains
Newfound ability to change baby brain activity could lead to rehabilitation for injured brains
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Researchers have identified the brain activity for the first time in a newborn baby when they are learning an association between different types of sensory experiences. Using advanced MRI scanning techniques and robotics, the researchers found that a baby's
What do slight arm movements reveal about our breathing and health?
What do slight arm movements reveal about our breathing and health?
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Special activity trackers can be used to fairly accurately determine the respiratory rate of people while they sleep. In the future, activity trackers could be used to detect the early stages of a disease, as a person's respiratory rate can indicate signs of
Scientists' atomic resolution protein models reveal new details about protein binding
Scientists' atomic resolution protein models reveal new details about protein binding
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Atom-scale models of proteins that incorporate ligands, like drug molecules, shows a strong correlation between minimally frustrated binding sites and drug specificity. Such models could lead to better-designed drugs with fewer side effects.
Identical evolution of isolated organisms
Identical evolution of isolated organisms
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Palaeontologists have provided new proof of parallel evolution: conodonts, early vertebrates from the Permian period, adapted to new habitats in almost identical ways despite living in different geographical regions. The researchers were able to prove that th
Coppery titi monkeys do not deceive their partners
Coppery titi monkeys do not deceive their partners
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Since methods for genetic paternity analyses were introduced it became clear that many pair-living animal species, including humans, do not take partnership fidelity that seriously. In most species there is some proportion of offspring that is not sired by th
Magnetic brain waves to detect injury and disease
Magnetic brain waves to detect injury and disease
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Researchers have designed a new Optically Pumped Magnetometer (OPM) sensor for magnetoencephalography (MEG). The sensor is smaller and more robust in detecting magnetic brain signals and distinguishing them from background noise than existing sensors. Benchma
Scientists make sound-waves from a quantum vacuum at the Black Hole laboratory
Scientists make sound-waves from a quantum vacuum at the Black Hole laboratory
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Researchers have developed a new theory for observing a quantum vacuum that could lead to new insights into the behaviour of black holes.
Breaking the ice on melting and freezing
Breaking the ice on melting and freezing
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Researchers have shared new insights into melting icebergs and lake ice formation.
U.S. should look at how other high-income countries regulate health care costs, experts urge
U.S. should look at how other high-income countries regulate health care costs, experts urge
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Structuring negotiations between insurers and providers, standardizing fee-for-service payments and negotiating prices can lower the United States' health care spending by slowing the rate at which healthcare prices increase, according to a new study.
U.S.-European mission launches to monitor the world's oceans
U.S.-European mission launches to monitor the world's oceans
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The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite will extend a nearly 30-year continuous dataset on sea level collected by an ongoing collaboration of U.S. and European satellites while enhancing weather forecasts and providing detailed information on large-scale oc
Supramolecular chemistry: Self-constructed folded macrocycles with low symmetry
Supramolecular chemistry: Self-constructed folded macrocycles with low symmetry
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The synthesis and self-organization of biological macromolecules is essential for life on earth. Chemists now report the spontaneous emergence of complex ring-shaped macromolecules with low degrees of symmetry in the laboratory.
Zebra finches amazing at unmasking the bird behind the song
Zebra finches amazing at unmasking the bird behind the song
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Like humans who can instantly tell which friend or relative is calling by the timbre of the person's voice, zebra finches have a near-human capacity for language mapping.
Science reveals secrets of a mummy's portrait
Science reveals secrets of a mummy's portrait
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How much information can you get from a speck of purple pigment, no bigger than the diameter of a hair, plucked from an Egyptian portrait that's nearly 2,000 years old? Plenty, according to a new study. Analysis of that speck can teach us about how the pigmen
Hyperbaric oxygen treatment: Clinical trial reverses two biological processes associated with aging in human cells
Hyperbaric oxygen treatment: Clinical trial reverses two biological processes associated with aging in human cells
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A new study indicates that hyperbaric oxygen treatments (HBOT) in healthy aging adults can stop the aging of blood cells and reverse the aging process. In the biological sense, the adults' blood cells actually grow younger as the treatments progress.
After more than a decade, ChIP-seq may be quantitative after all
After more than a decade, ChIP-seq may be quantitative after all
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For more than a decade, scientists studying epigenetics have used a powerful method called ChIP-seq to map changes in proteins and other critical regulatory factors across the genome. While ChIP-seq provides invaluable insights into the underpinnings of healt
Researchers examine which approaches are most effective at reducing COVID-19 spread
Researchers examine which approaches are most effective at reducing COVID-19 spread
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Researchers have found that physical distancing is universally effective at reducing the spread of COVID-19, while social bubbles and masks are more situation-dependent. The researchers developed a model to test the effectiveness of measures such as physical
Polar climate affects trade wind strength in tropics
Polar climate affects trade wind strength in tropics
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The impact of sea surface temperature variations in the tropical Pacific on global climate has long been recognized. For instance, the episodic warming of the tropical Pacific during El Niño events causes melt of sea ice in far-reaching parts of the Souther
Memories create 'fingerprints' that reveal how the brain is organized
Memories create 'fingerprints' that reveal how the brain is organized
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While the broad architecture and organization of the human brain is universal, new research shows how the differences between how people reimagine common scenarios can be observed in brain activity and quantified. These unique neurological signatures could ul
Discovery illuminates how cell growth pathway responds to signals
Discovery illuminates how cell growth pathway responds to signals
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A basic science discovery reveals a fundamental way cells interpret signals from their environment and may eventually pave the way for potential new therapies.
There are microplastics near the top of Mount Everest too
There are microplastics near the top of Mount Everest too
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Researchers analyzing snow and stream samples have found evidence of microplastic pollution on Mount Everest. While the highest concentrations of microplastics were around Base Camp where hikers and trekkers spend the most time, the team also found microplast
New report projects severe coral bleaching globally in this century
New report projects severe coral bleaching globally in this century
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The United Nations recently released a new report projecting future coral reef bleaching globally.
Ribosome assembly: The final trimming step
Ribosome assembly: The final trimming step
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Ribosomes synthesize all the proteins in cells. Studies mainly done on yeast have revealed much about how ribosomes are put together, but a team now reports that ribosome assembly in human cells requires factors that have no counterparts in simpler model orga
Biophysics: Geometry supersedes simulations
Biophysics: Geometry supersedes simulations
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Physicists have introduced a new method that allows biological pattern-forming systems to be systematically characterized with the aid of mathematical analysis. The trick lies in the use of geometry to characterize the dynamics.
