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ASU: The meteorite effect
On Nov. 9, 1923, Harvey Nininger saw his future explode across the Kansas sky. He would become perhaps the single most accomplished...
Jan 7, 2025
University of Arizona: Newly discovered 'kiss and capture' mechanism explains the formation of Pluto and its largest moon
Billions of years ago, in the frigid outer reaches of our solar system, two icy worlds collided. Rather than destroying each other in a...
Jan 7, 2025
NC State University: How We Classify Flood Risk May Give Developers, Home Buyers a False Sense of Security
Common methods of communicating flood risk may create a false sense of security, leading to increased development in areas threatened by...
Jan 7, 2025
UC Irvine: New mechanism discovered that triggers immune response in cells with damaged DNA
Irvine, Calif., Jan. 6, 2025 — A research team from the University of California, Irvine has revealed a previously unknown mechanism that...
Jan 7, 2025
University of Virginia: Generation X Is in the Bullseye for Lead Exposure, Harms to Mental Health
N ew research from the University of Virginia has found people born between the late 1960s and mid-1980s in the United States experienced...
Jan 7, 2025
Emory University: Bittersweet Secrets of the Fly Brain
The sense of taste carries evolutionary benefits key to survival. A sweet taste, for instance, signals energy-dense nutrients important...
Jan 7, 2025
University of Minnesota leads effort to track bird flu’s threat to Minnesota wildlife
With $1.267 million in funding approved by Governor Tim Walz on Jan. 3, researchers from the University of Minnesota’s College of...
Jan 7, 2025
A whole new thing that could end the world
We’re all inured to sensationalist headlines about some disaster or another on the horizon. So I don’t blame anyone who was exhausted...
Jan 7, 2025
ASU: Beyond the 'Dragon Arc': Unveiling a treasure trove of hidden stars
NASA 's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has set a new milestone: capturing images of over 40 individual stars in a galaxy so distant...
Jan 7, 2025
The University of Maryland $7.8M Award Aims to Revolutionize Renewable Energy for Ocean Monitoring Devices
A University of Maryland researcher has received a $7.8 million award from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to...
Jan 7, 2025
UC Santa Barbara: It’s all about expression
Our brain is arguably the organ that most distinguishes humans from other primates. Its exceptional size, complexity and capabilities far...
Jan 7, 2025
UC DAVIS: Genetics of Alternating Sexes in Walnuts
he genetics behind the alternating sexes of walnut trees has been revealed by biologists at the University of California, Davis. The...
Jan 6, 2025
WashU: Vagus nerve stimulation relieves severe depression
Results of major clinical trial may pave the way to health insurance coverage for treatment-resistant cases. People with severe,...
Dec 30, 2024
Texas A&M: A New Kind Of Resolution: Prioritizing Mental Health In The New Year
Whether the winter brought connection and celebration or the perfect storm for anxiety , depression and other mental health struggles,...
Dec 30, 2024
UC Davis: Shrubs Can Help or Hinder a Forest’s Recovery After Wildfire
Research from the University of California, Davis, is shedding light on when and where to plant tree seedlings to help restore forests...
Dec 30, 2024
USC: How Charles Dickens created Christmas as we know it
As the year comes to an end, many will enjoy a period of relaxation between Christmas and New Year’s Day. You may want to thank Victorian...
Dec 30, 2024
Georgia Tech: When Two Lizards Meet for the First Time, Scientists Witness Evolution in Action
In South Florida, two Caribbean lizard species met for the first time. What followed provided some of the clearest evidence to date of...
Dec 30, 2024
Stanford University: Existing EV batteries may last up to 40% longer than expected
Consumers’ real-world stop-and-go driving of electric vehicles benefits batteries more than the steady use simulated in almost all...
Dec 11, 2024
JHU: Webb telescope's largest study of universe expansion confirms challenge to cosmic theory
The findings offer a crucial cross-check for previous Hubble Space Telescope measurements of the universe's mysterious expansion New...
Dec 10, 2024
JHU: New AI cracks complex engineering problems faster than supercomputers
The shape-shifting technological solution by Johns Hopkins researchers could be a game-changer for engineering designs Modeling how cars...
Dec 10, 2024
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