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City fern, country fern: Citizen science is helping to study why some plants love the city life
In research published in the American Journal of Botany, Department of Earth Sciences Assistant Professor in Residence Tammo Reichgelt used...
Training sheep to complete awake MRI imaging
MRI or magnetic resonance imaging is a technique commonly used to explore the brains of sheep. Until now, it had...
Winners of the 2024 Student CanSat competition announced
WASHINGTON – Hosted by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), American Astronautical Society (AAS) and NASA, the 2024 student CanSat competition concludes...
Flatiron Institute launches initiative for computational catalysis
The Simons Foundation’s Flatiron Institute has launched a new initiative focused on advancing the science of catalysis. The Initiative for...
Farm-to-table study reveals why whole grains are healthiest
Chicago (July 1, 2024) — What does whole wheat have that refined flour lacks? A new study reveals key differences...
Shrinking glaciers: Microscopic fungi enhance soil carbon storage in new landscapes created by shrinking Arctic glaciers
Melting Arctic glaciers are in rapid recession, and microscopic organisms colonise the newly exposed landscapes. Dr. James Bradley, Honorary Reader...
Harvard researchers find that gratitude is a useful emotional tool in reducing desire to smoke
Smoking continues to rank as the foremost preventable cause of premature death. In a paper published this week in the...
NRL intern discovers a new pulsar buried in a mountain of data
WASHINGTON – U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Remote Sensing Division intern, Amaris McCarver, along with a team of astronomers, discovered the first...
UCF researcher clearing the way for smart wireless networks
Communicating unimpeded at distances near and far is a dream Murat Yuksel is hoping to realize.Credit: Photo by Antoine Hart...
UMD researchers develop new and improved camera inspired by the human eye
A team led by University of Maryland computer scientists invented a camera mechanism that improves how robots see and react...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Warm seawater speeding up melting of ‘Doomsday Glacier,’ scientists warn
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Probiotics during pregnancy shown to help moms and babies