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Seahorse and pipefish study opens window to marine genetic diversity
 May 09, 2020
Potentially fatal combinations of humidity and heat are emerging across the globe
 May 08, 2020
Sea level could rise by more than a meter by 2100 if emission targets are not met
 May 08, 2020
China’s new spacecraft returns to Earth: official
 May 08, 2020
Medical Xpress / U.S. COVID-19 death rate is 1.3%, study finds
 May 08, 2020
Medical Xpress / Vitamin D appears to play role in COVID-19 mortality rates
 May 08, 2020
New study shines light on mysterious giant viruses
 May 08, 2020
Scientists demonstrate quantum radar prototype
 May 08, 2020
Pulse-driven robot: Motion via solitary waves
 May 08, 2020 feature
Flies sleep when need arises to adapt to new situations
 May 08, 2020
Researchers find human-driven pollution alters the environment even underground
 May 08, 2020
Touching the asteroid Ryugu revealed secrets of its surface and changing orbit
 May 08, 2020
Tech Xplore / A model for the origami-inspired folding of a tubular waterbomb
 May 08, 2020 feature
Glacial ice will likely hold records of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers say
 May 08, 2020
Tech Xplore / Inspired by cheetahs, researchers build fastest soft robots yet
 May 08, 2020
Researchers map tiny twists in magic-angle graphene
 May 08, 2020
Tech Xplore / Can mosquitoes stop quadcopters going bump in the night?
 May 08, 2020
Medical Xpress / Researchers develop a new model for how the brain processes complex information
 May 08, 2020
Neandertals were choosy about making bone tools
 May 08, 2020
Medical Xpress / How does the brain link events to form a memory? Study reveals unexpected mental processes
 May 08, 2020
Medical Xpress / Promising study offers hope for Menkes disease patients
 May 08, 2020
Gemini gets lucky and takes a deep dive into Jupiter’s clouds
 May 08, 2020
South Africa’s MeerKAT solves mystery of ‘X-galaxies’
 May 08, 2020
Medical Xpress / Uncovering the potency and evasiveness of the COVID-19 virus
 May 08, 2020
Robot designers take heed: adjustable hairy toes help geckos run sideways along walls
 May 08, 2020
Medical Xpress / Individualized mosaics of microbial strains transfer from the maternal to the infant gut
 May 08, 2020
Medical Xpress / Immune system discovery could end chronic organ rejection
 May 08, 2020
Stretched beyond the limits: Examining collagen for clues to inflammatory disorders
 May 08, 2020
Medical Xpress / Gene therapy in mice builds muscle, reduces fat
 May 08, 2020
Medical Xpress / Protein shredder regulates fat metabolism in the brain
 May 08, 2020
Chemistry breakthrough could speed up drug development
 May 08, 2020
Researchers develop an artificial chloroplast
 May 08, 2020
Epithelial GPS: Position of RNAi machinery is associated with epithelial identity
 May 08, 2020
Scientists develop sustainable way to extract chitin from prawn shells by fermenting it with fruit waste
 May 08, 2020
Growing back the lymph system
 May 08, 2020
Medical Xpress / Protein found that keeps the circadian clock on schedule
 May 08, 2020 report
Tech Xplore / Google updates Read Along and Google Lens apps
 May 08, 2020 report
Medical Xpress / Newly discovered mechanism can explain increased risk of dementia
 May 08, 2020
Controlling quantumness: Simulations reveal details about how particles interact
 May 08, 2020
Beer was here! A new microstructural marker for malting in the archaeological record
 May 08, 2020
Prehistoric sea creatures evolved pebble-shaped teeth to crush shellfish
 May 08, 2020
Engineering natural selection in microbes has implications for biofuel production, addressing antibiotic resistance
 May 08, 2020
Tech Xplore / Data science drives new maps to predict the growth of cities over next century
 May 08, 2020
Medical Xpress / A possible way to silence alcohol-related memory cues to prevent relapse in alcoholics
 May 08, 2020 report
How a molecular ‘alarm’ system protects plants from predators
 May 08, 2020
NASA’s Perseverance rover spacecraft put in launch configuration
 May 08, 2020
Computer vision helps scientists study lithium ion batteries
 May 08, 2020
When baby planets melt: Searching for the histories of planetesimals
 May 08, 2020
Bursting your (tiny) bubbles: new research points the way toward pore-free 3-D printing
 May 08, 2020
New method captures early viral-host protein interactions
 May 08, 2020
First simulation of a full-sized mitochondrial membrane
 May 08, 2020
Tech Xplore / Wristband monitors personal exposure to air pollution
 May 08, 2020
Medical Xpress / Setting ethical guidelines for controlled human COVID-19 infection studies on human volunteers
 May 08, 2020 report
Medical Xpress / Unexpectedly potent protein droplets help explain hereditary diseases
 May 08, 2020
Dendrimers finally have what it takes to break into the laser scene
 May 08, 2020
Medical Xpress / More selective elimination of leukemia stem cells and blood stem cells
 May 08, 2020
Tech Xplore / Next up: Charge earbuds wirelessly with NFC
 May 08, 2020 report
Carbon emissions on the moon put theory of moon birth in doubt
 May 07, 2020 report
Planting trees is no panacea for climate change, ecologist writes in Science commentary
 May 07, 2020
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