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Life & Chemistry

Cold Triggers Northward Flight in Migrating Monarch Butterflies

Each fall millions of monarch butterflies from across the eastern United States begin a southward migration in order to escape the frigid temperatures of their…

Earth Sciences

Researchers propose new way to probe Earth's deep interior

Researchers from Amherst College and The University of Texas at Austin have described a new technique that might one day reveal in higher detail than ever…

Studies and Analyses

New Flu Drug Candidate Halts Virus Spread Effectively

Published online today in the journal Science Express, the study details the development of a new drug candidate that prevents the flu virus from spreading…

Environmental Conservation

Understanding Coral Genes for Effective Reef Conservation

This information could be used to conserve or rebuild reefs in areas affected by climate change, by changes in extreme weather patterns, increasing…

Studies and Analyses

Long-Term Benefits of Malaria Elimination for Countries

A review of malaria elimination conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute and other institutions suggests stopping malaria…

Life & Chemistry

Scientists Unveil Secrets of Natural Antibiotic Structure

Their results could contribute to the development of new antibiotics that control multi-resistant bacteria. Scientists have uncovered the atomic structure of…

Life & Chemistry

Antibacterial protein’s molecular workings revealed

Vanderbilt investigators now report new insights to the workings of calprotectin — including a detailed structural view of how it binds the metal manganese….

Physics & Astronomy

Unveiling Main-Belt Comets: Asteroids with Comet Trails

Ten asteroids have been located to date that at least at one moment have displayed a trail like that of comets. They are named main-belt comets (MBC) as they…

Life & Chemistry

New Insights Into Epstein-Barr Virus Uncovered

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) affects more than 90 percent of the population worldwide and was the first human virus found to be associated with cancer. Now,…

Health & Medicine

UCLA study finds endocrine disorder is most common cause of elevated calcium levels

Unusually high calcium levels in the blood can almost always be traced to primary hyperparathyroidism, an undertreated, underreported condition that affects…

Health & Medicine

How Heavy Loads Impact Our Daily Lives and Health

Trudging from place to place with heavy weights on our backs is an everyday reality, from schoolchildren toting textbooks in backpacks to firefighters and…

Event News

Building Tomorrow’s Business Software: Cloud Infrastructure Innovation

The aim of the cooperation of 32 partners from industry and research is to create an infrastructure for the launch of business software services in the cloud…

Physics & Astronomy

Exploring Black Holes: How They Shape Galactic Evolution

Voracious absences at the center of galaxies, black holes shape the growth and death of the stars around them through their powerful gravitational pull and…

Studies and Analyses

Study Finds Facebook May Boost Cognitive Skills in Seniors

or older adults looking to sharpen their mental abilities, it might be time to log on to Facebook.Preliminary research findings from the University of Arizona…

Life & Chemistry

Brown Researchers Create Robotic Bat Wing for Flight Insights

Researchers at Brown University have developed a robotic bat wing that is providing valuable new information about dynamics of flapping flight in real bats.The…

Materials Sciences

Researchers ‘Nanoweld’ by Applying Light to Aligned Nanorods in Solid Materials

Physicists Jason Bochinski and Laura Clarke, with materials scientist Joe Tracy, placed specifically aligned gold nanorods within a solid material. Gold…

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