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Midwest Earthquake Preparedness Conference Set for August

Preparing for a Significant Central U.S. Earthquake: Science Needs of the Response and Recovery Community,” will be held Aug. 12-14 on the Missouri S&T campus….

Science Education

Boosting Science Awareness: National Youth Olympiad Insights

“The National Science Olympiad engages young minds and empowers students to test scientific theories and develop creative approaches to problem solving,” said…

Physics & Astronomy

Physicists Perfect DNA-Drug Interaction Techniques for Treatment

Being able to target the genetic code to develop an effective treatment of a disease is the ultimate goal for many scientists. Focusing on how the DNA…

Life & Chemistry

Photonic Beetle: Nature’s Blueprint for Optical Computing

“It appears that a simple creature like a beetle provides us with one of the technologically most sought-after structures for the next generation of…

Health & Medicine

Vitamin B6 Status Trends in U.S. Population Sample

Plasma PLP is the indicator used by the federal government to set the current Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) of vitamin B6, a nutrient essential for red…

Physics & Astronomy

Hubble Survey Reveals Missing Matter in Intergalactic Web

Their analysis represents the most detailed look to-date at the intergalactic medium within about four billion light-years of Earth. The astronomers say they…

Physics & Astronomy

EV Lacertae: Common Red Dwarf Unleashes Stunning Monster Flare

The star, known as EV Lacertae, isn’t much to write home about. It’s a run-of-the-mill red dwarf, by far the most common type of star in the universe. It…

Environmental Conservation

Integrating Restoration and Conservation in Ecosystem Approaches

The SER Briefing Note states that the Ecosystem Approach, as developed by the CBD and others, provides us with a comprehensive framework where ecological…

Life & Chemistry

Smallpox Drug Shows Promise Against Adenovirus, Study Finds

Scientists at Saint Louis University have made two key discoveries that could lead to the first-ever human testing of a drug to target the adenovirus, which…

Life & Chemistry

World first discovery — genes from extinct Tasmanian tiger function in a mouse

The results, published in the international scientific journal PLoS ONE this week, showed that the thylacine Col2a1 gene has a similar function in developing…

Health & Medicine

Neural cell transplants may help those with Parkinson's disease

One research team looked at the ability of human neural progenitor cells (hNPCs) as a potential therapy when hNPCs were engineered to produce glial derived…

Corporate News

Siemens and Bilfinger Berger Consortium Builds New Edinburgh Tramline

As a member of a consortium led by the construction company Bilfinger Berger, the Mobility Division of Siemens’ Industry Sector has been awarded the order for…

Life & Chemistry

Neotropical Treefrog’s Unique Reproductive Plasticity Unveiled

When frogs reproduce, like all vertebrates, they either lay their eggs in water or on land – with one exception, according to new research by a team of Boston…

Studies and Analyses

New Study Reveals When to Treat High BP in Diabetic Patients

For people with diabetes, high blood pressure poses a special threat, multiplying their risk of heart attacks, strokes and kidney problems. But a new study…

Physics & Astronomy

First Room-Temperature Semiconductor Source of Terahertz Radiation

Engineers and applied physicists from Harvard University have demonstrated the first room-temperature electrically-pumped semiconductor source of coherent…

Health & Medicine

Erectile Dysfunction: A Warning Sign for Heart Health Risks

One of the studies also showed that cholesterol-lowering medications could cut the risk of heart problems by about one-third—and suggested that Viagra and…

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