Day June 8, 2020

IMAGE: Zooplankton from Strait of Georgia view more  Credit: Brian Hunt/ UBC There is truth in the saying “you are what you eat”; even more so if you are a salmon or herring swimming off the British Columbia coast, a recent…

IMAGE: On World Oceans Day, an international team of marine scientists reports that the potential impact of marine renewable energy to marine life is likely small or undetectable, though there is… view more  Credit: Image courtesy of PNNL RICHLAND, Wash. –…

IMAGE: Anna Tatarko, a doctoral student in the University of Nevada, Reno’s Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology program, helped with the sampling for the ppesticide study. The beetle in the foreground… view more  Credit: Photo by Angela Laws, Xerces Society. RENO,…

IMAGE: Rice University scientists have created an open-source algorithm, SEMseg, that simplifies nanoparticle analysis using scanning electron microscope images. view more  Credit: Landes Research Group/Rice University HOUSTON – (June 8, 2020) – Rice University scientists have developed an easy and affordable…

NEW YORK, NY (June 8, 2020) — Hospitalized COVID-19 patients at a New York City medical facility had higher rates of kidney complications than other COVID-19 patient groups in different areas of the U.S. and other countries, according to a…

USC researchers have discovered that an old antibiotic may be a powerful new tool against a deadly superbug, thanks to an innovative screening method that better mimics conditions inside the human body. The antibiotic, rifabutin, is “highly active” in fighting…

IMAGE: David Geary is a Curators Distinguished Professor of Psychological Sciences in the College of Arts and Science at the University of Missouri. view more  Credit: University of Missouri Researchers at the University of Missouri and the University of Essex in…

IMAGE: Tanusree Sharma is a doctoral student at Illinois Informatics whose research focuses on information security and privacy. view more  Credit: Courtesy Tanusree Sharma CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Mobile apps are helping track the spread of COVID-19 to contain the outbreak, but…

We tend to like people who like us–a basic human trait that psychologists have termed “reciprocity of attraction.” This principle generally works well to start relationships because it reduces the likelihood of rejection. Yet, making the chase harder also has…

Philadelphia, June 8, 2020–Cancer researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have harnessed tools used for the development of cancer immunotherapies and adapted them to identify regions of the SARS-CoV-2 virus to target with a vaccine, employing the same approach…