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UrduYork University research confirms protons are smaller than expected
Author: sarah Jonas
Satellite finds a ‘hook’ of heavy rainfall in Hurricane Juliette
From its vantage point in orbit around the Earth, when the Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM core satellite passed over the Eastern Pacific Ocean, it gathered data on rainfall rates occurring in Hurricane Juliette. The areas of strongest rainfall…
NASA-NOAA satellite finds wind shear pushing on Tropical Storm Gabrielle
NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite passed over the eastern Atlantic Ocean and infrared data revealed that the storm was being adversely affected by wind shear, pushing its strongest storms northeast of its center. NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite used infrared light to…
Kīlauea lava fuels phytoplankton bloom off Hawai’i Island
When Kīlauea Volcano erupted in 2018, it injected millions of cubic feet of molten lava into the nutrient-poor waters off the Big Island of Hawai’i. The lava-impacted seawater contained high concentrations of nutrients that stimulated phytoplankton growth, resulting in an…
NASA measures Dorian’s heavy rainfall from Bahamas to Carolinas
Hurricane Dorian continues to generate tremendous amounts of rainfall, and has left over three feet of rain in some areas of the Bahamas and is now lashing the Carolinas. NASA’s IMERG product provided a look at those rainfall totals. By…
Source water key to bacterial water safety in remote Northern Australia
In the wet-dry topics of Australia, drinking water in remote communities is often sourced from groundwater bores. The geochemistry of that groundwater impacts the occurrence of opportunistic pathogens in the drinking water supply, researchers now report in PLOS Neglected Tropical…
The Leakey Foundation to hold symposium on tribalism, politics, and evolution
New York, NY September 5, 2019 — At a moment when society feels dangerously polarized, fragmented and unstable, the symposium “Our Tribal Nature: Tribalism, Politics, and Evolution” offers a forum for understanding our human urge to form alliances. On September…
The paradox of different house flies with few genetic differences
UH evolutionary biologist publishes findings on sex determinates of house flies
Time saving software in an age of ever-expanding data
It is hard to get people excited about research software says Eliza Grames, a PhD candidate in ecology and evolutionary biology. Yet, the software she has developed is exciting and to understand why, it is important to put yourself into…
Nanowires replace Newton’s famous glass prism
Scientists have designed an ultra-miniaturised device that could directly image single cells without the need for a microscope or make chemical fingerprint analysis possible from a smartphone. The device, made from a single nanowire 1000 times thinner than a human…
UC San Diego receives funding from Ending the HIV Epidemic Initiative
As a result of the “Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America” initiative, which emerged from President Donald J. Trump’s vow during his 2019 State of Union Address to end the HIV epidemic within 10 years, the San Diego…
UCI Institute for Clinical & Translational Science receives $24 million NIH grant
Funding continues campus effort to speed scientific discoveries into medical advances
Synthetic biologists extend functional life of cancer fighting circuitry in microbes
UC San Diego researchers shown they can stabilize genetic circuits without getting into the business
Building water-efficient cities
How much water single-family residences use is closely related to a community’s built environment, according to a University of Arizona-led study. In particular, design factors such as vegetated land cover, housing density and lot size appear to have a strong…
Closing in on elusive particles
Major steps forward in understanding neutrino properties
NASA finds a few strong storms left in Fernand’s remnants over Northeastern Mexico
Tropical Storm Fernand made landfall in northeastern Mexico and began dissipating. However, infrared imagery from NASA’s Aqua satellite shows that there are still fragmented strong storms left in the tropical cyclone’s remnants. Those storms have the potential to generate heavy…
Financial education programs, income-based repayment plans promote prosperity
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Young adults with student loans who participate in financial education programs become better financial managers who are able to build their personal wealth after college, researchers at the University of Illinois found in a recent study. Social…
Marijuana use among US college students reaches new 35-year high
ANN ARBOR–College students’ use of marijuana in 2018 was at the highest level seen in the past three-and-a-half decades, according to the University of Michigan’s annual national Monitoring the Future Panel study. In addition, vaping of marijuana and of nicotine…
Underrated and underground, tuber evolution study earns NSF grant
EAST LANSING, Mich – The United States grew more than a million acres of potatoes in 2017, making the number one vegetable crop in the country a tuber. But potatoes are not the only tubers. Jerusalem artichoke, potato bean and…
Innovative technique for labeling and mapping inhibitory neurons reveals diverse tuning profile
Researchers at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience uncovered a diverse palette of inhi
Exotic physics phenomenon is observed for first time
Observation of the non-Abelian Aharonov-Bohm Effect, predicted decades ago, may offer step toward fa
Temps up, blood pressures down in hot yoga study
American Heart Association Meeting Report – Presentation #P196; Session APS.1
Research reveals new plan to maximize rideshare availability by routing empty cars
CATONSVILLE, MD, September 5, 2019 – Time is money. Especially for rideshare drivers with companies like Uber and Lyft. New research in the INFORMS journal Operations Research looks at a new model for rideshare companies focusing on maximizing the availability…
Largest-ever ancient-DNA study illuminates millennia of South and Central Asian prehistory
The largest-ever study of ancient human DNA, along with the first genome of an individual from the ancient Indus Valley Civilization, reveal in unprecedented detail the shifting ancestry of Central and South Asian populations over time. The research, published online…
Novel study reveals presence of fungal DNA in the fetal human gut
A recent human study published in The FASEB Journal discovered the presence of fungal communities in the fetal gut. The study marks the first of its kind to observe fungal DNA in this developmental setting. To conduct the experiment, researchers…
Unique report details dermatological progression and effective treatment of a severe jellyfish sting
Experts describe in Wilderness & Environmental Medicine what patients and clinicians should expect a
EngineerGirl announces 2019 class of student ambassadors
The National Academy of Engineering today announced the new class of the EngineerGirl Ambassadors pr
Stopping progression of tissue injury after button battery ingestion
Irrigation with acetic acid neutralizes tissue and prevents delayed esophageal complications
Study offers new insights on impacts of crop trading in China
Scientists examine both socioeconomic and environmental impacts impacts of crop trading in China for
Bots might prove harder to detect in 2020 elections
New study by USC researchers shows bots evolving to better mimic humans during elections
Kilauea eruption fosters algae bloom in North Pacific Ocean
The massive 2018 eruption set off an unusual effect: An algae super bloom that stretched for miles a
Children and partners are key
The influence of early family formations on support in older age
Ancient DNA study tracks formation of populations across Central Asia
Ethically sourced and informed by archaeology, DNA study is largest in the world to date
High blood pressure treatment may slow cognitive decline
American Heart Association Meeting Report – Presentation #004; Session 05A
New research suggests gut bacteria may be linked to high blood pressure and depression
American Heart Association meeting report — presentation #019; session 06A
NIST team shows atoms can receive common communications signals
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a new type of sensor that uses atoms to receive commonly used communications signals. This atom-based receiver has the potential to be smaller and work better in noisy…
CityU scientist’s technology for generating renewable energy awarded APEC Prize
The contributions of an environmental scientist of City University of Hong Kong (CityU) to the field of photoelectrocatalysis have made him the only winner of the 2019 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Science Prize for Innovation, Research and Education (ASPIRE) .…
Same-sex male couples losing out on paid parental leave
Limited paid leave for fathers and a lack of inclusive language in government policies may be to bla
PTSD linked to increased risk of ovarian cancer
Women who experienced six or more symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at some point in life had a twofold greater risk of developing ovarian cancer compared with women who never had any PTSD symptoms, according to a new study…
A new duck-billed dinosaur, Kamuysaurus japonicus, identified
The dinosaur, whose nearly complete skeleton was unearthed from 72 million year old marine deposits in Mukawa Town in northern Japan, belongs to a new genus and species of a herbivorous hadrosaurid dinosaur, according to the study published in Scientific…
The future of mind control
Why neuron-like implants could offer a better way to treat Alzheimer’s disease or post-traumatic str
Apathy as an indicator of progression in Huntington’s disease
IDIBELL-UB researchers associate changes in white matter connectivity in different subtypes of apath
Higher consumption of soft drinks linked with an increased risk of mortality
This is the main highlight of a study published today in JAMA Internal Medicine, based on a populati
Zika virus infects the adult human brain and causes memory deficits in animal models
Brazilian researchers found the cause of neurological complications observed in adults patients infe
Researchers characterize lung inflammation associated with some cancer immnunotherapy
Findings might help predict who will react poorly to certain therapies
Discovery of neuronal ensemble activities that is orchestrated to represent one memory
Success in observing how memory is consolidated in brain during sleep
Decrease in greenhouse gas emissions linked to Soviet Union’s collapse
A paper was published in Environmental Research Letters
Study links hearing aids to lower risk of dementia, depression and falls
Study of Medicare HMO participants, whose insurance covers part of hearing aid cost, reveals dispari
NIH bolsters funding for HIV implementation research in high-burden US areas
Community-based research sets stage for implementation of HHS initiative
MouseLight project maps 1,000 neurons (and counting) in the mouse brain
Scientists are batting a thousand in a project to reconstruct the mouse brain’s wiring diagram. Researchers at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Janelia Research Campus have now carefully unraveled a tangle of more than 1,000 neurons, tracing each cell’s branching…