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Thursday, February 9, 2023

Size of insects are shaped by temperature and predators

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Many bird species in the tropics catch and eat damselflies and dragonflies. Here is a Rufous-tailed Jacamar that has caught a large dragonfl...

Inhalable ‘SHIELD’ Protects Lungs Against COVID-19, Flu Viruses

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Photo Credit:  Robina Weermeijer Researchers have developed an inhalable powder that could protect lungs and airways from viral invasion by ...

New models shed light on life’s origin

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Rochester researcher Dustin Trail used experiments and zircon chemistry to build more accurate computer models of fluids that act as pathway...

Large-scale genetic analysis shows microRNAs in human pancreas associated with diabetes

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 NIH study identifies new molecules involved in diabetes. Illustration Credit: CFVI In a new large-scale genetic analysis, scientists have f...

Mushrooms magnify memory by boosting nerve growth

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Lion's mane mushroom Photo Credit:  Kier... in Sight Researchers from The University of Queensland have discovered an active compound fr...

Harmful Effects of Long-Term Alcohol Use Documented in Blood Protein Snapshot

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Jon Jacobs recently found that a particular combination of blood proteins indicates alcohol-associated hepatitis, a deadly liver disease.  P...

Can clay capture carbon dioxide?

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Sandia National Laboratories bioengineer Susan Rempe, left, and chemical engineer Tuan Ho peer through an artistic representation of the che...

Scientists boost quantum signals while reducing noise

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This superconducting parametric amplifier can achieve quantum squeezing over much broader bandwidths than other designs, which could lead to...

Doubling protected lands for biodiversity could require tradeoffs with other land uses

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Scientists show how 30% protected land targets may not safeguard biodiversity hotspots and may negatively affect other sectors – and how dat...

Tracking ocean microplastics from space

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Video Credit: University of Michigan Microplastic pollution can be spotted from space because its traveling companion alters the roughness o...