. Scientific Frontline
Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Pollen is a promising sustainable tool in the bone regeneration process

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Scientists have used pollen to grow hydroxyapatite capsules, so the mineral can better support bone regeneration Photo Credit:  Alex Jones A...

Kapitza-Dirac effect used to show temporal evolution of electron waves

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Time dependent interference fringes from the ultrafast Kapitza Dirac Effect. An electron wave packet is exposed to two counterpropagating ul...

In the evolution of walking, the hip bone connected to the rib bones

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New reconstruction of the skeleton of Tiktaalik roseae, a 375-million-year-old fossil fish. In a new study, researchers used micro-CT imagin...
Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Repurposed Cancer Drugs May Improve Tuberculosis Treatment

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria. Image Credit: NIAID, NIH Researchers have identified a combination of existing cancer drugs that may im...

Research Finds Dairy Farmers Receptive to Methane-Reducing Seaweed Feed

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New research led by the University of New Hampshire examines the receptiveness of organic dairy farmers across Maine to pay an average of 64...

Scientists release new insight about Southern Ring Nebula

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The Southern Ring Nebula, or NGC 3132, was one of the first objects observed by the James Webb Space Telescope. Image Credit: NASA/ESA/CSA/S...

Scientists link certain gut bacteria to lower heart disease risk

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Rod-shaped Oscillibacter sp. bacteria take up fluorescently labeled cholesterol (here shown in green). Image Credit: Ahmed Mohamed  Changes ...

Older trees help to protect an endangered species

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The longest-lived trees in the Pyrenees facilitate the survival of wolf lichen, a species threatened throughout Europe. Photo Credit: Ot Pas...

Ultrasound therapy shows promise as a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease

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Professor Jürgen Götz with an ultrasound machine. Photo Credit: Courtesy of University of Queensland University of Queensland researchers ha...

Corn reduces arsenic toxicity in soil

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Corn plants in a field experiment near Liesberg, Baselland. Photo Credit: Veronica Caggìa When crops grow in arsenic-contaminated soil, this...

Pilot study shows ketogenic diet improves severe mental illness

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A study led by researchers at Stanford Medicine showed that diet can help those with serious mental illness. Video Credit:  Stanford Medicin...

AI breakthrough: UH researchers help uncover climate impact on whales

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Underside of a humpback whale’s tail fluke which can serve as a “finger-print” for identification. Photo Credit: Adam Pack More than 10,000 ...
Monday, April 1, 2024

Atmospheric Scientists Link Arctic Sea Loss Ice to Strong El Niño Events

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El Niño, a climate pattern where warm waters in the eastern Pacific fuel hotter weather, is finally beginning to wane after bringing a long ...

Chickadees are Memory Geniuses. Their Barcode-Like Neural Activity May Be to Thank.

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Chickadee caching a seed overlaid with a neural ‘barcode’ activity Image Credit: Columbia’s Zuckerman Institute Black-capped chickadees have...

‘Frankenstein design’ enables 3D printed neutron collimator

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Images of the 3D printed “Frankenstein design” collimator show the “scars” where the individual parts are joined, which are clearly visible ...