Deconstructing an Ancient Jewish Parchment by Imaging Across the Electromagnetic Spectrum
Analyses of the materials in the scrolls helps put the object into a historical context and guides conservators in future restoration efforts. A picture may…
Analyses of the materials in the scrolls helps put the object into a historical context and guides conservators in future restoration efforts. A picture may…
Fishermen, swimmers, and seafood enthusiasts may already know the dangers of “red tides,” but a recent study in Frontiers in Climate shows that climate change…
Study applies artificial intelligence to analyze content of nightmares using crowdsourced data from more than 800 people during pandemic lockdown in Finland. COVID-19 has turned…
Bringing neuroscience out of the laboratory and into the concert hall. We all know that moment when we’re in the car, at a concert or…
Large-diameter trees make up 3% of total stems, but account for 42% of total carbon storage in Pacific Northwest forest ecosystems. Older, large-diameter trees have…
Radio-resistance of bacteria can be induced independently, to the level of Deinococcus radiodurans (one of the most resistant bacteria). The toughest organisms on Earth, called…
A decade-long study of the iconic fish has found male whale sharks grow quickly, before plateauing at an average adult length of about eight or…
Thanks to the sniffling noses, coughs, and colds that accompany the colder months of the year, we are all too familiar with the seasonal patterns…
Cuvierina atlantica, a thecosomatous pteropod with an elongated shell. Credit: David Murphy and coauthors Poetry in motion: Engineers analyze the fluid physics of movement in…
Study uses satellites and photographs to fill in important gaps in migratory patterns for one of the world’s largest species of rays. Marine animals are…
Tanpopo mission addresses the possibility of natural interplanetary transport of microbial life called panspermia. Imagine microscopic life-forms, such as bacteria, transported through space, and landing…
Bird and reptile tears aren’t so unlike our own, shows a new study in Frontiers in Veterinary Science. But the differences could provide insights into…
In the USA, where the curve of infections has not yet flattened since the beginning of the pandemic, 158,000 people have died from COVID-19 already….
Researchers in Spain study how disease vectors such as flying midges sense differences in gas concentration in order to locate their hosts. Flying insects and…
As humanity develops new types of plastics and chemicals, researchers are constantly trying to keep up with understanding how these contaminants affect the environment and…
Promoting blood brain barrier health by reducing elevated pulse pressure in blood could be a promising new preventative solution and/or treatment for dementia. A recent…
Study outlines key immunological factors underlying COVID-19 disease progression and proposes a range of drugs that may be repurposed to treat the disease. Due to…
Treatment with IFN-α2b was shown for the first time to improve virus clearance and decrease levels of inflammatory markers in a cohort of COVID-19 patients….