Melting of the Antarctic Ice Sheet Could Cause 5-Meter Rise in Sea Levels by the End of the Millennium
Scientists predict that continued global warming under current trends could lead to an elevation of the sea level by as much as five meters by…
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Revealed: How the COVID-19 Virus Evades Our Immune System
Scientists at Hokkaido University and Texas A&M University have identified a key mechanism used by the SARS-CoV-2 virus to evade host immune systems. Researchers in…
Revolutionary Chemistry: 120-Year-Old Reaction Turned On Its Head
A new method for creating one of chemistry’s most widely used class of compounds could revolutionize industrial processes, making them cheaper, simpler, and more environmentally…
Surprising Stripes: Turing Patterns Link Tropical Fish and Bismuth Crystal Growth
Scientists prove Turing patterns, usually studied in living organisms and chemical systems, also manifest at the nanoscale in monoatomic bismuth layers. One of the things…
Scientists Reveal Causes of Concrete and Asphalt Deterioration
Scientists reveal that the deterioration of modern concrete and asphalt structures is due to the presence of trace quantities of organic matter in these structures….
Scientists Discover a Novel Defense Mechanism Against the COVID-19 Coronavirus
Scientists from Hokkaido University have discovered a novel defensive response to SARS-CoV-2 that involves the viral pattern recognition receptor RIG-I. Upregulating expression of this protein…
Newly Discovered Atmospheric Circulation Enhances Heatwaves and Wildfires Around the Arctic
Scientists have uncovered a summertime climate pattern in and around the Arctic that could drive co-occurrences of European heatwaves and large-scale wildfires with air pollution…
Uprooting Cancer: Innovative Hydrogel Rapidly Reverts Cancer Cells Back to Cancer Stem Cells
A hydrogel, a type of soft matter, developed at Hokkaido University successfully reverted cancer cells back to cancer stem cells within 24 hours, in six…
Complex Behavior of a Turbulent Plume at the Calving Front of a Greenlandic Glacier
For the first time, scientists have succeeded in continuous monitoring of a subglacial discharge plume, providing a deeper understanding of the glacier-fjord environment. As marine-terminating…
The Blast That Shook the Ionosphere – Beirut Explosion’s Atmospheric Wave Rivaled Ones From Volcanic Eruptions
A 2020 explosion in Lebanon’s port city of Beirut led to a southward-bound, high-velocity atmospheric wave that rivaled ones generated by volcanic eruptions. Just after…
“Electronic Amoeba” Analog Computer Finds Swift Solution to the Traveling Salesman Problem
Researchers at Hokkaido University and Amoeba Energy in Japan have, inspired by the efficient foraging behavior of a single-celled amoeba, developed an analog computer for…
Chemistry of Life: Key Building Block for Organic Molecules Discovered in Meteorites
Scientists from Japan and the USA have confirmed the presence in meteorites of a key organic molecule that may have been used to build other…
A 1,000 km Long River May Be Flowing Deep Below Greenland’s Ice Sheet
Computational models suggest that melting water originating in the deep interior of Greenland could flow the entire length of a subglacial valley and exit at…
Scientists Find That Age Does NOT Contribute to COVID-19 Susceptibility
Scientists have estimated that the age of an individual does not indicate how likely they are to be infected by SARS-CoV-2. However, development of symptoms,…
Genetic Material From SARS-CoV-2 – The COVID-19 Coronavirus – Detected in Untreated Wastewater From Louisiana
A group of scientists have detected genetic material from SARS-CoV-2 in untreated wastewater samples collected in April 2020 from two wastewater treatment plants in Louisiana,…
A Quick, Cost-Effective Method to Track the Spread of COVID-19 Through Untreated Wastewater
A group of researchers have demonstrated that, from seven methods commonly used to test for viruses in untreated wastewater, an adsorption-extraction technique can most efficiently…
Wealthier Men More Likely to Develop High Blood Pressure – Twice As Likely Compared to Lowest Income Men
Working men with higher incomes are more likely to develop high blood pressure, reports a study presented at the 84th Annual Scientific Meeting of the…
New Insight Into Interstellar Organic Matter and the Origin of Water on the Earth
Scientists have found the interstellar organic matter could produce an abundant supply of water by heating, suggesting that organic matter could be the source of terrestrial water….