Ghost Particle From Star Shredded by Black Hole Reveals Cosmic Particle Accelerator
A team of scientists has detected the presence of a high-energy neutrino — a particularly elusive particle — in the wake of a star’s destruction…
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COVID-19 Genetic Mutation D614G Makes the Virus Up to 8x More Infectious
D614G mutation in the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, now ubiquitous, increases virus’ ability to infect human cells. A mutation in the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2—one of…
Neuroscientists Discover Promising Way to Restore Cognitive Function Impaired by Alzheimer’s Disease
A team of neuroscientists has identified a potential means to address the loss of cognitive function due to Alzheimer’s disease by targeting protein synthesis in…
Marijuana Use Typically Drops at the Beginning of Each Year, Then Climbs in Summer and Fall
Seasonal variation may be explained by new year’s resolutions. Marijuana use increases throughout the calendar year, with use up 13 percent on average at the…
New Method for Measuring Spatial Dependencies Turns Less Data Into More
NYU Tandon researcher devises a mathematical system for identifying influences between geographic phenomena that makes small data sets as effective as big data in identifying…
How Does Our Brain Separate the Factual From the Possible?
Our brains respond to language expressing facts differently than they do to words conveying possibility, a team of neuroscientists has found. Its work offers new…
Researchers Discover That Global Mass Extinctions of Land-Dwelling Animals Follow a 27-Million-Year Cycle
Researchers find that timing of mass extinctions lines up with asteroid impacts and massive volcanic eruptions. Mass extinctions of land-dwelling animals — including amphibians, reptiles,…
Holographic Imaging Used to Detect Viruses and Antibodies – Could Aid COVID-19 Diagnostics
A team of NYU scientists has developed a method using holographic imaging to detect both viruses and antibodies. The breakthrough has the potential to aid…
How Space Weather, Such As Stellar Flares, Affects a Planet’s Habitability
Planetary habitability, defined by a planet’s ability to sustain liquid water on its surface, is one of the most important concepts in exoplanet science. Exoplanets…
COVID-19: Mathematical Modeling to Identify an Optimal School Return Approach
In a recent study, NYU Abu Dhabi faculty Alberto Gandolfi proposes alternate weeks of in-classroom and remote teaching as a way to allow students to…
New Research Helps Explain Dramatic Declines in COVID-19 Death Rates
Fewer New Yorkers are dying from the coronavirus than health experts had anticipated, a new study shows. Regional death rates have dropped from the highs…
Mysterious Stone Forests – Pointed Rock Formations Resembling Trees – Explained by “Candy Forests”
Stone forests — pointed rock formations resembling trees that populate regions of China, Madagascar, and many other locations worldwide — are as majestic as they…
Clubs Closed During COVID-19 Pandemic? Partygoers Turn to Virtual Raves and Happy Hours
Social distancing during COVID-19 creates new contexts for drug use. People have traded in nightclubs and dance festivals for virtual raves and Zoom happy hours…
Why We Distort Probability: Scientists Identify Cognitive Limitations That Can Lead to Disastrous Decisions
A team of scientists has concluded that our cognitive limitations lead to probability distortions and to subsequent errors in decision-making. The chances of a commercial…
Earliest Modern Artifacts in Europe – Blade-Like Tools and Teeth Pendants – Were Created by Homo Sapiens
Innovative tools and pendants previously thought to be possibly the work of Neanderthals. Blade-like tools and animal tooth pendants previously discovered in Europe, and once…
How to Boost Plant Biomass: Genetic Biologists Uncover Molecular Link to Growth
Findings have implications for increasing plant nitrogen use efficiency, reducing reliance on fertilizers. Plant scientists have long known that crop yield is proportional to the…
Teeth Serve as ‘Archive of Life’ – Record Intimate Details of a Person’s Life
Teeth constitute a permanent and faithful biological archive of the entirety of the individual’s life, from tooth formation to death, a team of researchers has…
Pioneering New Way to Study Exoplanets – Astronomers Decipher Distinct Radio Signatures
Radio telescope in the Netherlands captures habitats of planets outside our solar system. A team of scientists using the Low Frequency Array (LOFAR) radio telescope…