Space Travel Challenge Solved With Origami
Washington State University researchers have used the ancient Japanese art of paper folding to possibly solve a key challenge for outer space travel – how…
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Ancient Blanket Made With 11,500 Turkey Feathers by Inhabitants of the American Southwest
The ancient inhabitants of the American Southwest used around 11,500 feathers to make a turkey feather blanket, according to a new paper in the Journal…
Star-Shaped Brain Cells May Hold the Key to Why and How We Sleep
A study published in the journal Current Biology suggests that star-shaped brain cells known as astrocytes could be as important to the regulation of sleep…
Genetic Factor Discovery Enables Adult Skin to Regenerate Like a Newborn Baby’s
A newly identified genetic factor allows adult skin to repair itself like the skin of a newborn babe. The discovery by Washington State University researchers…
Some Planets May Be Better for Life Than Earth: Researchers Identify 24 Superhabitable Exoplanets
Earth is not necessarily the best planet in the universe. Researchers have identified two dozen planets outside our solar system that may have conditions more…
Scientists Predict Potential Spread of Invasive Asian Giant “Murder” Hornet Through United States and Globally
Researchers at Washington State University have predicted how and where the Asian giant hornet, an invasive newcomer to the Pacific Northwest, popularly dubbed the “murder…
Gene-Edited Livestock “Surrogate Sires” Successfully Created by Scientists to Transform Animal Breeding
For the first time, scientists have created pigs, goats and cattle that can serve as viable “surrogate sires,” male animals that produce sperm carrying only…
Researchers Perplexed: COVID-19 Stress May Be Hard to Beat Even With Exercise
Exercise has been shown to reduce anxiety and stress, but it may not be enough for the levels caused by COVID-19. In a study of…
Scientists Warn That More Bat Research Is Critical to Preventing Next Pandemic
The current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has a likely connection to bats, and the next viral outbreak probably will too, unless scientists can quickly learn more about…
Drylands Around the World Will Expand at an Accelerated Rate Because of Future Climate Change
A research team led by Washington State University has found that while drylands around the world will expand at an accelerated rate because of future…
Study Shows Cannabis Reduces Headache and Migraine Pain by Nearly 50%
Inhaled cannabis reduces self-reported headache severity by 47.3% and migraine severity by 49.6%, according to a recent study led by Carrie Cuttler, a Washington State…
Using Machine Learning and Game Theory to Successfully Identify Bacterial Antibiotic Resistance
Washington State University researchers have developed a novel way to identify previously unrecognized antibiotic-resistance genes in bacteria. By employing machine learning and game theory, the…
Engineers Create Sustainable Concrete That Reduces Energy Demand, Greenhouse Emissions
Washington State University researchers have created a sustainable alternative to traditional concrete using coal fly ash, a waste product of coal-based electricity generation. The advance…
NASA Designing Submarine to Explore Hydrocarbon Seas of Saturn’s Moon Titan
Building a submarine gets tricky when the temperature drops to -300 Fahrenheit (-184 Celsius) and the ocean is made of methane and ethane. Washington State…
3-D Printer Makes Custom Human Bones
We’ve been printing documents and pictures for ages and lately, 3D printers have been helping us make all kinds of 3D objects like toys and…
