Study: Scientific ‘red flag’ reveals new clues about our galaxy
Figuring out how much energy permeates the center of the Milky Way -- a discovery reported in the July 3 edition of the journal Science Advances -- could yield new clues to the fundamental...
Study: Future autonomous machines may build trust through emotion
Army research has extended the state-of-the-art in autonomy by providing a more complete picture of how actions and nonverbal signals contribute to promoting cooperation. Researchers suggested guidelines for designing autonomous machines such as robots,...
Study: Where are arctic mosquitoes most abundant in Greenland and why?
Bzz! It's mosquito season in Greenland. June and July marks the period when Arctic mosquitoes (Aedes nigripes) are in peak abundance, buzzing about the tundra. While Arctic mosquitoes serve as an important food source...
Scientists reveal safeguarding of key DNA sensor in innate immune system
UNC-Chapel Hill researchers have, for the first time, determined the high-resolution structure of a key DNA-sensing protein in the innate immune system called cGAS while it is bound to the nucleosome - the all-important...
Study: Fish reef domes a boon for environment, recreational fishing
In a boost for both recreational fishing and the environment, new UNSW research shows that artificial reefs can increase fish abundance in estuaries with little natural reef.
Researchers installed six humanmade reefs per estuary studied...
Researchers create first roadmap of human skeletal muscle development
An interdisciplinary team of researchers at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA has developed a first-of-its-kind roadmap of how human skeletal muscle develops, including the...
Recherchers seen as trustworthy experts when sharing their work in online videos
Any writer can tell you that the narrator of a story can make a significant difference. A new study finds that the same holds true for science videos, with viewers responding positively to researchers...
Study: Genomic analysis reveals many animal species may be vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2 infection
Humans are not the only species facing a potential threat from SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, according to a new study from the University of California, Davis.
An international team of scientists used...
Study: Bumble Bee Disease, Reproduction Shaped by Flowering Strip Plants
Flowering strips – pollinator-friendly rows of plants that increase foraging habitat for bees – can help offset pollinator decline but may also bring risks of higher pathogen infection rates for pollinators foraging in those...
Study: Green light for European Space Agency mission to Venus
Researchers from the University of Oxford, Royal Holloway, University of London and Imperial College London will make key contributions to the mission, called EnVision, which has been selected as the fifth Medium Class mission...