Go into the polar night
Research News Scientists release planetarium show on epic expedition to the Arctic August 19, 2020 Arctic sea ice groans and creaks as a massive icebreaker slowly churns through frozen waters.…
Highly sensitive dopamine detector uses 2D materials
Research News Dopamine detector can help in early diagnosis of Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and schizophrenia August 19, 2020 A supersensitive dopamine detector can help in the early diagnosis of several disorders…
Nanocrystals from waste of recycled wood make carbon-fiber composites tougher
Research News Researchers use a natural plant product to coat and pin carbon nanotubes uniformly August 17, 2020 In current technology, polymers reinforced with ultra-fine strands of carbon fibers represent…
Sea level rise could make rivers more likely to jump course
Research News River avulsions — floods triggered when a river charts a new path — could occur more frequently August 17, 2020 Sea level rise is poised to shift the…
Metallic blue fruits use fat to produce color and signal a treat for birds
Research News Only a handful of plant species have structurally colored fruits August 17, 2020 Researchers have found that a common plant owes the dazzling blue color of its fruit…
New method lets scientists peer deeper into the ocean
Research News Approach enables researchers to use light to detect algae and measure key ocean properties August 13, 2020 Researchers at Old Dominion University and the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean…
Algorithm created by deep learning finds potential therapeutic targets throughout the human genome
Research News Researchers identified sites of methylation that could not be found with existing sequencing methods August 13, 2020 Researchers at the New Jersey Institute of Technology and the Children’s…
Agriculture replaces fossil fuels as largest human-driven source of sulfur in the environment
Research News Amount of sulfur up to 10 times higher than peak load during time of acid rain August 13, 2020 A new U.S. National Science Foundation-funded study, published in…