There’s some cool stuff happening in the skies tonight, and throughout the week, for those who look up.
On April 27, Tel Aviv University released a statement detailing the findings of a pair of TAU University researchers regarding the relationships between hunter-gatherer societies and the animals that were hunted by them.
Researchers from the Molecular Cryo-Electron Microscopy Unit at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) have discovered the structure of adhesive pili which attaches bacterial cells to the host, and the role they play in gum disease. In Japan, more than 75 percent of adults over the age of 35 have gum disease, which is caused primarily by the bacterial pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis.
Researchers found that infants whose behavior showed inhibition tend to have a reserved, introverted personality at age 26.
Dental issues are distinctly a human issue, and according to dental anthropologist Peter S Ungar, most vertebrate creatures do not have crooked teeth, cavities or gum disease.
Plasma from recovered coronavirus patients, also known as convalescent plasma, has antibodies to COVID-19 that potentially could aid in treatment.
NIH-funded study also will ascertain percentage of infected children who develop COVID-19.
The COVID-19 pandemic has hurled quite the challenge at parents of young children and women in particular, says Alessandra Minnello, a social demographer who studies how families manage household and paid work.
Antibody testing in Santa Clara County, Calif. has raised questions about the official figures related to COVID-19 infections, according to a report published in the journal Nature on April 17.
Researchers at UCLA have discovered a nanomachine that could work like an antibiotic, recognizing and killing bacteria.
NASA is scheduled to launch a scientific project focusing on the Orion Nebula using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.
Coastal areas are experiencing growing development, which can pose as a potential ecological risk to coral reefs.
Some geologists speculate the Earth's continents and tectonic plates began to shift one billion years ago, while others postulate the the start of the shifts was four billion years ago.
Scientists are looking into the genome for answers on curing common diseases with a new field of “precision medicine," which can customize drugs according to a patient’s DNA.
A study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) found young children with sleep problems and a sibling with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are more likely to be diagnosed with ASD than those who are at-risk but don't have sleep issues, according to a NIH press release.
NASA's Hubble Telescope is viewing a galaxy, which is 98 million light-years away from the Milky Way, burning brightly after being the place for two supernovae explosions.
Immunotherapy drug combination is being reviewed for approval under new FDA pilot program
Emory University will install more than 15,000 solar panels across 16 buildings on its Druid Hills campus, which will generate approximately 10 percent of Emory’s peak energy requirements and reduce Emory’s greenhouse gas emissions by about 4,300 metric tons. Emory has awarded Cherry Street Energy a 20-year agreement to install 5.5. megawatts (MW) of solar generation across campus.