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Globus celebrates its ten-year anniversary

This year ushers in the tenth year for Globus, a secure data and research sharing platform.

NASA announces 2020 collaboration business partners

Each year, NASA selects various US companies for its Announcement of Collaboration Opportunity, wherein NASA works with various partners across the country to provide NASA with materials, expertise, and other services relevant to their effort of space exploration and understanding.

Tsetse fly breaks general rule that infants are smaller than mothers

Every 10 days, the female gives birth to a baby weighing more than she does.

Study indicates women had significant role as big game hunters in the Americas

Women may have played a bigger role than previously thought in the hunting side of early societies on the American continents, based on findings from an archeological site in Peru.

Office of Science and Technology report details accomplishments of Trump administration

The White House Office of Science and Technology recently released a report on the science and technology achievements overseen by the administration of President Donald Trump.

Natural disaster plans could help businesses amidst COVID-19 damage

Small and medium businesses have been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving millions of Americans out of jobs, and researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) worked with NOAA's Climate Program Office to survey these businesses on the impacts.

UC BERKELEY: Deep learning helps robots grasp and move objects with ease

In the past year, lockdowns and other COVID-19 safety measures have made online shopping more popular than ever, but the skyrocketing demand is leaving many retailers struggling to fulfill orders while ensuring the safety of their warehouse employees.

YALE UNIVERSITY: Success of COVID-19 vaccination program depends on its implementation

Factors related to manufacturing, distribution, public acceptance, and the severity of the pandemic will contribute more to the success of a potential COVID-19 vaccination program than the efficacy of the vaccine itself, finds a new study conducted by the Yale School of Public Health (YSPH).

Geologists discover missing tectonic plate under Canada

A team of geologists used advanced tomography and computer computation to reconstruct a map of the tectonic plates from that early period and identify a missing plate that fits neatly between two plates known today.

Mapping the DNA genetic code using energy flow

A new look at the genetic code from the standpoint of thermodynamics (energy flow) is proposed by a team of scientists from Rutgers University in New Jersey and the University of Cape Town in South Africa.

Mystery of ‘Blue Ring Nebula’ found to be result of stellar merger

A study that was 16 years in the making has solved the mystery of an ultraviolet ring around a star in space.

University of Pittsburgh researchers discover why a deadly staph infection thrives in diabetes

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (UPSOM) scientists say we now know why those suffering uncontrolled diabetes are so vulnerable to the superbug staph infection Staphylococcus aureus.

Billings: 'Bismuth is a very, very, very interesting, magical material'

During Science LIVE with Roger Billings last week, Billings shared information about the special element, bismuth.

UCLA: Study of threatened desert tortoises offers new conservation strategy

Animals with more genetic variation are more likely to survive relocation

STANFORD: Scientists invent ultrafast way to manufacture perovskite solar modules

High-speed manufacturing could advance the commercialization of perovskite modules, a green alternative to conventional solar panels made of silicon.

2020 Nobel Prize laureates for physics

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has revealed the list of 2020 winners of the Nobel Prize in Physics, with research focusing on black holes.

Inventor Roger Billings reveals plan for hydrogen car with fuel cell

On his program “Science Live," inventor Roger Billings recently unveiled a plan for a new type of hydrogen car.

NASA and partners launch mission to monitor sea levels

NASA has teamed up with US and European partners to launch a satellite intended to monitor global sea levels as world leaders become more concerned with the rising sea levels around the world.

Microbiology Spectrum, a new scientific journal, launching in 2021

The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) has established plans for a new journal titled Microbiology Spectrum, set to launch in spring of 2021.

Bending light to improve optics and circuitry

Rainbows are created when light enters a water droplet, causing the light to diffract into many colors.