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Blood Thinning Drugs Before Removing A Clot In Stroke Patients Improves Death Rates At 90 Days, Study Finds

A new systematic review and meta-analysis by an international group of researchers has found giving a blood thinning drug (thrombolysis) before treatment to remove a clot from the brain - known as thrombectomy procedure - to stroke patients,

What Big Teeth You Have: Tooth Root Surface Area Can Determine Primate Size

An often overlooked feature could give scientists new insight into the lives of ancient primate species.

New Synthesis Process Paves Way for More Efficient Lasers, LEDs

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new process that makes use of existing industry standard techniques for making III-nitride semiconductor materials, but results in layered materials that will make LEDs and lasers more efficient.

Subconscious Bias Drives Negative Attitudes Toward Snakes

Snakes rank among Americans’ top animal phobias, and are among the most disliked animals globally.

Scientists Seen as Trustworthy Experts When Sharing Their Work in Online Videos

Any writer can tell you that who is narrating a story makes a significant difference to the audience.

New Images Lead to Better Prediction of Shear Thickening

For the first time, researchers have been able capture images providing unprecedented details of how particles behave in a liquid suspension when the phenomenon known as shear thickening takes place.

Revealing The Structure Of The Light-Harvesting Phycobilisome Of Cyanobacterium

The structure of light-harvesting antennas in a species of cyanobacteria is revealed, yielding insights into energy transfer mechanisms during photosynthesis

How Waste-Eating Bacteria Digest Complex Carbons

New information could lead to bacteria-based platforms that recycle plastic and plant waste

Biosensors Change the Way Water Contamination Is Detected

Social scientist and synthetic biologist collaborate to tackle a global challenge

High-Risk Sexual Minority Men Living with HIV Need A New Path Forward

Trial shows viral suppression is not achieved through increased case management alone

Nanoparticles Perform Ultralong Distance Communication

New class of materials has ‘no counterpart or analogue in nature’

Ramping Up Domestic Graphite Production Could Aid the Green Energy Transition

A key ingredient to lithium-ion batteries’ supply chain is not built to last

First Transient Electronic Bandage Speeds Healing By 30%

Bandage also monitors the healing process, alerting clinicians to issues in real time

A Surprising Way to Trap A Microparticle

New insights could advance microfluidics and drug delivery systems

Wild Bumblebee Queens Lured and Killed In Commercial Hives

In the course of experiments to test how well commercial bumblebees pollinate early spring crops, researchers made a surprising discovery: dead wild bumblebee queens in the hives, an average of 10 per nest box.

Scientists Detect Global Layer of Melt Hidden Below Earth’s Tectonic Plates

Scientists have detected a layer of melted rock encircling the Earth below its tectonic plates. Patches of the layer were known to exist, but a new study by a group of universities including Cornell has for the first time revealed its global extent.

Employing Tradeoffs for More Realistic COVID Messaging

Wash your hands. Wear a high-quality mask. Keep 6 feet between you and others. Meet outside when possible.

Biosensor Could Lead to New Drugs, Sensory Organs On A Chip

A synthetic biosensor found in cell membranes and provides an electronic readout of activity.

Spanish Lagoon Proposed as Mars ‘Astrobiological Time-Analog’

The ongoing search for signs of life on Mars relies in part on terrestrial analogs – places on Earth closely resembling the past or current geology and climate of the red planet that can be readily explored.

Precise Magma Locations Aid Volcanic Eruption Forecasts

Cornell researchers have unearthed precise, microscopic clues to where magma is stored, offering scientists – and government officials in populated areas – a way to better assess the risk of volcanic eruptions.