Insights into the chromosomal features of precursor cells to the placenta could benefit reproductive research
Rice U. engineers improve prelithiation, uncover lithium-trapping mechanism
A count of the Western Monarch butterfly population last winter saw a staggering drop in numbers, but there are hopeful signs the beautiful pollinators are adapting to a changing climate and ecology.
Pushed into a new ‘time zone,’ aquatic organism’s clock components reveal surprising roles
Learning gains while we sleep originate from the learning process itself and not just from using the brain
Modeled behavior consistent with results from helical magnet experiments
Tourists to Hawaiʻi from the continental U.S. are willing to pay more for locally-sourced foods while on vacation in the islands to help the state become a more sustainable tourism destination, according to a new study in the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights, co-authored by University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa experts.
Obesity rates among women in Latin America are particularly high (29% in 2016), and the region holds the second-highest rate of teen pregnancies in the world, with an estimated 18% of teen pregnancies among women under 20 years old, according to The United Nations Population Fund. Studies of adult women have found associations between teen pregnancy and obesity later in life, but it’s not entirely clear why these two phenomena are related.
A newly published University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo study identifies the origins of the high levels of harmful bacteria that wash into Hilo Bay following heavy rainfall.
MIT researchers characterize gene expression patterns for 22,500 brain vascular cells across 428 donors, revealing insights for Alzheimer’s onset and potential treatments.
CANCER Insulin resistance is usually associated with type 2 diabetes. Now researchers have found it in cancer patients and learned that it can cause cancer to spread faster.
Prestigious award supports world’s best emerging scientists
The device emits a stream of single photons and could provide a basis for optical quantum computers.
Study: Feces of ‘grazer’ fish contains high levels of coral pathogens
By adding weak linkers to a polymer network, chemists dramatically enhanced the material’s resistance to tearing.
Scripps Oceanography scientists officially described the deep-sea worm in 2022; now it’s among the top 10 new species acknowledged by the World Register of Marine Species
New research explores how Dyson maps are putting quantum computers to work in designing fusion energy devices.
‘Green’ farming policies may accelerate global biodiversity loss, two leading academics have warned.
MIT engineers’ new technology can probe the neural circuits that influence hunger, mood, and a variety of diseases.
ANCIENT MIGRATION An international research team jointly lead by Globe Institute show one of the earliest modern humans migrations out of Africa. The study is published in Nature Communications.