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Best practices to prevent the federal government from blowing its technology budget
With the U.S. federal government investing billions of taxpayer dollars in executing technology programs, wouldn't you like to know where this money is going? A new study has identified ways to r …
Rules of the road: The navigational 'strategies' of bacteria in motion
Bacteria that move around live on the edge. All the time. Their success, be it in finding nutrients, fending off predators or multiplying, depends on how efficiently they navigate through their confin …
Sustaining technology-enhanced learning innovations in teachers' classroom practices
In the recent years Tallinn University has paid a lot of attention to becoming agile in business collaboration, including both local and international EdTech companies. Their collaboration with the co …
Space telescope's golden mirror wings open one last time on Earth
For the last time while it is on Earth, the world's largest and most powerful space science telescope opened its iconic primary mirror. This event marked a key milestone in preparing the observat …
Space-based system can provide seismic monitoring for large earthquakes and tsunamis
Researchers have developed a global earthquake monitoring system that uses the Global Navigational Satellite System (GNSS) to measure crustal deformation.
Researchers find target to fight antibiotic resistance
Gram-negative bacteria are the bane of health care workers' existence.
On the heels of one rare gray wolf's epic journey into California, another arrives
A young male gray wolf crossed into far Northern California early this month—joining another wolf that trekked into the state in late January and made an epic journey south.
Newly described horned dinosaur from New Mexico was the earliest of its kind
A newly described horned dinosaur that lived in New Mexico 82 million years ago is one of the earliest known ceratopsid species, a group known as horned or frilled dinosaurs. Researchers reported thei …
Extreme weather affecting UK agriculture—but adapting to changing climate a challenge for many farmers
Extreme weather is harming UK agriculture—but many farmers have not yet made adapting to the effects of the climate emergency a priority, a new study shows.
Now is the time to think about reintroducing jaguars into the US
A group of scientists say now is the time to talk about reintroducing jaguars (Panthera onca) into the U.S.
Students with disabilities show resilience that could guide post-pandemic education
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented a new world of challenges for education. But a new study from the University of Kansas shows the voices and experiences of students who are already among the most m …
Novel ancient shark discovered
This rare fossil find comes from the Kimmeridge Clay Formation in England, a series of sedimentary rocks that was formed in a shallow, tropical-subtropical sea during the Upper Jurassic, about 150 mil …
Roads pose significant threat to bee movement and flower pollination
Roads can be barriers to wildlife of all sorts, and scientists have studied road impacts on animals ranging from Florida panthers and grizzly bears to box turtles, mice, rattlesnakes and salamanders.
Using phages to discover new antifreeze proteins
Controlling, and mitigating the effects of ice growth is crucial to protect infrastructure, help preserve frozen cells and to enhance texture of frozen foods. An international collaboration of Warwick …
Lasers, levitation and machine learning make better heat-resistant materials
Argonne scientists across several disciplines have combined forces to create a new process for testing and predicting the effects of high temperatures on refractory oxides.
Successful DNA replication in cyanobacteria depends on the circadian clock
A new study from the University of Chicago has found that the photosynthetic bacterium Synechococcus elongatus uses a circadian clock to precisely time DNA replication, and that interrupting this circ …
New research will make bean crops hardier, help improve global food security
Tepary beans—a high protein legume common to the southwest United States and Mexico—may hold the key to adapting bean crops for the increasingly harsh conditions brought on by a changing climate, acco …
When conservation work pays off: After 20 years, the Saker Falcon breeds again in Bulgaria
The Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug) is a bird of prey living in plains and forest-steppes in the West and semi-desert montane plateaus and cliffs in the East. The majority of its Central and Eastern Euro …
When conservation work pays off: After 20 years, the Saker Falcon breeds again in Bulgaria
The Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug) is a bird of prey living in plains and forest-steppes in the West and semi-desert montane plateaus and cliffs in the East. The majority of its Central and Eastern Euro …
Researchers reveal how PIF proteins regulate cytokinesis
To protect their newly formed fragile organs, dark-grown dicotyledonous plants form an apical hook when penetrating through the soil. The apical hook of pifq (pif1 pif3 pif4 pif5) mutant was fully ope …
Scientists publish unique data set on the northern Chilean subduction zone
Northern Chile is an ideal natural laboratory to study the origin of earthquakes. Here, the Pacific Nazca plate slides underneath the South American continental plate with a speed of about 65 millimet …
Model bias corrections for reliable projection of extreme El Niño frequency change
A reliable projection of extreme El Niño frequency change in a future warmer climate is critical to managing socio-economic activities and human health, strategic policy decisions, environmental and e …
Coral reef restorations can be optimized to reduce flood risk
New guidelines for coral reef restoration aiming to reduce the risk of flooding in tropical coastal communities have been set out in a new study that simulated the behavior of ocean waves traveling ov …
Freeports: Innovative trading hubs or centres for money laundering and tax evasion?
A new study from the University of Portsmouth calls for further government oversight to curb potential illegal activity through 'freeports.'
Zoo YouTube videos prioritize entertainment over education
YouTube channels run by zoos focus on entertainment over education, according to a new study.
New marine sulfur cycle model after the Snowball Earth glaciation
The Sturtian Snowball Earth glaciation (~717-660 million years ago) represents the most severe icehouse climate in Earth's history. Geological evidence indicates that, during this glaciation, ice …
Improved air quality during first wave of COVID prevented 150 premature deaths in major Spanish cities
Air quality in Spain temporarily improved during the first wave of COVID-19, largely as a result of mobility restrictions. Until recently, however, the effect of this improvement on the health of the …
Bone-deep: Mineral found in human bone can help fight toxic organic compounds
One of the most prominent evils of rapid industrialization has been the emission of toxic pollutants into the surrounding biosphere, with often disastrous consequences for human beings. Several indust …
To enhance creativity, keep your research team fresh
Teamwork is becoming increasingly common in modern science. In this context, the effect of different characteristics of a team on its research performance has been studied extensively. Various factors …
Researchers use optical data to reveal the basic structure of spacetime in rotating frames
One of the most basic structural aspects of relativistic spacetime is the description of how time and distances are altered by motion. The theory of special relativity describes a spacetime framework …