In Brief: Severe storms are becoming more intense due to global warming, and hailstorms, a type of severe storm, can be more damaging than hurricanes. A NASA project is creating better ways to predi… [+2598 chars]
A 42-year-old man with schizophrenia and human immunodeficiency syndrome swallowed several glass shards in an attempted suicide. Two days later, he was admitted to the ER of the Florianópolis Hospita… [+8258 chars]
Lake Balkhash, the largest lake in Central Asia, is featured in this false-colour image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission.Click on the image below to explore it in its full 10 m resolutio… [+2180 chars]
Evaluation of PIP2 binding sites on the TRPC6 channel To investigate the relationship between PIP2 binding and TRPC6 channel activity, we evaluated three features of OAG-induced TRPC6 currents in HE… [+20362 chars]
This image comes to you from Mount Etna, Sicily, where a lunar analog study focusing on robotic exploration is currently unfolding. The projectnamed the ARCHES Space-Analog Demonstrationis a multi-a… [+2490 chars]
With a massive planet come massive storms. Such storms on Jupiter are the focus of a new citizen science project hosted on Zooniverse. Jovian Vortex Hunter (opens in new tab) launched Tuesday (June … [+2213 chars]
<li>Grube, M. & Wedin, M. Lichenized fungi and the evolution of symbiotic organization. Microbiol. Spectr.https://doi.org/10.1128/microbiolspec.FUNK-0011-2016 (2016). Article PubMed Google … [+21053 chars]
The Orion Nebula is a well-known feature in the night sky and is visible in small backyard telescopes. Orion is a busy place. The region is known for active star formation and other phenomena. It’s o… [+7487 chars]
MARS (KXAN) It took us a few decades, but we’ve finally done it. We have officially left our trash on another planet. Last week, NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover team tweeted a startling discovery: Th… [+1886 chars]
There are plenty of places in the world to do breeding and farming, thanks to climate regulating technology. But sometimes when youre looking to breed better, more resilient crops, you need an enviro… [+2595 chars]
<li>Crano, J. C., Flood, T., Knowles, D., Kumar, A. & Van Gemert, B. Photochromic compounds: Chemistry and application in ophthalmic lenses. Pure Appl. Chem.68, 13951398. https://doi.org/10.1351/… [+6970 chars]
Shapiros Nature Ecology study also focused on what may have happened to other polar bear genomes during periods of low icein this case, around 120,000 or 125,000 years ago when, according to Shapiro,… [+3060 chars]
