Researchers found that the cataclysmic asteroid impact that resulted in the destruction of nearly 75% of all terrestrial life on Earth drastically restructured tropical forests,…
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Artist’s impression showing one eagle shark. Credit: © Oscar Sanisidro Introducing a “bizarre” shark from the Late Cretaceous that, more than 66 million years ago,…
Map of the center of gravity of enterovirus D68 cases in the U.S. predicted by the pathogen extended resolution algorithm, from 2014-2019. This material relates…
An analysis of SARS-CoV-2 genome diversity in more than 1,000 people in the United Kingdom suggests that if viral mutations do arise, they can be…
Curie Subsea Cable Route from Equinix LA4 International Business Exchange in Los Angeles to Chile. Credit: Equinix Using “Curie” — Google’s 10,000-kilometer-long underwater fiber-optic cable…
Nearly 42,000 years ago, when Earth’s magnetic fields reversed, this triggered major environmental changes, extinction events, and long-term changes in human behavior, a new study…
Interactions with binary companions shape the stellar winds blowing from elderly stars, generating the dazzling array of complex shapes found in the planetary nebulae they…
Smoke from the growing number of annual wildfires across the western United States and Australia has led to lengthy periods of unhealthy and hazardous air…
A new study looks at how airflow patterns inside the passenger cabin of a car might affect the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and other airborne pathogens.…
A smartphone-read ultrasensitive and quantitative saliva test for COVID-19. Offering an ultrasensitive yet accessible approach to COVID-19 testing, a portable saliva-based smartphone platform provides results…
The ninth annual Golden Goose Award ceremony on December 1, 2020 will recognize three teams of scientists whose research has greatly benefited society. Led by…
Researchers analyzing blood samples from blood donors across Kenya estimate that by June 2020, when many COVID-19 deaths were expected in the country but hadn’t…
In the Netherlands, whole genome sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks on 16 mink farms has revealed virus transmission between human to mink, as well as from…
San Francisco Skyline Reductions in humanmade noise resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown led birds in parts of California to adapt their songs to be…
Massive, rapid production of vaccines to fight COVID-19 will require firms to share know-how not just about what to make, but how to make it,…
A female specimen of the deep-sea anglerfish species Melanocetus johnsonii of about 75 mm in size with a 23.5 mm large male fused on her…
The inactive ingredients that make up a major component of drug formulations may not be as inactive as previously thought, researchers report. According to a…
Locations of the 268 global seismic stations that were analyzed in the research. Lockdown effects are observed (red) at 185 out of 268 stations. Symbol…
Acalabrutinib (trade name Calquence) is a medication used to treat a type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma known as mantle cell lymphoma. The drug acalabrutinib, FDA-approved for…
Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) through recombination and strong purifying selection. A combination of genetic shuffling and evolutionary selection of near-identical genetic…