Although productivity has been mostly restored, initiation of new projects has dramatically declined. More than a year-and-a-half after the onset of the COVID-19First identified in…
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Egg and sperm cell size evolved from competition. Limited resources drove gametes to differ vastly in size and number. In most living animals, egg cells…
Study is the first to demonstrate cross-protective immunity by vaccines. Northwestern Medicine scientists have shown for the first time that coronavirus vaccines and prior coronavirus…
Researchers collected samples from the Berufjörður-Breiðdalur region in eastern Iceland, where glacial erosion has carved deep valleys and fjords into basalt rock to reveal buried…
Visitors at a Shedd Aquarium exhibit. Credit: Shedd Aquarium/Brenna Hernandez Hungry microbes found responsible for stealing from Shedd Aquarium’s animals. For months, veterinarians put medicine…
Researchers propose faster method for recording data to DNADNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, is a molecule composed of two long strands of nucleotides that coil around…
A 3D microflier sits next to a common ant to show scale. Credit: Northwestern University The size of a grain of sand, dispersed microfliers could…
We are less likely to perceive smells of food that relate to a recent meal, helping us make choices about what to eat next. Walking…
Illustration depicts the atomic structure of double-layer borophene. In this image, all atoms are boron, with the pink boron atoms specifically involved in bonding between…
A still image from the simulation showing a large region containing tens of galaxies (6 million light-years across). Credit: Anglés-Alcázar et al. 2021, ApJ, 917,…
Northwestern experts weigh in on the crisis in Afghanistan as events continue to unfold. Northwestern faculty in history, political science, international relations and journalism are…
Scanning electron microscopy images of foraminifera from different angles. Credit: Northwestern University Shelled organisms helped buffer ocean acidification by consuming less alkalinity from seawater. Third…
Ph.D. candidate Vasin Dumrongprechachan captures protein expression in the mouse brain for mass spectrometry analysis, visualized by fluorescence microscopy. Images shows a sagittal cross section…
Support for mandates has increased across partisan and demographic subgroups. As infections from the delta variant surge, the percentage of Americans who support vaccine mandates…
Using machine-learning tools, the scientists identified important features to characterize materials that exhibit a metal-insulator transition. Credit: Northwestern University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology…
Breakthrough infections from the Delta variant are going up. As breakthrough infections rise from the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus, the precise risk…
Less processed meat and being breastfed also confer protection. Sip a Venti dark roast and eat a salad. A new Northwestern Medicine study shows coffee…
Purified tin selenide has extraordinarily high thermoelectric performance. Perseverance, NASA’s 2020 Mars rover, is powered by something very desirable here on Earth: a thermoelectric device,…
Lollapalooza ran through Sunday, August 1, in Chicago’s Grant Park. Heading into Lollapalooza weekend in Chicago, concertgoers were anxiously awaiting their favorite artists while infectious…
Professor Ange-Therese Akono holds a sample of her smart cement. Credit: Northwestern University Incorporating nanomaterials into traditional cement improves water and fracture resistance. Forces of…