Viruses are tiny invaders that cause a wide range of diseases, from rabies to tomato spotted wilt virus and, most recently, COVID-19 in humans. But…
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A Photoshop-created image of how Kataigidodon venetus may have looked, illustrated by Ben Kligman, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Geosciences and Hannah R.…
Dopamine, serotonin involved in sub-second perception, cognition. In first-of-their-kind observations in the human brain, an international team of researchers has revealed two well-known neurochemicals —…
Brain cells called astrocytes appear in green, and purple represents the leakage of the blood-brain barrier. Together they show that leakage occurs around areas where…
Jonathan Boreyko, an associate professor in mechanical engineering, has developed an aircraft thermal management technology that stands ready for adaptation into other areas. The research…
Hannah Valentino, left, and Pablo Sobrado, right, uncover a new step in the process that makes garlic potent. Credit: Virginia Tech For centuries, people around…
The paradise tree snake mid-glide during the team’s motion experiments. Credit: Jake Socha Interdisciplinary team finds the motion enhances Chrysopelea paradisi’s rotational stability. The snakes…
Scientists remain perplexed by the activity, with some 40 papers so far giving wildly different answers. A new research paper co-authored by a Virginia Tech…
‘Brown tide virus’ is a member of a class called the giant viruses. Researchers have discovered genes for key cellular metabolic cycles in many giant…
This is an illustration of a distant galaxy with an active quasar at its center. A quasar emits exceptionally large amounts of energy generated by…
Banded mongoose use scent-marking to communicate information to other individuals, but that behavior can also transmit pathogens. Credit: Carol Anne Nichols With outbreaks of infectious…
These two white-tailed deer, a fawn on the left and a female wearing a GPS collar on the right, were observed during an aerial survey…
3D printed flexible armor. Credit: Virginia Tech The motivations for using biology as inspiration to engineering vary based on the project, but for Ling Li,…
An artist’s rendering of how Suskityrannus hazelae may have looked. Artwork by Andrey Atuchin. A new relative of the Tyrannosaurus rex – much smaller than…