Credit: Jeroen Methorst Ph.D. candidate Jeroen Methorst has developed a computer system that helps researchers find the protein they need to create new medicines. “Our whole group is now using this program,” says Methorst. He will defend his Ph.D. thesis on April 2. Methorst is a nanobiologist and biophysicist, but he didn’t find himself very … Read more
The gray seal in the Baltic Sea is affected by climate change. Reduced sea ice makes it harder for the gray seal’s young to survive. Credit: Daire Carroll Researchers at the University of Gothenburg warn that today’s hunting quotas of about 3,000 animals pose a risk to the long-term survival of the gray seal in … Read more
A microscopy image of a human brain organoid. Credit: Janine Hoffmann What makes us human? According to neurobiologists it is our neocortex. This outer layer of the brain is rich in neurons and lets us do abstract thinking, create art, and speak complex languages. An international team led by Dr. Mareike Albert at the Center … Read more
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A bat infected with a fungus that has killed millions of bats across the country was found in Longmont last month. Testing this month confirmed the little brown bat was infected with white-nose syndrome—a deadly fungus that could devastate Colorado’s native bat populations. The bat found in Longmont is the second … Read more
Cassiopeia A is a supernova remnant in the constellation Cassiopeia. Credit: NASA/CXC/SAO Curtin University-led research has discovered a rare dust particle trapped in an ancient extra-terrestrial meteorite that was formed by a star other than our sun. The research titled “Atomic-scale Element and Isotopic Investigation of 25Mg-rich Stardust from an H-burning Supernova” appears in Astrophysical … Read more
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Sheep and goat breeding plays a vital socioeconomic role in the agricultural sector across Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA) and beyond, providing valuable resources such as meat, milk, and wool. However, insufficient or ill-adapted breeding programs and practices are compromising the conservation and improvement of animal genetic resources, … Read more
by Dr. Kristin Beck, Leibniz-Institut für Ostseeforschung Warnemünde Sampling stations for Baltic cod and flounder in the western (blue) and central (red and yellow) Baltic Sea. Western Baltic Sea stations were located in the Mecklenburg Bay as part of the Belt Sea in 2020. Central Baltic Sea stations were located near Rügen and the south-western … Read more
Europa Clipper is seen in the 25-Foot Space Simulator at JPL in February, before the start of thermal vacuum testing. A battery of tests ensures that the NASA spacecraft can withstand the extreme hot, cold, and airless environment of space. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech In less than six months, NASA is set to launch Europa Clipper on … Read more
(Left) The new dark matter detection proposal looks for frequent interactions between nuclei in a detector and low-energy dark matter that may be present in and around Earth. (Right) A conventional direct detection experiment looks for occasional recoils from dark matter scattering. Credit: Anirban Das, Noah Kurinsky and Rebecca Leane Ever since its discovery, dark … Read more
General equilibrium economy-wide output losses, LGE, obtained from an empirically calibrated and 1,000 synthetic COVID-19 shocks propagating on the aggregated IPN (blue dashed line) and on the FPN (red line, histogram). Credit: PNAS Nexus (2024). DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgae064 How would an armed conflict, an epidemic, or a flood affect the economy? “Being able to assess—perhaps even … Read more
