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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 4-Jul-2025 00:11 ET (4-Jul-2025 04:11 GMT/UTC)
15-May-2025
NASA satellite images could provide early volcano warnings
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
As volcanic magma ascends through the Earth’s crust, it releases carbon dioxide and other gases which rise to the surface. Trees that take up the carbon dioxide become greener and more lush. These changes are visible in images from NASA satellites such as Landsat 8, along with airborne instruments flown as part of the Airborne Validation Unified Experiment: Land to Ocean (AVUELO).
15-May-2025
A brief history of federal funding for basic science
Harvard Medical SchoolFor 75 years, the federal government has partnered with academic institutions, fueling discoveries that have transformed medicine and saved lives. But recent moves by the Department of Health and Human Services and other federal agencies — including funding cuts and proposed changes to how research support is allocated — now threaten this legacy.
15-May-2025
Your kitchen: Cooking, conversation and hand injuries
Mayo Clinic
The kitchen is the room that tends to be the center of many gatherings with family and friend. It's also where accidents, often hand injuries, can happen, especially when alcohol is involved. Sanj Kakar, M.D. a Mayo Clinic orthopedic surgeon, says he's seen many unfortunate hand injuries.
15-May-2025
T cells can sense testosterone—What does that mean for prostate cancer therapies?
La Jolla Institute for Immunology
LJI Assistant Professor Miguel Reina-Campos, Ph.D., uses new tools to capture immune cells, hormones, and prostate cancer cells in action.
15-May-2025
There is a nuanced history between Pakistan and India, current conflict could have significant consequences
Murdoch University
Associate Professor Mark Briskey from Murdoch University discusses the complexities of the conflict between Pakistan and India.
14-May-2025
Blueberry research bears fruit at SFU greenhouses
Simon Fraser University
Research on off-season berry production is bearing fruit at the Simon Fraser University (SFU) Biotech Greenhouse. A team led by biological sciences professor Jim Mattsson has successfully grown a crop of blueberries indoors during the winter.
14-May-2025
Harri Pennanen - writing the future of 6G, one blink at a time
University of Oulu, Finland
There are researchers who define their field, and then there are those who, by force of intellect and persistence, redefine what is possible. Harri Pennanen, a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Oulu's Centre for Wireless Communications (CWC), belongs to the latter category. His recent work, the most comprehensive survey of 6G technology to date, not only pushes the boundaries of wireless communication but also embodies resilience, the disciplined pursuit of knowledge despite constraints, and the refusal to accept imposed limitations. Diagnosed with ALS, a disease that strips away physical ability with ruthless inevitability, Pennanen refused to withdraw. Instead, he adapted. The world in which he operates has become smaller in a physical sense, but his intellectual reach has continued to expand. His latest achievement, 6G: The Intelligent Network of Everything, an IEEE Access paper that came out in January 2025, distils years of inquiry into the evolution of wireless networks. It is a milestone in 6G research. It tracks the transition from 5G to 6G and interrogates the very premise of connectivity itself.
14-May-2025
Tracing the path from basic research to transformative therapies
Harvard Medical School
Decades of federal funding for science have yielded enormous returns for human health
14-May-2025
Tiny ocean microbes have big ecological impact
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University
Microorganisms living in the ocean play a key role in maintaining the health of our planet. Take SAR11—Earth’s most abundant microbes, which are widely distributed throughout the ocean. These bacteria are vital for sustaining the planet’s global nutrient cycles for carbon, sulfur, and other key elements. The latest research from OIST’s Protein Engineering and Evolution Unit, led by Professor Paola Laurino, has shed new light on how SAR11 carries out these crucial functions. In a paper published in the scientific journal Nature in 2024, researchers improved our understanding of the world’s most abundant microbes that have evolved to thrive in nutrient-poor ocean environments. Their findings, with important implications for planetary health and climate regulation, have earned them the prestigious 2025 Frontiers Planet Prize National Championship for Japan.