Science

Researchers create coating solution for safer food storage

In a collaborative effort to improve the food industry, Dr. Mustafa Akbulut, professor of chemical engineering, and Dr. Luis Cisneros-Zevallos,…

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New insights on how galaxies are formed

Astronomers can use supercomputers to simulate the formation of galaxies from the Big Bang 13.8 billion years ago to the…

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Building bionic jellyfish for ocean exploration

Jellyfish can't do much besides swim, sting, eat, and breed. They don't even have brains. Yet, these simple creatures can…

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Ice shell thickness reveals water temperature on ocean worlds

Cornell University astrobiologists have devised a novel way to determine ocean temperatures of distant worlds based on the thickness of…

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Neurons help flush waste out of brain during sleep

There lies a paradox in sleep. Its apparent tranquility juxtaposes with the brain's bustling activity. The night is still, but…

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80 mph speed record for glacier fracture helps reveal the physics of ice sheet collapse

There's enough water frozen in Greenland and Antarctic glaciers that if they melted, global seas would rise by many feet.…

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Continued cocaine use disrupts communication between major brain networks

A collaborative research endeavor by scientists in the Departments of Radiology, Neurology, and Psychology and Neuroscience at the UNC School…

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New disease testing component facilitates lower-cost diagnostics

A new tool could reduce costs for diagnosing infectious diseases. Biomedical researchers from The University of Texas at Austin have…

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Teens benefit from ‘forest bathing’ — even in cities

Youth mental health in urban environments is significantly better when more nature is incorporated into city design. A new study…

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Significant glacial retreat in West Antarctica began in 1940s

Among the vast expanse of Antarctica lies the Thwaites Glacier, the world's widest glacier measuring about 80 miles on the…

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