Few compounds are as important to industry and medicine today as titanium dioxide. Despite the variety and popularity of its applications, many issues related to the surface structure of materials made of this compound and the processes taking place therein remain unclear. Some of these secrets have just been revealed to scientists from the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish Academy of...

Released the new report "Science for Disaster Risk Management 2020: acting today, protecting tomorrow", presenting the consequences of disasters on population, economic sectors, critical infrastructures, ecosystem services and cultural heritage. Jaroslav Mysiak, director of the CMCC research division 'Risk assessment and adaptation strategies' participated as Coordinating Lead Author.

Nationally representative data were used to look at whether systolic and diastolic blood pressure levels among children and adolescents in the United States have changed during the past 20 years.

ETI and PTI are signaling pathways often thought of as two distinct branches of the plant immune response, with each contributing differently to overall immunity. However, the dichotomy between PTI and ETI has become blurred due to recent discoveries, indicating that responses to PRR receptor signaling and NLR signaling extensively overlap.

A team of researchers at the University of Alberta has uncovered a long-sought link in the battle to control cholesterol and heart disease. The protein that interferes with low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptors that clear "bad" cholesterol from the blood was identified in findings recently published in Nature Communications. Excess LDL cholesterol can lead to atherosclerosis -- a narrowing and...

Paulo Verardi from UConn's College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources has demonstrated the success of a vaccine against Zika virus and recently published his findings in Scientific Reports. The vaccine was generated using Verardi's novel patent-pending platform technology.

The University of Maryland (UMD) collaborated to quantify the man-made effects of climate change on global agricultural productivity growth for the first time. Results indicate a 21% reduction in global agricultural productivity since 1961, equivalent to completely losing the last 7 years of productivity growth. This work suggests that global agriculture is becoming more vulnerable to ongoing...

A highly contagious SARS-CoV-2 variant had spread across the globe undetected for months when scientists discovered it, according to a new study in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases.

A two-meter-tall Pokemon, endemic to Australia, was the focus of a new study, which has revealed that some species distribution models are inherently biased.

Kidney development is a balancing act between the self-renewal of stem and progenitor cells to maintain and expand their numbers, and the differentiation of these cells into more specialized cell types. In a new study from the Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, a team of scientists demonstrates the importance of a molecule called...

The University of Texas at San Antonio criminology and criminal justice professor Kellie Lynch, along with professor TK Logan from the University of Kentucky, worked with the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence on a national survey to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the dynamics of gender-based violence and the experiences of those serving victims of gender-based...

A new study by UBC Sauder School of Business Assistant Professor Dr. Yann Cornil and French researchers reveals that people with obesity tend to be more responsive to food marketing -- but when their weight drops significantly, so does their responsiveness to marketing.

New research, led by scientists at the University of Nottingham, suggests that the environment in which men live may affect their reproductive health.

Researchers have developed the first mechanical simulation of the whisker inside the follicle. They discovered that when whiskers touch an object, they form an 'S'-shaped bend within the follicle. By bending into this 'S' shape, the whisker pushes or pulls on sensor cells, which then send touch signals to the brain.

People discharged from hospital after COVID-19 appear to have increased rates of organ damage ('multiorgan dysfunction') compared with similar individuals in the general population, according to a new study.

Climate change: Should aviation be allowed to expand?

Togo has found a new way to send emergency cash to people struggling in the pandemic.

Indian minister lashes out at plans to cut emissions dramatically over the next three decades.

Using satellite data to 'see in the dark', researchers have shown for the first time that lakes on the Greenland Ice Sheet drain during winter, a finding with implications for the speed at which the world's second-largest ice sheet flows to the ocean.