Beyond fundamental research, accelerators are well known for their contribution to the medical field, especially to…
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From textbook to telescope: Campus observatory adds shine to astrophysics courses
A low-cost, high-value observatory with a passing resemblance to a garden shed has been set up…
Study reveals pivotal RNA modification in mouse embryos
RNA, specifically mRNA, has enjoyed a bit of publicity recently as the main component of the…
Plagues, poisons and magical thinking: How COVID lab leak hysteria could be straight from the Middle Ages
The COVID “lab leak” story clearly isn’t going away soon. The theory that the pandemic began…
Sex and the single gene: New research shows a genetic 'master switch' determines sex in most animals
In humans and other animals, sex is usually determined by a single gene. However, there are…
NASA teams with US Forest Service to tally America's oldest trees
Century-old sugar maples in Wisconsin. Five-hundred-year-old cedars in Oklahoma. Fifty-foot-wide oaks in Georgia. These trees grace…
Student discovers 3D printable ink that 'everyone was looking for,' says physics professor
Finding a 3D printable ink that conducts electricity, yet is strong, flexible and stretchable, has been…
What makes someone likely to be a first-gen college grad? Money.
A new study finds that first-generation college graduates are more likely to come from families that…
Like father, like son: New research shows how young men 'copy' their fathers' masculinity
Today’s men express their maleness in different ways. Some adhere to more traditional models of masculinity,…
Whale-watching guidelines don't include boat noise. It's time they did, say researchers
Imagine … eco-tourists enjoying views of undisturbed whales and dolphins, watching them doing what comes naturally. …