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Released: 10-Jun-2016 12:05 PM EDT
Black Hole Fed by Cold Intergalactic Deluge
European Southern Observatory (ESO)

The new ALMA observation is the first direct evidence that cold dense clouds can coalesce out of hot intergalactic gas and plunge into the heart of a galaxy to feed its central supermassive black hole. It also reshapes astronomers' views on how supermassive black holes feed, in a process known as accretion.

Released: 9-Jun-2016 2:05 PM EDT
Camouflage Influences Life-and-Death Decisions That Animals Make
University of Exeter

Nesting birds time their escape from an approaching predator depending on how well camouflaged their eggs and their own bodies are, researchers from the University of Exeter and the University of Cambridge have discovered.

7-Jun-2016 7:05 AM EDT
Climate Change Mitigation: Turning CO2 Into Rock
University of Southampton

An international team of scientists have found a potentially viable way to remove anthropogenic (caused or influenced by humans) carbon dioxide emissions from the atmosphere – turn it into rock.

Released: 9-Jun-2016 12:05 PM EDT
Study Finds Link Between 2015 Melting Greenland Ice, Faster Arctic Warming
University of Georgia

A new study provides the first evidence that links melting ice in Greenland to a phenomenon known as Arctic amplification—faster warming of the Arctic compared to the rest of the Northern Hemisphere as sea ice disappears.

6-Jun-2016 10:00 AM EDT
Study Sets Standards for Evaluating Pluripotent Stem Cell Quality
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

As the promise of using regenerative stem cell therapies draws closer, a consortium of biomedical scientists reports about 30 percent of induced pluripotent stem cells they analyzed from 10 research institutions were genetically unstable and not safe for clinical use. In a study published June 9 by the journal Stem Cell Reports, the multi-institutional research team reports on the comprehensive characterization of a large set of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs).

Released: 9-Jun-2016 11:05 AM EDT
A New Way for Prevention of Pathogenic Protein Misfolding
Aarhus University

Incorrectly folded proteins can cause a variety of diseases. Danish researchers have found a solution for preventing this misfolding.

8-Jun-2016 10:00 AM EDT
Concussion Outcome Predicted Using Advanced Imaging
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Researchers, led by Michael Lipton, M.D., Ph.D., at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System, using an advanced imaging technique, have been able to predict which patients who’d recently suffered concussions were likely to fully recover.

Released: 9-Jun-2016 10:05 AM EDT
New Research Shines Light on Surprising Numbers and Evolutionary Variety of Bioluminescent Ocean Fish
University of Kansas

A study appearing in the journal PLOS ONE this week shows that bioluminescence -- the production of light from a living organism -- is more widespread among marine fishes than previously understood.

7-Jun-2016 10:55 PM EDT
Yuck Factor May Boost Hand Hygiene Compliance
Henry Ford Health

The yuck factor may be an effective tool for boosting hand hygiene compliance among health care workers, according to a study at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. Infection Prevention and Control specialists observed that showing magnified images of bacteria found on things common in the health care environment like a mouse pad or work station, even a person’s hand, swayed workers in four patient care units to do a better job of cleaning their hands. Compliance rates improved on average by nearly 24 percent.

7-Jun-2016 1:00 PM EDT
Black Hole Deluged by Cold Intergalactic 'Rain'
National Radio Astronomy Observatory

Astronomers using ALMA have witnessed a never-before-seen cosmic weather event – a cluster of towering intergalactic gas clouds raining in on the supermassive black hole at the center of an elliptical galaxy one billion light-years from Earth.

Released: 8-Jun-2016 10:05 AM EDT
Johns Hopkins Team Makes Hobby Drones Crash to Expose Design Flaws
 Johns Hopkins University

New research raises concerns about how easily hackers could take control of flying drones and land or, more drastically, crash them.

Released: 7-Jun-2016 9:05 PM EDT
Sea Snakes Have Extra Sense for Water Living
University of Adelaide

The move from life on land to life in the sea has led to the evolution of a new sense for sea snakes, a University of Adelaide-led study suggests.

7-Jun-2016 11:00 AM EDT
Hiking, Hunting Has Minor Effects on Mammals in Protected Eastern Forests
North Carolina State University

Overall impact of recreation on wildlife was minor compared with factors such as large undisturbed forest habitat and local housing density.

7-Jun-2016 7:05 PM EDT
Chemical Analysis of Amazonian Fish Ear-Stones May Inform Conservation Efforts
Virginia Tech

Researchers describe the use of chemical analysis of ear-stones or “otoliths” to tease out details of a fish’s life story, potentially revealing the migratory routes and environments the fish encountered in its travels.

6-Jun-2016 6:05 AM EDT
Mammals Began Their Takeover Long Before the Death of the Dinosaurs
University of Southampton

New research reports that, contrary to popular belief, mammals began their massive diversification 10 to 20 million years before the extinction of the dinosaurs.

Released: 7-Jun-2016 3:05 PM EDT
Universe's First Life Might Have Been Born on Carbon Planets
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard and Smithsonian

Our Earth consists of silicate rocks and an iron core with a thin veneer of water and life. But the first potentially habitable worlds to form might have been very different. New research suggests that planet formation in the early universe might have created carbon planets consisting of graphite, carbides, and diamond. Astronomers might find these diamond worlds by searching a rare class of stars.

Released: 7-Jun-2016 8:05 AM EDT
Origami Ninja Star Inspires New Battery Design
Binghamton University, State University of New York

A new disposable battery that folds like an origami ninja star could power biosensors and other small devices for use in challenging field conditions, says an engineer at Binghamton University, State University of New York. Seokheun “Sean” Choi, assistant professor of computer and electrical engineering at Binghamton University, along with two of his students, developed the device, a microbial fuel cell that runs on the bacteria available in a few drops of dirty water. They report on their invention in a new paper published online in the journal Biosensors and Bioelectronics.

Released: 7-Jun-2016 1:05 AM EDT
Glass Now Has Smart Potential
University of Adelaide

Australian researchers at the University of Adelaide have developed a method for embedding light-emitting nanoparticles into glass without losing any of their unique properties – a major step towards ‘smart glass’ applications such as 3D display screens or remote radiation sensors.

1-Jun-2016 3:05 PM EDT
Almost All Food and Beverage Products Marketed by Music Stars Are Unhealthy, According to New Study
NYU Langone Health

NYU Langone researchers publish first study to quantify nutritional quality of food and drinks endorsed by music celebrities popular among teens.

4-Jun-2016 7:05 PM EDT
More Sex Partners Before Marriage Doesn’t Necessarily Lead to Divorce
University of Utah

New research from University of Utah researcher Nicholas H. Wolfinger explores counterintuitive trends in the link between premarital sex and marital stability.



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