As critical responders, macrophages can perceive helpful biotechnology as threats. If not created with the right materials or mechanical forces, these devices can trigger an immune response that can cause inflammation, scar tissue or device failure.
How fruit flies achieve accurate visual behavior despite changing light conditions
When light conditions rapidly change, our eyes have to respond to this change in fractions of a second to maintain stable visual processing. This is necessary when, for example, we drive through a forest and thus move through alternating stretches of shadows and clear sunlight. In situations like these, a...
New methods for whale tracking and rendezvous using autonomous robots
Today, a research team has proposed a new reinforcement learning framework with autonomous drones to find sperm whales and predict where they will surface.
Study Shows Natural Regrowth of Tropical Forests Has Immense Potential to Address Environmental Concerns
A new study in Nature finds that up to 215 million hectares of land (an area larger than Mexico) in humid tropical regions around the world has the potential to naturally regrow.
First Greenhouse Gas Plumes Detected With NASA-Designed Instrument
Using data from an instrument designed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, the nonprofit Carbon Mapper has released the first methane and carbon dioxide detections from the Tanager-1 satellite. The detections highlight methane plumes in Pakistan and Texas, as well as a carbon dioxide plume in South Africa.
Farewell Frost!
New scalable, robust surface prevents 100% of frost formation on flat areas for a week.
How life began on earth: modeling Earth’s ancient atmosphere
This model reveals how vastly different the atmosphere was on ancient Earth, and how life may have first emerged.
Sliver of Cool Surface Water Helps the Ocean Absorb More Carbon
Subtle temperature differences at the ocean surface allow more carbon dioxide (CO₂) to be absorbed, new research shows.
Buried Alive: Carbon Dioxide Release From Magma Beneath Ancient Volcanoes Was Hidden Driver of Earth’s Past Climate
An international team of geoscientists led by a volcanologist at Rutgers University-New Brunswick has discovered that, contrary to present scientific understanding, ancient volcanoes continued to spew carbon dioxide into the atmosphere from deep within the Earth long past their period of eruptions.
How Researchers can Maximize Biological Insights Using Animal-Tracking Devices
Biologgers allow us to see with unprecedented precision how animals move and behave in the wild.