Feathered Paradox: The Unexpected Social Habits of Sick House Finches
Social distancing when sick has become second nature to many of us in the past few years, but some sick animals appear to take a…
Social distancing when sick has become second nature to many of us in the past few years, but some sick animals appear to take a…
Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disease estimated to impact 6 million individuals in the United States and 33 million globally. A significant portion of…
Researchers have developed a new method to recycle plastics, such as those from milk cartons, food containers, and plastic bags, into soap. The method: Heat…
Silke Hauf and her research team made a surprisingly quiet discovery during their study on cell division. They observed that the expression of RNA in…
Computer simulations confirm that the African Superplume causes the unusual deformations and rift-parallel seismic anisotropy detected below the East African Rift System. Continental rifting involves…
Various theories have been proposed explaining why mosquitoes are drawn to certain people while others escape unscathed. A group of scientists from Virginia Tech have…
Virginia Tech researcher at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute hope the study will inform demand and cravings for a substance involved in nearly one in…
Although the oceans from ancient times have disappeared, the events that occurred in them have been recorded in rocks. By examining these rocks, we can…
New geosciences study reveals Triassic fossils that expose origins of living amphibians. A team of Virginia Tech paleontologists, led by doctoral candidate Ben Kligman, have…
A new study reveals a significant loss of diversity during the Ediacaran Period, which lasted from 635 million to 540 million years ago. According to…
Modeling reveals how Ceres powers unexpected geologic activity. According to Scott King, a geoscientist at the Virginia Tech College of Science, our view of Ceres has…
During two digs in Zimbabwe in 2017 and 2019, a graduate student from Virginia Tech discovered and unearthed the fossil with the assistance of other…
The “curious” creature with no anus was demonstrated to not be related to humans. An international study team has found that a mysterious microscopic creature…
Infection impairs learning, memory, and problem-solving across animal species. Is brain fog a disorder that only affects humans? That question is addressed in a recent…
Theory underpins our understanding of convection in the Earth’s outer core and its function in controlling the planet’s magnetic field. Convective flows or how they…
Scientists have recently confirmed that the world’s lakes are rapidly losing oxygen. With a seven-year, whole-ecosystem study, a team of freshwater scientists at Virginia Tech…
“This study really sheds light on how we can design and manufacture battery electrodes to obtain a long cycle life for batteries,” said Feng Lin,…
The findings do not counter the established science of climate change but highlight how the accounting of the amount of carbon withdrawn by plants and…