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Protein region on COVID"s viral spike senses temperature, drives seasonal mutation patterns

Not to pile on, but winter is coming and the COVID-19 pandemic is about to get worse. Not necessarily because of omicron—scientists are still working that one out—but because there's more evidence than ever that COVID-19 is a seasonal disease......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgDec 8th, 2021

Investigating the flow of fluids with non-monotonic, "S-shaped" rheology

Water and oil, and some other simple fluids, respond in the same way to all levels of shear stress. These are termed Newtonian fluids, and their viscosity is constant for all stresses although it will vary with temperature. Under different stresses a.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 28th, 2024

Discovery of critical iron-transport protein in malaria parasites could lead to faster-acting medications

Malaria kills over 600,000 people a year, and as the climate warms, the potential range of the disease is growing. While some drugs can effectively prevent and treat malaria, resistance to those drugs is also on the rise......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 28th, 2024

Engineered bacterial protein offers efficient rare earth metal separation

A newly discovered protein naturally houses an unusual binding site that can differentiate between rare earth elements, and researchers at Penn State have made it even better. Rare earth elements are key components used in everything from modern tech.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 28th, 2024

Thermal imaging may help fruits, veggies stay fresher longer

Before your favorite produce arrives at the grocery store, it must be carefully harvested and maintained across long stretches of time. A recent University of Georgia review published in Scientia Horticulturae suggests new temperature measuring techn.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 28th, 2024

Long COVID Is Harming Too Many Kids

Pediatric long COVID is more common than many thought, and we keep letting kids be reinfected with new variants.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsOct 28th, 2024

Climate Change Is Raising the Temperature on Global Conflict

In a new book, a long-time foreign correspondent examines the underappreciated links between climate change and violent conflict.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsOct 28th, 2024

Hurricane Helene Disrupted Abortion Care in the South

Damage from Hurricane Helene forced the only abortion clinic in western North Carolina to shutter, disrupting health care for pregnant people across a large region.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsOct 28th, 2024

Celebrating Spooky Lake Month with Its Creator Geo Rutherford

An open body of water can be particularly eerie. It’s part of what led creator and author Geo Rutherford to make her viral videos on Spooky Lakes......»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsOct 28th, 2024

Kwikset Halo Select, Govee ice maker, & iPhone StandBy dock on HomeKit Insider

On this episode of the HomeKit Insider Podcast we go over another new smart lock from Kwikset, talk about the viral iPhone StandBy dock, and test the Govee smart ice maker.HomeKit Insider PodcastKwikset has launched the new Halo Select smart lock tha.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsOct 28th, 2024

Melting Arctic sea-ice could affect global ocean circulation, study warns

The warming climate in polar regions may significantly disrupt ocean circulation patterns, a new study indicates. Scientists discovered that in the distant past, growing inflows of freshwater from melting Arctic sea-ice into the Nordic Seas likely si.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 27th, 2024

Moo Deng: The celebrated hippo"s real home has disappeared—will the world restore it?

The playful and pudgy mammal that went viral from its Thai zoo enclosure has a sad story to tell about her fellow hippos......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 26th, 2024

How to check your temperature on the Apple Watch Series 10

I showed you recently how the new Vitals feature in watchOS 11 might help you predict when you’re about to get sick. That’s not a … The post How to check your temperature on the Apple Watch Series 10 appeared first on BGR......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  bgrRelated NewsOct 26th, 2024

Repair YouTuber creates upgradable SSD storage modules for Apple Silicon MacBooks

Ever since the 2016 models with Touch Bar, Apple has been soldering the SSD storage to the logic boards, preventing users from easily being able to easily upgrade or swap the drives in their devices. However, a repair YouTuber known as iBoff, wh.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  9to5macRelated NewsOct 26th, 2024

A cooling shift: Slowing ocean circulation may temper Arctic temperature rise

The Arctic is warming at three to four times the global average. However, new research suggests the slowing of a key ocean current could reduce projected Arctic warming by up to 2 degrees Celsius by the end of the century......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 26th, 2024

COVID lessons learned? UN summit mulls plan for healthy planet, and humans

The COVID-19 and Ebola outbreaks brought into stark relief the harms that can come to humans if we interfere too much with nature, placing ourselves in contact with animals carrying unknown pathogens......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 26th, 2024

Sliver of cool surface water helps the ocean absorb more carbon, study shows

Subtle temperature differences at the ocean surface allow more carbon dioxide (CO2) to be absorbed, new research shows......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 25th, 2024

Saturn"s moon Titan has insulating methane-rich crust up to six miles thick

Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is the only place other than Earth known to have an atmosphere and liquids in the form of rivers, lakes and seas on its surface. Because of its extremely cold temperature, the liquids on Titan are made of hydrocarbons li.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 25th, 2024

New method achieves functional protein delivery into living cells

In cooperation with researchers from the China University of Petroleum, the working group of Dr. Werner Nau, Professor of Chemistry at Constructor University, has demonstrated the effectiveness of a new method of intracellular protein transport......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 25th, 2024

When ribosomes go rogue

Unusual variations in the cellular protein factory can skew development, help cancer spread, and more. But ribosome variety may also play biological roles, scientists say. In the.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsOct 24th, 2024

Picky protection rules hamper Swiss mushrooming craze

After suffocating COVID-19 restrictions, many embraced the call of the wild and the joys of foraging, but tightening Swiss biodiversity protection measures are infuriating growing hordes of mushroom-picking enthusiasts......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 24th, 2024