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Are dining tents a safe way to eat out during the pandemic?

A multi-institution team co-led by a Cornell University researcher has identified the genetic mechanisms that enable the production of a deadly toxin called Victorin--the causal agent for Victoria blight of oats, a disease that wiped out oat crops in the U.S. in the 1940s.

If you think getting your cat to the veterinarian is tricky, new Cornell Wildlife Health Center research has revealed that vaccination of endangered Amur (Siberian) tigers is the only practical strategy to protect them from a dangerous disease in their natural habitat in the Russian Far East.

Are dining tents a safe way to eat out during the pandemic?Health experts say outdoor dining tents are generally safer than dining inside, but caution that they're not all equal.Many...

A system of pooled coronavirus tests to catch asymptomatic infections among Duke University students helped keep the campus open in the midst of the pandemic.

Structural engineers and repair crews have done all that they can but the end result is as we feared: the Arecibo radio telescope has to come down. The venerable space observatory has been out of commission since August when a cable atop Tower 4, which supports the platform, snapped and gutted a 100-foot long section from the telescope's reflecting dish. At the time, the University of Florida, which runs the facility on behalf of the National Science Foundation, deployed three different engineering teams to investigate the problem.

Enzo Biochem, Inc. (NYSE:ENZ) ("Enzo" or "the Company"), a leading biosciences and diagnostics company, announced today that Mary Tagliaferri, MD, has been appointed to the company's Board of Directors effective immediately. "In 2020, Enzo reported significant progress in advancing our business plan to achieve profitability including strong results in many areas of our operations that position us for new levels of growth and momentum in 2021

Nearly 200 years ago, Charles Darwin noted striking diversity among the finches of the Galapagos Islands, and his observations helped him propose the role of natural selection in shaping species. Today, some biologists focus their attention on a related group of birds, the finch-like capuchino seedeaters of South America, and their studies are deepening our understanding of the forces that drive evolution.

/PRNewswire/ -- Nearly 200 years ago, Charles Darwin observed striking diversity among Galapagos Islands' finches, leading him to propose that natural...

/PRNewswire/ -- Maidbot, a company pioneering commercial service robotics, has closed a Series B round, which will accelerate production and enable deployments...

A touch-sensitive glove made from stretchable fibre-optic sensors could be used in robotics, sport and medicine

Experts from the US found that the arachnids - named for their massive eyes, which provide great night vision - can pick up on both low and high frequency sound.

Study shows difficulty in finding evidence of life on Mars - NASA's Perseverance rover which launched on July 30, will land at Mars' Jezero Crater next February; the European Space Agency's Rosalind Franklin rover will launch in late 2022.

Impatient for a coronavirus vaccine, dozens of scientists around the world are giving themselves -- and sometimes, friends and family -- their own unproven versions.

On an expedition to the Central Andean Plateau, researchers from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) and colleagues were astounded to find a huge fossil tree buried in the cold, grassy plain. The plant-fossil record from this high-altitude site in southern Peru contains dramatic reminders that the environment in the Andes mountains changed drastically during the past 10 million years, but not in the ways that climate models of the past suggest. Findings from the expedition a...

The iconic Arecibo radio telescope is temporarily crippled by an accident.

The devices have been formed on chips while preserving the orientation and functionality of the cell membrane, according to the results published in two papers

After examining a dozen types of suns and a roster of planet surfaces, Cornell University astronomers have developed

With cafes and libraries closed, Americans without internet access are sitting outside them to get free and fast connections.

Yes, the young people around you are still learning. What are you going to teach them?