Nanophysics
Single-atom tractor beams power chemical catalysis
By trapping light into tiny gaps only a few atoms wide, a team from the NanoPhotonics Center at the Cavendish Laboratory at the University of Cambridge has magnified optical forces a thousand-fold, strong enough to force ...
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Sea dragons' genes give clues to their distinctive looks
Even with plenty of fish in the sea, sea dragons stand out from the crowd.
Evolution
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NASA experiment suggests need to dig deep for evidence of life on Mars
According to a new NASA laboratory experiment, rovers may have to dig about 6.6 feet (two meters) or more under the Martian surface to find signs of ancient life because ionizing radiation from space degrades small molecules ...
Astrobiology
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Fossils in the 'Cradle of Humankind' may be more than a million years older than previously thought
The earth doesn't give up its secrets easily—not even in the "Cradle of Humankind" in South Africa, where a wealth of fossils relating to human evolution have been found.
Paleontology & Fossils
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Southern resident killer whales have not been getting enough to eat since 2018
The endangered southern resident killer whale population isn't getting enough to eat, and hasn't been since 2018, a new University of British Columbia (UBC) study has determined.
Plants & Animals
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Top predators could 'trap' themselves trying to adapt to climate change, study shows
As climate change alters environments across the globe, scientists have discovered that in response, many species are shifting the timing of major life events, such as reproduction. With an earlier spring thaw, for example, ...
Ecology
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Cold temps may help to combat obesity and related metabolic diseases by reducing inflammation, researchers find
More than 40 percent of American adults have obesity, a complex condition that can increase the risk of diabetes, cardiovascular disease and certain cancers. One mechanism by which obesity can lead to other health problems ...
Overweight & Obesity
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Optical concentrator could help solar arrays capture more light, even on a cloudy day, without tracking the sun
Researchers have imagined, designed, and tested an elegant lens device that can efficiently gather light from all angles and concentrate it at a fixed output position. These graded index optics also have applications in areas ...
Engineering
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Researchers show how the liver can control the brain and behavior
A new Yale study has found that the liver plays a major role in regulating feeding behavior in mice, a discovery that could have implications for people with eating disorders and metabolic diseases. The study, which was done ...
Neuroscience
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Medical Xpress
Risk of miscarriage may increase during the summer
Tissue model reveals key players in liver regeneration
How to get a vaccine against monkeypox in the US: Who should get one?
Efforts to treat sepsis faster have not resulted in antibiotic overuse
Researchers validate new screening tool to decrease suicidality risk
Prostate cancer hijacks tumor cell biorhythm to evade hormone therapy
Study shows link between cyberbullying and suicidality in early adolescence
Microscopy technique enables 3D super-resolution nanometer-scale imaging
Tech Xplore
Researchers use GPUs to evaluate human brain connectivity
GlobalWafers announces plans for massive US plant
An Android application checks how roasted coffee beans are
New approach reduces EV battery testing time by 75%
Thin-film photovoltaic technology combines efficiency and versatility
Squid skin–inspired material is a game changer
Supernumerary virtual robotic arms can feel like part of the body
Unheeded failure mechanism of magnesium metal anode
Computer science expert discusses computing power and innovation
Salt and a battery: Smashing the limits of power storage
To beat the summer heat, passive cooling really works
Researchers develop a wearable textile exomuscle
Efficient satellite downlink with a Ka band dual circular polarization transmitter
New algorithms track ships in harbors
Destiny of science modeled and explained in new study
What is the common thread among mRNA vaccines, genomic drugs, NASA's mission to the moon and the harnessing of nuclear power? They all have been products of science convergence, where knowledge from multiple scientific disciplines ...
Other
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Researchers investigate new approach to treatment of deadly kidney cancer
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have linked resistance to treatment for a deadly form of kidney cancer to low mitochondrial content in the cell. When the researchers increased the mitochondrial content with ...
Oncology & Cancer
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A new theory of learning integrates cognitive psychology and systems biology
Many neuroscientists, medical researchers and engineers specializing in artificial intelligence have been trying to understand the neural mechanisms underpinning learning. Although studies have unveiled some vital aspects ...
Amazon landscape change study highlights ecological harms and opportunities for action
A major study into landscape changes in the Brazilian Amazon sheds new light on the many environmental threats the biome faces—but also offers encouraging opportunities for ecological sustainability in the world's most ...
Environment
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Tissue model reveals key players in liver regeneration
The human liver has amazing regeneration capabilities: Even if up to 70 percent of it is removed, the remaining tissue can regrow a full-sized liver within months.
Medical research
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Researchers discover rare cells capable of transforming into blood cancer
Dysfunction involving an unusual type of thymocyte cell found in small amounts in every person may be the reason why some people develop a form of leukemia called T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) that affects more ...
Oncology & Cancer
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Structural racism drives higher COVID-19 death rates in Louisiana, study finds
Disproportionately high COVID-19 mortality rates among Black populations in Louisiana parishes are the result of longstanding health vulnerabilities associated with institutional and societal discrimination, according to ...
Health
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New study finds doctors prescribe fewer painkillers during night shifts than during the day
Pain management is one of the biggest challenges of the modern healthcare system. Almost 60% of U.S. adults report having experienced pain in the past three months, and pain is one of the main reasons adults seek medical ...
Medications
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An Android application checks how roasted coffee beans are
Coffee, one of the most popular and consumed drinks worldwide, is made from water and coffee beans. Coffee beans are the seeds of the Coffea plant, which is grown in several parts of central and South America, as well as ...
New study finds COVID-19 omicron variant leads to less severe disease in mice
Georgia State University researchers have found that the alpha, beta and delta variants of SARS-CoV-2 were substantially more fatal in mouse models than the original strain of the virus that causes COVID-19. However, they ...
Medical research
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Studying galaxy growth spurts in the early universe with NASA's Roman
In the American Wild West, high noon was a time for duels and showdowns. When it comes to the history of the universe, cosmic noon featured fireworks of a different sort. Some 2 to 3 billion years after the big bang most ...
Urban density strongly correlates with house sparrow health
House sparrows (Passer domesticus) have adapted to urban environments, which are changing and growing faster than ever before. A range of both biotic and abiotic factors—including habitat fragmentation, changing food availability, ...
Climate change is affecting when and how violets reproduce
In many Missouri backyards, a carpet of small purple or white violets is a sure sign of spring.
The 2022 hurricane season is tracking behind the pace of those in 2020 and 2021, but it's still early
Though it's early in the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season, the number of storms is tracking behind the frenetic pace of 2021 and 2020.
Researchers study plants sprouting from century-old seeds after excavation
At a Toronto Port Lands construction site on the city's waterfront, keen-eyed workers recently spotted plants that had sprouted from soil recently exposed by the removal of tons of earth. The plants were hard stem bulrush ...
Researchers' oceanside nursery provides home to thousands of at-risk corals
In a 600-gallon tank overlooking Port Everglades, small pieces of brain coral and massive star coral grow serenely below the surface of the water. Although some of these pieces are the size of a quarter, all 2,376 fragments ...
Webb's NIRISS instrument is ready to see cosmos in over 2,000 infrared colors
One of the James Webb Space Telescope's four primary scientific instruments, known as the Near-Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph instrument (NIRISS) has concluded its post-launch preparations and is now ready for ...
New fluorophores could help fight cancer
Scientists from the Ural Federal University and the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences have created new fluorescent chemical compounds (fluorophores) for photodynamic therapy of cancerous tumors, the latest method ...
Research finds that Google searches may be a predictor of domestic violence
When the COVID pandemic broke out and Italy experienced a strict lockdown, news stories started reporting anecdotal evidence about women forced to live under the same roof with abusive partners. However, scholars such as ...
Adding an online dimension to university rankings
The COVID-19 pandemic has driven the digital transformation of university education. Over the last two years, the rest of the world's higher education centers have joined the pioneering universities which were created and ...
Will renaming carp 'copi' help control them?
Illinois officials this month announced that Asian carp would now be called "copi" in an attempt to make the fish more desirable for eating. Joseph Parkos, the director of the Illinois Natural History Survey's Kaskaskia, ...
Interaction between nanoplastics and pectin, a water-soluble polysaccharide
Microplastics are known to collect in ecosystems and nanoplastics occur from the breaking down of microplastics. Nanoplastics are plastic particles of sizes less than 100 nm and when they are in water, they are dispersed ...
People-powered research and experiential learning: Unraveling hidden biodiversity
Ask any scientist—for every "Eureka!" moment, there's a lot of less-than-glamorous work behind the scenes. Making discoveries about everything from a new species of dinosaur to insights about climate change entails some ...
Observing different mating tactics in the Japanese scorpionfly
Owing to the high competition and the prevalence of natural selection, many male insects must develop alternative tactics to mate with a female. Weaker males who lose in a competition (or loser males) may resort to hovering ...
Vietnam halts scuba diving off popular island to protect coral
Vietnam has banned swimming and scuba diving at a popular central tourist spot in an attempt to revive its damaged coral reef, officials said Monday.
Rich people from humble origins are less sensitive to the challenges of poverty than those born rich, research finds
People who become wealthy in the United States may tend to boast of their humble beginnings, but new research finds that they may, in fact, be less sympathetic to the difficulties of being poor than those who were born rich.
One dead as rare tornado tears through Dutch city
A tornado ripped through a southwestern Dutch city on Monday, killing one person and injuring nine others in the first fatal twister to hit the country for three decades.
Stunning Roman mosaics return home to new Israeli museum
A series of exceptional 1,700-year-old Roman mosaics have returned home to Israel, where the collection went on public display for the first time Monday after more than a decade touring the world's top museums.
Cocrystal engineering: A technique for designing multifunctional materials
Cocrystal engineering is a strategy for assembling organic molecules via the non-covalent interaction force, avoiding harsh experimental conditions (i.e., high temperature and high pressure). By selecting the appropriate ...
Glycerol phosphate serves as a terminator of glycan elongation in cancer malignancy
Dystroglycans on epithelial cell surfaces interact with the extracellular matrix via long sugar chains (called matriglycans), and they are responsible for cell adhesion. Abnormalities in the formation of matriglycans can ...
