Physicists describe sun's electric field
As the Parker Solar Probe ventures closer to the sun, we are learning new things about our home star.
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How does the world use emojis? Study finds universal expressions across countries and continents
Before Millennials were over laugh-cry emojis, they were the most used emojis across the world, according to researchers at USC. The emoji was more popular than smiley faces say researchers who categorized millions of tweets ...
Social Sciences
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Astronomers detect ultra-high energy gamma-ray source
Astronomers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and elsewhere report the detection of a new ultra-high energy (UHE) gamma-ray source in the Galactic plane. The newly identified source, designated LHAASO J0341+5258, ...
Researchers demonstrate low-temperature and effective ex situ group V doping of polycrystalline solar cells
In recent years, engineers have created a variety of solar technologies using different types of materials. These include solar cells based on cadmium telluride (CdTe), a stable crystalline semiconducting compound comprised ...
Singapore unveils one of world's biggest floating solar farms
Singapore Wednesday unveiled one of the world's biggest floating solar power farms, covering an area the size of 45 football pitches, as part of the city-state's push to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Energy & Green Tech
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Like priming a pump, cells damaged by chronic lung disease can result in severe COVID
The results of a study by an international scientific team co-led by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope, suggest that—like pouring water atop a wellhead before pumping—the ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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Impairments found in neurons derived from people with schizophrenia and genetic mutation
A scientific team has shown that the release of neurotransmitters in the brain is impaired in patients with schizophrenia who have a rare, single-gene mutation known to predispose people to a range of neurodevelopmental disorders.
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Bacteria are key to vaginal health, researchers say
Bacterial vaginosis is the most common and recurrent gynecological condition affecting nearly 30% of women between the ages of 15 and 44, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A University of Arizona ...
Medical research
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Like priming a pump, cells damaged by chronic lung disease can result in severe COVID
Bacteria are key to vaginal health, researchers say
From 'distress' to 'unscathed'—mental health of UW students during spring 2020
Lateral flow tests are 95% effective at detecting COVID-19 when used at the onset of symptoms
Alcohol consumption linked to more than 740,000 new cancer cases in 2020
Early anticoagulant treatment shown to reduce death in moderately ill COVID-19 patients
COVID precautions may result in more breast cancer deaths
No change here: London to retain masks on public transport
Sydney virus lockdown extended by at least two weeks
Virus fears haunt Spain's transplant patients despite vaccines
Allocating COVID vaccines based on health and socioeconomic factors could cut mortality
Preventing lung cancer's unwelcome return
Researchers discover a new pathway to tackle follicular lymphoma
Combining plant-based diet and a healthy microbiome may protect against multiple sclerosis
Mechanical stimuli significantly influence organ growth
Machine learning can identify signs of Alzheimer's in patients recalling the story of Cinderella
'Long COVID': More than a quarter of COVID-19 patients still symptomatic after 6 months
Tech Xplore
Singapore unveils one of world's biggest floating solar farms
ECB inches closer to 'digital euro'
Researchers develop fabric-friendly sensors
Transport in 2050: Safer, cleaner and cost efficient?
Electrify America to double EV charging stations by 2025
Overcoming rough seas hurdle in offshore wind farm maintenance
A new feature selection technique for intrusion detection systems
Self-supervised machine learning adds depth, breadth and speed to sky surveys
Amazon wants to monitor you in your sleep
Galactic gamma ray bursts predicted last year show up on schedule
Magnetars are bizarre objects—massive, spinning neutron stars with magnetic fields among the most powerful known, capable of shooting off brief bursts of radio waves so bright they're visible across the universe.
Astronomy
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DNA from 1,600-year-old Iranian sheep mummy brings history to life
A team of geneticists and archeologists from Ireland, France, Iran, Germany, and Austria has sequenced the DNA from a 1,600-year-old sheep mummy from an ancient Iranian salt mine, Chehrābād. This remarkable specimen has ...
Paleontology & Fossils
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Tree rings show record of newly identified extreme solar activity event
The sun constantly emits a stream of energetic particles, some of which reach Earth. The density and energy of this stream form the basis of space weather, which can interfere with the operation of satellites and other spacecraft. ...
Earth Sciences
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NASA's Mars helicopter reveals intriguing terrain for rover team
Images snapped on July 5 by NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter on its ambitious ninth flight have offered scientists and engineers working with the agency's Perseverance Mars rover an unprecedented opportunity to scout out ...
Space Exploration
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The demonstration of ultrafast switching to an insulating-like metastable state
In recent years, physicists and electronics engineers have been trying to devise strategies to control or produce quantum states of matter in different materials. Such strategies could ultimately prove valuable for the development ...
Particle physicists study 'little bangs' at the ATLAS experiment
A new result from the ATLAS Collaboration at CERN studies the interactions of photons—particles of light—with lead nuclei at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). Using new data collection techniques, physicists revealed an ...
Condensed Matter
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Systemic change to the entire plastics economy is needed to halt ocean plastic pollution
Systemic change to the entire plastics economy is needed to halt ocean plastic pollution.
Earth Sciences
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Spectral-volumetric compressed ultrafast photography simultaneously captures 5D data in a single snapshot
Information-rich optical imaging can provide multidimensional information to enable observation and analysis of a detected target, contributing insights into mysterious and unknown worlds. With its ability to capture dynamic ...
Optics & Photonics
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Species of gut bacteria linked to enhanced cognition and language skills in infant boys
A University of Alberta-led research study followed more than 400 infants from the CHILD Cohort Study (CHILD) at its Edmonton site. Boys at one year of age with a gut bacterial composition that was high in the bacteria Bacteroidetes ...
Gastroenterology
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Air pollution exposure linked to poor academics in childhood
Children exposed to elevated levels of air pollution may be more likely to have poor inhibitory control during late childhood and poor academic skills in early adolescence, including spelling, reading comprehension, and math ...
Health
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Australia to take ambassadors snorkelling to save Great Barrier Reef status
Australia will take a group of ambassadors snorkelling on the Great Barrier Reef Thursday in a last-minute lobbying effort to keep the World Heritage site off UNESCO's endangered list.
UK publishes plans to decarbonise transport by mid-century
Britain unveiled plans Wednesday to decarbonise its transport systems, phasing out the sale of all polluting road vehicles by 2040 and committing the aviation sector to a 2050 net zero emissions target.
Rare whooping cranes raised for wild as COVID rules relax
A year after pandemic precautions all but halted work to raise the world's most endangered cranes for release into the wild, the efforts are back in gear.
New study provides a solution for engineering cellular materials
A new study by a Swansea University academic has announced a new mathematical formula that will help engineers assess the point at which cellular materials, which are used a wide range of applications ranging from aerospace ...
NASA, European Space Agency join forces on climate change
NASA and the European Space Agency joined forces Tuesday in the battle against climate change, a move they said paves the way to a global response to the problem.
A greener Games? Tokyo 2020's environmental impact
Olympics organisers have pledged to prioritise sustainability at the Tokyo Games in an attempt to demonstrate how countries such as Japan—a top carbon emitter—can work towards a greener future.
EU wades into battle over its green revolution
The EU unveils a plan Wednesday to meet its bold green pledge of carbon neutrality by 2050, at the risk of triggering an epic political clash over electric cars and fuel prices.
AI beefs up veggie burgers as market booms
Have a beef with beef? A burgeoning veggie burger industry is using artificial intelligence to propose alternatives.
Race to find beached baby orca's mother in New Zealand
Wildlife rescuers in New Zealand were scrambling to keep a stranded baby orca alive Wednesday, as volunteers scoured waters off Wellington to find the calf's mother.
Thousands of firefighters battle big blazes across the West
An army of firefighters labored in hot, dry and windy weather Tuesday to contain fires chewing through wilderness and burning homes across drought-stricken Western states already sweltering in the second heat wave of the ...
Series of earthquakes in eastern Taiwan causes some damage
A series of more than 20 earthquakes struck the east coast of Taiwan on Wednesday morning, causing some damage.
The first hurricane of 2021 came early. It could be a sign of what's to come
When Elsa reached sustained winds of 85 mph last week, it became the strongest July storm in the Caribbean Sea since Hurricane Emily in 2005. Four days later, it would brush past the Tampa Bay coastline, dumping plenty of ...
17 million gallons of sewage discharged from treatment plant; some LA beaches closed
An incident at the Hyperion sewage treatment plant in Playa del Rey has caused 17 million gallons of sewage to be discharged into the ocean.
Developing lactose-free milk with graphene oxide based nano filtration membranes
Over the past years, graphene oxide membranes have been mainly studied for water desalination and dye separation. However, membranes have a wide range of applications, such as within the food industry. A research group led ...
Video: Artificial cells
What is life? The most basic and smallest form of life we know is a single cell. Trying to create living cells from scratch is therefore the ultimate goal for Alexander Mason. However, as a cell consists of lots of parts ...
Farm marketing success linked to natural, cultural assets
Direct farm marketing efforts, such as farmers markets and roadside stands, are more successful in communities with more nonprofits, social enterprises and creative industries, according to a team including Cornell University ...
Bezos' Blue Origin gets OK to send him, 3 others to space
Jeff Bezos' rocket company has gotten government approval to launch people into space, himself included.
Preventing oxygen release leads to safer high-energy-density batteries
A research group has produced fresh insights about the release of oxygen in lithium-ion batteries, paving the way for more robust and safer high-energy-density batteries.
Researchers reveal diverse microfossil assemblage from mesoproterozoic Xiamaling formation in North China
The mid-Proterozoic (1.85-0.85 Ga), considered the 'boring billion', was a critical time for early evolution of eukaryotic organisms.
Mosquito-resistant clothing prevents bites in trials
North Carolina State University researchers have created insecticide-free, mosquito-resistant clothing using textile materials they confirmed to be bite-proof in experiments with live mosquitoes. They developed the materials ...
