Condensed Matter
An extension of FermiNet to discover quantum phase transitions
Architectures based on artificial neural networks (ANNs) have proved to be very helpful in research settings, as they can quickly analyze vast amounts of data and make accurate predictions. In 2020, Google's British AI subsidiary ...
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Psychology & Psychiatry
A neural substrate that may modulate sex differences in motivation
Psychology research conducted over the past few years suggests that males and females can preferentially engage in different decision-making strategies. The precise neural underpinnings of these reported gender differences ...
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Scientists detect molten rock layer hidden under Earth's tectonic plates
Scientists have discovered a new layer of partly molten rock under the Earth's crust that might help settle a long-standing debate about how tectonic plates move.
Earth Sciences
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Keanu Reeves, the molecule: New active ingredient from bacteria could protect plants
Bacteria of the genus Pseudomonas produce a strong antimicrobial natural product, as researchers at the Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology (Leibniz-HKI) have discovered. They proved that ...
Cell & Microbiology
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A star is born: Study reveals complex chemistry inside 'stellar nurseries'
An international team of researchers has uncovered what might be a critical step in the chemical evolution of molecules in cosmic "stellar nurseries." In these vast clouds of cold gas and dust in space, trillions of molecules ...
Astronomy
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Early human migration to Americas linked to climate change
Researchers have pinpointed two intervals when ice and ocean conditions would have been favorable to support early human migration from Asia to North America late in the last ice age, a new paper published today in the Proceedings ...
Earth Sciences
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Google to release ChatGPT-like bot named Bard
Google said Monday it will release a conversational chatbot named Bard, setting up an artificial intelligence showdown with Microsoft which has invested billions in the creators of ChatGPT, a language app that convincingly ...
Internet
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How the 'construction site' of long term memory gets built in the brain
Think of a new longer-term memory as a construction site inside the brain. The brain's neurons restructure themselves and build or demolish connections with other neurons to store the memory for retrieval when needed.
Neuroscience
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Common heartburn drugs could speed up tuberculosis treatment
Researchers have discovered that over-the-counter drugs commonly used to treat heartburn could shorten the treatment of tuberculosis (TB). These drugs could also reduce the chances of the bacteria that causes TB from becoming ...
Medications
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Cancer researchers find that tumors' metabolism is slower than suspected
Scientists have never known precisely how much energy a cancerous tumor expends growing in the mammalian body.
Oncology & Cancer
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Medical Xpress
Cancer researchers find that tumors' metabolism is slower than suspected
A neural substrate that may modulate sex differences in motivation
Scientists identify a gene signature to assess cancer risk in people
Study finds adverse impact of climate on mental health in Bangladesh
Following healthy lifestyle may reduce risk of long COVID
Creating organoids with immune systems
Least wealthy people more likely to have mental health disorder later in life
Tech Xplore
Attitudes toward green energy could be negatively affected by fracking debate
ChatGPT is great. You're just using it incorrectly
ChatGPT bot channels history to pen State of Union speech
'Upending the world': Swiss teachers take on ChatGPT
US climate subsidies unsettle Europe's green industry plans
X-ray observations investigate radio pulsar PSR J1420-6048 and its nebula
Using various space telescopes, astronomers have performed X-ray observations of a radio pulsar known as PSR J1420−6048. Results of the observational campaign, published January 27 on the arXiv pre-print server, shed more ...
White sclera is present in chimpanzees and other mammals, not just humans, study finds
Long believed to be a uniquely human trait crucial for communication, visible white sclera—the "whites of the eye"—occur more commonly in chimpanzees and other mammals than previously reported, finds a new study from ...
Plants & Animals
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Wolves of the wilderness are calling. Will your dog answer?
Researchers of the Department of Ethology, Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) have been investigating dogs' reactions to wolf howls. Are there dogs that are more prone to reply with howling? Are these dogs genetically closer ...
Ecology
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Political leaning shapes physicians' and laypeople's beliefs about COVID-19 treatments
Political ideology shapes attitudes about COVID-19 treatments not just for the general U.S. population but also for critical care physicians, according to new research led by University of Pittsburgh scientists.
Social Sciences
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The plants seeking refuge across our dynamically changing planet
Plants, like animals and people, seek refuge from climate change. And when they move, they take entire ecosystems with them. To understand why and how plants have trekked across landscapes throughout time, researchers at ...
Ecology
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Long-term restoration of a biodiversity hotspot hinges on getting seeds to the right place at the right time
In the race to restore some of North America's most biodiverse and threatened ecosystems, a straightforward first step is likely among the most important.
Ecology
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Loss of reptiles poses threat for small islands where humans may have caused extinctions
A new examination of ancient and current species of reptiles conducted by a University of Texas at Austin paleobiologist reveals the serious impact of the disappearance of even a few species of reptiles in some island areas. ...
Plants & Animals
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Lured by bright colors: Wild bee queens face death in commercial hives
In the course of experiments to test how well commercial bumblebees pollinate early spring crops, researchers made a surprising discovery: dead wild bumblebee queens in the hives, an average of 10 per nest box.
Ecology
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Researchers reveal a bottleneck for the self-purification capacity of deep lakes
Microorganisms help to keep the water of lakes clean. In the process, they also detoxify the nitrogen compound ammonium, which is introduced into water bodies by fertilizers, for example, and is also produced naturally by ...
Ecology
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Magma observed taking an unexpected route beneath volcanoes
Imperial researchers have observed magma taking an unexpected route beneath volcanoes, shedding light on the processes behind eruptions.
Earth Sciences
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Plant diversity may never fully recover from agriculture without a helping hand
Agriculture is considered a major disturbance for ecological systems—the recovery of degraded or formally used agricultural land might take a long time.
Latin American and Caribbean researchers detail colonialism in ornithology
A new paper in Ornithological Applications reviews multiple ways in which the field of ornithology systemically excludes researchers and research from Latin America and the Caribbean, despite this region harboring the most ...
International group of scientists warns nuclear radiation has devastating impacts on ecosystems
Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened the use of "tactical" nuclear weapons in the war in Ukraine, but nuclear weapons of any kind would cause widespread devastation, according to a new position paper by a group ...
Argonaute protein slicing, retention of RNA fragments plays role in chemical modification of DNA for gene silencing
Researchers at Indiana University Bloomington have uncovered previously hidden steps of a gene silencing process used to combat viruses and other would-be genome invaders.
Why was the Turkey-Syria earthquake so deadly?
A combination of factors made the powerful earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria early Monday particularly deadly, including its timing, location, relatively quiet fault line and the weak construction of the collapsed buildings, ...
New viruses infecting hibiscus plants on Oʻahu
Two new viruses are infecting hibiscus plants in Hawaiʻi and could pose a threat to the state flower, according to researchers in the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources. ...
Incivility reduces interest in what politicians have to say, shows research
Nasty remarks by politicians against their critics are so common that we may not pay them much mind. That's the problem of political incivility, say a pair of researchers who've studied the phenomenon among U.S. politicians.
Documenting plant organ development
In living organisms, development is a combination of multiple coordinated processes that interact in time and space over the course of growth. One false note in the delicate symphony can have catastrophic consequences. However, ...
Going for an immediate transition to a green economy pays off, even if such a transition is very unlikely to happen
Nicola Botta of PIK Potsdam, Germany, and colleagues have developed a new method for assessing how much decisions matter in situations in which the consequences of such decisions are highly uncertain. Applying the method ...
Are tropical forests threatened by democracy?
Democracy may lead to more deforestation in the tropics. So write environmental scientist Joeri Morpurgo and his colleagues in Biological Conservation. They found that competitive elections are associated with more loss of ...
Translating an RNA boosts its degradation, find researchers
In the cell, messenger RNAs—or mRNAs—are translated into proteins and eventually degraded, but the relationship between translation and mRNA decay remains cloudy. FMI researchers developed an innovative tool to control ...
Tropical French territory battles green monkey invasion
French officials on the Caribbean island of Saint-Martin are seeking ways to battle an invasion of green monkeys, blamed for threatening the tropical tourism hotspot's fragile biodiversity, local authorities said.
What to know about the big quake that hit Turkey and Syria
A major 7.8 magnitude earthquake followed by another strong quake devastated wide swaths of Turkey and Syria Monday, killing thousands of people.
Microwave irradiation might increase the sustainability of the chemicals industry
Much of what the chemicals industry produces, except for metals, is derived from fossil resources. Using renewable biomass and even one-carbon sources, such as formaldehyde, is necessary to increase the sustainability of ...
Sustainable chemistry will not solve CO2 emissions problem, claims paper
In a paper published in the journal Sustainable Chemistry for Climate Action, Prof. Gadi Rothenberg of the Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences presents a realistic look at carbon dioxide emissions, climate change ...
How carbon fiber–reinforced epoxy composite laminates fail when wet
Scientists from two Asian universities, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and Newcastle University in Singapore, have completed a study to understand how the mechanical behavior of carbon fiber–reinforced epoxy composite ...
Study finds connection between social presence and online social capital in social commerce
A recent research study published in the International Journal of e-Collaboration (IJeC) has explored the relationship between social presence, online social capital, and social commerce (s-commerce) behavior. The study used ...
New research suggests that investors who make decisions with others are half as likely to bet on falling stock prices
Consulting with others on money matters reduces financial overconfidence and improves the quality of investment decisions a newly published paper from University of Sussex researchers, has found. The counter-intuitive effect ...
New research reveals lessons from Black Summer bushfires to avoid future biodiversity devastation
The Australian Black Summer bushfires caused extraordinary losses of Australian biodiversity. Comparable losses can be avoided in future fire events with enhanced funding, planning and management, a new book reveals.
Q&A: Marine scientist discusses her work in shark ecology
Marine protected areas are meant to give threatened species space to live and thrive. But in a recent paper in Frontiers in Marine Science, Patricia Albano and colleagues showed that at least one protective area isn't capturing ...
