Agriculture
Making the case for using insects as food for both humans and livestock
Two pairs of academics are making the case for using insects as a food source in Perspectives pieces published in the journal Science.
Jan 13, 2023
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Evolution
Evolution of uniquely human DNA was a balancing act, study concludes
Humans and chimpanzees differ in only one percent of their DNA. Human accelerated regions (HARs) are parts of the genome with an unexpected amount of these differences. HARs were stable in mammals for millennia but quickly ...
Jan 13, 2023
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Singing gibbons found to be more rhythmic when performing duets
A team of researchers at the University of Turin, working with a colleague from the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics and another from Aarhus University and The Royal Academy of Music, has found that the lar gibbon ...
Researchers identify protein that counteracts key rattlesnake venom toxins
Venomous snakes cause an estimated 120,000 deaths and 400,000 disabling injuries worldwide each year, with approximately 8,000 snake bite cases in the United States alone.
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 13, 2023
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Hydrogen storage material's key restriction identified
A group of researchers has identified the key stumbling block of a common solid-state hydrogen material, paving the way for future design guidelines and widespread commercial use.
Analytical Chemistry
Jan 13, 2023
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How brachyuran crabs survive in highly acidic areas near shallow-water hydrothermal vents
A team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in Taiwan and one in Germany has discovered the means by which brachyuran crabs are able to survive in highly acidic waters near shallow-water hydrothermal vents. ...
Artificial intelligence discovers new nanostructures
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have successfully demonstrated that autonomous methods can discover new materials. The artificial intelligence (AI)-driven technique led to ...
Nanomaterials
Jan 13, 2023
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A team of physicists devise a model that maps a star's surprising orbit about a supermassive black hole
Hundreds of millions of light-years away in a distant galaxy, a star orbiting a supermassive black hole is being violently ripped apart under the black hole's immense gravitational pull. As the star is shredded, its remnants ...
Astronomy
Jan 13, 2023
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ChatGPT writes convincing fake scientific abstracts that fool reviewers in study
Could the new and wildly popular chatbot ChatGPT convincingly produce fake abstracts that fool scientists into thinking those studies are the real thing?
Machine learning & AI
Jan 13, 2023
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Managing emotions better could prevent pathological aging
Negative emotions, anxiety and depression are thought to promote the onset of neurodegenerative diseases and dementia. But what is their impact on the brain and can their deleterious effects be limited?
Neuroscience
Jan 13, 2023
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The Future is Interdisciplinary
Find out how ACS can accelerate your research to keep up with the discoveries that are pushing us into science’s next frontier
Medical Xpress
WHO calls for more Covid data from China
China reports almost 60,000 Covid-related deaths in a month
Nearly 1 in 4 hospital patients have harmful event during their stay
Hormone replacement therapy could ward off Alzheimer's among at-risk women
Study identifies potential new approach for treating lupus
Having strong social connections can improve your health, according to global study
How your mood affects the way you process language
Paying people to take COVID vaccine worked well, study finds
New open-source app for precise brain mapping
Preterm birth linked to chemicals found in the vagina
Improving treatment for hairy cell leukemia
Health insurance drives medical advances, claims new study
Australian scientists closer to finding new lung cancer treatments
Water weight: How to lose it for good
Looking to 2023: What lessons have we learned from the COVID-19 pandemic in the last three years?
Water systems study finds Legionella in 41% of samples
Tech Xplore
ChatGPT writes convincing fake scientific abstracts that fool reviewers in study
A precision arm for miniature robots
All-out drone war in Ukraine points to future
List of states banning TikTok grows
Japan to start releasing treated water from Fukushima this year
New technique to turn abandoned mines into batteries
Researchers work toward harnessing ocean energy to power devices
Improving perovskite solar cell resistance to degradation
Integrated photonic circuits could help close the 'terahertz gap'
Screen-printing method can make wearable electronics less expensive
Computer models determine drug candidate's ability to bind to proteins
New study explores artificial intelligence in fashion
AI improves detail, estimate of urban air pollution
Images capture 850-year-old aftermath of stellar collision
A Dartmouth professor's images of the explosive aftermath from the collision of two dying stars could help scientists better understand this rare type of astronomical event—and may finally confirm the identity of a brilliant ...
Astronomy
Jan 13, 2023
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Old antipsychotic drugs may offer new option to treat type 2 diabetes
Researchers have found that a class of older antipsychotic drugs could be a promising new therapeutic option for people with type 2 diabetes, helping fill a need among patients who aren't able to take other currently available ...
Medications
Jan 13, 2023
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The world in grains of interstellar dust
Understanding how dust grains form in interstellar gas could offer significant insights to astronomers and help materials scientists develop useful nanoparticles.
Planetary Sciences
Jan 13, 2023
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'Internet of Light' integrates illumination, communication and ministration
When it comes to efficiency and quality, light-emitting diodes (LED) are the MVP of today's lighting technology. A team of Chinese researchers are using recent LED improvements as a springboard to launch a more interconnected ...
Internet
Jan 13, 2023
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A novel, powerful tool to unveil the communication between gut microbes and the brain
In the past decade, researchers have begun to appreciate the importance of a two-way communication that occurs between microbes in the gastrointestinal tract and the brain, known as the gut–brain axis. These "conversations" ...
Neuroscience
Jan 13, 2023
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One-pot reaction creates versatile building block for bioactive molecules
Chemists from the University of Groningen have found a simple way to produce previously inaccessible chiral Z-alkenes, molecules that offer a significant synthetic short-cut for the production of bioactive molecules.
Biochemistry
Jan 13, 2023
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Research improves ability to identify and study algae species
Harmful algal blooms create challenges around the globe for water quality and health risk management for humans, wildlife and pets. A team of researchers from the University of Oklahoma is leading an effort toward better ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 13, 2023
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Laser-controlled synthetic microswimmers show swarm intelligence can be caused by physical mechanisms
Seemingly spontaneously coordinated swarm behavior exhibited by large groups of animals is a fascinating and striking collective phenomenon. Experiments conducted by researchers at Leipzig University on laser-controlled synthetic ...
General Physics
Jan 13, 2023
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Feathered robotic wing paves way for flapping drones
Birds fly more efficiently by folding their wings during the upstroke, according to a recent study led by Lund University in Sweden. The results could mean that wing-folding is the next step in increasing the propulsive and ...
Robotics
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Study identifies potential new approach for treating lupus
Targeting iron metabolism in immune system cells may offer a new approach for treating systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)—the most common form of the chronic autoimmune disease lupus.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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Egypt unveils ancient royal tomb in Luxor
Egyptian authorities announced Saturday the discovery of an ancient tomb in Luxor dating back around 3,500 years that archaeologists believe holds the remains of an 18th dynasty royal.
Forest lizards genetically morph to survive life in the city
Lizards that once dwelled in forests but now slink around urban areas have genetically morphed to survive life in the city, researchers have found.
Nuclear reactor experiment rules out one dark matter hope
It was an anomaly detected in the storm of a nuclear reactor so puzzling that physicists hoped it would shine a light on dark matter, one of the universe's greatest mysteries.
'Disastrous' flood warning in California as another storm hits
Disastrous flooding could hit parts of California this weekend, forecasters warned Friday, as the eighth storm in succession barreled in over land already too waterlogged to soak up any more rain.
Raft of single-use plastic items to be banned in England: govt
England will ban a wide range of single-use plastic items from October including plates and cutlery in order to limit their "devastating" effect on the environment, the government said Saturday.
A strong ethnic identity can buffer or bolster the effects of online sexual racism in Black men
While some scholars believe that a strong ethnic identity mitigates the negative mental health impact of racism for people of color, others suggest it can exacerbate these effects.
Bilingual kids could lead in ocean environmental action
Participation in environmental education programs can motivate children across diverse language groups to act responsibly toward the environment, a recent study from North Carolina State University researchers suggests.
Olives, the source of "liquid gold," offer more riches to unlock
Olive oil is a multibillion-euro global business and Manuel Román is determined to create an even bigger market from the sacred ancient fruit.
Feds release bleak 2022 climate change data: Oceans warm, global temps among hottest on record
In one announcement after another this week, a grim accounting emerged of the world's extreme weather and climate disasters in 2022.
Changes in the approximation of snow for climate models using typical vegetation in the Northern Hemisphere
Seasonal snow is sensitive to climate change, and is always taken as a signal of local climate changes. Against the background of global warming, the annual snow cover in the Northern Hemisphere is following an overall decreasing ...
Scientists achieve phonon and photon lasing in optomechanical cavities
Since the introduction of the first ruby laser—a solid-state laser that uses the synthetic ruby crystal as its laser medium—in 1960, the use of lasers has expanded significantly in scientific, medical and industrial fields.
New study explores the integration of wildlife and denser populations in urban planning
A new study from The Nature Conservancy (TNC) explores how we can make our cities work better for people and wildlife, challenging longstanding assumptions about the merit of green spaces in our communities.
Madagascar mouse lemur retroviruses are diverse, similar to ones found in polar bears or domestic sheep
Madagascar is home to a unique biodiversity with a large number of endemic species, among those many lemur species, including the mouse lemurs. This diversity is also found in their retroviruses, a team led by scientists ...
Greenhouse gas concentrations further increased in 2022, finds analysis of global satellite data
Preliminary analyses of global satellite data by environmental researchers at the University of Bremen show that atmospheric concentrations of the two important greenhouse gases carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) continued ...
Digital tools building bridges between local communities and forced migrants
Throughout history and across the globe, individuals have been forced to flee conflicts, natural disasters and political oppression. An experience of trauma and new horizons that is at once both collective and individual. ...
NASA is continuing to build the Titan Dragonfly helicopter, with a focus on its rotors
Ingenuity, the helicopter assisting NASA's Mars Perseverance rover on its mission, has been a huge success. It gathered the achievement of the first controlled flight on another heavenly body, has performed spectacularly ...
Decade of progress on making England's homes safer threatened by austerity and the pandemic
In her ruling on the death of two-year old Awaab Ishak in Rochdale in 2020, senior coroner Joanne Kearsley concluded that the child had died as a result of "prolonged exposure to mold in his home environment."
Chemical isotopes from plant xylem can improve representations of the forest water cycle
Plants are an integral part of the water cycle. Certain plant traits, like rooting depth and water storage, can govern water availability across an entire ecosystem.
Hubble captures galaxy LEDA 48062 in the constellation Perseus
This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features the galaxy LEDA 48062 in the constellation Perseus.
Enzymes from bacteria and fungi break down plastic
Every year, the world produces 380 million tons of plastic. A lot of it ends up in nature and stays there for a long time. It can take 450 years to break down a plastic bottle.
