Plants & Animals
A window into plant evolution: The unusual genetic journey of lycophytes
An international team of researchers has uncovered a remarkable genetic phenomenon in lycophytes, which are similar to ferns and among the oldest land plants. Their study, recently published in the journal PNAS, reveals that ...
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Plants & Animals
Male power over females is not the default social dynamic in primates, says study
Male dominance has long been assumed to be nearly universal in primates, with female power viewed as a rare exception to the rule. However, according to researchers at The University of Texas at Austin, female-biased power ...
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Simulations show that exoplanets heated at deeper depths by their host stars display markedly different weather patterns
For many years, most astrophysical models assumed that planets beyond our solar system, known as exoplanets, are heated at similar depths by their host stars (i.e., stars like the sun around which planetary systems are formed). ...
Semen microbiome health may impact male fertility
You may have heard about the gut microbiome and its influence on a person's overall health and well-being. It turns out that the same may hold true for the semen microbiome.
Cell & Microbiology
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For this beetle, 'date night' comes every other day: The 48-hour cycle of the large black chafer beetle
Life on Earth runs on a 24-hour cycle as the planet turns. Animals and plants have built-in circadian clocks that synchronize metabolism and behavior to this daily cycle. But one beetle is out of sync with the rest of nature.
Plants & Animals
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Largest deep-sea coral reef to date is mapped by scientists off the US Atlantic coast
Scientists have mapped the largest coral reef deep in the ocean, stretching hundreds of miles off the U.S. Atlantic coast.
Ecology
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New material opens up possibility of converting water pollutants into hydrogen gas
WPI Researchers have developed a material to remove urea from water and potentially convert it into hydrogen gas. By building these materials of nickel and cobalt atoms with carefully tailored electronic structures, the group ...
Analytical Chemistry
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A hybrid control architecture that combines advantages of current quadruped robot controls
A team of robotics engineers at Robotic Systems Lab, in Switzerland, has developed a hybrid control architecture that combines the advantages of current quadruped robot control systems to give four-legged robots better walking ...
A simple technique to defend ChatGPT against jailbreak attacks
Large language models (LLMs), deep learning-based models trained to generate, summarize, translate and process written texts, have gained significant attention after the release of Open AI's conversational platform ChatGPT. ...
Mini-robots modeled on insects may be smallest, lightest, fastest ever developed
Two insect-like robots, a mini-bug and a water strider, developed at Washington State University, are the smallest, lightest and fastest fully functional micro-robots ever known to be created.
Robotics
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Medical Xpress
Stromal cells may help predict prostate cancer metastasis
Mitigating COVID-19 spread at mass gatherings: Lessons from the FIFA World Cup 2022
Study finds complement system causes cell damage in long COVID
Climate change linked to spread of diarrheal illness
Wheat diet may exacerbate multiple sclerosis severity, research finds
Positive childhood relationships linked to improved adult mental health, study shows
Research uncovers mechanism behind stubborn memories
Researchers document health provider impacts from post-Dobbs abortion bans
AI harnesses tumor genetics to predict treatment response
Tech Xplore
Beyond algorithms: Sandra Rodriguez hacks AI tools for art
Next-generation batteries could go organic, cobalt-free for long-lasting power
Self-powered sensor automatically harvests magnetic energy
Machine learning method speeds up discovery of green energy materials
Meta joins rivals in pursuit of human-level AI
Electric cars jolt Europe sales for 2023
Novel frequency-adaptive methods enhance remote sensing image processing
Why electric trucks are our best bet to cut road transport emissions
Google CEO warns of more layoffs
What the Red Sea crisis could mean for the electric vehicle industry and the planet
New study shows sea otters helped prevent widespread California kelp forest declines over the past century
Monterey Bay Aquarium researchers strengthen the link between sea otters and long-term health of California kelp forests in a new study released today. The paper, published in the journal PLOS Climate, finds that sea otter ...
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Researchers create faster and cheaper way to print tiny metal structures with light
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a light-based means of printing nano-sized metal structures that is significantly faster and cheaper than any technology currently available. It is a scalable ...
Nanophysics
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Lightest black hole or heaviest neutron star? MeerKAT uncovers a mysterious object in Milky Way
An international team of astronomers have found a new and unknown object in the Milky Way that is heavier than the heaviest neutron stars known and yet simultaneously lighter than the lightest black holes known.
Astronomy
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Scaling theory approach may offer framework to reduce waste and pursue a more sustainable future
Waste is a natural by-product of life on Earth and of productive human economies. Living systems have evolved to reconstitute waste—creatures like dung beetles fill an ecological niche of breaking down other organisms' ...
Environment
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Stromal cells may help predict prostate cancer metastasis
Non-cancerous cells called stromal cells, which are found in and around prostate tumors, may be useful in assessing these tumors' potential to spread, and may even be targets for future prostate cancer treatments, according ...
Oncology & Cancer
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Crippled spaceship set for fiery reentry into Earth's atmosphere
A crippled American spaceship is set to burn up in the atmosphere over a remote region of the South Pacific on Thursday, bringing a fiery end to its failed mission to land on the moon.
Space Exploration
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New hope for early pancreatic cancer intervention via AI-based risk prediction
The first documented case of pancreatic cancer dates back to the 18th century. Since then, researchers have undertaken a protracted and challenging odyssey to understand the elusive and deadly disease. To date, there is no ...
Oncology & Cancer
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Researchers develop a handheld white blood cell tracker
A Rutgers researcher, through his spinoff company, has led a team to design and test a device that quickly counts a person's white blood cells with a single drop of blood, similar to the way glucometers rapidly scan for blood ...
Immunology
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Mitigating COVID-19 spread at mass gatherings: Lessons from the FIFA World Cup 2022
The 2022 FIFA World Cup ended with a tight win for Argentina over France on penalties, but it was also a triumph for SARS-CoV-2 with a significant jump in the number of cases, some of which York University researchers say ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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Dramatic images of the 6 Feb. 2023 Turkiye earthquake scarps reveal details of motions of tectonic plates
The 6 Feb. 2023 earthquakes of eastern Turkiye were the most devastating in the region for the past century. Researchers from China University of Geosciences, US Geological Survey, and Middle East Technical University were ...
Earth Sciences
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US spaceship lost over S. Pacific following failed Moon mission
A crippled American spaceship has been lost over a remote region of the South Pacific, probably burning up in the atmosphere in a fiery end to its failed mission to land on the Moon.
Israeli company gets green light to make world's first cultivated beef steaks
An Israeli company has received a preliminary green light from health officials to sell the world's first steaks made from cultivated beef cells, not the entire animal, officials said. The move follows approval of lab-grown ...
Jinglinxi, China: Ditches and ponds could be used in upland catchments to balance drainage and intercept pollutants
Globally, non-point source pollution is an important source of water quality deterioration in rivers and lakes. A ditch-pond system, consisting of ditches and ponds, is considered to be similar to free-surface wetlands, linking ...
Study shows how adding impurities to thermoelectric materials impacts their mechanical properties
According to scientists, waste heat, which enters the environment and remains unused, accounts for more than 70% of global energy consumption losses. With the help of thermoelectric materials—special semiconductors—the ...
Survey offers insights on childlessness and childcare in the UK
A comprehensive new survey reveals the changing face of UK families amid recent economic, social, and political turmoil.
Rising inequality slows as more women in lower-income groups join the labor force, analysis finds
Behind the relatively stable income inequality in the Netherlands, big changes have been happening. Income inequality has increased over the past 40 years, but less sharply because women in lower income groups have begun ...
Compelling unemployed people to widen their job search is often counterproductive, researcher finds
Unemployed people often need not only a financial safety net but also a stimulus to look for work. Ph.D. candidate Heike Vethaak researched the effects of incentives used by benefit agencies, such as compelling people to ...
New study reveals impact of skin microorganisms on earthworm toxicity in polluted environments
In a study published in the journal Eco-Environment & Health, researchers from Zhejiang University revealed the crucial role of epidermal microorganisms in influencing earthworm toxicity under environmental stress, notably ...
New method for integrating electro-optic heterointerfaces in MIS structures for plasmonic waveguide modulation
Researchers at the University of Toronto, led by Dr. Amr S. Helmy, have developed a new method for integrating electro-optic SiO2/ITO heterointerfaces into metal–insulator–semiconductor (MIS) structures. This breakthrough ...
Scientists, farmers, managers work together to avoid the decline of the little bustard
Collaboration between scientists, farmers and managers is crucial to improve the protection of the little bustard, an steppe-land bird in Spain endangered due to human activity. The reduction of natural habitats, the increase ...
Repeated sexual failures cause social stress in fruit flies
Repeated failures to reproduce make fruit flies stressed and frustrated, which in turn makes them less resilient to other types of stress, Julia Ryvkin at Bar-Ilan University and colleagues report in PLOS Genetics.
Chilled-out tadpoles defy climate odds
University of Queensland researchers have discovered a previously unknown mechanism that allows tadpoles in cold environments to mitigate the detrimental effects of ultraviolet (UV) radiation.
Scientists retrieve rare methane hydrate samples for climate and energy study
A scientific drilling mission in the Gulf of Mexico has returned with 44 cores from a methane hydrate reservoir deep under the seafloor. Globally, energy-rich methane hydrates hold an estimated 15% of the world's organic ...
Report: Warmer planet will trigger increased farm losses
Extreme heat is already harming crop yields, but a new report quantifies just how much that warming is cutting into farmers' financial security. For every 1 degree Celsius of warming, yields of major crops like corn, soybeans ...
Knowing what dogs like to watch could help veterinarians assess their vision
Ever wonder what kind of TV shows your dog might choose if they could work the remote control? New research from the University of Wisconsin–Madison's School of Veterinary Medicine provides some answers, but the study was ...
As the climate warms, birds in the East Africa mountains are getting bigger
As global temperatures rise, animals—especially birds—have been decreasing in size.
Q&A: Does homework still have value? An education expert weighs in
The necessity of homework has been a subject of debate since at least as far back as the 1890s, according to Joyce L. Epstein, co-director of the Center on School, Family, and Community Partnerships at Johns Hopkins University. ...
Image: An aurora in another light
The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite sensor on the NOAA-NASA Suomi NPP satellite captured this image of the aurora borealis, or northern lights, over western Canada at 3:23 a.m. MST (5:23 a.m. EST) on November 5, ...
Q&A: Growth rings in fish give clues about fluctuations in climate over decades
A giant tree in your backyard can reveal stories about Earth's past climate. The concentric rings in the trunk, besides indicating the age of the tree, also shed light on the corresponding weather conditions during each year ...
New magnolia tree species discovered in northern Honduras
Fauna & Flora's in-country partner in Honduras has discovered a new species of magnolia. Named in honor of two prominent Honduran conservationists, Magnolia ciroorum was found in Pico Bonito National Park during ongoing fieldwork ...
