Evolution
Bolg amondol: New monstersaur reveals complex evolutionary history of giant Gila monster relatives
A newly discovered, raccoon-sized armored monstersaurian from the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Southern Utah, United States, reveals a surprising diversity of large lizards at the pinnacle of the age of ...
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Condensed Matter
Dramatic stretch in quantum materials confirms 100-year-old prediction
Research from the University of St Andrews has set a new benchmark for the precision with which researchers can explore fundamental physics in quantum materials. The work has implications extending from materials science ...
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Molecular markers found to influence meat quality in Nelore cattle
Researchers at São Paulo State University (UNESP) in Brazil have identified a robust set of genetic markers associated with meat quality in the Nelore cattle breed (Bos taurus indicus) ...
Researchers at São Paulo State University (UNESP) in Brazil have identified a robust set of genetic markers associated with meat quality in the Nelore ...
Molecular & Computational biology
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Physicists use 3D-printed spines to sculpt water surface through surface tension
Physicists at the University of Liège have succeeded in sculpting the surface of water by exploiting surface tension. Using 3D printing of closely spaced spines, they have combined menisci to create programmed liquid reliefs, ...
Soft Matter
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Scientists finally synthesize stable neutral nitrogen allotrope via room temperature gas-phase reaction
Nitrogen finally joins the elite tier of elements like carbon that can form neutral allotropes—different structural forms of a single chemical element. Researchers from Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany, have synthesized ...
Two-actuator robot combines efficient ground rolling and spinning flight in one design
A team of engineers at Singapore University of Technology and Design has created a truly unique robot—one that can roll around like a drum, then take off and fly like a spinning wheel. In their paper published in The International ...
Longer walks linked to lower risk of chronic low back pain
Investigators at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology report walking more than 100 minutes per day was associated with a 23% lower risk of chronic low back pain.
Tree-shrew study finds specific brain circuit linking nighttime light exposure and depression
A new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals that chronic exposure to artificial light at night (LAN) can trigger depression-like behaviors by activating a specific neural pathway in the ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
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Lost in the middle: How LLM architecture and training data shape AI's position bias
Research has shown that large language models (LLMs) tend to overemphasize information at the beginning and end of a document or conversation, while neglecting the middle.
Computer Sciences
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Two brain cell types that determine whether smells are pleasant or unpleasant identified
You wouldn't microwave fish around your worst enemy—the smell lingers both in kitchen and memory. It is one few of us like, let alone have positive associations with. But what makes our brains decide a smell is stinky?
Psychology & Psychiatry
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Mapping tick antiviral responses: Newly identified proteins could help stop deadly fever virus spread
Researchers from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine have helped uncover how ticks mount a defense against a deadly virus increasingly found in parts of East Asia, a discovery that could help disrupt disease transmission.
Medical research
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Medical Xpress
Tree-shrew study finds specific brain circuit linking nighttime light exposure and depression
Two brain cell types that determine whether smells are pleasant or unpleasant identified
Inner speech therapy shows promise for easing autistic children's emotional dysregulation
Aquatic therapy can heal muscles and minds of people with chronic low back pain, study suggests
Weight-loss behaviors are missing in tools to diagnose eating disorders
Novel vaccine works against multiple fungal infections, paving way for clinical trials in humans
Tau-PET imaging enables earlier, more accurate Alzheimer's diagnosis
Study proposes turning tools into teammates to boost motivation
2,770 cases of arboviral disease reported in 48 states and D.C. in 2023
Tech Xplore
Superconducting circuit could one day replace semiconductor components in quantum computing systems
A new tool predicts when users will reject a new technology
Global oil demand to dip in 2030, first drop since COVID: IEA
UK startup looks to cut shipping's carbon emissions
AI 'reanimations': Making facsimiles of the dead raises ethical quandaries
Spain says 'overvoltage' caused huge April blackout
Inner speech therapy shows promise for easing autistic children's emotional dysregulation
Children on the autism spectrum, often at odds with their own emotions, may find help in an unlikely place: their own inner voice. A team from the University of Pittsburgh and collaborators tested a novel intervention designed ...
Atherosclerotic blood vessel cells grow similar to tumors, study reveals
Researchers from the University of Southern Denmark and Odense University Hospital have studied tissue from patients with atherosclerosis. They found that many of the cells in the diseased tissue carried the same genetic ...
Genetics
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Aquatic therapy can heal muscles and minds of people with chronic low back pain, study suggests
A new Concordia study suggests that aquatic therapy for individuals with chronic low back pain can do more than strengthen the muscles around the spine. It can also have a beneficial impact on the negative psychological factors ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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Kidney atlas maps molecular landscape, unlocking clues to renal health and disease
The kidney, a critical organ for waste filtration and fluid regulation, is the subject of a molecular mapping project that could reshape our understanding of renal health. Despite advances in transcriptomics and proteomics, ...
Health informatics
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Study finds Republicans flagged for posting misleading tweets twice as often as Democrats on Community Notes
New research from the Oxford Internet Institute at Oxford University, in partnership with researchers at Panthéon-Sorbonne and the MIT Sloan School of Management, reveals partisan differences in which posts get flagged as ...
Social Sciences
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War, trade and agriculture spread rice disease across Africa, gene sequencing reveals
Since the mid-1800s, human activities have rapidly facilitated the spread of rice yellow mottle virus (RYMV), a pathogen that infects rice, far and wide across Africa, according to a new study led by Eugénie Hébrard, at ...
Molecular & Computational biology
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'Spectacular' Viking burial site discovered in Denmark
In an accidental find, a 10th-century burial site believed to have belonged to a Viking noble family has been discovered in northern Denmark, packed with a "spectacular" trove of ancient objects, a museum announced Tuesday.
Archaeology
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Jumping genes unite: How transposons cluster together through local genome unfolding
There is more movement in our genome than we think. Almost half of the human genome consists of transposons—short DNA sequences capable of relocating within the genome. They "jump" from one place to another, not uniformly ...
Evolution
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Thick clay layers on Mars may have been stable place for ancient life
The planet Mars is home to thick layers of clay that can span hundreds of feet. Since they need water to form, these outcrops have long been of interest to scientists looking for signs of past life on the red planet.
Astrobiology
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Clinical trial for teens shows improved health outcomes for type 1 diabetes
A clinical trial involving adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D) has found a combination therapy may reduce chronic kidney disease and improve health outcomes. The findings could help guide more precision care for young ...
Diabetes
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Mind-control techniques remain with us in social media, cults, AI, elsewhere, new book argues
Brainwashing is often viewed as a Cold War relic—think '60s films like "The Manchurian Candidate" and "The IPCRESS File."
New cattle feed additive reduces nitrogen emissions by up to 81%
An interdisciplinary research team involving the Research Institute of Farm Animal Biology (FBN) in Dummerstorf and the Universities of Rostock, Munich and Vienna has discovered that willow leaves have the potential to drastically ...
Revealing bias characteristics of cloud diurnal variation to aid climate model tuning and improvement
The cloud fraction diurnal variation (CDV) regulates the Earth system's radiative budget and balance, influencing atmospheric variables such as temperature and humidity, as well as physical processes like precipitation and ...
Tracking the planet in real time: China proposes a high-tech green governance engine
Environmental pressures are mounting globally. Air and water pollution claim millions of lives annually, biodiversity loss is accelerating, and climate tipping points loom ever closer. Yet one of the greatest challenges in ...
AI helps scientists predict E. coli antibiotic resistance in an agricultural setting
Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a common bacterium that lives in the intestines of animals and humans, and it is often used to identify fecal contamination within the environment. E. coli can also easily develop resistance ...
Lower revenues, pricier loans: How flooding in Europe affects firms and the financial system they depend on
In Europe, the fastest-warming continent, the intensification of extreme weather events and changes in precipitation patterns have led to widespread and catastrophic flooding. Last year, storms and flooding affected an estimated ...
Upcycling nanocomposites from discarded face masks may help reduce global pollution problem
Once essential for curbing the spread of COVID-19, disposable face masks have become a major contributor to environmental pollution and human health concerns.
Strategic retrenchment can help firms grow stronger in global markets, new study shows
A study published in the Strategic Management Journal finds that international firms that strategically withdraw from certain markets may be better positioned to grow and compete more effectively in others. The research highlights ...
New research warns of digital dependency in primary schools
Danish primary schools have become dependent on Google technologies. This threatens privacy, democracy, and educational autonomy, according to a new study from the University of Copenhagen.
Researchers offer hard-hit West Virginia communities solutions for flood recovery and resilience
Long before flash floods damaged communities in Ohio and Marion counties this month, West Virginia University researchers were studying community resilience in flood-devastated areas of the state. The toolkit they developed ...
Engineers simulate lunar lighting for Artemis III moon landing
Better understanding the lunar lighting environment will help NASA prepare astronauts for the harsh environment Artemis III Moonwalkers will experience on their mission. NASA's Artemis III mission will build on earlier test ...
Image: Astronauts train for moonwalks in unusual places on Earth
A curious cow watches as NASA astronauts Andre Douglas and Kate Rubins perform a simulated moonwalk in the San Francisco Volcanic Field in Northern Arizona on May 14, 2024, in preparation for NASA's historic Artemis III moon ...
Study of adolescents shows that the urban environment influences their sense of justice and trust in institutions
A study of young people in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, reveals that adolescents living in neighborhoods with high rates of violence and poor infrastructure tend to perceive the world as being more unfair for them than ...
Long-term study reveals native seeding controls annual—but not perennial—invasive plants in sand grassland restoration
A new long-term study from Hungary shows that seeding native plants can effectively reduce annual invasive species in restored sand grasslands, but perennial invaders remain a persistent challenge.
Systemic sexism in academia: New study outlines the structural hurdles facing women
A collective of four female researchers from Canada, Argentina, and Germany has recently published a study in the journal BioScience exposing the systemic barriers women face in the early stages of their academic careers—particularly ...
Scientists uncover magnetic-field control of ultrafast spin dynamics in 2D ferromagnets
A research team led by Prof. Sheng Zhigao from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with Prof. A.V. Kimel from Radboud University, has demonstrated that strong magnetic ...
Fewer women are choosing natural and engineering sciences in more gender-equal countries
In more gender-equal countries, girls tend to avoid natural and engineering sciences more than girls in countries with lower levels of gender equality, according to the doctoral dissertation of M.A. Marco Balducci at the ...
The mother of all meteor showers could threaten satellites
Shortly after astronomers detected asteroid 2024 YR4 on December 27, 2024, they realized it posed no threat to Earth. But it could still impact the moon in 2032. The impact debris could threaten satellites and trigger an ...
Companies with LGBTQ-friendly policies show 20% more patents and 25% more patent citations
LGBTQ-friendly policies can have a significant impact on innovation in major US firms, according to new research from Aalto University and the University of Vaasa. Existing studies have found a link between profitability ...
Fire and agriculture drive soil degradation in the southern Brazilian Amazon
Frequent forest fires and agricultural expansion are degrading soil health in the southern Brazilian Amazon. This results in lasting damage to carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) stocks, as well as to the overall functionality of ...
