Molecular & Computational biology
The RNA revolution: How our understanding of life's blueprint is being rewritten
For decades, the central dogma of molecular biology—DNA makes RNA, RNA makes protein, protein makes phenotype—was the guiding framework for understanding inheritance and disease. This model explained classic Mendelian ...
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Biotechnology
Scientists develop novel recording tool to monitor protein kinase activities in living cells
The ability of protein kinases to transfer a phosphate group to target proteins plays an important role in many cellular processes. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg have now developed ...
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Speed test of 'tunneling' electrons challenges alternative interpretation of quantum mechanics
Quantum mechanics describes the unconventional properties of subatomic particles, like their ability to exist in a superposition of multiple states, as popularized by the Schrödinger's cat analogy, and ability to slip through ...
Earth's 'oldest' impact crater is much younger than previously thought
Ever been late because you misread a clock? Sometimes, the "clocks" geologists use to date events can also be misread. Unraveling Earth's 4.5-billion-year history with rocks is tricky business.
Planetary Sciences
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Radio observations hint at active galactic nucleus in nearby spiral galaxy NGC 4527
Argentinian astronomers have employed the upgraded Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (uGMRT) to perform high-resolution radio observations of a nearby spiral galaxy designated NGC 4527. Results of the observational campaign, ...
Complex animals living millions of years before the Cambrian Explosion revealed by seabed tracks
The Cambrian Explosion is a landmark moment in the history of life on Earth when many of the major groups of animals first appear in the fossil record.
Paleontology & Fossils
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Decades of data reveal no clear liver cancer link to oral contraceptive pills
The National Cancer Institute and University of Oxford report that oral contraceptive use is not associated with increased liver cancer risk, based on a population-based analysis of more than 1.5 million women and a review ...
Filters inspired by nose hair and nasal mucus promise cleaner air
One of the problems of conventional filters used in homes, businesses and public spaces is their poor performance. They rely on weak van der Waals forces to capture particles like dust and pollen, meaning they let a lot of ...
FDA study links high consumer CBD doses to liver enzyme elevations
FDA researchers report that the upper end of reported consumer use (~400mg of daily CBD intake) of cannabidiol (CBD) may elevate liver enzymes in healthy adults.
New nanosheet material enables high-density heat storage below 100°C via water adsorption
Efficiently capturing and storing excess heat, particularly below 200°C, is paramount to achieving a carbon-neutral society. Every year, factories and homes produce excess heat, much of which gets wasted. Likewise, as the ...
Energy & Green Tech
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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
The AI therapist will see you now: Can chatbots really improve mental health?
Susan Monarez advances in process to lead CDC
FDA study links high consumer CBD doses to liver enzyme elevations
Hypothermia alters glucose metabolism and may reveal mechanisms of metabolic disease
Gene-editing platform could boost anti-cancer immune responses
Global vaccine stockpiles prevented more than 5.8 million cases
Lyme disease patients aren't getting proper follow-up care
Study links COVID-19 and bacterial infection to Alzheimer's disease
Cooling and antioxidants could prevent hair loss during chemotherapy
Exercise can greatly benefit teenagers' mental health—here's what the evidence says
Can oranges, garlic and echinacea really help avoid the cold and flu?
Experts explain what's behind measles surge and how to stop it
Virtual maternity care during COVID-19 pandemic linked to higher NHS costs
Tech Xplore
Why recycling solar panels is harder than you might think
Tool devised for detecting AI that scores high on accuracy, low on false accusations
In Indonesia, a start-up captures coolants to stop global warming
Why thick battery electrodes fail: Chemistry, not structure, holds the key
How LinkedIn's algorithm can help us find new uses for existing medicines
HUSH: Holistic panoramic 3D scene understanding using spherical harmonics
Samsung unveils its new line of foldable devices at Unpacked
Archaeologists uncover tomb of Te K'ab Chaak, first ruler of ancient Maya city Caracol
Archaeologists from the University of Houston working at Caracol in Belize, Central America have uncovered the tomb of Te K'ab Chaak, the first ruler of this ancient Maya city and the founder of its royal dynasty. Now in ...
Archaeology
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Measuring how—and where—Antarctic ice is cracking with new data tool
A total collapse of the roughly 80-mile-wide Thwaites Glacier, the widest in the world, would trigger changes that could lead to 11 feet of sea-level rise, according to scientists who study Antarctica. To better predict fractures ...
Earth Sciences
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Quantum battery model achieves theoretical speed limit, demonstrates genuine advantage
Over the past few years, researchers have developed various quantum technologies, alternatives to classical devices that operate by leveraging the principles of quantum mechanics. These technologies have the potential to ...
Genetic 'barcode' discovery cracks the code of centromeres, the genome's most mysterious regions
When people think of DNA, they usually think of genes, the parts that code for proteins and drive inherited traits. But there's a whole lot of DNA beyond genes that we are just starting to understand. One such mysterious ...
BLOBS on the move: Deep Earth structures may explain giant volcanic explosions
Colossal volcanic eruptions like the kind that may have obliterated the dinosaurs more than 65 million years ago are caused by mantle plumes that rise from shifting underground mountains deep within the Earth's mantle, new ...
Earth Sciences
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New analysis of the Skhūl I skull: One of the oldest human burials in the world
In 1931, the Skhūl I fossil was uncovered at Mugharat es-Skhūl (the Cave of the Children), also known as Skhūl Cave, Israel. It forms part of the oldest intentional human burials ever discovered, dating back to ca. 140,000 ...
Genomic study reveals deep roots of human survival and adaptation in Himalayas
A new genomic study reveals how human populations adapted, survived, and diversified in the Himalayas, one of the most extreme and challenging environments on Earth.
Evolution
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Mathematical model clarifies scaling regimes in Lagrangian turbulence evolution
A sneeze. Ocean currents. Smoke. What do these have in common? They're instances of turbulence: unpredictable, chaotic, uneven fluid flows of fluctuating velocity and pressure. Though ubiquitous in nature, these flows remain ...
Mathematics
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Stone Age hunter–gatherers traveled long distances to get the right color stone for their tools
A new study has shown that as early as the Stone Age, people in Africa traveled long distances to procure colorful stone, the raw material for the manufacture of tools.
Archaeology
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70 million-year-old dinosaur fossil discovered under Denver Museum of Nature and Science
A new dinosaur fossil at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science was found buried hundreds of feet under the facility's parking lot in January, making the herbivorous animal's remains the oldest and deepest dinosaur fossil ...
Paleontology & Fossils
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Devil worship, muti and murder: What's behind the growth of occult gangs in South Africa?
Gang-related crime in South Africa is widespread, but is under-reported outside hotspots such as the Cape Flats in Cape Town or Westbury in Johannesburg. In these areas gangs are deeply rooted and contribute to ongoing violence, ...
Dune patterns in California desert hold clues that help researchers map Mars' shifting sands
Our two-person team loaded the car with a GPS, a drone, notebooks, sample bags, a trowel and a flat spatula lovingly called a scoopula. Then we drove 30 minutes in our rented truck from Yuma, Arizona, to the Algodones Dunes, ...
New tool maps hidden roles and risks in ecosystems
Do you think you know which species are most vulnerable in an ecosystem? A novel analytical method developed by Italian physicists at the Complexity Science Hub (CSH) suggests there's more to discover. In their recent study, ...
Giant liquid mirrors could revolutionize the hunt for habitable worlds
Imagine a space telescope with a mirror stretching 50 meters across! That's larger than the width of a U.K. soccer field and nearly eight times wider than the James Webb Space Telescope. Now imagine that this enormous mirror ...
Free gifts can strengthen customer relationships when matched to relationship stage
Free stuff is great for customers and a wonderful marketing tool for businesses. But there are limits, and there is a right and wrong way to go about it. University of Alabama Assistant Professor of Marketing Carlos Bauer ...
Researchers reveal key conditions that facilitate successful invasion by non-native plants
Researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences revealed that water availability combined with phosphorus limitation or herbivory created an advantage for alien plant species ...
Real-time system reveals hidden urban air pollution risks
A new real-time monitoring system captures minute-by-minute changes in toxic metals resulting from traffic pollution. Research indicates that non-exhaust sources, including brake wear, significantly contribute to urban health ...
First the dire wolf, now NZ's giant moa: Why real 'de-extinction' is unlikely to fly
The announcement that New Zealand's moa nunui (giant moa) is the next "de-extinction" target for Colossal Biosciences, in partnership with Canterbury Museum, the Ngāi Tahu Research Center and filmmaker Peter Jackson, caused ...
Capturing anesthetic gases could prevent global warming, new study shows
A new study from the University of Nottingham has looked at how the anesthetic gases breathed out by animal patients are released into the atmosphere and contribute to global warming.
Deep learning–enhanced Raman spectroscopy enables accurate identification of synthetic cannabinoids
Synthetic cannabinoids, a class of new psychoactive substances, have emerged as a significant public health and social stability threat due to their structural diversity, rapid iteration, and stronger excitatory effects compared ...
Finding an ocean on an exoplanet would be huge, and the Habitable Worlds Observatory could do it
On Earth, water is so intertwined with life that our search for life on other worlds is essentially a search for water. When scientists find exoplanets around distant stars, a primary consideration is if they're in the stars' ...
NASA's future telescope could solve the mystery of life's origins
The question of how life began has captivated humanity for millennia. Now, a team of scientists are preparing to use NASA's upcoming Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) to test different theories about life's origins by studying ...
Muskrats naturally engineer diverse marsh ecosystems, study finds
In his speech for the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources (CAHNR) this past spring, keynote speaker Rodney Butler '99 (BUS), Chairman of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, told an abbreviated version ...
This planet makes its star flare and the planet suffers because of it
Some exoplanets in their stars' habitable zones may be distinctly uninhabitable due to solar flaring. Red dwarfs are known for powerful flaring, and since they're dim and their habitable zones are close to the star, these ...
US vacation renters waste $2 billion worth of food annually
If you find yourself routinely throwing away groceries and leftovers the night before you check out of an Airbnb, you're not alone: A new study values the food wasted by U.S. vacation renters at about $2 billion each year.
Drone herbicide applications prove effective for common reed control
New research from the University of Waterloo shows that a single, targeted herbicide application from a Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) can suppress common reed invasions with more than 99% effectiveness. This result ...
Queensland's horrific lion attack shows wild animals should not be kept for our amusement
Last weekend, a woman was mauled by a lioness at Darling Downs Zoo in Queensland, and lost her arm. The zoo, which keeps nine lions, has been operating for 20 years and had never experienced an incident such as this.
Institutions team up to save two species of fish during the 2025 Los Angeles fires
As some of the worst fires in Los Angeles history swept through the Pacific Palisades and Altadena neighborhoods in January 2025, Rosi Dagit, who was herself evacuated from her home in Topanga, couldn't stop thinking about ...
Astronomy and geophysics still 'overwhelmingly white' and failing to attract more women, survey reveals
Women and ethnic minority groups are still significantly underrepresented in astronomy and geophysics despite attempts to bring about change over the past decade, research has shown.
Darkness is crucial to Everglades habitat: Could Alligator Alcatraz threaten it?
Surrounded by the low hum of swamp bugs, Anthony Sleiman pointed his camera to the west.
