Evolution
Misinformation is an inevitable biological reality across nature, researchers argue
From claims that vaccines don't work to manipulated images and deliberately misrepresenting what politicians say, social media is often rife with misinformation. But far from being a recent phenomenon, there is nothing new ...
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Ecology
Yuletide kissers, smooch without guilt: Research suggests your mistletoe didn't harm its tree host
If mistletoe's status as a nutrient-stealing freeloader has been cooling your holiday ardor, new research led by an Oregon State University scientist may help relight the fire.
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Ancient undersea wall dating to 5,800 BC discovered off French coast
Divers have discovered a long-submerged wall some 7,000 years old under the sea off western France, scientists said Thursday.
Archaeology
Dec 12, 2025
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Growth strategy enables coherent quantum transport in single-layer MoS₂ semiconductors
Two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors are thin materials (i.e., one-atom thick) with advantageous electronic properties. These materials have proved to be promising for the development of thinner, highly performing electronics, ...
Earthquake rupture along Main Marmara Fault shows eastward progression towards Istanbul
In April 2025, the Main Marmara Fault below the Sea of Marmara in northwestern Türkiye experienced its largest earthquake in over 60 years. In a study published in Science, a team of researchers led by Prof. Dr. Patricia ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 12, 2025
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Beyond mimicry: Fiber-type artificial muscles outperform biological muscles
Biological muscles act as flexible actuators, generating force naturally and with an impressive range of motion. Unsurprisingly, scientists and engineers have been striving to build artificial muscles that mimic these abilities. ...
Exploring how negative electricity prices influence consumer behavior
In some cases, and for limited periods, energy suppliers can generate more energy than is needed, which can lead to so-called negative prices. This is typically observed in wind and solar energy, for instance, during particularly ...
Mouse model reveals how muscular dystrophy triggers gut muscle over-contraction
Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is the most common form of adult-onset muscular dystrophy, affecting about 1 in 8,000 people. While it is well known for causing muscle weakness and stiffness, DM1 also affects other organs, ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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Chromatin accessibility maps reveal how stem cells drive myelodysplastic syndrome progression
Over the past few decades, advances in hematology have illuminated how a delicate balance between stem cell self-renewal and differentiation sustains healthy blood formation. In myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), however, this ...
Genetics
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FDA drug trials exclude a widening slice of Americans, research reveals
A new study finds just 6% of clinical trials used to approve new drugs in the U.S. reflect the country's racial and ethnic makeup, with an increasing trend of trials underrepresenting Black and Hispanic individuals.
Medical research
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Medical Xpress
Mouse model reveals how muscular dystrophy triggers gut muscle over-contraction
South Carolina places 254 in quarantine as measles cases surge
Integrating anatomy and biology for a better pancreatic cancer prognosis
Study shows IL-36 gamma 'armored' CAR T cells can eradicate solid tumors
Feeling happier starts with kindness: Compassion tied to higher life satisfaction
'Sloth fever' unlikely to spread via mosquitoes in southeastern US, say researchers
Framework can improve Alzheimer's treatment efficacy by tracking anti-Aβ therapy response
Tech Xplore
EU 2035 combustion-engine ban review: What's at stake
'Periodic table' for AI methods aims to drive innovation
Molecular fine-tuning boosts tandem solar cell efficiency to 31.4%
GPT‑5.2: OpenAI beefs up GPT models in AI race with Google
New system efficiently explains AI judgments in real-time
Can AI be a good creative partner?
Supercomputer ushers in new era of nuclear AI
Simple teflon coating boosts hydrogen production efficiency by 40%
AI can pick up cultural values by mimicking how kids learn
Comet 3I/ATLAS displays greenish hue in new Gemini North telescope images
Gemini North captured new images of Comet 3I/ATLAS after it reemerged from behind the sun on its path out of the solar system. The data were collected during a Shadow the Scientists session—a unique outreach initiative ...
Planetary Sciences
Dec 12, 2025
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Lowering blood sugar can halve heart attack risk in people with prediabetes
Lowering blood sugar levels halves the likelihood of serious heart problems in people with prediabetes.
Cardiology
Dec 12, 2025
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Atomic Josephson contacts: How Bose-Einstein condensates replicate Shapiro steps
The microscopic processes taking place in superconductors are difficult to observe directly. Researchers at the RPTU University of Kaiserslautern-Landau have therefore implemented a quantum simulation of the Josephson effect: ...
Superconductivity
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First monolithic 3D chip built in U.S. foundry delivers major AI speed gains
A collaborative team has achieved the first monolithic 3D chip built in a U.S. foundry, delivering the densest 3D chip wiring and order-of-magnitude speed gains.
Hardware
Dec 12, 2025
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Tanning beds mutate skin cells far beyond the reach of ordinary sunlight, study shows
Tanning bed use is tied to almost a three-fold increase in melanoma risk, and for the first time, scientists have shown how these devices cause melanoma-linked DNA damage across nearly the entire skin surface, reports a new ...
Oncology & Cancer
Dec 12, 2025
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A healthier sugar substitute: Engineered bacteria yield a sweet solution
From saccharin in the 19th century to stevia and monk fruit in the 21st, researchers and the food industry have long sought a sweetener that delivers the taste of sugar without its drawbacks—excess calories, tooth decay, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 12, 2025
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'Periodic table' for AI methods aims to drive innovation
Artificial intelligence is increasingly used to integrate and analyze multiple types of data formats, such as text, images, audio and video. One challenge slowing advances in multimodal AI, however, is the process of choosing ...
Computer Sciences
Dec 12, 2025
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Smarter tools for peering into the microscopic world developed
The microscopic organisms that fill our bodies, soils, oceans and atmosphere play essential roles in human health and the planet's ecosystems. Yet even with modern DNA sequencing, figuring out what these microbes are and ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 12, 2025
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Unique bond identified as key to viral infection speed
Viruses are typically described as tiny, perfectly geometric shells that pack genetic material with mathematical precision, but new research led by scientists at Penn State reveals a deliberate imbalance in their shape that ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 12, 2025
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Plant hormone allows lifelong control of proteins in living animal for first time
Researchers have found a way to control protein levels inside different tissues of a whole, living animal for the first time. The method lets scientists dial protein levels up or down with great precision during the animal's ...
Biotechnology
Dec 12, 2025
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Seven in ten women in public life report online violence; increase in offline harm experienced by women journalists
Online violence is spilling offline: 4 in 10 women journalists, activists, influencers, and defenders of human rights report experiencing offline attacks connected to digital abuse.
Exotic animal cafes: Cute trend or welfare crisis?
Imagine sipping a latte while stroking an owl or watching an otter play at your feet. This is the promise of exotic animal cafes, a trend that blends coffee culture with wildlife encounters. But behind the Instagram-worthy ...
Growing a mix of plants in fields can save farmers money and help the environment
Farmers have increasingly sown a single type of grass in their fields over the past 100 years, and then added chemical fertilizer to increase their harvest. But new research suggests that there are alternatives that are cheaper ...
More loons are filling Maine's lakes with their ghost-like calls
Loons are on the mend in Maine, filling more of the state's lakes and ponds with their haunting calls, although conservations say the birds aren't out of the woods yet.
England's synthetic phonics approach is not working for children who struggle to read
Since 2012, England has taken an increasingly narrow approach to how primary school teachers should teach reading.
California extends red abalone fishing ban for another 10 years
On Dec. 11, the California Fish and Game Commission voted to extend the closure of the recreational red abalone fishery for another decade, keeping the ban in place until April 2036.
Why SpaceX IPO plan is generating so much buzz
More than 20 years after founding SpaceX, the record-breaking company that transformed the global space industry, Elon Musk is planning to take the enterprise public.
Old rules do not work for reindeer husbandry, argue experts
The Norwegian "rules of use" for Sámi reindeer husbandry were intended to help keep reindeer husbandry sustainable and allow for self-governance. But "sustainability" and "self-governance" can mean something completely different ...
Florida leads nation in cuts to environmental protection jobs, report says
Florida has cut more environmental protection jobs than any other state in the past 15 years, despite the challenges posed by increasingly intense hurricanes and sea level rise, according to a newly released national report.
A partner's death can hit harder when finances are unstable
Grief over the sudden death of a partner leads 1 in 6 surviving partners to experience such severe psychological distress that they begin taking sedatives or antidepressants. If the death also results in a noticeable loss ...
German adults outperform international peers in complex problem-solving tasks, study finds
Adults in Germany are better than the international average at coping with problems in new and complex situations. However, this adaptive problem-solving skill depends more heavily on sociodemographic characteristics than ...
DNA origami lattices on silicon open new possibilities for large-scale nanofabrication
A dissertation study at the University of Jyväskylä (Finland) developed two-dimensional fishnet-like structures from DNA origami for silicon surfaces and investigated how different conditions affect their formation. The ...
Researchers track down elusive rain-triggering 'shear lines' in the Philippines
Much of the heavy rains that hit the Philippines during the Amihan northeast monsoon season between November and March are triggered by "shear lines": kilometers-long bands of converging warm and cold air that are constantly ...
Droughts are lasting longer across Australia, study shows
Droughts are lasting longer in Australia, particularly in some of our most populated regions, UNSW scientists have shown.
Injection method critical to controlling Crown-of-thorns starfish, finds study
JCU Professor of Marine Biology Morgan Pratchett has published new research in Biology demonstrating the best injection method to kill the problematic Crown-of-thorns starfish and prevent them from spawning.
SpaceX launches 1st of 5 missions on tap in next 8 days on Florida's Space Coast
SpaceX and United Launch Alliance are combining for a busy week of rocket launches on the Space Coast.
Global Rights Project report spotlights continued troubling trends in worldwide inhumane treatment
Global human rights are in decline according to the findings of a recent study by researchers at the University of Rhode Island's Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies.
EU agrees recycled plastic targets for cars
Car manufacturers in Europe will have to include more recycled plastics in new vehicles under new EU rules agreed on by the bloc's countries and lawmakers on Friday.
Visible for diversity, invisible in research: The burdens Black female academics face in universities
Black women are underrepresented in senior roles in British academia. As of May 2024, there were only 70 Black women professors.
Songbirds swap colorful plumage genes across species lines among their evolutionary neighbors
People typically think about evolution as a linear process where, within a species, the classic adage of "survival of the fittest" is constantly at play. New DNA mutations arise and get passed from parents to offspring. If ...
