Quantum Physics
A newly proposed protocol to boost privacy in quantum sensor networks
Devices that leverage quantum mechanics effects, broadly referred to as quantum technologies, could help to tackle some real-world problems faster and more efficiently. In recent years, physicists and engineers have introduced ...
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Plants & Animals
Reintroducing wolves to Scottish Highlands could help address climate emergency, study suggests
Reintroducing wolves to the Scottish Highlands could lead to an expansion of native woodland which could take in and store one million metric tons of CO2 annually, according to a new study led by researchers at the University ...
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Near-complete skull discovery reveals 'top apex,' leopard-sized carnivore
A rare discovery of a nearly complete skull in the Egyptian desert has led scientists to the "dream" revelation of a new 30-million-year-old species of the ancient apex predatory carnivore, ...
A rare discovery of a nearly complete skull in the Egyptian desert has led scientists to the "dream" revelation of a new 30-million-year-old species of ...
Evolution
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Saturday Citations: One tough neutrino; time palindrome time; sizing up animal brains
How's your weekend? Have you read about the muscular neutrino? It's so great. This week, we also reported on male stick insects losing their reproductive function. Researchers are ...
How's your weekend? Have you read about the muscular neutrino? It's so great. This week, we also reported on male stick insects losing their reproductive ...

Does planetary evolution favor human-like life? Study ups odds we're not alone
Humanity may not be extraordinary but rather the natural evolutionary outcome for our planet and likely others, according to a new model for how intelligent life developed on Earth.
Humanity may not be extraordinary but rather the natural evolutionary outcome for our planet and likely others, according to a new model for how intelligent ...
Astrobiology
Feb 14, 2025
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Release of Type Ia supernovae data may hold key to the history of the universe
A unique dataset of Type Ia supernovae being released today could change how cosmologists measure the expansion history of the universe.
Astronomy
Feb 14, 2025
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AI model generates antimicrobial peptide structures for screening against treatment-resistant microbes
A team of microbiologists, chemists and pharmaceutical specialists at Shandong University, Guangzhou Medical University, Second Military Medical University and Qingdao University, all in China, has developed an AI model that ...

FAST uncovers emission properties of three long-period pulsars
Using the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST), astronomers have investigated the emission properties of three long-period pulsars. Results of the observational campaign are presented in a research ...

Maternal acetaminophen (paracetamol) use may alter placental gene expression, raising ADHD risk in children
Maternal acetaminophen exposure during pregnancy is associated with a higher likelihood of childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a study led by the University of Washington.

Frailty score could reduce pressure on hospital beds and lower costs
The Hospital Frailty Risk Score (HFRS) helps identify older patients (aged 75 and over) who may be frail and more likely to experience poor outcomes during or after a hospital stay. New research, led by the University of ...
Medical economics
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Study reveals opsin 3's role in mouse appetite control
Scientists discovered years ago that the hypothalamus—which helps to manage body temperature, hunger, sex drive, sleep and more—includes neurons that express the protein opsin 3 (OPN3). Far less clear, however, was what ...
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Feb 15, 2025
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Carbon capture more costly than switching to renewables, researchers find
For most countries around the world, sourcing energy entirely from wind, solar, geothermal, and hydropower by 2050 would reduce their energy needs and costs, improve air quality, and help slow climate change, according to ...
Business
Feb 14, 2025
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Dangerous bacteria lurk in hospital sink drains, despite rigorous cleaning, study reveals
We hope to be cured when we stay in hospital. But too often, we acquire new infections there. Such "health-care-associated infections" (HAI) are a growing problem worldwide, taking up an estimated 6% of global hospital budgets.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 14, 2025
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Find Your Best Idea with Multiphysics Modeling and Apps
Transforming ideas into viable designs takes a lot of time using traditional means. Accelerate the process with modeling and apps.

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

Frailty score could reduce pressure on hospital beds and lower costs

The exercise program improving the lives of children with autism

Flu cases up due to lagging vaccinations and better tests

What cancer screenings do you need? A quick guide

Flu and stomach bugs are spreading fast: Are you prepared?

Help for a sinus infection

Study reveals opsin 3's role in mouse appetite control

States with abortion bans see more infant deaths

Dangerous bacteria lurk in hospital sink drains, despite rigorous cleaning, study reveals
Tech Xplore

Future of offshore wind on West Coast is murky under Trump

Musk says chatbot Grok 3 will be unveiled Monday

Chatbot vs national security? Why DeepSeek is raising concerns

Major test case for new geothermal technology launches in small German town

Mini flow battery speeds energy storage research

A guide for using VR and AR technology in foreign markets

Scientists create hydrogen with no direct CO₂ emissions at source

Solar-powered device captures carbon dioxide from air to make sustainable fuel

Hybrid battery design: Lithium-hydrogen system offers high energy density

Computer graphics team makes advances in simulating ink diffusion

Simulations reveal Anderson transition for light in 3D disordered systems
The Anderson transition is a phase transition that occurs in disordered systems, which entails a shift from a diffusive state (i.e., in which waves or particles are spread out) to a localized state, in which they are trapped ...

Mouse model unveils dynamics through which SYNGAP1 gene supports cognitive function
The SYNGAP1 gene, which supports the production of a protein called SynGAP (Synaptic Ras GTPase-Activating Protein), is known to play a key role in supporting the development of synapses and neural circuits (i.e., connections ...

The overlooked astrocyte: Star-shaped brain cells may form specialized networks for reward learning
Most neuroscience research carried out up to date has primarily focused on neurons, the most renowned type of cell in the human brain. As a result, the unique functions of other brain cell types are less understood and have ...

New findings on the power of enzymes could reshape biochemistry
Using a series of more than 1,000 X-ray snapshots of the shapeshifting of enzymes in action, researchers at Stanford University have illuminated one of the great mysteries of life—how enzymes are able to speed up life-sustaining ...
Biochemistry
Feb 14, 2025
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Quantum-inspired advancement turns crystal gaps into terabyte storage for classical memory
From punch card-operated looms in the 1800s to modern cellphones, if an object has an "on" and an "off" state, it can be used to store information.
Optics & Photonics
Feb 14, 2025
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Report documents devastation of ancient city of Palmyra, a World Heritage Site, after the fall of the Assad regime
Palmyra is one of the most famous sites in Syria for its extraordinary heritage and archaeological remains. Inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1980, the city saw much of its heritage destroyed during the war. Following ...
Archaeology
Feb 14, 2025
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New optical tech boosts gravitational-wave detection capabilities
In a paper published earlier this month in Physical Review Letters, a team of physicists led by Jonathan Richardson of the University of California, Riverside, showcases how new optical technology can extend the detection ...
General Physics
Feb 14, 2025
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Research shows sotagliflozin is the first medication of its kind to significantly reduce both heart attacks and strokes
Sotagliflozin, a drug recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat type 2 diabetes and kidney disease with additional cardiovascular risk factors, can significantly reduce heart attack and stroke among these ...
Medications
Feb 14, 2025
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Gene-edited rice can produce a compound that's vital for human health
A team of Chinese scientists has used targeted gene editing to develop rice that produces coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), a vital compound for human health.
Biotechnology
Feb 14, 2025
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Eye told you so: Why illusions are all in the eye of the beholder
Our brain and eyes can play tricks on us—not least when it comes to the expanding hole illusion. A new computational model developed by Flinders University experts helps to explain how cells in the human retina make us ...
Neuroscience
Feb 14, 2025
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Scientists discover 'genetic weak spot' in endangered Italian bear population
The Apennine brown bear, also known as the Marsican brown bear (Ursus arctos marsicanus), is a unique and critically endangered subspecies of brown bear found only in the remote and rugged Apennine Mountains of central Italy.

Scaling sustainable carbon fiber production: A breakthrough in lignin-based technology
Carbon fiber is a critical material for industries such as aerospace and automotive, prized for its strength and lightweight properties. However, traditional carbon fiber production relies on costly, petroleum-based materials, ...

Rapidly accelerating X-ray flashes from a black hole 270 million light-years away
A team of top astronomers including Dr. William Alston, Senior Lecturer in Data Science at the University of Hertfordshire's Center of Astrophysics, has detected unprecedented periodic X-ray pulses from the supermassive black ...

Opportunistic car recalls could damage brands
Opportunistic tactics used by automotive dealerships could be doing damage to individual automotive brands globally, new research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has found.

Overnight SpaceX launch to use booster for record 26th flight
An overnight SpaceX launch planned for early Saturday will use a booster that's already flown to space 25 times.

Study unveils dust patterns over time in the North Pacific
Dust blown from the Earth's continents falls into the oceans and fertilizes them with nutrients needed for plants, such as phytoplankton, to grow. This dust, rich with iron and other nutritious minerals, is critically important ...

Cone snail toxin inspires new method for studying molecular interactions
When scientists develop new molecules—whether for the purposes of agriculture, species control, or life-saving drugs—it's important to know exactly what their targets are. Thoroughly understanding a molecule's interactions, ...

Should Washington state test human waste fertilizer for PFAS?
Farmers across Washington already spread thousands of tons of fertilizer from human waste on their crops each year, but there's a major blind spot when it comes to potential contaminants.

California banned polystyrene: Has the plastic industry spooked the governor into silence?
On Jan. 1, polystyrene packaging became illegal to sell, distribute or import into California—the result of a landmark waste law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2022, and heralded by lawmakers and environmentalists as a ...

Wildfires in the Andes cause severe soil degradation that hinders ecosystem recovery, study shows
In September 2018, a wildfire burned nearly two thousand hectares of shrubland on the Pichu Pichu volcano, an ecologically significant area in the Peruvian Andes. Unlike Mediterranean ecosystems, where vegetation has evolved ...

Taiwan bounty hunters kill invading iguanas as numbers soar
Armed with a slingshot, Taiwanese bounty hunter Wu Cheng-hua bends sideways and aims his lethal weapon up at a green iguana, one of tens of thousands in the crosshairs of a government cull.

Scientists are racing to discover the depth of ocean damage sparked by the LA wildfires
On a recent Sunday, Tracy Quinn drove down the Pacific Coast Highway to assess damage wrought upon the coastline by the Palisades Fire.

Is AI making us stupider? Maybe, according to one of the world's biggest AI companies
There is only so much thinking most of us can do in our heads. Try dividing 16,951 by 67 without reaching for a pen and paper. Or a calculator. Try doing the weekly shopping without a list on the back of last week's receipt. ...

Three statistical stuff-ups that made everyday items look healthier (or riskier) than they really are
Conducting scientific studies is never easy, and there are often major disasters along the way. A researcher accidentally spills coffee on a keyboard, destroying the data. Or one of the chemicals used in the analysis is contaminated, ...

The scent of the mummy. Research discovers ancient Egyptian remains smell nice
At first whiff, it sounds repulsive: sniff the essence of an ancient corpse.

Enzymes are the engines of life—machine learning could help scientists design new ones
Enzymes are molecular machines that carry out the chemical reactions that sustain all life, an ability that has captured the attention of scientists like me.

Family caregivers hiding harm by vulnerable relatives due to guilt and fears of state care
Some family caregivers are hiding physical and emotional harm by vulnerable relatives because they fear intervention by the state, experts have warned.

Want to make sure you don't swelter in your next home? Check these 12 features before you rent or buy
Hot on the heels of the warmest spring on record, Australia is baking through another scorching summer. Heat waves around the country contributed to the second-warmest January on record. Hot, dry, windy weather again swept ...

TV show 'Severance' looks at workplace personalities—there are healthier ways to separate home and office life
The highly anticipated season two of Severance, released in weekly installments, has continued to draw interest among viewers around the world.

Earth is already shooting through the 1.5°C global warming limit, two major studies show
Earth is crossing the threshold of 1.5°C of global warming, according to two major global studies which together suggest the planet's climate has likely entered a frightening new phase.