Planetary Sciences
A young giant planet orbits one star, while a planet-forming disk exists around same-aged companion star
A team of international researchers led by Tomas Stolker in the Netherlands has imaged a young gas giant exoplanet near a 12-million-year-old star. The planet is orbiting a star whose planet formation has finished, while ...
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Youngest basaltic lunar meteorite fills nearly one billion-year gap in moon's volcanic history
A 2.35-billion-year-old meteorite with a unique chemical signature, found in Africa in 2023, plugs a major gap in our understanding of the moon's volcanic history.
Planetary Sciences
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Neanderthal DNA could be the cause of some modern brain malformations
If you regularly experience headaches, dizziness, balance problems and blurred vision, our Neanderthal cousins could be to blame.
Artificial solar eclipses in space could reveal inner workings of the sun
Recreating artificial solar eclipses in space could help astronomers decipher the inner workings of our sun much quicker than if they had to wait for the celestial show on Earth.
Astronomy
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How a volatile mix of skin oil, hygiene and ozone affects indoor air quality
Skin is the body's first line of defense against an array of environmental hazards. But when our skin's natural oils react with atmospheric ozone, they emit a cocktail of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which can impact ...
Seeking moral advice from large language models comes with risk of hidden biases
More and more people are turning to large language models like ChatGPT for life advice and free therapy, as it is sometimes perceived as a space free from human biases. A new study published in the Proceedings of the National ...
Ultra-processed foods linked to higher chronic disease risks, even at low intake
Even in moderation, consumption of ultra-processed foods is linked with measurable increases in risk for chronic diseases, according to research from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington. ...
Can psychedelic mushrooms turn back the clock? Study suggests psilocybin preserves telomere length
A compound found in psychedelic mushrooms may have antiaging properties. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have found that psilocybin, the active compound in psychedelic mushrooms, may extend both cellular and organismal ...
Medical research
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From COVID to cancer, new at-home test spots disease with startling accuracy
Got a sore throat and the sniffles? The recent rise of rapid at-home tests has made it easier to find out if you have a serious illness like COVID-19 or just a touch of spring allergies. But while quick and convenient, these ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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Medical Xpress
AI–based test detects early signs of osteoporosis from X-ray images
Healthy plant-based diet may help protect against inflammatory bowel disease
Earlier school grading linked to increased mental health risks in children
Ultra-processed foods linked to higher chronic disease risks, even at low intake
From COVID to cancer, new at-home test spots disease with startling accuracy
When stem cells feel the squeeze, they start building bone
AI used to improve speed and accuracy of autism and ADHD diagnoses
'Power surges' on cancer cell membranes may fuel progression of disease
Why are women twice as likely to develop Alzheimer's as men?
People diagnosed with dementia are living longer, global study shows
LED-based imaging system could transform cancer detection in endoscopy
Can one video change a teen's mindset? New study says yes—but there's a catch
Study lays groundwork for precision treatment of HR+/HER2- breast cancer
Tech Xplore
Can ChatGPT actually 'see' red? New study results are nuanced
Novel system turns quantum bottlenecks into breakthroughs
Your data privacy is slipping away. Here's why, and what you can do about it
Direct air capture—A lever for climate action, but not cost-effective everywhere
AI personal assistants could buy your groceries and book your plane tickets
What makes a good AI prompt? Here are 4 expert tips
Approach improves how new skills are taught to large language models
Stretchable electronics: Conductive polymer optimized for wearable biosensors
The future of aqueous batteries: From hydrogen bonds to high performance
From position to meaning: How AI learns to read
Low-power, nonvolatile RF switch promises energy-efficient 6G and autonomous vehicle communications
Houses made from rice: Kyrgyzstan's eco-friendly revolution
AI system brings new precision to basketball foul detection and analysis
Physicists observe image rotation in plasma
Light sometimes appears to be "dragged" by the motion of the medium through which it is traveling. This phenomenon, referred to as "light dragging," is typically imperceptible when light is traveling in most widely available ...
Measuring individual radioactive decays enables faster detection method for nuclear applications
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a new and faster method for detecting and measuring the radioactivity of minuscule amounts of radioactive material. The innovative ...
General Physics
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Camel milk intake suppresses allergic asthma in mice
Research led by the Joldasbekov Institute of Mechanics and Engineering in Kazakhstan, reports that camel milk intake significantly reduced airway hyperresponsiveness and lung inflammation in a laboratory model of allergic ...
Eco-friendly method enhances perovskite solar cell quality using camphor-based additive
A recent study demonstrates how a substance derived from camphor, a natural extract from the camphor tree, can significantly improve the quality of perovskite thin films used in solar cells. This material's sublimation property—its ...
Engineering
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Hybrid model reveals people act less rationally in complex games, more predictably in simple ones
Throughout their everyday lives, humans are typically required to make a wide range of decisions, which can impact their well-being, health, social connections, and finances. Understanding the human decision-making processes ...
Heat wave duration is accelerating faster than global warming, researchers find
New research finds that not only will climate change make heat waves hotter and longer, but the lengthening of heat waves will accelerate with each additional fraction of a degree of warming.
Earth Sciences
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Targeting MXenes for sustainable ammonia production
In a hunt for more sustainable technologies, researchers are looking further into enabling two-dimensional materials in renewable energy that could lead to sustainable production of chemicals such as ammonia, which is used ...
Analytical Chemistry
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Chagas disease transmission: Kissing bugs readily invade human dwellings to feed on humans and companion animals
Researchers from the University of Florida Emerging Pathogens Institute and Texas A&M University recently gathered their resources to investigate the potential of vector-borne transmission of Chagas in Florida. The 10-year-long ...
Medical research
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Astronomers investigate pulsar PSR J1930+1852 and its pulsar wind nebula
Using NuSTAR and XMM-Newton satellites, astronomers from New York University (NYU) Abu Dhabi have observed a pulsar known as PSR J1930+1852 and its pulsar wind nebula (PWN). Results of the observational campaign, published ...
Can ChatGPT actually 'see' red? New study results are nuanced
ChatGPT works by analyzing vast amounts of text, identifying patterns and synthesizing them to generate responses to users' prompts. Color metaphors like "feeling blue" and "seeing red" are commonplace throughout the English ...
Computer Sciences
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Do local voting rights affect migrants' participation in protests?
In research published in Social Science Quarterly, the study's investigator expected that migrants living in cities where local voting rights are extended to non-citizens would be more likely to engage in protests compared ...
Renter protection policies may reduce rental housing discrimination, research suggests
Research in Contemporary Economic Policy indicates that well-intentioned renter protection policies may actually increase discrimination against certain minority races and ethnicities.
How lakes connect to groundwater critical for resilience to climate change, research finds
Understanding whether lakes are fed predominantly by groundwater or rainwater is critical to managing our water resources in the face of droughts and shortages, new research has found.
UK hopes to bolster space weather forecasts with Europe's first solar storm monitor
A new U.K.-led satellite mission concept aims to strengthen the country's position in space weather observation and forecasting by deploying a suite of homegrown scientific instruments on a low-cost spacecraft in low-Earth ...
People in Nordic region are more satisfied than other EU citizens with big city life
Are you young, female, well-educated, in a job, and live in a big city in a rich EU country? If you answer yes to all these questions, you're probably among people who are most satisfied with your life.
Research reveals middle-class families hit hardest by South Korea's cost-of-living crisis
As prices rose across the globe following the pandemic and the war in Ukraine, many expected the usual pattern, i.e., low-income households bearing the brunt of inflation. But in South Korea, they observed something exactly ...
Investigating whether we truly have free will
Does something like "free will" really exist? We often take it for granted, but philosophers, psychologists and neuroscientists have debated the issue for decades—if not centuries. In his recent Ph.D. at the Vrije Universiteit ...
Tracking ice, tracking change: Satellite data reveal how melting glaciers reshape landscapes
Across Europe and around the world, melting glaciers are reshaping landscapes and climate systems. Researchers Elzė Buslavičiūtė and Dr. Laurynas Jukna from the Institute of Geosciences at the Faculty of Chemistry and ...
No, weather modification did not cause the deadly flash floods in Texas
As authorities search for victims of the flash floods in Texas that killed more than 100 people over the Fourth of July holiday weekend, social media users are spreading false claims that the devastation was caused by weather ...
German paper challenges invasive raccoon myths
Raccoons are often seen as cute and harmless wildlife—but that is a misconception. "Raccoons are native animals," "They reproduce faster when hunted," "Everything about raccoons has already been said"—these are just a ...
Q&A: Education researcher discusses the future of AI in K-12 education
"AI could potentially change education drastically," says UC San Diego education scholar Amy Eguchi, who is both excited and concerned about the prospect.
Why chronic heat stress makes chickens fatter: New insights into poultry metabolism
Broiler chickens, bred for rapid growth, accumulate more fat under chronic heat stress, which reduces meat quality and production efficiency. In a recent study, researchers from Japan revealed that heat stress directly alters ...
Gut length driven by 'sexual conflict' in fish species
A new study that looked at gut length variation between cichlid fish species found that some of the genetic loci for the trait are sex-specific even though males and females of the same species have the same gut length. The ...
Sea lamprey travel patterns follow the deepest parts of Great Lakes waterways
How do you catch an invasive fish that's solitary and nocturnal?
Thousands told to stay home as Spain forest fire rages
Hundreds of Spanish firefighters on Tuesday battled a forest fire stoked by fierce winds that had burned more than 3,000 hectares, with authorities ordering 18,000 residents to stay at home.
France wildfire shuts down Marseille airport
A wildfire in southern France on Tuesday forced Marseille airport to close and interrupted train traffic as the blaze spread rapidly to the edges of the city.
'Lord of the Rings' director backs long shot de-extinction plan, starring New Zealand's lost moa
Filmmaker Peter Jackson owns one of the largest private collections of bones of an extinct New Zealand bird called the moa. His fascination with the flightless ostrich-like bird has led to an unusual partnership with a biotech ...
Younger workers not adjusting to rising state pension age, study finds
New research from the University of Bath finds older Brits are delaying retirement due to rising State Pension age but many younger workers, especially women, risk being underprepared by holding onto unrealistic early retirement ...
Image: Hubble captures stellar duo
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured a bright variable star, V 372 Orionis, and its companion in this festive image in this image released on Jan. 27, 2023. The pair lie in the Orion Nebula, a colossal region of star formation ...
Study reveals urgent conservation needs for Siberian flying squirrel
The Siberian flying squirrel (Pteromys volans) is a nocturnal and arboreal rodent that inhabits the boreal taiga forests from eastern Russia to Finland and Estonia. Despite its wide distribution, little was previously known ...
