Rivers, lakes and the sea frequently host scenes of death and crime. When a body is pulled from a watery grave—due to, for instance, drowning, floods, tsunamis, shipwrecks, air crashes or murder—specialist investigative ...
Archaeology
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An advanced mathematical model that can describe high-energy interactions between light and matter has been developed by two RIKEN researchers and a collaborator. The approach could be extended to offer new insights in other ...
Optics & Photonics
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The pumping action of the calcium pump protein—an intricate molecular machine with several moving parts that helps control muscle contraction—has been detailed with exquisite precision by RIKEN biophysicists. By providing ...
Cell & Microbiology
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Superconductivity refers to the loss of electrical resistance of a material and requires extremely low temperatures (< -200 degrees Celsius) in order to persist. This low temperature, otherwise known as the transition temperature, ...
Superconductivity
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What influence does the source of information have on its credibility? Scientists have more authority than spiritual sources, both among religious and non-religious people. This is apparent from a large-scale experiment conducted ...
Social Sciences
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Most people think about trash for 30 seconds a week—the amount of time it takes them to bring their garbage bin to the curb.
Environment
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Mountain glaciers are essential water sources for nearly a quarter of the global population. But figuring out just how much ice they hold—and how much water will be available as glaciers shrink in a warming world—has ...
Earth Sciences
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The Yangtze River Valley experienced several disastrous rainfall events throughout the record-breaking Meiyu season in 2020. However, the mechanism of the extreme precipitation over the upper reaches of the Yangtze River ...
Environment
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Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), a complex covalently linking a potent cytotoxin onto the antibody, has attracted great interest as a novel biotherapeutic approach. Site-specific conjugation of potent payloads can improve ...
Biochemistry
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Surgical masks have been part of essential personal protection during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the inappropriate disposal of surgical masks can cause serious microplastic pollution, equivalent to seriously polluting ...
Environment
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