Neuroscience
A recurrent neural network-based framework to non-linearly model behaviorally relevant neural dynamics
A key objective of several neuroscience studies is to understand and model how the dynamics of distinct populations of neurons give rise to specific human and animal behaviors. Many existing methods for exploring the link ...
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Nuclear rockets could travel to Mars in half the time, but designing the reactors that would power them isn't easy
NASA plans to send crewed missions to Mars over the next decade—but the 140 million-mile (225 million-kilometer) journey to the red planet could take several months to years round trip.
Space Exploration
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Limestone and iron reveal puzzling extreme rain in Western Australia 100,000 years ago
Almost one-sixth of Earth's land surface is covered in otherworldly landscapes with a name that may also be unfamiliar: karst. These landscapes are like natural sculpture parks, with dramatic terrain dotted with caves and ...
Earth Sciences
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The earliest galaxies formed amazingly fast after the Big Bang. Do they break the universe or change its age?
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is the largest and most powerful space telescope built to date. Since it was launched in December 2021 it has provided groundbreaking insights. These include discovering the earliest ...
Astronomy
Oct 4, 2024
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Study determines when and how pterosaurs went from tiny tree-climbers to towering terrestrial titans
The evolutionary adaptations that allowed ancient pterosaurs to grow to enormous sizes have been pinpointed for the first time by paleontologists in the Center for Paleobiology and Biosphere Evolution at the University of ...
Evolution
Oct 4, 2024
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Extensive afforestation and reforestation can brake global warming
The Paris Agreement calls on us to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. To reach this goal, we need to reduce CO₂ emissions and remove existing CO₂ from the atmosphere.
Earth Sciences
Oct 4, 2024
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Theoretical physicist uncovers how twisting layers of a material can generate mysterious electron-path-deflecting effect
In 2018, a discovery in materials science sent shock waves throughout the community. A team showed that stacking two layers of graphene—a honeycomb-like layer of carbon extracted from graphite—at a precise "magic angle" ...
Nanophysics
Oct 4, 2024
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Neural signatures commonly observed when humans make choices can also reflect choice-independent processes
Past neuroscience research has identified patterns in neural activity typically observed when humans are engaged in value-based decision-making. This is the process through which humans choose between options that could be ...
Potential therapy target for cardiac arrhythmias found in SK2 channels
A new study by researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine–Phoenix and the University of California Davis Health identified a new target for developing a therapy to treat atrial fibrillation, the most common ...
Medical research
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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
Long-term efficacy for lebrikizumab seen in moderate, severe eczema
What you need to know after a breast cancer diagnosis
DR Congo launches mpox vaccination drive, hoping to curb outbreak
COVID-19 human challenge study highlights small changes to memory and cognition
Study unveils the role of gamma-delta T cells in cancer immunology
Shedding light on alcohol's long shadow among pregnant and parenting women
Are auditory magic tricks possible for a blind audience?
Research reveals gene expression's role in depression and immunity
When we cannot hear our own speech, even temporarily, ability to speak is impaired
Tech Xplore
Plastic-eating enzyme identified in wastewater microbes
Meta's Movie Gen lets users animate photos into videos
Newly developed material can suppress thermal runaway in batteries
Q&A: Generative AI embraced faster than internet, PCs
UK announces £22bn for carbon capture projects
Dietary zinc inhibits antimicrobial resistance gene transmission in lab tests
Genes responsible for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) can spread from microbe to microbe through circular genetic material called plasmids, and this lateral transfer occurs in the gut. In Applied and Environmental Microbiology, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 4, 2024
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Harnessing magnetic relaxation: 'Pac-Man effect' enables precise organization of superparamagnetic beads
Particles that are larger than regular molecules or atoms yet remain invisible to the naked eye can form a variety of useful structures, including miniature propellers for microrobots, cellular probes, and steerable microwheels ...
Condensed Matter
Oct 4, 2024
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ESA's Hera spacecraft set for asteroid 'crime scene investigation'
Europe's Hera probe is tentatively scheduled to launch Monday on a mission to inspect the damage a NASA spacecraft made when it smashed into an asteroid during the first test of Earth's planetary defenses.
Space Exploration
Oct 4, 2024
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Investigating the possibility of using asteroid material to grow edible biomass for astronauts
A team of engineers and planetary scientists at Western University's Institute for Earth and Space Exploration, in Canada, has found that it might be possible to produce food for space travelers by feeding bacteria asteroid ...
Antarctic 'greening' at dramatic rate, satellite data show
Vegetation cover across the Antarctic Peninsula has increased more than 10-fold over the last four decades, new research shows.
Earth Sciences
Oct 4, 2024
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Newly developed material can suppress thermal runaway in batteries
A team of engineers and materials scientists at LG Chem, Korea's largest chemical company, has developed a material that they claim could greatly reduce the risk of thermal runaway and resulting fires in batteries. In their ...
Direct measurement of a subtle current phase relation shows potential for more stable superconducting qubits
In recent years, quantum physicists and engineers have made significant strides toward the development of highly performing quantum computing systems. Realizing a quantum advantage over classical computing systems and enabling ...
Traces of antimatter in cosmic rays reopen the search for 'WIMPs' as dark matter
One of the great challenges of modern cosmology is to reveal the nature of dark matter. We know it exists (it constitutes more than 85% of the matter in the universe), but we have never seen it directly and still do not know ...
Astronomy
Oct 4, 2024
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Phage cocktail shows promise against drug-resistant bacteria
Researchers have a new battle tactic to fight drug-resistant bacterial infections. Their strategy involves using collections of bacteriophages, viruses that naturally attack bacteria. In a new study, researchers at the University ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Oct 4, 2024
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Brain molecule reverses movement deficits of Parkinson's, offering new therapeutic target
A research team from the University of California, Irvine is the first to reveal that a molecule in the brain—ophthalmic acid—unexpectedly acts like a neurotransmitter similar to dopamine in regulating motor function, ...
Neuroscience
Oct 4, 2024
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Trees' own beneficial microbiome could lead to discovery of new treatments to fight citrus greening disease
Citrus trees showing natural tolerance to citrus greening disease host bacteria that produce novel antimicrobials that can be used to fight off the disease, our recent study shows. We found the trees at an organic farm in ...
Supreme Court lets stand rules to curb mercury, methane emissions
The US Supreme Court declined on Friday to block environmental regulations aimed at reducing harmful emissions of mercury from power plants and methane from oil and gas facilities.
Field notes: Life in the Eldorado National Forest after wildfire strikes
Charred trees punctuated the Eldorado National Forest like blackened skeletons of their former selves, victims of the Mosquito Fire. Two years earlier, in 2022, the Mosquito Fire started in Tahoe National Forest, moved north ...
Nepalis fear more floods as climate change melts glaciers
Mingma Rita Sherpa was not home when the muddy torrent roared into his village in Nepal without warning, but when he returned, he did not recognize his once beautiful settlement.
How passion drives or derails team innovation
In companies, innovative ideas often come out of teams. That's why it's so important to have team members who are excited and focused on projects that lead to innovation. However, having team members who are too passionate—especially ...
Researchers reveal key mechanism in regulating DNA recombination
Meiotic recombination generates genetic diversity and promotes proper chromosomal segregation of parental chromosomes. This process requires a set of recombinases polymerized on single-stranded (ss) DNAs called the nucleoprotein ...
The sun unleashes its strongest flare this cycle
Yesterday the sun released a huge solar flare, and it's heading toward Earth. It's nothing to worry about since it's nowhere near as large as the Carrington Event of 1859, but it is large enough to give us some amazing aurora.
Capturing finer-scale topographic differences improves Earth system model capability to reproduce observations
Earth system models (ESMs), used in climate simulations and projections, typically use grids of 50–200 km resolution. These are considered relatively coarse with limited ability to resolve land surface variability.
What's the best material for a lunar tower?
Physical infrastructure on the moon will be critical to any long-term human presence there as both America and China gear up for a sustained human lunar presence. Increasingly, a self-deploying tower is one of the most essential ...
Victims of state scandals harmed further by compensation schemes
Researchers from King's College London say that victims of state scandals feel let down and dissatisfied with current compensation schemes which have "exacerbated the harm already suffered."
Study: Job embeddedness impacts voluntary turnover in the midst of job insecurity
During the Great Resignation, the United States experienced a significant uptick in voluntary employee resignations about one year into the COVID-19 pandemic. The early stages of the pandemic, however, were plagued by high ...
Low stream diatom biodiversity potentially decreases stream oxygen production in remote islands
Benthic diatoms are the most important and biodiverse primary producers in streams and comprise the basis for the food webs, fueling animals such as insects and stream fishes including trout.
Researchers investigate changes in atmospheric CO₂ levels between glacial and interglacial climates
Paleoclimate scientists are trying to understand the causes of the ~90 parts per million (ppmv) atmospheric CO2 swings between glacial and interglacial climates. Even though these cycles between cold and warm periods seem ...
Gravitational lens confirms the Hubble tension
We've known the universe is expanding for a long time. The first solid paper demonstrating cosmic expansion was published by Edwin Hubble in 1929, based on observations made by Vesto Slipher, Milton Humason, and Henrietta ...
Best way to stay in the loop? Know people from other social circles
Do close friends or casual acquaintances help you stay the most informed? Contrary to a long-standing social science theory, new research from Michigan State University suggests that having people in your life who expose ...
Coral reef snapper feeling impacts of marine heat waves on Great Barrier Reef
The fate of a popular fish found on the Great Barrier Reef could be in jeopardy, with a new James Cook University study highlighting the impact of marine heat waves on the Spanish Flag Snapper.
Research sheds light on impact and bias of voter purging in Michigan
In recent years, some states have prioritized purging their voter rolls of those who have passed away or moved out of state. During election season, there is often increased discussion about the necessity and impact of these ...
Political parties in South America relied on will of the people to implement major economic reforms, analysis shows
The success and legacy of major economic reforms in Ecuador and El Salvador has depended on the will of the people, analysis shows. The strength of political party ideology and support of unions, workers and the financial ...
Consumers' support for trade and immigration declines, small change on higher taxes for wealthy
American consumers view the economic impact of both trade and immigration more critically now than in 2020, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers.
Experienced and powerful boards are needed to harness the power of overconfident CEOs for innovations
C-suites are filled with strong personalities that can help drive new and exciting offerings. But when it comes to breakthrough technological innovations, a new study published in Strategic Management Journal found it's essential ...
