Astronomy
Webb offers best glimpse ever into icy planetesimals of early solar system
New studies led by researchers at the University of Central Florida offer for the first time a clearer picture of how the outer solar system formed and evolved based on analyses of trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) and centaurs.
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Bio & Medicine
Prototype sunscreen uses TiO₂ nanoparticles to cool skin while blocking UV rays
Wearing sunscreen is important to protect your skin from the harmful effects of UV radiation but doesn't cool people off. However, a new formula, described in Nano Letters, protects against both UV light and heat from the ...
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Genetically engineered mice reveal how pheromones drive mating behavior
Pheromones—chemicals produced by animals—are well-known for influencing the social and sexual behavior of members of the same species. These chemical signals convey vital information, such as gender and reproductive status. ...
Plants & Animals
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A new way of thinking about skyrmion motion could lead to more robust electronics
The future storage and processing of data stand to benefit greatly from tiny magnetic whirlpools known as skyrmions, which are robust against noise and may be useful in lower power consumption devices. The development of ...
Condensed Matter
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Arctic snow shows up to 71 times more PFAS during sunny months
PFAS refers collectively to the thousands of man-made chemicals that take a very long time to break down in nature. None of these substances occur naturally—also called forever chemicals, and several are suspected of negatively ...
Environment
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New strategies enhance stability of metal nanoparticles in green hydrogen production
Efficient and durable low-cost catalysts are essential for green hydrogen production and related chemical fuel production, both vital technologies for the transition to renewable energy. Research in this field increasingly ...
Nanomaterials
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Research reveals a molecule that may help slow aging while on a restricted diet
A multi-institutional team from China and the U.S. has identified a molecule that may play a role in slowing the aging process in some animals consuming a restricted diet. The team has published two papers on their work in ...
Study finds slowing of age-related declines in older adults
A study from the Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center at the Mailman School of Public Health reveals significant improvements in the health of older adults in England when compared to previous generations.
Health
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Shedding new light on infants' ability to learn from nonlinguistic signals
A new study by developmental scientists at Northwestern University provides new insight into a hallmark of human communication: our flexibility to use nonlinguistic signals to serve our communication needs.
Psychology & Psychiatry
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Laser-based artificial neuron mimics nerve cell functions at lightning speed
Researchers have developed a laser-based artificial neuron that fully emulates the functions, dynamics and information processing of a biological graded neuron. With a signal processing speed of 10 GBaud—a billion times ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
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The Future is Interdisciplinary
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Medical Xpress
Shedding new light on infants' ability to learn from nonlinguistic signals
Self-guided online treatment can help with atopic eczema
Problem gamblers' brains rely on slow learning, increasing losses: Study
Research underscores critical need for bird flu vaccines for pregnant women
New study calls for radical rethink of mental health support for adolescents
Molecular and cellular level research shows a sharp sex divide for long COVID—women are more vulnerable
CRISPR study silences gene mutations that drive aggressive cancers
Surprising discovery pinpoints when good cholesterol becomes harmful
New treatment target for neuroendocrine prostate cancer discovered
Overcoming glioblastoma resistance to chemotherapy
Chronic gut infection could play a role in Alzheimer's development
Leveraging AI to assist clinicians with physical exams
Tech Xplore
Laser-based artificial neuron mimics nerve cell functions at lightning speed
SK hynix to get $458 mn funding for US chip facilities
Human-like artificial intelligence may face greater blame for moral violations
Novel solar cell process advances green hydrogen production
AI chatbots may be repeating old biases while trying to help the planet
Study introduces a new development in landmark retrieval models
Molecular 'pinball': Superfast collisions predict supercritical fluid properties
Neither gas nor liquid, supercritical fluids exhibit a unique mashup of the properties of both and arise when fluids are pushed to very high temperatures and pressures. Their properties make them ideal for a wide variety ...
General Physics
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South Florida's beachfront buildings found to be sinking faster than expected
A team of mechanical, architectural and environmental engineers, geoscientists, and geoinformation specialists affiliated with several institutions in the U.S. and Germany has found that many of the tall, heavy buildings ...
Arctic Siberia summers were up to 10°C warmer than today during the Last Interglacial, study finds
Interglacials are, as the name suggests, warm periods between planetary glaciations when the expanse of ice on Earth shrinks. Currently, we are in an 11,000 year-long interglacial period known as the Holocene. Prior to this, ...
Astronomers detect new 1.9-second pulsar using FAST
Using the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST) in China, astronomers have discovered a new pulsar with a spin period of about two seconds. The newly detected pulsar, designated PSR J1922+37, was found ...
Optical spring enables programmable defect mode in new mechanical crystal
Mechanical crystals, also known as phononic crystals, are materials that can control the propagation of vibrations or sound waves, just like photonic crystals control the flow of light. The introduction of defects in these ...
Precise map of primate foveolar cortex uncovers intricacies of brain's visual system
Humans and other primates are innately able to perceive fine details, vibrant colors and focus their attention on specific elements of what they are seeing at a given time. This ability is supported by the foveola, a tiny ...
In-plane magnetic fields reveal new Hall effect behaviors in advanced materials
In-plane magnetic fields are responsible for inducing anomalous Hall effect in EuCd2Sb2 films, report researchers from the Institute of Science Tokyo. By studying how these fields change electronic structures, the team discovered ...
Condensed Matter
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Molecular and cellular level research shows a sharp sex divide for long COVID—women are more vulnerable
Scientists have identified "immune pathways" during acute coronavirus infection that are associated with the development of long COVID, and while some pathways are the same for men and women, others differ dramatically along ...
Microrobots and the 'lazy agent problem': Swarm study demonstrates a solution
Imagine trying to move a heavy piece of furniture with a group of people. Everyone's effort matters, but how do you ensure that each person is pulling their weight? This challenge of fairly distributing the load is a critical ...
Robotics
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CRISPR study silences gene mutations that drive aggressive cancers
Peter Mac scientists have found a way to use the powerful gene editing tool CRISPR to silence cancer-causing gene mutations which, up to now, have remained off-limits to targeted drugs.
Oncology & Cancer
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HD 65907: The mysterious case of the resurrected star
The star HD 65907 is not what it appears to be. It's a star that looks young, but on closer inspection, it is actually much, much older. What's going on? Research suggests that it is a resurrected star.
Child-free employees face Christmas bias, according to research
An ongoing study led by Dr. Giulia Giunti from the University of St Andrews Business School is highlighting forms of workplace discrimination toward those without children.
Study reveals strategies for managing narcissists at home and work
The best way to deal with narcissistic people in your personal life may be the hardest advice to take, according to an expert who has studied narcissism for more than 20 years.
Easy tips to save money don't always work. Here's why.
Amid spending season and a plethora of articles listing ways to control your budget during these holidays, a Deakin University researcher warns there are no quick and easy solutions.
Harmful gas billowing from Texas and New Mexico comes mostly from smaller leaks, researchers say
The blob on the satellite image is a rainbow of colors. An analyst digitally sharpens it and there, highlighted in red, is the source: a concrete oil pad spewing methane.
NASA payload aims to probe moon's depths to study heat flow
Earth's nearest neighboring body in the solar system is its moon, yet to date, humans have physically explored just 5% of its surface. It wasn't until 2023—building on Apollo-era data and more detailed studies made in 2011–2012 ...
Online program helps siblings fight less, bond more, study finds
Siblings between the ages of 4 and 8 can have up to eight fights an hour, Northeastern University psychology professor Laurie Kramer says. If you don't live with children this age, that stat may seem a tad dramatic; if you ...
Sentinel-1 data reveals Arctic glacier retreat
As Arctic temperatures rise, marine-terminating glaciers—especially in places like Svalbard—are undergoing rapid retreat and intensified calving. The Space for Shore project utilizes radar data from the Copernicus Sentinel-1 ...
7 good things humanity did to combat climate change in 2024
Advocating for climate change action can sometimes feel like pushing a huge boulder up a hill. News headlines are filled with breaking climate records, while governments, including Australia's, are still approving new fossil ...
Study reveals how global connections boost city economies
As city population grows, so does violent crime, contagious diseases, and per-capita GDP. A significant body of research has investigated what drives this scaling relationship, examining factors within a city.
Near-extinct Caribbean reptile makes epic comeback
The Sombrero ground lizard, endemic to a tiny Caribbean island near Anguilla, is a critically endangered reptile. In 2018, it was estimated that fewer than 100 individuals of the species were left in the wild—it was on ...
White House unveils new climate goals weeks before Trump's return
President Joe Biden's administration on Thursday unveiled a new climate target under the landmark Paris accord, just weeks before Donald Trump's return to the White House threatens to upend US efforts to combat global warming.
San Diego is relaxing its no-gas rule for new city buildings: To environmentalists, it's 'a giant loophole'
Local environmentalists are criticizing San Diego for retreating on a two-year-old policy that requires all new and significantly renovated city buildings to rely entirely on electricity instead of gas.
Storm fears overshadow India coast decades after tsunami
The deadly tsunami that swamped India's southern coast two decades ago was a one-off disaster, but storms that are growing ever more intense spark panic each time howling gales whip up waves.
Capybaras found dead from rabies on Brazilian island underline need to monitor virus
Three capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) died from rabies on Anchieta Island in the municipality of Ubatuba, São Paulo state, Brazil, between December 2019 and January 2020. One was found dead, and two exhibited hindlimb ...
Researchers develop edible biofilm for extending fruit shelf life
With significant improvements in transportation technology, the accessibility of fresh food has considerably increased. However, this progress has been accompanied by escalating concerns about food waste during transportation ...
Miniaturized all-fiber photoacoustic spectrometer for intravascular gas detection rivals lab-based systems
Miniaturized spectroscopy systems that can detect trace concentrations at the parts-per-billion (ppb) level are of the utmost importance in applications ranging from environmental monitoring and industrial process control ...
Researchers address material challenges to make commercial fusion power a reality
Imagine if we could take the energy of the sun, put it in a container, and use it to provide green, sustainable power for the world. Creating commercial fusion power plants would essentially make this idea a reality. However, ...
Unlocking puberty secrets: What frogs reveal about human growth
Tadpoles are to frogs as oranges are to apples.
Play for the planet: Five climate change games for the festive season
Although most people in the UK are worried about climate change, disagreement about what to do can be polarizing, especially at Christmas when norms around travel, presents and waste are at the forefront of people's attention. ...
