Archaeology
Nescot dog remains provide insight into Romano-British ritual practices
A recent study by Dr. Ellen Green, published in the International Journal of Paleopathology, analyzed the faunal assemblage recovered from the Romano-British ritual shaft at Nescot. Despite only being used for a relatively ...
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Condensed Matter
'Half ice, half fire': Physicists discover new phase of matter in a magnetic material
Two scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have discovered a new phase of matter while studying a model system of a magnetic material.
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How necrotic cells contribute to the body's regeneration process
Researchers have shed new light on how tissues in the body are repaired following the damage and premature death of tissue cells.
Researchers have shed new light on how tissues in the body are repaired following the damage and premature death of tissue cells.
Cell & Microbiology
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How ancient stone kitchens preserve food secrets
The mortar, pestle and cutting board in your kitchen are modern versions of manos and metates—ancient cooking implements found in archaeological sites around the world. A mano is a hand-held stone tool used with a metate ...
Archaeology
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Diagnostic technology achieves near 100% accuracy in pathogen identification within three hours
A joint team of professors—Hajun Kim, Taejoon Kwon, and Joo Hun Kang—from the Department of Biomedical Engineering at UNIST has unveiled a novel diagnostic technique that utilizes artificially designed polymers known ...
Biotechnology
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A hit of dopamine tells baby birds when their song practice is paying off
In his home office in Durham, Duke neuroscientist Richard Mooney shows a series of images of a bird's brain on song. In one, what looks like a pointillist painting illustrates a young zebra finch's myriad attempts to sound ...
Plants & Animals
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Skeletal analysis in Tombos tombs finds hardworking individuals buried among the elite
Skeletal analysis at Tombos, an ancient Egyptian colonial settlement in Nubia, reveals a more complex labor and social hierarchy than previously understood. Researchers from Leiden University, Purdue University, and the University ...
Study shows that some voices are more memorable than others, irrespective of who is listening to them
The term "memorability" refers to the likelihood that a particular stimulus, such as an object, face or sound, will be remembered by those exposed to it. Over the past few years, some psychology studies have been exploring ...
National study finds one in four adults misusing prescription stimulants
Research conducted by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals that 1 in 4 adults using prescription stimulants ...
Electronics-free robots can walk right off the 3D-printer
Imagine a robot that can walk, without electronics, and only with the addition of a cartridge of compressed gas, right off the 3D-printer. It can also be printed in one go, from one material.
Robotics
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Cancer researchers identify the 'switch' that allows intestinal cells to regenerate after injury
Researchers from the University of Colorado Cancer Center have solved a cellular mystery that may lead to better therapies for colorectal and other types of cancer.
Oncology & Cancer
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Find Your Best Idea with Multiphysics Modeling and Apps
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Tech Xplore
Oxygenation strategy provides facile route to long-wave infrared birefringent crystals
Long-wave infrared birefringent crystals are essential materials in infrared optical applications in fields such as infrared imaging, laser technology, and optical communications. Due to limitations in birefringence, infrared ...
Analytical Chemistry
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Study unravels mystery of cancer-fueling enzyme, which could lead to new therapies
For organs to develop, grow and regenerate, cells must proliferate. But when that process goes awry, leading to uncontrolled cell growth, cancer can emerge.
Biochemistry
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Nickel(0) and boron—together at last in square-planar complexes
The arrangement of small molecules—known as ligands—around transition metal atoms affects how the metal atoms behave. This is important because transition metals are used as catalysts in the synthesis of a wide range ...
Analytical Chemistry
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Live hantavirus is carried by more than 30 New Mexico small mammal species
Ever since 1993, when a deadly disease outbreak in the Four Corners first revealed the presence of hantavirus in North America, New Mexicans have been warned to be on the lookout for deer mice, which harbor the microbe and ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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DNA-loaded lipid nanoparticles are poised to bring gene therapy to common chronic diseases
A breakthrough in safely delivering therapeutic DNA to cells could transform treatment for millions suffering from common chronic diseases like heart disease, diabetes, and cancer.
Bio & Medicine
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How Zika virus knocks out our immune defenses
Zika virus and dengue virus are very close relatives. Both are mosquito-borne flaviviruses, and both specialize in infecting a host's dendritic cells.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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Magnetic 'microflowers' enhance local magnetic fields
A flower-shaped structure only a few micrometers in size made of a nickel-iron alloy can concentrate and locally enhance magnetic fields. The size of the effect can be controlled by varying the geometry and number of "petals."
Nanophysics
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New spray technology helps pesticides stick to plant leaves to reduce polluting runoff
Reducing the amount of agricultural sprays used by farmers—including fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides—could cut down the amount of polluting runoff that ends up in the environment while at the same time reducing ...
Biotechnology
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Motion sickness brain circuit may provide new options for treating obesity
Motion sickness is a very common condition that affects about one in three people, but the brain circuits involved are largely unknown.
Neuroscience
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Listening to quantum atoms talk together thanks to acoustics
What happens when a quantum physicist is frustrated by the limitations of quantum mechanics when trying to study densely packed atoms? At EPFL, you get a metamaterial, an engineered material that exhibits exotic properties.
Condensed Matter
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Sugar beet pulp fibers show potential for nutritional supplements and sustainable plastic alternatives
New technology can separate the fibers in the sugar beet pulp left over after sugar production. Part of the fiber can be used as a nutritional supplement due to its anti-inflammatory properties and beneficial effects on our ...
Lessons from Venezuela's democratic collapse: How opposition movements can defy autocratic leaders
Until the 1990s, Venezuela was home to one of the most established democracies in Latin America. Today, however, it stands as one of the region's most firmly entrenched authoritarian regimes.
Utah ecologists confirm that the 'Beehive State' lives up to its name
Wildlife conservation is critical to sustaining the planet's biodiversity and health. But putting together a conservation plan is a tall order. First of all, you need to determine what species you're conserving, along with ...
Automated lead nurturing boosts sales—but only under the right conditions
Businesses invest billions in marketing automation, and many assume that Automated Lead Nurturing (ALN) is a proven driver of sales. However, a new Journal of Marketing study reveals that ALN is not a one-size-fits-all solution. ...
Solutions are a big part of alternative media's environmental reporting, but need consistent support, study says
There's no getting around it: Staying on top of the world's environmental challenges can be a grim experience. Climate change, floods, wildfires, collapsing biodiversity—it's enough to turn many readers off the news entirely.
Questionnaire that measures musicality in children can provide targeted support in education
Children's musical abilities develop at different rates and not always to the same extent. But what factors play a role? Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics (MPIEA) in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, ...
Ultra-precision sensor technology developed for single-molecule detection
A research team affiliated with the Nano Optics Group within the Department of Physics at UNIST has announced the successful implementation of a plasmonic structure capable of precisely adjusting nanometer-sized gaps in response ...
Decoding a medieval mystery manuscript
Two years ago, MIT professor of literature Arthur Bahr had one of the best days of his life. Sitting in the British Library, he was allowed to page through the Pearl-Manuscript, a singular bound volume from the 1300s containing ...
Achieving circularity in textiles: Applying the Butterfly framework to assess challenges and opportunities
The Dutch textile industry stands at a crossroads. Fast fashion and overconsumption are driving an ever-growing mountain of waste, while the Netherlands is committed to achieving a fully circular textile chain by 2050. But ...
Researchers use innovative methods to identify bee species in the Caatinga biome
The latest review article from the Interdisciplinary Center for Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR) in Portugal opens up horizons for the identification of bee species in a diversity of ecosystems and was based on ...
Scientists call for uplisting emperor penguins to 'threatened' on IUCN red list
Scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), in collaboration with international partners, have developed a novel approach to addressing uncertainties in ecological and environmental projections, providing ...
Scientists reveal neuronal calcium oscillations involved in tissue communication
Mitochondria play a crucial role in maintaining energy balance and cellular health. Recent studies have shown that chronic stress in neuronal mitochondria can have far-reaching effects, not only damaging the neurons themselves ...
Anthropocene deserves official recognition, some experts maintain
Humans have remodeled the Earth so profoundly that in 2000, atmospheric chemist Paul Crutzen and biologist Eugene Stoermer proposed that the Holocene epoch had ended and the "Anthropocene," or human epoch, had begun.
The future of wetlands: Predicting ecological shifts in the Middle Yangtze River Basin
Wetlands in the Middle Yangtze River Basin (MYRB) are facing significant ecological challenges due to climate change and human activities. A recent study investigated the spatiotemporal changes in wetland ecological quality ...
School during wartime: Learning about teachers' psychological stress in Ukraine
Lessons in air-raid shelters and a sense of purpose from comforting others: LMU graduate Iryna Nadyukova investigated the psychological stress of teachers in Ukraine.
NYC's 'couch-surfing' runaways found vulnerable to exploitation in report
They move through New York and other big cities like shadows. Often at loose ends, they blend in on crowded city sidewalks and perhaps catch a few winks on a friend's sofa or a park bench. They take risks for food and money, ...
Wealthy nations owe climate debt to Africa. These funds could help cities grow
Wealthy nations have fueled their industrial growth and urbanization by burning fossil fuels. This is the biggest cause of climate change, which now affects every country in the world, even developing countries in sub-Saharan ...
Amid a tropical paradise known as 'Lizard Island,' researchers are cracking open evolution's black box
Every morning in Miami, our fieldwork begins the same way. Fresh Cuban coffee and pastelitos—delicious Latin American pastries—fuel our team for another day of evolutionary detective work. Here we're tracking evolution ...
Image: Atomic Clock Ensemble in Space: Time to get ready
ESA's Atomic Clock Ensemble in Space (ACES) has arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United States. This cutting-edge European experiment will test fundamental physics from the outside of ESA's Columbus module ...
Back in the pink: Senegal salt lake gets its color back
The waters of Senegal's Lake Retba are back to their famous pink hues three years after floods washed away their rosy tinge—and businessfolk and tourists are thrilled.
