Astronomy
A recent fast radio burst calls into question what astronomers believed they knew
Astronomer Calvin Leung was excited last summer to crunch data from a newly commissioned radio telescope to precisely pinpoint the origin of repeated bursts of intense radio waves—so-called fast radio bursts (FRBs)—emanating ...
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Saturday Citations: Europe is sun powered; mitochondria lead busy lives; Plus: life in the big, interdependent city
¡Hola, mis amigos de la ciencia! This week, researchers reported that hominins strode bipedally across Europe 500,000 years earlier than previously known. By making digital endocasts of bird skulls, researchers in Australia ...
Jan 25, 2025
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Reforestation stands out among plant-based climate-mitigation strategies as most beneficial for wildlife biodiversity
In the global effort to combat climate change, large-scale, plant-based strategies such as planting forests and cultivating biofuels are an increasingly important part of countries' plans to reduce their overall carbon emissions, ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 24, 2025
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Behavior-based dependency networks can shape the resilience of cities following economic shocks
Unexpected crises or events, such as the COVID-19 pandemic or natural disasters, can cause disruptions to a city's economy. For instance, forcing businesses to temporarily close or hindering their daily operations. As businesses ...
Machine learning and 3D printing yield steel-strong, foam-light materials
Researchers at the University of Toronto's Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering have used machine learning to design nano-architected materials that have the strength of carbon steel but the lightness of Styrofoam.
Nanomaterials
Jan 24, 2025
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The obscure 'quack' who helped pioneer the modern clinical trial
Brighton and Sussex Medical School and Royal Sussex County Hospital researchers have published an analysis of Francis Hauksbee the Younger's 1743 "Experimentum Crucis." In the analysis, the researchers consider the systematic ...
Scientists uncover how cancer cells hijack T-cells, making it harder for the body to fight back
Research led by the Chiba Cancer Center Research Institute in Japan has discovered a surprising way cancer evades the immune system. It essentially hacks the immune cells, transferring its own faulty mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) ...
Blood vessel growth factor alleviates anxious behaviors in mouse study
Anxiety disorders, characterized by an excessive apprehension about real or perceived threats and dysfunctional behaviors aimed at avoiding these threats, are among the most common mental health conditions. Estimates suggest ...
Experimental drug speeds up myelin repair, restoring vision in mice
Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have found a promising drug candidate that could help restore vision in individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) and other neurological conditions that damage ...
Neuroscience
Jan 25, 2025
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Eco-friendly aluminum battery lasts 10,000 cycles with minimal loss
Large batteries for long-term storage of solar and wind power are key to integrating abundant and renewable energy sources into the U.S. power grid. However, there is a lack of safe and reliable battery technologies to support ...
Engineering
Jan 24, 2025
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Find Your Best Idea with Multiphysics Modeling and Apps
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The Future is Interdisciplinary
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Medical Xpress
Move more, age well: Prescribing physical activity for older adults as a recipe for healthy aging
The CIA believes COVID most likely originated from a lab but has low confidence in its own finding
The obscure 'quack' who helped pioneer the modern clinical trial
India probes mystery illness after 17 die: Reports
Researchers pinpoint keys to cell therapy response for leukemia
Blood vessel growth factor alleviates anxious behaviors in mouse study
Neurons in amygdala found to regulate social behavior with strangers
Personalized COVID-19 protection: Study finds scalable tests identify at-risk individuals
Novel neuronal mechanism for stress-induced alteration in behavior identified
Mapping the brain's self-healing abilities after stroke
Study finds OCD patients' decision making mirrors general population
Tech Xplore
Trump casts chill over US wind energy sector
Rubbish roads: Nepal explores paving with plastic
Self-adaptive LLM dynamically adjusts its weights to learn new tasks
How good old mud can lower building costs
Electric vehicles now match traditional cars for longevity, study finds
OpenAI unveils 'Operator' agent that handles web tasks
People are hawking TikTok-loaded phones for thousands on eBay, Facebook
A new method to fabricate soft electronics via particle engulfment printing
Peptide-coated nanoparticles achieve 98% drug loading, improving cancer treatment
A team of scientists has developed a groundbreaking approach using specially designed peptides to improve drug formulations. This innovative method significantly enhances anti-tumor efficacy, as demonstrated in leukemia models. ...
Bio & Medicine
Jan 24, 2025
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Invisible alliances: Kingdoms collide as bacteria and cells form captivating connections
In biology textbooks, the endoplasmic reticulum is often portrayed as a distinct, compact organelle near the nucleus, and is commonly known to be responsible for protein trafficking and secretion. In reality, the ER is vast ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 24, 2025
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Study points to South America—not Mexico—as birthplace of Irish potato famine pathogen
North Carolina State University researchers firmly point the finger at the South American Andes Mountains as the place where the Irish potato famine pathogen, Phtytophthora infestans, originated.
Plants & Animals
Jan 24, 2025
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Using AI machine learning to map hidden molecular interactions in bacteria
A new study from Oregon Health & Science University has uncovered how small molecules within bacteria interact with proteins, revealing a network of molecular connections that could improve drug discovery and cancer research.
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 24, 2025
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Algae-based method purifies chemically polluted water effectively, study finds
Europe's water bodies are in poor condition: more than half of them are heavily polluted with chemicals. This is hardly surprising—every day, up to 70,000 different chemicals are used in Europe's industries and agriculture. ...
Environment
Jan 24, 2025
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Deep-ultraviolet laser microscope reveals diamond's nanoscale transport behaviors
Ultrawide-bandgap semiconductors—such as diamond—are promising for next-generation electronics due to a larger energy gap between the valence and conduction bands, allowing them to handle higher voltages, operate at higher ...
Nanophysics
Jan 24, 2025
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Fruit flies' courtship song may hold key to controlling mosquitoes
How fruit flies mate may hold a key to limiting the spread of diseases by mosquitoes.
Molecular & Computational biology
Jan 24, 2025
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Engineering the first semimetallic Weyl quantum crystal
An international team of researchers led by the Strong Correlation Quantum Transport Laboratory of the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) has demonstrated, in a world's first, an ideal Weyl semimetal, marking ...
Condensed Matter
Jan 24, 2025
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Seaweed farms show potential for carbon storage that gets better with age
A large international team of researchers with a wide variety of backgrounds has found evidence that carbon storage below seaweed farms can accumulate as much carbon as some Blue Carbon habitats. In their study published ...
Researchers uncover principles of gene expression regulation in cancer and cellular functions
A research team at KAIST has identified the core gene expression networks regulated by key proteins that fundamentally drive phenomena such as cancer development, metastasis, tissue differentiation from stem cells, and neural ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 24, 2025
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Drones could be the 'magic tools' we need to chase bears away from people
Brown bears roam across much of the northern hemisphere from the mountains of Spain to the prairies of the US. These bears are formidable carnivores that can weigh up to 751 kg (1,656 lb) and have claws 15 cm (6 in) long. ...
Opinion: The US has called time on working from home—here's why the world shouldn't follow
US President Donald Trump has called time on working from home. An executive order signed on the first day of his presidency this week requires all federal government departments and agencies to "take all necessary steps ...
How we treat catchment water to make it safe to drink
Most of us are fortunate that, when we turn on the tap, clean, safe and high-quality water comes out.
The world's second largest freshwater crayfish was once plentiful in Australia's longest river—we're bringing it back
Murray crayfish once thrived in the southern Murray-Darling Basin. The species was found everywhere from the headwaters of the Murray and Murrumbidgee Rivers in the Australian Alps all the way down to Wellington in South ...
Most of us trust scientists, shows a survey of nearly 72,000 people worldwide
Public trust in scientists is vital. It can help us with personal decisions on matters like health and provide evidence-based policymaking to assist governments with crises such as the COVID pandemic or climate change.
We live in times of multiple entwined crises—but our policy responses aren't keeping up
Existing policies to tackle environmental challenges fail to take into account that biodiversity loss, climate change and pollution are intertwined crises and produce compounding and intensifying impacts.
Better digital literacy could help reduce climate and disaster conspiracy theories
In recent years, the proliferation of conspiracy theories amid escalating climate disasters and their aftermath has become an alarming trend.
German man sets world record living for 120 days underwater
A German aerospace engineer celebrated setting a world record Friday for the longest time living underwater without depressurization—120 days in a submerged capsule off the coast of Panama.
Power cuts and transport chaos as Storm Eowyn hits Ireland and UK
Storm Eowyn caused havoc Friday as it battered Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland, killing one person and leaving hundreds of thousands of homes without power, flights grounded and schools shut, officials said.
A private US spacecraft headed to the moon captures a glorious view of Earth
A private U.S. spacecraft bound for the moon has captured stunning images of Earth one week into its flight.
Space researchers build traffic light system to warn of dangerous solar storms
Researchers have created an improved traffic light system for predicting geomagnetic storms. They are now testing how well these algorithms can prepare us for incoming space storms that can wreak havoc by knocking out satellites ...
Enhancing tornado damage surveys to reduce uncertainties in records
Tornadoes remain one of the most destructive natural hazards. Accurately recording tornado occurrences has been challenging, especially in areas where confirming their occurrence is challenging due to sparse populations or ...
Combining machine learning with a climate system model enhances flood season rainfall predictions
As climate change leads to more frequent and intense extreme precipitation events, accurately predicting rainfall during the flood season has become increasingly critical.
New tool aids organizations in mapping carbon reduction strategies
A novel tool that can help organizations identify viable pathways to net zero emissions has been launched by Imperial College London.
Survey highlights Baltimore's food insecurity decline, but racial disparities in grocery access endure
Fewer Baltimore-area residents experienced food insecurity last year than in 2023 even though researchers found profound racial disparities with hunger and access to grocery stores, according to the latest results from an ...
Study finds companies with strong political ties generate more money
High-level political connections within a company's board of directors can significantly enhance market perceptions of the value of corporate cash holdings, according to a new study.
Return-to-office mandates: Top three challenges for employers and employees
Full-time return-to-office (RTO) mandates—most recently from JPMorgan Chase, Amazon and now the U.S. federal government—have made headlines across the country and caused consternation among remote and hybrid employees. ...
Do or die: How soybeans tackle nematode invaders
"Fight-or-flight" is not an option for plants, unfortunately, when it comes to pathogen attacks. Instead, plants opt for "do-or-die." A deeper insight into the genetic mechanisms that enable plants to resist pathogen infections ...
New research unlocks subsurface secrets in Avon River Critical Zone
A study led by The University of Western Australia has revealed new insights into the landscape profile of the Avon River Critical Zone Observatory in Western Australia.
How cities are weathering the climate crisis
Several years ago, the residents of a manufactured-home neighborhood in southeast suburban Houston, not far from the Buffalo Bayou, took a major step in dealing with climate problems: They bought the land under their homes. ...
