Genetics
A histone post-translational modification linked to lifelong susceptibility to stress in mice
Chemical changes to histones, the proteins that help to pack and organize DNA inside cells, play a key role in determining what genes will be consistently activated over the course of an animal or human's life. Past studies ...
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Evolution
Asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs may have led to the invention of 'ant agriculture'
The event that wiped out the dinosaurs wasn't all bad. The low-light environment caused by the meteor impact some 66 million years ago favored the spread of fungi that feed on organic matter, which was abundant at the time ...
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Why is Mount Everest so big? New research highlights a rogue river—but deeper forces are at work
Mount Everest (also known as Chomolungma or Sagarmāthā) is famously the highest mountain in the Himalayas and indeed on Earth. But why?
Earth Sciences
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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
Oct 5, 2024
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Study of global primate populations reveals predictors of extinction risk
An international team of biologists, planetary scientists and conservationists has conducted a large-scale study of non-human primate populations around the world to gauge their risk of extinction due to climate change.
Large radio bubble detected in galaxy NGC 4217
An international team of astronomers has performed radio observations of a star-forming galaxy known as NGC 4217. The observational campaign detected a large radio bubble in the galaxy's halo. The finding was reported in ...
Scientists develop mRNA vaccine that protects mice against intestinal C. difficile bacteria
A large team of microbiologists, pathologists and infectious diseases specialists affiliated with several institutions in the U.S. has developed an mRNA vaccine that has thus far been found able to protect mice against intestinal ...
New ultrathin optical device can precisely capture and stimulate the mammalian brain
Reliably tracking and manipulating the mammalian nervous system in laboratory or clinical settings allows neuroscientists to test their hypotheses, which may in turn lead to new important discoveries. The most well-established ...
Researchers propose hydrogen storage using existing infrastructure in lakes and reservoirs
In a new Nature Communications study, researchers propose a new method for hydrogen storage using existing pipes located at the bottom of lakes and reservoirs.
Researchers use AI to find non-opioid pain relief options
An estimated one in five Americans live with chronic pain and current treatment options leave much to be desired. Feixiong Cheng, Ph.D., Director of Cleveland Clinic's Genome Center, and IBM are using artificial intelligence ...
Addiction
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Medical Xpress
Machine learning model can diagnose Meniere disease
Rwanda will deploy Marburg vaccine under trial as death toll rises to 12
Breast cancer deaths fall 44% since 1989 despite rising cases
Mpox epidemic: from first cases to vaccinations
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?
Tech Xplore
New ultrathin optical device can precisely capture and stimulate the mammalian brain
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
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 ...
Using AI to figure out the chemical composition of paints used in classical paintings
A team of chemists and AI researchers at CNR, Istituto di Scienze del Patrimonio Culturale, has developed an AI model capable of determining the chemical composition of the paints used to make classical paintings.
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 ...
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
Oct 5, 2024
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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
Oct 5, 2024
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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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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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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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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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Cuffing season: An evolutionary explanation for why people want to settle down for the winter months
Does the effort you invest in seeking a romantic partner intensify as summer ends? During the colder, darker months, people have been known to engage in "cuffing season," which means attaching yourself to or having a physical ...
Flash flooding kills three in northern Thailand
Flash flooding in popular Thai tourist hotspot Chiang Mai has killed three people, a health official said Sunday, as visitors evacuated hotels through knee-high muddy water and shops closed in the city center.
Scientists map fruit fly brain to reveal neural circuit insights
A team of scientists supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH)'s The BRAIN Initiative, including Davi Bock, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Neurological Sciences at UVM's Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine, ...
A 'forgotten' valley in storm-hit North Carolina, desperate for help
The only road to Pensacola, in the remote mountains of western North Carolina, is now a muddy path through deep, twisting gorges. Its main bridges were swept away last week in floods fueled by devastating Hurricane Helene—and ...
Two elephants die in flash flooding in northern Thailand
Two elephants drowned during flash flooding in popular Thai tourist hotspot Chiang Mai, their sanctuary said Sunday, as local authorities evacuated visitors from their hotels and shops closed in the city center.
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 ...
