General Physics
Adjusting accelerators with help from machine learning
Banks of computer screens stacked two and three high line the walls. The screens are covered with numbers and graphs that are unintelligible to an untrained eye. But they tell a story to the operators staffing the particle ...
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Astrobiology
Mars Curiosity rover takes a last look at mysterious sulfur
NASA's Curiosity rover is preparing for the next leg of its journey, a months-long trek to a formation called the boxwork, a set of weblike patterns on Mars's surface that stretches for miles. It will soon leave behind Gediz ...
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Machine learning and supercomputer simulations predict interactions between gold nanoparticles and blood proteins
Researchers in the Nanoscience Center at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, have used machine learning and supercomputer simulations to investigate how tiny gold nanoparticles bind to blood proteins. The studies discovered ...
Bio & Medicine
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Confinement may affect how we smell and feel about food
New research from RMIT University found confined and isolating environments changed the way people smelled and responded emotionally to certain food aromas.
Space Exploration
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Largest and hairiest of its kind: New feather-duster-legged tarantula discovered in western Cuba
A new species of tarantula, Trichopelma grande, has been discovered in western Cuba by researchers David Ortiz of Masaryk University, Czechia, and Elier Fonseca of the Cuban Zoological Society, Cuba. The charismatic addition ...
Modeling a tiny worm's feeding process sheds light on the complexity of biological organisms
The throat of the roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans might seem like an odd place for exploring the complexity of life's mechanisms, until one realizes how much information has been collected on these tiny nematodes over the ...
Molecular & Computational biology
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From head to tail: How cells can behave autonomously during early development
We all start our lives as symmetric balls of cells. In humans, during the first few weeks after fertilization, embryonic cells undergo several rounds of division, increasing their mass. Then comes gastrulation, the process ...
Cell & Microbiology
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Modeling and analysis reveals technological, environmental challenges to increasing water recovery from desalination
Climate change is making water scarcer. A promising method to combat this problem is desalination technology because it can tap seawater.
Engineering
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Fat cells have epigenetics-based memory: Researchers discover mechanism behind weight loss yo-yo effect
Anyone who has ever tried to get rid of a few extra kilos knows the frustration: the weight drops initially, only to be back within a matter of weeks—the yo-yo effect has struck. Researchers at ETH Zurich have now been ...
Overweight & Obesity
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COVID-19 hitches a ride on mucus to spread deep into lungs, live imaging shows
The COVID-19 virus spreads via mucus once inside an infected airway, allowing it to reach into the lower lungs, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in Nature Communications.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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Medical Xpress
Study investigates face masks, mood and focus
Understanding neonatal infectious diseases in low- and middle-income countries: New insights from a 30-year study
COVID-19 hitches a ride on mucus to spread deep into lungs, live imaging shows
Researchers define new subtypes of common brain disorder
Personalized bone and tissue regeneration gel shows effectiveness in rats
Oropouche virus transmission to unborn child confirmed
Tech Xplore
AI feels like an unstoppable force. But it is not a panacea for businesses or society
Charged up safety: Hydrated salts shield batteries from thermal threats
Is AI's meteoric rise beginning to slow?
Renewables revolt in Sardinia, Italy's coal-fired island
Seatbelt-integrated biosensor could reliably track the alertness and stress of pilots and drivers
Engineers transform smartphones into instruments for studying space
Mushroom houses for Gaza? Arab designers offer home-grown innovations
US finalizes up to $6.6 bn funding for chip giant TSMC
Blood pressure variability linked to accelerated vision loss in glaucoma
University of California, San Diego-led research suggests that long-term variability in blood pressure is associated with accelerated worsening of peripheral vision due to the progression of glaucoma.
Exploring diet shifts can reveal the hidden costs of what we eat
Shifting our diets to be more sustainable can be a powerful way for each of us to address both climate change and global food insecurity. However, making such adjustments on the large scales necessary to make a difference ...
Environment
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American soil losing more nutrients for crops due to heavier rainstorms, study shows
Phosphorus, a nutrient in soil essential for sustaining most forms of life, is increasingly disappearing from land as it is washed into waterways throughout the United States, according to a new study led by researchers at ...
Ecology
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Migrating birds have stowaways: Invasive ticks could spread novel diseases around the world, say scientists
Ticks travel light, but they carry pathogens with them. When they parasitize migrating birds, these journeys can take them thousands of miles away from their usual geographic range. Historically, they haven't been able to ...
Ecology
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New lunar map can help guide future sample return missions
Billions of years ago, a giant asteroid struck the moon with so much energy that it melted rock until it was super-heated and white-hot, or what scientists call impact melt. This eventually cooled and hardened, creating a ...
Planetary Sciences
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Study shows how social bonds help tool-using monkeys learn new skills
Anthropologists and psychologists have studied wild monkeys' problem-solving for food to better understand how social dynamics can influence behavior and learning. The research team, led by Durham University's Department ...
Plants & Animals
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Theoretical astrophysicist proposes solution to enigma of Crab Nebula's 'zebra' pattern
A theoretical astrophysicist from the University of Kansas may have solved a nearly two-decade-old mystery over the origins of an unusual "zebra" pattern seen in high-frequency radio pulses from the Crab Nebula.
Astronomy
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An unexpected mechanism could provide an alternative to animal models for exploring skin renewal
The mechanisms underlying skin renewal are still poorly understood. Interleukin-38 (IL-38), a protein involved in regulating inflammatory responses, could be a game changer.
Cell & Microbiology
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Simulations reveal black holes inherit magnetic fields from parent stars
Black holes are one of the most enigmatic stellar objects. While best known for swallowing up their surroundings into a gravity pit from which nothing can escape, they can also shoot off powerful jets of charged particles, ...
Astronomy
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Meltwater from Greenland and the Arctic is weakening ocean circulation to speed up warming down south, model suggests
A vast network of ocean currents nicknamed the "great global ocean conveyor belt" is slowing down. That's a problem because this vital system redistributes heat around the world, influencing both temperatures and rainfall.
Earth Sciences
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Short-lived soda tax reinforces alternative presumptions on tax impacts on consumer behaviors: Study
One of the most common assumptions tax policymakers make is that by raising taxes, they will raise revenue for the government. However, a new study that centers on a soda tax in Washington state has reinforced alternative ...
Empowering people, saving the planet: A case for direct democracy
A new study by Prof. Yacov Tsur from the Department of Environmental Economics and Management at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem offers valuable insights into the relationship between democracy's attributes and greenhouse ...
The climate and biodiversity crises are entwined, but we risk pitting one against the other
Climate change and biodiversity policies have largely evolved in isolation, even though the two crises are deeply intertwined. They have their own UN summits, with the same name and numbering system: the UN biodiversity summit ...
Latest edition of book offers guidance on monitoring and managing ranaviruses in amphibians, reptiles and fish
Researchers are providing new information and guidance on monitoring and managing viruses that cause life-threatening diseases in amphibians, reptiles and fish, as detailed in the second edition of Ranaviruses: Emerging Pathogens ...
Research challenges traditional wisdom on entrepreneurship among marginalized groups
Research in the International Journal of Business and Emerging Markets, is set to challenge the received wisdom on entrepreneurship among marginalized groups, particularly people with disabilities. The work shows how inclusivity ...
Study finds 'safe' BPA alternatives may still pose health risks
A study by Professor José Villalaín of the Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH) in Spain, published in the Journal of Xenobiotics, reveals that bisphenol analogs BPF and BPS, used as safer alternatives to BPA, may ...
Review makes connections between electron density-based methods
Researchers have published a comprehensive review in Chemical Reviews on electron density-based methods.
Bias in the NFT market: Study reveals female and black avatars sell for less, and offers solutions to promote equality
The United States has a long history of gender and racial disparities in wealth, education, employment, and consumption. Research on modern marketplaces, including online rental and labor markets, has identified ways to reduce ...
The new Mars landing approach: How we'll land large payloads on the Red Planet
Back in 2007, I talked with Rob Manning, engineer extraordinaire at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and he told me something shocking. Even though he had successfully led the entry, descent, and landing (EDL) teams for three ...
Donor-advised funds are drawing a lot of assets besides cash, taking a bigger bite out of tax revenue
Donor-advised funds, or DAFs, are financial accounts funded by donors to support future charitable work. This kind of giving differs greatly from charitable giving as a whole because it's much more likely to involve donations ...
Study highlights unique challenges of farming while raising a family, managing household
If you're like most Americans, you probably don't give too much thought to where your food comes from. And you likely pay even less attention to the people who supply it.
From using plant rinds to high-tech materials, bike helmets have improved significantly over the past two centuries
Imagine—it's the mid-1800s, and you're riding your high-wheeled, penny-farthing bicycle down a dusty road. Sure, it may have some bumps, but if you lose your balance, you're landing on a relatively soft dirt road. But as ...
The myth of junk food-eating gamers is actually about social hunger—and gender, say researchers
Gamers are often associated with unhealthy diets, messy living spaces and at times asocial lifestyles. While the gamer stereotypes first mentioned have some basis in reality, this is not necessarily for the reasons we thought. ...
Nearly half of Latin American migrants at US border experienced gun violence or threats back home
Almost half of the migrants crossing into the United States from Latin America and the Caribbean report previously experiencing firearm-related threats or violence in their home country, according to a University of Michigan ...
Researchers propose European-style food certification to boost Indiana's rural economies
A recent study by researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences at Indiana University Bloomington and the School of Liberal Arts at Indiana University Indianapolis highlights the potential benefits of a European-style certification ...
Expert explains effects of catastrophic weather events on forests and tree species
This year has seen its share of severe weather—but how do these powerful storms impact forests over the long term? A Virginia Tech forest health expert breaks down the long-term effects catastrophic weather events can have ...
Refugees face particularly high housing instability, finds study
Refugees move nearly four times more often than other migrants, signaling greater instability, according to a new study published in Genus. Gender and country of origin significantly influence this mobility. Although based ...
New insights into flowering regulation: Impact of carbon and nitrogen signaling on floral repressors in Arabidopsis
An international research team, including Dr. Justyna Olas who is co-first author on the study, has uncovered fundamental mechanisms regulating flowering time in Arabidopsis thaliana, as detailed in a recent publication in ...
Flies carry bacteria, and some are resistant to antibiotics—evidence from three South African hospices
Houseflies live close to humans and domesticated animals and because they are so mobile they can easily spread bacteria that make people sick.
Fermenting a future for food in Australia
Forming a National Food Plan and appointing a food minister are among the key recommendations of a white paper into growing a precision fermentation industry in Australia.
