Social Sciences
Words like 'this' and 'that' act as attention tools across languages, research shows
Words like 'this' and 'that' or 'here' and 'there' occur in all languages. In a study published in PNAS, researchers from Yale University and the Max Planck Institute of Psycholinguistics (MPI) in Nijmegen show that such ...
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Molecular & Computational biology
Study offers hope for development of vaccine capable of protecting cattle against malignant catarrhal fever
A research team led by University of Liège scientists has published a groundbreaking study on malignant catarrhal fever (MCF). This disease is caused by the alcelaphine gammaherpesvirus 1 (AlHV-1), which infects its natural ...
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A camera trap for the invisible—a solution to difficult pattern recognition problem in experimental particle physics
It sounds fantastical, but it's a reality for the scientists who work at the world's largest particle collider.
Condensed Matter
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Globular cluster NGC 6558 explored with Gemini Observatory and Hubble Space Telescope
Using the Gemini Observatory and the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), an international team of astronomers has investigated a Galactic globular cluster known as NGC 6558. Results of the new study, published July 22 on the pre-print ...
NASA, JAXA bounce laser beam between moon's surface and lunar orbit
NASA's LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter) has twice transmitted a laser pulse to a cookie-sized retroreflector aboard JAXA's (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) SLIM lander on the moon and received a return signal.
Space Exploration
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A passive, renewable, more efficient way to extract water from the atmosphere
Freshwater scarcity affects over two billion people in the world, primarily in arid and remote regions, as well as islands and coastal areas without freshwater sources. Climate change and population growth are only making ...
New drug candidate blocks resistance to cancer therapies
A team of researchers at the University of Michigan Health Rogel Cancer Center has designed a molecule that impairs signaling mediated by two key drivers of cancer therapy resistance. The design and preclinical evaluation ...
Medications
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New model shows cortical implants like Elon Musk's Blindsight are unlikely to 'exceed normal human vision'
Elon Musk recently declared on X that Blindsight, a cortical implant to restore vision, would have low resolution at first "but may ultimately exceed normal human vision."
Ophthalmology
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Researcher develops new score system to better screen and treat HFpEF heart failure patients
A novel study co-authored by a heart failure cardiologist at University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute demonstrates the effectiveness of a newly developed scoring system in identifying patients with Heart ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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New transistor's superlative properties could have broad electronics applications
In 2021, a team led by MIT physicists reported creating a new ultrathin ferroelectric material, or one where positive and negative charges separate into different layers. At the time, they noted the material's potential for ...
Engineering
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Medical Xpress
Researcher develops new score system to better screen and treat HFpEF heart failure patients
From ice baths to osteopaths: unproven therapies at the Olympics
Fetal brain impacted when mom fights severe flu: New mouse study explains how
New clues point towards how exercise reduces symptoms of depression
Study finds gaps in access to proton beam therapy for cancer patients
Preclinical study explores approved drug for ovarian cancer
Firearm suicides in children and youth: A state-by-state look
Feelgood factor shaped by traits more than events, study finds
New push for mRNA bird flu vaccine development: WHO
Blood tests for Alzheimer's may be coming to your doctor's office. Here's what to know
Tech Xplore
A passive, renewable, more efficient way to extract water from the atmosphere
Novel technique to fabricate three-dimensional circuits for advanced electronics
A strategy to design better materials for thermoelectric power generation
Scientists finds faster, cleaner way to extract lithium from battery waste
Innovative extreme ultraviolet lithography technology dramatically benefits of semiconductor manufacturing
'Windfall' technology to power cargo ships
The grid can handle more renewable energy, but it needs some help
Proactively enhancing detection methods and improving deepfake datasets
Can AI technologies help create social justice?
Timber plantations near urbanized areas support the movement of small and medium-sized terrestrial mammals
In the fight to mitigate climate change and deforestation in the tropics, timber plantations have emerged as a promising strategy for reforesting degraded land and connecting patches of natural forest. Often, these are species ...
Ecology
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Brain cell grafts in monkeys jump-start human trial for new Parkinson's treatment
People with Parkinson's disease are receiving a new treatment in a clinical trial started after University of Wisconsin–Madison scientists demonstrated the safety and feasibility of the therapeutic delivery method in a ...
Neuroscience
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Shape-shifting 'transformer bots' inspired by origami
Inspired by the paper-folding art of origami, North Carolina State University engineers have discovered a way to make a single plastic cubed structure transform into more than 1,000 configurations using only three active ...
Robotics
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Complex life on Earth began around 1.5 billion years earlier than previously thought, new study claims
Environmental evidence of the very first experiments in the evolution of complex life on Earth, has been uncovered by an international team of scientists.
Paleontology & Fossils
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Old videos of chimpanzees suggest they are capable of speech
A small team of speech specialists and psychologists from Sweden, the U.K. and Switzerland has found, via study of old videos, that at least three chimpanzees had learned to speak human words, suggesting that the animals ...
Novel technique to fabricate three-dimensional circuits for advanced electronics
Unlike traditionally printed circuit boards, which are flat, 3D circuitry enables components to be stacked and integrated vertically—dramatically reducing the footprint required for devices.
Electronics & Semiconductors
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Discovery sheds light on the origins of matter in the early universe
The early universe was 250,000 times hotter than the core of our sun. That's far too hot to form the protons and neutrons that make up everyday matter. Scientists recreate the conditions of the early universe in particle ...
General Physics
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A strategy to design better materials for thermoelectric power generation
In recent years, engineers and scientists worldwide have been working on new technologies for generating electricity from renewable energy sources, including photovoltaics (PVs), wind turbines and hydro-power generators. ...
Study identifies 18 proteins linked to heart failure, frailty
An analysis of blood samples from thousands of study participants, led by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center, revealed 18 proteins associated with both heart failure and frailty, conditions that commonly develop ...
Cardiology
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Dark matter seen through forest: Study examines matter distribution and supports unknown influence or new particle
The dense peaks in the wavelength distribution graph observed in a Lyman-Alpha forest indeed resemble many small trees. Each of those peaks represents a sudden drop in "light" at a specific and narrow wavelength, effectively ...
Astronomy
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Scientists develop revolutionary egg white-based bioink for advanced tissue engineering
Terasaki Institute scientists have created a nature-inspired cutting-edge technology by developing a novel bioink derived from egg whites or egg white methacryloyl (EWMA). A paper describing their work is published in the ...
Heat warning issued for Paris during Games on Tuesday
France's meteorological agency has issued a weather warning for Paris and the surrounding areas with storms and highs of 35 degrees Celsius expected on Tuesday as it hosts the Olympic Games.
Q&A: Why wildfires don't just burn, but can also pollute aquatic ecosystems
Last week, wildfires blazed across western Canada, turning the town of Jasper, located near Alberta's Jasper National Park, into ashes. The local government estimated that the fire damaged or destroyed up to half of the town's ...
Greece bans sheep transport as new plague cases found
Greece's agriculture ministry on Monday banned the transport of sheep and goats around the country as a highly contagious ruminants plague surfaced in more areas following a July 11 outbreak.
Q&A: Looking to school-based instructional coaches working with teachers to improve student success
It turns out teachers need coaches, too. A recent study from the University of Missouri underscores the importance of school-based coaches, who provide ongoing professional development to teachers.
Report finds 'withering of public confidence in the courts'
A new report on public confidence in American courts finds that trust in the federal judiciary has waned in recent years. "The withering of public confidence in the courts," published today in the journal Judicature by researchers ...
A novel method implementing investment decision-making of prospect theory utility toward stock markets
Prospect theory, proposed by Kahneman and Tversky in 1979, has been acknowledged as an excellent decision-making theory for the bounded rationality of investors tending to show cognitive bias under conditions of uncertainty. ...
Inside the political struggle at the IPCC that will determine the next six years of climate science
The UN's climate science advisory group, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), is currently meeting in Bulgaria to decide on a timeline for its next "cycle" of reports over the rest of this decade. That decision ...
Paris Olympics: Canada's soccer drone scandal highlights the need for ethics education
The Canadian women's soccer team has become the center of controversy after reports from the 2024 Paris Olympics revealed the team used a drone to observe the New Zealand soccer team's training sessions. That has led to New ...
The world experienced 36 conflict contexts in 2023, the highest number in ten years
The UAB School for a Culture of Peace (Escola de Cultura de Pau, ECP) publishes its Alert 2024! Report on conflicts, human rights and peacebuilding, a study analyzing the state of conflicts and peacebuilding around the world ...
Has NASA found evidence of ancient life of Mars? An expert examines the latest discovery
NASA has announced the first detection of possible biosignatures in a rock on the surface of Mars. The rock contains the first martian organic matter to be detected by the Perseverance rover, as well as curious discolored ...
The first farmers often made landscapes more biodiverse, providing lessons for rewilding today
You don't need to read the news or scroll through Instagram for long to stumble across the latest example of a rare and beautiful species that has gone extinct. Since AD1500, at least 705 vertebrate species and 571 plant ...
Coral restoration and adaptation benefits challenged
University of Melbourne and James Cook University researchers have called for an urgent rethink of the merits of coral reef restoration and adaptation, questioning whether the practice can meaningfully improve reef health.
Bosses are increasingly forcing workers back into the office—but evidence suggests it could backfire
Tesco, Boots and Barclays have joined the growing number of companies trying to force employees back to the office after several years of remote working that began with the pandemic. They're likely to be in for a battle.
Hippos don't fly, but the massive animals can get airborne
In 1872 Leland Stanford, the founder of California's Stanford University, hired an eccentric inventor named Eadweard Muybridge to help resolve a supposed (but undocumented) bet: did a trotting horse's feet leave the ground ...
Five reasons why Canada should consider moving to a four-day work week
Nine out of 10 Canadians are interested in a four-day work week, according to a recent survey, making it their most desirable benefit ahead of health care, flexible scheduling and additional vacation days.
Would you send your child to school in a skyscraper? Vertical schools could revitalize our cities
When we think of what Australian schools look like, we probably think of large grounds with single or double-story buildings. They're usually in suburban areas on relatively flat blocks.
More Aussies are concerned the transition to renewables will hurt them financially
Support for Australia transitioning to renewable energy is strong across the country (with 59% support), but 41% are concerned about the negative impacts of the transition to green energy on cost-of-living and household energy ...
Unlocking glucosinolates' potential: Enhancing nutrition and stress tolerance in Brassica crops
A research team has reviewed the potential of glucosinolates, compounds found in Brassicaceae plants like cabbage and broccoli, to enhance stress tolerance and provide health benefits through their hydrolysis products.
Manila is reeling after a super typhoon—we must prepare fast-growing megacities for worsening disasters
Last week, a strong typhoon left a trail of destruction across the Philippines, Taiwan and China. Super Typhoon Gaemi began as a tropical storm but intensified rapidly, leaving at least 65 people dead and triggering environmental ...
