Plants & Animals
Ants prove superior to humans in group problem-solving maze experiment
Anyone who has dealt with ants in the kitchen knows that ants are highly social creatures; it's rare to see one alone. Humans are social creatures too, even if some of us enjoy solitude. Ants and humans are also the only ...
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General Physics
Twisted Edison: Filaments curling at the nanoscale produce light waves that twirl as they travel
Bright, twisted light can be produced with technology similar to an Edison light bulb, researchers at the University of Michigan have shown. The finding adds nuance to fundamental physics while offering a new avenue for robotic ...
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Algebraic geometry offers fresh solution to data center energy inefficiency
The manic pace of sharing, storing, securing, and serving data has a manic price—power consumption. To counter this, Virginia Tech mathematicians are leveraging algebraic geometry to target the inefficiencies of data centers.
Mathematics
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Potential-based goals may hold key to struggling college students' academic success
A quantitative economist at Maastricht University in the Netherlands has attempted to test what he describes as the underappreciated role of potential-based goals in college students. In his study, published in the British ...
Leaves' resilience to raindrops offer insights into energy harvesting potential
To a leaf, a falling raindrop is equivalent in mass to a bowling ball dropping on a person—so how does the leaf survive? New research elucidates the raindrop's impact and the physical dynamics that help the leaf respond, ...
General Physics
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Extremely rare baby mammoth found in Siberia
Russian scientists on Monday showed off the remarkably well preserved remains of a baby mammoth found in the permafrost-covered region of Yakutia.
Paleontology & Fossils
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Solar geoengineering could save 400,000 lives a year
When it comes to finding solutions to climate change, there's no shortage of technologies vying for attention, from renewable energy to electric vehicles to nuclear energy. One such contender, solar geoengineering, is favored ...
Earth Sciences
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How does being born preterm affect long-term health?
Liggins Institute in Auckland-led research has found that adults who were born preterm showed no statistically significant differences in diabetes, prediabetes, or dyslipidemia and had fewer cardiovascular events compared ...
Migraine relief: New drug may start working right away
A drug recently approved to prevent migraine may start working right away, according to a study published in the December 23, 2024, online issue of Neurology. The study looked at the drug atogepant, which is a calcitonin ...
Medications
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Pet dogs linked to antimicrobial-resistant Salmonella spread
Antibiotic-resistant Salmonella is a serious public health concern that has increased in recent years as the bacteria have developed ways to survive drugs. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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Medical Xpress
Pet dogs linked to antimicrobial-resistant Salmonella spread
Newly discovered mechanism reveals NAD's role in aging and disease
More blood transfusions linked to lower 6-month mortality in heart-attack patients with anemia
TNF inhibitors prevent complications in kids with Crohn's disease: Study recommends them as first-line therapies
How sibling sexual abuse reverberates through family relationships
Autism tops list of worldwide youth health issues
COVID-19 infection not tied to worsening multiple sclerosis symptoms
Disparities seen in biennial mammography screening for women in their 40s
Tech Xplore
Self-supervised machine learning adapts to new tasks without retraining
France's most powerful nuclear reactor finally comes on stream
Open-source platform provides a virtual playground for human-AI teaming
Fake credentials offer novel solution to e-voting challenges
US confirms billions in chips funds to Samsung, Texas Instruments
Researchers develop tool to fast-track measurement of protein interactions for drug discovery
A team led by researchers at the University of Toronto has created a platform, called SIMPL2, that improves the study of protein-protein interactions by simplifying detection while improving measurement accuracy.
Molecular & Computational biology
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Machine learning speeds up prediction of materials' spectral properties
Many techniques in computational materials science require scientists to identify the right set of parameters that capture the physics of the specific material they are studying. Calculating these parameters from scratch ...
Condensed Matter
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Biologists studying apples discover structural cell protein also directly regulates gene transcription
A cell protein previously believed only to provide a scaffolding for DNA has also been shown to directly influence DNA transcription into RNA—the first step of the process by which an organism's genetic code expresses itself. ...
Molecular & Computational biology
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Biodegradable nanoparticles enable simultaneous delivery of two drugs to attack tumors
Researchers at Tel Aviv University have developed a new platform using polymeric nanoparticles to deliver drug pairs to specific cancer types, including skin cancer and breast cancer. The researchers explain that having both ...
Bio & Medicine
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Microbiome study finds bacteria in human gut rarely update their CRISPR defense systems
Within the human digestive tract are trillions of bacteria from thousands of different species. These bacteria form communities that help digest food, fend off harmful microbes, and play many other roles in maintaining human ...
Cell & Microbiology
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Gene editing tool reduces Alzheimer's plaque precursor in mice
A new gene editing tool that helps cellular machinery skip parts of genes responsible for diseases has been applied to reduce the formation of amyloid-beta plaque precursors in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease, researchers ...
Genetics
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High-quality nanodiamonds offer new bioimaging and quantum sensing potential
Quantum sensing is a rapidly developing field that utilizes the quantum states of particles, such as superposition, entanglement, and spin states, to detect changes in physical, chemical, or biological systems. A promising ...
Nanophysics
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Previously unknown protein interactions may lead to better HIV treatments
The human immune deficiency virus (HIV) first entered public consciousness in the early 1980s, after cases of unfamiliar and deadly illnesses began to overwhelm medical centers across North America.
HIV & AIDS
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Number of cats and dogs exposed to cocaine has increased significantly since 2019, study finds
A pair of animal health researchers, one with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the other the Pet Poison Helpline/SafetyCall International LLC, located in Bloomington, Minnesota, has found that the number of ...
Geochemical surveys reveal ancient copper industry in King Solomon's mines did not pollute environment
A new study from Tel Aviv University overturns prevailing scientific beliefs that King Solomon's Mines not only harmed the health of workers in the ancient copper industry but also pose risks to the health of modern residents ...
Archaeology
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New commercial Artemis moon rovers undergo testing at NASA
Through NASA's Artemis campaign, astronauts will land on the lunar surface and use a new generation of spacesuits and rovers as they live, work, and conduct science in the moon's south pole region, exploring more of the lunar ...
Six new tree species named: Three from Panama, three from Colombia
Botanists José Luis Fernández-Alonso, of the Royal Botanical Garden of Madrid, and Ernesto Campos, research technician at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama, have named six new tree species based ...
Exploring framing effects: How language influences thought and society
A choice was made to include each word in this sentence. Every message, even the most mundane, is crafted with a specific frame in mind that impacts how the message is perceived.
Scientists use viral DNA to detect fecal contamination of water
The presence of human waste in sewage overflow or stormwater runoff that ultimately finds its way into rivers and lakes is a major public health hazard. As a result, it is imperative that water bodies and samples are continuously ...
Plant-parasite duel: Decoding tomato plants' genetic response to nematode infection
Root-knot nematodes pose a significant threat to agriculture, infecting a wide range of crops and causing billions of dollars in losses annually. These parasites induce the formation of galls on plant roots, a key part of ...
Houttuynia cordata: Analyzing the genome behind the medicinal plant
Houttuynia cordata, commonly known as yuxingcao, has been a key ingredient in traditional medicine for centuries, valued for its antibiotic-like properties and ability to treat various ailments. Despite its longstanding use, ...
Enhancing crop potential of Solanaceae with biotechnology for food security
The modern food system is largely dependent on a limited genetic pool of crops, raising significant concerns about agricultural sustainability and food security. Only a small fraction of the world's biodiversity is cultivated, ...
Study explores ATP's role in postharvest chilling tolerance of fruits
Postharvest chilling injury (PCI) is a major challenge in the horticulture industry, resulting in significant losses due to the perishable nature of fruits when stored at low temperatures. Chilling stress disrupts cellular ...
'Glass fences' hinder Japanese female faculty in international research, study finds
Glass ceilings comprising gender norms and practices can prevent women from advancing in organizational hierarchies, but glass fences may also be limiting—especially to Japanese female faculty who must navigate strong cultural ...
Using anti-racist messaging boosts credibility of human rights groups, study shows
How can human rights groups criticize governments' human rights violations without appearing racist or fueling racism toward diaspora groups? Research by a University of Notre Dame human rights expert sheds light on the complex ...
Researchers find promising approach to mitigate cadmium stress in mung bean cultivars
A research team led by Prof. Xu Hailiang from the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography (XIEG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has demonstrated an effective approach to mitigate cadmium (Cd) stress in mung bean ...
Taking a national temperature check on entrepreneurship
What if scholars could capture how a country collectively feels and thinks about a subject, even in an age of information overload?
Uganda shores up shea butter value with time-saving tech
For Ojok Okello, a Ugandan shea nut farmer, turning his harvest into a marketable product was a lengthy and labor-intensive process.
Multiple bird flu cases detected across England
Bird farms across England's eastern coast had to enforce preventative bird flu measures starting Monday after a spate of cases were detected in the latest outbreak of the virus.
Dry weather triggers durian flowering, study reveals
Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have discovered that around 15 days of dry weather can trigger the flowering of durian. Observations of 110 durian plants revealed that flowering occurred around 50 days after ...
What brought the decline of the eastern Roman Empire, and what can we learn from it?
Why empires fall is a question that fascinates many. But in the search for an answer, imagination can run wild. Suggestions have emerged in recent decades that attribute the rise and fall of ancient empires such as the Roman ...
How to prepare for your bilingual baby
Expecting a baby, especially a first baby, is a lot for any new parent. There are so many unknowns and so much to plan for: where your baby will sleep, how you will organize feeding, changing and bathing arrangements and ...
What do insects do all winter?
You are standing in a forest in the middle of winter and the temperature has dropped below zero. The ground is covered in snow and the trees and bushes are naked. The insects that normally fly or crawl in warmer weather are ...
Decoding atmospheric effects of gravity waves with high-res climate simulations
Researchers at Stanford University, the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, or ECMWF, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory used the lab's Summit supercomputer to better understand atmospheric gravity waves, which ...
New wildlife model captures species interactions in New York State
Cornell ecologists and colleagues have developed a new model that captures the abundance of wildlife species in a region and offers new insights into animals' interactions with each other—information that will aid wildlife ...
