General Physics
Physics team uncovers a quantum Mpemba effect with a host of 'cool' implications
Initially investigating out of pure curiosity, researchers have made a discovery that bridges the gap between Aristotle's observations two millennia ago and modern-day understanding, while opening the door to a whole host ...
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Nanophysics
Reducing energy loss in metal nanostructures by altering geometrical dimensions
Researchers at City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) have made a discovery that significantly reduces energy loss in metal nanostructures. By altering the geometrical dimensions of these structures, researchers have unlocked ...
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Study shows small RNA plays a crucial role in intestinal colonization
The intestinal microbiome is a highly complex ecosystem with thousands of different types of bacteria. Live and let live, that is the motto. Harmonious coexistence is based on the fact that intestinal bacteria occupy different ...
Cell & Microbiology
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Study reveals how parasites thrive by balancing specialization with exploiting diverse species communities
A single shift of a parasite from one host species to another can trigger catastrophic infectious disease outbreaks. Despite this, scientists continue to debate the role of species diversity in natural environments on the ...
Ecology
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Nobel Prize in physics awarded to 2 scientists for discoveries that enabled machine learning
Two pioneers of artificial intelligence—John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton—won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for helping create the building blocks of machine learning that is revolutionizing the way we work and live ...
General Physics
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Research suggests Earth's oldest continental crust is disintegrating
Earth's continental configurations have changed dramatically over its billions of years' history, transforming not only their positions across the planet, but also their topography as expansion and contraction of the crust ...
Ryugu sample analyses show asteroids may have delivered compounds needed to start life on Earth
An international team of researchers with a wide range of backgrounds has found evidence of asteroids providing the compounds necessary for life to get its start on Earth. In their paper published in the journal Nature Astronomy, ...
Holographic 3D printing has the potential to revolutionize multiple industries, say researchers
Researchers at Concordia have developed a novel method of 3D printing that uses acoustic holograms. And they say it's quicker than existing methods and capable of making more complex objects.
Engineering
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Unlocking the brain: Using microbubbles and ultrasound for drug delivery
The brain is a stronghold, the central command center for the body, protected by the blood-brain barrier (BBB). This network of blood vessels and tissues acts as a biological gatekeeper, a selective filter that prevents harmful ...
Neuroscience
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Study shows adolescence and young adulthood are risky periods for those living with diabetes
For young people living with diabetes in Quebec, adolescence and young adulthood are periods marked by a significantly higher risk of interruptions in clinical care, hospitalizations and emergency room visits, reveals a study ...
Diabetes
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Medical Xpress
Tool listens in on early osteoarthritis biochemical communication in joints
Adolescence identified as a critical point in the lives of children with obesity
Psilocybin may lead to increased optimism, rat study suggests
Exploring the ethics of AI in health care
Study finds that when it comes to emergency care, ChatGPT overprescribes
Is it COVID-19? Flu? At-home rapid tests could help with deciding on a treatment plan
Rates of a tick-borne parasitic disease are on the rise, researchers find
Extra virgin olive oil may delay cognitive decline in Down syndrome
CDC will test travelers from Rwanda for Ebola-like Marburg virus
Nobel scientist uncovered tiny genetic switches with big potential
People believe lab animals have less mental capacity than other animals, research shows
West Nile infections are spiking—here's why the percentage of severe cases is so small
Tech Xplore
Neural networks, machine learning? Nobel-winning AI science explained
New apps aid blind people in navigating indoor spaces
Research highlights China's coal transition complexities
New alloys aim to boost hydrogen turbine efficiency
Duo wins Physics Nobel for 'foundational' AI breakthroughs
Smart charger aims to ease grid stress from EVs
Video: Printing with earth-based materials
AI challenge seeks questions to test human-level intelligence
Enhanced electrocapillarity technique advances battery interface analysis
Neural networks, machine learning? Nobel-winning AI science explained
The Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to two scientists on Tuesday for discoveries that laid the groundwork for the artificial intelligence used by hugely popular tools such as ChatGPT.
Machine learning & AI
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Psilocybin may lead to increased optimism, rat study suggests
Monash University researchers have made a breakthrough in the study of psychedelics to treat disorders including major depression, demonstrating that rats given psilocybin exhibit increased optimism over time.
Medical research
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Researchers reveal the dynamic processes that sculpt the Arctic seafloor
MBARI researchers, working alongside a team of international collaborators, have discovered large underwater ice formations at the edge of the Canadian Beaufort Sea, located in a remote region of the Arctic. This discovery ...
Earth Sciences
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Yeast study shows ribosomes hibernate on mitochondria during cellular stress
What can stressed yeast teach us about fundamental processes in the cell? A lot, according to EMBL Heidelberg's Mattei Team. The team studies, among other topics, how cells adapt to stress—such as nutrient deprivation.
Cell & Microbiology
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Detecting Planck-scale dark matter by leveraging quantum interference
While various studies have hinted at the existence of dark matter, its nature, composition and underlying physics remain poorly understood.
Gender rating gap in online reviews study reveals women are less likely to share negative experiences
A new study led by Dr. Andreas Bayerl from Erasmus School of Economics, Dr. Yaniv Dover from The Hebrew University, and Prof. Hila Riemer and Prof. Danny Shapira from the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has identified ...
Social Sciences
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Tunisian snail remains provide insights on a possible 7700-year-old local food tradition
A new study by Dr. Ismail Saafi from the Aix-Marseille Université provides details on the discovery of cooked snail remains at Kef Ezzahi in northern Tunisia. The snail remains, dating back approximately 7710 years, are ...
With advanced scanning technique, confiscated Iron Age Iranian swords proven to be pastiches
For the first time, an imaging method has been used to investigate Iron Age bronze Iranian swords, revealing significant modern modifications that prove the weapons have been altered to increase their commercial value in ...
Archaeology
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Platform combines graphene oxide with antibodies to enhance CAR-T cell therapy
Imagine a world where your own immune cells are transformed into cancer-fighting superheroes. This is the promise of CAR-T cell therapy, a groundbreaking treatment that's already saving lives.
Bio & Medicine
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Highly sensitive quantum sensors for medicine: First successful demonstration of a dual-media NV diamond laser system
Measuring tiny magnetic fields, such as those generated by brain waves, enables many new novel opportunities for medical diagnostics and treatment. The research team led by Dr. Jan Jeske at Fraunhofer IAF is working on a ...
Condensed Matter
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New features in the open-source toolkit for earthquake forecast development and evaluation
An international team of 12 researchers across six institutions have recently made valuable enhancements to pyCSEP; a quintessential open-source software package used to develop and evaluate earthquake forecasting experiments.
Deadly human-wildlife conflict lies at center of Zimbabwe lake and an embattled economy, says author
A Griffith University researcher has shed light on the tragic and often overlooked human-wildlife conflicts surrounding a vast, picturesque lake that supports the livelihoods of villagers in a remote Zimbabwe region.
NASA's Roman space telescope's 'exoskeleton' whirls through major test
A major component of NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope just took a spin on the centrifuge at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Called the Outer Barrel Assembly, this piece of the observatory ...
Why do owners leave pets in shelters?
More than 9,000 dogs and cats are handed to Australian shelters each year because owners are no longer able to keep them in their home, or are no longer capable of caring for them, a new La Trobe University study has found.
Male or Female? AI enables sex determination of sheep based on their talus bone
SNSB researchers present an AI-based method to determine the sex of sheep with high accuracy, using only linear measurements of their talus bones. The team of archaeozoologists and computer scientists recently presented and ...
Dogs contaminate London ponds with parasite medications, finds study
A study on Hampstead Heath shows that ponds where dogs are allowed to swim contain levels of two pesticides harmful to invertebrate life.
Two physicists discovered special properties of stable atoms with 'magic numbers' of protons and neutrons 75 years ago
The word magic is not often used in the context of science. But in the early 1930s, scientists discovered that some atomic nuclei—the center part of atoms, which make up all matter—were more stable than others. These ...
Too good to be true? New study shows people reject freebies and cheap deals for fear of hidden costs
If you're offered a free cookie, you might say yes. But if you're paid to eat a free cookie, would your response be the same?
A geomagnetic storm has hit Earth—a space scientist explains what causes them
A geomagnetic storm lit up the night sky in parts of the U.S. during the first weekend in October. South Africa's National Space Agency (Sansa) told reporters that the storm had originated from a solar flare "that erupted ...
Kamala Harris has spoken of her racial backgrounds, but a shared identity may not be enough to attract supporters
In one of the most memorable moments of the current presidential campaign, Donald Trump in July 2024 contended that Democratic nominee Kamala Harris recently stopped identifying as Indian and "happened to turn Black."
Why wildfires started by human activities can be more destructive and harder to contain
Wildfires are becoming increasingly destructive across the U.S., as the country is seeing in 2024. Firefighters were battling large blazes in several states from California to North Dakota in early October 2024, including ...
Manawanui sinking: An expert explains why a speedy cleanup will be crucial—and the main challenges ahead
Speed will be of the essence as salvage crews attempt to stop fuel leaking from the sunken New Zealand naval ship off the coast of Samoa.
700 million plastic bottles: We worked out how much microplastic is in Queensland's Moreton Bay
When it rains heavily, plastic waste is washed off our streets into rivers, flowing out to the ocean. Most plastic is trapped in estuaries and coastal ecosystems, with a small fraction ending up offshore in the high seas.
Hurricane Milton explodes into a powerful Category 5 storm as it heads for Florida—how rapid intensification works
Hurricane Milton went from barely hurricane strength to a dangerous Category 5 storm in less than 24 hours as it headed across the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida.
How foreign operations are manipulating social media to influence people's views
Foreign influence campaigns, or information operations, have been widespread in the run-up to the 2024 U.S. presidential election. Influence campaigns are large-scale efforts to shift public opinion, push false narratives ...
We've worked out a way of understanding how microbial communities shape life on Earth
Microbial communities—vast ecosystems teeming with millions of different cells from different species—play a fundamental role in life on Earth, from producing oxygen to aiding digestion. Despite their importance, it has ...
Whale sharks on collision course as warming seas may force them into shipping lanes—new study
Global warming has the potential to reshuffle the spaces used by life on Earth, across all ecosystems. And our new research shows whale sharks—the world's largest fish—could be at risk, as warming oceans may force them ...
Climate report warns of escalating crisis, urges immediate action as UN summit nears
An international coalition led by Oregon State University scientists concludes in its annual report published in BioScience that the Earth's worsening vital signs indicate a "critical and unpredictable new phase of the climate ...
No time for a holiday? A 'workation' could be the answer
Imagine this: you're lounging on the beach, waves crashing in the background. A laptop sits on the table next to your iced coffee. In between meetings, you dip into the ocean or explore a hiking trail. This is the ideal vision ...
I think my child might need a tutor. What do I need to consider first?
School tutoring is a huge business. Australian estimates suggest it was worth more than of A$1.5 billion as of 2021.
