Planetary Sciences
'Killer electrons': Lightning storms play cosmic pinball with space weather
When lightning strikes, the electrons come pouring down. In a new study, researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder, led by an undergraduate student, have discovered a novel connection between weather on Earth and ...
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Quantum Physics
Google's sycamore quantum chip beats classical computers running random circuit sampling
A team of engineers, physicists and quantum specialists at Google Research has found that reducing noise to a certain level allows the company's sycamore quantum chip to beat classical computers running random circuit sampling ...
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AI empowers iNaturalist to map California plants with unprecedented precision
Utilizing advanced artificial intelligence and citizen science data from the iNaturalist app, researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have developed some of the most detailed maps yet showcasing the distribution ...
Ecology
Oct 12, 2024
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Full moon hazard: 50% rise in wildlife vehicle collisions during moonlit nights
The moon's impact on our planet, culture, and society goes beyond just affecting tides. Recent research by Texas A&M University, published in the journal Transportation Research Part D, indicates a 45.8% increase in wildlife ...
Ecology
Oct 12, 2024
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Evolution in real time: Scientists predict—and witness—evolution in a 30-year marine snail experiment
Snails on a tiny rocky islet evolved before scientists' eyes. The marine snails were reintroduced after a toxic algal bloom wiped them out from the skerry. While the researchers intentionally brought in a distinct population ...
Evolution
Oct 11, 2024
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Hidden in the teeth: DNA study finds these 19th century lions preyed on humans and giraffes
In 1898, two male lions terrorized an encampment of bridge builders on the Tsavo River in Kenya. The lions, which were massive and maneless, crept into the camp at night, raided the tents and dragged off their victims. The ...
Ecology
Oct 11, 2024
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Integer addition algorithm could reduce energy needs of AI by 95%
A team of engineers at AI inference technology company BitEnergy AI reports a method to reduce the energy needs of AI applications by 95%. The group has published a paper describing their new technique on the arXiv preprint ...
Targeting hippocampal neurons to unlock existing Alzheimer's drugs
A team of researchers at Kobe Gakuin University in Japan have genetically engineered insulin-fused proteins capable of targeting hippocampal neurons. The innovative technique capitalizes on insulin's natural tendency to accumulate ...
Inside RSV: Researchers pinpoint markers of more severe cases
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) remains the top cause of hospitalization among young children, leading to respiratory issues like bronchiolitis and pneumonia. However, the reasons why some children experience only mild ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 12, 2024
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Rooftop solar panels impact temperatures during the day and night in cities, simulation study shows
Widespread coverage of building rooftops with conventional photovoltaic solar panels may increase temperatures on hot days and lower them at night, says new modeling.
Engineering
Oct 11, 2024
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The Future is Interdisciplinary
Find out how ACS can accelerate your research to keep up with the discoveries that are pushing us into science’s next frontier
Medical Xpress
What is pelvic organ prolapse and how is it treated?
ADHD: Misunderstood, underdiagnosed—and treatable
Dense breasts can make it harder to spot cancer on a mammogram
Inside RSV: Researchers pinpoint markers of more severe cases
Study finds 'brain endurance training' boosts cognitive and physical abilities in older adults
Framework reveals how neglecting income, education and ethnicity affects disease spread predictions on COVID-19 data
An AI-powered pipeline for personalized cancer vaccines
A potential non-invasive stool test and novel therapy for endometriosis
Study shows key brain protein can impact behavior in mice
Brain cell connectivity research provides a potential target for anxiety disorders
Protein blocking bone development could hold clues for future osteoporosis treatment
Study finds defective sperm doubles the risk of preeclampsia
Tech Xplore
Integer addition algorithm could reduce energy needs of AI by 95%
Changing OpenAI's nonprofit structure would raise questions about its future
Documents show OpenAI's long journey from nonprofit to $157B valued company
New algorithm helps read QR codes on uneven surfaces
Telescopes can help bring renewable energy to isolated Chilean communities
AI is having its Nobel moment. Do scientists need the tech industry to sustain it?
Renewables revolt in Sardinia, Italy's coal-fired island
Apple unveils Depth Pro, an AI app that can map the depth of a 2D image
Streamlining solar cell structure and fabrication for more affordable energy
Organic compound boosts solar cell stretchability without sacrificing power
Ordered defects enhance solution-deposited semiconductors enabling larger high-performance displays
Physicists reveal nonlinear transport induced by quantum geometry in planar altermagnets
In recent years, many physicists and materials scientists have been studying a newly uncovered class of magnetic materials known as altermagnets. These materials exhibit a unique type of magnetism that differs from both conventional ...
One-third of European plant species could be in trouble due to declining seed disperser populations
A team of ecologists at the University of Coimbra, Aarhus University and the University of Bristol has found that approximately one-third of plant species in Europe are under threat of population reduction as the number of ...
Bat data study reveals conservation priorities in San Diego County
A team of wildlife managers at the U.S. Geological Survey in San Diego, California, working with a colleague from the San Diego Natural History Museum, have uncovered the areas in San Diego County that need the most scrutiny ...
Analysis of approximately 75 million publications finds those employing AI are more likely to be a 'hit paper'
From designing new drug candidates in medicine to drafting new taxation policies in social sciences, the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) in scientific research are all around.
Social Sciences
Oct 11, 2024
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How did the building blocks of life arrive on Earth? Zinc fingerprints in meteorites offer clues
Researchers have used the chemical fingerprints of zinc contained in meteorites to determine the origin of volatile elements on Earth. The results suggest that without 'unmelted' asteroids, there may not have been enough ...
Astrobiology
Oct 11, 2024
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Engineering perovskite materials at the atomic level paves way for new lasers, LEDs
Researchers have developed and demonstrated a technique that allows them to engineer a class of materials called layered hybrid perovskites (LHPs) down to the atomic level, which dictates precisely how the materials convert ...
Nanophysics
Oct 11, 2024
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Study proposes that proteins can compartmentalize and form droplets inside cells
In physics, a system composed of two substances can be modeled in accordance with classical mixture theory, which considers the fraction corresponding to each constituent and the interactions among constituents. Examples ...
General Physics
Oct 11, 2024
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Study finds 'brain endurance training' boosts cognitive and physical abilities in older adults
Brain endurance training (BET), a combined cognitive and exercise training method developed for athletes, boosts cognitive and physical abilities in older adults.
Gerontology & Geriatrics
Oct 11, 2024
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Targeting 'undruggable' diseases: Researchers reveal new levels of detail in targeted protein degradation
Researchers at the University of Dundee have revealed in the greatest detail yet the workings of molecules called protein degraders which can be deployed to combat what have previously been regarded as "undruggable" diseases, ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Oct 11, 2024
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Gazing at your dog can connect your brains, research suggests
It might sound far-fetched, but recent research suggests that dogs' and humans' brains synchronize when they look at each other.
Plants & Animals
Oct 11, 2024
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New survey reveals doubt, and hope, that world will achieve climate targets
How hot is it going to get? This is one of the most important and difficult remaining questions about our changing climate. The answer depends not only on how sensitive our climate is to greenhouse gases, but also on how ...
Climate change: Care for humans, other species and the natural environment is the key to a just transition
Communities across the world are facing two worsening crises: a climate crisis and a care crisis.
Humanity's future depends on our ability to live in harmony with nature
The world is facing multiple—potentially catastrophic—crises, including inequality, poverty, food insecurity, climate change and biodiversity loss. These issues are interconnected and require systemic solutions, as changes ...
A patchwork of spinifex: How we returned cultural burning to the Great Sandy Desert
How can a desert burn? Australia's vast deserts aren't just sand dunes—they're often dotted with flammable spinifex grass hummocks. When heavy rains fall, grass grows quickly before drying out. That's how a desert can burn.
How mainstream climate science endorsed the fantasy of a global warming time machine
When the Paris agreement on climate change was gaveled into being in December 2015, it briefly looked like that rarest of things: a political victory for climate activists and delegates from the poorest regions of the world ...
Machine learning cracked the protein-folding problem and won the 2024 Nobel Prize in chemistry
The 2024 Nobel Prize in chemistry recognized Demis Hassabis, John Jumper and David Baker for using machine learning to tackle one of biology's biggest challenges: predicting the 3D shape of proteins and designing them from ...
Europa Clipper mission to investigate potential habitability of Jupiter's moon
A NASA spacecraft is ready to set sail for Jupiter and its moon Europa, one of the best bets for finding life beyond Earth.
Experts warn 'crazy busy' Atlantic hurricane season is far from over
Millions of people in the southeastern U.S. still are reeling from the catastrophic damage caused by Hurricanes Helene and Milton, but scientists warn that the Atlantic hurricane season is far from over.
What's behind the northern lights that dazzled the sky farther south than normal
Another in a series of unusually strong solar storms hitting Earth produced stunning skies full of pinks, purples, greens and blues farther south than normal, including into parts of Germany, the United Kingdom, New England ...
New bluetongue virus serotype, BTV-12, identified in the Netherlands
A new variant of the bluetongue virus has been identified in a sheep in Kockengen. It was identified as bluetongue serotype BTV-12, according to research by Wageningen Bioveterinary Research (WBVR, part of Wageningen University ...
Space business is evolving fast—a new book provides much-needed insight
Space Business: Emerging Theory and Practice, a new book edited by Professor Arto Ojala, Professor of International Business at the University of Vaasa, Finland, and Professor William W. Baber, University of Kyoto, examines ...
Research vessel provides comprehensive assessment of the changing Central Arctic Ocean
Sparse sea ice, thousands of data points and samples, a surprising number of animals and hydrothermal vents—those are the impressions and outcomes that an international research team is now bringing back from a Polarstern ...
Powerful and compact optical frequency combs provide unique opportunities
Remember those big, clunky machines needed for super precise light measurements? Those days are fading thanks to tiny devices called microcombs. These chips can do the same job, but on a much smaller scale, opening doors ...
Emotion recognition goes beyond facial expressions, study finds
A person's facial expression provides crucial information for us to recognize their emotions. But there's much more to this process than that. This is according to research conducted by Dr. Leda Berio and Professor Albert ...
Researchers create a three-dimensional multi-focus laser for glass micro-sculpting
Glass materials are widely used in optical and optoelectronic devices due to their low cost and excellent mechanical and optical properties. Among them, glass concave/convex linear structures with feature sizes ranging from ...
Finely regulated luminescent Ag-In-Ga-S quantum dots with green-red dual emission toward white LEDs
Semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) materials have shown great potential for applications in lighting and display fields due to their wide color gamut, adjustable emission wavelength, high quantum efficiency, high color saturation, ...
Scientists challenge 'misleading' Dublin declaration defending meat consumption
A declaration with 1,000 signatories supporting meat consumption and industrial agricultural production has been challenged by a group of scientists, led by Dr. Chris Bryant from the University of Bath.
Research shows dating apps, sites are leading to more diverse couples
The so-called "traditional" way of dating has changed drastically over time, especially in the last decade. While most couples used to meet through families and friends or local organizations like church, according to University ...
Research collaboration examines Filipino migration dynamics
Over one million Filipinos leave their country every year to work. The high emigration figures not only concern the Philippine state, but also the economist Andreas Steinmayr. In July 2024, he resumed a long-standing collaboration ...
Exoplanet discovered in a binary system could explain why red dwarfs form massive planets
In recent years, the number of known extrasolar planets (aka. exoplanets) has grown exponentially. To date, 5,799 exoplanets have been confirmed in 4,310 star systems, with thousands more candidates awaiting confirmation. ...
