Astronomy
Using gamma-ray bursts to probe origin of star formation excess discovered by Webb
Among its other notable achievements and puzzles, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has found a larger number of bright galaxies in the distant universe than was expected. While scientists are still debating the excess, ...
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Evolution
Explosive pollen wars: Plants fight for pollen-space on pollinators
Scientists from South Africa and Brazil have provided empirical evidence that pollen grains of rival plants may compete with one another for space on pollinators, thus influencing whose pollen is going to make it to the next ...
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Plastic pollution harms bees and their pollinator functions, research team finds
Nano- and microplastic particles (NMP) are increasingly polluting urban and rural landscapes, where bees and other beneficial insects come into contact with them. If insects ingest plastic particles from food or the air, ...
Plants & Animals
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Student-built satellite detects likely merger of neutron stars 3 billion light years away
EIRSAT-1, the student-built satellite from University College Dublin (UCD) that was launched into space last December, detected two separate gamma-ray bursts on 21 August. One of the gamma-ray bursts has been confirmed by ...
Astronomy
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Easter Island's volcanic history suggests Earth's mantle behaves quite differently than previously assumed
Geography textbooks describe the Earth's mantle beneath its plates as a well-mixed viscous rock that moves along with those plates like a conveyor belt. But that idea, first set out some 100 years ago, is surprisingly difficult ...
Earth Sciences
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Atomic sensors unveil hidden dynamics of molecular polarization
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has long been a cornerstone of modern medicine, providing highly detailed images of internal organs and tissues. MRI machines, those large, tube-shaped magnets commonly found in hospitals, ...
Optics & Photonics
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Blood analysis study may help boost performance and reduce side effects of mRNA vaccines
A study led by researchers from RMIT University and the Doherty Institute has provided the first detailed analysis of how mRNA vaccines circulate and break down in the human bloodstream. The research aimed to help improve ...
Immunology
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Spatial proteomics approach leads to life-saving treatment for deadly skin reaction
A global team of researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry has made a discovery that has helped save the lives of patients suffering from toxic epidermal necrolysis. This rare but often fatal reaction to common ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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Men and women use different biological systems to process pain, study discovers
In a new study evaluating meditation for chronic lower back pain, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have discovered that men and women utilize different biological systems to relieve pain. ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
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New laser light diagnostic tool quickly detects earliest sign of heart attack
With heart attacks, every second counts. A new blood test diagnoses them in minutes rather than hours and could be adapted as a tool for first responders and people at home.
Cardiology
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Spatial proteomics approach leads to life-saving treatment for deadly skin reaction
Men and women use different biological systems to process pain, study discovers
Folic acid may mitigate link between lead exposure during pregnancy and autistic behaviors in children
Rwanda starts first ever clinical trial for Marburg treatment: WHO
Personalized bacterial vaccine shows promise as cancer immunotherapy
Threat of mosquito-borne diseases rises in US with global temperature
Tech Xplore
Researchers harness generative AI to preserve Cantonese porcelain art and heritage
'Age of Electricity' coming as fossil fuels set to peak: IEA
Study reveals AI-generated images depict idealized youth
Fake AI history photos cloud the past
Three letters, one number, a knife and a stone bridge: How a graffitied equation changed mathematical history
On October 16, 1843, the Irish mathematician William Rowan Hamilton had an epiphany during a walk alongside Dublin's Royal Canal. He was so excited he took out his penknife and carved his discovery right then and there on ...
Mathematics
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Boy or girl? Researchers identify genetic mutation that increases chance of having a daughter
Each year, roughly the same numbers of boys and girls are born. But in individual families, some couples have four or more daughters and no sons, and some have all male children and no female children, points out University ...
Evolution
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Apple researchers suggest artificial intelligence is still mostly an illusion
Researchers at Apple Computer Company have found evidence, via testing, showing that the seemingly intelligent responses given by AI-based LLMs are little more than an illusion. In their paper posted on the arXiv preprint ...
Unlocking cosmic origins: Researchers trace 70% of meteorites to 3 asteroid families
An international team led by three researchers from the CNRS, the European Southern Observatory (ESO, Europe), and Charles University (Czech Republic) has successfully demonstrated that 70% of all known meteorite falls originate ...
Planetary Sciences
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It's twins! Mystery of famed brown dwarf solved
Hundreds of papers have been written about the first known brown dwarf, Gliese 229B, since its discovery by Caltech researchers at the Institute's Palomar Observatory in 1995. But a pressing mystery has persisted about this ...
Astronomy
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'Pincer attack' on transcription factors offers new possibilities for future blood cancer therapies
The simultaneous inhibition of the transcription factors Myc and JunB could represent a pioneering therapeutic option for the treatment of multiple myeloma (MM), the second most common type of blood cancer.
Oncology & Cancer
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Study maps role of microRNAs in early embryo development
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have mapped how small RNA molecules, such as the recently Nobel Prize-awarded microRNAs, control cell development in the human embryo during the first days after fertilization. The findings, ...
Cell & Microbiology
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Scientists date moon's oldest impact basin to over 4.32 billion years ago
Scientists believe they could have pinpointed the age of the largest and oldest impact basin on the moon to more than 4.32 billion years ago.
Astronomy
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New theoretical framework sets limits for the realization of quantum processes in spacetime
Bell's theorem, the well-known theoretical framework introduced by John Bell decades ago, delineates the limits of classical physical processes arising from relativistic causality principles. These are principles rooted in ...
Grasslands are responding to climate change almost in real time, according to research
Although all ecosystems are affected by a changing climate, the impacts can take a while to appear. Changes in forest biodiversity, for example, are known to lag behind changes in a habitat's temperature and precipitation.
Plants & Animals
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The fight to save Rockingham's little penguins
Near the HMAS Stirling naval base, a battle is being waged on the shores of Garden Island to protect its most elusive inhabitants.
Show and tell: Reveal the inner workings of your products and how components are assembled
Researchers from University of New Hampshire, Singapore Management University, and University at Buffalo have published a new study that examines how anatomical depiction in advertisements can boost consumer confidence in ...
Virtual reality game used to help students in science classes
Multilingual students face unique challenges that can hurt their performance in school. New methods of teaching may help close this gap, according to a new study from the University of Georgia. The work is published in the ...
Climate change-induced pests remain major 'bottleneck' to agricultural productivity and food security in South Sudan
Climate change-induced invasive crop pests remain a major "bottleneck" to agricultural productivity and food security in South Sudan, according to new CABI-led research published in the journal CABI Agriculture and Bioscience.
Plastic pollution sounds just like food to deep-diving whales
To whales that hunt with soundwaves in the lightless depths of the ocean, a torn plastic party balloon and a delicious squid seem to be remarkably similar, according to a new study that put some plastic beach trash through ...
Semiconductor expert: How radiation in space affects transistors
NASA's $5.2 billion Europa Clipper mission to study Jupiter's fourth-largest moon—Europa—and assess its potential for harboring life will see the spacecraft travel through the most powerful radiation belt in the solar ...
The lasting scars of war: How conflict shapes children's lives long after the fighting ends
The world is witnessing some of the highest levels of conflict in decades, with more than 110 armed conflicts occurring across Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Latin America and Europe.
Successful test delivers DUNE steel beam a mile underground
Teams from Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory and Sanford Underground Research Facility have successfully completed the first test lift and lowering of a six-ton L-shaped steel beam for construction of the Deep Underground ...
Claims that Qantas is greenwashing build a case for carbon assurance: Here's what it is
Qantas is being taken to Australia's consumer regulator over its claim it is committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2050.
Socially distanced layout of the world's oldest cities helped early civilization evade diseases
In my research focused on early farmers of Europe, I have often wondered about a curious pattern through time: Farmers lived in large dense villages, then dispersed for centuries, then later formed cities again, only to abandon ...
Why might people believe in human-made hurricanes? Two conspiracy theory psychologists explain
Hurricane Milton slammed into the west coast of Florida on October 9, becoming the second powerful hurricane to hit the state in just two weeks.
Social media footage reveals little-known 'surfing' whales in Australian waters
As humpback and southern right whales return to Antarctica at the tail end of their annual migration, east coast whale watchers may think the show will soon be over. But some whale species are still here, possibly year-round. ...
An immediate ban has been issued for the herbicide dacthal. What are the health risks?
Last week the Australian government cancelled the registration of all products containing chlorthal dimethyl, a weedkiller commonly known as dacthal.
Photoswitching molecules allow writing by irradiation or heat and erasing by visible light
In this age of cloud storage, few people are backing up data on CD-RWs. The technology to rewrite data on compact disks was made possible by phase-change materials altered by the light and heat of lasers, though this had ...
Involuntary sweeps of homeless encampments do not improve public safety, study finds
A study in the Journal of Urban Health, finds that involuntary sweeps of homeless encampments in Denver, Colorado were not effective in reducing crime.
Egyptian geese spread wings in France, threatening biodiversity
They came a long way from sub-Saharan Africa to eastern France—but now the Egyptian geese are quite at home there and are chasing out local ducks and swans, just one symptom of the world's biodiversity crisis.
Brazilian researchers work to transform agave into the 'sugarcane of the sertão'
Climate change has caused an increase in the semi-arid climate region in Brazil. Data from the National Center for Monitoring and Warning of Natural Disasters (CEMADEN) and the National Institute of Space Research (INPE) ...
Researchers simulate moon dust collection with teleoperated robots
Teleoperated robots for gathering moon dust are a step closer, according to research by scientists at the University of Bristol. The researchers presented their paper "Demonstrating Trustworthiness in Open-Loop Model Mediated ...
Buying time: Can science save the Great Barrier Reef?
The Great Barrier Reef is an Australian—and global—icon. The world's largest coral reef system is filled with an abundance of marine life and is one of the world's most popular tourist destinations.
Public trust in US elections is decreasing. But should it be?
Recent polls show public trust in the integrity of U.S. elections is decreasing, largely among Republicans. But this doesn't signal that our elections are getting less reliable, UC Berkeley scholars said.
