Social Sciences
Bantu language shows that processing of focused information may be universal
Languages have different ways of highlighting relevant information. Recent research shows that despite these differences, the consequences are the same: to trigger a brain response to process information more deeply. In an ...
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Social Sciences
Can a World Cup run drive interest in a nation? New study finds evidence of the 'Flutie Effect' off the field
Nearly four decades ago, Boston College quarterback Doug Flutie launched a game-winning, mid-field touchdown pass to upset the University of Miami on the game's final play—prompting a subsequent surge in applications to ...
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Chimpanzees gesture back and forth quickly like in human conversations, researchers find
When people are having a conversation, they rapidly take turns speaking and sometimes even interrupt. Now, researchers who have collected the largest ever dataset of chimpanzee "conversations" have found that they communicate ...
Plants & Animals
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Metallic minerals on the deep-ocean floor split water to generate 'dark oxygen,' new study finds
An international team of researchers, including a Northwestern University chemist, has discovered that metallic minerals on the deep-ocean floor produce oxygen—13,000 feet below the surface.
Earth Sciences
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Study investigates optical variability of blazar S5 0716+714
Using the TÜBİTAK National Observatory, astronomers from Turkey and India have observed a bright blazar known as S5 0716+714. Results of the observational campaign, published July 12 on the pre-print server arXiv, yield ...
Study identifies new biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease
Recent advances in the study of proteomes (i.e., the entire range of proteins expressed by human cells and tissues) have opened new opportunities for identifying the biological markers of specific diseases or mental disorders. ...
How developing neurons build 'mini-computers' for increased computational power
A new mouse study from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience (NIN) reveals that neurons establish "mini-computers" very early in life to make the brain computationally powerful. The study is published in the journal ...
Neuroscience
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New tools reveal neuropeptides, not neurotransmitters, encode danger in the brain
In the split second as you accidentally touch the hot handle of a cast iron skillet, pain and a sense of danger rush in. Sensory signals travel from the pain receptors in your finger, up through your spinal cord, and into ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
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Interfacial fracture of perovskite light emitting devices
Research by SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) President Dr. Winston Soboyejo and peers at Worchester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) titled, "Interfacial fracture of Perovskite Light Emitting Devices," has been published ...
Engineering
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Foldable pouch actuator improves finger extension in soft rehabilitation gloves
Soft rehabilitation gloves have become popular tools for helping patients with hand function-related disabilities recover finger movement. These gloves often use soft pneumatic actuators that employ air pressure to generate ...
Engineering
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New tools reveal neuropeptides, not neurotransmitters, encode danger in the brain
Study finds increase in maternal deaths from non-respiratory during SARS-CoV-2 pandemic
Cure for male pattern baldness given boost by sugar discovery
Blood test to detect alpha-synuclein protein could revolutionize Parkinson's disease diagnostics
Why being bilingual could help keep your mind sharp as you age
Cranberry confirmed as natural remedy for UTIs
Improving health care for veterans with deployment-related lung diseases
Blood proteins predict the risk of developing more than 60 diseases, study finds
Knockout of CD5 on CAR T cells shown to boost anti-tumor efficacy
DDX41 and its unique contribution to myeloid leukemogenesis
Neuroscience reveals the secrets of better golfing
Polio in Gaza: What does this mean for the region and the world?
Q&A: Gene editing could add new power to a 100-year-old tuberculosis vaccine
Tech Xplore
Study showcases new method for better grouping in data analysis
Less is more: Efficient hydrogen production with less precious metals
Scientists use AI to predict a wildfire's next move
Why does the Olympics have an 'AI agenda' and what does it mean for the future of sport?
Sodium-ion batteries are set to spark a renewable energy revolution
Korean Air orders 40 Boeing planes
Micro-sized optical spectrometer operates across visible spectrum with sub-5-nm resolution
Researchers develop framework to merge AI and human intelligence for process safety
Neural network learns to build maps using Minecraft
Less is more: Efficient hydrogen production with less precious metals
In a step towards sustainable energy, a team of researchers at the University of Twente led by Dr. Marco Altomare has demonstrated a new method to reduce the use of precious metals such as platinum in green hydrogen production ...
Energy & Green Tech
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Are AI-chatbots suitable for hospitals? Diagnostic capabilities of large language models tested
Large language models may pass medical exams with flying colors but using them for diagnoses would currently be grossly negligent. Medical chatbots make hasty diagnoses, do not adhere to guidelines, and would put patients' ...
Medical research
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Researchers turn the body's B cells into tiny surveillance machines, antibody factories
USC scientists have discovered a way to turn the body's B cells into tiny surveillance machines and antibody factories that can pump out specially designed antibodies to destroy cancer cells or HIV, two of medicine's most ...
Immunology
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Maximizing hydrogen peroxide formation during water electrolysis
Due to its high availability, water is considered the most useful starting material for hydrogen production. Ideally, the conversion of water into hydrogen produces a second useful substance: hydrogen peroxide, which is required ...
Analytical Chemistry
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Blood proteins predict the risk of developing more than 60 diseases, study finds
Research on thousands of proteins measured from a drop of blood demonstrates the ability of proteins to predict the onset of many diverse diseases.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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Submarine canyons are crucial for the instability of the Antarctic ice sheet, suggests study
Antarctic canyons play a crucial role in the instability of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, as they facilitate the transfer of relatively warm water (Circumpolar Deep Water) from the abyssal areas to the continental shelf and ...
Earth Sciences
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Biologists discover male elephants use infrasonic rumbles to signal 'let's go'
Bull elephants gather in the evening coolness to drink. After a spell, a senior male lifts his head and turns from the waterhole. With ears flapping gently, he lets out a deep, resonant rumble.
Plants & Animals
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Genetic diagnostics of ultra-rare diseases: Large multicenter study identifies 34 new genetic diseases
The majority of rare diseases have a genetic cause. The underlying genetic alteration can be found more and more easily, for example, by means of exome sequencing (ES), leading to a molecular genetic diagnosis. ES is an examination ...
Genetics
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Carbon fiber composite sensors offer solution for efficient traffic monitoring
A breakthrough in traffic monitoring technology has been achieved by a research team affiliated with UNIST. The team unveiled sensors that can monitor traffic and road conditions in real-time, while strengthening buildings ...
Engineering
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New polymerization approach could transform the manufacturing of specialty plastics
Researchers in Carnegie Mellon University's Department of Chemistry have improved a popular technology used to generate a range of industrial plastics for applications ranging from paints and coatings to adhesives and sealants.
Polymers
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Crime expert promotes trauma-informed justice
Raising the minimum age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 14 years old in South Australia is an important step forwards in progressing the principles of trauma-informed justice systems, Flinders experts say.
Microbes likely form magnetite in the South China Sea
Magnetite, the most magnetic mineral on Earth, is increasingly being found in seafloor environments that are rich in iron and have high methane flux. But how it forms in such settings—whether by microbes that thrive near ...
Two-in-one mapping of temperature and flow around microscale convective plumes
Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have devised a way to measure both the temperature and velocity profiles of fluid in a convective plume at millimeter length scales in 3D. They combined near-infrared absorption ...
Ecologists discover rare fiddler crab species on Hong Kong coast
Researchers from the School of Biological Sciences (SBS) and the Swire Institute of Marine Science (SWIMS) at The University of Hong Kong (HKU), in collaboration with National Chung Hsing University, have made an exciting ...
Canadian provinces in open competition for economic immigrants
At a time of widespread labor shortages, the competition to attract and retain skilled immigrants isn't just between countries; Canada's provinces are also competing against each other. Catherine Xhardez, a professor in the ...
Researchers propose using AI for all phases of disaster management
Hurricane season is here, with Hurricane Beryl already leaving a trail of damage after hitting Texas' shorelines. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is predicting a record number of named storms in ...
Creating carbon negative materials with ancient microbes
Methane, a potent greenhouse gas, is naturally produced in many crucial industries such as agriculture and wastewater treatment. What if we could grab that gas before it goes into the atmosphere, and make something useful ...
Reframing sustainable timber sourcing: New research calls for regenerative approach
Amid growing uncertainty about the sustainability of timber sourcing, new research by University of Bristol experts highlights the necessity of shifting focus from simply using certified, locally sourced timber to a more ...
Listening to the voices of those most affected by climate change
Researchers at McGill University recently supported the hosting of a major international conference on climate change to create space for the under-represented voices—and knowledge—of those most affected.
Crypto scams claim victims across the socioeconomic spectrum
A University of Queensland-led study has found consumer vulnerability to cryptocurrency investment scams has little to do with socioeconomic status.
It's not just humans—bacteria also have memory, study suggests
A recent study led by Dr. Ilana Kolodkin-Gal from the Scojen Institute for Synthetic Biology at Reichman University has found that beneficial bacteria, such as Bacillus subtilis—which is used, among other things, as a probiotic ...
Sydney housing unaffordable on median full-time income, study finds
New research suggests Sydney's housing market will remain unaffordable until at least the 2030s.
Double-prong approach better for workplace gender diversity
Workplaces need more women in management to create a pipeline of gender diversity, instead of relying on female board appointments, new research shows.
Designing healthier cities with good bacteria
The urbanization of towns could be contributing to poor health outcomes in our communities, research from the University of Adelaide and Flinders University has found.
Even in 'care work,' women face lower wages if they have kids
A new study that examined parenthood and "care work" has found that mothers get paid less than either men or women without children, even in fields that are traditionally thought of as being "women's work." Men, on the other ...
Researchers are exploring new ways to learn that make science more relevant to everyday life, and more fun
Frank Täufer, a scientific assistant at Campus Wiesengut—the University of Bonn's ecological teaching and research farm—asked a group of visiting 8-year-olds to speculate on why the rye plants in his field were all different ...
The effects of inadequate food, housing, and health care on student attrition
Researchers at CUNY SPH have published a study highlighting the compounded effects of unmet needs for housing, food, health care, and mental health treatment on CUNY students' academic success and persistence to graduation. ...
Five ways for governments to better tackle foreign disinformation
Responding to foreign disinformation poses many challenges. Recent revelations about foreign interference in Canada illustrate some of them.
What a 'right to disconnect' from work could look like in the UK
The UK's new government has promised to take action to "promote a positive work-life balance for all workers," and to prevent homes "turning into 24/7 offices". The risk of "always on" working has grown since the pandemic, ...
Opinion: A 'green new deal' is Canada's best hope of achieving a just carbon-zero transition
The idea of a "green new deal" has gained considerable ground in recent years.
