General Physics
Using a gamma ray burst to search for violations of Einstein's relativity postulates
Einstein's theory of relativity is based on two assumptions, or postulates. The first is that the laws of physics look the same to everyone traveling in a straight line with no acceleration.
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Earth Sciences
Doughnut-shaped region found inside Earth's core deepens understanding of planet's magnetic field
A doughnut-shaped region thousands of kilometers beneath our feet within Earth's liquid core has been discovered by scientists from The Australian National University (ANU), providing new clues about the dynamics of our planet's ...
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Groups of weaver birds found to have their own distinct nest-building styles
A team of biologists in the U.K. and Canada has found that at least one type of bird has its own distinct nest building style. In their study, published in the journal Science, the group conducted a two-year study of nest-building ...
How stressed are you? Nanoparticles pave the way for home stress testing
Stress takes various shapes in our daily lives, from relentless work demands to the constant rush of the school run. But ignoring high stress levels can lead to serious health issues like depression and Alzheimer's disease. ...
Bio & Medicine
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AI-based tongue imaging could help enable non-invasive detection of coronary artery disease
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common cause of illness-based death throughout the world. According to the World Health Organization, CAD causes 17.9 million deaths per year worldwide, nearly one-third of all illness-based ...
Neuron populations in the medial prefrontal cortex shown to code the learning of avoidant behaviors
Over the course of their lives, animals form associations between sensory stimuli and predicted threats or rewards. These associations can, in turn, shape the behaviors of animals, prompting them to engage in avoidant behaviors ...
Silicon exoskeletons for blood cells: Engineered blood cells successfully transfused between species
A study by an international research collaborative reports a stunning blood modification method that not only protects red blood cells for perfusion-based transplant organ cryostorage, but could make blood types cross-compatible ...
Not just a 'bad guy': Researchers discover neuroprotective function of Tau protein
A study by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (Duncan NRI) at Texas Children's Hospital, reveals that the protein Tau—a key player implicated in several ...
Neuroscience
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Virtual and augmented reality can temporarily change the way people perceive distances, finds study
Researchers at the University of Toronto have found that using virtual and augmented reality (VR and AR) can temporarily change the way people perceive and interact with the real world—with potential implications for the ...
Computer Sciences
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Researchers develop ultra-high efficiency perovskite LEDs by strengthening lattice
A research team has developed ultra-high efficiency perovskite nanocrystal light-emitting diodes (LEDs) by strengthening the perovskite lattice and suppressing the material's inherent low-frequency dynamics.
Engineering
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Medical Xpress
Neuroscientists explore the intersection of music and memory
Norovirus study shows how bile acids in breast milk affect newborn gut health
Dietary vitamin E may be protective against atopic dermatitis
Novel pathway could lead to potential treatment for metabolic liver disease
New anti-cancer 'degrader' targets protein essential to infant leukemia
Non-substance-related mental health disorders commonly seen in overdose decedents
Redesigning the diagnostic screening process for colorectal cancer
New clues on how the heart makes arteries
Semaglutide reduces COVID-19 related deaths in patients with obesity and cardiovascular disease
Q&A: Diagnostic accuracy in the ED for Medicare beneficiaries with and without Alzheimer's disease
Long-term conditions could delay lung cancer diagnosis, new study finds
Developing a comprehensive metric for worker well-being
How hope beats mindfulness when times are tough
Potential new drug could target rare childhood brain tumor
Muscle tissue changes could be driving sex-based injury risk, say physiologists
Mpox outbreaks in Africa could be ended in 6 months, WHO chief says
Tech Xplore
Morphing facial technology sheds light on the boundaries of self-recognition
OpenAI, Meta flex muscles as AI race heats up
Apple in talks to invest in OpenAI: report
Researchers find covert racism against people who speak African American English in LLMs
Researchers discover a surprising way to jump-start battery performance
Google's GameNGen simulates parts of video game Doom
Study shows how common genetic variants in Black Americans increase Alzheimer's risk
Columbia University researchers have discovered how variants of the ABCA7 gene, which are common among Black Americans, increase the risk for Alzheimer's disease. The paper is published in the journal Cell Genomics.
Genetics
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Researchers identify genes for low glycemic index and high protein in rice
A team of researchers at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has identified genes and markers responsible for low glycemic index (GI) and high protein content in rice, using genetics and artificial intelligence ...
Molecular & Computational biology
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Brain training: Study links cardiovascular fitness to brain health
The brain's white matter comprises areas of the central nervous system made up of myelinated axons. Its name is derived from the pale appearance of the lipids that comprise myelin. Myelin is a segmented sheath that insulates ...
Scientists discover a new cardiovascular risk factor and identify a drug able to reduce its effects
To the known risk factors for cardiovascular disease—high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, overweight and obesity, smoking, and physical inactivity—a new one has to be added, clonal hematopoiesis. This condition ...
Medical research
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New discoveries about how mosquitoes mate may help the fight against malaria
A high-pitched buzzing sound in your ear is an unmistakable sign that a female mosquito is out on the hunt—for they, not males, drink blood. Hearing that tone might make you turn to try to swat the pest. But for a male ...
Plants & Animals
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Neuroscientists explore the intersection of music and memory
The soundtrack of this story begins with a vaguely recognizable and pleasant groove. But if I stop writing and just listen for a second, the music reveals itself completely. In Freddie Hubbard's comfortable, lilting trumpet ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
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Astronomers spot merging galaxies from 12.8 billion years ago
Astronomers have spotted a pair of galaxies in the act of merging 12.8 billion years ago. The characteristics of these galaxies indicate that the merger will form a monster galaxy, one of the brightest types of objects in ...
Astronomy
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New study highlights expansion of drylands amidst impact of climate change
Nearly half of the world's land surface is now classified as drylands and these areas are accelerating their own proliferation, according to new research.
Environment
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Fungus gnat entombed in a 40-million-year-old piece of amber is a rare gem
A Danish amber collector's find upon a wild North Sea shore in the 1960's has proved to be of great and surprising significance. After having thoroughly examined the roughly 40-million-year-old piece of amber, University ...
Evolution
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Higher-order topological simulation unlocks new potential in quantum computers
Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have successfully simulated higher-order topological (HOT) lattices with unprecedented accuracy using digital quantum computers. These complex lattice structures ...
Quantum Physics
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Runners are used to toughing it out. A warming climate can make that deadly
Carolyn Baker, clad in a neon pink top and matching sunglasses, smiled as she ran the Falmouth Road Race on the shore of Cape Cod, looking around for friends as she neared the end of a race she'd completed more than a dozen ...
More frequent financial reporting benefits investors
When it comes to financial reporting, how much information is too much? Public companies in the U.S. file reports every three months to comply with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Study finds lower-income NYC residents trade comfort for affordability
In a revealing piece of research coauthored by a Singapore Management University academic, public policies to ease urban heat in one of the largest first world cities have seen price gaps emerge between homes in cooler and ...
New buoys improve Minnesota North Shore forecasts
For over 11 years Jay Austin and his research team at the University of Minnesota Duluth have carefully tended to a crop of bright-yellow meteorological buoys floating on Lake Superior. Each buoy captures real-time data ...
AI can mitigate bias against women in loan decisions and boost lenders' profits and reputations
Recent research from the University of Bath shows discrimination against women worsens if Artificial Intelligence (AI) is used by lenders for loans, but that ethical lenders could choose to tweak the AI algorithms to address ...
Activists seek clarity over mining ban in Ecuador forest reserve
A sprawling Ecuadoran forest reserve, home to toucans and the spectacled bear, is at the heart of a tug-of-war between environmentalist and miners.
NASA cuts 2 from next SpaceX flight to make room for astronauts stuck at space station
NASA on Friday cut two astronauts from the next crew to make room on the return trip for the two stuck at the International Space Station.
Research exposes how repeated information warps our decisions
Imagine the decisions you make every day, such as what to buy, who to trust, or who to vote for, are heavily influenced by a simple yet powerful flaw in your reasoning. Economists at the University of Surrey argue that people ...
Examining WTO system amidst growing trade imbalances
The establishment of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 1995 coincided with a period of substantial global economic growth, fueled by lowered tariffs and increased market access in a globalized world economy based on the ...
Mini lab secures NASA ride to the moon
A miniaturized laboratory developed by The Open University (OU) with support from RAL Space will fly to the lunar South Polar region in the European Space Agency's (ESA) Prospect package in search of volatiles, including ...
Research highlights drought risk and awareness gaps in global society
Natural disasters have threatened human beings and the ecosystem. Among the various natural disasters, drought is one of the most insidious and costliest, adversely affecting the global economy and livelihoods. Unlike sudden ...
Where are all the male teachers?
Step into any early childhood education center, and you'll encounter a whirlwind of activity: colorful art, energetic play and caring educators shaping young minds. But amid the vibrancy, there's something often missing … ...
Non-Hermitian skin effect in all dimensions tied to point-gap topology
A study, published in the journal Science Bulletin and led by Dr. Haiping Hu from the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IOP, CAS), explores the non-Hermitian skin effect (NHSE) and non-Bloch bands.
Advances in optical micronanofiber-enabled tactile sensors and soft actuators
A perfect combination of fiber optics and micro/nanotechnology, optical micro/nanofiber (MNF) is a new type of micro/nano-waveguide structure developed in recent years.
Complete-basis-reprogrammable coding metasurface for generating dynamically-controlled holograms
An article in Opto-Electronic Advances, discusses complete-basis-reprogrammable coding metasurface for generating dynamically-controlled holograms under arbitrary polarization states.
Public perceptions on the use of gene tech for environmental problems
Addressing public concerns about the suitability and safety of new innovations is crucial to the responsible use of genetic technologies for environmental problems, according to a new report on New Zealanders' perceptions ...
Study reveals key strategies to combat urban heat vulnerability
A QUT study analyzing five decades of research and thousands of studies has identified five critical areas needed to tackle urban heat vulnerability (UHV), a growing issue impacting millions in increasingly heat-prone cities.
'More than just numbers:' Statistics expert uses data to predict extreme weather, financial downturns
Using data and numbers, a West Virginia University statistician is exploring new methods that could predict and model extreme patterns in weather events, financial turmoil and pollution levels.
NASA's new solar sail extends its booms and sets sail
Solar sails are an exciting way to travel through the solar system because they get their propulsion from the sun. NASA has developed several solar sails, and their newest, the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (or ACS3), ...
First fuel spill clean-up targets identified for Macquarie Island
Australian scientists have developed the first environmental standards for fuel contamination in soils, for sub-Antarctic environments.
