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Plants & Animals Jun 14, 2024

Is magnesium the sleeping potion that enables sandhoppers to survive cold winters?

Magnesium compounds are a common ingredient of many remedies designed to help people wind down and escape the stresses of modern life. However, a new study has shown it is not only humans that are using forms of the chemical ...

Optics & Photonics Jun 13, 2024

Physicists report optical analog of Kármán vortex street

In a study published in Nature Communications, collaborating physicists from Singapore and the UK have reported an optical analog of the Kármán vortex street (KVS). This optical KVS pulse reveals fascinating parallels between ...

Condensed Matter Jun 13, 2024

Researchers tune Casimir force using magnetic fields

Research teams led by Prof. Zeng Changgan and Zhang Hui from the Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences ...

Plants & Animals Jun 12, 2024

Cocaine trafficking threatens critical bird habitats, new study shows

In addition to its human consequences, cocaine trafficking harms the environment and threatens habitats important to dozens of species of migratory birds, according to a new study.

Molecular & Computational biology Jun 11, 2024

Researchers explore the molecular mechanisms and therapeutic potentials of essential oils

Essential oils, also known as ethereal oils, are volatile, aromatic compounds derived from plants. Found in only about 10% of the plant kingdom, these oils are present in secretory structures such as glands, ducts, cavities, ...

Education Jun 11, 2024

How simulation-based learning prepares dietetics students for clinical success

The University of Kentucky Department of Dietetics and Human Nutrition (DHN) has made significant strides in preparing its dietetics students for real-world clinical settings through an innovative program incorporating Simulation-Based ...

Earth Sciences Jun 11, 2024

How tiny cracks lead to large-scale faults

The geological and topographical features that make up the world we live in are shaped in large part by faults and fractures in Earth's brittle crust. Faults arise from preexisting microscopic imperfections within rock. When ...

Cell & Microbiology Jun 6, 2024

Scientists discover new role of cell cycle in cilia formation

The awe-inspiring process of cell division can turn a fertilized egg into a baby—or a cancerous cell into a malignant tumor. With so much at stake, nature keeps it tightly controlled in a process called the cell cycle that ...

Space Exploration Jun 6, 2024

Heat-switch device boosts lunar rover longevity in harsh moon climate

Astronauts driving a vehicle around the landscape of the moon must not only face dangers related to zero gravity and falling into craters, but also the problem of extreme fluctuations in temperature. The lunar environment ...

Cell & Microbiology Jun 6, 2024

Silkworms help grow better organ-like tissues in labs

Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed a silk-based, ultrathin membrane that can be used in organ-on-a-chip models to better mimic the natural environment of cells and tissues within the body. When used in ...

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