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Social Sciences Aug 2, 2024

Potential terrorists can be identified from social media posts, new research shows

Researchers at the University of Bath have identified signals in social media posts that can predict when someone posting on far-right forums is likely to go on to commit a terrorist act.

Molecular & Computational biology Aug 2, 2024

Lanzhou lily virus disease reveals influence of virus on growth and nutritional quality

Lanzhou lily (Liliumdavidii var. unicolor) is a perennial herbaceous crop that serves as an economic plant with both medicinal and edible uses. However, it is highly susceptible to pathogenic infections during growth, such ...

Environment Aug 2, 2024

More microbes found that break down the carbon-fluorine bonds found in some unsaturated PFAS

A team of chemical and environmental engineers at the University of California Riverside, working with colleagues from the University of California Los Angeles, has found a class of microbes that consume PFAS in the environment ...

Analytical Chemistry Aug 2, 2024

Machine learning discovers 'hidden-gem' materials for heat-free gas separation

Chemical separation, including gas separation, is a common process that is required for manufacturing and research. It accounts for a whopping 15% of U.S. energy consumption and produces millions of tons of carbon emissions.

General Physics Aug 2, 2024

Cosmic microwave background experiments could probe connection between cosmic inflation, particle physics

Various large-scale astrophysical research projects are set to take place over the next decade, several of which are so-called cosmic microwave background (CMB) experiments. These are large-scale scientific efforts aimed ...

Environment Aug 2, 2024

Groundwater plays an invisible role supporting lakes

Nearly 90% of North America's lakes are located in Canada. That's why they make up such an enormous part of our landscape. Among their many vital functions, lakes are essential to the biodiversity of our territory and constitute ...

Astronomy Aug 2, 2024

Study of comet A117uUD data suggests it was put on a 'hyperbolic trajectory' during pass by Saturn

A pair of astrophysicists from Ciudad Universitaria and Universidad Complutense de Madrid, both in Spain, report evidence that comet A117uUD was put on its current "hyperbolic trajectory" when it passed close to Saturn two ...

Polymers Aug 1, 2024

A Band-Aid for the heart? New 3D printing method makes this, and much more, possible

In the quest to develop life-like materials to replace and repair human body parts, scientists face a formidable challenge: Real tissues are often both strong and stretchable and vary in shape and size.

Social Sciences Aug 1, 2024

Communities can increase the prosocial tendencies of their authorities, study finds

A new paper by researchers at the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) of the University of Pennsylvania published in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science shows that policymakers are more likely to support ...

Cell & Microbiology Aug 1, 2024

Researchers elucidate mechanisms behind protein selectivity in adenosine receptor

In a new study, a multinational research team led by Dr. Adnan Sljoka (RIKEN) and Prof. Akio Kitao (Tokyo Tech), in collaboration with Prof. Scott Prosser (University of Toronto), has carried out experimental and computational ...

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