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Optics & Photonics Jun 26, 2024

Time-compression in electron microscopy: Terahertz light controls and characterizes electrons in space and time

Scientists at the University of Konstanz in Germany have advanced ultrafast electron microscopy to unprecedented time resolution. Reporting in Science Advances, the research team presents a method for the all-optical control, ...

Social Sciences Jun 26, 2024

More women in venture capital doesn't mean more funding for female-led businesses, new research suggests

Venture capital plays an important role in helping new businesses get off the ground. The field also has a stubborn gender gap.

Bio & Medicine Jun 26, 2024

Microrobot-packed pill shows promise for treating inflammatory bowel disease in mice

Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a pill that releases microscopic robots, or microrobots, into the colon to treat inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The experimental treatment, given orally, ...

Molecular & Computational biology Jun 26, 2024

Study demonstrates that a process that turns off DNA transcription can, paradoxically, also turn it on

Researchers led by Kannosuke Yabe, Asuka Kamio, and Soichi Inagaki of the University of Tokyo have discovered that in thale cresses histone H3 lysine-9 (H3K9) methylation, conventionally thought to be a mark of turning off ...

Ecology Jun 26, 2024

Future risk of coral bleaching set to intensify globally, researchers say

An international team of researchers led by the University of Adelaide has projected future marine heat waves will cause coral reefs to be at severe risk of bleaching for longer periods than previously seen.

Archaeology Jun 26, 2024

Almonds, pottery, wood help date famed Kyrenia shipwreck

Historic shipwrecks often evoke dreams of sunken riches waiting on the bottom of the ocean to be reclaimed.

Education Jun 26, 2024

AI-generated exam submissions evade detection at UK university

In a test of the examinations system of the University of Reading in the UK, artificial intelligence (AI)-generated submissions went almost entirely undetected, and these fake answers tended to receive higher grades than ...

Social Sciences Jun 26, 2024

Sharing false political information on social media may be associated with positive schizotypy, research suggests

Sharing false political information on social media by users may be associated with aspects of personality such as positive schizotypy, a set of traits including paranoia, suspicion and disrupted thinking patterns. It may ...

Social Sciences Jun 26, 2024

Populism can degrade democracy but is on the riseā€”its causes and how it can be weakened

There's a widespread view that populism is on the rise, from the United States and Turkey to India and Hungary.

Environment Jun 26, 2024

Climate crisis sees rise in illegal water markets in the Middle East

In Jordan's cities, green tanker trucks supplying water are a common sight. The average Jordanian only receives one and a half days of access to piped water per week. When taps run dry, citizens and business owners pick up ...

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