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Mathematics Feb 27, 2025

Mathematical model improves prediction of human mobility between cities

How many people will travel during a given week between two specific cities? Answering this question is important for many reasons, for example, to design efficient public transport infrastructures, or, as was the case during ...

Biochemistry Feb 27, 2025

Protein cage system can control conformational changes in aromatic side chains

Novel protein cage systems can control and visualize orientational changes in aromatic side chains upon ligand binding, as reported by researchers at the Institute of Science, Tokyo. By inducing coordinated molecular changes, ...

Space Exploration Feb 27, 2025

Private US company blasts off for second moon landing attempt

A US company is aiming for its second lunar touchdown after a lander carrying a suite of unique experiments successfully launched aboard a SpaceX rocket on Wednesday.

Environment Feb 26, 2025

Impact of unexploded ordnance in the Baltic Sea: Study detects toxic munitions chemicals in water samples

It is estimated that about 300,000 metric tons of unexploded ordnance (UXO) remain in the German Baltic Sea. Most of this originates from deliberate dumping after the end of the Second World War. These dumping sites are well ...

Planetary Sciences Feb 26, 2025

Six things to know about NASA's Lunar Trailblazer

Launching no earlier than Wednesday, Feb. 26, NASA's Lunar Trailblazer will help resolve an enduring mystery: Where is the moon's water? After sharing a ride on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with Intuitive Machines' IM-2 launch—part ...

Mathematics Feb 26, 2025

What's the shape of the universe? Mathematicians use topology to study its shape and everything in it

When you look at your surrounding environment, it might seem like you're living on a flat plane. After all, this is why you can navigate a new city using a map: a flat piece of paper that represents all the places around ...

Polymers Feb 26, 2025

Sacrificial scaffolding helps new hydrogels heal quickly

Researchers at Hokkaido University and Duke University have developed a hydrogel that heals and strengthens itself as it is overloaded and damaged. The proof-of-concept demonstration could lead to improved performance for ...

Mathematics Feb 26, 2025

From slime molds to corporations, traveling networks chart a new path

You can learn a lot from a little slime mold. For Nate Cira, assistant professor of biomedical engineering in Cornell Engineering, the tiny eukaryotic organism provided inspiration for modeling "traveling networks"—connected ...

Ecology Feb 26, 2025

Scientists build robot to track plant-fungal trade networks, revealing nature's underground supply chains

New research published in the journal Nature on February 26, 2025, uses advanced robotics to track the hyper-efficient supply chains formed between plants and mycorrhizal fungi as they trade carbon and nutrients across the ...

Space Exploration Feb 26, 2025

Private US company set for second moon landing attempt

Intuitive Machines made history last year as the first private company to put a robot on the moon, although the triumph was marred by the lander tipping onto its side.

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