Biochemistry
New AI model for drug design brings more physics to bear in predictions
When machine learning is used to suggest new potential scientific insights or directions, algorithms sometimes offer solutions that are not physically sound.
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Analytical Chemistry
Simple stabilizing solution leads to seven new ceramic materials
Sometimes, less really is more. By removing oxygen during synthesis, a team led by materials scientists at Penn State has created seven new high-entropy oxides (HEOS), a class of ceramics composed of five or more metals with ...
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Under pressure: How a synchrotron helped reveal hidden differences in our DNA packaging
What happens when you squeeze DNA? Can pressure reveal something about how our genetic material is packed, protected, and accessed?
What happens when you squeeze DNA? Can pressure reveal something about how our genetic material is packed, protected, and accessed?
Molecular & Computational biology
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Rare bumble bee's downfall began long before effects from humans, study says
A rare North American bumble bee may have been on a path toward extinction long before modern human impacts, suggesting that its long-term genetic vulnerability made it especially fragile and less able to cope with both past ...
Plants & Animals
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Distant galaxy A1689-zD1 found to have unusually low dust-to-gas ratio
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and the Atacama Large Millimeter/sub-millimeter Array (ALMA), an international team of astronomers has carried out comprehensive multiwavelength observations of a distant massive ...
What goes up must come down: The 'universal thermal performance curve' that shackles evolution
Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have unearthed a universal thermal performance curve (UTPC) that seemingly applies to all species and dictates their responses to temperature change. This UTPC essentially shackles evolution ...
Evolution
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Scientists create a novel hydrogel for unclonable security tags
Encryption technologies are vital in today's digital landscape to protect sensitive information from hackers and prevent fraud. While cutting-edge encryption has been developed for data, sophisticated protection for physical ...
Spiritual experiences in adolescence linked to adult loneliness and civic engagement
University of North Carolina at Charlotte's School of Nursing, collaborating with Harvard's Human Flourishing Program, reports that adolescents who report transformative religious or spiritual experiences show both greater ...
IgNobel 'Butt Breathing' idea from 2024 moves closer to real treatment
The technique sounds so outlandish that it won an IgNobel prize in 2024. But the science behind rescuing people with blocked airways and clogged lungs by rectally delivering oxygen to the body is no joke.
Medical research
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GPS technology reveals that football practices can be up to 40% more demanding than games
Until recently, there has been little data available on how much effort football players exert in games versus practices, which position groups run the most or how to balance loads in practice to best meet the needs of game ...
Sports medicine & Kinesiology
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Serotonin produced by gut bacteria provides hope for a novel IBS treatment
Research from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, clarifies the complex interaction between gut bacteria and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Experiments demonstrate that gut bacteria can produce the important substance ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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Medical Xpress
GPS technology reveals that football practices can be up to 40% more demanding than games
Serotonin produced by gut bacteria provides hope for a novel IBS treatment
Graying hair may reflect a natural defense against cancer risk
The exercise paradox: Why workouts aren't great for weight loss but useful for maintaining a healthy body weight
Spiritual experiences in adolescence linked to adult loneliness and civic engagement
Children drive household mpox infections, study reveals
New study maps how we simultaneously process different words
Brain scans may predict future weight gain in people with mental disorders
Biological mechanism the boosts myelin production in the brain could aid treatments for neurological disorders
Teclistamab T-cell therapy shows promise in patients with drug-resistant autoimmune disease
Ultra-endurance athletes test the metabolic limits of the human body
Could your walk be a signal about your ability to win a fight?
Precision reprogramming: How AI tricks cancer's toughest cells
Previously unknown mechanism in pre-eclampsia discovered
Neighborhood trust benefits some more than others, Swedish study finds
Researchers find new way to cut cancer's lipid lifeline
Tech Xplore
AI content poses triple threat to Reddit moderators
Scientists create a novel hydrogel for unclonable security tags
How a more flexible energy grid can cope better with swings in Britain's weather
The global race is on to secure critical minerals. Why do they matter so much?
Study finds reliability is key to making buses more sustainable
Unmasking the culprits of battery failure with a graphene mesosponge
Amazon's holiday catalog brings back the joy of the toy store
SpaceX's fleet-leading booster makes 31st launch from Space Coast
OpenAI big chip orders dwarf its revenues—for now
African languages for AI: The project that's gathering a huge new dataset
Artificial intelligence can better predict future risk for heart attack patients
China's power paradox: record renewables, continued coal
AI content poses triple threat to Reddit moderators
Reddit bills itself as "the most human place on the internet," but the proliferation of artificial intelligence-generated content is threatening to squeeze some of the humanity out of the news-sharing forum.
Consumer & Gadgets
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How a pathogen disables plants' early warning system and kills crops
Scientists have discovered how one of the world's most destructive plant diseases manages to slip past crops' defenses—a breakthrough that could help farmers grow stronger, more resilient plants.
Cell & Microbiology
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Teclistamab T-cell therapy shows promise in patients with drug-resistant autoimmune disease
Research led by Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen–Nürnberg provides evidence that teclistamab may offer therapeutic benefit for patients with severe forms of treatment-resistant autoimmune diseases.
Female canaries, which typically do not sing, have the ability to do so throughout their entire lives
The human brain, once thought to lose much of its flexibility after childhood, continues remodeling itself throughout life—recovering from injuries, learning new skills, and adapting to challenges—a remarkable capacity ...
Plants & Animals
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Giant magnetofossils suggest ancient ocean life had built-in 'GPS' and may shed light on Mars particles
Some ancient marine organisms produced mysterious magnetic particles of unusually large size, which can now be found as fossils in marine sediments.
Astrobiology
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National study finds public Montessori programs strengthen early learning outcomes—at sharply lower costs
The first national randomized trial of public Montessori preschool students showed stronger long-term outcomes by kindergarten, including elevated reading, memory, and executive function as compared to non-Montessori preschoolers.
Economics & Business
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A mathematical 'Rosetta Stone' translates and predicts the larger effects of molecular systems
Penn Engineers have developed a mathematical "Rosetta Stone" that translates atomic and molecular movements into predictions of larger-scale effects, like proteins unfolding, crystals forming and ice melting, without the ...
Mathematics
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Graying hair may reflect a natural defense against cancer risk
Throughout life, our cells are constantly exposed to environmental and internal factors that can damage DNA. While such DNA damage is known to contribute to both aging and cancer, the precise connection—particularly how ...
Oncology & Cancer
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How a human 'jumping gene' targets structured DNA to reshape the genome
Long interspersed nuclear element-1 (LINE-1 or L1) is the only active, self-copying genetic element in the human genome—comprising about 17% of the genome. It is commonly called a "jumping gene" or "retrotransposon" because ...
Molecular & Computational biology
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Optical system achieves terabit-per-second capacity and integrates quantum cryptography for long-term security
The artificial intelligence (AI) boom has created unprecedented demand for data traffic. But the infrastructure needed to support it faces mounting challenges. AI data centers must deliver faster, more reliable communication ...
Optics & Photonics
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New study reveals how illegal wildlife trade intersects with organized crime in Canada
When most people hear terms like poaching, wildlife trafficking or illegal wildlife trade, they probably think of threatened species such as elephants, rhinos, tigers or sharks. Geographically, wildlife crime may feel like ...
'Slums' of Victorian Manchester housed wealthy doctors and engineers, study reveals
Work, shopping, church and the pub kept different classes apart far more than 'residential segregation' in 1850s Manchester, undermining key assumptions about the Industrial Revolution. Historians have long assumed that Manchester's ...
Why is Halloween starting so much earlier each year? A business professor explains
Halloween is a fun, scary time for children and adults alike—but why does the holiday seem to start so much earlier every year? Decades ago, when I was young, Halloween was a much smaller affair, and people didn't start ...
How AI can improve storm surge forecasts to help save lives
Hurricanes are America's most destructive natural hazards, causing more deaths and property damage than any other type of disaster. Since 1980, these powerful tropical storms have done more than US$1.5 trillion in damage ...
Big claws, big costs: Trade-offs in crayfish signaling
A new study by researchers at The University of Queensland has revealed that the impressive claws (chelae) of freshwater crayfish come with certain costs: The size slows their swimming and saps energy.
Artificial intelligence supercharges science on the Antarctic seafloor
New advances in artificial intelligence (AI) are transforming the way scientists explore and understand some of the most remote parts of the ocean around Antarctica and the strange creatures that live there.
AI-based system automatically detects and tracks river plastics
Understanding how plastics flow from land to sea is essential for solving the growing problem of plastic pollution. Rivers play a key role as major transport pathways, and accurate monitoring technologies are urgently needed ...
UK research warns of trust erosion in criminal justice system
The growing age imbalance in the duty solicitor scheme in England and Wales risks eroding trust in the criminal justice system, a new study warns. Most duty solicitors are aged 45 and over, putting at risk the ability of ...
Novel fungal phyla and classes revealed by eDNA long reads
Recent advances in long-read sequencing techniques have produced large amounts of high-quality rRNA marker gene data about eukaryotic organisms, but many of these taxa have remained unknown at the highest taxonomic levels: ...
Ecologists report spread of disease-carrying mosquitoes and their hybrids in North America
West Nile Virus was once a nominal concern for Utahns but since August 2003, when it was first detected in the Beehive State, infections in Utah residents have steadily risen.
A seed bank in England marks 25 years of preserving the world's plant diversity
Deep underground beneath the Sussex countryside in southern England, millions of seeds are kept frozen in a vault built to withstand fire, flooding, and any other disaster.
Constraints on solar power satellites are more ground-based than space-based, says study
Space-based solar power has been gaining more and more traction recently. The recent success of Caltech's Space Solar Power Project, which demonstrated the feasibility of transmitting power from space to the ground, has been ...
Natural Japanese and Taiwanese hinoki cypresses genetically differentiated 1 million years ago, analysis reveals
A population genetic analysis conducted by researchers at University of Tsukuba has revealed that natural Japanese hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa) and Taiwanese hinoki cypress (C. obtuse var. formosana) diverged approximately ...
Do dogs behave differently during an owner's pregnancy? Many dog owners think so
From getting extra cuddles to vigilant protection, many expectant parents claim their dogs behave differently during pregnancy—sometimes even before the person knew they were pregnant themselves.
Study indicates forest regeneration provides climate benefits, but won't offset fossil fuels
When farmland is abandoned and allowed to return to nature, forests and grasslands naturally regrow and absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere—helping fight climate change.
Q&A: Racing against time—the challenge of preserving languages before they vanish
As local languages continue to disappear, Associate Professor Natsuko Nakagawa from the Faculty of Humanities is dedicated to documenting and preserving them while uncovering the linguistic principles hidden within. She also ...
New hope for cats with eye infections: Common cold sore cream is safe and effective for feline use
A common human cold sore cream may soon help cats with painful eye infections. Researchers found that 1% penciclovir cream (Fenlips), when applied to cats' eyes, was safe, well-tolerated, and maintained antiviral levels for ...
Sodium-ion battery breakthrough could power greener energy—and even make seawater drinkable
Sodium-ion batteries may be the answer to the future of sustainable energy storage and could be used to make drinking water out of seawater. Scientists at the University of Surrey have discovered a simple way to boost their ...
No tricks, only treats: Bats glow under ultraviolet light
It may sound batty, but University of Georgia researchers have confirmed that North American bats glow under ultraviolet light.
US soliciting new bids for Moon mission amid SpaceX delays: NASA chief
NASA is seeking bids for its planned Moon mission to compete against SpaceX, Elon Musk's company that the US space agency's chief said Monday is "behind."
