Earth Sciences
Two years of gold mining devastates Peruvian peatlands, outpacing damage of the last 30 years
New research published in the journal Environmental Research Letters reveals that artisan gold mining in the southern Peruvian Amazon has caused more destruction to carbon-rich peatlands in the past two years than in the ...
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Earth Sciences
Permian mass extinction linked to 10°C global temperature rise that reshaped Earth's ecosystems
The mass extinction that ended the Permian geological epoch, 252 million years ago, wiped out most animals living on Earth. Huge volcanoes erupted, releasing 100,000 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. ...
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Quantum tornadoes in momentum space: First experimental proof of a new quantum phenomenon
Researchers from Würzburg have experimentally demonstrated a quantum tornado for the first time by refining an established method. In the quantum semimetal tantalum arsenide (TaAs), electrons in momentum space behave like ...
Condensed Matter
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Mariana Trench expedition discovers new lifeforms flourishing in deep-sea environment
Shanghai Jiao Tong University along with multiple collaborating institutions including the University of Copenhagen and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, have conducted an extensive investigation into microbial ecosystems ...
JWST explores enigmatic mid-infrared rings in planetary nebula NGC 1514
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have observed enigmatic rings in the planetary nebula NGC 1514, visible in the mid-infrared band. Results of the new observations, published Feb. 28 on the arXiv pre-print ...
When seconds determine survival rates, prehospital resuscitative thoracotomy can save lives
Researchers from an international collaborative team have found that prehospital resuscitative thoracotomy (RT) is feasible and associated with improved survival for traumatic cardiac arrest (TCA) patients when performed ...
In quest to construct a better flu shot, scientists zero in on tiny flu protein shaped like a mushroom
Not long after the first flu shot was introduced in 1945 by University of Michigan virologist Thomas Francis and his co-researcher, Jonas Salk (who would later garner worldwide fame as developer of the first polio vaccine), ...
Researchers map how individual neurons encode behavioral states
National Institutes of Health researchers have mapped how individual neurons in the primary somatosensory cortex receive brain-wide presynaptic inputs that encode behavioral states, refining our understanding of cortical ...
New test helps doctors predict a dangerous side effect of cancer treatment
Medical researchers in Japan have discovered a way to predict a potentially life-threatening side effect of cancer immunotherapy before it occurs. By analyzing cerebrospinal fluid collected pre-treatment, researchers at Kyushu ...
Oncology & Cancer
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In the body, psilocybin becomes psilocin, which can increase nerve cell communication even in a single dose
A recent study by the Hector Institute for Translational Brain Research (HITBR) at the Central Institute of Mental Health (CIMH) in Mannheim provides the first detailed cellular insights into how psilocin, the active ingredient ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
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Compact optical device achieves super-resolution imaging beyond the diffraction limit
Researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) have unveiled a planar optical device that significantly enhances the capabilities of dark-field microscopy, achieving super-resolution imaging beyond ...
Optics & Photonics
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Compound found in common herbs inspires potential anti-inflammatory drug for Alzheimer's disease
The herb rosemary has long been linked with memory. "There's rosemary, that's for remembrance," says Ophelia in Shakespeare's "Hamlet." So it is fitting that researchers would study a compound found in rosemary and sage—carnosic ...
Medications
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Microwave synthesis produces MXene 25 times faster than traditional methods while using 75% less energy
MXene is a lightweight two-dimensional (2D) material capable of protecting everything—including spacecraft, mechanical components, and maybe even people—from harmful radiation. Because traditional synthesis requires multi-step ...
Nanomaterials
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Novel high-fidelity computational microscopy uses stable features for clearer imaging
Computational microscopy is vital in biomedicine and materials science. Traditional methods struggle with optical aberrations, noise interference, and differences between physical models and real-world imaging, reducing the ...
Biotechnology
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Quantum mechanics: Hypercomplex, or 'just' complex?
Today, physicists are still asking themselves whether quantum mechanics needs hypercomplex numbers. FAU researchers Ece Ipek Saruhan, Prof. Dr. Joachim von Zanthier and Dr. Marc Oliver Pleinert have been investigating this ...
Quantum Physics
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Natural defense mechanism may help slow down tumor cell metastasis
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, led by Dr. Helin Norberg and Dr. Erik Norberg, have identified a previously unknown mechanism that affects the ability of cancer cells to spread in the body. The study, published in EMBO ...
Oncology & Cancer
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What's in a label? It's different for boys vs. girls, new study of parents finds
A decades-old riddle poses the following scenario: a boy is injured in a car crash in which the father dies and is taken to the emergency room, where the doctor says, "I cannot operate on him—he's my son." Who, then, is ...
Social Sciences
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Cold temperatures may trigger shapeshifting in metamorphic proteins
Metamorphic proteins can be thought of as the "shapeshifters" of human, animal and bacterial cells. Their ability to drastically switch between two different shapes enables them to adapt to changing environments and carry ...
Biochemistry
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Cryo-EM reveals hidden mechanics of DNA replication and sheds new light on cancer target
Every day, billions of cells in your body divide, helping to replace old and injured cells with new ones. And each time this happens, your entire genetic library—your genome, which totals more than 3 billion base pairs ...
Oncology & Cancer
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Proximity and prejudice: Gay discrimination in the gig economy
University of Queensland research has found discrimination based on sexual orientation is common in the gig economy, but only for tasks requiring close physical proximity.
Social Sciences
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Emotive marketing for sustainable consumption: Study tests effects of social media posts on valuation of chocolate
Does triggering certain emotions increase willingness to pay for sustainably produced food? On social media, emotional messages are often used to influence users' consumer behavior. An international research team including ...
An approach inspired by video games offers a new way to visualize limb development
From a single cell to an entire organism, embryonic development is a process of continuous and constant change. However, our understanding of this process is sometimes limited by the fact that we can only observe this process ...
Essential oil modification boosts clove oil's emulsifying efficiency and antibacterial properties
Clove essential oil is a promising antibacterial substance. In a recent study, researchers from Dongguk University explore a sustainable way to create carbon quantum dots (CQDs) from clove residue left after extracting essential ...
Mice's magnetic shifts: How physiological and pathological conditions lead to iron and redox balance changes
A research team led by Prof. Zhang Xin from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has revealed how magnetic properties in mice vary under different physiological and pathological conditions.
Quantum entanglement sensors could test quantum gravity
Ask almost any physicist what the most frustrating problem is in modern-day physics, and they will likely say the discrepancy between general relativity and quantum mechanics. That discrepancy has been a thorn in the side ...
A 'precautionary pause' is logical way forward for deep-sea mining, say researchers
Pressure on the International Seabed Authority (ISA) to finalize and adopt regulations for deep-sea mining is increasing. While some ISA member states are hoping to see progress soon, a growing number of states are demanding ...
How humans can reinvent themselves to live on other worlds
Let's face it: Space is a hostile environment for humans. Even on Mars, settlers might have a hard time coping with potentially lethal levels of radiation, scarce resources and reduced gravity.
Bottling trust: Researchers are using chemistry and blockchain to discourage wine fraud
Researchers have developed smart tags to guarantee the authenticity and traceability of wine from vineyard to table, helping to combat counterfeiting and boost consumer trust.
Rotating black holes are packed with energy—here's how to unlock it
Rotating black holes are the most powerful phenomenon in the known universe. Their powerful gravity radically alters the curvature of spacetime around them, leading to relativistic effects like time dilation, light distortion, ...
Dissociation is a coping mechanism that impedes effective climate action, experts argue
Collective dissociation is preventing people from taking effective action to tackle the overwhelming climate emergency, finds research published in Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health.
Q&A: Next-generation hazard maps to help society change and enhance disaster resilience
When trying to improve, refine, and seek more efficiency in disaster management measures, predicting the extent of disaster damage more accurately and communicating the assessments in a coherent manner become crucial elements ...
Q&A: Unraveling the relationship between hornets and humans in Japan
Assistant professor Saga Tatsuya of the Graduate School of Human Development and Environment, who is captivated by hornets and is advancing the understanding of their ecology, has an unusual career path, having taught at ...
Fear of deportation hangs over unauthorized workers trying to fight exploitation, but all workers in the US have rights
The Trump administration has repeatedly said it wants to deport as many people as possible. What that means for the estimated 8.3 million unauthorized immigrants in the American workforce is unclear.
A round-trip journey of electrons: Electron catalysis enables direct fixation of N₂ to azo compounds
Nitrogen gas (N2) is one of the most abundant yet highly stable gases in the Earth's atmosphere. Its N≡N triple bond has an extremely high bond dissociation energy (~940.95 kJ mol⁻¹), making its activation and conversion ...
DEI initiatives removed from federal agencies that fund science, but scientific research continues
As soon as President Donald Trump took office on Jan. 20, 2025, he signed an executive order titled "Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing." This order called for the termination of all diversity, ...
How school systems can honor the human rights of people with disabilities
In Canada, ongoing advocacy efforts from disabled communities have resulted in an evolution of education over time. Generally speaking, "inclusive education" promises the equitable inclusion of disabled students in kindergarten ...
How planned major US foreign aid cuts are expected to shake out abroad—and at home
Many more people around the world will unnecessarily die of AIDS and starvation; American farmers will take an economic hit; Russia and China will strengthen ties with less-developed nations formerly friendly with the U.S., ...
Higher ozone levels tied to heart attack risk for young adults
Research has linked higher levels of air pollution to the risk of acute myocardial infarctions, or heart attacks. How these risks differ by demographic, type of air pollution, and type of heart attack is less clear, however, ...
US biochemist researching treatment of HIV and coronaviruses wins Israel's Wolf Prize
An American biochemist whose research has helped scientists make inroads into treating coronavirus and HIV has won this year's Wolf Prize, a prestigious Israeli award in the arts and sciences.
Residents evacuated as Guatemalan volcano spews lava, rocks
Guatemalan authorities evacuated around a thousand people on Monday after Central America's most active volcano erupted, spewing lava, ash and rocks.
