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April 19, 2024
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Apr. 18, 2024 — Land subsidence is overlooked as a hazard in cities, according to new research. Scientists used satellite data that accurately and consistently maps land movement across ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — Even if CO2 emissions were to be drastically cut down starting today, the world economy is already committed to an income reduction of 19% until 2050 due to climate change, a new study finds. These ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — The fossilized remains of a second gigantic jawbone measuring more than two meters long has been found on a beach in Somerset, ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — Investigators have discovered how brain cells responsible for working memory -- the type required to remember a phone number long enough to dial it -- coordinate intentional focus and short-term storage of ...
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Apr. 19, 2024 — Analysis of mooring observations and hydrographic data suggest the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation deep water limb in the North Atlantic ...
Apr. 18, 2024 — A new robotic suction cup which can grasp rough, curved and heavy stone, has been developed by ...
Apr. 12, 2024 — Physicists solve a puzzle linked to JWST-ER1g, a massive ancient galaxy that formed when the universe was just a quarter of its current ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — Soft skin coverings and touch sensors have emerged as a promising feature for robots that are both safer and more intuitive for human interaction, but they are expensive and difficult to make. A ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — It's not a single pesticide or virus stressing honey bees, and affecting their health, but exposure to a complex web of multiple interacting stressors encountered while at work pollinating crops, ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — Astronomers have discovered methane emission on a brown dwarf, an unexpected finding for such a cold and isolated world. The findings suggest that this brown dwarf might generate aurorae similar to ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — Mountain chickadees have among the best spatial memory in the animal kingdom. New research identifies the genes at play and offers insight into how a shifting climate may impact the evolution of this ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — Marine communities migrated to Antarctica during the Earth's warmest period in 66 million years long before a mass-extinction ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — Scientists have developed a new method using knot theory to find the optimal routes for future space missions without the need to waste ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — Competition between species played a major role in the rise and fall of hominins -- and produced a 'bizarre' evolutionary pattern for the Homo ...
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Apr. 19, 2024 — Toxic chemicals used to flame-proof plastic materials can be absorbed into the body through skin, via contact with microplastics, new research ...
Apr. 18, 2024 — Contrary to previous assumptions, nerve cells in the human neocortex are wired differently than in mice. The study found that human neurons communicate in one direction, while in mice, signals tend ...
Apr. 18, 2024 — The energy density of supercapacitors -- battery-like devices that can charge in seconds or a few minutes -- can be improved by increasing the 'messiness' of their internal structure. ...
Apr. 18, 2024 — Scientists have discovered that the magnetic nanobubbles known as skyrmions can be moved by electrical currents, attaining record speeds up to 900 m/s. Anticipated as future bits in computer memory, ...
Apr. 18, 2024 — Scientists have developed artificial heterostructures made of freestanding 2D and 3D membranes that have an energy density up to 19 times higher than commercially available ...
Apr. 18, 2024 — Researchers have uncovered a mechanism in the brain that allows cocaine and morphine to take over natural reward processing ...
Apr. 18, 2024 — The 2010 Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the largest accidental spill in history, released almost 100 million gallons of oil, causing significant pollution. A decade later, its long-term ...
Apr. 18, 2024 — Animal and plant populations have been extensively studied, which has helped to understand ecosystem processes and evolutionary adaptations. However, this has not been the case with microbial ...
Apr. 18, 2024 — Twin studies have proven invaluable for teasing out the effects of both genetics and the environment on human biology. Researchers studied pairs of twins to look at how the interplay of genetics and ...
Apr. 18, 2024 — A geo-environmental scientist from Japan has composed a string quartet using sonified climate data. The 6-minute-long composition -- entitled 'String Quartet No. 1 'Polar Energy ...
Apr. 18, 2024 — Superior decision-making in sports such as soccer could come down to the process of inhibiting a motor response, according to a new ...
Apr. 18, 2024 — A sensitive perception of the environment is crucial for guiding our behavior. However, an overly sensitive response of the brain's neural circuits to stimuli can lead to neurodevelopmental ...
Apr. 18, 2024 — In posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), intrusive thoughts, changes in mood, and other symptoms after exposure to trauma can greatly impact a person's quality of life. About 6 percent of people ...
Apr. 18, 2024 — Most cancer patients do not benefit from early targeted therapies. Scientists now describe a new computational pipeline to systematically predict patient response to cancer drugs at single-cell ...
Apr. 18, 2024 — The origin of life continues to remain a matter of debate. The ribonucleic acid (RNA) world hypothesis proposes that 'ribozymes' which store genetic information and possess catalytic ...
Apr. 18, 2024 — Companies can't simply walk away from old oil and gas wells. They have to be capped in a way that protects the environment and prevents leaks. A new approach to today's solution could be ...
Apr. 18, 2024 — Monitoring and treating a case of multiple sclerosis requires reliable and long-term data on how the disease is progressing in the person in question. Fitness trackers and smartphones can supply this ...
Apr. 18, 2024 — Researchers are targeting the next generation of soft actuators and robots with an elastomer-based ink for 3D printing objects with locally changing mechanical properties, eliminating the need for ...
Apr. 18, 2024 — Two siblings who have the only known mutations in a key gene anywhere in the world have helped scientists gain new insights that could help progress the search for new treatments in type 1 ...
Apr. 18, 2024 — Researchers have developed a new urine-based test that addresses a major problem in prostate cancer: how to separate the slow-growing form of the disease unlikely to cause harm from more aggressive ...
Friday, April 19, 2024
Thursday, April 18, 2024
- When Thoughts Flow in One Direction
- Mess Is Best: Disordered Structure of Battery-Like Devices Improves Performance
- Skyrmions Move at Record Speeds: A Step Towards the Computing of the Future
- Novel Material Supercharges Innovation in Electrostatic Energy Storage
- A Common Pathway in the Brain That Enables Addictive Drugs to Hijack Natural Reward Processing
- Fourteen Years After the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, Endemic Fishes Face an Uncertain Future
- Marine Microbial Populations: Potential Sensors of the Global Change in the Ocean
- Metacognitive Abilities Like Reading the Emotions and Attitudes of Others May Be More Influenced by Environment Than Genetics
- Data-Driven Music: Converting Climate Measurements Into Music
- Quick Decisions in Soccer Enhanced by Brain's Ability to Suppress Actions
- Perfect Balance: How the Brain Fine-Tunes Its Sensitivity
- Scientists Uncover 95 Regions of the Genome Linked to PTSD
- AI Tool Predicts Responses to Cancer Therapy Using Information from Each Cell of the Tumor
- RNA's Hidden Potential: New Study Unveils Its Role in Early Life and Future Bioengineering
- Can Bismuth Prevent Oil Leaks?
- How Data Provided by Fitness Trackers and Smartphones Can Help People With MS
- An Ink for 3D-Printing Flexible Devices Without Mechanical Joints
- Siblings With Unique Genetic Change Help Scientists Progress Drug Search for Type 1 Diabetes
- New Urine-Based Test Detects High-Grade Prostate Cancer, Helping Men Avoid Unnecessary Biopsies
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
- Study Identifies New Metric for Diagnosing Autism
- Researchers Create New AI Pipeline for Identifying Molecular Interactions
- Clearing the Air: Wind Farms More Land Efficient Than Previously Thought
- Paper: To Understand Cognition--and Its Dysfunction--Neuroscientists Must Learn Its Rhythms
- Protecting Brain Cells With Cannabinol
- Does Using Your Brain More at Work Help Ward Off Thinking, Memory Problems?
- Guidance on Energy and Macronutrients Across the Lifespan
- Calorie Restriction Study Reveals Complexities in How Diet Impacts Aging
- Atom-by-Atom: Imaging Structural Transformations in 2D Materials
- Machine Learning Used to Create a Fabric-Based Touch Sensor
- Probiotic Feed Additive Boosts Growth, Health in Poultry in Place of Antibiotics
- Global Study Reveals Health Impacts of Airborne Trace Elements
- First Evidence of Human Occupation in Lava Tube Cave in Saudi Arabia
- Artificial Intelligence Beats Doctors in Accurately Assessing Eye Problems
- Ice Age Climate Analysis Reduces Worst-Case Warming Expected from Rising CO2
- East Coast Mussel Shells Are Becoming More Porous in Warming Waters
- Researchers Find That Accelerated Aging Biology in the Placenta Contributes to a Rare Form of Pregnancy-Related Heart Failure
- New Class of Antimicrobials Discovered in Soil Bacteria
- Understanding Climate Warming Impacts on Carbon Release from the Tundra
- Solving a Mini Mystery of Cell Division
- Substantial Global Cost of Climate Inaction
- Plant Sensors Could Act as an Early Warning System for Farmers
- Genetic Variant Identified That Shaped the Human Skull Base
- From Defects to Order: Spontaneously Emerging Crystal Arrangements in Perovskite Halides
- Spintronics: A New Path to Room Temperature Swirling Spin Textures
- Dog Attacks on Mountain Tapirs Highlight a Growing Threat to Endangered Wildlife
- Adults With Congenital Heart Disease Faced Higher Risk of Abnormal Heart Rhythms
- A Better View With New Mid-Infrared Nanoscopy
- AI Speeds Up Drug Design for Parkinson's by Ten-Fold
- E-Tongue Can Detect White Wine Spoilage Before Humans Can
- Unique Field Study Shows How Climate Change Affects Fire-Impacted Forests
- Paradox of Extreme Cold Events in a Warming World
- Study Finds Iron-Rich Enamel Protects, but Doesn't Color, Rodents' Orange-Brown Incisors
- Copper Beads in Pig Feed Reshape Swine Gut Microbiome
- Tracking a Protein's Fleeting Shape Changes
- Research Explores How a Father's Diet Could Shape the Health of His Offspring
- Novel Robotic Training Program Reduces Physician Errors Placing Central Lines
- Two-Dimensional Nanomaterial Sets Record for Expert-Defying, Counter-Intuitive Expansion
- Making Crops Colorful for Easier Weeding
- Storks Fly With a Little Help from Their Friends
- Researchers Uncover Human DNA Repair by Nuclear Metamorphosis
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
- Coral Reef Microbes Point to New Way to Assess Ecosystem Health
- Researchers Discover Urine-Based Test to Detect Head and Neck Cancer
- Researchers Shine Light on Rapid Changes in Arctic and Boreal Ecosystems
- 'Nanostitches' Enable Lighter and Tougher Composite Materials
- Trash to Treasure -- Researchers Turn Metal Waste Into Catalyst for Hydrogen
- Nanoparticle Delivery of FZD4 to Lung Endothelial Cells Inhibits Lung Cancer Progression and Metastases
- CO2 Worsens Wildfires by Helping Plants Grow
- Huge Database Gives Insight Into Salmon Patterns at Sea
- Following Cellular Lineage
- Real-Time Detection of Infectious Disease Viruses by Searching for Molecular Fingerprinting
- New Treatment Method Using Plasma Irradiation Promotes Faster Bone Healing
- Older Males out-Compete Young Males Outside Breeding Pairs, Bird Study Shows
- Fires Pose Growing Worldwide Threat to Wildland-Urban Interface
- New Tagging Method Provides Bioadhesive Interface for Marine Sensors on Diverse, Soft, and Fragile Species
- Cooler Transformers Could Help Electric Grid
- No Gamma Rays Seen Coming from Nearby Supernova
- Neutrons Rule the Roost for Cage-Free Lithium Ions
- Common HIV Treatments May Aid Alzheimer's Disease Patients
- Plastic Pollution Can Kill Variety of Ocean Embryos
- Yellowstone Lake Ice Cover Unchanged Despite Warming Climate
- Researchers Advance Pigment Chemistry With Moon-Inspired Reddish Magentas
- Florida Wildlife Corridor Eases Worst Impacts of Climate Change
- Most Massive Stellar Black Hole in Our Galaxy Found
- Seed Ferns: Plants Experimented With Complex Leaf Vein Networks 201 Million Years Ago
- Physicists Explain--and Eliminate--Unknown Force Dragging Against Water Droplets on Superhydrophobic Surfaces
- New Inflammatory Bowel Disease Testing Protocol Could Speed Up Diagnosis
- Health Behaviors Accumulate and Remain Relatively Stable Throughout Middle Adulthood
- Biodiversity Is Key to the Mental Health Benefits of Nature
- A Single Atom Layer of Gold: Researchers Create Goldene
- Most Countries Struggle to Meet Climate Pledges from 2009
- Twisted Pollen Tubes Induce Infertility
- Quantum Electronics: Charge Travels Like Light in Bilayer Graphene
- 'One Ring to Rule Them All': How Actin Filaments Are Assembled by Formins
- Creating an Island Paradise in a Fusion Reactor
- Researchers Can Help Shipowners Achieve Ambitious Climate Targets
- Crucial Connection for 'quantum Internet' Made for the First Time
- Teen Stress May Raise Risk of Postpartum Depression in Adults
- Scientists Identify Cell Vulnerability 'fingerprint' Related to Parkinson's, Lewy Body Dementia
- Can Animals Count?