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May 17, 2024
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May 15, 2024 — What makes the oldfield mouse steadfastly monogamous throughout its life while its closest rodent relatives are promiscuous? The answer may be a previously unknown hormone-generating cell. Scientists discover the cells and hormones that inspire mice ...
May 15, 2024 — The ability to regulate body temperature, a trait all mammals and birds have today, may have evolved among some dinosaurs early in the Jurassic period about 180 million years ago. The new study looked at the spread of dinosaurs across different ...
May 14, 2024 — Researchers have found that 2023 was the hottest summer in the Northern Hemisphere in the past two thousand years, almost four degrees warmer than the coldest summer during the same ...
May 2, 2024 — A wild orangutan was observed applying a plant with known medicinal properties to a wound, a first for a wild ...
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May 17, 2024 — A new commentary paper puts forth a transformative solution to the unsustainable reliance on fossil resources by the chemical industry: catalysis to ...
May 17, 2024 — Marine microbes control the flux of matter and energy essential for life in the oceans. Among them, the bacterial group SAR11 accounts for about a ...
May 17, 2024 — Plants have special corrective molecules at their disposal that can make retrospective modifications to copies of genes. However, it would appear that these 'Tipp-Ex proteins' do not have permission ...
May 17, 2024 — If fruit fly wings do not develop into the right shape, the flies will die. Researchers have learned how fly embryo cells develop as they need to, opening a window into human development and possible ...
May 17, 2024 — The spiny legged 308-million-year-old arachnid Douglassarachne acanthopoda was discovered the famous Mazon Creek ...
May 17, 2024 — An HIV vaccine candidate triggered low levels of an elusive type of broadly neutralizing HIV antibodies among a small group of people enrolled in a 2019 clinical ...
May 16, 2024 — The new technique will map the top of the aquifer, called the 'water table,' spanning areas as large as hundreds of kilometers using a radar mounted ...
May 16, 2024 — Researchers have developed a method to investigate sperm whale communication by determining their vocal style, finding that groups living in close proximity can develop similar styles to each ...
May 16, 2024 — Many people are concerned about residues of chemicals, contaminants or microplastics in their food. However, it is less well known that many foods also contain toxins of completely natural origin. ...
May 16, 2024 — A new sensor is giving researchers the best look yet at ATP levels inside living cells, enabling scientists to study in greater detail than ever before how fluctuations in this cellular currency ...
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May 16, 2024 — Sea otters are one of the few animals that use tools to access their food, and a new study has found that individual sea otters that use tools -- most of whom are female -- are able to eat larger ...
May 16, 2024 — In a groundbreaking study an international team of scientists has investigated the evolutionary patterns behind the development of sabre teeth, with some unexpected results along the ...
May 16, 2024 — After spinning for under two years, a wind farm can offset the carbon emissions generated across its entire 30-year lifespan, when compared to thermal power ...
May 16, 2024 — Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS or 'forever chemicals,' have become persistent pollutants in the air, water and soil. Because they are so stable, they can ...
May 16, 2024 — Vanilla, the most widely used flavoring compound in confectionaries and cosmetics, gets its sweet flavor and aroma from the chemical compound -- 'vanillin'. However, the large-scale ...
May 15, 2024 — Researchers have found a genetic pathway that facilitates inter-species communication between a marine worm, acoel, and its symbiotic ...
May 15, 2024 — Scientists have discovered that colonies of gelatinous sea animals swim through the ocean in giant corkscrew shapes using coordinated jet propulsion, an unusual kind of locomotion that could inspire ...
May 15, 2024 — Climate change, and its effects on weather patterns and adverse weather events, is likely to negatively affect the health of people with brain conditions, argue a team of ...
May 15, 2024 — Researchers conducted a comprehensive analysis on the carbon footprint of constructing a wooden house in Japan. The team found that the estimated carbon footprint of a house in Japan is 38 tons of ...
May 15, 2024 — Understanding how salt marsh grass stays healthy is of crucial ecological importance, and studying the ways bacteria interact with these plants is key. Thanks to recent advances in genomic ...
May 15, 2024 — Researchers are developing battery technologies to fight climate change in two ways, by expanding the use of renewable energy and capturing airborne carbon dioxide. Researchers recently created and ...
May 15, 2024 — Nutrient-rich blueberries -- a common breakfast smoothie ingredient -- can also create wine. But does the heat and time required to ferment this mighty berry strip out any of those potential ...
May 15, 2024 — Copper cannot be mined quickly enough to keep up with current U.S. policy guidelines to transition the country's electricity and vehicle infrastructure to renewable energy, according to a new ...
May 15, 2024 — Fire ants form rafts to survive flooding, but how do those bonds work? And what can we learn from them? A professor is researching those questions to expand our knowledge of materials ...
May 15, 2024 — A new analysis suggests that if it could be extracted with complete efficiency, lithium from the wastewater of Marcellus shale gas wells could supply up to 40% of the country's ...
May 15, 2024 — Highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza was detected in dairy cattle for the first time in the United States in March, with nine states reporting outbreaks by May. While the method of transmission ...
May 15, 2024 — Spending time in nature is good for us. And knowing more about nature's effects on our bodies could not only help our well-being, but could also improve how we care for land, preserve ecosystems ...
May 15, 2024 — A new study has confirmed a long-held assumption: that orcas take just one breath between dives. The researchers used drone footage and biological data from tags suction-cupped to 11 northern and ...
May 15, 2024 — Some proteins shift their shape when exposed to different temperatures, revealing previously unknown binding sites for medications. The findings could revolutionize wide swathes of biology by ...
May 15, 2024 — 'Dust clouds' at the bottom of the deep sea, that will be created by deep-sea mining activities, descend at a short distance for the biggest part. Yet, a small portion of the stirred-up ...
Thursday, May 16, 2024
- Otters, Especially Females, Use Tools to Survive a Changing World
- How Did Sabre-Toothed Tigers Acquire Their Long Upper Canine Teeth?
- Wind Farms Can Offset Their Emissions Within Two Years
- 'Forever Chemicals' Found to Rain Down on All Five Great Lakes
- Bioengineered Enzyme Creates Natural Vanillin from Plants in One Step
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
- Regenerating Worms Have Genetic Control Over Their Algal Partners
- Jet-Propelled Sea Creatures Could Improve Ocean Robotics
- Climate Change Likely to Aggravate Brain Conditions
- What Is the Carbon Footprint of a House in Japan?
- From Roots to Resilience: Investigating the Vital Role of Microbes in Coastal Plant Health
- Carbon-Capture Batteries Developed to Store Renewable Energy, Help Climate
- Temperature, Time and Blueberry Wine
- Copper Can't Be Mined Fast Enough to Electrify the US
- What Fire Ants Can Teach Us About Making Better, Self-Healing Materials
- Making Batteries Takes a Lot of Lithium: Some Could Come from Gas Well Wastewater
- H5N1 Virus from 2022 Mink Outbreak Capable of Inefficient Airborne Transmission
- Scientists Want to Know How the Smells of Nature Benefit Our Health
- Killer Whales Breathe Just Once Between Dives, Study Confirms
- Heating Proteins to Body Temperature Reveals New Drug Targets
- Final Dust Settles Slowly in the Deep Sea
- John Milton's Notes Discovered, Including a Rare Example of Prudish Censorship
- Using AI to Improve Building Energy Use and Comfort
- Studying Bubbles Can Lead to More Efficient Biofuel Motors
- Now We Know, What Gets Roots to Grow: Can Help in Future Droughts
- An Active Agent Against Hepatitis E
- Much More Than a World First Image of Radioactive Cesium Atoms
- Green Concrete Recycling Twice the Coal Ash Is Built to Last
- Parasitic Worm Likely Playing Role in Decline of Moose Populations
- Exploring the Mechanism Behind Drug Eruptions in the Skin
- Climate Change Is Most Prominent Threat to Pollinators
- Drug Compounds to Combat Neurodegenerative Diseases
- Highly Pathogenic Avian Flu Detected in New York City Wild Birds
- Repurposed Beer Yeast May Offer a Cost-Effective Way to Remove Lead from Water
- Iconic Baobabs: The Origin and Long-Distance Travels of Upside Down Trees
- Next-Generation Sustainable Electronics Are Doped With Air
- Bio-Based Resins Could Offer Recyclable Future for 3D Printing
- Penalties for Dropping out of Ecosystem Services Incentive Programs Should Equal Lost Environmental Benefits
- Promising New Development in Solar Cell Technology
- Scientists Generate Heat Over 1,000 Degrees Celsius With Solar Power Instead of Fossil Fuel
- Tiger Beetles Fight Off Bat Attacks With Ultrasonic Mimicry
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
- The Case for Sharing Carbon Storage Risk
- Genetics Provide Key to Fight Crown-of-Thorns Starfish
- Meet the New Insect Killing Utah's Fir Trees
- Scientists Develop an Affordable Sensor for Lead Contamination
- Far from Toxic, Lactate Rivals Glucose as Body's Major Fuel After a Carbohydrate Meal
- Simulating Diffusion Using 'kinosons' And Machine Learning
- Petroleum, Chlorine Mix Could Yield Harmful Byproducts
- Researchers Uncover What Makes Some Chickens More Water Efficient Than Others
- 90% of Floridians Believe Climate Change Is Happening
- Mosaic Grassland Landscapes Are the Most Beneficial
- Creating a Green Composite Material from Japanese Washi Paper
- GPS Stations Measure Daily Ice Loss in Greenland
- How Wildfires Change Soil Chemistry
- Young Whale's Journey Highlights Threats Facing Ocean Animals
- Century of Statistical Ecology Reviewed
- High Genetic Diversity Discovered in South African Leopards
- Transforming Waste Carbon Dioxide Into High-Value Chemicals With a Cost Reduction of About 30%
Monday, May 13, 2024
- First Case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Transmitted from Cow to Human Confirmed
- Persistent Strain of Cholera Defends Itself Against Forces of Change, Scientists Find
- Insights Into Protein Evolution
- Cats Purrfectly Demonstrate What It Takes to Trust Robots
- World's Largest Hummingbird Is Actually Two Species
- Today's World: Fastest Rate of Carbon Dioxide Rise Over the Last 50,000 Years
- Commonly Used Antibiotic Brings More Complications, Death in the Sickest Patients
- New Viruses That Could Cause Epidemics on the Horizon
- Island Birds More Adaptable Than Previously Thought
- Like Dad and Like Mum...all in One Plant
- New Molecule Mimics the Anti-Clotting Action of Blood-Sucking Organisms
- Research on Centromere Structure Yields New Insights Into the Mechanisms of Chromosome Segregation Errors
- Nature's 3D Printer: Bristle Worms Form Bristles Piece by Piece
- Research Shows That 'softer' Proteins Can Cross Into the Nucleus Quicker
- The Price Tag of Phasing-out Coal
- Some Varieties of Annual Flowers Have a Place in Pollinator-Friendly Gardens
- Prostate Cancer Study: More Health Benefits from Plant-Based Diet
- Plant Virus Treatment Shows Promise in Fighting Metastatic Cancers in Mice
Friday, May 10, 2024
- Cellular Activity Hints That Recycling Is in Our DNA
- Research Explores Ways to Mitigate the Environmental Toxicity of Ubiquitous Silver Nanoparticles
- Clues from Deep Magma Reservoirs Could Improve Volcanic Eruption Forecasts
- Scientists Unlock Key to Breeding 'carbon Gobbling' Plants With a Major Appetite
- US Navy Growler Jet Noise Over Whidbey Island Could Impact 74,000 People's Health
- New Tool to Boost Battle Against Childhood Undernutrition
- Rolling With the Punches: How Mantis Shrimp Defend Against High-Speed Strikes
- ONe Novae Stellar Explosion May Be Source of Our Phosphorus
Thursday, May 9, 2024
- GPS-Like System Shows Promise as HIV Vaccine Strategy to Elicit Critical Antibodies
- New 'forever Chemical' Cleanup Strategy Discovered
- Transformation of Ocean Management Is Underway
- How Climate Change Will Affect Malaria Transmission
- Manganese Sprinkled With Iridium: A Quantum Leap in Green Hydrogen Production
- Ocean Biodiversity Work Needs Improvement
- Take Cover! Survey Shows Tornado Warnings Widely Misunderstood
- Improved Wildfire Smoke Model Identifies Areas for Public Health Intervention
- New Rhizobia-Diatom Symbiosis Solves Long-Standing Marine Mystery
- High School Student Helps Transform 'crazy Idea' Into Innovative Research Tool
- New Sex-Determining Mechanism in African Butterfly Discovered
- Liberals and Conservatives Differ on Climate Change Beliefs -- But Are Relatively United in Taking Action
- Net Zero Plans Show Limited Climate Ambition on 'residual' Emissions
- Saturated Soils Could Impact Survival of Young Trees Planted to Address Climate Change
- Brain Mechanisms Underlying Sensory Hypersensitivity in a Mouse Model of Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Fluidic Systems Resembling Blood Vascular Tissues: Artificial Blood Vessels and Biomedicine
- An Epigenome Editing Toolkit to Dissect the Mechanisms of Gene Regulation