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May 3, 2024
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May 2, 2024 — A wild orangutan was observed applying a plant with known medicinal properties to a wound, a first for a wild ...
May 1, 2024 — With recent studies having established the presence of nano and microplastic particles in the respiratory systems of both human and bird populations, new research has modeled what happens when people ...
Apr. 29, 2024 — It has long been thought that meat played an important role in the diet of hunter-gatherers before the Neolithic transition. However, due to the scarcity of well-preserved human remains from Paleolithic sites, little information exists about the ...
Apr. 29, 2024 — Dinosaurs were likely as smart as reptiles but not as intelligent as ...
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May 3, 2024 — Anthropologists suggest in a new study that establishing networks of 'sister cities' dedicated to addressing the impact of natural disasters can mitigate the devastation wrought by climate ...
May 3, 2024 — Researchers have developed peptide-based hydrogels that mimic the aligned structure of muscle and nerve tissues, which could enable the development of functional lab-grown ...
May 3, 2024 — A new study shows stony coral tissue loss disease is causing drastic changes in the Caribbean's population of corals, which is sure to disrupt the ...
May 3, 2024 — Land plants cover the surface of our planet and often tower over us. They form complex bodies with multiple organs that consist of a broad range of cell types. Developing this morphological ...
May 3, 2024 — Researchers uncovered compelling evidence that Earth's magnetic field was in a highly unusual state when the macroscopic animals of the Ediacaran Period -- 635 to 541 million years ago -- diversified ...
May 3, 2024 — Heavy pooling meltwater can fracture ice, potentially leading to ice shelf ...
May 3, 2024 — Recent findings that plants employ a drought-survival mechanism to also defend against nutrient-sucking pests could inform future crop breeding programs aimed at achieving better broadscale pest ...
May 2, 2024 — The use of femtosecond lasers to form glass-to-glass welds for solar modules would make the panels easier to recycle, according to a proof-of-concept ...
May 2, 2024 — Climate change and human activities like deforestation are causing more fires in central and west Africa's wet, tropical forests, according to the first-ever comprehensive survey there. The fires ...
May 3, 2024 — The placenta's response to infections from malaria, toxoplasmosis and listeria has been mapped in high resolution, possibly paving the way for new treatment ...
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May 3, 2024 — A new study of air pollution in U.S. homes reveals how much gas and propane stoves increase people's exposure to nitrogen dioxide, a pollutant linked to childhood asthma. Even in bedrooms far ...
May 3, 2024 — A new study finds people who have nature-based experiences report better well-being and lower psychological distress than those who do not. Birdwatching in particular yielded promising results, with ...
May 3, 2024 — New research examines how the bacteria Escherichia coli, or E. coli -- responsible for most UTIs -- is able to use host nutrients to reproduce at an extraordinarily rapid pace during infection ...
May 3, 2024 — Researchers have discovered that how a special protein complex called the Mediator moves along genes in DNA may have an impact on how cells divide. The discovery may be important for future research ...
May 3, 2024 — New research suggests that countries' current plans to remove CO2 from the atmosphere will not be enough to comply with the 1.5 C warming limit set out under the Paris ...
May 3, 2024 — Researchers describe a natural product-like molecule, Tantalosin, that inhibits interaction between two proteins in complexes that reshape membranes inside the cell. The findings lead to a deeper ...
May 3, 2024 — Climate change will cause an increase in extreme winter storms combining strong winds and heavy rainfall over the UK and Ireland, new research has ...
May 3, 2024 — Evidence from archaeological sites in the medieval English city of Winchester shows that English red squirrels once served as an important host for Mycobacterium leprae strains that caused leprosy in ...
May 2, 2024 — On an October morning in 2023, a chemical explosion detonated in a tunnel under the Nevada desert was the launch of the next set of experiments by the National Nuclear Security Administration, with ...
May 2, 2024 — Scientists have developed lubricant additives that protect both water turbine equipment and the surrounding ...
May 2, 2024 — Some of the ocean's tiniest organisms get swept into underwater currents that act as a conduit that shuttles them from the sunny surface to deeper, darker depths where they play a huge role in ...
May 2, 2024 — The global demand for palm oil -- the most widely consumed vegetable oil on the planet, in everything from instant noodles to lipstick -- is driving worldwide tropical deforestation. While many ...
May 2, 2024 — Working with human breast and lung cells, scientists say they have charted a molecular pathway that can lure cells down a hazardous path of duplicating their genome too many times, a hallmark of ...
May 2, 2024 — Human activities account for 20% to more than 60% of toxic thallium entering the Baltic Sea over the past eight decades, according to new research. Currently, the amount of thallium, which is ...
May 2, 2024 — Researchers have successfully leveraged robotic assistance in the manufacture of wind turbine blades, allowing for the elimination of difficult working conditions for humans and the potential to ...
May 2, 2024 — New catalyst is made from an inexpensive, abundant metal and table sugar. Catalyst converts carbon dioxide (CO2) into carbon monoxide, a building block for producing a variety of useful chemicals ...
May 2, 2024 — Natural malaria infections have been genetically analysed at a higher resolution than ever before, giving insights that could help understand and block ...
May 2, 2024 — Many natural substances possess interesting characteristics, and can form the basis of new active compounds in medicine. Terpenes, for example, are a group of substances, some of which are already ...
May 2, 2024 — Researchers have deciphered the complex interplay of various enzymes around the innate immune receptor toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7), which plays an important role in defending our bodies against ...
May 2, 2024 — The alarming rates of biodiversity loss worldwide have made clear that the classical way of governing biodiversity recovery based on protected areas and programs for the protection of endangered ...
Friday, May 3, 2024
- Quantifying U.S. Health Impacts from Gas Stoves
- Birdwatching Can Help Students Improve Mental Health, Reduce Distress
- How E. Coli Get the Power to Cause Urinary Tract Infections
- New Discovery of a Mechanism That Controls Cell Division
- 'Gap' In Carbon Removal: Countries' Plans to Remove CO2 Not Enough
- Novel Chemical Tool for Understanding Membrane Remodeling in the Cell
- Climate Change Amplifies Severity of Combined Wind-Rain Extremes Over the UK and Ireland
- In Medieval England, Leprosy Spread Between Red Squirrels and People, Genome Evidence Shows
Thursday, May 2, 2024
- New Nevada Experiments Will Improve Monitoring of Nuclear Explosions
- New Eco-Friendly Lubricant Additives Protect Turbine Equipment, Waterways
- For Microscopic Organisms, Ocean Currents Act as 'expressway' To Deeper Depths
- Oil Palm Plantations Are Driving Massive Downstream Impact to Watershed
- Scientists Track 'doubling' In Origin of Cancer Cells
- Human Activity Is Causing Toxic Thallium to Enter the Baltic Sea, According to New Study
- Robots Invited to Help Make Wind Turbine Blades
- Sugar-Based Catalyst Upcycles Carbon Dioxide
- Deeper Understanding of Malaria Parasite Development Unlocks Opportunities to Block Disease Spread
- New Approach in the Synthesis of Complex Natural Substances
- Activation of Innate Immunity: Important Piece of the Puzzle Identified
- To Bend the Curve of Biodiversity Loss, Nature Recovery Must Be Integrated Across All Sectors
- Malaria May Shorten Leukocyte Telomeres Among Sub-Saharan Africans
- Microneedles and Suction Cup for Blood Diagnostics, Modeled on Leeches
- Artificial Intelligence Enhances Monitoring of Threatened Marbled Murrelet
- Medical School Scientist Creates Therapy to Kill Hypervirulent Bacteria
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
- Therapy to Kill Hypervirulent Bacteria Developed
- 75,000-Year-Old Female Neanderthal from Cave Where Species Buried Their Dead
- Archaea Can Be Picky Parasites
- EPA Underestimates Methane Emissions from Landfills, Urban Areas
- Feathers, Cognition and Global Consumerism in Colonial Amazonia
- Identifying Risks of Human Flea Infestations in Plague-Endemic Areas of Madagascar
- Key Functions of Therapeutically Promising Jumbo Viruses
- Mystery Behind Huge Opening in Antarctic Sea Ice Solved
- Roadmap to Close the Carbon Cycle
- Why You Can Taste More Ethanol in a Cold Pint of Beer or Warm Glass of Baijiu
- Father's Gut Microbes Affect the Next Generation
- Calcium Can Protect Potato Plants from Bacterial Wilt
- New Japanese Lily Species Identified, 1st Addition to Sukashiyuri Group in 110 Years
- Improved AI Process Could Better Predict Water Supplies
- Novel Genetic Plant Regeneration Approach Without the Application of Phytohormones
- Revised Dating of the Liujiang Skeleton Renews Understanding of Human Occupation of China
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
- Activity in a Room Stirs Up Nanoparticles Left Over from Consumer Sprays
- Astronomers Share Climate-Friendly Meeting Solutions
- Scientists Show Ancient Village Adapted to Drought, Rising Seas
- Is It Time to Retire the Best-Before Date?
- Missing Link in Species Conservation: Pharmacists, Chemists Could Turn Tide on Plant, Animal Extinction
- Researchers Develop an AI Model to Reduce Uncertainty in Evapotranspiration Prediction
- Climate Change and Mercury Pollution Stressed Plants for Millions of Years
- Low-Intensity Grazing Is Locally Better for Biodiversity but Challenging for Land Users, a New Study Shows
- Methane Emissions from Landfill Could Be Turned Into Sustainable Jet Fuel in Plasma Chemistry Leap
- Big Data Reveals True Climate Impact of Worldwide Air Travel
- New and Improved Way to Grow the Cells That Give Rise to the Kidney's Filtration System
- Biodegradable 'living Plastic' Houses Bacterial Spores That Help It Break Down
- Researchers Parse Oddity of Distantly Related Bats in Solomon Islands That Appear Identical
- Protecting Endangered Monkeys from Poachers, Habitat Loss
- How Evolving Landscapes Impacted First Peoples' Early Migration Patterns Into Australia
- A Virus Could Help Save Billions of Gallons of Wastewater Produced by Fracking
- Discovery of Mechanism Plants Use to Change Seed Oil Could Impact Industrial, Food Oils
- Unlocking the Genetic Mysteries Behind Plant Adaptation: New Insights Into the Evolution of a Water-Saving Trait in the Pineapple Family (Bromeliaceae)
- Childcare Pick-Up: A 1-Hour Window to Build Healthier Eating Habits
- Cranberry Extracts Could Boost Microbiota and Counter Cardiometabolic Diseases
- New Technology Makes 3D Microscopes Easier to Use, Less Expensive to Manufacture
- Trotting Robots Reveal Emergence of Animal Gait Transitions
- E-Bike Incentives Prove to Be Worth the Investment
Monday, April 29, 2024
- The Double-Fanged Adolescence of Saber-Toothed Cats
- Fading Lights: Multiple Threats to North America's Firefly Populations
- Research on RNA Editing Illuminates Possible Lifesaving Treatments for Genetic Diseases
- Long Snouts Protect Foxes When Diving Headfirst in Snow
- Laser Imaging Could Offer Early Detection for at-Risk Artwork
- One in Eight Grown-Ups Love Extreme Tartness
- Possible Alternative to Antibiotics Produced by Bacteria
- Hornets Found to Be Primary Pollinators of Two Angelica Species
- How Can Forests Be Reforested in a Climate-Friendly Way?
- Study Reveals Cancer Vulnerabilities in Popular Dog Breeds
- Details of Hurricane Ian's Aftermath Captured With New Remote Sensing Method
- Scientists Develop Strong Yet Reusable Adhesive from Smart Materials
- Fixin' To Be Flexitarian: Scrap Fish and Invasive Species Can Liven Up Vegetables
- Cardio-Fitness Cuts Death and Disease by Nearly 20%
Friday, April 26, 2024
- Study Details a Common Bacterial Defense Against Viral Infection
- Researchers Introduce New Way to Study, Help Prevent Landslides
- New Algorithm Cuts Through 'noisy' Data to Better Predict Tipping Points
- Mobile Device Location Data Is Already Used by Private Companies, So Why Not for Studying Human-Wildlife Interactions
- Test Reveals Mice Think Like Babies
- Energy Trades Could Help Resolve Nile Conflict
- Florida Dolphin Found With Highly Pathogenic Avian Flu
- How Geography Acts as a Structural Determinant of Health
- Ancient Maya Blessed Their Ballcourts
- Surprising Evolutionary Pattern in Yeast Study
- Scientists Capture X-Rays from Upward Positive Lightning
- Recovering Phosphorus from Sewage Sludge Ash
- Anthropologist Documents How Women and Shepherds Historically Reduced Wildfire Risk in Central Italy
- Could Fishponds Help With Hawaii's Food Sustainability?
- Genetic Hope in Fight Against Devastating Wheat Disease
Thursday, April 25, 2024
- New Offshore Wind Turbines Can Take Away Energy from Existing Ones
- Shoulder Surgeons Should Rethink a Common Practice, Study Suggests
- Barley Plants Fine-Tune Their Root Microbial Communities Through Sugary Secretions
- Climate Change Could Become the Main Driver of Biodiversity Decline by Mid-Century
- These Jacks-of-All-Trades Are Masters, Too: Yeast Study Helps Answer Age-Old Biology Question
- Food in Sight? The Liver Is Ready!
- Voluntary Corporate Emissions Targets Not Enough to Create Real Climate Action
- Curiosity Promotes Biodiversity