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May 16, 2024
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May 15, 2024 — Astronomers have just discovered a new Earth-sized exoplanet around SPECULOOS-3, an 'ultracool dwarf' star as small as Jupiter, twice as cold as our Sun, and located 55 light-years from Earth. After ...
May 15, 2024 — It's one thing to dream up a quantum internet that could send hacker-proof information around the world via photons superimposed in different quantum states. It's quite another to physically show it's possible. That's exactly what physicists have ...
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 — Astronomers discovered three of the oldest stars in the universe, and they live in our own galactic neighborhood. The stars are in the Milky Way's 'halo' -- the cloud of stars that envelopes the ...
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May 16, 2024 — If you tend to do other things or get distracted while eating dinner, you may be running the risk of over-consuming everyday pleasures later, possibly because the distraction caused you to enjoy ...
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 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 15, 2024 — SuperLimbs, a system of wearable robotic limbs, can physically support an astronaut and lift them back on their feet after a fall, helping them conserve energy for other essential ...
May 15, 2024 — Strongly interacting systems play an important role in quantum physics and quantum chemistry. Stochastic methods such as Monte Carlo simulations are a proven method for investigating such systems. ...
May 15, 2024 — By kindergarten age, most children have been taught that 'please' is a magic word. 'Please' is an expression of politeness that shows courtesy and respect, turning a potential demand into a request ...
May 15, 2024 — A team of researchers has developed a drone that flies autonomously using neuromorphic image processing and control based on the workings of animal brains. Animal brains use less data and energy ...
May 15, 2024 — A new study has shown that repetitive practice not only is helpful in improving skills but also leads to profound changes in the brain's memory ...
May 15, 2024 — A recent study has found that an ion transporter protein that regulates the pH of specific brain cells can repair the blood-brain barrier and restore ...
May 15, 2024 — Research could pave the way for a prosthetic hand and robot to be able to feel touch like a human hand. The technology could also be used to help restore lost functionality to patients after a ...
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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 — Early identification of stroke type could be key to harnessing the benefits of very early in-ambulance blood pressure lowering treatment in patients with suspected acute stroke, according to new ...
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 — 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 — Looking like a glittering cosmic geode, a trio of dazzling stars blaze from the hollowed-out cavity of a reflection nebula in a new image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. The triple-star ...
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 — Researchers tie infertility treatment to a particular risk for hypertensive ...
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 — Results from a new study are providing new insights into the therapeutic potential of bacteriophage (phage) therapy for treating diseases like cystic fibrosis ...
May 15, 2024 — Scientists uncover why cancer patients with ARID1A gene mutations are more likely to respond to immunotherapy, discovering ARID1A mutations invite cancer-fighting immune cells into tumors by ...
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 ...
May 15, 2024 — Researchers have developed a new method that can lead to significant energy savings in buildings. The team identified 28 major heat loss regions in a multi-unit residential building with the most ...
May 15, 2024 — By studying how bubbles form in a drop of biodiesel, researchers can help future engines get the most energy out of the ...
May 15, 2024 — A biological mechanism familiar to people who fast helps plant roots grow strong. The discovery provides an answer to a long-unanswered question and a deeper understanding of the 'mouths' ...
May 15, 2024 — New research has shed light in the complex interplay between cell proteins, and how they impact on neurons in neurodevelopmental disorders and Alzheimer's ...
May 15, 2024 — At present, there is no specific active substance against hepatitis E. As the disease kills 70,000 people every year, researchers are actively searching for one. A team may have found what ...
May 15, 2024 — The system is already in use in retirement homes. Researchers have now tested how effective it is in a scientific ...
Thursday, May 16, 2024
- Wind Farms Can Offset Their Emissions Within Two Years
- Very Early Blood Pressure Control Confers Both Benefits and Harms in Acute Stroke
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
- What Is the Carbon Footprint of a House in Japan?
- Carbon-Capture Batteries Developed to Store Renewable Energy, Help Climate
- Hubble Views the Dawn of a Sun-Like Star
- 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
- Infertility Treatment Doubles the Risk of Postpartum Heart Disease
- Scientists Want to Know How the Smells of Nature Benefit Our Health
- Killer Whales Breathe Just Once Between Dives, Study Confirms
- New Insights Into Phage Therapy Design
- This Time, It's Personal: Enhancing Patient Response to Cancer Immunotherapy
- Heating Proteins to Body Temperature Reveals New Drug Targets
- Final Dust Settles Slowly in the Deep Sea
- 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
- Research Sheds Light on How Proteins Linked to Alzheimer's Disease Influence Neuronal Growth
- An Active Agent Against Hepatitis E
- New Group Training Tool for the Prevention of Dementia
- 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
- Two Genes of the Germline Are Essential for the Development of Brain Tumors in Drosophila
- Exploring the Mechanism Behind Drug Eruptions in the Skin
- Longer Sprint Intervals Can Improve Muscle Oxygen Utilization Compared to Shorter Intervals
- Fighting Fat and Inflammation: Scientists Develop Powerful New Compounds
- New Cardiac Research Will Save Women's Lives by Improving Detection of Heart Failure
- 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
- Alzheimer's Disease Without Symptoms: How Is That Possible?
- Researchers Use Artificial Intelligence to Boost Image Quality of Metalens Camera
- Iconic Baobabs: The Origin and Long-Distance Travels of Upside Down Trees
- Bio-Based Resins Could Offer Recyclable Future for 3D Printing
- 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
- Counterfeit Coins Can Be Detected More Easily Thanks to a Novel Approach
- Scientists Develop an Affordable Sensor for Lead Contamination
- Far from Toxic, Lactate Rivals Glucose as Body's Major Fuel After a Carbohydrate Meal
- Study Links Sleep Apnea Severity During REM Stage to Verbal Memory Decline
- 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
- Study Explores Role of Epigenetics, Environment in Differing Alzheimer's Risk Between Black and White Communities
- Virtual Reality Becomes More Engaging When Designers Use Cinematic Tools
- 90% of Floridians Believe Climate Change Is Happening
- Eco-Friendly and Affordable Battery for Low-Income Countries
- Mosaic Grassland Landscapes Are the Most Beneficial
- Bitter Makes the Stomach Acidic, but How?
- GPS Stations Measure Daily Ice Loss in Greenland
- How Wildfires Change Soil Chemistry
- WASP-193b, a Giant Planet With a Density Similar to That of Cotton Candy
- Young Whale's Journey Highlights Threats Facing Ocean Animals
- Using Artificial Intelligence to Speed Up and Improve the Most Computationally-Intensive Aspects of Plasma Physics in Fusion
- Speedy, Secure, Sustainable -- That's the Future of Telecom
- Artificial Intelligence Tool to Improve Heart Failure Care
- New Technique Improves Finishing Time for 3D Printed Machine Parts
- People Without an Inner Voice Have Poorer Verbal Memory
- An Easy Pill to Swallow -- New 3D Printing Research Paves Way for Personalized Medication
- Some Brain Cells Age Faster and Are More Prevalent in Alzheimer's
- People With More Copies of Ribosomal DNA May Have Higher Risks of Developing Disease
- Newly Identified PET Biomarker Predicts Success of Immune Checkpoint Blockade Therapy
- Distinct Population of 'troublemaker' Platelet Cells Appear With Aging, Lead to Blood Clotting, Disease
- 2023 Was the Hottest Summer in Two Thousand Years
- Mixed Public Opinion on Polygenic Embryo Screening for IVF
- Innovative 'mini-Brains' Could Revolutionize Alzheimer's Treatment
- Metalens Expands Its Reach from Light to Sound
- 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
- Just Believing That an AI Is Helping Boosts Your Performance
- Cats Purrfectly Demonstrate What It Takes to Trust Robots
- World's Largest Hummingbird Is Actually Two Species
- Exceptionally Large Transverse Thermoelectric Effect Produced by Combining Thermoelectric and Magnetic Materials
- Today's World: Fastest Rate of Carbon Dioxide Rise Over the Last 50,000 Years
- New Work Extends the Thermodynamic Theory of Computation
- New Viruses That Could Cause Epidemics on the Horizon
- Island Birds More Adaptable Than Previously Thought
- New Drug Makes Exercise, Everyday Tasks Easier for People With Common Heart Condition
- 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
- Potential Power and Pitfalls of Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for Sleep Medicine
- New Study Shows Certain Combinations of Antiviral Proteins Are Responsible for Lupus Symptoms and Affect Treatment Outcomes
- Study Reveals Patients With Brain Injuries Who Died After Withdrawal of Life Support May Have Recovered
- What Makes a Memory? It May Be Related to How Hard Your Brain Had to Work
- Nature's 3D Printer: Bristle Worms Form Bristles Piece by Piece
- Research Shows That 'softer' Proteins Can Cross Into the Nucleus Quicker
- Birth by C-Section More Than Doubles Odds of Measles Vaccine Failure
- Eye Care: Taking Electroretinography to the Next Level With a Soft Multi-Electrode System
- The Price Tag of Phasing-out Coal
- Team Studies Factors Related to a Sense of Economic Insecurity in Older Adults
- Prostate Cancer Study: More Health Benefits from Plant-Based Diet
- Plant Virus Treatment Shows Promise in Fighting Metastatic Cancers in Mice
- Hide and Seek Between Atoms: Find the Dopant