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April 30, 2024
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Apr. 30, 2024 — Researchers have successfully used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to map the weather on the hot gas-giant exoplanet WASP-43 ...
Apr. 29, 2024 — Dinosaurs were likely as smart as reptiles but not as intelligent as ...
Apr. 25, 2024 — Mice lacking an olfactory system have had their sense of smell restored with neurons from rats, the first time scientists have successfully integrated the sensory apparatus of one species into ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — New research has highlighted the profound link between dietary choices and brain ...
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Apr. 30, 2024 — Researchers have discovered that the enzyme cyclophilin A, which is produced in large amounts in hematopoietic stem cells, is key for these cells to retain their regenerative potential and avert the ...
Apr. 30, 2024 — As the world faces the loss of a staggering number of species of animals and plants to endangerment and extinction, one scientist has an urgent ...
Apr. 30, 2024 — Evapotranspiration (ET) includes evaporation from soil and open water pools such as lakes, rivers, and ponds, as well as transpiration from plant ...
Apr. 30, 2024 — The link between massive flood basalt volcanism and the end-Triassic (201 million years ago) mass-extinction is commonly accepted. However, exactly how volcanism led to the collapse of ecosystems and ...
Apr. 30, 2024 — NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured the sharpest infrared images to date of a zoomed-in portion of one of the most distinctive objects in our skies, the Horsehead Nebula. These ...
Apr. 30, 2024 — Proteins are the workhorses of life. Organisms use them as building blocks, receptors, processors, couriers and catalysts. A protein's structure is critical to its function. Malformed proteins not ...
Apr. 30, 2024 — A research team embarked on a quest to understand the diversity and cellular mechanisms of human Th2 cells. By conducting gene expression analyses of inflamed tissues, they pinpointed a subset of Th2 ...
Apr. 30, 2024 — Organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs) allow current to flow in devices like implantable biosensors. But scientists long knew about a quirk of ...
Apr. 30, 2024 — Researchers have developed a chemical process using plasma that could create sustainable jet fuel from methane gas emitted from landfills, ...
Apr. 30, 2024 — A new study that looked at nearly 40 million flights in 2019 calculated the greenhouse gas emissions from air travel for essentially every country on the planet. At 911 million tons, the total ...
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Apr. 30, 2024 — A team of researchers led by the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), Leipzig University (UL), and the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) has investigated the ...
Apr. 30, 2024 — An engineer has designed a model to guide better design of thin-walled structures, like planes, cars and submersibles, to avoid catastrophe like sudden collapse due to ...
Apr. 30, 2024 — Scientists report significant progress in cultivating nephron progenitor cells (NPCs), the cells destined to form the kidney's filtration system, the nephrons. NPCs hold immense promise for ...
Apr. 30, 2024 — A new type of bioplastic could help reduce the plastic industry's environmental footprint. Researchers have developed a biodegradable form of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) filled with ...
Apr. 30, 2024 — Loneliness in adulthood follows a U-shaped pattern: it's higher in younger and older adulthood, and lowest during middle adulthood, reports a new study that examined nine longitudinal studies ...
Apr. 30, 2024 — A study of body size in leaf-nosed bats of the Solomon Islands has revealed surprising genetic diversity among nearly indistinguishable species on different ...
Apr. 30, 2024 — Researchers have discovered over a hundred new regions of the human genome, also known as genomic loci, that appear to influence a person's blood pressure. In total, over 2,000 independent ...
Apr. 30, 2024 — An estimated 168 billion gallons of wastewater -- or produced water -- is generated annually by the Permian Basin fracking industry, according to a 2022 report. The major waste stream has proved both ...
Apr. 30, 2024 — Researchers have found a way to better control the preclinical generation of key neurons depleted in Parkinson's disease, pointing toward a new approach for a disease with no cure and few ...
Apr. 30, 2024 — Researchers have discovered a new mechanism of oil biosynthesis and found a way to genetically engineer a type of test plant to more efficiently produce different kinds of seed oil that it otherwise ...
Apr. 30, 2024 — 3D microscopes are used in applications from the life sciences to semiconductor manufacturing. Now engineers are developing patented and patent-pending innovations making them work faster to capture ...
Apr. 30, 2024 — A four-legged robot trained with machine learning has learned to avoid falls by spontaneously switching between walking, trotting, and pronking -- a milestone for roboticists as well as biologists ...
Apr. 30, 2024 — Electric bicycle rebates have exploded in popularity in North America as transportation planners try to get people out of their cars and into healthier, more climate-friendly alternatives. However, ...
Apr. 30, 2024 — A lead-vacancy (PbV) center in diamond has been developed as a quantum emitter for large-scale quantum networks by researchers. This innovative color center exhibits a sharp zero-phonon-line and ...
Apr. 29, 2024 — How did North America's saber-toothed cats hunt without breaking their unwieldy saber-like canines, which are vulnerable to sideways bending stresses? A paleontologist provides mechanical ...
Apr. 29, 2024 — Scientists have applied a data-driven approach to understanding firefly population dynamics on a continental scale. Key findings from this new study indicate that fireflies, part of the beetle order, ...
Apr. 29, 2024 — The first study of the use of microarray patches to vaccinate children has shown that the method is safe and induces strong immune responses. The phase 1/2 randomized trial compared results from the ...
Apr. 29, 2024 — The research explores how CRISPR can be used to edit ...
Apr. 29, 2024 — A new study shows that school entry requirements are linked to an increase in human papillomavirus (HPV) ...
Apr. 29, 2024 — Researchers have developed a technique to move objects around with a jet of wind. The new approach makes it possible to manipulate objects at a distance and could be integrated into robots to give ...
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
- Low-Intensity Grazing Is Locally Better for Biodiversity but Challenging for Land Users, a New Study Shows
- Under Examination: Buckling -- When Structures Suddenly Collapse
- 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
- Loneliness Grows as We Age
- Researchers Parse Oddity of Distantly Related Bats in Solomon Islands That Appear Identical
- Researchers Identify Over 2,000 Genetic Signals Linked to Blood Pressure in Study of Over One Million People
- A Virus Could Help Save Billions of Gallons of Wastewater Produced by Fracking
- Researchers Target Neurogenesis in New Approach to Treat Parkinson's Disease
- Discovery of Mechanism Plants Use to Change Seed Oil Could Impact Industrial, Food Oils
- 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
- Lead-Vacancy Centers in Diamond as Building Blocks for Large-Scale Quantum Networks
Monday, April 29, 2024
- The Double-Fanged Adolescence of Saber-Toothed Cats
- Fading Lights: Multiple Threats to North America's Firefly Populations
- Microarray Patches Safe and Effective for Vaccinating Children, Trial Suggests
- Research on RNA Editing Illuminates Possible Lifesaving Treatments for Genetic Diseases
- Study Finds School Entry Requirements Linked to Increased HPV Vaccination Rates
- Scientists Harness the Wind as a Tool to Move Objects
- 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
- Enzymes Open New Path to Universal Donor Blood
- Gemini South Reveals Origin of Unexpected Differences in Giant Binary Stars
- Possible Alternative to Antibiotics Produced by Bacteria
- Researchers Develop a New Way to Instruct Dance in Virtual Reality
- Experimental Type 1 Diabetes Drug Shelters Pancreas Cells from Immune System Attack
- Intervention Based on Science of Reading, Math Boosts Comprehension, Word Problem-Solving Skills
- More Plants on the Menu of Ancient Hunter-Gatherers
- The Aspirin Conundrum: Navigating Negative Results, Age, Aging Dynamics and Equity
- Hornets Found to Be Primary Pollinators of Two Angelica Species
- How Can Forests Be Reforested in a Climate-Friendly Way?
- 'Seeing the Invisible': New Tech Enables Deep Tissue Imaging During Surgery
- Study Reveals Cancer Vulnerabilities in Popular Dog Breeds
- AI Algorithms Can Determine How Well Newborns Nurse, Study Shows
- Details of Hurricane Ian's Aftermath Captured With New Remote Sensing Method
- When Does a Conductor Not Conduct?
- Blood Samples Enhance B-Cell Lymphoma Diagnostics and Prognosis
- Scientists Develop Strong Yet Reusable Adhesive from Smart Materials
- Physicists Show That Light Can Generate Electricity Even in Translucent Materials
- Speeding Up Spectroscopic Analysis
- Fixin' To Be Flexitarian: Scrap Fish and Invasive Species Can Liven Up Vegetables
- After 25 Years, Researchers Uncover Genetic Cause of Rare Neurological Disease
- Breakthrough in Brown Fat Research: Researchers Have Found Brown Fat's 'off-Switch'
- Probing the Effects of Interplanetary Space on Asteroid Ryugu
- Cardio-Fitness Cuts Death and Disease by Nearly 20%
Friday, April 26, 2024
- Computer Scientists Unveil Novel Attacks on Cybersecurity
- Breast Cancer Rates Rising Among Canadian Women in Their 20s, 30s and 40s
- The End of the Quantum Tunnel
- 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
- From Disorder to Order: Flocking Birds and 'spinning' Particles
- Energy Trades Could Help Resolve Nile Conflict
- Tomography-Based Digital Twins of Nd-Fe-B Magnets
- Florida Dolphin Found With Highly Pathogenic Avian Flu
- Barcodes Expand Range of High-Resolution Sensor
- Imaging Technique Shows New Details of Peptide Structures
- New Circuit Boards Can Be Repeatedly Recycled
- Blood Test Finds Knee Osteoarthritis Up to Eight Years Before It Appears on X-Rays
- How Geography Acts as a Structural Determinant of Health
- Getting Dynamic Information from Static Snapshots
- Component of Keto Diet Plus Immunotherapy May Reduce Prostate Cancer
- Ancient Maya Blessed Their Ballcourts
- Pregnancy Cytokine Levels Impact Fetal Brain Development and Offspring Behavior
- Surprising Evolutionary Pattern in Yeast Study
- People With Rare Longevity Mutation May Also Be Protected from Cardiovascular Disease
- Scientists Capture X-Rays from Upward Positive Lightning
- Automated Machine Learning Robot Unlocks New Potential for Genetics Research
- Air Pollution and Depression Linked With Heart Disease Deaths in Middle-Aged Adults
- Climb Stairs to Live Longer
- Illusion Helps Demystify the Way Vision Works
- More Efficient Molecular Motor Widens Potential Applications
- Robotic Nerve 'cuffs' Could Help Treat a Range of Neurological Conditions
- Using Stem Cell-Derived Heart Muscle Cells to Advance Heart Regenerative Therapy
- Researchers Advance Detection of Gravitational Waves to Study Collisions of Neutron Stars and Black Holes
- Recovering Phosphorus from Sewage Sludge Ash
- Why Can't Robots Outrun Animals?
- Scientists Discover a New Signaling Pathway and Design a Novel Drug for Liver Fibrosis
- Anthropologist Documents How Women and Shepherds Historically Reduced Wildfire Risk in Central Italy
- High-Precision Blood Glucose Level Prediction Achieved by Few-Molecule Reservoir Computing
- Could Fishponds Help With Hawaii's Food Sustainability?
- Genetic Hope in Fight Against Devastating Wheat Disease
- Professor Resolves Two Decades of Oxide Semiconductor Challenges
- Built-in Bionic Computing
Thursday, April 25, 2024
- New Offshore Wind Turbines Can Take Away Energy from Existing Ones
- Advance in the Treatment of Acute Heart Failure Identified
- RNA Modification Is Responsible for the Disruption of Mitochondrial Protein Synthesis in Alzheimer's Disease
- 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
- Vitamin D Alters Mouse Gut Bacteria to Give Better Cancer Immunity
- A Shortcut for Drug Discovery
- Food in Sight? The Liver Is Ready!
- Voluntary Corporate Emissions Targets Not Enough to Create Real Climate Action
- Curiosity Promotes Biodiversity