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Apr. 29, 2025 — Daily exposure to certain chemicals used to make plastic household items could be linked to more than 356,000 global deaths from heart disease in 2018 alone, a new analysis of population surveys shows. While the chemicals, called phthalates, are in ...
Apr. 28, 2025 — A study analyzing data from nationally representative dietary surveys and mortality data from eight countries (Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, United Kingdom, and United States) ...
Apr. 28, 2025 — Astrophysicists have discovered a potentially star-forming cloud that is one of the largest single structures in the sky and among the closest to the sun and Earth ever to be detected. The scientists have named the molecular hydrogen cloud 'Eos,' ...
Apr. 28, 2025 — A technique to cool the planet, in which particles are added to the atmosphere to reflect sunlight, would not require developing special aircraft but could be achieved using existing large planes, according to a new modelling ...
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Apr. 28, 2025 — Even under today's climatic conditions, the long-extinct straight-tusked elephant could still live in Europe. This is the conclusion of a recent study. For this finding, the research group combined ...
Apr. 28, 2025 — Crystals -- from sugar and table salt to snowflakes and diamonds -- don't always grow in a straightforward way. Researchers have now captured this journey from amorphous blob to orderly structures. ...
Apr. 28, 2025 — The NASA New Horizons spacecraft's extensive observations of Lyman-alpha emissions have resulted in the first-ever map from the galaxy at this ...
Apr. 28, 2025 — A newly published study indicates that prostate cancer can be diagnosed at an early stage through a simple urine sample. With the aid of AI and extensive analyses of gene activity in tumors, they ...
Apr. 28, 2025 — Researchers have uncovered multiple new genes and genetic pathways that could lead to repurposing hundreds of existing drugs for osteoarthritis, the ...
Apr. 28, 2025 — Scientists have collaborated to analyze the inner workings of Bolivia's 'zombie' volcano, Uturuncu. By combining seismology, physics models and ...
Apr. 28, 2025 — On Jan. 1, 2024, a 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck the Noto Peninsula in Japan, resulting in extensive damage in the region caused by uplift, when the land rises due to shifting tectonic plates. The ...
Apr. 29, 2025 — An automated machine learning program has been able to identify potential cardiovascular incidents or fall and fracture risks based on bone density ...
Apr. 29, 2025 — Scientists believe they have found a way to improve warning systems for vulnerable communities threatened by humid heatwaves, which are on the rise due to climate change and can be damaging and even ...
Apr. 28, 2025 — Forget fleeting friendships the social secrets of the long-tailed tit has revealed an extraordinary level of family commitment even during migratory journeys. Birds that babysit: scientists reveal ...
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Apr. 28, 2025 — Researchers have created a light-powered soft robot that can carry loads through the air along established tracks, similar to cable cars or aerial trams. The soft robot operates autonomously, can ...
Apr. 28, 2025 — Scientists aren't comedians, but it turns out a joke or two can go a long way. That's according to a new study that found when researchers use humor in their communication -- particularly ...
Apr. 28, 2025 — With more than 181.5 billion tons of wood produced globally each year, a new method could revolutionize how we build sustainably. By infusing red oak with ferrihydrite using a simple, low-cost ...
Apr. 28, 2025 — Climate change is increasing the risk of wildfires in many regions of the world. This is due partly to specific weather conditions -- known as fire weather -- that facilitate the spread of wildfires. ...
Apr. 28, 2025 — In the past 20 years, the average rate of obesity among adults in the United States has risen by approximately 30 percent, but the rate of those with the most severe forms of obesity, or those with a ...
Apr. 28, 2025 — Scientists have uncovered why vaccines can elicit a stronger immune response if they are administered in the same ...
Apr. 28, 2025 — Why do some people do more for the community than others? A new study now shows that personality traits such as extraversion and agreeableness correlate with volunteering and charitable ...
Apr. 28, 2025 — Researchers have developed a new catalyst design capable of pushing the projected fuel cell catalyst lifespans to 200,000 hours. The research marks a significant step toward the widespread adoption ...
Apr. 28, 2025 — For decades, scientists believed Vesta, one of the largest objects in our solar system's asteroid belt, wasn't just an asteroid and eventually concluded it was more like a planet with a ...
Apr. 28, 2025 — Through intensive breeding, humans have pushed breeds such as pug dogs and Persian cats to evolve with very similar skulls and 'smushed' faces, so they're more similar to each other ...
Apr. 28, 2025 — A lab develops brain wave decoder that may help in spinal cord injury ...
Apr. 28, 2025 — New research has revealed that a massive meteorite struck northwestern Scotland about 200 million years later than previously thought, in a discovery that not only rewrites Scotland's geological ...
Apr. 25, 2025 — The less intensively you manage the soil, the better the soil can function. Such as not plowing as often or using more grass-clover mixtures as cover crops. Surprisingly, it applies to both ...
Apr. 25, 2025 — Researchers have identified three subtypes of senescent skin cells with distinct shapes, biomarkers, and functions -- an advance that could equip scientists with the ability to target and kill the ...
Apr. 25, 2025 — As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to advance, researchers have identified a breakthrough that could make AI technologies faster and more ...
Apr. 25, 2025 — A study uncovers intricate details about protein function at the molecular level. The discovery could transform disease diagnostics and ...
Apr. 25, 2025 — Researchers found a strategy to create catalysts that make the production of hydrogen for clean fuel more efficient and ...
Apr. 25, 2025 — Researchers have called for more advice to be given to young people about preventing dry eye disease, after a study found that 90% of participants had at least one sign of the condition in their ...
Apr. 25, 2025 — A recent global survey of 156 institutions reveals strong interest in VR-haptic technology for dental training, yet significant barriers impede widespread ...
Apr. 25, 2025 — A recent study provides evidence that some results of behavioral experiments with insects cannot be fully reproduced. So far, possible reproducibility problems have been little discussed in this ...
Monday, April 28, 2025
- High-Wire Act: Soft Robot Can Carry Cargo Up and Down Steep Aerial Wires
- Using Humor in Communication Helps Scientists Connect, Build Trust
- 'Wood You Believe It?' Engineers Fortify Wood With Eco-Friendly Nano-Iron
- Climate Change Increases the Risk of Simultaneous Wildfires
- United States Sees Disproportionate Increase in Body Mass Index Rates of More Than 60
- Left or Right Arm? New Research Reveals Why Vaccination Site Matters for Immune Response
- Personality Traits Shape Our Prosocial Behavior
- Breakthrough Extends Fuel Cell Lifespan Beyond 200,000 Hours, Paving the Way for Clean Long-Haul Trucking
- New Research Shatters Long-Held Beliefs About Asteroid Vesta
- Evolution of Pugs and Persians Converges on Cuteness
- Brain Decoder Controls Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Billion-Year-Old Impact in Scotland Sparks Questions About Life on Land
Friday, April 25, 2025
- Less Intensive Farming Works Best for Agricultural Soil
- Are 'zombie' Skin Cells Harmful or Helpful? The Answer May Be in Their Shapes
- Hidden Mechanisms in Next-Generation AI Memory Device
- Cancer Research Reveals How Chemo Impact Cells at the Molecular Level
- Affordable Hydrogen Fuel Production Using Surface Reconstruction Strategy
- Young Adults and Rise in Dry Eye Disease
- Global Survey Highlights the Challenges of VR-Haptic Technology in Dental Education
- Study on the Reproducibility of Behavioral Experiments With Insects Now Published
- 'Cryosphere Meltdown' Will Impact Arctic Marine Carbon Cycles and Ecosystems, New Study Warns
- New Cell Therapy Shows Promising Results in Advanced Tumor Diseases
- An Earth-Abundant Mineral for Sustainable Spintronics
- New Way to Prevent Duodenal Cancer
- Structure Dictates Effectiveness, Safety in Nanomedicine
- New Body-Fluid Biomarker for Parkinson's Disease Discovered
- AI Helps Unravel a Cause of Alzheimer's Disease and Identify a Therapeutic Candidate
- Astronomers Find Earth-Like Exoplanets Common Across the Cosmos
- Chimpanzee Stem Cells Offer New Insights Into Early Embryonic Development
- This Injected Protein-Like Polymer Helps Tissues Heal After a Heart Attack
- In Down Syndrome Mice, 40Hz Light and Sound Improve Cognition, Neurogenesis, Connectivity
- Immune Cells Drive Congenital Paralysis Disease
- Compelling New Insights Into Dynamics of the Brain's Serotonin System
- Cutting the Complexity from Digital Carpentry
- Why Our Waistlines Expand in Middle Age: Stem Cells
- Nudges Improve Food Choices and Cut Calories When Shopping for Groceries Online
- Animal Energy Usage Made Visible Through Video
- Physicists Uncover Hidden Order in the Quantum World Through Deconfined Quantum Critical Points
- AI Model for Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis, With Over 90% Accuracy and Reduced Consultation Preparation Time
- Single-Dose Baloxavir Reduces Household Influenza Transmission
Thursday, April 24, 2025
- Can Technology Revolutionize Health Science? The Promise of Exposomics
- Nanophotonic Platform Boosts Efficiency of Nonlinear-Optical Quantum Teleportation
- Quantum Sensors Tested for Next-Generation Particle Physics Experiments
- Cinnamon Could Affect Drug Metabolism in the Body
- The Heart of World's Largest Solar Telescope Begins to Beat
- Awkward. Humans Are Still Better Than AI at Reading the Room
- Finding 'win-Win-Wins' For Climate, Economics and Justice
- Scientists Develop New Bone Marrow Imaging Technique
- How to Break Through Climate Apathy
- New Method Improves Survival Analysis Power in Clinical and Epidemiological Studies
- A New Recycling Process for Silicones Could Greatly Reduce the Sector's Environmental Impacts
- A New Way of Visualizing Blood Pressure Data Can Help Doctors Better Manage Patients With Hypertension
- Blocking a Surprising Master Regulator of Immunity Eradicates Liver Tumors in Mice
- Simple Consultations in Emergency Room Can Help Patients Manage High Blood Pressure
- No More Copy-Pasting: DNA Base Editing for Better Lactobacillus Strains
- Controlling Starch Levels in Algae Could Have Biotechnology and Sustainability Benefits
- One Gene Defines the Many Patterns of Snake Skin
- Monkey Database Reveals Shift Towards Open Science
- Evidence Blasted Into Space: Mystery Why Some Meteorites Look Less Shocked Solved
- Flying Robots Unlock New Horizons in Construction
- Trawling-Induced Sediment Resuspension Reduces CO2 Uptake
- Could Seismic Signals from Earthquakes Mask the Signals of an Underground Explosion?
- Tiny New Species of Snail Named After Picasso
- Scientists Repurpose Gene Editing Tool to Help Uncover Hidden Microbial Diversity
- New Bioactive Compound for Difficult-to-Treat Allergies
- New Approach Makes AI Adaptable for Computer Vision in Crop Breeding
- Plant-Based Calamari That Rivals Real Seafood in Texture
- Malfunctions in Mitochondria Influence Skeletal Aging
- Artificial Intelligence Tool Helps Predict Relapse of Pediatric Brain Cancer
- AI Algorithm Can Help Identify High-Risk Heart Patients to Quickly Diagnose, Expedite, and Improve Care
- Even Light Exercise Could Help Slow Cognitive Decline in People at Risk of Alzheimer's
- Exercise Boosts Brain Health -- Even When Energy Is Low
- Prostate Cancer Discovery Opens Door to More Tailored Treatments
- Female Bonobos Keep Males in Check -- Not With Strength, but With Solidarity
- What Happens in the Brain When Your Mind Blanks
- The Oldest Ant Ever Discovered Found Fossilized in Brazil
- Scientists Use James Webb Space Telescope to Better Understand Solar System's Origins
- Making AI-Generated Code More Accurate in Any Language
- Combining Signals Could Make for Better Control of Prosthetics
- Invasive Weed Threatens Southern California's Deserts
- Right Patient, Right Dose, Right Time
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
- Breakthrough Approach for Diagnosing TB Could Significantly Improve Detection
- Age-Related Genetic Changes in the Blood Associated With Poor Cancer Prognosis
- Researchers Crack the Code of Cell Movement
- Scientists Trick the Eye Into Seeing New Color 'olo'
- Vision Loss Fear May Keep Some from Having Cataract Surgery
- Clinical Trials to Test Vaccine Against Alzheimer's-Promoting Tau Protein
- B Cells Found to Be Crucial for Long-Term Vaccine Protection, New Study Shows
- New and Surprising Traction Trait in Sculpin Fish
- Skeletal Evidence of Roman Gladiator Bitten by Lion in Combat
- Paying Fishers to Release Endangered Catches Can Aid Conservation, but Only If Done Right
- By 15 Months, Infants Begin to Learn New Words for Objects, Even Those They've Never Seen
- Hotter Temps Trigger Wetlands to Emit More Methane as Microbes Struggle to Keep Up
- ATP Prevents Harmful Aggregation of Proteins Associated With Parkinson's and ALS
- The Antibiotic That Takes the Bite out of Lyme
- Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome May Be Driven by Remnants of Infection
- Engineering a Robot That Can Jump 10 Feet High -- Without Legs
- Researchers Identify Pathway Responsible for Calciphylaxis, a Rare and Serious Condition
- FRESH Bioprinting Brings Vascularized Tissue One Step Closer
- Smart Bandage Clears New Hurdle: Monitors Chronic Wounds in Human Patients