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May 4, 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 — The health benefits of exercise are well known but new research shows that the body's response to exercise is more complex and far-reaching than previously thought. In a study on rats, a team of scientists has found that physical activity causes ...
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 ...
May 1, 2024 — A research team using the ChemCam instrument onboard NASA's Curiosity rover discovered higher-than-usual amounts of manganese in lakebed rocks within Gale Crater on Mars, which indicates that the sediments were formed in a river, delta, or near the ...
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Apr. 29, 2024 — Computer simulations by astronomers support the idea that dark matter -- matter that no one has yet directly detected but which many physicists think must be there to explain several aspects of the ...
May 1, 2024 — Scientists are harnessing cells to make new types of materials that can grow, repair themselves and even respond to their environment. These solid ...
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 — 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 — A stretchy electronic skin could equip robots and other devices with the same softness and touch sensitivity as human skin, opening up new possibilities to perform tasks that require a great deal of ...
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 — 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 — New algorithm encourages robots to move more randomly to collect more diverse data for learning. In tests, robots started with no knowledge and then learned and correctly performed tasks within a ...
May 2, 2024 — Researchers succeeded in conducting an almost perfect quantum teleportation despite the presence of noise that usually disrupts the transfer of ...
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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 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 — The famous axiom 'the enemy of my enemy is my friend' is part of Austrian psychologist Fritz Heider's social balance theory, introduced in the 1940s. Previous studies have tried to ...
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 delicate balance of the ecosystem and threaten ...
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 — 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 — St. Jude found 156 potential targets for chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T--cell immunotherapy. Explore the discovery's promise to improve cancer ...
May 3, 2024 — Scientists have discovered how glioblastoma evades the immune system by inducing pro-tumor macrophages via a glucose based epigenetic ...
May 3, 2024 — Scientists have demonstrated that small changes in the isotopic content of thin semiconductor materials can influence their optical and electronic properties, possibly opening the way to new and ...
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 — 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 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 ...
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 — 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 3, 2024 — Researchers report the development of a durable and transparent antimicrobial surface containing copper nanoparticles. The nanostructured surface was obtained by dewetting ultrathin metal copper ...
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 — A new study sheds light on the complexities of achieving optimal vitamin D status across diverse populations. Despite substantial research on the determinants of vitamin D, levels of vitamin D ...
Friday, May 3, 2024
- Sister Cities Can Help Communities Better Navigate the Climate Crisis
- Aligned Peptide 'noodles' Could Enable Lab-Grown Biological Tissues
- Quantifying U.S. Health Impacts from Gas Stoves
- Physics Confirms That the Enemy of Your Enemy Is, Indeed, Your Friend
- Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease Is Shifting the Ecological Balance of Caribbean Reefs
- Genomes of 'star Algae' Shed Light on Origin of Plants
- Birdwatching Can Help Students Improve Mental Health, Reduce Distress
- Pan-Cancer Analysis Uncovers a New Class of Promising CAR T--Cell Immunotherapy Targets
- New Immunosuppressive Mechanism Found in Brain Cancer
- Tweaking Isotopes Sheds Light on Promising Approach to Engineer Semiconductors
- How E. Coli Get the Power to Cause Urinary Tract Infections
- Plants Utilize Drought Stress Hormone to Block Snacking Spider Mites
- Source of Pregnancy Complications from Infections Revealed by Placenta Map
- New Discovery of a Mechanism That Controls Cell Division
- 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
- Towards Transparent and Antimicrobial Surfaces for Touch Displays
Thursday, May 2, 2024
- New Nevada Experiments Will Improve Monitoring of Nuclear Explosions
- New Study Challenges One-Size-Fits-All Approach to Vitamin D Supplementation Guidelines
- For Microscopic Organisms, Ocean Currents Act as 'expressway' To Deeper Depths
- Oil Palm Plantations Are Driving Massive Downstream Impact to Watershed
- Physicists Arrange Atoms in Extremely Close Proximity
- Human Activity Is Causing Toxic Thallium to Enter the Baltic Sea, According to New Study
- Path to Easier Recycling of Solar Modules
- Robots Invited to Help Make Wind Turbine Blades
- Low Intensity Light to Fight the Effects of Chronic Stress
- Wildfires in Wet African Forests Have Doubled in Recent Decades
- Dietary Changes May Treat Pulmonary Hypertension
- Scientists Test for Quantum Nature of Gravity
- Stay Active -- Or Get Active -- To Boost Quality of Life While Aging, Study Suggests to Middle-Aged Women
- Deeper Understanding of Malaria Parasite Development Unlocks Opportunities to Block Disease Spread
- Synchronization Between Central Circadian Clock and Circadian Clocks of Tissues Preserves Their Functioning
- When Working Out, Males Are Programmed to Burn More Fat, While Females Recycle It--at Least in Rats
- New Approach in the Synthesis of Complex Natural Substances
- New Sensor Detects Errors in MRI Scans
- Researchers Create New Chemical Compound to Solve 120-Year-Old Problem
- Unveiling a Polarized World -- In a Single Shot
- Activation of Innate Immunity: Important Piece of the Puzzle Identified
- Gene Signatures from Tissue-Resident T Cells as a Predictive Tool for Melanoma Patients
- To Bend the Curve of Biodiversity Loss, Nature Recovery Must Be Integrated Across All Sectors
- This Highly Reflective Black Paint Makes Objects More Visible to Autonomous Cars
- Malaria May Shorten Leukocyte Telomeres Among Sub-Saharan Africans
- Companies May Buy Consumer Genetic Information Despite Its Modest Predictive Power
- How the Brain's Arousal Center Helps Control Visual Attention Too
- Microneedles and Suction Cup for Blood Diagnostics, Modeled on Leeches
- Webb Telescope Probably Didn't Find Life on an Exoplanet -- Yet
- Cost-Effective, High-Capacity, and Cyclable Lithium-Ion Battery Cathodes
- Cancer Patients Gain Important Benefits from Genome-Matched Treatments
- 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
- The Big Quantum Chill: Scientists Modify Common Lab Refrigerator to Cool Faster With Less Energy
- Research Breakthrough on Birth Defect Affecting Brain Size
- Identifying Risks of Human Flea Infestations in Plague-Endemic Areas of Madagascar
- Science Has an AI Problem: This Group Says They Can Fix It
- Physicists Build New Device That Is Foundation for Quantum Computing
- Researchers Unlock Potential of 2D Magnetic Devices for Future Computing
- Unraveling the Roles of Non-Coding DNA Explains Childhood Cancer's Resistance to Chemotherapy
- Key Functions of Therapeutically Promising Jumbo Viruses
- Do Earthquake Hazard Maps Predict Higher Shaking Than Actually Occurred?
- New Computer Algorithm Supercharges Climate Models and Could Lead to Better Predictions of Future Climate Change
- Mystery Behind Huge Opening in Antarctic Sea Ice Solved
- Brain Imaging Study Reveals Connections Critical to Human Consciousness
- Sleep Resets Brain Connections -- But Only for First Few Hours
- Roadmap to Close the Carbon Cycle
- Scientists Identify New Brain Circuit in Mice That Controls Body's Inflammatory Reactions
- With Huge Patient Dataset, AI Accurately Predicts Treatment Outcomes
- A 'cosmic Glitch' In Gravity
- Rock Solid Evidence: Angola Geology Reveals Prehistoric Split Between South America and Africa
- Dynamic DNA Structures and the Formation of Memory
- Biomarkers in Blood to Predict Liver Cancer
- Why You Can Taste More Ethanol in a Cold Pint of Beer or Warm Glass of Baijiu
- Cell Contractions Drive the Initial Shaping of Human Embryos
- New mRNA Cancer Vaccine Triggers Fierce Immune Response to Fight Malignant Brain Tumor
- Father's Gut Microbes Affect the Next Generation
- Researchers Identify Causal Genetic Variant Linked to Common Childhood Obesity
- Nutrient Research Reveals Pathway for Treating Brain Disorders
- Virtual Reality Environment for Teens May Offer an Accessible, Affordable Way to Reduce Stress
- Clogged Arteries Worsened by Cells That Behave Like Cancer Cells
- Calcium Can Protect Potato Plants from Bacterial Wilt
- Time Zones and Tiredness Strongly Influence NBA Results, Study of 25,000 Matches Shows
- New Japanese Lily Species Identified, 1st Addition to Sukashiyuri Group in 110 Years
- Discovery of an Atypical Heat Shock Factor, HSF5, Involved in Meiotic Mechanisms: Implications for Male Infertility
- A Blood Test for Stroke Risk? Biomarker for Risk of Future Cerebrovascular Disease
- Brief Anger May Impair Blood Vessel Function
- Improved AI Process Could Better Predict Water Supplies
- Novel Genetic Plant Regeneration Approach Without the Application of Phytohormones
- Women Are 40% More Likely to Experience Depression During the Perimenopause
- One-Two Punch Treatment Delivers Blood Cancer Knockout
- Scientists Show That There Is Indeed an 'entropy' Of Quantum Entanglement
- Revised Dating of the Liujiang Skeleton Renews Understanding of Human Occupation of China