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May 14, 2024
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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 ...
May 14, 2024 — Researchers have found that 2023 was the hottest summer in the Northern Hemisphere in the past two thousand years, almost four degrees warmer than the coldest summer during the same ...
May 9, 2024 — Researchers have created the largest synaptic-resolution, 3D reconstruction of a piece of human brain to date, showing in vivid detail each cell and its web of neural connections in a piece of human temporal cortex about half the size of a rice ...
May 8, 2024 — Researchers may have detected atmospheric gases surrounding 55 Cancri e, a hot rocky exoplanet 41 light-years from Earth. This is the best evidence to date for the existence of any rocky planet atmosphere outside our solar ...
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May 13, 2024 — Molecular biologists provide exciting insights into the bristles of the marine annelid worm Platynereis dumerilii. Specialized cells, so-called chaetoblasts, control the formation of the bristles. ...
May 14, 2024 — Astronomers have just discovered WASP-193b, an extraordinarily low-density giant planet orbiting a distant Sun-like ...
May 14, 2024 — A young whale's journey across the Mediterranean highlights the many threats facing ocean animals, researchers ...
May 14, 2024 — The vast majority of people have an ongoing conversation with themselves, an inner voice, that plays an important role in their daily lives. But between 5-10 per cent of the population do not have ...
May 13, 2024 — in March a farm worker who reported no contact with sick or dead birds, but who was in contact with dairy cattle, began showing symptoms in the eye ...
May 14, 2024 — Survey reveals nearly three-quarters of U.S. adults support using emerging technology to screen embryos during IVF for risk of developing certain health conditions or traits that arise from more than ...
May 14, 2024 — Cinematography techniques can significantly increase user engagement with virtual environments and, in particular, the aesthetic appeal of what users see in virtual ...
May 13, 2024 — Today's rate of atmospheric carbon dioxide increase is 10 times faster than at any other point in the past 50,000 years, researchers have found ...
May 13, 2024 — Scientists have established a system to generate clonal sex cells in tomato plants and used them to design the genomes of offspring. The fertilization of a clonal egg from one parent by a clonal ...
May 13, 2024 — The human brain filters through a flood of experiences to create specific memories. Why do some of the experiences in this deluge of sensory information become 'memorable,' while most are discarded ...
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May 14, 2024 — The latest 'Florida Climate Resilience Survey' found that 90% of Floridians believe that climate change is happening. Belief in human-caused climate change has surged among Florida ...
May 14, 2024 — The powerful new AI tool can predict heart failure outcomes in specific patients, helping doctors improve ...
May 14, 2024 — Researchers have demonstrated a technique that allows people who manufacture metal machine parts with 3D printing technologies to conduct automated quality control of manufactured parts during the ...
May 14, 2024 — A new technique for 3D printing medication has enabled the printing of multiple drugs in a single tablet, paving the way for personalised pills that can deliver timed ...
May 14, 2024 — Engineers have discovered that some brain cells age more rapidly than others, and they are disproportionately abundant in individuals afflicted with Alzheimer's disease. Additionally, ...
May 14, 2024 — Ribosomal DNA (rDNA) is present in hundreds of copies in the genome, but has not previously been part of genetic analyses. A new study of 500,000 individuals indicates that people who have more ...
May 14, 2024 — The protein galectin-1 (Gal-1) has been identified as a new PET imaging biomarker for immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) therapy, allowing physicians to predict the tumor responses before beginning ...
May 14, 2024 — Researchers have discovered a distinct, secondary population of platelets that appears with aging and have hyperreactive behavior and unique molecular properties, which could make them easier to ...
May 14, 2024 — New research could revolutionize the way Alzheimer's and other brain-related diseases are diagnosed and treated -- by building tiny brains in a petri ...
May 14, 2024 — Engineers achieve a wide field-of-hearing acoustic metalens free from ...
May 13, 2024 — A longstanding mystery about the strain of Vibrio cholerae (V. cholerae) responsible for the seventh global cholera pandemic is how this lineage has managed to out-compete other pathogenic variants. ...
May 13, 2024 — A research team has unveiled a breakthrough in understanding how specific genetic sequences, known as pseudogenes, ...
May 13, 2024 — Sometimes it seems like an AI is helping, but the benefit is actually a placebo effect -- people performing better simply because they expect to be doing so -- according to new research. The study ...
May 13, 2024 — Would you trust a robot to look after your cat? New research suggests it takes more than a carefully designed robot to care for your cat, the environment in which they operate is also vital, as well ...
May 13, 2024 — The Giant Hummingbird of western South America is not one species but two, according to an international group of researchers. The northern population stays in the high Andes year-round while the ...
May 13, 2024 — A research team has demonstrated that a simple stack of thermoelectric and magnetic material layers can exhibit a substantially larger transverse thermoelectric effect -- energy conversion between ...
May 13, 2024 — Physicists and computer scientists have recently expanded the modern theory of the thermodynamics of computation. By combining approaches from statistical physics and computer science, the ...
May 13, 2024 — Suddenly they appear and -- like the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus -- can trigger major epidemics: Viruses that nobody had on their radar. They are not really new, but they have changed genetically. In ...
May 13, 2024 — The researchers found that birds were more evolutionarily similar on smaller, more isolated islands than on larger, less remote places. The team had expected to find that forested areas had more ...
May 13, 2024 — People with the heart condition obstructive cardiomyopathy were able to use significantly more oxygen while exercising after taking the investigational drug aficamten, according to a new ...
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
- 90% of Floridians Believe Climate Change Is Happening
- Artificial Intelligence Tool to Improve Heart Failure Care
- New Technique Improves Finishing Time for 3D Printed Machine Parts
- 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
- Innovative 'mini-Brains' Could Revolutionize Alzheimer's Treatment
- Metalens Expands Its Reach from Light to Sound
Monday, May 13, 2024
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Study Traces an Infectious Language Epidemic
Friday, May 10, 2024
- Cellular Activity Hints That Recycling Is in Our DNA
- Research Explores Ways to Mitigate the Environmental Toxicity of Ubiquitous Silver Nanoparticles
- Melanoma in Darker Skin Tones
- Clues from Deep Magma Reservoirs Could Improve Volcanic Eruption Forecasts
- Breakthrough in Hemostasis and Wound Healing Research
- ERR-Gamma 'trains' Stomach Stem Cells to Become Acid-Producing Cells
- AI Systems Are Already Skilled at Deceiving and Manipulating Humans
- AI Intervention Mitigates Tension Among Conflicting Ethnic Groups
- Blockchain Could Offer a Solution to the UK's Transport Ticketing Systems
- AI Knowledge Gets Your Foot in the Door
- Metabolism of Autism Reveals Developmental Origins
- How the Brain Is Flexible Enough for a Complex World (Without Being Thrown Into Chaos)
- New Tool to Boost Battle Against Childhood Undernutrition
- Rolling With the Punches: How Mantis Shrimp Defend Against High-Speed Strikes
- Stem Cells: A New Mechanical Transducer
- ONe Novae Stellar Explosion May Be Source of Our Phosphorus
Thursday, May 9, 2024
- Transforming Common Soft Magnets Into a Next-Generation Thermoelectric Conversion Materials by 3 Minutes Heat Treatment
- GPS-Like System Shows Promise as HIV Vaccine Strategy to Elicit Critical Antibodies
- Discrimination May Accelerate Aging
- Good Vibrations: New Tech May Lead to Smaller, More Powerful Wireless Devices
- 'Smart' Contact Lenses Could Someday Enable Wireless Glaucoma Detection
- New Machine Learning Algorithm Promises Advances in Computing
- New 'forever Chemical' Cleanup Strategy Discovered
- Squeezed by Neighbors, Planet Glows With Molten Lava
- Transformation of Ocean Management Is Underway
- How Climate Change Will Affect Malaria Transmission
- Manganese Sprinkled With Iridium: A Quantum Leap in Green Hydrogen Production
- Ocean Biodiversity Work Needs Improvement
- Take Cover! Survey Shows Tornado Warnings Widely Misunderstood
- New Treatment Could Reverse Hair Loss Caused by an Autoimmune Skin Disease
- An Entirely New COVID-Related Syndrome
- Improved Wildfire Smoke Model Identifies Areas for Public Health Intervention
- A Better Way to Control Shape-Shifting Soft Robots
- New Rhizobia-Diatom Symbiosis Solves Long-Standing Marine Mystery
- High School Student Helps Transform 'crazy Idea' Into Innovative Research Tool
- New Sex-Determining Mechanism in African Butterfly Discovered
- How Night Shift Work Can Raise Risk of Diabetes, Obesity
- Liberals and Conservatives Differ on Climate Change Beliefs -- But Are Relatively United in Taking Action
- 2D All-Organic Perovskites: Potential Use in 2D Electronics
- Researchers Harness Blurred Light to 3D Print High Quality Optical Components
- AI Advancements Make the Leap Into 3D Pathology Possible
- Net Zero Plans Show Limited Climate Ambition on 'residual' Emissions
- Robotic System Feeds People With Severe Mobility Limitations
- Saturated Soils Could Impact Survival of Young Trees Planted to Address Climate Change
- Discover Optimal Conditions for Mass Production of Ultraviolet Holograms
- Astrophysicists Discover a Novel Method for Hunting the First Stars
- Brain Mechanisms Underlying Sensory Hypersensitivity in a Mouse Model of Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Fluidic Systems Resembling Blood Vascular Tissues: Artificial Blood Vessels and Biomedicine
- An Epigenome Editing Toolkit to Dissect the Mechanisms of Gene Regulation
- How Biological Aging Clocks Tick
- Ozone's Influence on Exoplanetary Climate
- Study Shows Heightened Sensitivity to PTSD in Autism
- Generative AI That Imitates Human Motion
- Rapid Oyster Reef Restoration Gives Hope for Repairing the Sea
- Getting Dirty to Clean Up the Chemical Industry's Environmental Impact
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
- 'Digital Afterlife': Call for Safeguards to Prevent Unwanted 'hauntings' By AI Chatbots of Dead Loved Ones
- Who Should Receive Preventive Treatment for TB? Individuals of All Ages With Positive Skin or Blood Test
- Chemists Produce New-to-Nature Enzyme Containing Boron
- Neuropathy Very Common, Underdiagnosed
- New Insight Into Genesis of Spina Bifida
- 'Wraparound' Implants Represent New Approach to Treating Spinal Cord Injuries
- Strengthening CAR-T Therapy to Work Against Solid Tumors
- Exercise, New Drug Class Recommended for Management of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Heavy Snowfall and Rain May Contribute to Some Earthquakes
- Human Activity Is Making It Harder for Scientists to Interpret Oceans' Past
- Teens Who View Their Homes as More Chaotic Than Their Siblings Have Poorer Mental Health in Adulthood