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May 14, 2024
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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 ...
May 6, 2024 — Engineers created a catapillar-shaped robot that splits into segments and reassembles, hauls cargo, and crawls through twisting ...
May 6, 2024 — About 79% of clinical trial participants experienced measurable improvement after receiving experimental, CRISPR-based gene editing that is designed to fix a rare form of blindness, according to a new ...
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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 ...
May 13, 2024 — An experimental treatment made from a plant virus is effective at protecting against a broad range of metastatic cancers in mice, shows a new study. The treatment, composed of nanoparticles fashioned ...
May 9, 2024 — A new machine-learning technique can train and control a reconfigurable soft robot that can dynamically change its shape to complete a task. The researchers also built a simulator that can evaluate ...
May 10, 2024 — Many neurons exhibit 'mixed selectivity,' meaning they can integrate multiple inputs and participate in multiple computations. Mechanisms such as ...
May 10, 2024 — Astronomers have proposed a new theory to explain the origin of phosphorus, one of the elements important for life on Earth. The theory suggests a type of stellar explosion known as ONe novae as a ...
May 10, 2024 — Many artificial intelligence (AI) systems have already learned how to deceive humans, even systems that have been trained to be helpful and honest. Researchers describe the risks of deception by AI ...
May 9, 2024 — Astrophysicists discovered that an exoplanet is covered with so many active volcanoes that seen from a distance it would take on a fiery, glowing-red ...
May 9, 2024 — Scientists have discovered a new partnership between a marine diatom and a bacterium that can account for a large share of nitrogen fixation in vast regions of the ocean. The newly-discovered ...
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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 ...
May 13, 2024 — Nature gave ticks, mosquitoes and leaches a quick-acting way to keep blood from clotting while they extract their meal from a host. Now the key to that method has been harnessed by a team of ...
May 13, 2024 — Researchers have made a surprising new discovery in the structure of the centromere, a structure that is involved in ensuring that chromosomes are segregated properly when a cell divides. Mistakes in ...
May 13, 2024 — A new article highlights how artificial intelligence stands on the threshold of making monumental contributions to the field of sleep medicine. Through a strategic analysis, researchers examined ...
May 13, 2024 — Researchers say they have uncovered insights as to why lupus symptoms and severity present differently in individuals with the autoimmune condition, which affects up to 1.5 million Americans. The ...
May 13, 2024 — Analysis of 1,392 patients with traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) found that some patients for whom life support was withdrawn may have survived and recovered some level of independence a few months ...
May 13, 2024 — Researchers have discovered that how soft or rigid proteins are in certain regions can dictate how fast or slow they enter the ...
May 13, 2024 — Birth by C-section more than doubles odds of measles vaccine failure. Researchers say it is vital that children born by caesarean section receive two doses of the measles vaccine for robust ...
May 13, 2024 — Electroretinography (ERG), which involves measuring electric potential in the retina, is a powerful tool for diagnosing and studying ocular diseases. However, multi-electrode systems for ERG are ...
May 13, 2024 — Coal phase-out is necessary to solve climate change, but can have negative impacts on workers and local communities dependent on coal for their livelihoods. Researchers have studied government plans ...
May 13, 2024 — Researchers undertook a study of older adults to examine the connection between a sense of economic insecurity and a person's participation in social ...
May 13, 2024 — Collaborative efforts decode the mechanism behind stabilizing cathode doping in electric vehicle ...
Monday, May 13, 2024
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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
- 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
- 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
- A Tailored Vaccine Could One Day Treat Eczema in Children
- New Study Finds AI-Generated Empathy Has Its Limits
- Climate Resilience Strategies in Urban, Rural Areas
- Pore Pressure Diffusion Led to Microseismicity at Illinois Basin Carbon Sequestration Site
- Rock Steady: Study Reveals New Mechanism to Explain How Continents Stabilized
- New Guidelines for Depression Care Emphasize Patient-Centred Approach
- Children Sleep Problems Associated With Psychosis in Young Adults
- Iron Fingerprints in Nearby Active Galaxy
- Researchers Say Future Is Bright for Treating Substance Abuse Through Mobile Health Technologies
- Damaging Impact of Heat Waves on Vital Organs
- New Record Holder for Smallest Dispersers of Ingested Seeds: Woodlice
- An Adjuvant Made in Yeast Could Lower Vaccine Cost and Boost Availability
- Disorder Improves Battery Life
- New Target for Potential Leukemia Therapy
- Faster Approach for Starting Extended-Release Naltrexone to Treat Opioid Use Disorder Shown Effective
- Marine Bacteria Team Up to Produce a Vital Vitamin
- More Than 321,000 U.S. Children Lost a Parent to Drug Overdose from 2011 to 2021
- Childhood Maltreatment Responsible for Up to 40 Percent of Mental Health Conditions
- Stilling the Quantum Dance of Atoms
- How Psychedelic Drugs Interact With Serotonin Receptors to Potentially Produce Therapeutic Benefits