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May 1, 2024
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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 ...
Apr. 29, 2024 — It has long been thought that meat played an important role in the diet of hunter-gatherers before the Neolithic transition. However, due to the scarcity of well-preserved human remains from Paleolithic sites, little information exists about the ...
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 ...
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May 1, 2024 — Researchers changed the composition of the gut microbiota in male mice through common antibiotics, inducing a condition called dysbiosis, and found that: - Mouse pups sired by a dysbiotic father show ...
May 1, 2024 — Scientists have discovered that calcium plays a significant role in enhancing the resistance of potato plants to bacterial ...
May 1, 2024 — For the first time since 1914, a new species of the Japanese lily known as sukashiyuri has been identified. A research team analyzed the morphology ...
May 1, 2024 — A new computer model uses a better artificial intelligence process to measure snow and water availability more accurately across vast distances in the West, information that could someday be used to ...
May 1, 2024 — Reaching net-zero carbon emissions goals requires finding transformative paths to manage carbon in difficult-to-electrify economic ...
May 1, 2024 — Conventional plant regeneration approaches by cell culture require the external application of plant growth regulators, including hormones. However, ...
May 1, 2024 — Researchers have provided new age estimates and revised provenance information for the Liujiang human fossils, shedding light on the presence of Homo ...
Apr. 30, 2024 — The 17 species of red colobus monkey living across Africa, including in the Tai Project field station region, have been singled out by scientists as a priority conservation target. Protection of ...
Apr. 30, 2024 — Researchers have unveiled evidence for ancient human resilience to climate change in the Eastern ...
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 ...
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Apr. 30, 2024 — Common household products containing nanoparticles -- grains of engineered material so miniscule they are invisible to the eye -- could be contributing to a new form of indoor air pollution, ...
Apr. 30, 2024 — Carbon emissions associated with air travel to professional conferences make up a sizable fraction of the emissions produced by researchers in ...
Apr. 30, 2024 — The inventors of a suite of tests that enable food packages to signal if their contents are contaminated are working to bring producers and regulators together to get their inventions into commercial ...
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 leaves. The difference between precipitation and ET ...
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 — A team of researchers has investigated the motivation and potential incentives for and challenges of low-intensity grazing among farmers and land users in ...
Apr. 30, 2024 — Researchers have developed a chemical process using plasma that could create sustainable jet fuel from methane gas emitted from landfills, potentially creating a low-carbon aviation ...
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 ...
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 — 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 — 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 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. 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 research explores how CRISPR can be used to edit ...
Apr. 29, 2024 — When hunting for mice in winter, red and arctic fox are known to plunge headfirst at speeds of 2-4 meters per second, but their sharp noses reduce the impact force in snow and protect them from ...
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
- Activity in a Room Stirs Up Nanoparticles Left Over from Consumer Sprays
- Astronomers Share Climate-Friendly Meeting Solutions
- Is It Time to Retire the Best-Before Date?
- Researchers Develop an AI Model to Reduce Uncertainty in Evapotranspiration Prediction
- Climate Change and Mercury Pollution Stressed Plants for Millions of Years
- Low-Intensity Grazing Is Locally Better for Biodiversity but Challenging for Land Users, a New Study Shows
- Methane Emissions from Landfill Could Be Turned Into Sustainable Jet Fuel in Plasma Chemistry Leap
- Big Data Reveals True Climate Impact of Worldwide Air Travel
- 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
- Researchers Parse Oddity of Distantly Related Bats in Solomon Islands That Appear Identical
- A Virus Could Help Save Billions of Gallons of Wastewater Produced by Fracking
- 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
Monday, April 29, 2024
- The Double-Fanged Adolescence of Saber-Toothed Cats
- Fading Lights: Multiple Threats to North America's Firefly Populations
- Research on RNA Editing Illuminates Possible Lifesaving Treatments for Genetic Diseases
- 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
- Possible Alternative to Antibiotics Produced by Bacteria
- Hornets Found to Be Primary Pollinators of Two Angelica Species
- How Can Forests Be Reforested in a Climate-Friendly Way?
- Study Reveals Cancer Vulnerabilities in Popular Dog Breeds
- Details of Hurricane Ian's Aftermath Captured With New Remote Sensing Method
- Scientists Develop Strong Yet Reusable Adhesive from Smart Materials
- Fixin' To Be Flexitarian: Scrap Fish and Invasive Species Can Liven Up Vegetables
- Cardio-Fitness Cuts Death and Disease by Nearly 20%
Friday, April 26, 2024
- 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
- Energy Trades Could Help Resolve Nile Conflict
- Florida Dolphin Found With Highly Pathogenic Avian Flu
- How Geography Acts as a Structural Determinant of Health
- Ancient Maya Blessed Their Ballcourts
- Surprising Evolutionary Pattern in Yeast Study
- Scientists Capture X-Rays from Upward Positive Lightning
- Recovering Phosphorus from Sewage Sludge Ash
- Anthropologist Documents How Women and Shepherds Historically Reduced Wildfire Risk in Central Italy
- Could Fishponds Help With Hawaii's Food Sustainability?
- Genetic Hope in Fight Against Devastating Wheat Disease
Thursday, April 25, 2024
- New Offshore Wind Turbines Can Take Away Energy from Existing Ones
- 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
- Food in Sight? The Liver Is Ready!
- Voluntary Corporate Emissions Targets Not Enough to Create Real Climate Action
- Curiosity Promotes Biodiversity
- Treatment for Deadly Superbug C. Diff May Be Weakening
- Herring Arrives Earlier in the Wadden Sea Due to Climate Change
- Estimating Emissions Potential of Decommissioned Gas Wells from Shale Samples
- Scientists Released Long-Term Data of Ground Solar-Induced Fluorescence to Improve Understanding of Canopy-Level Photosynthesis
- The Longer Spilled Oil Lingers in Freshwater, the More Persistent Compounds It Produces
- Warming Arctic Reduces Dust Levels in Parts of the Planet
- Synthetic Droplets Cause a Stir in the Primordial Soup
- Scientists Replace Fishmeal in Aquaculture With Microbial Protein Derived from Soybean Processing Wastewater
- Key to Efficient and Stable Organic Solar Cells
- Deer Are Expanding North, and That's Not Good for Caribou
- How Do Birds Flock? Researchers Do the Math to Reveal Previously Unknown Aerodynamic Phenomenon
- How Electric Vehicle Drivers Can Escape Range Anxiety
- Advanced Cell Atlas Opens New Doors in Biomedical Research
- The Secret to Saving Old Books Could Be Gluten-Free Glues
- How Immune Cells Communicate to Fight Viruses
- Unveiling the Lionfish Invasion in the Mediterranean Sea
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
- Human Activities Have an Intense Impact on Earth's Deep Subsurface Fluid Flow
- Artificial Intelligence Helps Scientists Engineer Plants to Fight Climate Change
- Managing Meandering Waterways in a Changing World
- How Light Can Vaporize Water Without the Need for Heat
- Positive Perceptions of Solar Projects
- Artificial Intelligence Can Develop Treatments to Prevent 'superbugs'
- Hurricanes Jeopardize Carbon-Storing New England Forests
- After Spinal Cord Injury, Neurons Wreak Havoc on Metabolism
- Network Model Unifies Recency and Central Tendency Biases
- Can Climate Change Accelerate Transmission of Malaria? Pioneering Research Sheds Light on Impacts of Temperature
- Cells May Possess Hidden Communication System
- These Giant, Prehistoric Salmon Had Tusk-Like Teeth
- Researchers Uncover 'parallel Universe' In Tomato Genetics
- Diversity and Productivity Go Branch-in-Branch
- Color Variants in Cuckoos: The Advantages of Rareness
- Laser Technology Offers Breakthrough in Detecting Illegal Ivory
- Unveiling the Mysteries of Cell Division in Embryos With Timelapse Photography
- Zebra Finch Chicks Don't Babble for No Reason
- Nanofibers Rid Water of Hazardous Dyes
- New Research Shows 'profound' Link Between Dietary Choices and Brain Health
- Securing Competitiveness of Energy-Intensive Industries Through Relocation: The Pulling Power of Renewables
- Social Change May Explain Decline in Genetic Diversity of the Y Chromosome at the End of the Neolithic Period
- Social Media Can Be Used to Increase Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Young People
- A Vaccine to Fight Antibiotic Resistance
- Giant Viruses Infect Deadly Parasite
- Researchers Unveil PI3K Enzyme's Dual Accelerator and Brake Mechanisms
- How Parasites Shape Complex Food Webs
- This Salt Battery Harvests Osmotic Energy Where the River Meets the Sea
- AI Tool Recognizes Serious Ocular Disease in Horses
- Modeling Broader Effects of Wildfires in Siberia
- Researchers Find Oldest Undisputed Evidence of Earth's Magnetic Field