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February 21, 2025
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Feb. 20, 2025 — Narcissists feel ostracized more frequently than their less self-absorbed peers, according to researchers. This may stem not only from being shunned due to their personalities but from a tendency to misinterpret ambiguous social signals as ...
Feb. 19, 2025 — A new study led by researchers from Oxford Population Health has shown that a range of environmental factors, including lifestyle (smoking and physical activity), and living conditions, have a ...
Feb. 19, 2025 — From a tiny electric jolt when touching a doorknob to styrofoam peanuts that cling to a mischievous cat's fur -- the well-known and seemingly simple phenomenon of static electricity has puzzled ...
Feb. 17, 2025 — Animals are not just inhabitants of the natural world -- they are its architects. A new study has revealed how hundreds of species shape the landscapes we depend on, from vast termite mounds visible ...
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Feb. 21, 2025 — Adding engineered human blood vessel-forming cells to islet transplants boosted the survival of the insulin-producing cells and reversed diabetes in ...
Feb. 21, 2025 — Researchers have pioneered a new catalytic transformation that converts epoxides into fluorinated oxetanes, a coveted but difficult-to-make class of drug molecules that escaped synthetic preparation ...
Feb. 21, 2025 — Infection with Zika virus in pregnancy can lead to neurological disorders, fetal abnormalities and fetal death. Until now, how the virus manages to ...
Feb. 21, 2025 — Researchers have investigated how microbubbles tiny gas bubbles can deliver drugs into cells in a targeted manner using ultrasound. For the first time, they have visualized how tiny cyclic microjets ...
Feb. 21, 2025 — Perovskite solar cells are highly efficient and low cost in production. However, they still lack stability over the decades under real weather conditions. An international research collaboration has ...
Feb. 21, 2025 — A recent study has shown that oyster management practices in the Rappahannock River benefit both the health of the oyster reefs as well as the ...
Feb. 21, 2025 — Groundbreaking study shows machine learning can decode emotions in seven ungulate species. A game-changer for animal welfare? Can artificial intelligence help us understand what animals feel? A ...
Feb. 21, 2025 — Researchers have developed a fully biobased hair conditioner using lignin gel emulsions, offering a sustainable and environmentally friendly alternative to conventional haircare ...
Feb. 21, 2025 — Researchers have applied a visualization technique to depict the brain's activity related to visual perception as geometric patterns. They visualized different shapes as the ever-changing neuronal ...
Feb. 21, 2025 — Rubidium could be the next key player in oxide-ion conductors. Researchers have discovered a rare rubidium (Rb)-containing oxide-ion conductor with exceptionally high conductivity. Identified through ...
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Feb. 21, 2025 — Artificial Intelligence (AI), particularly large language models like GPT-4, has shown impressive performance on reasoning tasks. But does AI truly understand abstract concepts, or is it just ...
Feb. 21, 2025 — Sweden's Viking Age population appears to have suffered from severe oral and maxillofacial disease, sinus and ear infections, osteoarthritis, and much more. This is shown in a study in which ...
Feb. 21, 2025 — Researchers have discovered a fundamental mechanism that affects the size of the pupil, namely our breathing. The study shows that the pupil is smallest during inhalation and largest during ...
Feb. 21, 2025 — Scientists outline the urgency to better identify the significant damage sand extraction across the world heaps upon marine ...
Feb. 21, 2025 — Using the microscopic structures found on the wings of the Morpho butterfly, researchers have developed a simple and inexpensive way to analyze cancer biopsy samples that could make cancer diagnosis ...
Feb. 20, 2025 — One of nature's most disliked creatures may very well unlock a breakthrough in disaster response. A multidisciplinary research team is recreating mosquito antennae to better study their ...
Feb. 20, 2025 — Seeking mental health help is a significant step, but that first intake session can often feel more like paperwork than progress, and a significant proportion of people 'drop out' or never ...
Feb. 20, 2025 — Research on the vanishing coastlines of Alexandria, Egypt, offers nature-based solutions for protecting coastal cities globally, including those in ...
Feb. 20, 2025 — Researchers developed a low-cost, scalable terahertz amplifier that could be used to make antenna arrays that can steer and focus high-frequency terahertz waves, for applications like high-resolution ...
Feb. 20, 2025 — After a cyber attack or natural disaster, a backup network of decentralized devices -- like residential solar panels, batteries, electric vehicles, heat pumps, and water heaters -- could restore ...
Feb. 20, 2025 — A novel system that chases larval zebrafish around an arena with predator robots is enabling scientists to understand how these days-old fish quickly learn in the real ...
Feb. 20, 2025 — In a leap forward for quantum computing, physicists unveiled an eight-qubit topological quantum processor, the first of its kind. The chip, built as a proof-of-concept for the scientists' ...
Feb. 20, 2025 — Human evolution has revolved around food, from identifying and foraging for it to growing and preparing it. Researchers have identified a region in the brain's visual cortex that responds to ...
Feb. 20, 2025 — A team of researchers has outlined a new approach for better understanding the depths of animal consciousness, a method that may yield new insights into the similarities and differences among living ...
Feb. 20, 2025 — Chemical engineers have discovered that adding nickel atoms to silver catalysts could revolutionize the production of ethylene oxide by eliminating the need for toxic chlorine while maintaining ...
Feb. 20, 2025 — Safety critical components for aircraft and Formula 1 racing cars could one day be 3D printed via a new technique that substantially reduces imperfections in the manufacturing ...
Feb. 20, 2025 — Rapid, localized heat management is essential for electronic devices and could have applications ranging from wearable materials to burn treatment. While so-called thermoelectric materials convert ...
Feb. 20, 2025 — A robotic device allows eye surgeons to perform high-precision procedures on the retina, the fragile lining on the back of the eye that is less than a millimeter ...
Feb. 20, 2025 — Fetal acetaminophen exposure increases the likelihood that a child will develop attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a new ...
Feb. 20, 2025 — A research team has unveiled a new artificial intelligence (AI) system that uses satellite imagery to track urban green spaces more accurately than prior methods, critical to ensuring healthy ...
Friday, February 21, 2025
- Why GPT Can't Think Like Us
- Viking Skulls Reveal Severe Morbidity
- Breathing and Vision May Be Linked
- The Rising Tide of Sand Mining: A Growing Threat to Marine Life
- Butterfly Wings Inspire New Imaging Technique for Cancer Diagnosis
Thursday, February 20, 2025
- How Mosquitoes Hear May Inspire New Ways to Detect Natural Disasters
- Single-Session Therapy Can Improve Mental Health Outcomes
- Coastal Erosion Threatens Ancient City, and Many Others
- Chip-Based System for Terahertz Waves Could Enable More Efficient, Sensitive Electronics
- Rooftop Panels, EV Chargers, and Smart Thermostats Could Chip in to Boost Power Grid Resilience
- Predator Robots Help Researchers Uncover How Larval Zebrafish Rapidly Learn
- Topological Quantum Processor Marks Breakthrough in Computing
- Framework to Identify Food Selectivity Origins in the Brain
- Researchers Outline New Approach for Better Understanding Animal Consciousness
- Chemists Find Greener Path to Making Key Industrial Chemical
- Giant X-Ray Facility Shows That Magnets Can Reduce Flaws in 3D Printed Components
- Cooling Materials -- Out of the 3D Printer
- Early Study Shows Promise for Retinal-Surgery Robot
- Child ADHD Risk Linked to Mother's Use of Acetaminophen
- New AI System Accurately Maps Urban Green Spaces, Exposing Environmental Divides
- Closing the Recycle Loop: Waste-Derived Nutrients in Liquid Fertilizer
- Scientists Decode DNA of White Oak Tree
- Deep Nanometry Reveals Hidden Nanoparticles
- Blood Pressure Drug Could Be a Safer Alternative for Treating ADHD Symptoms
- Daily Cannabis Use Linked to Public Health Burden
- Promising New Class of Antimalarial Drugs Discovered
- Breakthrough Study Challenges Long-Held Beliefs About the Shape of Atomic Nuclei
- In Ancient Stellar Nurseries, Some Stars Are Born of Fluffy Clouds
- Housing Damage Resulting from Great East Japan Earthquake and All-Cause Mortality
- People With Certain Heart Conditions May Play Competitive Sports, Scientific Statement Suggests
- Biologists Discover a New Type of Control Over RNA Splicing
- Surprising Finding for Acid Reducing Drugs
- Pushing the Limits of 'custom-Made' Microscopy
- Scientists Call for Efforts to Protect Habitats of Critically Endangered Shark Species
- Researchers Develop Novel Computational Approach for Identifying Synergistic Drug Combinations
- Revolutionizing Dynamic Facial Projection Mapping: A Leap Forward in Augmented Reality
- Another Way Longer Paternity Leaves Help New Parents
- Small Amounts of Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity Are Associated With Big Reductions in Dementia Risk
- Turtles Change Nesting Patterns in Response to Climate Change
- Continuing Vs. Discontinuing Opioid Medications Prescriptions for Adults With Chronic Pain
- Study Suggests New Molecular Strategy for Treating Fragile X Syndrome
- Digging Into a Decades-Old Hepatitis B Mystery Suggests a New Potential Treatment
- Big Birds Like Emus Are Technical Innovators, Study Shows
- Hidden Genetic Causes of Congenital Heart Disease Identified
- 10 New Sponge Species Near Hawaii
- Groundbreaking Study Shows Potential of New mRNA Vaccine to Help Fight Tuberculosis
- Scientists Warn of Increased Mpox Transmission
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
- Pulmonary Fibrosis: Study Targets Proteins to Reverse Lung Scarring
- Promising Results from First Prenatal Therapy for Spinal Muscular Atrophy
- Almost 90% of People Would Agree to Genetic Testing to Tailor Medication Use, Survey Finds
- Stopping Asthma in Its Tracks
- Chlorine Plus UV Light Degrades Toxins Caused by Harmful Algae Blooms
- A Miniature Swimming Robot Inspired by Marine Flatworms
- Scientists Identify a New Cancer Immunotherapy Target: Dysfunctional B Cells
- Study Reveals Activity of Navtemadlin in Glioblastoma, Points to Possible Treatment Improvements
- Towards New Battery Tech: Chemists Demonstrate High-Performance Sodium-Ion Cathode
- A New Way to Observe Electrons in Motion
- For Success in Bioelectronics, Build With Nature-Inspired Design
- New Therapy May Effectively Control HIV in Uganda
- Like Human Brains, Large Language Models Reason About Diverse Data in a General Way
- Data from All 50 States Shows Early Onset Breast Cancer Is on the Rise in Younger Women: Does Place of Exposure Matter?
- Mutation Increases Enzyme in Mouse Brains Linked to Schizophrenia Behaviors
- We Can Farm More Seafood While Minimizing Its Impact on Biodiversity
- A Catalytic Two-Step: Transforming Industrial CO2 Into a Renewable Fuel
- Ginger Compound Has Potential to Treat Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Cancer Cells Cooperate to Scavenge for Nutrients
- Scientists Solve the Brain's Motion-Source Separation Problem
- Nerves Electrify Stomach Cancer, Sparking Growth and Spread
- 300 New Intermediate-Mass Black Holes Plus 2500 New Active Black Holes in Dwarf Galaxies Discovered
- U.S. Facing Critical Hospital Bed Shortage by 2032
- Advances in AI Can Help Prepare the World for the Next Pandemic, Global Group of Scientists Find
- Emergency Clinicians Increase Prescriptions of Buprenorphine, Effectively Help Patients Get Started on the Path to Recovery
- New Sensor Can Take Any Gas and Tell You What's in It
- New Process Gets Common Rocks to Trap Carbon Rapidly, Cheaply
- Jumbled Proteins Paint a Bold Target on the Backs of Brain Tumors
- Socioeconomic Factors, Unpredictability Complicate Diagnosis of Episodic Disabilities, Like Epilepsy
- Global Retreat of Glaciers Has Strongly Accelerated
- Bio-Hybrid Drone Uses Silkworm Moth Antennae to Navigate Using Smell
- Urban Environments Promote Adaptation to Multiple Stressors
- How the Brain Balances Risk and Reward in Making Decisions
- New Environmentally-Friendly Mortar Reduces Heat Loss
- Magnetic Semiconductor Preserves 2D Quantum Properties in 3D Material
- Magnetic Switch Traps Quantum Information Carriers in One Dimension
- Using Light to Activate Treatments in the Right Place
- Feed Additives Can Reduce Campylobacter in Free-Range Broilers
- A Breakthrough in Hydrogen Catalysis: Electronic Fine-Tuning Unlocks Superior Performance
- 'Glacial Fracking': A Hidden Source of Arctic Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Study Suggests Drunk Witnesses Are Less Likely to Remember a Suspect's Face
- Breakthrough in Wireless Charging Technology
- Socially Dominant Individuals Are More Confident but Not Necessarily More Competent
- A New Treatment for Post-Amputation Pain?
- New Molecular Mechanisms Linked to Insulin Resistance
- 1 in 5 Older Adults Get Infections After Heart Surgery, and Women Have a 60% Higher Risk
- Novel Carbon-Based Materials to Remove Hazardous 'forever Chemicals' In Water
- A Patient's Ability to Perform a Cardiac Stress Test Offers a Critical Window on Their Mortality Risk
- Ai in Retail: How to Spark Creativity and Improve Job Satisfaction
- New Research Shows Neonatal HSV Infections May Lead to Long-Term Cognitive Impairment
- Resilient Algae May Speed Up Greenland Ice Melt
- A Robust and Adaptive Controller for Ballbots
- Scientific Insights Into How Humans Access Deep Spiritual States