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January 29, 2025
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Jan. 28, 2025 — A new article argues that by relying too much on parsimony in modeling, scientists make mistakes and miss ...
Jan. 28, 2025 — Thirty years after the discovery of the first exoplanet, we detected more than 7000 of them in our Galaxy. But there are still billions more to be discovered! At the same time, exoplanetologists have begun to take an interest in their ...
Jan. 28, 2025 — As humankind imagines living off-planet -- on the moon, Mars and beyond -- the question of how to sustain life revolves around the physical necessities of oxygen, food and water. We know there is water on the moon, but how do we find it? Researchers ...
Jan. 28, 2025 — Researchers have succeeded in creating a close connection between individual cells and organic electronics. The study lays the foundation for future treatment of neurological and other diseases with very high ...
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Jan. 28, 2025 — Mites who hitchhike on the beaks of hummingbirds use a surprising method to help them on their journey: electricity. These hummingbird flower mites feed on nectar and live within specific flowers for ...
Jan. 28, 2025 — A team of stem cell scientists have successfully used embryonic stem cell engineering to create a bi-paternal mouse -- a mouse with two male parents -- that lived until adulthood. Their results ...
Jan. 28, 2025 — The fact that the cold, dry Mars of today had flowing rivers and lakes several billion years ago has puzzled scientists for decades. Now, researchers think they have a good explanation for a warmer, ...
Jan. 27, 2025 — Archaeologists have uncovered evidence that a house in England is the site of a lost residence of Harold, the last Anglo-Saxon King of England, and shown in the Bayeux Tapestry. By reinterpreting ...
Jan. 27, 2025 — Astronomers and engineers have developed a specialized system for their radio telescope to rapidly detect mysterious fast radio bursts and other space ...
Jan. 27, 2025 — In the same way that terrestrial life evolved from ocean swimmers to land walkers, soft robots are progressing, too, thanks to recent research in battery development and ...
Jan. 27, 2025 — The dwarf planet is a bizarre, cryovolcanic world. However, the organic deposits discovered on its surface so far are unlikely to originate from its interior. The organic material found in a few ...
Jan. 27, 2025 — The world of quantum physics is experiencing a second revolution, which will drive an exponential leap in the progress of computing, the internet, telecommunications, cybersecurity and biomedicine. ...
Jan. 27, 2025 — Scientists have performed laboratory experiments to better understand how Saturn's moon Titan can maintain its unique nitrogen-rich atmosphere. Titan is the second largest moon in our solar system ...
Jan. 27, 2025 — One would think that a volcano was not the most hospitable place for living organisms. However, the Borealis Mud Volcano, at 400 m water depth, acts as a sanctuary for a number of marine ...
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Jan. 24, 2025 — Researchers have used machine learning to design nano-architected materials that have the strength of carbon steel but the lightness of Styrofoam. The team describes how they made nanomaterials with ...
Jan. 23, 2025 — Neuromorphic computing -- a field that applies principles of neuroscience to computing systems to mimic the brain's function and structure -- needs to scale up if it is to effectively compete ...
Jan. 23, 2025 — While entangled photons hold incredible promise for quantum computing and communications, they have a major inherent disadvantage. After one use, they simply disappear. In a new study physicists ...
Jan. 23, 2025 — Several hundred bees in rural Pennsylvania and rural New York are sporting tiny QR codes on their backs to track when they go in and out of their hives. The work, a collaboration among entomologists ...
Jan. 23, 2025 — Researchers have measured the thinking time of London taxi drivers -- famous for their knowledge of more than 26,000 streets across the city -- as part of a study into the future of AI ...
Jan. 23, 2025 — Electrical engineers have developed a better way to perform the comparative analysis of entire genomes. This approach can be used to study relationships between different species across geological ...
Jan. 23, 2025 — A single gene that regulates testosterone levels in a 'crazy' species of shore bird controls the development of three wildly different types of males, a new study has found. Ruffs have long ...
Jan. 23, 2025 — Researchers have derived a formula for viral behavior in the Wild Cards, a science fiction series written by a collection of authors about an alien virus called the Wild Card that mutates human DNA. ...
Jan. 23, 2025 — The remains of the earliest dinosaurs may lie undiscovered in the Amazon and other equatorial regions of South America and Africa, suggests a new ...
Jan. 23, 2025 — The fossilized neck bone of a flying reptile unearthed in Canada shows tell-tale signs of being bitten by a crocodile-like creature 76 million years ago, according to a new ...
Jan. 23, 2025 — A research team has recently developed a novel algorithm in quantum physics known as 'entanglement microscopy' that enables visualization and mapping of this extraordinary phenomenon at a ...
Jan. 23, 2025 — Scientists have developed a theoretical model that uncovers the dual role of polyploidy -- organisms carrying extra genome copies -- in evolution. Their findings reveal that polyploidy can stabilize ...
Jan. 23, 2025 — A research team has uncovered the molecular mechanism behind the remarkable underwater adhesion of hairy mussels. Their findings reveal an oxidation-independent adhesion process driven by ...
Jan. 23, 2025 — The magnitude 7.9 Bonin Islands earthquake sequence, which ruptured deep within the earth near the base of the upper mantle, did not include an aftershock that extended to record depths into the ...
Jan. 22, 2025 — Around 45 million years ago, a 4.6 feet-tall (1.40 meters) flightless bird called Diatryma roamed the Geiseltal region in southern Saxony-Anhalt. An international team of researchers report on the ...
Jan. 22, 2025 — Successful uptake of new technology is a matter of emotions -- and with 4 in 5 companies saying they're failing to capitalize on its potential, managers need to know how to deal with them, say ...
Jan. 22, 2025 — A new study has used a modelling approach to show that it is unlikely that plants would evolve to warn other plants of impending attack. Instead of using their communication networks to transmit ...
Jan. 22, 2025 — Like humans, mice will compete over territory and mates, and show increased confidence in their fighting skills the more they win. At first, a brain chemical called dopamine is essential for young ...
Jan. 22, 2025 — Scientists have completed construction of the final chromosome in the worlds' first synthetic yeast genome following more than a decade of work, opening new possibilities for creating resilient, ...
Jan. 21, 2025 — It's difficult to know what birds 'think' when they fly, but scientists in are getting some remarkable new insights by looking inside birds' heads. Evolutionary biologists and ...
Friday, January 24, 2025
Thursday, January 23, 2025
- Scaling Up Neuromorphic Computing for More Efficient and Effective AI Everywhere and Anytime
- Adding Bridges to Stabilize Quantum Networks
- 'Buzz Me In:' Bees Wearing Itty Bitty QR Codes Reveal Hive Secrets
- London Cabbies' Planning Strategies Could Help Inform Future of AI
- New Tool Enables Phylogenomic Analyses of Entire Genomes
- Super Enzyme That Regulates Testosterone Levels in Males Discovered in 'crazy' Bird Species
- Imagining the Physics of George R.R. Martin's Fictional Universe
- New Twist in Mystery of Dinosaurs' Origin
- Rare Pterosaur Fossil Reveals Crocodilian Bite 76m Years Ago
- Physicists Pioneer Entanglement Microscopy Algorithm to Explore How Matter Entangles in Quantum Many-Body Systems
- Solving the Evolutionary Puzzle of Polyploidy: How Genome Duplication Shapes Adaptation
- The Secret to Robust and Reversible Underwater Adhesion: The Answer Lies in Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF) Domain
- Claims for the World's Deepest Earthquake Challenged by New Analysis
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
- Fossil Discovery in the Geiseltal Collection: Researchers Identify Unique Bird Skull
- Why Are Most Companies Failing to Benefit from AI? It's About the People Not the Tech
- Plants More Likely to Be 'eavesdroppers' Than Altruists When Tapping Into Underground Networks
- Fighting Experience Plays Key Role in Brain Chemical's Control of Male Aggression
- Final Synthetic Yeast Chromosome Unlocks New Era in Biotechnology
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
- Empty Headed? Largest Study of Its Kind Proves 'bird Brain' Is a Misnomer
- Wild Baboons Not Capable of Visual Self-Awareness When Viewing Their Own Reflection
- Scientists Identify Neurons in Mice That, Once Activated, Can Change Body's Metabolic Rate, Induce Hibernation-Like State
- Building Sentence Structure May Be Language-Specific
- Reimagining Chain Mail
- Astronomers Thought They Understood Fast Radio Bursts: A Recent One Calls That Into Question
- Extreme Supersonic Winds Measured on Planet Outside Our Solar System
- Salt Deposit Ring Inside Your Pasta Pan?
- First Fast Radio Burst Traced to Old, Dead, Elliptical Galaxy
- 'Unprecedented' Level of Control Allows Person Without Use of Limbs to Operate Virtual Quadcopter
- Neuromorphic Semiconductor Chip That Learns and Corrects Itself?
Monday, January 20, 2025
Friday, January 17, 2025
- Bacteria in Polymers Form Cables That Grow Into Living Gels
- Astrophysicists Reveal Structure of 74 Exocomet Belts Orbiting Nearby Stars in Landmark Survey
- NASA's Hubble Traces Hidden History of Andromeda Galaxy
- The Universe Is Expanding Too Fast to Fit Theories: Hubble Tension in Crisis
Thursday, January 16, 2025
- Fine-Tuned Brain-Computer Interface Makes Prosthetic Limbs Feel More Real
- New Chainmail-Like Material Could Be the Future of Armor
- Polymer Research Shows Potential Replacement for Common Superglues With a Reusable and Biodegradable Alternative
- This Tiny Galaxy Is Answering Some Big Questions
- Large and Small Galaxies May Grow in Ways More Similar Than Expected
- NASA's Pandora Mission One Step Closer to Probing Alien Atmospheres
- Volcanic Eruption Caused Neolithic People to Sacrifice Unique 'sun Stones'
- Asteroid Impact Sulfur Release Less Lethal in Dinosaur Extinction
- Pioneering Research Exposes Huge Loss of Glaciers in One of the Fastest-Warming Places on Earth
- Cavity-Nesting Birds Decorate With Snake Skin to Deter Predators
- New Study Provides Insight Into How Some Species Thrive in Dark, Oxygen-Free Environments
- Astronomers Observe Real-Time Formation of Black Hole Jets for the First Time
- The Moon: A Chunk Ejected from Earth?
- Early Humans Adapted to Harsh Conditions More Than a Million Years Ago
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
- NASA Celebrates Edwin Hubble's Discovery of a New Universe
- Fresh, Direct Evidence for Tiny Drops of Quark-Gluon Plasma
- This Fast and Agile Robotic Insect Could Someday Aid in Mechanical Pollination
- Researchers Make Comfortable Materials That Generate Power When Worn
- This Quasar May Have Helped Turn the Lights on for the Universe
- Super-Earth Vs. Sub-Neptune? The Winner Is Super-Venus!
- Not All Hot Jupiters Orbit Solo
- Octopus Arms Have Segmented Nervous Systems to Power Extraordinary Movements
- Three Tiny 'stellar-Ghost-Town' Galaxies Discovered
- Engineers Develop Breakthrough Method for Aluminum Surfaces, Enabling Advancements in Cooling, Self-Cleaning and Anti-Icing Technologies
- Songbirds Socialize on the Wing During Migration
- How Crickets Co-Exist With Hostile Ant Hosts
- Ancient Genomes Reveal an Iron Age Society Centred on Women
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
- This Metaphorical Cat Is Both Dead and Alive -- And It Will Help Quantum Engineers Detect Computing Errors
- Bioinspired Weather-Responsive Adaptive Shading
Monday, January 13, 2025
- World's Oldest 3D Map Discovered
- Hubble Reveals Surprising Spiral Shape of Galaxy Hosting Young Jet
- NASA's Hubble Tracks Down a 'blue Lurker' Among Stars
- Atop the Oregon Cascades, Team Finds a Huge Buried Aquifer
- DNA Nanorobots Can Alter Artificial Cells
- New Study Unveils Breakthrough in Understanding Cosmic Particle Accelerators
- Chornobyl Dogs' Genetic Differences Not Due to Mutation
- X-Ray Flashes from a Nearby Supermassive Black Hole Accelerate Mysteriously
Friday, January 10, 2025
- New Fossil Discovery Sheds Light on the Early Evolution of Animal Nervous Systems
- 'What Is That?' Scientists Explain White Patch That Appears Near Northern Lights
- Cleopatra's Sister Remains Missing
- Revealing the 'true Colors' Of a Single-Atom Layer of Metal Alloys
- A Fast-Moving Belly Flop: Researchers Unveil the Unique Skills of Cricket Frogs
Thursday, January 9, 2025
- Did Prehistoric Kangaroos Run out of Food?
- Electric Fungi: The Biobattery That Needs to Be Fed
- An Earful of Gill: Evolutionary Origin of the Mammalian Outer Ear
- The Extreme Teeth of Sabre-Toothed Predators Were 'optimal' For Biting Into Prey
- A Smart Ring With a Tiny Camera Lets Users Point and Click to Control Home Devices
- Brain-Inspired Nanotech Points to a New Era in Electronics
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
- Using Robots in Nursing Homes Linked to Higher Employee Retention, Better Patient Care
- Rethinking Population Management in Zoos
- Electrohydraulic Wearable Devices Create Unprecedented Haptic Sensations
- When the Past Meets the Future: Innovative Drone Mapping Unlocks Secrets of Bronze Age 'mega Fortress' In the Caucasus
- Evolutionary Biology: Ants Can Hold a Grudge
- Herbivore or Carnivore? A Toolbox for the Study of Extinct Reptiles
Tuesday, January 7, 2025
- Advancements in Neural Implant Research Enhance Durability
- Exploring the Eco-Friendly Future of Antibiotic Particles
Monday, January 6, 2025
- Scientists Develop Technology to Control Cyborg Insect Swarms
- Citizen Science Reveals That Jupiter's Colorful Clouds Are Not Made of Ammonia Ice
- Macroscopic Oscillators Move as One at the Quantum Level
Friday, January 3, 2025
- The Carbon in Our Bodies Probably Left the Galaxy and Came Back on Cosmic 'conveyer Belt'
- New Nanocrystal Material a Key Step Toward Faster, More Energy-Efficient Computing
- Breakthrough for 'smart Cell' Design
- Oldest-Known Evolutionary 'arms Race'