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May 13, 2025
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May 13, 2025 — Astronomers have developed a groundbreaking computer simulation to explore, in unprecedented detail, magnetism and turbulence in the interstellar medium (ISM) -- the vast ocean of gas and charged ...
May 12, 2025 — Researchers analyzed 788 obsidian artifacts from Tenochtitlan, revealing that the Mexica (Aztec) Empire sourced this important material from at least eight different locations, including regions outside their political control. While 90% of ...
May 9, 2025 — New research from a team of cognitive scientists and evolutionary biologists finds that chimpanzees drum rhythmically, using regular spacing between drum hits. Their results show that eastern and western chimpanzees -- two distinct subspecies -- ...
May 8, 2025 — In space, energetic neutrinos are usually paired with energetic gamma rays. Galaxy NGC 1068, however, emits strong neutrinos and weak gamma rays, which presents a puzzle for scientists to solve. A new paper posits that helium nuclei collide with ...
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May 13, 2025 — Engineers built E-BAR, a mobile robot designed to physically support the elderly and prevent them from falling as they move around their homes. E-BAR acts as a set of robotic handlebars that follows ...
May 13, 2025 — Imagine a T-shirt that could monitor your heart rate or blood pressure. Or a pair of socks that could provide feedback on your running stride. It may ...
May 13, 2025 — Researchers have identified the origin of cardiac cells using 3D images of a heart forming in real-time, inside a living mouse ...
May 12, 2025 — Flamingos have developed an amazing variety of techniques to create swirls and eddies in the water to concentrate and eat brine shrimp and other organisms, a biologist found. They stomp dance to stir ...
May 12, 2025 — Originally from South America, the charismatic tegu made its way to the United States via the pet trade of the 1990s. But a recent discovery shows ...
May 12, 2025 — Engineers have taught a simple submarine robot to take advantage of turbulent forces to propel itself through ...
May 12, 2025 — In a recent study, researchers found adverse events were rare and manageable among clinic patients with very mild or mild Alzheimer's disease who received lecanemab ...
May 12, 2025 — The universe is decaying much faster than thought. This is shown by calculations of scientists on the so-called Hawking radiation. They calculate that the last stellar remnants take about 10^78 years ...
May 12, 2025 — Massive ripples in the very fabric of space and time wash over Earth constantly, although you'd never notice. An astrophysicist is trying a new search for these gravitational ...
May 9, 2025 — Wild chimpanzees alter the meaning of single calls when embedding them into diverse call combinations, mirroring linguistic operations in human language. Human language, however, allows an infinite ...
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May 13, 2025 — Researchers identified two brain networks involved in word retrieval -- the cognitive process of accessing words we need to speak. A semantic network processes meaning in middle/inferior frontal ...
May 13, 2025 — A new study shows that an unassuming plant has some very unusual family ...
May 13, 2025 — Researchers have developed a new workflow for designing enzymes from scratch, paving the way toward more efficient, powerful and environmentally benign chemistry. The new method allows designers to ...
May 13, 2025 — Hormone levels fluctuate like the tides, ebbing and flowing according to carefully orchestrated cycles. These hormones not only influence the body, but can cross into the brain and shape the behavior ...
May 13, 2025 — Researchers have conducted a clinical study to show how a woman's genetic profile provides information on which hormone treatment is most effective for in vitro fertilization (IVF). The ...
May 13, 2025 — Experts are urging people, especially those with existing heart or vascular conditions, to seek medical advice before attempting to lose weight using water-only fasting ...
May 13, 2025 — As kids spend more time on screens, a new national survey conducted by Ipsos on behalf of The Kids Mental Health Foundation, founded by Nationwide Children's Hospital, identifies parents' ...
May 13, 2025 — Fungi are considered a promising source of biodegradable materials. Researchers have developed a new material based on a fungal mycelium and its own extracellular matrix. This gives the biomaterial ...
May 13, 2025 — In order for trees to grow, they need to control their water balance meticulously. A study shows how trees react to drought -- and revises previous ...
May 13, 2025 — Quantum physics keeps challenging our intuition. Researchers have shown that joint measurements can be carried out on distant particles, without the need to bring them together. This breakthrough ...
May 13, 2025 — The results of an international study shed new light the underlying biological mechanisms which cause differences in health risks, symptoms and outcomes between males and ...
May 13, 2025 — People with multiple long-term physical health conditions are at a significantly greater risk of developing depression, a study ...
May 13, 2025 — A robotic hand can pick up 24 different objects with human-like movements that emerge spontaneously, thanks to compliant materials and structures rather than ...
May 13, 2025 — AI is advancing at such speed that speculative moral questions, once the province of science fiction, are suddenly real and pressing, says a philosopher and psychology researcher Frank Martela. ...
May 13, 2025 — Researchers have identified a never-before-seen mechanism that enables HIV-1 to evade the body's natural defenses and use it to support its survival and replication. The 'loophole' is ...
May 13, 2025 — Butterflies' flight trajectories often appear random or chaotic, but their hovering patterns can potentially provide critical design insights for developing micro aerial vehicles with flapping ...
May 13, 2025 — A new treatment approach significantly improves survival rates for patients with aggressive, inherited breast cancers, according to researchers. In a trial where cancers were treated with ...
May 13, 2025 — Biologists and chemists have a new programming language to uncover previously unknown environmental pollutants at breakneck speed -- without requiring them to ...
May 12, 2025 — Research shows microbial communities in echidna pseudo-pouches undergo dramatic changes while the animal is lactating, which could help in creating an environment for their young, known as puggles, ...
May 12, 2025 — Stifling heat and sticky air often make summertime in the city uncomfortable. Due to the heat island effect, urban areas are significantly warmer than nearby rural areas, even at night. This, ...
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
- Mapping a New Brain Network for Naming
- A Plant You've Never Heard of Can Do What Scientists Once Thought Impossible
- Enzymes from Scratch
- Hormone Cycles Shape the Structure and Function of Key Memory Regions in the Brain
- Higher Success Rate Using a Simple Oral Swab Test Before IVF
- Seek Medical Advice Before Attempting Water-Only Fasting Diets, Experts Warn
- New Survey Shows Privacy and Safety Tops List of Parental Concerns About Screen Time
- Researchers Develop Living Material from Fungi
- Growth Before Photosynthesis: How Trees Regulate Their Water Balance
- Remote Particle Measurement Via Quantum Entanglement
- New Light Shed on Health Differences Between Males and Females
- Combinations of Chronic Illnesses Could Double Risk of Depression
- Robotic Hand Moves Objects With Human-Like Grasp
- AI Meets the Conditions for Having Free Will -- We Need to Give It a Moral Compass
- 'Loop'hole: HIV-1 Hijacks Human Immune Cells Using Circular RNAs
- Butterflies Hover Differently from Other Flying Organisms, Thanks to Body Pitch
- New Approach to Treating Aggressive Breast Cancers Shows Significant Improvement in Survival
- New Computer Language Helps Spot Hidden Pollutants
Monday, May 12, 2025
- Echidna Microbiome Changes While Mums Nurse Puggle
- Summer in the City: Urban Heat Release and Local Rainfall
- Estrogen-Related Receptors Could Be Key to Treating Metabolic and Muscular Disorders
- Measles Virus Detected in Houston Wastewater Before Cases Were Reported
- Sunlight-Powered System Mimics Plants to Power Carbon Capture
- Lower Tackle Height Changing Face of Women's Rugby, Study Says
- Olympic Anti-Doping Lab Puts U.S. Meat Supply to the Test
- CAR-T Cell Therapy for Cancer Causes 'brain Fog,' Study Shows
- Evidence of Mother-Offspring Attachment Types in Wild Chimpanzees
- Invasive Salmon, Clams and Seaweed Are Next Threats to Biodiversity in Britain
- Addressing Hearing Loss May Reduce Isolation Among the Elderly
- Extended Reality Boccia Shows Positive Rehabilitation Effects
- Your Fingers Wrinkle in the Same Pattern Every Time You're in the Water for Too Long
- ChatGPT Helps Pinpoint Precise Locations of Seizures in the Brain, Aiding Neurosurgeons
- Helping Birds and Floating Solar Energy Coexist
- Microbial 'phosphorus Gatekeeping' Found at Center of Study Exploring 700,000 Years of Iconic Coastline
- Cell Death Discovery Could Lead to Next-Gen Drugs for Neurodegenerative Conditions
- The Kids Are Hungry: Juvenile European Green Crabs Just as Damaging as Adults
- The How and Why of the Brain's Division Across Hemispheres
- Different Anesthetics, Same Result: Unconsciousness by Shifting Brainwave Phase
- It's Not Just El Niño: New Climate Phenomenon Impacts Hawai'i Rainfall
- Tapping a New Toolbox, Engineers Buck Tradition in New High-Performing Heat Exchanger
Friday, May 9, 2025
- Fat-Rich Fluid Fuels Immune Failure in Ovarian Cancer
- First Fossil Evidence of Endangered Tropical Tree Discovered
- Ultrasound Unlocks a Safer, Greener Way to Make Hydrogels
- Antibiotics from Human Use Are Contaminating Rivers Worldwide, Study Shows
- A More Realistic Look at DNA in Action
- Computing: Shedding Light on Shadow Branches
- Novel, Needle-Free, Live-Attenuated Influenza Vaccines With Broad Protection Against Human and Avian Virus Subtypes
- Researchers Map 7,000-Year-Old Genetic Mutation That Protects Against HIV
- Colonic Inflammation Explains Missing Link Between Obesity and Beta-Cell Proliferation
- World Record for Lithium-Ion Conductors
- Scientists Innovate Mid-Infrared Photodetectors for Exoplanet Detection, Expanding Applications to Environmental and Medical Fields
- An Enzyme as Key to Protein Quality
- Metals and Hormone-Disrupting Substances Pose Real Threat to Sustainable Agriculture and Water Management in Europe
- Fatty Liver in Pregnancy May Increase Risk of Preterm Birth
- New Ancient Fish Species Earliest Known Salmon Ancestor
- Heat and Land Use: Bees Suffer in Particular
- Satellite Measures CO2 and NO2 Simultaneously from Power Plant Emissions for the First Time
- Amuse, a Songwriting AI-Collaborator to Help Create Music
- Bacterium Produces 'organic Dishwashing Liquid' To Degrade Oil
- Self-Assembly of a Large Metal-Peptide Capsid Nanostructure Through Geometric Control
- Bringing Superconducting Nanostructures to 3D
- Improving Newborn Genetic Screening
- Can Frisky Flies Save Human Lives?
- New Gene Linked to Severe Cases of Fanconi Anemia
- Internal Clocks Determine the Ups and Downs of Antarctic Krill
- Heart Rhythm Disorder Traced to Bacterium Lurking in Our Gums
- Machine Learning Powers New Approach to Detecting Soil Contaminants
- Green Fabrication of Hybrid Materials as Highly Sensitive X-Ray Detectors
- Stability Solution Brings Unique Form of Carbon Closer to Practical Application
- Studies Point to Redlining as a 'perfect Storm' For Breast Cancer
- Wasp Mums Use Remarkable Memory When Feeding Offspring
- A Small Bicycle Handlebar Sensor Can Help Map a Region's Riskiest Bike Routes
- Urine, Not Water for Efficient Production of Green Hydrogen
Thursday, May 8, 2025
- AI Tool Uses Face Photos to Estimate Biological Age and Predict Cancer Outcomes
- 3D Printing in Vivo Using Sound
- Unique Model of Rare Epileptic Disease Helps Pinpoint Potential Treatment Route
- Lab-on-a-Chip Devices Take Public Health Into Home
- Health Care Workers, Firefighters Have Increased PFAS Levels, Study Finds
- New Study Traces Sharp Regional Shifts in Ischemic Heart Disease Burden -- A Global Warning Signal
- Ping Pong Bot Returns Shots With High-Speed Precision
- Red Alert for Our Closest Relatives
- Incidence Rates of Some Cancer Types Have Risen in People Under Age 50
- Sulfur Runoff Amplifies Mercury Concentrations in Florida Everglades
- Study of Türkiye Gold Mine Landslide Highlights Need for Future Monitoring
- Researchers Find New Defense Against Hard-to-Treat Plant Diseases
- Removing Selenium from Water Takes Iron Strength
- Mercury Levels in the Atmosphere Have Decreased Throughout the 21st Century
- Biologists Identify Targets for New Pancreatic Cancer Treatments
- Researchers Develop Practical Solution to Reduce Emissions and Improve Air Quality from Brick Manufacturing in Bangladesh
- Important Step Towards Improving Diagnosis and Treatment of Brain Metastases
- Bacteria: Recording Gene Activity More Efficiently
- Eating Ultra-Processed Foods May Harm Your Health
- One Glass, Full Color: Sub-Millimeter Waveguide Shrinks AR Glasses
- Nature Visits Can Improve Well-Being Disparities Among Urban Dwellers
- Waxing and Waning Prairie: New Study Unravels Causes of Ancient Climate Changes
- How to Reduce Global CO2 Emissions from Industry
- Lack of Sleep Can Increase the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
- Turning Non-Magnetic Materials Magnetic With Atomically Thin Films
- Robotic Dog Mimics Mammals for Superior Mobility on Land and in Water
- Mammal's Lifespans Linked to Brain Size and Immune System Function, Says New Study