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February 22, 2025
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Feb. 21, 2025 — Researchers are blurring the lines between robotics and materials, with a proof-of-concept material-like collective of robots with behaviors inspired by ...
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 ...
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Feb. 21, 2025 — Researchers used visual threat manipulation in the virtual reality environment and thermal stimulation to investigate how the brain perceives pain. They found that the brain perceives pain more ...
Feb. 21, 2025 — A hybrid microscope allows scientists to simultaneously image the full 3D orientation and position of an ensemble of molecules, such as labeled ...
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 — 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. 19, 2025 — Engineers have developed a versatile swimming robot that nimbly navigates cluttered water surfaces. Inspired by marine flatworms, the innovative device offers new possibilities for environmental ...
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 — 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' design, ...
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 Viking ...
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 — A team of researchers has outlined a new approach for better understanding the depths of animal consciousness, a method that may yield new insights ...
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Feb. 21, 2025 — Agricultural fertilizers are critical for feeding the world's population, restoring soil fertility and sustaining crops. Excessive and inefficient use of those resources can present an ...
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 — Using underwater microphones and machine learning (ML), researchers have developed a new method to estimate North Atlantic right whale numbers -- offering a potentially safer and more cost-effective ...
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 — 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 ...
Feb. 21, 2025 — Optical atomic clocks can increase the precision of time and geographic position a thousandfold in our mobile phones, computers, and GPS systems. However, they are currently too large and complex to ...
Feb. 21, 2025 — A research team has developed a groundbreaking method for synthesizing perovskite nanocrystals (PNCs), a next-generation semiconductor material, in a more uniform and efficient manner. This study is ...
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 — A diet of fruits and vegetables, whole grains, low-fat dairy foods and lean meats, low in salt and sugar, is associated with reduced psoriasis severity, new research ...
Feb. 21, 2025 — Researchers have discovered and analysed a rare but serious side effect of an innovative form of blood cancer ...
Feb. 21, 2025 — The combination of prescribed central nervous system stimulants, such as drugs that relieve ADHD symptoms, with prescribed opioid medications is associated with a pattern of escalating opioid intake, ...
Feb. 21, 2025 — Because almost no existing programs focus specifically on reducing ultra-processed food (UPF) intake, researchers recently designed an intervention that included a variety of tactics to target the ...
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 a preclinical study. The new approach, which ...
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 cross the placenta, which nurtures the developing ...
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 — Only two births of a blue whale have ever been recorded. Mother and calf pairs are also sighted much more rarely than might be expected. The reason, new research suggests, has to do with where and ...
Feb. 21, 2025 — Photonics researchers have demonstrated how self-imaging of light, a phenomenon known for nearly two centuries, can be applied to cylindrical systems, facilitating unprecedented control of ...
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 ...
Friday, February 21, 2025
- Glass Fertilizer Beads Could Be a Sustained Nutrient Delivery System
- Biobased Lignin Gels Offer Sustainable Alternative for Hair Conditioning
- Underwater Mics and Machine Learning Aid Right Whale Conservation
- Why GPT Can't Think Like Us
- Breakthrough in High-Performance Oxide-Ion Conductors Using Rubidium
- Microcomb Chips Help Pave the Way for Thousand Times More Accurate GPS Systems
- Highly Uniform Nanocrystals Synthesized by Liquid Crystalline Antisolvent
- AI Unlocks the Emotional Language of Animals
- Plant-Rich, Low Saturated-Fat Diet Associated With Reduced Psoriasis Severity
- Rare Side Effect of Cancer Immunotherapy
- Co-Prescribed Stimulants, Opioids Linked to Higher Opioid Doses
- What Happens When a Diet Targets Ultra-Processed Foods?
- Islet Transplantation With Blood Vessel Cells Shows Promise to Treat Type 1 Diabetes
- Novel Method to Synthesize Valuable Fluorinated Drug Compounds
- Stealth Virus: Zika Virus Builds Tunnels to Covertly Infect Cells of the Placenta
- Precision Therapy With Microbubbles
- Perovskite Solar Cells: Thermal Stresses Are the Key to Long-Term Stability
- Unraveling the Mystery of the Missing Blue Whale Calves
- Self-Imaging of Structured Light in New Dimensions
- Successes of Virginia's Oyster Restoration Efforts
- The Rising Tide of Sand Mining: A Growing Threat to Marine Life
- Impacts of Workplace Bullying on Sleep Can Be 'contagious' Between Partners
- UK Peatland Fires Are Supercharging Carbon Emissions as Climate Change Causes Hotter, Drier Summers
- Illuminating the Proton's Inner Workings
- 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
- 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
- Framework to Identify Food Selectivity Origins in the Brain
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Nitrogen Fixation on Marine Particles Is Important in the Global Ocean
- 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
- 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
- New mRNA Produces 200 Times More Protein: Hope for Treatment of Cancer and Protein Disorders
- 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