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November 20, 2024
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Nov. 18, 2024 — A newly discovered pterosaur fossil is shedding light on the evolutionary journey of these ancient flying reptiles. This complete specimen, named Skiphosoura bavarica, provides crucial insights into how pterosaurs transitioned from early, smaller ...
Nov. 18, 2024 — An international team of researchers has achieved an unprecedented milestone: the creation of mouse stem cells capable of generating a fully developed mouse using genetic tools from a unicellular organism, with which we share a common ancestor that ...
Nov. 16, 2024 — Some of the first human beings to arrive in Tasmania, over 41,000 years ago, used fire to shape and manage the landscape, about 2,000 years earlier than previously ...
Nov. 13, 2024 — Could social bonds be the key to human big brains? A study of the fossil teeth of early Homo from Georgia dating back 1.77 million years reveals a prolonged childhood despite a small brain and an ...
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Nov. 20, 2024 — Antibacterial drugs are important for treating infections. But increasingly, bacterial resistance to current drugs -- so they don't work well, or even at all -- means new ones are urgently needed. ...
Nov. 20, 2024 — Residential garden produce grown near the Fayetteville Works fluorochemical plant can expose those who consume it to per- and polyfluoroalkyl ...
Nov. 20, 2024 — Dairy cows typically rest for 10 or more hours a day, so a dry, clean, and comfortable place -- such as a freestall -- to lie down and rest is ...
Nov. 20, 2024 — Typically, closely related animal species have difficulty coexisting because they are competing for similar resources. Despite eating the same figs, ...
Nov. 20, 2024 — Mortality attributable to air pollution and extreme temperatures is a major concern, and it is expected to heighten in the future. An international ...
Nov. 20, 2024 — Wings may be the obvious choice when studying the connection between dinosaurs and birds, but a pair of paleontologists prefer drumsticks. That part of the leg, they say, is where fibular reduction ...
Nov. 20, 2024 — Scientists discovered a stretch of DNA in both C3 plants, like wheat and soybeans, and C4 plants, like corn and sorghum, that is responsible for ...
Nov. 19, 2024 — Researchers have created a method that uses artificial intelligence to more accurately predict short-term river discharge using historical data from ...
Nov. 20, 2024 — Chemists have developed a novel way to capture and convert carbon dioxide into methane, suggesting that future gas emissions could be converted into an alternative fuel using electricity from ...
Nov. 12, 2024 — New research has found that people with a genetic defect in their ability to digest sucrose eat less cake, sweets and chocolate, which could hold the key to helping the wider population to eat less ...
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Nov. 20, 2024 — Fiber is something that most of us get far too little of. To change that, we need to actually enjoy eating it. Food researchers have now invented a 'disguise' that solves the problem of the ...
Nov. 20, 2024 — Scientists have identified human antibodies capable of targeting the proteins responsible for severe malaria, potentially paving the way for new vaccines or treatments. Using organ-on-a-chip ...
Nov. 20, 2024 — Researchers shrink gastrointestinal tumors in mice using a yeast probiotic to deliver immunotherapy to the gut, offering a potentially novel strategy to target hard-to-reach gut ...
Nov. 19, 2024 — Rosalind Franklin, James Watson and Francis Crick discovered the structure of DNA -- that molecular blueprint for life -- over 70 years ago. Today, scientists are still uncovering new ways to read ...
Nov. 19, 2024 — The Wistar Institute and the University of Buea in Cameroon has uncovered the mechanisms for a medicinal plant with anti-HIV potential in Croton oligandrus Pierre & Hutch, a species of African ...
Nov. 19, 2024 — Energy stored in thermochemical materials can effectively heat indoor spaces, particularly in humid regions, according to ...
Nov. 19, 2024 — Researchers are helping uncover new information about the Y chromosome in horses, which will help owners identify optimal lineages for breeding and help conservationists preserve breed ...
Nov. 19, 2024 — Researchers examined the Senboku Hottokenai Network Project through a combination of case study and action research methodologies. The results of this study shed new light on the importance of ...
Nov. 19, 2024 — Houses for sale in a flood zone are around 10% cheaper than surrounding areas, according to new research. However, the reduced price tag is not worth the extra risk and can burden buyers with ...
Nov. 19, 2024 — A new study measuring access to nature for eight major global cities found most still have inadequate canopy cover, despite access to an abundance of ...
Nov. 19, 2024 — The Aztec skull whistle produces a shrill, screaming sound. A study shows that these whistles have a disturbing effect on the human brain. The Aztecs may have deliberately used this effect in ...
Nov. 19, 2024 — Cell-to-cell communication through nanosized particles, working as messengers and carriers, can now be analyzed in a whole new way, thanks to a new method involving CRISPR gene-editing technology. ...
Nov. 19, 2024 — An international team has identified a strategy to improve both the performance and stability for solar cells made out of the 'miracle material' perovskite by mitigating a previously hidden ...
Nov. 19, 2024 — Researchers have developed a new method of growing organic crystals that can be used for energy-harvesting ...
Nov. 19, 2024 — In order to use remote locations to record and assess the behavior of wildlife and environmental conditions, the GAIA Initiative developed an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm that reliably and ...
Nov. 19, 2024 — Unlike kids in the United States, hunter-gatherer children in the Congo Basin have often learned how to hunt, identify edible plants and care for babies by the tender age of six or seven. This rapid ...
Nov. 19, 2024 — Researchers have developed a new crystalline material that can harvest water from fog without any energy input. The design of the novel type of smart crystals, which the researchers named Janus ...
Nov. 19, 2024 — Scientists find that most of the microplastics and the 'forever chemicals' known as PFAS cycle through landfills and wastewater treatment plants and end up back in the ...
Nov. 19, 2024 — Researchers have developed a new bio-inspired approach to building complex 3D microfluidic networks by utilizing plant roots and fungal hyphae as molds. The team grew plants and fungi in ...
Nov. 19, 2024 — A few years back, a group of weed scientists showed that soil-applied herbicides are less effective against agricultural weeds in the context of our changing climate. Now, the same research group has ...
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
- Researchers Eliminate the Gritty Mouth Feel: How to Make It Easier to Eat Fiber-Rich Foods
- Stopping Severe Malaria by Harnessing Natural Human Antibodies
- Probiotic Delivers Anticancer Drug to the Gut
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
- Advancements in Genomic Research Reveal Alternative Transcription Initiation Sites in Thousands of Soybean Genes
- HIV Latency Reversing Properties in African Plant
- Thermochemical Tech Shows Promising Path for Building Heat
- Secrets of Horse Genetics for Conservation, Breeding
- Revitalizing Neighborhoods in the Wake of Aging Populations
- How Flood Risk Affects Home Values
- Populations Overheat as Major Cities Fail Canopy Goals
- The Chilling Sound of the Aztec Death Whistle
- Labeling Cell Particles With Barcodes
- Perovskite Research Boosts Solar Cell Efficiency and Product Life
- New Method of Generating Eco-Friendly Energy
- Vultures and Artificial Intelligence(s) as Death Detectors: High-Tech Approach for Wildlife Research and Conservation
- How Children Learned for 99% of Human History
- Researchers Develop Crystals to Harvest Water from Air, Inspired by Desert Life
- Study Tracks PFAS, Microplastics Through Landfills and Wastewater Treatment Plants
- Building Roots in Glass, a Bio-Inspired Approach to Creating 3D Microvascular Networks Using Plants and Fungi
- Will Agricultural Weeds Finally Claim the Upper Hand in a Changing Climate?
- How Cells Habituate
- Improving Hurricane Modeling With Physics-Informed Machine Learning
- Sliding Seeds Can Provide Insight Into Devastating Landslides and Rock Avalanches
- Eradivir's EV25 Therapeutic Reduces Advanced-Stage Influenza Viral Loads Faster, More Thoroughly in Preclinical Studies Than Current Therapies
- Bioeconomy in Colombia: The Race to Save Colombia's Vital Shellfish
- Researchers Use Biophysics to Design New Vaccines Against RSV and Related Respiratory Viruses
- Study Challenges Long-Held Theories on How Migratory Birds Navigate
- How Immune Cells 'sniff Out' Pathogens
- Bioengineered Yeast Mass Produces Herbal Medicine
- Climate Change Threatens Rare Temperate Rainforests
- High Exposure to Everyday Chemicals During Pregnancy Linked to Asthma Risk in Children
Monday, November 18, 2024
- Modeling and Analysis Reveals Technological, Environmental Challenges to Increasing Water Recovery from Desalination
- Revealing the Hidden Costs of What We Eat
- American Soil Losing More Nutrients for Crops Due to Heavier Rainstorms
- New Nasal Vaccine Shows Promise in Curbing Whooping Cough Spread
- New Model Can Help Understand Coexistence in Nature
- Ytterbium Thin-Disk Lasers Pave the Way for Sensitive Detection of Atmospheric Pollutants
- How 70% of the Mediterranean Sea Was Lost 5.5 Million Years Ago
- A Single Cell's Siesta
- How Marine Worms Regenerate Lost Body Parts
- Tree Islands Restore Nature in Oil Palm Plantations
- When Hepatitis E Viruses Attack Nerve Cells
- New Study Investigates Insecticide Contamination in Minnesota's Water
- Plastic Bag Bans Have Lingering Impacts, Even After Repeals
- The Women and Stress Behind Rural Farming in America
- New Research Explores Volcanic Caves, Advancing the Search for Life on Mars
- Bee Alert: Pesticides Pose a Real Threat to Over 70% of Wild Bees
- Tiny Worm Makes for Big Evolutionary Discovery
- Dieting: Cause of the Yo-Yo Effect Deciphered
- Redefining Net Zero Will Not Stop Global Warming
Saturday, November 16, 2024
- Climate Change and Eye Maladies
- NASA Satellites Reveal Abrupt Drop in Global Freshwater Levels
- Achilles Heel of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
- 'Walk This Way': How Ants Create Trails to Multiple Food Sources
Friday, November 15, 2024
- New Study Shows How Salmonella Tricks Gut Defenses to Cause Infection
- Generation of Rat Offspring from Ovarian Oocytes by Cross-Species Transplantation
- Biologists Reveal the Genetic 'switch' Behind Parrot Color Diversity
- Mountain Lions Coexist With Outdoor Recreationists by Taking the Night Shift
- Scientists Transform Blood Into Regenerative Materials, Paving the Way for Personalized, Blood-Based, 3D-Printed Implants
- Biodiversity in the City: Designing Urban Spaces for Humans and Animals
- Zinc Deficiency Promotes Acinetobacter Lung Infection, Study Finds
- Rainforest Protection Reduces the Number of Respiratory Diseases
- Recycling Batteries With Citric Acid
- One or Many? Exploring the Population Groups of the Largest Animal on Earth
- Egyptians Drank Hallucinogenic Cocktails in Ancient Rituals, Study Confirms
- Stress Makes Mice's Memories Less Specific
- Resilience Index Needed to Keep Us Within Planet's 'safe Operating Space'
- Time in Nature Benefits Children With Mental Health Difficulties
- Protein in Soy May Reduce the Risk of Heart Failure by Affecting Gut Bacteria
Saturday, November 16, 2024
Thursday, November 14, 2024
- Slow Editing of Protein Blueprints Leads to Cell Death
- Study Uncovers First Evidence of Resistance to Standard Malaria Treatment in African Children With Severe Malaria
- Study Finds Humidity Diminishes Daytime Cooling Gains in Urban Green Spaces
- Scientific Thought on Emotions in Animals
- Diverse and Diverging Demands on Forests in Germany
- Colorado River Basins Could Face Tipping Point, Drought Study Warns
- Novel Electro-Biodiesel a More Efficient, Cleaner Alternative to Existing Alternatives
- Backyard Birds Learn from Their New Neighbors When Moving House
- Four Global Policies Could Eliminate More Than 90% of Plastic Waste and 30% of Linked Carbon Emissions by 2050
- Breakthrough in Capturing 'hot' CO2 from Industrial Exhaust
- New Discovery Enables Gene Therapy for Muscular Dystrophies, Other Disorders
- Optical Biosensor Rapidly Detects Mpox Virus
- When Sun Protection Begets Malnutrition: Vitamin D Deficiency in Japanese Women
- New Study Reveals Half a Century of Change on Britain's Iconic Limestone Pavements
- Revolutionizing Biology Education: Scientists Film 'giant' Mimivirus in Action
- Wave-Predicting Robots Could Cut Green Energy Costs
- Spectacular Chimneys Discovered in the Dead Sea
- Land-Use Policy Rethink Vital to Hit Net Zero
- Scientists Compile Library for Evaluating Exoplanet Water
- Behavioral Analysis in Mice: More Precise Results Despite Fewer Animals
- Frog Populations Once Decimated by Disease Mount a Major Comeback
- AI Method Can Spot Potential Disease Faster, Better Than Humans, Study Finds
- Genetic Legacy of Jomon Hunter-Gatherers Linked to Increased BMI in Modern Japanese, Study Finds
- 'Cool' White Car Headlights More Likely to Dazzle Moths
- Living Microbes Discovered in Earth's Driest Desert
- A New Technology to Isolate Immunostimulatory Members of the Human Gut Microbiota: Next-Generation IgA-Seq
- How Conflicting Memories of Sex and Starvation Compete to Drive Behavior, Study in Worms Shows
- Faster Flowing Glaciers Could Help Predict Nearby Volcanic Activity
- NeuroMechFly V2: Simulating How Fruit Flies See, Smell, and Navigate