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February 23, 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. 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 — Fetal acetaminophen exposure increases the likelihood that a child will develop attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a new ...
Feb. 20, 2025 — A new study analyzes the disease burden and the risk factors for severity among people who suffer from a condition called cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome. Researchers say the condition occurs in ...
Feb. 20, 2025 — Epigenetic inhibitors as a promising new antimalarial intervention strategy? A new study identifies an inhibitor of gene regulation that specifically kills the malaria ...
Feb. 20, 2025 — An international research collaboration has overturned the long-standing belief that the atomic nucleus of lead-208 is perfectly spherical. The discovery challenges fundamental assumptions about ...
Feb. 20, 2025 — Researchers have found that stars in the early universe may have formed from 'fluffy' molecular clouds. Using the ALMA telescope to observe the Small Magellanic Cloud -- whose environment ...
Feb. 20, 2025 — A little movement could help prevent dementia, even for frail older adults, suggests a new ...
Feb. 20, 2025 — Large birds -- our closest relations to dinosaurs -- are capable of technical innovation, by solving a physical task to gain access to ...
Feb. 19, 2025 — Breast cancer incidence trends in U.S. women under 40 vary by geography and supports incorporating location information with established risk factors into risk prediction, improving the ability to ...
Feb. 19, 2025 — Scientists have taken a critical next step in creating a scalable process to remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air and 'recirculate' it as a renewable fuel. Chemists now describe their ...
Feb. 19, 2025 — Within the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument's early data, scientists have uncovered the largest samples ever of intermediate-mass black holes and dwarf galaxies hosting an active black hole, ...
Feb. 19, 2025 — The new post-pandemic national hospital occupancy average is 75% -- a full 11 percentage points higher than the pre-pandemic average, largely due to a reduction in staffed hospital beds. This puts ...
Feb. 19, 2025 — Scientists have discovered how to turn common minerals into materials that spontaneously remove and store carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. In the lab, the materials pull CO2 from the air thousands ...
Feb. 19, 2025 — Immune therapy has transformed how cancer is treated, but many tumors continue to evade these treatments, thanks to their resemblance to healthy ...
Feb. 19, 2025 — Researchers present a global assessment of ice loss since the beginning of the millennium. In a global comparison, the glaciers in the Alps and Pyrenees are melting the ...
Feb. 19, 2025 — Conventional drones use visual sensors for navigation. However, environmental conditions like dampness, low light, and dust can hinder their effectiveness, limiting their use in disaster-stricken ...
Feb. 19, 2025 — Research in mice identifies brain circuitry that supports certain reward-based ...
Feb. 19, 2025 — A quantum 'miracle material' could support magnetic switching, a team of researchers has ...
Feb. 19, 2025 — Two seemingly opposite spiritual practices -- Buddhist jhana meditation and the Christian practice of speaking in tongues -- have more in common than previously thought, a new study suggests. While ...
Feb. 18, 2025 — For years, scientific divers at a research station in the Mediterranean Sea had a problem: at some point in every field season, local fish would follow them and steal food intended as experimental ...
Thursday, February 20, 2025
- Cooling Materials -- Out of the 3D Printer
- Child ADHD Risk Linked to Mother's Use of Acetaminophen
- 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
- Small Amounts of Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity Are Associated With Big Reductions in Dementia Risk
- Big Birds Like Emus Are Technical Innovators, Study Shows
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
- Data from All 50 States Shows Early Onset Breast Cancer Is on the Rise in Younger Women: Does Place of Exposure Matter?
- A Catalytic Two-Step: Transforming Industrial CO2 Into a Renewable Fuel
- 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
- New Process Gets Common Rocks to Trap Carbon Rapidly, Cheaply
- Jumbled Proteins Paint a Bold Target on the Backs of Brain Tumors
- Global Retreat of Glaciers Has Strongly Accelerated
- Bio-Hybrid Drone Uses Silkworm Moth Antennae to Navigate Using Smell
- How the Brain Balances Risk and Reward in Making Decisions
- Magnetic Switch Traps Quantum Information Carriers in One Dimension
- Scientific Insights Into How Humans Access Deep Spiritual States
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
- Wild Fish Can Recognize Individual Divers
- Researchers Record Ultrafast Chorus Dance of Electrons on Super-Small Particle
- Ecologist Finds Eastern Monarch Butterflies Delaying Fall Migration
- Coffee Grounds and Reishi Mushroom Spores Can Be 3D Printed Into a Compostable Alternative to Plastics
- Biomedicine Shows the Way to Future Food Crops
- Biologists Transform Gut Bacteria Into Tiny Protein Pharmacies
- Flickers and Flares: Milky Way's Central Black Hole Constantly Bubbles With Light
- Einstein Probe Catches X-Ray Odd Couple
- 'Out of Science Fiction': First 3D Observations of an Exoplanet's Atmosphere Reveal a Unique Climate
Monday, February 17, 2025
- Animals as Architects of Earth: First Global Study Reveals Their Surprising Impact
- Near-Complete Skull Discovery Reveals 'top Apex', Leopard-Sized 'fearsome' Carnivore
- New Lipid Nanoparticle Platform Delivers mRNA to the Brain Through the Blood-Brain Barrier
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Friday, February 14, 2025
- Does Planetary Evolution Favor Human-Like Life? Study Ups Odds We're Not Alone
- A Diabetes, Heart Failure, and Kidney Disease Medication Is the First of Its Kind to Significantly Reduce Both Heart Attacks and Strokes
- Marine Mystery Solved: How Anemonefish Avoid Stings from Their Sea Anemone Hosts
- Deposits Found on a Nearby Asteroid Point to Salty Water in the Outer Solar System
- Mouse Study Finds Impaired Cell Development: Intermittent Fasting Could Be Unsafe for Teenagers
- A New Switch for the Cell Therapies of the Future
- 'Game Changing' Release of Type Ia Supernovae Data May Hold Key to the History of the Universe
- Under-Sea Mountains Are Key 'hubs' For Sharks
- Evidence of Play-Like Interaction With Carousel in Insects
- Climate Change Threatens Global Cocoa Production: New Study Highlights Pollination-Based Solutions
- Ancient Egyptian Mummified Bodies Smell 'woody,' 'spicy' And 'sweet'
- Scientists Optimize Biohybrid Ray Development With Machine Learning
Thursday, February 13, 2025
- Combining Millions of Years of Evolution With Tech Wizardry: The Cyborg Cockroach
- Air Pollution Levels May Be Higher Inside Your Home Than Outside
- Creation of Black Holes Without Singularities Through Pure Gravity
- Physicists Uncover Evidence of Two Arrows of Time Emerging from the Quantum Realm
- Jumping Workouts Could Help Astronauts on the Moon and Mars, Study in Mice Suggests
- Solar-Powered Device Captures Carbon Dioxide from Air to Make Sustainable Fuel
- Scientists Herald Active Matter Breakthrough With Creation of Three-Dimensional 'synthetic Worms'
- Evolution, Evolution, Evolution: How Evolution Got So Good at Evolving
- Researchers Identify a Brain Circuit for Creativity
- New 3D Printing Method Replicates Nature's Finest Fibers
- Jacket Uses AI to Keep You Comfortable
- Astronomers Gauge Livability of Exoplanets Orbiting White Dwarf Stars
- Foraging Seals Enable Scientists to Measure Fish Abundance Across the Vast Pacific Ocean
- Dessert Stomach Emerges in the Brain
- Birds Have Developed Complex Brains Independently from Mammals
- Mapping Connections in a Neuronal Network
- Phoenix Galaxy Cluster in the Act of Extreme Cooling
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
- Global Warming and Mass Extinctions: What We Can Learn from Plants from the Last Ice Age
- Biohybrid Hand Gestures With Human Muscles
- Scientists Develop Novel Self-Healing Electronic Skin for Health Monitoring
- Models Show Intensifying Wildfires in a Warming World Due to Changes in Vegetation and Humidity; Only a Minor Role for Lightning
- Dating Is Not Broken, but the Trajectories of Relationships Have Changed
- Meet the Newly Discovered Brain Cell That Allows You to Remember Objects
- Holograms Boost 3D Printing Efficiency and Resolution
- AI Speeds Up Nanoparticle Research
- Underwater Fossil Bed Discovered by Collectors Preserves Rare Slice of Florida's Past
- Tidal Energy Measurements Help Scientists Understand Titan's Composition, Orbital History
- Masquerading Moth Deploys Unique Optical Tricks to Evade Predators
- First Detection of an Ultra-High-Energy Neutrino
- New Blood Test Accurately Predicts Preeclampsia
- Adults Can Learn Absolute Pitch: New Research Challenges Long-Held Musical Belief
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
- Breast Cancer Treatment Advances With Light-Activated 'smart Bomb'
- For Valentine's Day: Measure Your Relationship With a Scientific Self-Test
- When Qubits Learn the Language of Fiberoptics
- Birds-of-Paradise Are Biofluorescent
- Evidence of Cannibalism 18,000 Years Ago
- Satellite Data Identifies Warning Signs Ahead of 2018 Volcanic Eruption, Tsunami
Monday, February 10, 2025
- Truly Autonomous AI Is on the Horizon
- A Symphony in Quantum
- Boosting Evolution: How Humans Unintentionally Altered the Skulls of Pigs
- Euclid Discovers a Stunning Einstein Ring
- Biomarker Test Can Detect Alzheimer's Pathology Earlier
- New Treatment May Offer Quick Cure for Common Cause of High Blood Pressure
- Satire More Damaging to Reputations Than Direct Criticism
- Less, but More: A New Evolutionary Scenario Marked by Massive Gene Loss and Expansion
- Earth's Inner Core Is Undergoing a Transformation
- Eating Gradually Increasing Doses of Peanut Butter Enables Children With High-Threshold Allergy to Safely Consume Peanuts, Study Suggests
- Physician's Medical Decisions Benefit from Chatbot, Study Suggests
Friday, February 7, 2025
- An Arctic 'beyond Recognition' By 2100
- Quantum Theory and Thermodynamics: Maxwell's Demon?
- Soft Tissue from a 183 Million-Year-Old Jurassic Plesiosaur Analyzed
- Temperamental Stars Are Distorting Our View of Distant Planets