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April 6, 2025
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Apr. 2, 2025 — Researchers interrogated the 'sounds' of a cluster of stars within the Milky Way, uncovering a new technique for astrophysicists to probe the universe and learn more about its ...
Apr. 2, 2025 — Using a mathematical model, researchers have shed new light on the transition from hunter-gatherer to farming societies. Rather than focusing exclusively on external factors, they looked at internal demographics and the significant impact of human ...
Apr. 2, 2025 — Smaller than a grain of rice, new pacemaker is particularly suited to the small, fragile hearts of newborn babies with congenital heart defects. Tiny pacemaker is paired with a small, soft, flexible wearable patch that sits on the patient's chest. ...
Apr. 2, 2025 — In new images, scientists have gotten the closest look yet at Sagittarius C -- a 'stellar nursery' where clouds of gas and dust have collapsed to form thousands of new ...
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Apr. 2, 2025 — Scientists have repurposed smartphone camera sensors to create a detector capable of tracking antiproton annihilations in real time with ...
Apr. 4, 2025 — Low vaccination rates for influenza viruses and the lack of an HSV vaccine underscore the need for a new approach to reduce viral transmission. ...
Apr. 4, 2025 — Quantum states can only be prepared and observed under highly controlled conditions. A research team has now succeeded in creating so-called hot Schrodinger cat states in a superconducting microwave ...
Apr. 4, 2025 — Astronomers have discovered an extremely rare, high mass, compact binary star system only ~150 light years away. These two stars are on a collision course to explode as a type 1a supernova, appearing ...
Apr. 4, 2025 — A team of researchers led by a physics graduate student recently made the surprising discovery of what they call a 'shape-recovering liquid,' which defies some long-held expectations derived from the ...
Apr. 4, 2025 — Exposure to fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) from wildfire smoke was associated with increased visits to emergency departments (ED) for mental health conditions, according to a new ...
Apr. 3, 2025 — Engineers have created new technology that can move cells without touching them, enabling critical tasks that currently require large pieces of lab ...
Apr. 3, 2025 — Scientists have helped to construct a detailed timeline for bacterial evolution, suggesting some bacteria used oxygen long before evolving the ability to produce it through ...
Apr. 3, 2025 — In the fight against bacterial pathogens, researchers are combining vaccination with targeted colonization of the intestine by harmless microorganisms. This approach could potentially mark a turning ...
Apr. 3, 2025 — Drastic declines in biodiversity due to human activities present risks to understanding animal behaviors such as tool use, according to new research. Shrinking animal populations make the study of ...
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Apr. 3, 2025 — Researchers have developed a method that shows how the nervous system and sensory organs are formed in an embryo. By labeling stem cells with a genetic 'barcode', they have been able to ...
Apr. 3, 2025 — A switch of just two weeks from a traditional African diet to a Western diet causes inflammation, reduces the immune response to pathogens, and activates processes associated with lifestyle diseases. ...
Apr. 3, 2025 — A solar wind event from 2017 that hit Jupiter and compressed its magnetosphere created a hot region spanning half Jupiter's ...
Apr. 3, 2025 — The same dirt that clings to astronauts' boots may one day keep their lights on. Researchers created solar cells made out of simulated Moon dust. The cells convert sunlight into energy ...
Apr. 2, 2025 — A new study has found that the world's finest yodellers aren't from Austria or Switzerland, but the rainforests of Latin America. The research provides significant new insights into the ...
Apr. 2, 2025 — For a long time, scientists thought that only actively star-forming galaxies should be observed in the very early Universe. The James Webb space telescope now reveals that galaxies stopped forming ...
Apr. 2, 2025 — A 'weekend warrior' approach to physical activity -- getting 150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity over one to two days instead of throughout the week -- improved health and ...
Apr. 2, 2025 — An international team is currently closely tracking the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4. The impact probability estimates for the year 2032 has been reduced from a peak of 3 percent to below 0.001 ...
Apr. 2, 2025 — Researchers have demonstrated how specific biomarkers in the blood can predict the development of dementia up to ten years before diagnosis, among older adults living independently in the ...
Apr. 2, 2025 — A new analysis of a vaccination program in Wales found that the shingles vaccine appeared to lower new dementia diagnoses by 20% -- more than any other known ...
Apr. 2, 2025 — An international team has sequenced the first ancient genomes from the so-called Green Sahara, a period when the largest desert in the world temporarily turned into a humid savanna-like environment. ...
Apr. 2, 2025 — Modern continental rocks carry chemical signatures from the very start of our planet's history, challenging current theories about plate ...
Apr. 2, 2025 — A newly published study found that a mother's exposure to phthalates during pregnancy can affect their newborn's metabolism and brain development. These widely used plasticizers are ...
Apr. 2, 2025 — An international team has merged two lab-synthesized materials into a synthetic quantum structure once thought impossible to exist and produced an exotic structure expected to provide insights that ...
Apr. 2, 2025 — Researchers have successfully developed a novel drug to restore vision. The treatment method restores vision through retinal nerve ...
Apr. 1, 2025 — More mammals were living on the ground several million years before the mass extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs, new research has ...
Apr. 1, 2025 — New projections reveal a 4 degree Celsius rise in global temperatures would cut world GDP by around 40% by 2100 -- a stark increase from previous estimates of around ...
Apr. 1, 2025 — While the threat that microplastics pose to human and ecological health has been richly documented and is well known, nanoplastics, which are smaller than one micrometer (1/50th the thickness of an ...
Apr. 1, 2025 — Mpox has the potential to become a significant global health threat if taken too lightly, according to ...
Apr. 1, 2025 — Does our ability to enjoy music have a biological basis? A genetic twin study shows that music enjoyment is partly heritable. Scientists uncovered genetic factors that influence the degree of music ...
Thursday, April 3, 2025
- How the Brain and Inner Ear Are Formed
- Western Diet Causes Inflammation, Traditional African Food Protects
- Solar Wave Squeezed Jupiter's Magnetic Shield to Unleash Heat
- Solar Cells Made of Moon Dust Could Power Future Space Exploration
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
- Monkeys Are World's Best Yodellers -- New Research
- Galaxies Die Earlier Than Expected
- Being Physically Active, Even Just a Couple of Days a Week, May Be Key to Better Health
- Asteroid Impact Threat Estimates Improved for the Earth and the Moon
- Blood Test May Rule out Future Dementia Risk
- Study Strengthens Link Between Shingles Vaccine and Lower Dementia Risk
- First Ancient Genomes from the Green Sahara Deciphered
- Early Earth's First Crust Composition Discovery Rewrites Geological Timeline
- Using Everyday Products During Pregnancy Can Affect Newborn's Metabolism, Study Finds
- Scientists Merge Two 'impossible' Materials Into New Artificial Structure
- Retinal Therapy May Restore Lost Vision
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
- Mammals Were Adapting from Life in the Trees to Living on the Ground Before Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid
- Dramatically Higher Loss of GDP Under 4°C Warming
- We Know Nanoplastics Are a Threat -- This New Tool Can Help Us Figure out Just How Bad They Are
- Mpox Could Become a Serious Global Threat, Scientists Warn
- Genes May Influence Our Enjoyment of Music
Monday, March 31, 2025
- New Warnings of a 'Butterfly Effect' -- In Reverse
- Discovery of Quina Technology Challenges View of Ancient Human Development in East Asia
- The Proportion of Harmful Substances in Particulate Matter Is Much Higher Than Assumed
- Scientists Solve 'cocktail Party' Mystery of Bat Echolocation
- 'She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not': Physical Forces Encouraged Evolution of Multicellular Life, Scientists Propose
- Highly Accurate Blood Test Diagnoses Alzheimer's Disease, Measures Extent of Dementia
- New Study Links Lower Proportions of Certain Sleep Stages to Brain Changes Associated With Alzheimer's Disease
- Martian Dust Could Pose Health Risks to Future Astronauts
- Thinner Arctic Sea Ice May Affect Global Ocean Circulation
Friday, March 28, 2025
- Physicists Use Quantum Entanglement to Crack Mystery of Strange Metals
- Cold Plunges Actually Change Your Cells
- Artificial Neurons Organize Themselves
Thursday, March 27, 2025
- A Genetic Tree as a Movie: Moving Beyond the Still Portrait of Ancestry
- Melting Ice, More Rain Drive Southern Ocean Cooling
- Physics of Irregular Objects on Inclined Planes Probed
- How Calcium May Have Unlocked the Origins of Life's Molecular Asymmetry
- A Lighter, Smarter Magnetoreceptive Electronic Skin
- Is AI the New Research Scientist? Not So, According to a Human-Led Study
- First Therapy Chatbot Trial Shows AI Can Provide 'gold-Standard' Care
- Feeling the Future: New Wearable Tech Simulates Realistic Touch
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
- Scientists Uncover Key Mechanism in Evolution: Whole-Genome Duplication Drives Long-Term Adaptation
- New Species Revealed After 25 Years of Study on 'inside Out' Fossil -- And Named After Discoverer's Mum
- Mini Rolling Robot Takes Virtual Biopsies
- Earliest Days of Earth's Formation
- A Cleaner Future for Tires: Scientists Pioneer Chemical Process to Repurpose Rubber Waste
- How Did the Large Brain Evolve?
- Cuttlefish 'mesmerize' Their Prey With a Moving Skin Pattern, Study Finds
- Cleaning Microplastics
- A Safe Nuclear Battery That Could Last a Lifetime
- Making Sturdy, Semi-Transparent Wood With Cheap, Natural Materials
- Entangled in Self-Discovery: Quantum Computers Analyze Their Own Entanglement
- How Elephants Plan Their Journeys: New Study Reveals Energy-Saving Strategies
- Is Your Job Making You Happy? Insights from Job Satisfaction Data
- Repetitive Behaviors and Special Interests Are More Indicative of an Autism Diagnosis Than a Lack of Social Skills
- Scientists Discover Why Obesity Takes Away the Pleasure of Eating
- How Cells Respond to Stress Is More Nuanced Than Previously Believed
- A New Method to Recycle Fluoride from Long-Lived PFAS Chemicals
- The Devastating Human Impact on Biodiversity
- Lasso-Shaped Antibiotic Evades Standard Drug Resistance
- Artificial Intelligence Uses Less Energy by Mimicking the Human Brain
- Five Minutes a Day Eccentric Exercise Can Improve Your Life
- Researchers' Breakthrough Method Reveals Clouds Amplify Global Warming Far More Than Previously Understood
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
- A Hit of Dopamine Tells Baby Birds When Their Song Practice Is Paying Off
- Revolutionizing Touch: Researchers Explore the Future of Wearable Multi-Sensory Haptic Technology
- Postpartum Female Preference for Cooler Temperatures Linked to Brain Changes
- 'Low-Sugar' Vaccine Can Provide Broad Immunity Against Coronavirus Variants
- Fluorescent Caves Could Explain How Life Persists in Extraterrestrial Environments
- Hydrophilic Coating Makes for Unflappable Golf Balls
- New Evidence Links Microplastics With Chronic Disease
- Biological Pathway in the Brain Could Help Explain Why Teenage Girls Are More Depressed Than Boys
- Were Large Soda Lakes the Cradle of Life?
- These Electronics-Free Robots Can Walk Right Off the 3D-Printer
- Listen to Quantum Atoms Talk Together Thanks to Acoustics
- Making Foie Gras Without Force-Feeding
- Exercise of Any Kind Boosts Brainpower at Any Age
Monday, March 24, 2025
- Organic Molecules of Unprecedented Size Discovered on Mars
- Mathematicians Uncover the Logic Behind How People Walk in Crowds
- Chimpanzees Act as 'engineers', Choosing Materials to Make Tools Based on Structural and Mechanical Properties
- At-Home Smell Test for Early Detection of Alzheimer's Disease
- Healthy Eating in Midlife Linked to Overall Healthy Aging
- New Non-Surgical Contraceptive Implant Is Delivered Through Tiny Needles
- 3D Nanotech Blankets Offer New Path to Clean Drinking Water
- Oxygen for Mars
- Scientists Engineer Starfish Cells to Shape-Shift in Response to Light
- New Research Reveals Secrets About Locust Swarm Movement
Friday, March 21, 2025
- Origin of Life: How Microbes Laid the Foundation for Complex Cells
- New Eye Drops Slow Vision Loss in Animals
Thursday, March 20, 2025
- Galapagos Birds Exhibit 'road Rage' Due to Noise
- Researchers Capture First Laser-Driven, High-Resolution CT Scans of Dense Objects
- New AI Tool Generates High-Quality Images Faster Than State-of-the-Art Approaches
- Novel Memristors to Overcome AI's 'catastrophic Forgetting'
- Oxygen Discovered in Most Distant Known Galaxy
- Insomniac Fruit Fly Mutants Show Enhanced Memory Despite Severe Sleep Loss
- From Dinosaurs to Birds: The Origins of Feather Formation
- Why Don't We Remember Being a Baby? New Study Provides Clues
- The Cell's Powerhouses: Molecular Machines Enable Efficient Energy Production
- Researchers Propose New Hypothesis for the Origin of Stone Tools
- New DESI Results Strengthen Hints That Dark Energy May Evolve