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January 31, 2025
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Jan. 30, 2025 — U of T Scarborough researchers have directly linked population decline in polar bears living in Western Hudson Bay to shrinking sea ice caused by climate ...
Jan. 29, 2025 — New research has combined cosmological data from two major surveys of the universe's evolutionary history and found hints that it may be less clumpy at certain points than previously thought. Their findings suggest that the universe may have become ...
Jan. 29, 2025 — Scientists detected all five nucleobases -- building blocks of DNA and RNA -- in samples returned from asteroid Bennu by NASA's OSIRIS-REx ...
Jan. 28, 2025 — Scientists developed advanced dating methods to track geological changes on the far side of the moon and found evidence of relatively recent ...
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Jan. 31, 2025 — Some biologists speculate that animals will get smaller with global warming to reduce heat stress. While this may be true of warm-blooded animals, ...
Jan. 31, 2025 — DNA evidence has confirmed killer whales in Australia hunted a white shark for its liver. Based on DNA analysis from the bite wounds on the carcass of a large white shark washed ashore near Portland ...
Jan. 30, 2025 — A research group has developed new advanced light-controlled tools that enable precise control of proteins in real time in living cells. This groundbreaking research opens doors to new methods for ...
Jan. 30, 2025 — Studies of sediment cores from the sea floor and the coastal regions surrounding the Aegean Sea show that humans contaminated the environment with lead early on in antiquity. Geoscientists conducted ...
Jan. 31, 2025 — A team of scientists has made the first experimental measurements of laser-induced motions of miniature lightsails in the ...
Jan. 31, 2025 — Low levels of traffic-related air pollution harms the liver and may raise the risk of metabolic-associated fatty liver disease, a new study in mice ...
Jan. 30, 2025 — Key cells in the brain, neurons, form networks by exchanging signals, enabling the brain to learn and adapt at incredible speed. Researchers have now developed a 3D-printed 'brain-like environment' ...
Jan. 31, 2025 — In a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis, researchers have taken a deep dive into the effects of cold-water immersion on health and wellbeing. Analyzing data from 11 studies with 3177 ...
Jan. 30, 2025 — Researchers have shown that plumes of wildfire smoke can carry contaminants hundreds of kilometers, leaving a toxic and lingering footprint which has ...
Jan. 30, 2025 — Zaps of static electricity might be a wintertime annoyance, but to certain scientists, they represent an untapped source of energy. Using a device called a triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG), ...
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Jan. 30, 2025 — The rise of pastoralist peoples in the Eurasian steppes and their westward spread some 5,000 years ago may have been fueled by sheep herding and people exploiting their milk. As early as 8,000 years ...
Jan. 30, 2025 — Your parents were right: Scratching an itchy rash really does make it worse. Now we know why, thanks to new research that uncovers how scratching aggravates inflammation and swelling in a mouse model ...
Jan. 30, 2025 — The antibody targets a stable part of the bird flu virus, ensuring that the immune protection can resist new variants and offer long-term protection against the globally spreading airborne ...
Jan. 30, 2025 — Experts from the global Earth science community have pieced together what happened during the massive Sikkim flood to try to help others prepare for similar ...
Jan. 30, 2025 — Zika virus hijacks the skin of its human host to send out chemical signals that lure more mosquitoes to infect and spread the disease further, new research ...
Jan. 30, 2025 — Sharks and rays have populated the world's oceans for around 450 million years, but more than a third of the species living today are severely threatened by overfishing and the loss of their ...
Jan. 30, 2025 — Researchers have designed flexible, bat-like wings that boost lift and improve flight performance. This innovation could lead to more efficient drones or energy-harvesting ...
Jan. 30, 2025 — A green alga that grows in lakes and rivers could be the next 'superfood' -- helping scientists to tackle global food security challenges while promoting environmental ...
Jan. 30, 2025 — Scientists have discovered a feedback loop in the brain's odor center that seems to put smells and sounds into context. The feedback loop may help animals adjust their behaviors in response to ...
Jan. 30, 2025 — Being optimistic about the future may help people save more money, and the effect appears strongest among those with lower incomes, according to new ...
Jan. 30, 2025 — Researchers developed a new optical system that uses holograms to encode information, creating a level of encryption that traditional methods cannot ...
Jan. 29, 2025 — Scientists have developed a new method for measuring temperature extremely accurately by using giant 'Rydberg' atoms. This atomic thermometer provides accurate measurements 'out of the ...
Jan. 29, 2025 — Scientists have discovered the anti-icing secret of polar bear fur -- something that allows one of the planet's most iconic animals to survive and thrive in one of its most punishing climates. ...
Jan. 29, 2025 — A new collaboration has unlocked new potential for the field by creating a novel high-performance organic electrochemical neuron that responds within the frequency range of human ...
Jan. 29, 2025 — This novel finding regarding the nonreciprocal diffraction of acoustic waves could open doors for next-generation communication ...
Jan. 29, 2025 — Researchers found for the first time evidence that even microquasars containing a low-mass star are efficient particle accelerators, which leads to a significant impact on the interpretation of the ...
Jan. 29, 2025 — Wandering salamanders are known for gliding high through the canopies of coastal redwood forests, but how the small amphibians stick their landing and take-off with ease remains something of a ...
Jan. 29, 2025 — A pre-Columbian society in the Amazon developed a sophisticated agricultural engineering system that allowed them to produce maize throughout the year, according to a recent discovery. This finding ...
Jan. 29, 2025 — Scientists found that asteroid Bennu contained a set of salty mineral deposits that formed in an exact sequence when a brine evaporated, leaving clues about the type of water that flowed billions of ...
Jan. 28, 2025 — A new article argues that by relying too much on parsimony in modeling, scientists make mistakes and miss ...
Thursday, January 30, 2025
- Ancient DNA Analyses Bring to Life the 11,000-Year Intertwined Genomic History of Sheep and Humans
- Why You Shouldn't Scratch an Itchy Rash: New Study Explains
- Antibody Treatment Prevents Severe Bird Flu in Monkeys
- Earth Scientists Study Sikkim Flood in India to Help Others Prepare for Similar Disasters
- Zika Uses Human Skin as 'mosquito Magnet' To Spread Virus Further
- Sharks and Rays Benefit from Global Warming, but Not from CO2 in the Oceans
- Bat Wings Boost Hovering Efficiency
- Freshwater Alga Could Be the Next Superfood That Feeds the World
- A Hearing Aid for ... Your Nose?
- Optimism Can Boost Saving, Especially for Lower-Income Individuals
- Researchers Combine Holograms and AI to Create Uncrackable Optical Encryption System
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
- New Atom-Based Thermometer Measures Temperature More Accurately
- Bad Hair Bears! Greasy Hair Gives Polar Bears Fur With Anti-Icing Properties
- Scientists 'mimic Real Biological Processes' Using Synthetic Neurons
- New Acoustic Wave Phenomenon Discovered
- The Hidden Power of the Smallest Microquasars
- Blood-Powered Toes Give Salamanders an Arboreal Edge
- Discovery of a Unique Drainage and Irrigation System That Gave Way to the 'Neolithic Revolution' In the Amazon
- Exploring Mysteries of Asteroid Bennu
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
- Sharp Look Into Ockham's Razor
- Relative of Deadly Hendra Virus Found in the US
- Moderate Exercise Keeps Appetite at Bay
- A New Register With Thousands of Entangled Nuclei to Scale Quantum Networks
- New Clues to the Mechanism Behind Food Tolerance and Allergies
- Follow the Water: Searching for a Lunar Oasis
- Ocean-Surface Warming Four Times Faster Now Than Late-1980s
- Towards a New Generation of Human-Inspired Language Models
- A Super-Earth Laboratory for Searching Life Elsewhere in the Universe
- Innovative One-Minute Video Game Boasts 80% Success Rate in Diagnosing Autism
- How Simple Prompts Can Make Partially Automated Cars Safer
- A Mite-Y Use of Electricity
- First Mouse With Two Male Parents to Reach Adulthood
- Explaining Persistent Hydrogen in Mars' Atmosphere
Monday, January 27, 2025
- Archaeologists Find 'lost' Site Depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry
- 'Embodied Energy' Powers Modular Worm, Jellyfish Robots
- Cancer Risk Established Before Birth
- Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Researchers Uncover New Complexities in Human Hearing
- Dwarf Planet Ceres: Building Blocks of Life Delivered from Space
- Researchers Discover New Way to Store Hydrogen Using Lignin Jet Fuel
- New Weapon Against Harmful Algal Blooms
- How Titan Maintains Its Atmosphere
- Vacations Are Good for Employee Well-Being, and the Effects Are Long Lasting
- Global Sea Level Very Likely to Rise Between 0.5 and 1.9 Meters by 2100 Under High-Emissions Scenario
Friday, January 24, 2025
- Strong as Steel, Light as Foam: High-Performance, Nano-Architected Materials
- Study Points to South America -- Not Mexico -- As Birthplace of Irish Potato Famine Pathogen
- Myth Busted: Healthy Habits Take Longer Than 21 Days to Set in
- New Evidence Pushes Back Arrival of Early Hominins in Europe
- Progress and Challenges in Brain Implants
Thursday, January 23, 2025
- Finding Better Photovoltaic Materials Faster With AI
- Boosting This Molecule Could Help Retain Muscle While Losing Fat
- 'Buzz Me In:' Bees Wearing Itty Bitty QR Codes Reveal Hive Secrets
- New Tool Enables Phylogenomic Analyses of Entire Genomes
- Uncovering the Role of Y Chromosome Genes in Male Fertility in Mice
- Super Enzyme That Regulates Testosterone Levels in Males Discovered in 'crazy' Bird Species
- Bacteria Found to Eat Forever Chemicals -- And Even Some of Their Toxic Byproducts
- Imagining the Physics of George R.R. Martin's Fictional Universe
- New Twist in Mystery of Dinosaurs' Origin
- New Study Reveals How a 'non-Industrialized' Style Diet Can Reduce Risk of Chronic Disease
- Rare Pterosaur Fossil Reveals Crocodilian Bite 76m Years Ago
- Adults Diagnosed With ADHD May Have Reduced Life Expectancies
- Tiny Chip, Big Breakthrough in Spectral Sensing for Everyday Devices
- Curiosity Driven Experiment Helps Unravel Antibiotic-Resistance Mystery
- Physicists Pioneer Entanglement Microscopy Algorithm to Explore How Matter Entangles in Quantum Many-Body Systems
- Study Shows Anti-Clotting Drug Reduced Bleeding Events in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
- Stronger Stress Response in Monkeys Helps Them Survive
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
- T Cells Rise Up to Fight Infections in the Gut
- New Research Uncovers Exotic Electron Crystal in Graphene
- Float Like a Jellyfish: New Coral Mobility Mechanisms Uncovered
- While Most Americans Use a Device to Monitor Their Heart, Few Share That Data With Their Doctor
- Exposure to Stress During Early Pregnancy Affects Offspring Into Adulthood
- Drug Candidate Eliminates Breast Cancer Tumors in Mice in a Single Dose
- Fossil Discovery in the Geiseltal Collection: Researchers Identify Unique Bird Skull
- Why Are Most Companies Failing to Benefit from AI? It's About the People Not the Tech
- Plants More Likely to Be 'eavesdroppers' Than Altruists When Tapping Into Underground Networks
- Researchers Make Breakthrough in Bioprinting Functional Human Heart Tissue
- Subterranean 'islands': Strongholds in a Potentially Less Turbulent World
- Fighting Experience Plays Key Role in Brain Chemical's Control of Male Aggression
- AI in Cell Research: Moscot Reveals Cell Dynamics in Unprecedented Detail
- Final Synthetic Yeast Chromosome Unlocks New Era in Biotechnology
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
- Empty Headed? Largest Study of Its Kind Proves 'bird Brain' Is a Misnomer
- Scientists Identify Neurons in Mice That, Once Activated, Can Change Body's Metabolic Rate, Induce Hibernation-Like State
- Reimagining Chain Mail
- Extreme Climate Pushed Thousands of Lakes in West Greenland 'across a Tipping Point,' Study Finds
- Astronomers Thought They Understood Fast Radio Bursts: A Recent One Calls That Into Question
- A Team With Diverse Expertise Produces Novel Ideas -- But Are They Practical?
- Clean Hydrogen in Minutes: Microwaves Deliver Clean Energy Faster
- New Evidence Suggests Megaflood Refilled the Mediterranean Sea Five Million Years Ago
- Antibiotics, Vaccinations and Anti-Inflammatory Medication Linked to Reduced Risk of Dementia
- Extreme Supersonic Winds Measured on Planet Outside Our Solar System
- Why Our Biological Clock Ticks: Research Reconciles Major Theories of Aging
- Salt Deposit Ring Inside Your Pasta Pan?
- First Fast Radio Burst Traced to Old, Dead, Elliptical Galaxy
- 'Unprecedented' Level of Control Allows Person Without Use of Limbs to Operate Virtual Quadcopter
- New Water Purification Technology Helps Turn Seawater Into Drinking Water Without Tons of Chemicals
- Cycle of Coral Bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef Now at 'catastrophic' Levels
- Neuromorphic Semiconductor Chip That Learns and Corrects Itself?
Monday, January 20, 2025
- Global Trust in Science Remains Strong
- In Chimpanzees, Peeing Is Contagious
- Ancient Viral DNA Shapes Early Embryo Development