Earth Sciences
Polar warming may be underestimated by climate models, ~50 million year old climate variability suggests
Polar regions are known to be warming at an enhanced rate compared to lower latitudes, with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change citing a ~5 °C increase in air temperature over Arctic land masses during the 20th ...
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Quantum Physics
A new approach to realize quantum mechanical squeezing
Mechanical systems are highly suitable for realizing applications such as quantum information processing, quantum sensing and bosonic quantum simulation. The effective use of these systems for these applications, however, ...
19 hours ago
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Astronomers find surprising ice world in the habitable zone with JWST data
A team of astronomers has identified a temperate exoplanet as a promising super-Earth ice or water world.
A team of astronomers has identified a temperate exoplanet as a promising super-Earth ice or water world.
Astrobiology
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Restored oyster sanctuaries host more marine life despite parasites, biologists discover
In the campaign to restore Chesapeake Bay, oyster sanctuaries rank among the most hotly contested strategies. But new research suggests these no-harvest areas are working, and not only for the oysters.
Plants & Animals
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New study augments distribution and reproduction data for little-known female Oceania fantail rays
Among the cartilaginous fish of the class Chondrichthyes, batoid rays—along with sharks, skates and sawfish—belong to the subclass known as Elasmobranchii. To date, limited literature exists on the reproductive practices ...
Unlocking the potential of anti-perovskites through a convenient one-step synthesis route
Although perovskites have attracted a lot of attention lately, anti-perovskites hold just as much potential as functional materials. Bearing a similar crystal structure to perovskites but with an inverted electrical configuration, ...
Analytical Chemistry
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Ancient dingo DNA shows modern dingoes share little ancestry with modern dog breeds
Dingoes arrived in Australia more than 3,000 years ago. Now a new study has compared DNA from fossilized dingo remains dating back 2,746 years with DNA from modern dingoes. The work finds that K'gari dingoes have no domestic ...
Evolution
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Scientists develop new technique for bespoke optical tweezers
Scientists have developed a new way to trap small particles with light. Building on the Nobel Prize winning technique of optical tweezers (Arthur Ashkin, 2018), a team of physicists, led by Dr. David Phillips at the University ...
Optics & Photonics
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Run screaming or slow retreat? New study sheds light on brain responses to emotionally-charged scenes
The ability to recognize and respond to emotionally-charged situations is essential to a species' evolutionary success. A new study published in Nature Communications advances our understanding of how the brain responds to ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
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New carbon storage technology is fastest of its kind
A new way to store carbon captured from the atmosphere, developed by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin, works much faster than current methods without the harmful chemical accelerants they require.
Engineering
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Combining popular diabetes drugs offers complementary heart and kidney benefits, research finds
New research shows combined use of sodium glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP1-RAs) is likely to offer additional protection against heart and kidney disease in ...
Diabetes
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The Future is Interdisciplinary
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Medical Xpress
Brain-imaging study reveals curiosity as it emerges
Diagnosing different forms of dementia now possible using AI, study finds
Highly accurate AI model can estimate lung function just by using chest X-rays
World's first CAR-T cell therapy for a child with lupus
Active plant substance found to reduce pulmonary hypertension
Long COVID uncharacteristic immune cell activity and SARS-CoV-2 RNA found in the gut two years after infection
Bio-based tool quickly detects concerning coronavirus variants
Study backs RSV vaccine safety during pregnancy
Study: Raw milk is risky, but airborne transmission of H5N1 from cow's milk is inefficient in mammals
Tech Xplore
Researchers introduce generative AI to analyze complex tabular data
New material paves the way to on-chip energy harvesting
How AI can help groups stay effective in the classroom and beyond
State assesses geothermal, hydrogen power to help make Colorado 100% renewable
Trillion-dollar chip giant: Five things to know about TSMC
A new brain-inspired artificial dendritic neural circuit
Bacterial glitter: New findings open up possibilities for sustainable color technologies
An international team of researchers of the Cluster of Excellence "Balance of the Microverse" at the University of Jena has investigated the mechanism that makes some types of bacteria reflect light without using pigments. ...
Cell & Microbiology
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Team uses 'nanoruler' to determine threshold for tissue permeability of brain tumors
Currently, there is no effective treatment for glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the most frequent and malignant type of brain tumor. Some low molecular weight antitumor agents are used to permeate the gaps between endothelial ...
Bio & Medicine
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New technique offers unprecedented control over light at terahertz frequencies
Researchers have developed a novel method for generating structured terahertz light beams using programmable spintronic emitters. This breakthrough offers a significant leap forward in terahertz technology, enabling the generation ...
Optics & Photonics
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A research team may have discovered the neurological mechanism underlying a common eating disorder
A McGill University-led research team working in collaboration with a French team (CNRS, INSERM and Sorbonne university) believes it has identified both the neurological mechanism underlying anorexia nervosa as well as a ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
12 hours ago
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Small molecules induce trained immunity, opening a new approach to fighting disease
Vaccines provide a front-line defense against dangerous viruses, training adaptive immune cells to identify and fight specific pathogens.
Immunology
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Researchers find a common immune system mechanism between pregnancy and cancer
To understand why some cancers successfully circumvent the immune system to grow unchecked, researchers turned to pregnancy.
Oncology & Cancer
12 hours ago
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Erasing 'bad memories' to improve long term Parkinson's disease treatment
Common treatments for Parkinson's disease can address short-term symptoms, but can also cause extensive problems for patients in the long run. Namely, treatments can cause dyskinesia, a form of uncontrollable movements and ...
Neuroscience
12 hours ago
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New research supports 'social good' as a cognitive approach to dealing with highly stressful events
Some people, especially those in public service, perform admirable feats: Think of health-care workers fighting to keep patients alive or first responders arriving at the scene of a car crash. But the emotional weight can ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
12 hours ago
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New discovery boosts bioethanol production efficiency and profits
A new technique to monitor contamination in bioethanol production could increase revenue by more than $1.6 billion USD and reduce CO2 emissions by 2 million tons.
Cell & Microbiology
14 hours ago
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Textile scientists offer fresh insights on why some clothes get smellier
Ever noticed that a polyester T-shirt is smellier than a cotton one after you work out? New University of Alberta research now shows why.
Analytical Chemistry
15 hours ago
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Beryl downgraded after slamming Texas with deadly rains, wind
Beryl was downgraded Monday evening to a tropical depression after slamming the southern US state of Texas as a Category 1 hurricane, killing at least four people and causing millions to lose power amid scorching summer heat.
India floods swamp national park, killing six rhinos
Devastating floods in India's northeast that have killed scores of people also swamped a national park, drowning six threatened rhinos and other wildlife, government officials said Tuesday.
Phage display technology effectively improves specific targeting ability of anti-microbial peptides against S. aureus
Antibiotics are widely used in clinical treatment and animal production as an effective means to combat microbial infections. Antimicrobial peptides, as potential alternatives to antibiotics, have shown promising applications. ...
Coral reefs: Battlegrounds for survival in a changing climate
Coral reefs, those vibrant underwater cities, stand on the precipice of collapse. While rising ocean temperatures and coral bleaching grab headlines, a new essay in Current Biology reveals a hidden layer of complexity in ...
NASA mission to study mysteries in the origin of solar radio waves
NASA's CubeSat Radio Interferometry Experiment, or CURIE, is scheduled to launch July 9, 2024, to investigate the unresolved origins of radio waves coming from the sun.
Super-resolution machining of single crystalline sapphire by femtosecond laser-induced, plasma-assisted ablation
A new study in Opto-Electronic Advances discusses super-resolution machining of single crystalline sapphire by GHz burst mode femtosecond laser-induced plasma assisted ablation.
The forbidden propagation of hyperbolic phonon polaritons and applications in near-field energy transport
A new publication in Opto-Electronic Science discusses forbidden propagation of hyperbolic phonon polaritons and applications in near-field energy transport.
From fields to policy: Conserving China's agricultural heritage systems
Agricultural heritage systems, the custodians of ancient farming practices, face unprecedented challenges from climate change and urbanization. A recent study presents a detailed geographical analysis coupled with strategic ...
Rapid thermal shock method achieves uniform dispersion of metal nanoparticles on carbon supports
The electrocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide into high-value chemicals and fuels offers a promising strategy for addressing the global energy crisis and worsening environmental issues. However, the high thermodynamic ...
Mixed forests store more soil organic carbon than pure forests, researchers find
Soil stores large amounts of organic carbon, whose dynamic changes can cause a huge impact on the global climate system. Forest succession is a long-term ecological process that can exert powerful effects on soil organic ...
Chemistry inspired by one-pot cooking helps achieve optimal reaction conditions
People have long dreamed of developing materials to circumvent the challenges of daily life. Ideally, one could capitalize on a combination of the features of different materials, profiting from their advantages while avoiding ...
Achieving high performance and stability simultaneously: Developing hybrid bio-nanostructures
A research team developed hybrid bio-nanostructures then used them to fabricate fibrous solar cells (FSCs) and fibrous organic light-emitting diodes (FOLEDs) that demonstrated high performance and stability across a wide ...
New method enables amplifiable protein identification from trace samples
In a study published in the journal National Science Review, researchers developed an amplifiable protein identification method called "AmproCode."
Photoenzymatic synthesis achieves efficient oxidation of fatty acids
A research team designed and built a photoenzymatic cascade by combining photochemical water oxidation/O2 reduction with P450 peroxygenase catalysis to achieve efficient visible-light-driven oxidation of a range of fatty ...
First set of rational design principles for chaotropic membrane transporters
The challenge of internalizing impermeable molecules into cells persists in drug development, particularly concerning water-soluble bioactive compounds that cannot diffuse across the cell membrane. To overcome this problem, ...
A simulator will soon predict the fate of carbon dioxide underground
Before you decide on a specific geographical location for underground carbon storage, it is good to know exactly what you are setting in motion, both with injection, i.e. the process of pumping the greenhouse gas into the ...
Identification of a von Willebrand factor type A protein affecting both grain and flag leaf morphologies in wheat
Wheat production is essential for global food security, and continual improvement to grain yield is necessary to meet the nutritional demands of the expanding human population. Grain size is positively correlated with grain ...
Colombia hails deforestation drop
Colombia's President Gustavo Petro on Monday hailed the country's lowest deforestation figures in 23 years, with a notable drop in the Amazon rainforest.
Researchers work to create biodegradable bioplastics from food waste
Extraordinary amounts of energy, water, and capital are put into food systems. However, anywhere from 30 to 40% of the food that is produced ends up in landfills in the United States.
Study reveals environmental impact of artificial sweeteners
The human body's inability to break down sucralose, an artificial sweetener found in many zero-calorie food and drink products, is well established by scientific research. The compound is so stable that it escapes wastewater ...
