Planetary Sciences
Perseverance rover collects first Mars sample of new science campaign
NASA's Perseverance rover cored and stored the first sample of the mission's newest science campaign on Thursday, March 30. With each campaign, the team explores and studies a new area. On this one, the rover is exploring ...
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Biotechnology
After spinal cord injury, kinesthetic sense helps restore movement, model suggests
For nearly 50 years, a jawless fish called the lamprey has interested scientists because of its remarkable ability to recover from spinal cord injuries. A new study reveals a possible technique lampreys may use to swim again, ...
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Yak milk consumption among Mongol Empire elites
For the first time, researchers have pinpointed a date when elite Mongol Empire people were drinking yak milk, according to a study co-led by a University of Michigan researcher.
Archaeology
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Pictures inside a cell: Researchers develop new tool to provide greater insight into biological processes
A groundbreaking technique developed by researchers affiliated with the USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience presents a new way of gathering and organizing highly detailed information about organic tissues in record ...
Cell & Microbiology
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Speeding up drug discovery with diffusion generative models
With the release of platforms like DALL-E 2 and Midjourney, diffusion generative models have achieved mainstream popularity, owing to their ability to generate a series of absurd, breathtaking, and often meme-worthy images ...
Biochemistry
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Extremely rare gene variants point to a potential cause of age-related macular degeneration
A study from the National Eye Institute (NEI) identified rare genetic variants that could point to one of the general mechanisms driving age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a common cause of vision loss in older adults.
Genetics
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Meminductor: Researchers discover new circuit element
Dr. H. Rusty Harris, associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M; University, has identified a new circuit element known as a meminductor.
Electronics & Semiconductors
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Plastic transistor amplifies biochemical sensing signal
The molecules in our bodies are in constant communication. Some of these molecules provide a biochemical fingerprint that could indicate how a wound is healing, whether or not a cancer treatment is working or that a virus ...
Engineering
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But do they work? Researchers investigate effectiveness of lactation cookies on human milk production
They sell worldwide, often retailing for more than $2.50 per two-ounce bag: Lactation cookies, which manufacturers purport to increase milk in people who breastfeed. Many claim they work—but what does the science say?
Health
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Researchers use brain scans to understand how we experience and remember our daily surroundings
A new study from a Washington University researcher offers fresh insights into how the brain goes to great lengths to processes and remember everyday events.
Neuroscience
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Medical Xpress
Childhood asthma declines during COVID-19 pandemic
Study examines how social rank affects response to stress
MRI innovation reveals cells' energy activity in organs and tissues
Study: India has a long way to reach zero catastrophic costs goal for TB patients
Girl infected with Mycobacterium marinum after iguana bite
Study reveals new insights into body salt handling
Human milk is essential, yet scientists know little about it
Tech Xplore
Meminductor: Researchers discover new circuit element
Small areas reopen near Fukushima nuclear plant, few return
A novel ultramicro supercapacitor with ultrahigh charge storage capability
Sounding out a new way to measure gas flow
A knowledge-inherited learning for intelligent metasurface design and assembly
Sustainable thermal energy batteries from fully bio‐based transparent wood
Making the Internet of Things more secure
A healthy microbiome may prevent deadly infections in critically ill people
A University of Calgary study indicates a healthy microbiome may prevent deadly infections in critically ill people. The study looked at the interaction between the human gut and the immune system. Findings showed that the ...
Immunology
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Engineered E. coli delivers therapeutic nanobodies to the gut
Humans are colonized with thousands of bacterial strains. Researchers are now focused on genetically modifying such bacteria to enhance their intrinsic therapeutic properties.
Cell & Microbiology
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Academic institutions receive lower financial returns from biotechnology licenses than commercial firms
The financial terms of biotechnology licenses from academic institutions are significantly less favorable than those of comparable licenses between commercial firms according to a new study from Bentley University's Center ...
Biotechnology
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Astrocytes: The 'stars' in the brain may be information regulators
Long thought of as "brain glue," the star-shaped cells called astrocytes—members of a family of cells found in the central nervous system called glial that help regulate blood flow, synaptic activity, keep neurons healthy, ...
Neuroscience
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Study finds centenarians possess unique immunity that helps them achieve exceptional longevity
There are approximately 30 trillion cells in a human body and our health is predicated on them properly interacting with and supporting each other, with the immune system playing a particularly pivotal role. One of the defining ...
Immunology
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Mathematical model provides bolt of understanding for lightning-produced X-rays
In the early 2000s, scientists observed lightning discharge producing X-rays comprising high energy photons—the same type used for medical imaging. Researchers could recreate this phenomenon in the lab, but they could not ...
General Physics
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A tighter core stabilizes SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in new emergent variants
Just as a tight core is a component of good physical fitness for humans, helping to stabilize our bodies, mutations that tightened the core of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in new variants may have increased the virus's fitness.
Biochemistry
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'Cold stream' of molecular gas outside a galaxy observed, confirming theories of star formation
An international team of space scientists has observed a "cold stream" of molecular gas outside of a galaxy, confirming theories of star formation within galaxies. In their study, published in the journal Science, the group ...
A novel ultramicro supercapacitor with ultrahigh charge storage capability
Researchers at the Department of Instrumentation and Applied Physics (IAP), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), have designed a novel ultramicro supercapacitor, a tiny device capable of storing an enormous amount of electric ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
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How space storms miscue train signals
In July 1982, train signals in Sweden misfired and erroneously turned red. The culprit, believe it or not, was a space storm that started 150 million kilometers (93 million miles) away.
Planetary Sciences
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Melting Antarctic could impact oceans 'for centuries'
Rapidly melting Antarctic ice threatens to dramatically slow deep-water currents in the world's oceans, scientists say, impacting the spread of fresh water, oxygen and life-sustaining nutrients for centuries.
UN body mulls deep sea mining amid demand for minerals
Pressure is mounting on an obscure U.N. body based in Jamaica to hit pause on plans to potentially open the world's deep seas to mining as companies push for permission to extract metals from seabeds in international waters.
'Catastrophic' Arkansas tornado kills 3, Illinois storm leaves 1 dead
A "catastrophic" tornado tore through the southern US state of Arkansas and killed three people on Friday, while severe storms further north caused the roof of an Illinois theater to collapse, leaving one dead and 28 injured, ...
Harnessing nature to promote planetary sustainability
As Earth's population grows, the demands of modern lifestyles place mounting strain on the global environment. Proposed solutions to preserve and promote planetary sustainability can sometimes prove more harmful than helpful. ...
Amid spiraling violence, criminologist studies new approaches to gun crime
While studying street gangs as part of his Ph.D. in Chicago in the late '90s, an interview with a non-gang teen helped change Rod Brunson's thinking about what his research could accomplish.
Study quantifies $562M in financial risk from Hurricane Florence
When Hurricane Florence made landfall on North Carolina's coast in 2018, it brought record rainfall causing catastrophic flooding and damages to communities across the eastern portion of the state.
Hope for salamanders? Study recalibrates climate change effects
For tiny salamanders squirming skin-to-soil, big-picture weather patterns may seem as far away as outer space. But for decades, scientists have mostly relied on free-air temperature data at large spatial scales to predict ...
A 'power boost' for customers is key to enhancing engagement and well-being, suggests study
Customers who feel powerless in their relationship with a company are likely to disengage from the company and experience negative effects on their overall well-being, suggests new research from the University of Surrey.
How exceptional weather conditions are turning European forests brown
Increasing summer heat and drought are affecting European forests—some years, trees brown prematurely and some even start to die back. Researchers from ETH Zurich and the WSL are showing how exceptional weather conditions ...
Remote working: How a surge in digital nomads is pricing out local communities around the world
For eight years I have studied digital nomadism, the millennial trend for working remotely from anywhere around the world. I am often asked if it is driving gentrification.
What caused the record-low Antarctic sea ice in austral summer 2022?
Antarctic sea ice is an important component of the climate system, and may act as an early indicator of climate change. Under global warming, significant changes in Antarctic sea ice have been observed. Specifically, it experienced ...
Researchers: Indigenous knowledge offers solutions, but its use must be based on meaningful collaboration
As global environmental challenges grow, people and societies are increasingly looking to Indigenous knowledge for solutions.
A new model predicts the flexibility of DNA movement at the molecular scale
In both physics and chemistry, the mesoscopic scale refers to the length scale on which the properties of a material or phenomenon can be studied, without entering into a discussion about the behavior of individual atoms. ...
Intervention with educational robotics for the development of early childhood lexical relationships
Technological evolution poses challenges in all sectors, which is why, in the case of the educational community, it is not surprising that more and more studies are interested in the integration of STEM disciplines (science, ...
Making more sustainable decisions based on data
Ecosystems deliver many benefits to humans, such as providing water, fruits and vegetables, as well as recreation opportunities. An international research team conducted a pilot study in Eritrea in order to demonstrate that ...
Clout-lighting: Pranking your partner for likes is a surefire way to get dumped this April Fools' Day
What would you do to get more likes or shares on your favorite social media platform this April Fools' Day?
Austria glaciers retreat 'more than ever': measurement
Austrian glaciers last year retreated "more than ever", the country's Alpine Club said Friday, as climate change threatens glaciers around the globe.
FDA approves drug for cats with allergic skin disease
Cats constantly licking and chewing because of a skin condition called feline allergic dermatitis may benefit from a new generic treatment approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Study: Visible light induces bacteria to produce superoxide for manganese oxidation
Manganese oxides are natural reactive minerals and widely spread in aquatic and terrestrial environments, affecting the fate of metals (such as As3+ and Cd2+) and organic pollutants (such as phenols and diclofenac) through ...
As the US pushes to make daylight saving permanent, should Australia move in the same direction?
Sunday will mark the end of the Daylight Saving Time (DST) in eastern Australia, but there are many who would like to see it last longer or permanently.
