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October 14, 2024
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Oct. 11, 2024 — Astronomers have used the NASA/ESA James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to observe the 'inside-out' growth of a galaxy in the early universe, only 700 million years after the Big ...
Oct. 11, 2024 — Scientists analyzed hairs extracted from the broken teeth of two 19th century 'man-eater' lions. Their analysis revealed DNA from giraffe, human, oryx, waterbuck, wildebeest and zebra as prey, along with hairs that originated from the ...
Oct. 9, 2024 — Fungi don't have eyes or a brain, but their intelligent behaviors may surprise you. New research suggests that fungi may be able to recognize ...
Oct. 10, 2024 — Embryo development starts when a single egg cell is fertilized and starts dividing continuously. Initially a chaotic cluster, it gradually evolves into a highly organized structure. Scientists have now provided new insights into the process, ...
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Oct. 11, 2024 — Researchers have made a significant advancement in understanding the underlying heating mechanism of the sun's atmosphere, finding that reflected plasma waves could drive the heating of coronal ...
Oct. 11, 2024 — Snails on a tiny rocky islet evolved before scientists' eyes. The marine snails were reintroduced after a toxic algal bloom wiped them out from the skerry. While the researchers intentionally brought ...
Oct. 3, 2024 — New research explains how the fly brain creates an accurate internal compass to keep track of where it is in the world using only a few neurons, ...
Oct. 10, 2024 — A new solution deposition process for semiconductors yields high-performing transistors by introducing more defects, counterintuitively. Researchers ...
Oct. 11, 2024 — Researchers have successfully develop single-atom editing technology that maximizes drug ...
Oct. 10, 2024 — When lightning cracks on Earth, especially high-energy electrons may fall out of Earth's inner radiation belt, according to a new study -- an electron 'rain' that could threaten satellites, and even ...
Oct. 10, 2024 — They say that hindsight is 20/20, and though the theory of ecological speciation -- which holds that new species emerge in response to ecological ...
Oct. 9, 2024 — Researchers have significantly improved a new joining technology, interlocking metasurfaces (ILMs), designed to increase the strength and stability of a structure in comparison to traditional ...
Oct. 11, 2024 — A new technique enables makers to finely tune the color, shade, and texture of 3D-printed objects using only one material. The method is faster and ...
Oct. 11, 2024 — Female crested gibbons display jerky, almost geometric patterns of movement. Researchers have studied these conspicuous movements, which are comparable to human dances. They describe the structure of ...
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Oct. 10, 2024 — Scientists have discovered a low-cost method to significantly reduce this pollution from hydrogen internal combustion engines by improving the efficiency of their catalytic converters. The ...
Oct. 10, 2024 — Skin pigmentation may act as a 'sponge' for some medications, potentially influencing the speed with which active drugs reach their intended targets, a pair of scientists ...
Oct. 10, 2024 — Chemists have developed a new chemical reaction that will allow researchers to synthesize selectively the left-handed or right-handed versions of 'mirror molecules' found in nature and ...
Oct. 10, 2024 — When three massive objects meet in space, they influence each other through gravity in ways that evolve unpredictably. In a word: Chaos. That is the conventional understanding. Now, a researcher has ...
Oct. 10, 2024 — A new study from The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital) of McGill university, the University of Ottawa and the University of Zaragoza in Spain elaborates on bilingualism's role in ...
Oct. 10, 2024 — The world's freshwater lakes are freezing over for shorter periods of time due to climate change. This shift has major implications for human safety, as well as water quality, biodiversity, and ...
Oct. 10, 2024 — Materials researchers have created a new composite material that combines two incompatible properties: stiff yet with a high damping ...
Oct. 10, 2024 — Researchers developed a rating system to evaluate the plausibility of climate model simulations in the IPCC's latest report, and show that models that lead to potentially catastrophic warming ...
Oct. 10, 2024 — Studying microscopic layers of dirt dug from the Tam Pa Ling cave site in northeastern Laos has provided a team of archaeologists further insights into some of the earliest evidence of Homo sapiens ...
Oct. 9, 2024 — A team of international researchers has developed a natural fabric that urban residents could wear to counter rising temperatures in cities worldwide, caused by buildings, asphalt, and ...
Oct. 9, 2024 — Researchers took the imaginary scenes from Spider-Man seriously and created the first web-slinging technology in which a fluid material can shoot from a needle, immediately solidify as a string, and ...
Oct. 9, 2024 — Astronomers have observed Jupiter's legendary Great Red Spot (GRS), an anticyclone large enough to swallow Earth, for at least 150 years. But there are always new surprises -- especially when ...
Oct. 9, 2024 — Archaeological surveys suggest that coastal and underwater cave sites in southern Sicily contain important new clues about the path and fate of early human migrants to the ...
Oct. 9, 2024 — Newly discovered birds from Late Cretaceous North America were hawk-sized and had powerful raptor-like feet, according to a new ...
Oct. 9, 2024 — Microbiologists found that showerheads and toothbrushes are teeming with an extremely diverse collection of viruses -- most of which have never been seen ...
Oct. 9, 2024 — People with a preference for sweets are at a higher risk of developing depression, diabetes, and suffering a stroke, according to new ...
Oct. 9, 2024 — Just as a musician can train to more sharply distinguish subtle differences in pitch, mammals can improve their ability to interpret hearing, vision, and other senses with practice. This process, ...
Oct. 9, 2024 — The secret to losing weight could all be down to a combination of 14 'skinny genes', a new study has found. Researchers discovered they helped people drop twice as much weight when they ran ...
Oct. 9, 2024 — Parents seeking help in encouraging toddlers to be physically active may soon need to look no further than an inexpensive robotic buddy for their kids, a new study ...
Oct. 9, 2024 — Genome-wide association studies have great potential for advancing our understanding of the genetic background of diseases, but so far, few association studies have focused on maternal and newborn ...
Thursday, October 10, 2024
- Scientists Cut Harmful Pollution from Hydrogen Engines
- How Your Skin Tone Could Affect Your Meds
- A Look Into 'mirror Molecules' May Lead to New Medicines
- 'Islands' Of Regularity Discovered in the Famously Chaotic Three-Body Problem
- Bilingualism Makes the Brain More Efficient, Especially When Learned at a Young Age
- Loss of Lake Ice Has Wide-Ranging Environmental and Societal Consequences
- A Stiff Material That Stops Vibrations and Noise
- Catastrophically Warm Predictions Are More Plausible Than We Thought
- Fossils and Fires: Insights Into Early Modern Human Activity in the Jungles of Southeast Asia
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
- The New Fashion: Clothes That Help Combat Rising Temperatures
- Inspired by Spider-Man, a Lab Recreates Web-Slinging Technology
- NASA's Hubble Watches Jupiter's Great Red Spot Behave Like a Stress Ball
- Underwater Caves Yield New Clues About Sicily's First Residents
- Newly Discovered Late Cretaceous Birds May Have Carried Heavy Prey Like Extant Raptors
- Viruses Are Teeming on Your Toothbrush, Showerhead
- Having a Sweet Tooth Is Linked to Higher Risk of Depression, Diabetes, and Stroke, Study Finds
- Adding Vagus Nerve Stimulation to Training Sessions May Boost How Well Sounds Are Perceived
- The Secret to Slimming? Special 'skinny Genes' Double Weight Loss
- Toddlers Show Increased Physical Activity With a Robot Playmate Moving Around the Room
- Genetic Analysis of 25,000 Chinese Mothers and Infants Reveals Unique Genes Associated With Disease Risk
- Study Probes How Eating Less Can Extend Lifespan
- Nature and Plastics Inspire Breakthrough in Soft Sustainable Materials
- Ultra-Sensitive Robotic 'finger' Can Take Patient Pulses, Check for Lumps
- Over 160,000 New Viruses Discovered by AI
- A Matter of Taste: Electronic Tongue Reveals AI 'inner Thoughts'
- Another Step Towards Decoding Smell
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
- Will AI Tools Revolutionize Public Health? Not If They Continue Following Old Patterns, Researchers Argue
- Atomic-Level Mechanism in Polycrystalline Materials
- Team Engineers New Enzyme to Produce Synthetic Genetic Material
- Asymmetric Placebo Effect in Response to Spicy Food
- Ice Cream-Inspired Physics: Team Uncovers a Quantum Mpemba Effect, With a Host of 'cool' Implications
- Holographic 3D Printing Has the Potential to Revolutionize Multiple Industries
- Solar-Powered Desalination System Requires No Extra Batteries
- Rates of a Tick-Borne Parasitic Disease Are on the Rise
- Climate Report Warns of Escalating Crisis, Urges Immediate Action as UN Summit Nears
Monday, October 7, 2024
- New Insights Into How Mars Became Uninhabitable
- Plenty More Fish in the Sea? Environmental Protections Account for Around 10 Percent of Fish Stocks on Coral Reefs
- Autobiographical Memory in the Digital Age: Our Lives in the Mirror of Our Data
- Researchers Confront New US and Global Challenges in Vaccinations of Adults
- Space Oddity: Most Distant Rotating Disc Galaxy Found
- After Injury, These Comb Jellies Can Fuse to Become One
- Commonly Used Arm Positions Can Substantially Overestimate Blood Pressure Readings
- Scientists Discover That Special Immune Cells Stop Metastatic Cancer
- Scientists Discover a Secret to Regulating Our Body Clock, Offering New Approach to End Jet Lag
- Antarctic 'greening' At Dramatic Rate
- Winds of Change: James Webb Space Telescope Reveals Elusive Details in Young Star Systems
Friday, October 4, 2024
- Pterosaurs Needed Feet on the Ground to Become Giants
- Scientists Uncover Auditory 'sixth Sense' In Geckos
- Wastewater Bacteria Can Breakdown Plastic for Food
Thursday, October 3, 2024
- Toddlers Get Nearly Half Their Calories from Ultra-Processed Foods
- In Odd Galaxy, NASA's Webb Finds Potential Missing Link to First Stars
- Green Subsidies May Have Hidden Costs, Experts Warn
- Turning Brain Cells on Using the Power of Light
- Ant Agriculture Began 66 Million Years Ago in the Aftermath of the Asteroid That Doomed the Dinosaurs
- The True Global Impact of Species-Loss Caused by Humans Is Far Greater Than Expected
- 2-Billion-Year-Old Rock Home to Living Microbes
- Widespread Ice Deposits on the Moon
- Stem Cell Transplants Close Macular Holes in Monkeys
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
- Iron Nuggets in the Pinnacles Unlock Secrets of Ancient and Future Climates
- As Temperatures Rise, Researchers Identify Mechanisms Behind Plant Response to Warming
- Study of Monkey Fossils Found in Cave Sheds Light on the Animals' Extinction Centuries Ago
- NASA's TESS Spots Record-Breaking Stellar Triplets
- Neuroscience Breakthrough: Entire Brain of Adult Fruit Fly Mapped
- Bottlenose Dolphins 'smile' At Each Other While Playing
- Most Tropical Lightning Storms Are Radioactive
- Scientists Create Flies That Stop When Exposed to Red Light
- Hurricanes Linked to Higher Death Rates for 15 Years After Storms Pass
- Scientists Decode Key Mutation in Many Cancers
- A Leap in Behavioral Modelling: Scientists Replicate Animal Movements With Unprecedented Accuracy
- Reducing Daily Sitting May Prevent Back Pain
- AI Simulation Gives People a Glimpse of Their Potential Future Self
- Do Coyotes Have Puppy Dog Eyes? New Study Reveals Wild Canines Share Dog's Famous Expression
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
- Airborne Plastic Chemical Levels Shock Researchers
- Research in 4 Continents Links Outdoor Air Pollution to Differences in Children's Brains
- Climate Scientists Express Their Views on Possible Future Climate Scenarios in a New Study
- Neuroscientists Spark Shelter-Seeking Response by Reactivating Memory Circuit
- Using Antimatter to Detect Nuclear Radiation
- Deep Brain Stimulation Instantly Improves Arm and Hand Function Post-Brain Injury
- Stronger Together: Miniature Robots in Convoy for Endoscopic Surgery
- Scientists Discover Planet Orbiting Closest Single Star to Our Sun
- Feet First: AI Reveals How Infants Connect With Their World
- Squid-Inspired Fabric for Temperature-Controlled Clothing
- Carbon Dioxide and Hydrogen Peroxide on Pluto's Moon Charon
Monday, September 30, 2024
- Tongan Volcanic Eruption Triggered by Explosion as Big as 'five Underground Nuclear Bombs'
- Watch Water Form out of Thin Air
- First Data from XRISM Space Mission Provides New Perspective on Supermassive Black Holes
- Could a Bout of COVID Protect You from a Severe Case of Flu?
- Frequent Fizzy or Fruit Drinks and High Coffee Consumption Linked to Higher Stroke Risk
- The Vikings Were Part of a Global Network Trading in Ivory from Greenland
- New Synthesis Strategy Could Speed Up PFAS Decontamination
- A River Is Pushing Up Mount Everest's Peak
Friday, September 27, 2024
- Large Variation in How Girls Grow After Their First Period
- Return of the Elephants Seals: From a Few to Thousands
- Deep Underground Flooding Beneath Arima Hot Springs: A Potential Trigger for the 1995 Kobe (Hyogo-Ken Nanbu) Earthquake
- A New Birthplace for Asteroid Ryugu
- Ancient Sunken Seafloor Reveals Earth's Deep Secrets
- Asteroid Ceres Is a Former Ocean World That Slowly Formed Into a Giant, Murky Icy Orb
- How Are Pronouns Processed in the Memory-Region of Our Brain?
- Orbitronics: New Material Property Advances Energy-Efficient Tech
- Babies Born After Fertility Treatment Have Higher Risk of Heart Defects, Study Suggests