According to a new study published in Scientific Reports puppies—but not kittens and wolf pups—tend to spontaneously imitate human actions, even when they are not rewarded with food (or toys). The researchers of the Department of Ethology at Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Budapest, investigated whether young puppies, kittens and wolf pups have different tendencies to observe and imitate what a p

Renaissance polymath Leonardo da Vinci demonstrated frictional forces slow down the motion of surfaces in contact. Friction, he determined, is proportional to normal force. When two objects are pressed together twice as hard, friction doubles.

Following in footsteps of National Ignition Facility, companies aim to trigger rapid-fire fusion blasts

She showed that basic musical ability is present in infants across cultures, laying a foundation for a growing field of study.

Physicists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have directly measured the fluid-like flow of electrons in graphene at nanometer resolution for the first time. The results appear in the journal Science today.

Silicon, the standard semiconducting material used in a host of applications—computer central processing units (CPUs), semiconductor chips, detectors, and solar cells—is an abundant, naturally occurring material. However, it is expensive to mine and to purify.

Parting with personal items can be a daunting task, often leading to frustration, unhappiness and even a sense of loss.

A fuel cell is an electric power generator that is capable of producing electricity from hydrogen gas while discharging only water as a waste product. It is hoped that this highly efficient clean energy system will play a key role in the adoption of the hydrogen economy, replacing the combustion engines and batteries in automobiles and trucks, as well as power plants.

A Cornell-led study is the first to report national, annual rates of sheltered homelessness over time across race and ethnicity, and finds "staggering" disparities, showing Black and Indigenous Americans are far more likely to experience homelessness than other groups.

Parts of Earth's ice sheets that could lift global oceans by meters will likely crumble with another half degree Celsius of warming, and are fragile in ways not previously understood, according to new research.

Groups of spiders could be used as an environmentally-friendly way to protect crops against agricultural pests.

Groups of spiders could be used as an environmentally-friendly way to protect crops against agricultural pests.

Yale scientists have for the first time identified a volatile pheromone emitted by the tsetse fly, a blood-sucking insect that spreads diseases in both humans and animals across much of sub-Saharan Africa. The discovery offers new insights into how the flies communicate with one another and could yield new methods for controlling their populations and the harmful diseases they carry.

Yale scientists have for the first time identified a volatile pheromone emitted by the tsetse fly, a blood-sucking insect that spreads diseases in both humans and animals across much of sub-Saharan Africa. The discovery offers new insights into how the flies communicate with one another and could yield new methods for controlling their populations and the harmful diseases they carry.

Putting that soda bottle or takeout container into the recycling bin is far from a guarantee it will be turned into something new. Scientists at Rice University are trying to address this problem by making the process profitable.

U.S. elementary school students do not particularly benefit from being taught by teachers of the same race or ethnicity. That's the major finding from our new study, published in Early Childhood Research Quarterly. We analyzed a nationally representative sample followed from the start of kindergarten to the end of fifth grade.

A new law will allow people 16 and older to change their registered gender without undergoing psychological and medical evaluations to show gender dysphoria.

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In September, Algeria will change the language used in higher education from French to English (1). If successful, the new policy could facilitate access to English literature and promote international exchange and collaboration. However, Algeria's plan to implement the change immediately will undermine its benefits.

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National academies report finds that disrepair of NIST facilities threatens U.S. economic growth

Social media platform's intent to increase revenue could end or limit many research projects

Exon junction complexes are m6A suppressors that control global mRNA m6A specificity by protecting proximal RNA from methylation.

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The Earth experienced one of the largest and most rapid climate warming events in its history 56 million years ago: the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM), which has similarities to current and future warming. This episode saw global temperatures rise by 5°C–8°C. It was marked by an increase in the seasonality of rainfalls, which led to the movement of large quantities of clay into the ocean,

The Hirohide Saito Laboratory has developed cyclic RNA switches that can control gene expression in a cell type-specific manner using miRNAs and RNA-binding proteins and has successfully constructed an artificial gene circuit by combining them.

On the heels of the Feb. 4, 2023, shooting down of a Chinese balloon suspected of spying on the U.S., American fighter jets have shot down three additional objects in or near U.S. airspace.

The Danish creeks, Odense Å and Lindved Å, have surprised researchers and students at SDU by containing previously unknown virus species.

The latest report into the rights of children in Aotearoa New Zealand has painted a mixed picture of how the country treats young people.

The catastrophic earthquakes of February 6, 2023 in Turkey and Syria are so far known to have claimed the lives of over 41,000 people. This number will likely grow as rescue and recovery efforts continue.

Scientists at The University of Queensland have developed a novel vaccine for Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) in pigs, to help stop the spread of the disease in Australia.

Novel propulsion ideas for moving around space seem like they're a dime a dozen recently. Besides the typical argument between solar sails and chemical propulsion lies a potential third way—a nuclear rocket engine. While we've discussed them here at UT before, NASA's Institute of Advanced Concepts has provided a grant to a company called Positron Dynamics for the development of a novel type of nuc

Supermassive black holes (SMBHs) lurk in the center of large galaxies like ours. From their commanding position in the galaxy's heart, they feed on gas, dust, stars, and anything else that strays too close, growing more massive as time passes. But in rare circumstances, an SMBH can be forced out of its position and hurtle through space as a rogue SMBH.

The Hirohide Saito Laboratory has developed cyclic RNA switches that can control gene expression in a cell type-specific manner using miRNAs and RNA-binding proteins and has successfully constructed an artificial gene circuit by combining them.

The Danish creeks, Odense Å and Lindved Å, have surprised researchers and students at SDU by containing previously unknown virus species.

Scientists at The University of Queensland have developed a novel vaccine for Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) in pigs, to help stop the spread of the disease in Australia.

To hide from predators, the larvae of some crustaceans camouflage their dark eyes with photonic glass that reflects light of the same colour as the water they inhabit

(Image: Tesla) Tesla is recalling 362,758 of its vehicles due to crash risks associated with its autonomous driving software, referred to as Full Self Driving (FSD) Beta. The recall was announced via the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) website Thursday. According to Tesla's notice, some 2016-2023 Model S, Model X, 2017-2023 Model 3, and 2020-2023 Model Y vehicles with FSD B

Cannabidiol or CBD inhibits the metabolism of nicotine, meaning it could help tobacco users curb the urge for that next cigarette, according to a new study. Researchers tested the effects of CBD, a non-psychoactive component of cannabis, and its major metabolite on human liver tissue and cell samples, showing that it inhibited a key enzyme for nicotine metabolism. For the nicotine-addicted , slow

The United States, the largest importer of wildlife in the world, is not prepared for future spread of animal-borne, or zoonotic, diseases due to gaps among governmental agencies designed to combat these threats, concludes a new analysis by researchers at Harvard Law School and New York University. The authors call for a "One Health" approach, integrating multiple agencies in order to better gover

When we think of weeds, often what comes to mind are small, quick-growing plants such as the dandelions or couch grass we might find in our gardens. You may not think of trees as being weedy.

People who speak more than two languages are more likely to mistakenly use words from the language they're least proficient in, new research has shown.

World leaders and policy experts at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic feared that the health crisis might make the world more dangerous. They worried specifically that terrorist organizations like the Islamic State group would capitalize on the pandemic to increase attacks on civilians and recruit new sympathizers.

The United States, the largest importer of wildlife in the world, is not prepared for future spread of animal-borne, or zoonotic, diseases due to gaps among governmental agencies designed to combat these threats, concludes a new analysis by researchers at Harvard Law School and New York University. The authors call for a "One Health" approach, integrating multiple agencies in order to better gover

Exposure to financial strain and material deprivation rather than reduced household income are linked to the development of child behavioral difficulties, according to a new study conducted by researchers in the Department of Sociology, Trinity College Dublin.

In two-dimensional (2D) ferromagnets, anisotropy is essential for the magnetic ordering as dictated by the Mermin-Wagner theorem. The recently discovered van der Waals ferromagnets are largely considered to have uniaxial anisotropy. On the other hand, honeycomb lattice is immune to magnetic frustration even with antiferromagnetic exchange coupling due to its bi-partite unit cell.

Prof. Jiazhong Hu at Tsinghua University and Prof. Xuzong Chen at Peking University, utilizing a new theory named non-adiabatic linear response proposed by Prof. Hui Zhai at Tsinghua University, experimentally demonstrate novel quasi-particle behaviors in different quantum phases in cold atoms trapped by optical lattices.

When we think of weeds, often what comes to mind are small, quick-growing plants such as the dandelions or couch grass we might find in our gardens. You may not think of trees as being weedy.

The frontline may be frozen but the battle rages on in Ukraine. In Bakhmut, a town which Moscow views as key to gain control of the entire Eastern Donbas area, the past weeks have seen military stock shrink fast, and hundreds of troops killed and injured a day, according to U.S analysts.

In the 1980s, rookie firefighters at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport endured a hazing ritual known as the "foam shower."

Nature Communications, Published online: 16 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-36491-3 Integrating genetic information with circulating proteomics can help understand mechanisms of disease. Here, the authors conduct genome-wide association analyses of the serum proteome in 2,958 Han Chinese individuals, uncovering proteins which may contribute to ancestry differences in cardiometabolic disease

We're one step closer to finally having male birth control on the market, thanks to a promising new study that found one short-term prototype to be super successful in immobilizing sperm — in mice, at least. Published on Valentine's Day, a new paper in the journal Nature Communications details how a new drug, which would be taken just before sex acts and act as a medicinal prophylactic of sorts,

Headaches and lingering chemical smells from a fiery train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, have left residents worried about their air and water—and misinformation on social media hasn't helped.

Growing up in a rural area of Puerto Rico, Uriyoán Colón-Ramos and her family felt a strong connection to, and pride in, the land they lived on.

Everyone is vulnerable in some way, whether it's to natural disasters, chronic diseases or hunger. But some are more at risk than others because of what they are exposed to socially, economically and environmentally. This phenomenon is known as social vulnerability. It refers to the attributes of society that make people and places susceptible to natural disasters, adverse health outcomes and soci

Almost like aftershocks, questions about earthquake prediction tend to follow disasters like the Feb. 6, 2023, Turkey-Syria quake. Could advance notice have prevented some of the devastation? Unfortunately, useful predictions are still in the realm of science fiction.

Public transit systems offering broad coverage of stops and routes may still underserve the communities that rely on them the most, according to a new University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign study.

A study led by the University of Maine captured how entire rockweed beds recover from harvest, and the practice has a smaller impact than previously thought.

A study led by the University of Maine captured how entire rockweed beds recover from harvest, and the practice has a smaller impact than previously thought.

Bacterial toxins have always been seen as dangerous molecules—but may also act as negotiators between bacteria and the host immune response to enable long-term infection. Anna Bergonzini, at the Department of Molecular Biology at Umeå University, defends her thesis on the subject on Friday, February 24.

A pair of animal behaviorists, one from Utrecht University, in the Netherlands, the other from the University of London, has found that grooming handclasps in chimpanzees is a behavior transmitted between generations culturally.

Electrocatalytic oxygen reduction and evolution reactions occur in various fuel cells, metal-air batteries, and in water splitting devices. Large-scale use of noble metals and their complexes in industries are limited by their low abundance and high cost.

The Antarctic Ocean area covered by ice has shrunk to a record low, exposing the thicker ice shelves buttressing Antarctica's ground ice sheet to waves and warmer temperatures, scientists reported Thursday.

Disabled people working in Australia's screen industry face prejudice and systemic discrimination, including lower pay, greater casualization and stigma and stereotyping, a new report finds.

Bacterial toxins have always been seen as dangerous molecules—but may also act as negotiators between bacteria and the host immune response to enable long-term infection. Anna Bergonzini, at the Department of Molecular Biology at Umeå University, defends her thesis on the subject on Friday, February 24.

In his 2023 State of the Union address, President Joe Biden called for public school teachers to get a raise but offered no specifics on how that could be done. Here, Michael Addonizio, an education policy expert at Wayne State University, provides insight on the current state of teacher salaries, whether a collective raise is in order and how one might be achieved.

A pair of animal behaviorists, one from Utrecht University, in the Netherlands, the other from the University of London, has found that grooming handclasps in chimpanzees is a behavior transmitted between generations culturally.

Changing the structure of a dietary fiber commonly found in a range of food products has been found to promote healthy gut bacteria and reduce gas formation, a finding that could help people with intolerances to fiber and irritable bowel conditions.

Changing the structure of a dietary fiber commonly found in a range of food products has been found to promote healthy gut bacteria and reduce gas formation, a finding that could help people with intolerances to fiber and irritable bowel conditions.

Researchers with the College of Veterinary Medicine have confirmed the first cases of canine distemper virus (CDV), which can cause fatal neurological disease, in tigers and leopards in Nepal.

In a headline-making move, the U.S. Department of Agriculture recently approved the first honeybee vaccine against American foulbrood disease, a bacterial illness that has partially contributed to dramatic drops in U.S. honeybee populations. The vaccine will be fed to queen bees, which will then pass immunity to their offspring.

In the early morning hours of Feb. 6, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck near the border between Turkey and Syria. Dozens of aftershocks followed in the next few days, including a 7.5 magnitude earthquake triggered by the main shock, with an epicenter just 60 miles north of the original event. The tremors leveled or damaged thousands of buildings, and, at latest count, more than 35,000 people had b

Researchers with the College of Veterinary Medicine have confirmed the first cases of canine distemper virus (CDV), which can cause fatal neurological disease, in tigers and leopards in Nepal.

When investors try to forecast a company's future earnings by analyzing its current financial statements, a perplexing problem is how to interpret nonrecurring income taxes.

Research being launched at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, today offers a rare glimpse at how the key international convention on women's rights has been translated into national laws on issues such as sexual health and domestic violence.

Astronomers using W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea in Hawaiʻi have discovered that aurorae at visible wavelengths appear on all 4 major moons of Jupiter: Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto.

Researchers using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope are getting their first look at star formation, gas, and dust in nearby galaxies with unprecedented resolution at infrared wavelengths. The data has enabled an initial collection of 21 research papers which provide new insight into how some of the smallest-scale processes in our universe—the beginnings of star formation—impact the evolution of th

Antarctica's massive Thwaites Glacier is melting more slowly than previously thought but also may be more susceptible to even small amounts of ice loss

A single undulating wave can bounce a droplet of water up and down for up to an hour and a half. Researchers made the discovery by accident when studying how wave patterns emerge in water

In a headline-making move, the U.S. Department of Agriculture recently approved the first honeybee vaccine against American foulbrood disease, a bacterial illness that has partially contributed to dramatic drops in U.S. honeybee populations. The vaccine will be fed to queen bees, which will then pass immunity to their offspring.

ChatGPT and its powerful capacity to generate original text has taken the education sector by surprise. Not only are universities hurrying to adapt to it, schools are also grappling with this new technology.

Sport in Canada is at a crossroads. The ongoing scandal with Hockey Canada highlights the need to take broader societal action to create a safer sport culture. The crisis in sport is rooted in issues of power and control that remain unchecked. There is also a lack of awareness at the least, and neglect or complicity at the worst.

Last week, both Microsoft and Google announced that they would incorporate AI programs similar to ChatGPT into their search engines—bids to transform how we find information online into a conversation with an omniscient chatbot. One problem: These language models are notorious mythomaniacs. In a promotional video, Google's Bard chatbot made a glaring error about astronomy—misstating by well over

Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida hasn't officially decided whether he'll seek the 2024 GOP presidential nomination. But already the contradictions are sharpening between his prospective general-election strengths and his emerging strategy to win the Republican primaries. Many of DeSantis's boosters are drawn to him as a potential Republican nominee because they believe that his record as the chie

Microsoft is making a desperate play. Having spent billions on a search engine that no one uses , the company has sunk billions more into equipping it with the chatbot technology ChatGPT, on the theory that answering queries with automatically generated, falsehood-strewn paragraphs rather than links to webpages will be what finally persuades users to switch from Google Search. Microsoft's move is

A team of epidemiologists and geneticists from Vanderbilt University, the University of Pennsylvania and the University of California has found evidence that suggests modern humans mating with Neanderthals may have gained an ability to adapt to differences in the amount of daylight hours in Eurasia.

Artificial intelligence (AI) offers a new way to track the insect pollinators essential to farming.

Craniofacial birth defects, including cleft lip and palate, are among the most common human congenital malformations. These craniofacial anomalies occur because of defects in neural crest cells, whose role is to give rise to the complex craniofacial region by generating multiple cell types, including bone, cartilage and the peripheral nervous system.

For yet another year, the world's conference on climate change—COP27—concluded with few agreements and a clear division between North and South.

Hydrated electrons play a major role in many physical, chemical and biological processes. They are not bound to an atom or molecule and are free in the solution. Since they are only ever created as an intermediate product, they are extremely short-lived.

Supercooled droplets can typically freeze on surfaces in nature, and have broad-scale influence on industries where they can adversely impact technical efficiency and reliability. Superhydrophobic surfaces are therefore a materials engineering solution to rapidly shed water and reduce ice adhesion to form promising candidates that resist icing.

A team of epidemiologists and geneticists from Vanderbilt University, the University of Pennsylvania and the University of California has found evidence that suggests modern humans mating with Neanderthals may have gained an ability to adapt to differences in the amount of daylight hours in Eurasia.

Northwestern University chemists have designed a new photonic lattice with properties never before seen in nature. In solid materials, atoms must be equally spaced apart and close enough together to interact effectively. Now, new architectures based on stacked lattices of nanoparticles show interactions across unprecedentedly large distances.

Ice cores are a unique climate archive. Thanks to a new method developed by researchers at the University of Bern and Empa, greenhouse gas concentrations in 1.5 million year old ice can be measured even more accurately. The EU project "Beyond EPICA" with the participation of the University of Bern aims to recover such old ice in Antarctica.

It is a popular notion that aside from large celestial objects like planets, stars and asteroids, outer space is empty. In fact, galaxies are filled with something called the interstellar medium (ISM)—that is, the gas and dust that permeate the space in between those large objects. Importantly, under the right conditions, it is from the ISM that new stars are formed.

A new study published in the journal Nature Climate Change examines the potential cost of unrealized flood risk in the American real estate market, finding that flood zone property prices are overvalued by $121–$237 billion.

Vaping, or using electronic cigarettes, not only pollutes the surrounding air, it also creates a new contaminated e-waste stream.

Since the 1970s, scientists have known that copper has a special ability to transform carbon dioxide into valuable chemicals and fuels. But for many years, scientists have struggled to understand how this common metal works as an electrocatalyst, a mechanism that uses energy from electrons to chemically transform molecules into different products.

Artificial intelligence (AI) offers a new way to track the insect pollinators essential to farming.

Craniofacial birth defects, including cleft lip and palate, are among the most common human congenital malformations. These craniofacial anomalies occur because of defects in neural crest cells, whose role is to give rise to the complex craniofacial region by generating multiple cell types, including bone, cartilage and the peripheral nervous system.

A new technique developed by Carnegie's Yingwei Fei and Lin Wang provides fresh insight into the process by which the materials that formed Earth's core descended into the depths of our planet, leaving behind geochemical traces that have long mystified scientists. Their work is published by Science Advances.

Nature, Published online: 16 February 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-00410-9 Scientists repair a mutation that causes heart-muscle abnormalities and can kill without warning.

Nature, Published online: 16 February 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-00482-7 The US shot down four flying objects over fears of spy balloons. But what else are high altitude balloons used for?

In traditional vision systems, the optical information is captured by a frame-based digital camera, and then the digital signal is processed afterwards using machine-learning algorithms. In this scenario, a large amount of data (mostly redundant) has to be transferred from a standalone sensing elements to the processing units, which leads to high latency and power consumption.

More than 1.1 million African American men are imprisoned in the United States, and about 500,000 are fathers. Many of their fathers also served time in jail or prison, and many of their children will as well.

Forbidden Love A recent "unsettling" conversation with Microsoft's Bing AI rattled New York Times ' tech columnist Kevin Roose. Over a two-hour-long chat, Bing seemingly started opening up to him, going as far as to tell him "that it loved" him. In fact, the controversial bot even "tried to convince me that I was unhappy in my marriage and that I should leave my wife and be with it instead." Writ

Doomsday Glacier The Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica — perhaps better known as the " Doomsday Glacier " — is about the size of Florida and locked in place by a small ice shelf, which acts as an important buffer against sea level rise. Now, using a torpedo-like robot to get a closer look, researchers have discovered that this critical shelf is starting to show cracks and "staircase" formations, wor

A new diagnostic test is 1,000 times more sensitive than conventional tests, researchers report. When Srikanth Singamaneni and Guy Genin, both professors of mechanical engineering and materials science at the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, established a new collaboration with researchers from the School of Medicine in late 2019, they didn't know the landscap

The dodo has joined an exclusive club, becoming one of the species suggested for de-extinction.

With the largest wingspan of any living bird, the wandering albatross is a giant of the sea. But like several other tube-nosed bird species, it is under threat of extinction.

The dodo has joined an exclusive club, becoming one of the species suggested for de-extinction.

With the largest wingspan of any living bird, the wandering albatross is a giant of the sea. But like several other tube-nosed bird species, it is under threat of extinction.

Google, Microsoft and Baidu are using tools similar to ChatGPT to turn Internet searches into a conversation. How will this change humanity's relationship with machines?

Male whales along Australia's eastern seaboard are giving up singing to attract a mate, switching instead to fighting their male competition.

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has photographed clear signs of ripples locked into a Martian rock, a sign of an ancient lake on the Red Planet's surface.

A superb compact notebook, the Lenovo Slim 7i Pro X pairs powerful internals with a consistently slick design.

Physicist who designed and developed innovative instruments that provided evidence of changes in the Earth's atmosphere The consensus on how human activity is changing our climate is now so comprehensive that it is easy to forget that crucial to building the scientific understanding has been the acquisition over decades of many careful environmental measurements. John Harries, who has died aged 7

Male whales along Australia's eastern seaboard are giving up singing to attract a mate, switching instead to fighting their male competition.

A team of scientists led by Professor Tanja Gulder at Leipzig University's Institute of Organic Chemistry, together with colleagues from the University of Regensburg, has developed a simplified and efficient method for the artificial production of terpenes.

Microsoft's new chatbot for Bing has displayed some strange behavior, proving that AI is more fallible than tech companies let on.

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Nature, Published online: 16 February 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-00407-4 Ten components come together to form a complex structure called a triakis tetrahedron.

Nature, Published online: 16 February 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-00469-4 US regulatory agency makes 'big change' to increase the number of participants from under-represented groups in drug testing.

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A modelling study suggests that the proportion of cases involving pneumonia-causing bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics has increased amid the covid-19 pandemic

A team of researchers has proposed that advanced extraterrestrial civilizations could be using black holes as quantum computers. As Universe Today reports , it's both a wild hypothesis and a potential solution to the Fermi paradox, which questions why we haven't found life in other parts of the universe yet. As detailed in a yet-to-be-peer-reviewed paper , a team of German and Georgian researcher

The Titanic's rust-caked bow, an officer's cabin and a promenade window are part of the never-before-seen footage of the shipwreck site, which continues to slowly vanish 12,500 feet below the waves. (Image credit: Screenshot by NPR/WHOI)

Last month, Karen Vogtmann and Michael Borinsky posted a proof that there is a truckload of mathematical structure within a hitherto inaccessible mathematical world called the moduli space of graphs, which Vogtmann and a collaborator first described in the mid-1980s. "That's a super hard problem. It's amazing they were able to," said Dan Margalit, a mathematician at the Georgia Institute of… So

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According to a new study published in Scientific Reports puppies—but not kittens and wolf pups—tend to spontaneously imitate human actions, even when they are not rewarded with food (or toys). The researchers of the Department of Ethology at Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Budapest, investigated whether young puppies, kittens and wolf pups have different tendencies to observe and imitate what a p

Exclusive: museum in London agreed to take care not to say anything that could damage sponsor Equinor's reputation The Science Museum in London signed a sponsorship contract containing a gagging clause with the Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor, agreeing to take care not to say anything that could damage the firm's reputation, it can be revealed. The agreement, a copy of which was obtained by

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First-year college students who get less than six hours of sleep early in the semester show a pronounced decline in academic performance, a new study shows. In addition, each hour of sleep lost corresponds to a 0.07 decrease in end-of-term GPA. College is a time of transition for young adults. It may be the first time students have the freedom to determine how to spend their time, but this freedo

An international research collaboration led by the John Innes Centre has used innovative genomic discovery methods to show how we might halt the emerging and highly destructive disease known as wheat blast.

National Institutes of Health researchers have developed and released an innovative software tool to assemble truly complete (i.e., gapless) genome sequences from a variety of species. This software, called Verkko, which means "network" in Finnish, makes the process of assembling complete genome sequences more affordable and accessible. A description of the new software was published today in Natu

A new tool to predict the chances of successfully inserting a gene-edited sequence of DNA into the genome of a cell, using a technique known as prime editing, has been developed by researchers at the Wellcome Sanger Institute. An evolution of CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technology, prime editing has huge potential to treat genetic disease in humans, from cancer to cystic fibrosis. But thus far, the f

Soaring energy prices triggered by the Russia-Ukraine conflict could push up to 141 million more people around the globe into extreme poverty, a new study reveals.

An international research collaboration led by the John Innes Centre has used innovative genomic discovery methods to show how we might halt the emerging and highly destructive disease known as wheat blast.

National Institutes of Health researchers have developed and released an innovative software tool to assemble truly complete (i.e., gapless) genome sequences from a variety of species. This software, called Verkko, which means "network" in Finnish, makes the process of assembling complete genome sequences more affordable and accessible. A description of the new software was published today in Natu

A new tool to predict the chances of successfully inserting a gene-edited sequence of DNA into the genome of a cell, using a technique known as prime editing, has been developed by researchers at the Wellcome Sanger Institute. An evolution of CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technology, prime editing has huge potential to treat genetic disease in humans, from cancer to cystic fibrosis. But thus far, the f

The 2015–2018 summer droughts have been exceptional in large parts of Western and Central Europe over the last 400 years, in terms of the magnitude of drought conditions. This indicates an influence of man-made global warming. However, multi-year droughts have occurred frequently in the 17th and 18th century, although not as severe.

In their study published in the journal Nature, researchers characterized more than 1,500 glacial lake outbursts recorded in mountain regions worldwide since 1900 based on water volume, peak discharge, timing and source lake elevation. This enabled them to estimate trends over time.

A peculiar cloud of gas, nicknamed the Tadpole due to its shape, appears to be revolving around a space devoid of any bright objects. This suggests that the Tadpole is orbiting a dark object, most likely a black hole 100,000 times more massive than the sun. Future observations will help determine what is responsible for the shape and motion of the Tadpole.

Dopamine is best known as a neurotransmitter. What is rather unknown, however, is that the underwater glue used by mussels contains large amounts of L-Dopa molecules, an analog of dopamine.

Dopamine is best known as a neurotransmitter. What is rather unknown, however, is that the underwater glue used by mussels contains large amounts of L-Dopa molecules, an analog of dopamine.

Materials scientists at Cornell have developed a method for better understanding the complex electrochemical reactions that occur at the interface of water and metal surfaces—an approach that will ultimately lead to better fuel cells and other electrochemical technologies.

When fishermen and women look at the gray Atlantic waters off New England, they see a marine environment literally swimming with cod, the popular white fish prized around the world for its mild flavor.

Tucked in between videos of friends, family or silly dances and pranks are promoted advertisements, often not labeled, to get users to buy the latest products. A simple scroll through TikTok can garner thousands of videos of everyday people reviewing products from fashion, beauty, fitness, cars and technology.

A high-yield, one-pot, scalable reaction facilitates the production of biologically relevant amide compounds using less reactive nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds and carboxylic acid without the use of heat or special equipment.

Two new ideas might make that happen

(Image: 66 North/Unsplash) A new study suggests that our previous methods of predicting climate change-related sea level rise were incorrect—and not how we'd like them to be. Enhanced computer models now project rapid sea level rise and Antarctic-Greenland ice sheet loss should the planet warm by more than 1.8 degrees Celsius rather than the 2 degrees Celsius previously calculated. The simulation

When fishermen and women look at the gray Atlantic waters off New England, they see a marine environment literally swimming with cod, the popular white fish prized around the world for its mild flavor.

A review article addresses a conflict between models and evidence, known as the Holocene global temperature conundrum.

'Forever chemicals' are everywhere — water, soil, crops, animals, the blood of 97% of Americans — researchers are trying to figure out how they got there. Their recent findings suggest that the microbes that help break down biodegradable materials and other waste are likely complicit in the release of the notorious per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) into the environment.

Scientists have designed a novel electronic tag package incorporating high-tech sensors and a video camera in order to document a detailed view of exactly how sailfish behave and hunt once they are on their own and out of view of the surface.

Scientists have for the first time constructed the reference genome for the source of the popular fiber supplement, psyllium husk, which could boost supplies of the versatile plant-derived product.

Anthocyanins in plants have properties that reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, shows a new review article. Anthocyanins are red, purple and blue pigments found in fruits, vegetables, and tubers.

Psychostimulants interacting with the dopamine transporter are found in the therapy of neuro-psychiatric disorders, such as ADHD or depression, as well as on the illicit drug market. In order to better understand their exact mode of action and undesirable effects, a research team has been working on the question of why different substances in this group of substances have different effects: Accord

New research in quantum computing is moving science closer to being able to overcome supply-chain challenges and restore global security during future periods of unrest.

A new study has found that as well as ground vibrations, snakes can hear and react to airborne sound.

Seabed mining could soon begin in the deep ocean — but the potential impact on animals including whales is unknown, researchers have warned.

Nature Communications, Published online: 16 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-36441-z CD59 protects human cells from damage by the MAC immune pore. The authors show how CD59 inhibits MAC, by deflecting pore-forming β-hairpins of complement proteins. As well as how the membrane environment influences the role of CD59 in complement regulation and in host-pathogen interactions.

A team of researchers has developed a new method to screen FDA-approved drugs to determine if they could be repurposed or improved to help patients with a rare, debilitating disease of the nervous system.

Microsoft has finally spoken out about its unhinged AI chatbot. In a new blog post , the company admitted that its Bing Chat feature is not really being used to find information — after all, it's unable to consistently tell truth from fiction — but for "social entertainment" instead. The company found that "extended chat sessions of 15 or more questions" can lead to "responses that are not necess

Outgoing Humans Earlier this month, Arena Group, which owns magazines including Men's Journal and Sports Illustrated , announced that it'd start publishing AI-generated articles. Its CEO and chairman Ross Levinsohn, however, vowed that "AI will never replace journalism." Sounds like that's not going so great. Continuing a years-long cutbacks campaign, Sports Illustrated has been hit with another

Archaeologists and anthropologists agree that the Neanderthals were accomplished hunters, but what was the source of their skill? How did they seize and slaughter their prey, and with what tools and techniques? The answers, these specialists say, are imbedded in the archaeological record. Containing an assortment of hints into Neanderthal hunting habits — including their remains, tools and trash —

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Researchers offer the first description of the animal communities around the asphalt volcanoes about 10 miles off the coast of Santa Barbara, California. Santa Barbara Channel's natural oil seeps are a beach-goer's bane, flecking the shores with blobs of tar. But the leaking petroleum also creates fascinating geologic and biologic features. These asphalt volcanoes, virtually unique in the world,

Volunteering more than 100 hours per year is particularly good at alleviating the loneliness of older adults, research finds. Loneliness among older adults is a major public health problem. Numerous research studies have consistently documented the adverse effects of loneliness on mortality, physical and mental health, cognitive functions , and health behaviors. The study in the Journal of Geront

You just spend nearly a grand (if not more) on a Samsung phone. Don't take a risk—keep it safe!

Psychologists call it 'vicarious trauma' – the result of witnessing too much misery, even if you're not experiencing it first hand. And it can affect anyone, from war correspondents to legal professionals and interpreters If I had been told that my dream career could end up affecting my mental health, I might have thought twice about pursuing it. Or perhaps I wouldn't have. After all, trauma is n

For the sake of shielding vulnerable and endangered wildlife from the existential risks posed by people, some governments and agencies have established so-called protected areas that are designed to be free of human encroachment and development.

Betalains are a class of plant pigments that are responsible for the characteristic red-violet (betacyanin) or yellow (betaxanthin) color of certain fruits and vegetables. These naturally occurring, water-soluble, and nitrogen-containing pigments are commonly used as food coloring agents.

A team of researchers has developed a new method to screen FDA-approved drugs to determine if they could be repurposed or improved to help patients with a rare, debilitating disease of the nervous system.

For the sake of shielding vulnerable and endangered wildlife from the existential risks posed by people, some governments and agencies have established so-called protected areas that are designed to be free of human encroachment and development.

Betalains are a class of plant pigments that are responsible for the characteristic red-violet (betacyanin) or yellow (betaxanthin) color of certain fruits and vegetables. These naturally occurring, water-soluble, and nitrogen-containing pigments are commonly used as food coloring agents.

The enormous amount of data obtained by filming biological processes using a microscope has previously been an obstacle for analyses. Using artificial intelligence (AI), researchers at the University of Gothenburg can now follow cell movement across time and space. The method could be very helpful for developing more effective cancer medications.

Researchers have summarized the threats that future rocket launches would pose to Earth's protective ozone layer.

Researchers have reconstructed the brains and inner ears of two British spinosaurs, helping uncover how these large predatory dinosaurs interacted with their environment.

New research suggests that reducing virulence in drug resistant infections rather than trying to kill bacteria outright may offer an alternative approach to treatment. The study revealed how two proteins enable the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacterium to secrete the toxins that make people sick. The research suggests that therapies targeting these two proteins could disable

In some years, rice blast disease destroys more than one quarter of the harvest worldwide. But it's hard to fight with current methods. Researchers have now discovered how the fungus breeches the tough skin of the rice leaf and determined the structure of the enzyme secreted to puncture the leaf. They're now searching for chemical blockers that would work as a spray-on fungicide for rice and other

A multi-institutional team of researchers conducted the first study to evaluate how the duration of nightly sleep early in the semester affects first year college students end-of-semester grade point average (GPA). Using Fitbit sleep trackers, they found that students on average sleep 6.5 hours a night, but negative outcomes accumulate when students received less than six hours of sleep a night. T

The most comprehensive study to date of the blood cancer, Hodgkin lymphoma, has provided fascinating insights into what tumour cells must do to survive. Researchers found that cancer cells use signals to attract certain types of immune cell and instruct them not to attack.

Researchers reported auroras around Jupiter's two largest Galilean moons for the first time and found new features in the auroras of volcanic Io and icy Europa.

The enormous amount of data obtained by filming biological processes using a microscope has previously been an obstacle for analyses. Using artificial intelligence (AI), researchers at the University of Gothenburg can now follow cell movement across time and space. The method could be very helpful for developing more effective cancer medications.

Late last year, a Virginia-based startup called Contraline started the initial clinical trial of its male birth control , a hydrogel that's injected directly into mens' vas deferens (the tube that carries sperm from the testes to the urethra) to block sperm from passing. Trial participants will be monitored for the next three years, with doctors keeping an eye on the gel's effectiveness and safet

Electrocatalysis is an interface-dominated process, in which the activity of the catalyst highly relates to the adsorption/desorption behaviors of the reactants/intermediates/products on the active sites. From the perspective of catalyst design, the chemical functionalization on noble metal surfaces will inevitably affect the reaction process, which is considered to be one of the effective strateg

ICRAR researchers have discovered tantalizing evidence of magnetic fields in the universe's largest cosmic structures.

This quirky icon of evolution faces a rocky future

(Image: Waldemar Brandt/Unsplash) After a lengthy wait, the Biden administration announced Wednesday a set of standards for its national electric vehicle charger network. Its priorities include ensuring universal EV charger compatibility and bolstering domestic charger production. When the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed, it did so with a provision for a national network of 500,000 EV charge

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The dinosaurs knew a smaller, dimmer sun than we do today. And we're in the last legs of the viability of life on Earth. In about 500 million years, our sun will brighten to the point that it will trigger a runaway greenhouse effect on the Earth. The oceans will evaporate, locking in more heat in the atmosphere, which will cause even more evaporation, which will heat up the planet more, leading to

Using the 3.6m Devasthal Optical Telescope (DOT), Indian astronomers have performed detailed deep near-infrared observations of a Galactic open cluster known as Teutsch 76. Results of the observational campaign, published February 9 on the arXiv pre-print server, shed more light on the properties of this cluster.

Over the last decade, researchers have sounded the alarm on soil erosion being the biggest threat to global food security. As world governments moved to implement soil conservation practices, a new debate began: does agricultural soil erosion create a net organic carbon (OC) sink or source? The question is a crucial one, as carbon sinks absorb more carbon than they release, while carbon sources re

A NASA study describes how rocks could have been "shocked" and changed by meteorite impacts, once frequent on ancient Mars. This will improve our analysis of rock samples collected from the Red Planet.

A pioneering global study has revealed how schools worldwide are using a raft of marketing techniques to attract higher performing pupils and climb the league tables.

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Researchers from the Wuhan Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and other institutions have recently discovered a new species of Fabaceae in Zhuxi and Shennongjia of Hubei, China.

A telecommunications museum in Seattle, with a working exchange from the 1940s, shows how telephones brought us together – but also tore us apart, says Annalee Newitz

These popular Wi-Fi systems are easy to use, but the product lineup is confusing. Here's how to choose the right one for your home.

Researchers from the Wuhan Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and other institutions have recently discovered a new species of Fabaceae in Zhuxi and Shennongjia of Hubei, China.

In a study published in Frontiers in Microbiology, a cooperative research group from the Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics (CIOMP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Jilin University proposed rapid identification and drug resistance screening of pathogenic bacteria based on single cell Raman spectroscopy (SCRS).

Under global warming, the Arctic has warmed almost four times faster than the rest of the globe, and the sea-ice extent and thickness have significantly decreased and thinned over the past four decades.

Since the discovery of the Antarctic ozone hole in the 1980s, numerous studies have pointed out that this depletion of ozone in the Antarctic has important impacts on global climate change, and that the changes in Antarctic stratospheric temperatures during austral winter are of great significance to ozone depletion and the formation of the ozone hole.

Between 1909 and 1913, the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin organized and financed the German Tendaguru Expedition (GTE) to southern Tanzania, at that time still the German colony of Deutsch-Ostafrika. With the participation of more than 500 local African excavation workers, a large number of porters, and two Berlin scientists, a total of more than 230 tons of fossil dinosaur material was taken to Ber

In a study published in Frontiers in Microbiology, a cooperative research group from the Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics (CIOMP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Jilin University proposed rapid identification and drug resistance screening of pathogenic bacteria based on single cell Raman spectroscopy (SCRS).

Between 1909 and 1913, the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin organized and financed the German Tendaguru Expedition (GTE) to southern Tanzania, at that time still the German colony of Deutsch-Ostafrika. With the participation of more than 500 local African excavation workers, a large number of porters, and two Berlin scientists, a total of more than 230 tons of fossil dinosaur material was taken to Ber

The torrent of bad news – on the economy, on the climate and on the war in Europe – can be exhausting. Despite the news reflecting a grim picture of our society, some of Australia's best writers, including Helen Garner and Tony Birch, have found happiness amid the chaos. In this episode of Full Story, Gabrielle Jackson talks to Guardian Australia's editor-in-chief, Lenore Taylor , and assistant e

A Congressional report on the approval of the Alzheimer's drug Aduhelm identified serious concerns about the FDA's processes The post first appeared on Science-Based Medicine .

Nature, Published online: 15 February 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-00480-9 Thousands of research projects rely on Twitter's API and their future is unclear. Plus, a pioneering diabetes drug offers hope for autoimmune disorders and how scientist-couples make it work.

Fastighetsägare kan utnyttja luckor i lagstiftningen för att göra renoveringar – som kan leda till rejält höjda hyror. Och hyresgästerna har inte mycket att säga till om, visar en ny rapport. Inlägget dök först upp på forskning.se .

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Repressive regimes tend to be unimaginative. They persecute and censor their opponents, herd them into concentration camps, torture and execute them in ways that rarely vary from country to country, era to era. As the outrages pile up, public opinion becomes exhausted. Once in a while, however, a story surfaces that is so startling, so malicious, so unheard of, that people are jolted out of their

To be a parent on the internet is to be constantly accused of false advertising. We make parenting sound " so freaking horrible ," " messy, tedious, nightmarishly life-destroying ," like it will " change everything , mostly for the worse." Or is it that we make it look " so easy ," " aesthetically-pleasing" and "effortlessly beautiful ," " miles from what motherhood looks like for many of us "? P

Donald Trump is probably unaware that he's an avid practitioner of a debating method known among philosophers and rhetoricians as the Gish Gallop. Its aim is simple: to defeat one's opponent by burying them in a torrent of incorrect, irrelevant, or idiotic arguments. Trump owes much of his political success to this tactic—and to the fact that so few people know how to beat it. Although his 2024 c

These unusual phobias may sound bizarre, but they are real conditions that bring great distress to those who live with them.

New research in cells finds that the PFAS chemical GenX suppresses the neutrophil respiratory burst—the method white blood cells known as neutrophils use to kill invading pathogens. The study is an important first step in understanding how both legacy and emerging PFAS chemicals might affect the body's innate immune system . PFAS are a class of per- and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals used to make cons

This is today's edition of The Download , our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. How K-pop fans are shaping elections around the globe Back in the early '90s, Korean pop music, known as K-pop, was largely conserved to its native South Korea. It's since exploded around the globe into an international phenomenon, emphasizing choreography and

This episode featured the following HBP researchers: Birgit Kriener (Center for Molecular Medicine Norway) Sacha van Albada (University of Cologne, Forschungszentrum Jülich) Mikael Djurfeld (KTH Royal Institute of Technology) Johanna Senk (Forschungszentrum Jülich) The session was moderated by Hans Ekkehard Plesser from Norwegian University of Life Sciences. Entering its third and final phase, th

As I have discussed numerous times on this blog, our brains did not evolve to be optimal precise perceivers and processors of information. Here is an infographic showing 188 documents cognitive biases. These biases are not all bad – they are tradeoffs. Evolutionary forces care only about survival, and so the idea is that many of these biases are more adaptive than accurate. We may, for example, o

And according to tracing firm Chainalysis, one very prolific scammer ran at least 264 of those scams in 2022 alone.

This week, we discuss all the ways generative AI is upending journalism, marketing, shopping, and search.

A soon-to-launch European mission is the first of two spacecraft—the other from NASA—that will hunt for signs of habitability on Jupiter's icy moons

Nature, Published online: 16 February 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-00470-x Natasha Mason explores how best to mitigate the negative effects of the world's most widely used illicit drug.

So… 30 years from now. Society: – Most people won't work, AI has replaced them – Aging escape velocity has been reached – Working class is nearly powerless by now due to the Rulling class not needing them – Only rich people can afford having kids, population is shrinking at unprecedented rates – Most democracies have migrated to a direct democracy, with the option of still being represented if

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Messengers are something that the majority of the world's population can not live without. We've become heavily reliant on them and having one is essential for many to be able to effectively communicate. This allowed plenty of big tech companies to abuse data they receive from these users, leading them to become seriously interested in decentralized alternatives. So what does the future look like

A soon-to-launch European mission is the first of two spacecraft—the other from NASA—that will hunt for signs of habitability on Jupiter's icy moons

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This is Work in Progress, a newsletter by Derek Thompson about work, technology, and how to solve some of America's biggest problems. Sign up here to get it every week . American teenagers—especially girls and kids who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or questioning—are "engulfed" in historic rates of anxiety and sadness. And everybody seems to think they know why. Some psychologists point to

Strong interactions between particles in physical systems can result in various highly correlated ground states. These states and the strong correlations underpinning them have been extensively explored in recent years.

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It's George Washington's birthday, and he wants you to have a robot vacuum. These deals are perfect for gearing up for spring.

The avian flu has killed millions of chickens, decimated wild birds—and moved into mammals. Now the poultry industry needs new measures to stop its spread.

Biologists are working to quickly grow hardier specimens that can be propagated and transplanted by robotic arms.

Researchers have spent years warning that text-generation algorithms can spew bias and falsehoods. Tech giants are rushing them into products anyway.

Looming apocalypse. Paranoid conspiracies. Rocket-obsessed oligarchs. As Thomas Pynchon's novel turns 50, its world feels unnervingly present.

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ISS 80mm forward nadir mosaic created with imagery from Expedition 66. Three crewmembers of the International Space Station (ISS) will have to wait a little longer for their ride home. Russia's Roscosmos has announced a delay in the launch of the Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft, which is slated to replace the MS-22 that sprung a coolant leak late last year. There's nothing wrong with MS-23 — as far as any

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Med hjälp av artificiell intelligens kan forskare göra bättre analyser av celler som filmas i mikroskop. Den nya metoden kan underlätta utvecklingen av cancermediciner. Inlägget dök först upp på forskning.se .

Nature Communications, Published online: 16 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-36663-1 Author Correction: ZIP1 + fibroblasts protect lung cancer against chemotherapy via connexin-43 mediated intercellular Zn 2+ transfer

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Nature Communications, Published online: 16 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-36444-w The contribution of animal ecosystem engineers to coastal geomorphological processes is often neglected. Here, the authors combine observational, experimental and modelling work to demonstrate that ecosystem engineering by mussels is a much stronger driver of salt marsh accretion rates than expected.

This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review's weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here. When it comes to watching the Super Bowl, I've always been more of a football person than a commercials person. During Sunday's game, though, I couldn't help but notice something about the ads. A handful of electric-vehicle commercials aired during the game

I mere end to timer var Region Midtjyllands hospitaler fanget i et kritisk netværksnedbrud.

PLUS. ECP-bremser ville have reduceret alvorligheden af afsporingen, mener eksperter.

PLUS. Københavns Kommunes beslutning om at placere metroværksted på Prøvestenen er stik mod andre planer.

Brugere på Reddit har givet den populære ChatGPT en identitet, der får den til at bryde sine egne regler.

Climate change isn't causing the multi-year drought that is devastating parts of Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil and Bolivia, but warming is worsening some of the dry spell's impacts, a new study says.

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Nature Communications, Published online: 16 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-36397-0 Bubbles at an air-liquid interface will rupture when their spherical cap becomes sufficiently drained. It is now shown that the film thickness of large bare viscous bubbles is highly non-uniformly distributed, and that a bubble's thickness profile relates to its drainage velocity.

Nature Communications, Published online: 16 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-36503-2 Grass pea is a multi-stress tolerant orphan crop and developing cultivars with decreased accumulation of the neurotoxin β-L-oxalyl-2,3-diaminopropionic acid (β-L-ODAP) is one of its breeding objectives. Here, the authors assemble its genome and reveal genes involved in the biosynthesis of β-L-ODAP.

Upp till två procent av befolkningen drabbas av hjärtsvikt, visar en internationell studie. Patienterna lider också ofta av flera andra sjukdomar. Den komplexa situationen ställer allt högre krav på sjukvården. Inlägget dök först upp på forskning.se .

The brown basilisk, a nonnative lizard, is gaining ground across South and Central Florida, and University of Florida scientists need more data to determine its status and potential impacts.

The brown basilisk, a nonnative lizard, is gaining ground across South and Central Florida, and University of Florida scientists need more data to determine its status and potential impacts.

A new model of forecasting home prices based on consumer demand predicts that prices for housing will decrease by 5% nationally and 12% in San Diego County by the end of this year. The model, which highlights online search activity, was recently published in a new study from the University of California San Diego's Rady School of Management.

PLUS. Teknologien screener hurtigt, om en genmutation er sygdomsfremkaldende, og om kendte eller nye lægemidler vil have effekt.

It's a good time to be a search startup. When I spoke to Richard Socher, the CEO of You.com, last week he was buzzing: "Man, what an exciting day—looks like another record for us," he exclaimed. "Never had this many users. It's been a whirlwind." You wouldn't know that two of the biggest firms in the world had just revealed rival versions of his company's product. In back-to-back announcements la

Less than a month before Chile's presidential election on December 19, 2021, Constanza Jorquera, an associate researcher at the Chilean Korean Study Center at the University of Santiago, Chile, feared that her country's future—and her own rights—hung in the balance. The right-wing candidate, a 55-year-old former congressman named Jose Antonio Kast, had won the first of two rounds of voting on a p

A focus on revolutionary solutions like carbon capture and geoengineering is slowing the uptake of existing answers to the problems of climate change, air pollution and energy security, says environmental engineer Mark Jacobson

Even as rescuers rush to arrive, it's often locals who can best offer immediate help, experts say. And they say governments in devastated areas often fail to realize the scope and respond immediately. (Image credit: Bernat Armangue/AP)

Nature Communications, Published online: 16 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-36522-z Systemic lupus erythematosus is characterised by the generation of antibodies targeting DNA and nuclear antigens. Here, the authors show that oxidised mitochondrial DNA induces gasdermin D oligomerization and promotes pore formation in neutrophils from patients with SLE.

Inflation and pressing household expenses are forcing some people to postpone health needs, an emerging trend that has health experts worried that conditions may only worsen.

Fossil-captured CCS debunked At inception (by Ari Jokimäki, in 2017) this weekly collection consisted entirely of peer-reviewed academic research. Late in 2021 Marc Kodack kindly signed on to add a new feature, our government/NGO reports section. Here we present selected articles featuring many of the characteristics of journal articles but aimed more toward policymakers and the general public, b

København og resten af Danmark vil uundgåeligt blive ramt, i takt med at verdenshavene stiger, siger ekspert.

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Climate change didn't make the dry spell more likely, researchers found, though extreme heat probably made it hurt more.

Midlife used to mean settling down, going grey and buying a lawnmower. But with relaxation no longer an option, has the concept lost all meaning? Amid all the recent commentary about John Cleese resurrecting Fawlty Towers , one fact struck me as even more preposterous than the setting's proposed relocation to a Caribbean boutique hotel: when the original series aired, Cleese was only 35 years old

Artificially raising island heights or building completely new higher islands have been proposed as solutions to sea-level rise in the Maldives and other low-lying nations.

Neurotechnology devices being developed by companies like Meta and Snap could one day allow people to control computers with their minds. But the tech firms might also be tempted to monetize the troves of real-time neural data the devices would collect, argues tech writer Michael Nolan.

Nature Communications, Published online: 16 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-36581-2 Treating acute disease like anaphylaxis is challenging due to the inability to administer therapeutics in a timely manner and regulate pharmacokinetics precisely within a short time window. Here the authors develop active acoustic metamaterials-driven transdermal drug delivery for rapid and on-demand acute d

Nature Communications, Published online: 16 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-36553-6 Disease-associated mutations in the protein TECPR2 have so far been mainly studied with respect to autophagy. Using complementary proteomics approaches, the authors identify trafficking and sorting defects along the secretory pathway upon TECPR2 deficiency and provide evidence that TECPR2 associates with the

This story was originally published in our Mar/Apr 2023 issue. Click here to subscribe to read more stories like this one. While paging through the book Space Physiology and Medicine in 1995, Senator John Glenn spotted a chart that captured his imagination. Listed were 52 kinds of physical changes routinely experienced in space by orbiting astronauts, including osteoporosis, cardiovascular difficu

CBD is currently only prescribed for a small number of conditions such as rare, severe epilepsy Oxford scientists are to launch a major global trial to investigate whether cannabis-based medicine can treat people with psychosis or psychotic symptoms. Currently, cannabidiol (CBD) is only prescribed for a small number of conditions. In the UK, for example, these include rare, severe epilepsy, and v

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I am an AI expert who thinks some of these Chatbots are truly intelligent. ​ I would say I am an "AI expert" as I work in Machine Learning at a large prestigious software company. I know how Transformers work, I use them, and I have studied and altered some of their architectures in minor ways (and did much more architecture research back when LSTM was popular), and generated my own pretraining t

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For a while, decentralization was the "next big thing". We kept hearing about how much of a better option it is than centralized ones. Things I used to hear are: 1- it's a more effective storage solution, where gaining unauthorized access to information was much more difficult. Instead of providing hackers with one centralized location where all data is stored, distribute it across different loca

Nature Communications, Published online: 16 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-36647-1 Ether solvents have poor anodic stabilities in lithium metal batteries. Here, the authors propose a non-aqueous electrolyte solution with a non-polar and non-fluorinated ether solvent. The electrolyte enables stable cycling of high-voltage Li metal batteries in pouch cell configuration.

Nature Communications, Published online: 16 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-36616-8 The salience network has been hypothesised to modulate default mode network activity during stimulus-driven cognition. Here, the authors show that in rats, stimulation of the anterior insular cortex, a key node of the salience network, suppresses the default mode network and decouples these networks, providi

Nature Communications, Published online: 16 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-36531-y No multi-color RNA fluorescent tags are currently available for use in live cells. Here, the authors show that fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy is advantageous for multiplexed RNA visualization while achieving robust cellular contrast.

Nature Communications, Published online: 16 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-36523-y The molecular mechanisms determining the response to radiotherapy remain incompletely understood. Here, the authors demonstrate that the E3 ubiquitin ligase and intracellular Fc receptor, TRIM21, impairs CD8+ T cell responses in nasopharyngeal carcinoma tumour models following ionizing radiation.

A lost chapter in our planet's history.

A devastating disease.

A university investigation in Hong Kong found that a professor used the email account of a former student to conduct all the correspondence needed to edit special issues of two journals, Retraction Watch has learned. The two special issues, which were published last year, are full of articles with the hallmarks of paper mills, said Dorothy Bishop, an Oxford psychologist and scientific sleuth who

According to new research by the children's commissioner for England, one in 10 children have watched pornography by the time they are nine years old. And teachers say the effects are being felt in schools. So what makes young people vulnerable to this kind of content, and what impact might it have on their brains and behaviour? Madeleine Finlay speaks to Guardian education correspondent Sally We

A decade-long experiment on the use of high-intensity fire to control bush encroachment in South Africa's Kruger National Park (KNP) has revealed that despite an initial short-term effect, these fires did not result in a meaningful reversal in bush encroachment in the long-term.

A new paper in Annals of Botany indicates that watching nature documentaries makes people more interested in plants, potentially provoking an involvement in botany and ecology.

According to new research by the children's commissioner for England, one in 10 children have watched pornography by the time they are nine years old. And teachers say the effects are being felt in schools. So what makes young people vulnerable to this kind of content, and what impact might it have on their brains and behaviour? Madeleine Finlay speaks to Guardian education correspondent Sally Wea

A decade-long experiment on the use of high-intensity fire to control bush encroachment in South Africa's Kruger National Park (KNP) has revealed that despite an initial short-term effect, these fires did not result in a meaningful reversal in bush encroachment in the long-term.

A new paper in Annals of Botany indicates that watching nature documentaries makes people more interested in plants, potentially provoking an involvement in botany and ecology.

Objects in the upper stratosphere are used for science, surveillance and communications

Analysis shows sales of Plan B emergency contraception jump while those of oral contraceptives and condoms decline

Nature Communications, Published online: 16 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-36564-3 The drivers of multidecadal changes in the North Tropical Atlantic−Pacific connection are still not fully understood. Here, the authors show that they are mainly controlled by multidecadal variability associated with the North Atlantic Oscillation.

Nature Communications, Published online: 16 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-36595-w Th17 cells produce a range of characteristic Th17 type cytokines and express transcription factors governed by epigenetic regulation to engage the Th17 programme. Here the authors implicate the RNA 5- methylcytosine (m5C) methyltransferase Nsun2 in Th17 cells and the promotion of colitis in a murine model.

Nature Communications, Published online: 16 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-36527-8 Temperate forest soil warming (>14 years) increased soil phosphorus (P) losses and P sorption, reducing bioavailable P in soil solution and resulting in higher acid phosphatase activity but lower biotic phosphate immobilization and microbial biomass.

PLUS. Trafikforsker Otto Anker Nielsen mener, at linjeføringen gør rejsetiden fra Nordsjælland til Lynetteholm alt for lang med tog.

PLUS. Microsoft vil bygge tre store datacentre i henholdsvis Roskilde, Køge og Høje-Taastrup, men det er kun sidstnævnte, der ifølge planen bliver opkoblet fjernvarmenettet.

Kaboom!

Right under our noses the whole time.

The explosion, called a kilonova, created a rapidly expanding fireball of luminous matter before collapsing to form a black hole Astronomers have observed what might be the "perfect explosion", a colossal and utterly spherical blast triggered by the merger of two very dense stellar remnants called neutron stars shortly before the combined entity collapsed to form a black hole. Researchers on Wedn

Like the neurons firing in human brains, bacteria use electricity to communicate and respond to environmental cues. Now, researchers have discovered a way to control this electrical signalling in bacteria, to better understand resistance to antibiotics.

Researchers have developed a machine learning-based ensemble approach to quantify fire-induced thaw settlement across the entire Tanana Flats in Alaska, which encompasses more than 3 million acres. They linked airborne repeat lidar data to time-series Landsat products (satellite images) to delineate thaw settlement patterns across six large fires that have occurred since 2000. The six fires result

In animal models, social isolation triggers memory and learning deficits that are mediated by hyperactivity of the most abundant brain cell, the astrocyte. Importantly, inhibiting this hyperactivity reversed the cognitive deficits associated with social deprivation.

Ginger has a reputation for stimulating the immune system. New results now support this thesis. In laboratory tests, small amounts of a pungent ginger constituent put white blood cells on heightened alert. The study also shows that this process involves a type of receptor that plays a role in the perception of painful heat stimuli and the sensation of spiciness in food.

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Proceed with caution.

If the mom and pup Galápagos sea lions in the photo above seem content, it could be that we're simply projecting human emotions onto them. Or it may just be that that their bellies are full with fish. In fact, barring close encounters with rapacious sharks, they've probably had it pretty good lately — thanks to La Niña. Now in its third year, the climate phenomenon typically brings a bounty of foo

New research published in Biological Conservation has identified the top factors that determine whether efforts to relocate large carnivores to different areas are successful or not. The findings could support global rewilding efforts, from lynx reintroductions in the U.K. to efforts to restore logged tropical forests.

New research published in Biological Conservation has identified the top factors that determine whether efforts to relocate large carnivores to different areas are successful or not. The findings could support global rewilding efforts, from lynx reintroductions in the U.K. to efforts to restore logged tropical forests.

Indoor cycling bikes do far more than challenge your quads. Today's models mimic road bikes and spin classes for a solid workout from the comfort of home. Premium models include a monthly subscription to live workout classes and a huge library of pre-recorded classes. Less expensive models might not have a subscription, but they can still have a strong, sturdy build and include a media holder for

We have chills.

An almost meter-long footprint made by a giant, meat-eating theropod dinosaur from the Jurassic Period represents the largest of its kind ever found in Yorkshire. Curiously, the unusual footprint appears to capture the moment that the dinosaur rested or crouched down some 166 million years ago.

Telomeres—the caps at the ends of chromosomes that protect our genetic materials from the brunt of cellular wear and tear—are known to shorten and fray over time. Lifestyle, diet and stress can exacerbate this process, leading to early loss of telomere protection and increasing the chances of early aging and diseases, such as cancer and heart disease.

An almost meter-long footprint made by a giant, meat-eating theropod dinosaur from the Jurassic Period represents the largest of its kind ever found in Yorkshire. Curiously, the unusual footprint appears to capture the moment that the dinosaur rested or crouched down some 166 million years ago.

Telomeres—the caps at the ends of chromosomes that protect our genetic materials from the brunt of cellular wear and tear—are known to shorten and fray over time. Lifestyle, diet and stress can exacerbate this process, leading to early loss of telomere protection and increasing the chances of early aging and diseases, such as cancer and heart disease.

There's some important distinctions.

This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. Nikki Haley, one of the many Republicans who swore to stop Donald Trump in 2016 and then became a loyal supporter, is now running against Trump. Her campaign is already a collection of meaningless plat

The overdose reversal drug has been administered mostly by emergency responders and outreach workers. If the agency approves a nonprescription version, it could become as easily available as aspirin.

BMJ report found nutritional benefits cited by multibillion-pound industry lacked scientific references Most health claims on formula milk products have little or no supporting evidence, researchers have said, prompting calls for stricter marketing rules to be introduced worldwide. Millions of parents use formula milk in what has become a multibillion-dollar global industry. But a study published

Scientists enlist widely used cancer therapy systems to control gene expression in mammalian cells, a feat of synthetic biology that could change how diseases are treated.

Tenacity has taken a roadblock and turned it into a possible route to the development of quantum computing.

Researchers propose a new approach to making qubits, the basic units in quantum computing, and controlling them to read and write data. The method is based on measuring and controlling the spins of atomic nuclei, using beams of light from two lasers of slightly different colors.

When the Artemis 1 mission was launched in November, it became the world's most powerful rocket, and with liftoff came a loud roar heard miles away. Researchers report noise measurements during the launch at different locations around Kennedy Space Center. The data collected can be used to validate existing noise prediction models, which are needed to protect equipment as well as the surrounding e

Researchers have analyzed brewing with numerical simulations to predict an array of beer foam features. They demonstrate that their model can determine foam patterns, heights, stability, beer/foam ratio, and foam volume fractions. The study presents the first use of a computational approach called a multiphase solver to tackle beer heads.

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The U.S. Navy is leveraging cutting-edge technologies that could change the nature of surveillance and warfare on the water. By integrating artificial intelligence with drone boats, they're learning to detect and anticipate threats from seabed to space. Experts say the U.S. is currently the leader in this field, but competitors like China and Russia are racing to catch up. We are Shelby Holliday

The deadly Marburg virus has been detected in Equatorial Guinea and neighbouring Cameroon, and the World Health Organization is deploying teams to trace the spread of the disease

After a train carrying hazardous chemicals partially derailed and set fire in Ohio on 3 February, questions are being asked about what could have gone wrong

A study of four- and five-year-olds suggests they respond less compassionately to others when a personal reward is at stake Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Young children are willing to help others in distress unless it comes at a personal cost, new research into the ability of children to show c

Researchers propose a new approach to making qubits, the basic units in quantum computing, and controlling them to read and write data. The method is based on measuring and controlling the spins of atomic nuclei, using beams of light from two lasers of slightly different colors.

When the Artemis 1 mission was launched in November, it became the world's most powerful rocket, and with liftoff came a loud roar heard miles away. Researchers report noise measurements during the launch at different locations around Kennedy Space Center. The data collected can be used to validate existing noise prediction models, which are needed to protect equipment as well as the surrounding e

Researchers have analyzed brewing with numerical simulations to predict an array of beer foam features. They demonstrate that their model can determine foam patterns, heights, stability, beer/foam ratio, and foam volume fractions. The study presents the first use of a computational approach called a multiphase solver to tackle beer heads.

What role could rifted margins play in the transition to a carbon-neutral economy? Researchers summarize the current state of knowledge about the so-called rifting of continents. Rifting is the term researchers use to describe the process by which continental plates break and new oceans are formed.

The FDA can now approve drugs that haven't been tested in animals, but don't expect drug companies to switch gears too quickly.

It was only a matter of time until Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, the man who cofounded OpenAI in 2015, would chime in on the current wave of AI chatbots taking the internet by storm. "One of the biggest risks to the future of civilization is AI," Musk told an audience today at the World Government Summit in Dubai, as quoted by CNBC . "It's both positive or negative and has great, great promise,

By studying how enzymes move from one membrane compartment to another inside a cell, scientists at the University of Illinois Chicago have figured out a way to better target cellular proteins, which play a role in many diseases.

By studying how enzymes move from one membrane compartment to another inside a cell, scientists at the University of Illinois Chicago have figured out a way to better target cellular proteins, which play a role in many diseases.

Scientists are not yet clear on how the tau protein changes from a benign protein essential for normal function in our brains into the toxic neurofibrillary tangles that are a signature of Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases.

Schools need to take a long-term approach to reducing the global issue of dating and relationship violence in young people, according to the most comprehensive and far-reaching research analysis ever conducted in the area.

To help identify when tense online debates are inching toward irredeemable meltdown, researchers have developed an artificial intelligence tool that can track these conversations in real-time, detect when tensions are escalating and nudge users away from using incendiary language.

A new all-dry polymerization technique uses reactive vapors to create thin films with enhanced properties, such as mechanical strength, kinetics and morphology.

The tropics hold most of the planet's biodiversity. In order to preserve this fragile and valuable asset, many individuals and communities need to get involved and be well informed. However, tropical ecology and conservation sciences are still often affected by colonialistic and discriminatory practices, which can hamper nature conservation success.

The social media platform helped push the story into the mainstream while also fueling misinformation and conspiracy theories.

This is an edition of Up for Debate, a newsletter by Conor Friedersdorf. On Wednesdays, he rounds up timely conversations and solicits reader responses to one thought-provoking question. Later, he publishes some thoughtful replies. Sign up for the newsletter here. Question of the Week Young women are struggling. "Nearly 1 in 3 high school girls reported in 2021 that they seriously considered suic

Asteroid (199145) 2005 YY128 will pass by Earth at a distance of 2.5 million miles on Feb. 15, but will pose no threat to our planet.

The tropics hold most of the planet's biodiversity. In order to preserve this fragile and valuable asset, many individuals and communities need to get involved and be well informed. However, tropical ecology and conservation sciences are still often affected by colonialistic and discriminatory practices, which can hamper nature conservation success.

Destruction of key hydrothermal vents by deep-sea mining could have knock-on impacts for vent fields hundreds of kilometers away, suggests a new paper published in Ecology and Evolution.

Destruction of key hydrothermal vents by deep-sea mining could have knock-on impacts for vent fields hundreds of kilometers away, suggests a new paper published in Ecology and Evolution.

Bird Drones Are Real Remember that ironic " Birds Aren't Real " conspiracy theory, which jokingly claimed that feathery aves are government drones? Well, they may have had a point — sort of. Behold: actual, functioning prototypes for drones that use parts of dead birds like pigeons to look and fly like a real sky rat. The researchers who designed the birdlike drones envision that they could one d

Gardeners, walkers and others are being asked to see how warming temperatures are affecting the fruit trees in their gardens, allotments or parks this spring.

Most people own houseplants and eagerly grow them on windowsills and shelves only to be disappointed when they wilt or die—new research has shown that the problem could be that we're feeding them all wrong and we need to pay attention to the roots outside the soil.

Gardeners, walkers and others are being asked to see how warming temperatures are affecting the fruit trees in their gardens, allotments or parks this spring.

Most people own houseplants and eagerly grow them on windowsills and shelves only to be disappointed when they wilt or die—new research has shown that the problem could be that we're feeding them all wrong and we need to pay attention to the roots outside the soil.

In a study published in the Journal of Theoretical Biology, researchers used computer simulations to explore how herd animals can reduce their predation risk. The study is based on the idea suggested by W.D. Hamilton in 1971, that individuals in a herd position themselves so that their own predation risk becomes reduced at the expense of their neighbors.

Independent craft brewers were able to weather the COVID pandemic by taking risks and being innovative, a new study has revealed.

The COVID-19 pandemic directly impacted the way we work, changing the habits to which we had become accustomed. Today, working from home at least part of the week—or from anywhere else but the office—has become the new normal. Workplaces have discovered the efficiency of remote work, and employees have made it a standard request when negotiating with employers.

A new all-dry polymerization technique uses reactive vapors to create thin films with enhanced properties, such as mechanical strength, kinetics and morphology.

Researchers at the Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, India, have investigated the effects of oxidative stress on the production of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), and how antioxidants can alleviate this stress to improve their performance.

In a study published in the Journal of Theoretical Biology, researchers used computer simulations to explore how herd animals can reduce their predation risk. The study is based on the idea suggested by W.D. Hamilton in 1971, that individuals in a herd position themselves so that their own predation risk becomes reduced at the expense of their neighbors.

The U.S. military started tracking more airborne objects it calls "low speed clutter" after shooting down the Chinese balloon. The National Weather Service says it launches about 184 balloons a day. (Image credit: Caroline Brehman/AP)

U.S. agriculture owes many thanks to the honeybee (Apis mellifera L.), as it plays the crucial role of pollinator within the nation's food supply. Some of the nation's food industries rely solely on the honeybee, and it's estimated that the economic value of its pollination role is worth well over $17 billion each year.

Researchers at the Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, India, have investigated the effects of oxidative stress on the production of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), and how antioxidants can alleviate this stress to improve their performance.

Non-fused-ring organic photoactive materials have attracted broad attention in recent years due to their low synthetic cost. Different from the rigid coplanar structure of fused-ring molecules, the easily rotated conformation of non-fused-ring molecules could lead to the different energetic disorder, which greatly affects the intramolecular electron transport and thus the device performance.

Scientists of Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai, India and Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) have identified the nature of thousands of new cosmic objects in X-ray wavelengths using machine learning techniques. Machine learning is a variant or part of artificial intelligence.

An advanced imaging-based method from scientists at Scripps Research offers a new way of studying mitochondria.

Brazil's Federal Police on Wednesday were carrying out a court order to seize more than 2 billion reais ($384 million) related to about 13 tons of gold mined illegally in the Amazon rainforest, then exported through an unnamed U.S.-based company.

U.S. agriculture owes many thanks to the honeybee (Apis mellifera L.), as it plays the crucial role of pollinator within the nation's food supply. Some of the nation's food industries rely solely on the honeybee, and it's estimated that the economic value of its pollination role is worth well over $17 billion each year.

An advanced imaging-based method from scientists at Scripps Research offers a new way of studying mitochondria.

From Mexico to Canada, mountain plants are moving upslope to cooler elevations. In some mountain ranges, the upward climb is as fast as 112 metres per decade

Abstract T cell engineering has changed the landscape of cancer immunotherapy. Chimeric antigen receptor T cells have demonstrated a remarkable efficacy in the treatment of B cell malignancies in hematology. However, their clinical impact on solid tumors has been modest so far. T cells expressing an engineered T cell receptor (TCR-T cells) represent a promising therapeutic alternative. The target

Abstract Probabilistic machine learning increasingly informs critical decisions in medicine, economics, politics, and beyond. To aid the development of trust in these decisions, we develop a taxonomy delineating where trust in an analysis can break down: (i) in the translation of real-world goals to goals on a particular set of training data, (ii) in the translation of abstract goals on the train

Abstract The neurovascular unit (NVU) is composed of vascular cells, glial cells, and neurons. As a fundamental functional module in the central nervous system, the NVU maintains homeostasis in the microenvironment and the integrity of the blood-brain barrier. Disruption of the NVU and interactions among its components are involved in the pathophysiology of synucleinopathies, which are characteri

Abstract The medial pallium (MP) is the major forebrain region underlying learning and memory, spatial navigation, and emotion; however, the mechanisms underlying the specification of its principal neuron subtypes remain largely unexplored. Here, by postmitotic deletion of FOXG1 (a transcription factor linked to autism spectrum disorders and FOXG1 syndrome) and single-cell RNA sequencing of E17.5

Abstract RAS-ERK (extracellular signal–regulated kinase) pathway signals are modulated by scaffold proteins that assemble the components of different kinase tiers into a sequential phosphorylation cascade. In the prevailing model scaffold proteins function as isolated entities, where the flux of phosphorylation events progresses downstream linearly, to achieve ERK phosphorylation. We show that di

Abstract Bone fractures and defects pose serious health-related issues on patients. For clinical therapeutics, synthetic scaffolds have been actively explored to promote critical-sized bone regeneration, and electrical stimulations are recognized as an effective auxiliary to facilitate the process. Here, we develop a three-dimensional (3D) biomimetic scaffold integrated with thin-film silicon (Si

Abstract Following the explosive growth of global data, there is an ever-increasing demand for high-throughput processing in image transmission systems. However, existing methods mainly rely on electronic circuits, which severely limits the transmission throughput. Here, we propose an end-to-end all-optical variational autoencoder, named photonic encoder-decoder (PED), which maps the physical sys

Abstract On the largest scales, galaxies are pulled together by gravity to form clusters, which are connected by filaments making a web-like pattern. Radio emission is predicted from this cosmic web, which should originate from the strong accretion shocks around the cosmic structures. We present the first observational evidence that Fermi-type acceleration from strong shocks surrounding the filam

Abstract Advanced human cognition is attributed to increased neocortex size and complexity, but the underlying evolutionary and regulatory mechanisms are largely unknown. Using human and macaque embryonic neocortical H3K27ac data coupled with a deep learning model of enhancers, we identified ~4000 enhancer gains in humans, which, per our model, can often be attributed to single-nucleotide essenti

Abstract The assembly of the autophagy initiation machinery nucleates autophagosome biogenesis, including in the PINK1- and Parkin-dependent mitophagy pathway implicated in Parkinson's disease. The structural interaction between the sole transmembrane autophagy protein, autophagy-related protein 9A (ATG9A), and components of the Unc-51–like autophagy activating kinase (ULK1) complex is one of the

Abstract The Earth's core formation mechanism determines the siderophile and light elements abundance in the Earth's mantle and core. Previous studies suggest that the sink of massive liquid metal through a solid silicate mantle resulted in an unequilibrated core and the lower mantle. Here, we show that percolation can be an effective core formation mechanism in a convective mantle and modify the

Abstract A two-dimensional, anisotropic superconductivity was recently found at the KTaO 3 (111) interfaces. The nature of the anisotropic superconducting transition remains a subject of debate. To investigate the origins of the observed behavior, we grew epitaxial KTaO 3 (111)-based heterostructures. We show that the superconductivity is robust against the in-plane magnetic field and violates th

Abstract Somatic activating mutations of PIK3CA are associated with development of vascular malformations (VMs). Here, we describe a microfluidic model of PIK3CA -driven VMs consisting of human umbilical vein endothelial cells expressing PIK3CA activating mutations embedded in three-dimensional hydrogels. We observed enlarged, irregular vessel phenotypes and the formation of cyst-like structures

Abstract The Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction (DMI) is an antisymmetric exchange interaction that stabilizes spin chirality. One scientific and technological challenge is understanding and controlling the interaction between spin chirality and electric field. In this study, we investigate an unconventional electric field effect on interfacial DMI, skyrmion helicity, and skyrmion dynamics in a sy

Abstract Liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) is involved in various dynamic biological phenomena. In epithelial cells, dynamic regulation of junctional actin filaments tethered to the apical junctional complex (AJC) is critical for maintaining internal homeostasis against external perturbations; however, the role of LLPS in this process remains unknown. Here, after identifying a multifunctional

Abstract The default mode network (DMN) is critical for self-referential mental processes, and its dysfunction is implicated in many neuropsychiatric disorders. However, the neurophysiological properties and task-based functional organization of the rodent DMN are poorly understood, limiting its translational utility. Here, we combine fiber photometry with functional magnetic resonance imaging (f

Abstract Cultural transmission studies in animals have predominantly focused on identifying between-group variation in tool-use techniques, while immaterial cultures remain understudied despite their potential for highlighting similarities between human and animal culture. Here, using long-term data from two chimpanzee communities, we tested whether one of chimpanzees' most enigmatic social custo

Abstract Van der Waals coupling with different stacking configurations is emerging as a powerful method to tune the optical and electronic properties of atomically thin two-dimensional materials. Here, we investigate 3R-stacked transition-metal dichalcogenides as a possible option for high-performance atomically thin field-effect transistors (FETs). We report that the effective mobility of 3R bil

Abstract Future projections of ice sheets in response to different climate scenarios and their associated contributions to sea level changes are subject to deep uncertainty due to ice sheet instability processes, hampering a proper risk assessment of sea level rise and enaction of mitigation/adaptation strategies. For a systematic evaluation of the uncertainty due to climate model fields used as

Abstract Ion-conductive hydrogels, with ions as signal carriers, have become promising candidates to construct functional ionotronics for sensing, actuating, and robotics engineering. However, rational modulation of ionic migration to mimic biological information processing, including learning and memory, remains challenging to be realized in hydrogel materials. Here, we develop a hybrid hydrogel

Abstract Salt homeostasis is orchestrated by both neural circuits and peripheral endocrine factors. The colon is one of the primary sites for electrolyte absorption, while its potential role in modulating sodium intake remains unclear. Here, we revealed that a gastrointestinal hormone, secretin, is released from colon endocrine cells under body sodium deficiency and is indispensable for inducing

Abstract Massive carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions are widely assumed to be the driver of the end-Permian mass extinction (EPME). However, the rate of and total CO 2 released, and whether the source changes with time, remain poorly understood, leaving a key question surrounding the trigger for the EPME unanswered. Here, we assimilate reconstructions of atmospheric P co 2 and carbonate δ 13 C in an

The winning entries in the 2022 Travel Photographer of the Year (TPOTY) were recently announced, with the Slovenian photographer Matjaz Krivic named the overall winner, selected from nearly 20,000 entries. Contest organizers have been kind enough to share some of the winners and honorable mentions, shown below. Captions were provided by the organizers and individual photographers, and have been l

In May 1957, an American fighter pilot stationed in the quiet English countryside was suddenly ordered to get into the air and shoot down an unidentified flying object. The pilot, Milton Torres, pursued the target, which appeared motionless at times before zooming at thousands of miles per hour. He locked on to the object and prepared to fire, but it vanished from radar screens. In secret documen

Of the Brontë sisters, Emily has long been considered the most vexing . She was reportedly jovial around her siblings but disagreeable and timid around anyone else. Her equally tempestuous and aloof reputation left her friendless, and the novel Wuthering Heights —her bold, brutal masterpiece—incensed some readers while enthralling others. She's a literary oddity, a creature whose reserved disposi

Carbon dioxide emissions could be cut by more than 90%

A loggerhead sea turtle named Rocky paused briefly on the sand Wednesday morning before slowly crawling into the Atlantic Ocean after spending six weeks rehabbing at Florida's Loggerhead Marinelife Center.

The governor of Ohio told residents living near the site of a toxic train derailment that it was "safe" to drink the water, as authorities investigate potential environmental fallout from the accident earlier this month.

A loggerhead sea turtle named Rocky paused briefly on the sand Wednesday morning before slowly crawling into the Atlantic Ocean after spending six weeks rehabbing at Florida's Loggerhead Marinelife Center.

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It's only been available to a select group of the public for a few days, but Microsoft's new AI-powered Bing chatbot is making serious waves by making up horror stories , gaslighting users , passive-aggressively admitting defeat , and generally being extremely unstable in incredibly bizarre ways. Now, the examples of the chatbot going off the rails are really starting to pour in — and we seriousl

Reply Guys After lots of bad press, the Replika artificial intelligence chatbot app has turned off its horny texting capabilities — and man, are the AI wife guys pissed. As Know Your Meme points out , Replika's removal of its NFSW mode isn't just causing the usual amount of internet dude pathos. Some even say it's making them literally suicidal. Many have been struck recently by the chatbot's str

From China's mega-cities to Australia's sprawling suburbs, scientists are calling for grassroots action to raise awareness about the role of soil biodiversity to promote better human health and well-being.

Evolutionary geneticists and forensic experts who have spent years analyzing the remains of Chilean poet and Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda have added important new information to the case regarding a possible covert assassination.

Long before Dr. Jukka Vayrynen was an assistant professor at the Purdue Department of Physics and Astronomy, he was a post-doc investigating a theoretical model with emergent particles in a condensed matter setting. Once he arrived at Purdue, he intended to expand on the model, expecting it to be relatively easy.

Evolutionary geneticists and forensic experts who have spent years analyzing the remains of Chilean poet and Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda have added important new information to the case regarding a possible covert assassination.

A comprehensive modeling study indicates the extent to which climate change threatens marine ecosystems and their biodiversity. According to the study, the core habitats of a large proportion of marine species could not only shift poleward, but also shrink significantly by the end of the century. In addition, currently continuous habitats around the equator may be disrupted.

Black holes could be reserves of the dark energy that pushes the universe apart

The talk through their roots, asking others to summon wasps, using L-DOPA

A fast-acting, time-limited contraceptive shows promise in male mice

The "on demand" drug immobilizes sperm rather than limit their production, preventing 100 percent of pregnancies in an experiment.

A quick clinical test can predict which people with neck pain are more likely to benefit from epidural steroid injections, researchers report. These injections deliver drugs directly around the spinal nerves to stop nerve inflammation and reduce pain. The uncomfortable injections are a common treatment for neck pain, but can cost hundreds of dollars each, carry risks, and help only a minority of

A comprehensive modeling study indicates the extent to which climate change threatens marine ecosystems and their biodiversity. According to the study, the core habitats of a large proportion of marine species could not only shift poleward, but also shrink significantly by the end of the century. In addition, currently continuous habitats around the equator may be disrupted.

David Malpass, under fire for months by critics who accused him of climate denialism, said he would resign in June, a year before his term ends.

Natural sweeteners derived from stevia may produce as little as 10% of the greenhouse gas emissions of sugar while still providing the same level of sweetness, according to new research from the University of Surrey.

"Forever chemicals" are everywhere—water, soil, crops, animals, the blood of 97% of Americans—researchers from Drexel University's College of Engineering are trying to figure out how they got there. Their recent findings suggest that the microbes that help break down biodegradable materials and other waste are likely complicit in the release of the notorious per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PF

Consumers who are honest about their level of debt and join peer-supported debt counseling groups are more likely to get their finances in order than those who keep it a secret, according to a new study in the Journal of Marketing Research co-authored by Ivey Business School professor Miranda Goode.

An Indian-German team of researchers, including Senckenberg scientist Dr. Ralf Britz, has studied the catfish genus Horaglanis in the southern Indian state of Kerala. The tiny members of this genus, only about three centimeters in length, live in local aquifers without light.

From Fresh to Heat, these are the films you need to watch on the streaming service right now.

An Indian-German team of researchers, including Senckenberg scientist Dr. Ralf Britz, has studied the catfish genus Horaglanis in the southern Indian state of Kerala. The tiny members of this genus, only about three centimeters in length, live in local aquifers without light.

More than 86 million Americans used a weight loss app in 2022. With an enormous variety of choices, there's an app for every type of consumer. Among the most common features found on these apps are diet plans, water consumption tracking, goal setting, fitness tracking, food diaries, recipes and a supportive environment. Not all apps offer every option, which is why potential users should seek out

From Mexico to Canada, mountain plants are moving upslope to cooler elevations. In some mountain ranges, the upward climb is as fast as 112 metres per decade

Rip currents are a serious threat to beachgoers at any coast around the world. There are reported number of fatalities caused by rip currents every year in the U.S. and Australia. According to Surf Lifesaving Australia, rip currents were responsible for at least 21 drowning deaths per year.

How do young zebra finches learn to sing? A research team led by researcher Katharina Riebel has developed a "RoboFinch" to study just that. She and colleagues in the "Seeing voices" research consortium have spent the past four years designing the robotic bird. And with success—young zebra finches listen keenly to it.

A rare discovery during a midday walk: On a spruce tree, an employee of the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL discovered not only a new species of fungus, but also a genus previously unknown to science. The parasite feeds on the spruce pollen and destroys the male flowers in the process. It is unclear whether it is an introduced species.

Astronomers have revealed the latest deep-field image from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, featuring never-before-seen details in a region of space known as Pandora's Cluster (Abell 2744). Webb's view displays three clusters of galaxies—already massive—coming together to form a megacluster.

New research on reproductive health demonstrates the first successful delivery of mRNA to placental cells to treat preeclampsia at its root.

How do young zebra finches learn to sing? A research team led by researcher Katharina Riebel has developed a "RoboFinch" to study just that. She and colleagues in the "Seeing voices" research consortium have spent the past four years designing the robotic bird. And with success—young zebra finches listen keenly to it.

A rare discovery during a midday walk: On a spruce tree, an employee of the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL discovered not only a new species of fungus, but also a genus previously unknown to science. The parasite feeds on the spruce pollen and destroys the male flowers in the process. It is unclear whether it is an introduced species.

At one time, Donald Trump's every word was subject to intense scrutiny; remember the close reading of covfefe ? Those days are gone, and altogether for the better, but one strange result is that the former president can make a surprising or interesting comment and have it go largely ignored by the general public. Yesterday afternoon, Trump sent out a curious, lengthy statement via Truth Social an

The train was carrying industrial materials used in plastics, paint thinners and other products, according to information provided to the federal government.

Researchers around the world can register for free for a chance to win the limited edition Green CellDrop

Battle of the Tweets Yesterday, Twitter users noticed their timelines were suddenly riddled with tweets from Elon Musk , the company's CEO — just days after Musk rage-fired an engineer because his tweets weren't getting enough engagement . Turns out it was no coincidence. Platformer reports that Musk indeed assembled a crew of around 80 engineers to fix the "problem" of his waning popularity. Und

Sketches found inside Leonardo da Vinci's sketchbooks, show that he had already grasped the essence of Einstein's 1907 'Equivalence Principle' centuries before the physicist.

The red, purple and blue pigments in fruits, vegetables and tubers called anthocyanins can reduce the risk of diabetes by affecting energy metabolism, gut microbiota, and inflammation. A new review article comparing the research results in the topic shows that the beneficial effect of anthocyanins on type 2 diabetes is increased if the anthocyanin is acylated, meaning that an acyl group is added t

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The red, purple and blue pigments in fruits, vegetables and tubers called anthocyanins can reduce the risk of diabetes by affecting energy metabolism, gut microbiota, and inflammation. A new review article comparing the research results in the topic shows that the beneficial effect of anthocyanins on type 2 diabetes is increased if the anthocyanin is acylated, meaning that an acyl group is added t

Contrary to popular belief, snakes can hear and react to airborne sound, according to a new study. The researchers played three different sound frequencies to captive-bred snakes one at a time in a soundproof room and observed their reactions. "Because snakes don't have external ears , people typically think they're deaf and can only feel vibrations through the ground and into their bodies," says

Metal oxide nanoparticles—ubiquitous in nature, and commonly used as food coloring and anti-caking agents in the commercial ingredients industry—may damage and disturb parts of the human intestine, according to new research conducted by Cornell and Binghamton University scientists.

In mountainous western North America, vegetation cover has moved upward at a rapid rate over the past several decades, according to a study published in PLOS Climate by James R. Keller at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, and colleagues. Understanding such shifts in species distribution could provide insights on the velocity of climate change and aid conservation planning.

It is called radiocarbon 3.0, the newest method in radiocarbon dating, and promises to reveal valuable new insights about key events in the earliest human history, starting with the interaction between Homo sapiens and Neanderthals in Europe. This is shown by the combination of updated radiocarbon pretreatment, the latest AMS instrumental advances, and the application of the Bayesian model coupled

A new analysis of employment timelines of Swedish workers highlights varying patterns of active work and work interruptions over 15 years, revealing factors associated with different types of interruptions. Katalin Gémes of Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, and colleagues present these findings in the open-access journal PLOS ONE on February 15.

As the largest climate signal on the interannual time scale, El Niño has pronounced impacts on typhoon activity. Recently, a growing number of studies have been focusing on the climatic effects of the pace of El Niño decay and the remarkable role this plays in the genesis position and intensity variations of typhoons. However, the response of the frequency of typhoon occurrence to the pace of El N

No one saw the Chelyabinsk meteor of February 15, 2013 coming—the largest asteroid to strike Earth in over a century. Just after sunrise on a sunny winter's day, a 20-meter, 13,000-ton asteroid struck the atmosphere over the Ural Mountains in Russia at a speed of more than 18 km/s.

The number of stove models officially exempt from UK smoke control regulations has increased ten-fold since 2010, a new study published in the British Journal of Criminology has revealed.

Researchers from American University, University of Arizona, University of Texas-Arlington, and Texas Tech University published a new Journal of Marketing article that explores the "what to sell" question that companies and investors need to answer before deciding "how to sell."

Japan is home to at least three different native sciurine species—squirrels, as we commonly call them—including the Japanese squirrel, the Japanese flying squirrel, and the Japanese giant flying squirrel. In recent time, owing to the intentional and accidental introduction of non-native squirrels, the nationwide distribution of Japan's native squirrels has shown a general trend of decline.

What brought down Nicola Sturgeon? The resignation of Scotland's first minister this morning wasn't exactly a surprise. Her party's poll ratings, as well as her own, have been dropping in recent months . The troublesome coziness of the pro-independence Scottish National Party—whose chief executive is her husband, Peter Murrell—was being openly questioned at last. During interviews, reporters had

The death cap mushroom accounts for more than 90% of worldwide mushroom-related deaths. Its ubiquitous spread could be down to a weird genetic cloning trick.

Når neutronstjerner brager sammen, udløser det en gigantisk eksplosion, som stik imod hvad…

Japan is home to at least three different native sciurine species—squirrels, as we commonly call them—including the Japanese squirrel, the Japanese flying squirrel, and the Japanese giant flying squirrel. In recent time, owing to the intentional and accidental introduction of non-native squirrels, the nationwide distribution of Japan's native squirrels has shown a general trend of decline.

From jaguars and ocelots to anteaters and capybara, most land-based mammals living in the Brazilian Amazon are threatened by climate change and the projected savannization of the region. That's according to a study published in the journal Animal Conservation by the University of California, Davis.

From jaguars and ocelots to anteaters and capybara, most land-based mammals living in the Brazilian Amazon are threatened by climate change and the projected savannization of the region. That's according to a study published in the journal Animal Conservation by the University of California, Davis.

Underdog narratives are a tried-and-true leadership tactic designed to motivate teams and organizations. Leaders across industries, from telecommunications to sports, love to craft a come-from-behind image to ignite those inspirational hard-scrabble stories where the little guy wins by beating the odds.

To be clear: The asteroid is not going to hit us.

Imagine that you live alone in a dark, hilly wood that stretches for miles in all directions. You know your own forest well, having hiked and surveyed it as far as your feet and your tools allow. In all these explorations, you have never met another soul. For all you know, you're the only person there is.

I See You Microsoft's Bing AI chatbot is really starting to go off the deep end. In testing by The Verge , the chatbot went on a truly unhinged tangent after being asked to come up with a "juicy story," claiming that it spied on its own developers through the webcams on their laptops. It's a hair-raising — albeit hilarious — bit of AI-generated text that feels like it was yanked straight out of a

Tanker Trap Officials are ordering Tucson-area residents to shelter in place following a truck crash that resulted in the spillage of toxic chemicals on one of its highways. In a press release , the Arizona Department of Public Safety said that people who live within three miles of the tanker crash that killed its driver on Interstate 10 and spilled an unreported amount of nitric acid should stay

Musk has given himself an even bigger bullhorn to annoy users and spread disinformation on the platform.

Researchers and engineers from QuTech and Eindhoven University of Technology have created Majorana particles and measured their properties with great control.

A new study has shown that zinc plays a key role in a hospital superbug that doctors struggle to treat due to its resistance to antibiotics.

Vegans and vegetarians have long argued their approach to eating is the kindest—to animals and to our planet.

A new study has shown that zinc plays a key role in a hospital superbug that doctors struggle to treat due to its resistance to antibiotics.

In a departure from their usual content, TikTok beauty influencers are "de-influencing," telling viewers what not to buy. Offering uncharacteristically critical product reviews, many are directing their criticism at products that they believe have been overhyped by other influencers on the platform.

Energy consumption is essential for human well-being, but there is enormous inequality in energy use worldwide. The top 10% of global energy consumers use roughly 30 times more energy than the bottom 10%.

Vegans and vegetarians have long argued their approach to eating is the kindest—to animals and to our planet.

As we now know from our experience with the COVID-19 pandemic, the microbes responsible for some infections can rapidly mutate into variants that evade detection and treatment.

They stop your food from sticking to the pan. They prevent stains in clothes and carpets. They help firefighting foam to extinguish fires. But the very thing that makes "forever chemicals" so useful also makes them dangerous.

I teach managing technological innovation in Simon Fraser University's Management of Technology MBA program. Thanks to the explosion of generative artificial intelligence, I'm rewriting my 2023 syllabus and assignments.

As we now know from our experience with the COVID-19 pandemic, the microbes responsible for some infections can rapidly mutate into variants that evade detection and treatment.

Nature, Published online: 15 February 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-00472-9 Inspired by nature, this little wooden 'robot' has been designed to bury itself.

Nature, Published online: 15 February 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-00459-6 Data-gathering instruments under the melting Thwaites Glacier are helping researchers to figure out how the ice will change in future.

Film-makers should retire the cliche of the lone male scientific genius, says Rachel Youngman of the Institute of Physics It is hardly surprising to hear that there is a lack of diversity in the portrayal of artificial intelligence researchers in movies ( Just nine out of 116 AI professionals in key films are women, study finds, 13 February ). There is too often an assumption in popular culture t

In sedimentary basins, the evolution of hydrocarbon including oil/gas generation, migration, and accumulation, as well as reservoir destruction, is often controlled by regional tectonic activities.

Studying lightning is as hard as you might expect.

Today, humans are the only members of our genus — the Homo from Homo sapiens — left alive. Remnants of our closest relatives, including Neanderthals and Denisovans, range from teeth and bones to tools and artwork, not to mention a genetic legacy in many modern humans thanks to interbreeding. Neanderthal DNA With a new study published in iScience, a group of researchers announced that ancient DNA h

It is the most exciting time in genetics since the discovery of DNA in 1953. This is mainly due to scientific breakthroughs including the ability to change DNA through a process called gene editing.

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In Montreal, Canada, the diversity of wild bee species has fallen in areas where honeybee colonies have proliferated

Observations of galaxy growth can be explained if the black holes at their centre contain dark energy, pointing to a possible role in the universe's expansion

Microsoft's new Bing Chat AI is really starting to spin out of control. In yet another example, now it appears to be literally threatening users — another early warning sign that the system, which hasn't even been released to the wider public yet, is far more of a loose cannon than the company is letting on. According to screenshots posted by engineering student Marvin von Hagen , the tech giant'

Conclusion comes after comparison of growth rates of black holes in different galaxies Nothing sucks more than a supermassive black hole, but according to a group of researchers, the enormous objects found at the heart of many galaxies may be driving the expansion of the cosmos. The radical claim comes from an international team who compared growth rates of black holes in different galaxies. They

Two days after a devastating earthquake struck, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan visited one of the worst affected areas and declared that it was "not possible to be prepared for such a disaster."

It is the most exciting time in genetics since the discovery of DNA in 1953. This is mainly due to scientific breakthroughs including the ability to change DNA through a process called gene editing.

Could a magnetic bomb be responsible?

Observations of supermassive black holes at the centers of galaxies point to a likely source of dark energy—the 'missing' 70% of the universe.

Secrecy has become as important for corporations as transparent and taxable profits used to be, according to Raymond W. Baker in his new book Invisible Trillions. Global capitalism, he argues, operates beyond the rule of law. This contributes to extreme inequality that threatens liberal democracy.

Over the past 20 years a steady trickle of scientific papers has reported that there are fewer insects than there used to be. Both the combined weight (what scientists call biomass) and diversity of insect species have declined. Some studies were based on sightings by amateur entomologists, while others involved scientists counting the number of bugs splattered on car windshields. Some collected f

Researchers at University of Limerick in Ireland have discovered a new material that can 'trap and store' volatile gases.

Plants can move in ways that might surprise you. Some of them even show "sleep movements," folding or raising their leaves each night before opening them again the next day. Now, researchers reporting in the journal Current Biology on February 15 offer the first convincing evidence for these nightly movements, also known as foliar nyctinasty, in fossil plants that lived more than 250 million years

Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica, known as the Doomsday Glacier for the role its melt could play in global sea level rise, is melting more slowly than previously estimated, new research finds. But the glacier is still in trouble.

Scientific Reports, Published online: 15 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41598-023-29745-z

Scientific Reports, Published online: 15 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41598-023-29744-0

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Nature, Published online: 15 February 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-00467-6 Getting electronics into super-fast terahertz speeds, and how cognitive changes could alter social media's effects on young people.

Nature, Published online: 15 February 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-00418-1 Brain cells are crucial for triggering fights — but also become active when mice merely observe fights.

Nature, Published online: 15 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-022-05634-9

Nature, Published online: 15 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-022-05576-2 The authors investigate the effect of small velocity in a superconducting Dirac flat band system, finding evidence for small pairs and that superfluid stiffness is not dominated by kinetic energy.

Nature, Published online: 15 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-022-05616-x Spectra taken after the kilonova associated with GW170817 show a high degree of spherical symmetry and a line shape is found that is consistent with a completely spherical expansion to within a few per cent.

Nature, Published online: 15 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-05713-5 Investigations of the crystallization of FeSi in Fe–Si–H melt under high pressure−temperature conditions provide evidence of a new process that explains geochemical and geophysical observations at the core–mantle boundary.

Nature, Published online: 15 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-022-05536-w Examination of available evidence on whether anthropogenic global warming was preceded by a long-term warming trend or by global cooling provides support for a relatively mild millennial-scale global thermal maximum during the mid-Holocene.

Nature, Published online: 15 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-022-05595-z Through microscopic manipulation of radiofrequency fields, a new class of compact terahertz devices is proposed, setting the stage for next-generation ultrafast semiconductor electronics.

Nature, Published online: 15 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-022-05586-0 Despite observations from a hot-water-drilled access hole showing warm ocean waters beneath Thwaites Glacier Eastern Ice Shelf, the basal melt rate is strongly suppressed due to the low current speeds and strong density stratification.

Nature, Published online: 15 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-022-05642-9 An assessment of ice-dam failures in six mountain regions shows that extreme peak flows and volumes have declined sharply since 1900, and that ice-dam floods today originate at higher elevations and earlier in the year.

Nature, Published online: 15 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-022-05579-z A universal interface connects soft, rigid and encapsulation modules together to form robust, stretchable devices in a plug-and-play manner by pressing without using pastes, which will simplify and accelerate development of on-skin and implantable devices.

Nature, Published online: 15 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-05711-7 A neuron-specific activity-dependent DNA repair mechanism is identified, the impairment of which may lead to neurodevelopmental disorders, neurodegeneration and ageing.

Nature, Published online: 15 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-05717-1 Moist soil strengthens density-dependent mortality with long-lasting effects on species diversity of tropical trees.

Nature, Published online: 15 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-05712-6 Quantification of planktonic fossils from the past 40 million years shows that the present-day diversity gradient arose only 15 million years ago as the climate started to cool.

Nature, Published online: 15 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-022-05585-1 A minimal artificial Kitaev chain can be realized by using two spin-polarized quantum dots in an InSb nanowire strongly coupled by both elastic co-tunnelling and crossed Andreev reflection.

Nature, Published online: 15 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-022-05691-0 Thwaites Eastern Ice Shelf observations from a new underwater vehicle show that high melt rates occur where ice is sharply sloped at the ocean interface, with lower melt where the ice is comparatively flat.

Nature, Published online: 15 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-05694-5 Analysis of Triton, a high-resolution dataset documenting the macroperforate planktonic foraminifera fossil record, reveals a global climate-linked equatorward shift of ecological and morphological community equitability over the past 8 million years.

Nature, Published online: 15 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-05718-0 Using cryo-electron microscopy, the structures of human Na–Cl cotransporter are determined alone and in complex with a thiazide diuretic.

Nature, Published online: 15 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-022-05656-3 A study describes a wood-based, three-tailed, biodegradable seed carrier that self-drills into the ground in response to moisture fluctuations with a success rate higher than that of natural self-drilling seeds.

Nature, Published online: 15 February 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-00394-6 An unprecedented glimpse of a distant planet reveals clues about how it might have formed. Scientists explain why it's a win for atmospheric chemistry, and celebrate the technology that made it possible.

Nature, Published online: 15 February 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-00267-y Neighbouring plants affect the performance both of their own species and that of other species. How these interactions vary with rainfall might explain patterns of plant diversity and predict responses to global environmental change.

Nature, Published online: 15 February 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-00161-7 In current stretchable electronic devices, connection points between modules are made using commercially available pastes and break easily under mechanical deformation. An innovative connection interface has been developed to enable robust stretchable devices to be reliably assembled in a Lego‑like manner by simply pressin