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Climate change: Sir David Attenborough in 'act now' warning
4h"If we don't act now, it'll be too late," warns Sir David Attenborough ahead of COP26 climate summit.
500-Year-Old Illuminated Prayer Roll Reveals Insights Into The 'Cult of The Cross'
4hA vanishingly rare relic.
Machine learning can be fair and accurate
5hResearchers are challenging a long-held assumption that there is a trade-off between accuracy and fairness when using machine learning to make public policy decisions.
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Artificial Intelligence Has Found an Unknown 'Ghost' Ancestor in The Human Genome
1dOur family history is more complicated than we knew.
The Netflix Series That Should Make Religious People Uncomfortable
13hThis story contains spoilers for the Netflix series Midnight Mass. The Exorcist is a film I've long loved because it raised the bar not just for horror, but also for movies that explore questions of faith and doubt, good and evil, life and death. I know all of its beats by heart, but when I recently rewatched the 1973 classic, the ending hit differently. The movie concludes with an exorcism, natu
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Hertz Orders 100,000 Teslas for Rental Cars
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Big Order Rental car company Hertz has ordered 100,000 Tesla Model 3s as part of a massive push to electrify its fleet — the largest purchase of electric vehicles ever, according to Bloomberg . It's a massive deal reportedly worth $4.2 billion, pushing the automaker's valuation past the $1 trillion mark for the first time ever. Shares were just two dollars shy of reaching the $1,000 mark on Monda
Watermelon: Health benefits, risks & nutrition facts
6hWatermelons are good for you, provide many health benefits and are packed with nutrients. They are also deliciously refreshing, low in calories and fat-free.
Elon Musk Is Now Worth Over a Quarter Trillion Dollars
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Quarter Trillionaire As if being a billionaire wasn't enough, Tesla CEO Elon Musk is gunning to seize the title of world's first-ever trillionaire. The CEO's net worth has now officially grown past a quarter trillion dollars, Bloomberg reports , leaving the second richest person in the world, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, in the dust. It's an obscene amount of wealth for a single human being — and i
'History Will Not Judge Us Kindly'
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B efore I tell you what happened at exactly 2:28 p.m. on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, at the White House—and how it elicited a very specific reaction, some 2,400 miles away, in Menlo Park, California—you need to remember the mayhem of that day, the exuberance of the mob as it gave itself over to violence, and how several things seemed to happen all at once. At 2:10 p.m., a live microphone captured
A Cosmic Ray Event Pinpoints the Viking Landing in Canada
17hThe celestial storm produced carbon-14 atoms found in the rings of a tree felled by Norse explorers, proving they made it to North America 1,000 years ago.
Oxytocin: Facts about the 'cuddle hormone'
10hOxytocin is a hormone that plays a large role in social interactions and social bonding.
Scientists link Covid vaccines to rare neurological complications
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Study finds Pfizer and Oxford/AstraZeneca jabs have infrequent association with seven illnesses
Wreck of Nazi spy-hunting ship discovered
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Ocean scientists have located the wreck of the U.S. Revenue Cutter Bear — a ship that served at sea for at least 88 years and played a part in the famous capture of a Nazi spy ship.
Bezos' Blue Origin announces plans for private space station
8hJeff Bezos' Blue Origin on Monday announced it wants to launch a space station that will house up to 10 people in the second half of the decade, as the race to commercialize the cosmos heats up.
Study finds nearly 500 ancient ceremonial sites in southern Mexico
7hA team of international researchers led by the University of Arizona reported last year that they had uncovered the largest and oldest Maya monument—Aguada Fénix. That same team has now uncovered nearly 500 smaller ceremonial complexes that are similar in shape and features to Aguada Fénix. The find transforms previous understanding of Mesoamerican civilization origins and the relationship between
Neutron star collisions are 'goldmine' of heavy elements, study finds
11hMost elements lighter than iron are forged in the cores of stars. A star's white-hot center fuels the fusion of protons, squeezing them together to build progressively heavier elements. But beyond iron, scientists have puzzled over what could give rise to gold, platinum, and the rest of the universe's heavy elements, whose formation requires more energy than a star can muster.
Sharpest images ever reveal the patchy face of living bacteria
9hThe sharpest images ever of living bacteria have been recorded by UCL researchers, revealing the complex architecture of the protective layer that surrounds many bacteria and makes them harder to be killed by antibiotics.
A diet of essential amino acids could keep dementia at bay
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Protein intake is known to be vital for maintaining brain function in older individuals. Now, using a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease, researchers have shown that the intake of a specific set of amino acids can inhibit the death of brain cells, protect the connections between them, and reduce inflammation, preserving brain function. Their research suggests that this amino acid combination calle
Signs of first planet found outside our galaxy
8hAstronomers have found hints of what could be the first planet ever to be discovered outside our galaxy.
A photographer marries the worlds above and below the water in a single frame
11hPhotographer David Doubilet first dove below the surface at age 8 and has spent a lifetime making underwater images. He talks to NPR about his new book: Two Worlds: Above and Below the Sea . (Image credit: David Doubilet)
Recycling plastics does not work, says Boris Johnson
15hThe Recycling Association responds by saying Boris Johnson has "completely lost the plastic plot".
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British scientists being 'frozen out' of EU research due to NI row, claims MP
1dBill Cash says UK still not being made full member of Horizon Europe science programme linked to dispute over NI protocol UK scientists are being "frozen out" of the £80bn EU research programme Horizon Europe because of the ongoing dispute over the Northern Ireland Brexit protocol, a House of Commons committee has claimed. Participation in the science research programme is being hampered by the o
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The last great mystery of the mind: meet the people who have unusual – or non-existent – inner voices
17hDoes your internal monologue play out on a television, in an attic, as a bickering Italian couple – or is it entirely, blissfully silent? Claudia*, a sailor from Lichfield in her late 30s, is not Italian. She has never been to Italy. She has no Italian family or friends. And she has no idea why a belligerent Italian couple have taken over her inner voice, duking it out in Claudia's brain while sh
Archaeologists find 'missing link' in history of Fountains Abbey
12hDiscovery of foundations of 'industrial scale' medieval tannery at abbey has astonished experts It is Britain's biggest and most famous monastic ruin and one that conjures up bucolic images of peace, reflection and very little noise apart, perhaps, from the occasional waft of Gregorian chanting. In reality, archaeologists have revealed, Fountains Abbey near Ripon was as busy, noisy and industrial
Are Vaccine Boosters Widely Needed? Some Federal Advisers Have Misgivings.
18h"In our hearts, I think people don't quite agree with this notion of a booster dose," said one leading vaccine expert.
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Climate change: Australia pledges to reach net zero emissions by 2050
nowThe 2050 target controversially omits new short-term goals and cuts to fossil fuel industries.
iPhones Can Apparently Now Be Hacked Just By Texting Them
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Zero-Click Exploit In a chilling cautionary tale, a New York Times journalist says a hacker was able to access his iPhone after sending him a text message — even though he never clicked anything. Ben Hubbard, a NYT reporter covering the Middle East, said that hackers used something called a "zero-click exploit" in order to get into his phone in 2020 and 2021, according to an article he wrote in t
New Hypersonic Space Plane Is Called the "Sexbomb" for Some Reason
6hLaunching the Sexbomb A Canadian aerospace company has chosen an eyebrow-raising name for a hypersonic space plane it plans to launch in 2022: "Sexbomb." Space Engine Systems (SES) announced that it wants to launch the, uh, Sexbomb in Manitoba, according to a press release from the company . The vehicle will be used to test the company's spacecraft engine prototype. Of course, you might be wonder
Fauci Accused of Funding Cruel Experiments on Puppies
8hThe United States' top infectious disease expert, Anthony Fauci, is no stranger to criticism — but the latest claims that he helped fund cruel experiments that infected dozens of puppies with parasites might be some of his most sordid yet. The White Coat Waste Project, a conservative nonprofit, claims that the National Institute of Health (NIH) helped fund several tests on 44 beagle puppies with
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Leaked Video Shows Cybertruck Tearing It Up Offroad
12hTearing It Up As the release of Tesla's Cybertruck approaches, excitement for the electric pickup truck is starting to ramp up. A newly leaked showroom video shows the hard-edged stainless steel vehicle tearing it up on dirt roads, riding through fields, and doing some sick donuts. The news comes days after Lars Moravy, Vice President of Vehicle Engineering at Tesla, confirmed that the Elon Musk-
These Singing Lemurs Have Rhythm
12hFor the first time, researchers have found a nonhuman animal that seems to have a sense of the beat.
An Ultra-Precise Clock Shows How to Link the Quantum World With Gravity
13hThe infamous twin paradox sends the astronaut Alice on a blazing-fast space voyage. When she returns to reunite with her twin, Bob, she finds that he has aged much faster than she has. It's a well-known but perplexing result: Time slows if you're moving fast. Gravity does the same thing. Earth — or any massive body — warps space-time in a way that slows time, according to Albert Einstein's genera
How Facebook Fails 90 Percent of Its Users
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I n the fall of 2019 , Facebook launched a massive effort to combat the use of its platforms for human trafficking. Working around the clock, its employees searched Facebook and its subsidiary Instagram for keywords and hashtags that promoted domestic servitude in the Middle East and elsewhere. Over the course of a few weeks, the company took down 129,191 pieces of content, disabled more than 1,0
The French Intellectual Who Refuses to Look Away
17hBernard-Henri Lévy is a French philosopher who wears elegant suits, cites Hegel, and visits war zones. The first part of his new book, The Will to See , references conversations with Jacques Derrida, Jacques Lacan, Michel Foucault, and Gilles Deleuze, among other French postmodernists; the latter part describes horrific scenes of violence in Somalia, Nigeria, and Ukraine, among other places. We i
Climate change: Greenhouse gas build-up reached new high in 2020
18hDespite the pandemic, atmospheric levels of CO2 and methane once more broke records last year.
Inside the Indonesian cave where oldest animal art was found
20hThe BBC is given rare access to film the 45,500-year-old images found on an Indonesian island.
Please Don't Feed the Whale Sharks? Fishing Town Says It Must, to Prosper.
1dThe chance to swim with the world's biggest fish drew tourists to a Philippines town, but conservation groups denounce the hand-feeding that keeps the gentle creatures around.
Climate change: The environmental disasters we've almost fixed
1dFrom acid rain to the ozone hole: Can we learn from the environmental "success stories" of the past?
COVID-19 Can Damage Blood Vessels in The Brain, Causing Neurological Symptoms
1dHopefully, the damage is reversible.
Black and Latino families continue to bear pandemic's great economic toll in U.S.
9hA new poll finds more than 55% of Black and Latino households have faced serious financial problems in recent months. And more than a quarter have depleted their savings. (Image credit: PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)
Inside the Facebook Papers
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17hFacebook Documents
A WIRED series dives into thousands of internal documents, showing a company rife with issues that it largely failed to address.
Climate change: How do we know it is happening and caused by humans?
1dWhat's the evidence for global warming and how do we know it's being caused by human activity?
Behold, the Worm Blob and Its Computerized Twin
13hIt wriggles. It pulls. It falls apart and comes back together. It is everything you wish for and everything you fear.
Tiny 'immortal' crab entombed in amber discovered in a first of its kind
15hA fossil crab was discovered perfectly preserved in Burmese amber.
David Frost says EU close to breaching Brexit deal over science programme
9hMinister 'quite concerned' about delay to finalising UK's participation in €80bn Horizon Europe scheme A fresh Brexit row has been blown open with Brussels after David Frost accused the EU of being close to breaching the trade deal struck last Christmas. He said the UK was "getting quite concerned" about Brussels delaying ratification of the UK's participation in the €80bn (£67bn) Horizon Europe
Hundreds of ancient ceremonial sites found in southern Mexico
11hResearchers have uncovered 478 ceremonial sites that were probably built by the Olmec and the Maya thousands of years ago
Ny forskning: Vinterbad kan öka fettförbränning
12hVinterbad som blivit en trend på senare år kan ha positiva effekter för hälsan – speciellt om man vill gå ned i vikt.
How can Coca-Cola solve its plastic problem?
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The drinks company has been named the world's biggest plastic polluter.
Singing lemurs have a distinctly human sense of rhythm, study finds
12hIndris sound like 'bagpipes being stepped on' but their 1:2 beats are the first to be identified in non-human mammals They have fluffy ears, a penetrating stare and a penchant for monogamy. But it turns out that indris – a large, critically endangered species of lemur – have an even more fascinating trait: an unexpected sense of rhythm. Indri indri are known for their distinctive singing, a sound
Giant purpleblack flying squid photobombs crew investigating shipwreck
13hA team mapping the seafloor in the northern Red Sea unexpectedly spotted a purpleback flying squid near a previously unknown shipwreck.
Researchers develop 'virus-killing' air filtration system
14hA new carbon-based air filtration nanomaterial capable of capturing and destroying various viruses, including animal coronavirus, a close relative of SARS-CoV-2—the virus that causes COVID-19—has been developed by Cambridge scientists and engineers.
Climate change: Pledge of $100bn annual aid slips to 2023
14hA key pledge on climate funding has still not been met, and the money is not sure to be there before 2023.
Covid-19 news: Javid hints at mandatory vaccines for NHS staff
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Insulate Britain: Protesters block east London roads
15hIn a statement, the group said: "We won't stand by while the government kills our kids."
New tricks for finding better superconductive materials
16hEven after more than 30 years of research, high-temperature superconductivity is still one of the great unsolved mysteries of materials physics. The exact mechanism that causes certain materials to still conduct electric current without any resistance even at relatively high temperatures is still not fully understood.
How Dune's VFX and Sound Teams Made Sandworms From Scratch
17hThe visual effects team invented a process called "sandscreen" to produce epic desert shots. Another group made the worms sound more like god than Godzilla.
This Isn't the Big Telescope Debut NASA Imagined
17hIn 1999, Karen Knierman picked up a free mug at her first big astronomy conference, just before she started grad school. It bore the logo of an ambitious observatory, designed to peer at the most distant galaxies in the universe: NGST, short for Next Generation Space Telescope . The mug was on Knierman's desk in 2002 when NASA made a surprise announcement: NGST was going to become JWST, after Jam
How Concerned Should You Be About AY.4.2. Delta Subvariant? An Expert Explains
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'Rogue' antibodies found in brains of teens with delusions and paranoia after COVID-19
7hAutoantibodies may sometimes be involved in the psychiatric effects of COVID-19.
Moderna says COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective in children
8hThe company plans to submit their data to regulatory agencies soon.
Sloshing electrons in a charge density wave
8hIn the latest edition of Physical Review B, UvA Ph.D. candidate Xuanbo Feng (QuSoft and IoP) and colleagues write about their recent experiments on a material that can go from a normal metal state to a more exotic state known as a "charge density wave state."
How Gunther Broke the Fourth Wall
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In a Season 4 episode of Friends , Ross is about to get married (again). At his bachelor party, Joey and Chandler argue over who will serve as his best man. Their bickering devolves into pettiness, until a fed-up Chandler makes an announcement about one of their guests, the barista at their favorite coffee shop: When he gets married, Chandler says, he'll just ask Gunther to be his best man. Gunth
Alien false alarm: 'Extraterrestrial' radio signals turn out to be human
11hAustralia's Parkes Observatory detected an ET-like pattern that suggested something was out there. But it was just a case of mixed signals Get our free news app ; get our morning email briefing Astronomers searching for alien life thought they'd spotted signs of intelligence beyond the solar system – but the signals turned out to be human. Parkes Observatory's Murriyang radio telescope detected "
Australian discovery brings hope in fight against superbugs
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Researchers find compounds can act as a trail of breadcrumbs, attracting white blood cells to help combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria Get our free news app ; get our morning email briefing Australian scientists have discovered a way of making drugs more effective against antibiotic-resistant bacteria, or superbugs. A new method that heightens the body's immune response to bacteria by harnessing
De fleste smittede gik under radaren: Covid-19 ramte Europa tidligere end først troet
11hData fra flytrafik viser, at man kunne have forudset, at Italien ville blive hårdt ramt.
Ammonia synthesis by mechanocatalysis in a ball mill
11hA breakthrough in the fight against hunger, three Nobel Prizes, and 150 million tonnes of annual production—yet still a tricky topic for research: For over 100 years, the chemical industry has been using the Haber-Bosch process to convert atmospheric nitrogen and hydrogen into ammonia, an important component of mineral fertilizers and many other chemical products. Scientists at the Max-Planck-Inst
How did ancient people store food before refrigeration?
12hAncient people came up with a number of creative ways to store leftovers.
Age of Empires IV and Real-Time Strategy Games' Rocky History
14hIf the genre is to return to its former glory, it needs to do more than tweak the formula that made it successful two decades ago.
Permafrost thaw could release bacteria and viruses
15hWhen considering the implications of thawing permafrost, our initial worries are likely to turn to the major issue of methane being released into the atmosphere and exacerbating global warming or issues for local communities as the ground and infrastructure become unstable. While this is bad enough, new research reveals that the potential effects of permafrost thaw could also pose serious health t
'Lost extinction,' uncovered for the first time, claimed more than 60% of Africa's primates
15hMore than half of the species in five mammal groups went extinct in Africa about 34 million years ago, scientists recently discovered.
The Truth About White America
16hIf you paid attention to the news this summer about the release of 2020 census data, you probably heard that America's white population is in free fall. Big, if true. The statistic that launched a thousand hot takes and breathless voice-overs about racial change was a supposed 8.6 percent, or 19 million, drop in the number of white Americans since 2010. Headlines cast this decline as unprecedente
Photos Are Too Flattering Now
16hIt's rare to see a bad photo today. If, by chance, a bad photo is taken and cannot be filtered, edited, or otherwise enhanced into something visually acceptable, it is swiftly deleted. Why hold on to anything less than perfect? Why, when with a cost-free click you can disappear it from your digital life, lest it ever inadvertently make its way onto someone else's social feed, where it might be sc
How to Fix Facebook, According to Its Own Employees
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Internal research documents provide a blueprint for solving the company's biggest problems.
Facebook Failed the People Who Tried to Improve It
17hThe "badge posts" of the company's former researchers offer the parting thoughts of the disillusioned.
Glass flask catalysed famous Miller-Urey origin-of-life experiment
17hThe Miller-Urey experiment showed how precursor molecules for life can be generated from simple chemicals – now we know the glass flask holding the mixture catalysed the reaction
Forget dating apps: Here's how the net's newest matchmakers help you find love
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Katherine D. Morgan was "super burnt out" on dating apps. She'd seen people using services like Tinder and Bumble—but they didn't make a lot of sense to her. "A lot of my friends were talking about how they had had success, and I was just like, 'I wish there was another way,'" she says. So she took matters into her own hands. In July, she made a Twitter thread, inviting people to put themselves o
Climate change: How technology is helping cities tackle climate disasters
18hCities are under threat from floods, forest fires and other disasters – how is tech helping with emergency responses?
The COP26 summit to fight climate change is about to start. Here's what to expect
19hA major climate meeting is about to get underway in Glasgow, Scotland. It's a pivotal moment in the struggle against climate change. But it's taking place in the midst of political tensions. (Image credit: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
Astrophysicists reveal largest-ever suite of universe simulations
20hCollectively clocking in at nearly 60 trillion particles, a newly released set of cosmological simulations is by far the biggest ever produced.
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The Fun of Watching Bad People Pretend to Be Good
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This story contains spoilers for the second episode of Succession Season 3. Before he joined Succession , the actor James Cromwell insisted that his character have some scruples. In a recent interview , Cromwell said that the show's original scripts portrayed the stone-faced Ewan Roy as holding a personal grudge against his brother, the right-wing-media baron Logan Roy. Cromwell lobbied for Ewan'
Google's $599 Pixel 6 Raises the Bar for All Smartphones
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From the top-end hardware to the improved image processing for people with darker skin, it's hard not to love the company's latest Android phones.
'Smart bandage' may help solve a major problem when treating chronic wounds
20hHow can doctors make sure a dressed wound is healing without taking off the bandage? This is a conundrum, because removing a bandage can disrupt the healing process. Technology presented in a new study in open-access journal Frontiers in Physics could help.
Haunting lemur songs have a rhythm similar to human music
11hHuman music often has a natural rhythm to it, and the roots of that rhythm might stretch back to the ancestors we shared with indris, a type of lemur
Rapport: Nya rekordhalter av växthusgaser
16hHalterna av kolidoxid, metan och lustgas i atmosfären fortsätter att stiga. Enligt en ny rapport från den Meteorologiska världsorganisationen WMO är halten växthusgaser just nu förmodligen den högsta på 3 miljoner år.
US will require foreign travellers to get WHO-authorised vaccines
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Biden administration outlines requirements as it prepares to ease travel restrictions from November 8
MPs say UK research frozen because of Brexit delay
11hUK scientists are likely to be "frozen out" of EU research programmes, a committee of MPs warns.
Blue Origin Wants to Build a Space Station
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Blue Origin says it will team up with Sierra Space, Boeing and other companies to build an outpost that could help replace the International Space Station.
Banks warn travel quarantine threatens Hong Kong's international status
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Financial lobby group that includes Goldman Sachs says 'talent' is deserting the territory
Giant Lemurs Are the First Mammals (Besides Us) Found To Use Rhythm
13hIndris' dramatic family 'songs' show repeatable timing patterns — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Researchers discover a way to increase the effectiveness of antibiotics
18hA multi-disciplinary project driven by EMBL Australia researchers at Monash University and Harvard University has found a way to make antibiotics more effective against antibiotic-resistant bacteria—also known as 'superbugs.
Maskless ministers are peddling dangerous nonsense | Letters
10hDr Karen Postle says Tory MPs' views on masks would be mildly amusing if it weren't for the gravely serious consequences, while Susannah Kipling despairs that 'virtue' is being hijacked as a term of abuse. Plus letters from Emma Blashford-Snell , Mike Terry , Rosemary Gill and Christine Gallagher Are Tory ministers vying with one another in a contest to portray the most libertarian, populist view
AI can turn a collection of 2D images into an explorable 3D world
18hA neural network can turn a selection of photographs of a scene into a 3D world that can then be viewed from any angle, and could eventually be used in the movie industry
New study finds black spruce trees struggling to regenerate amid more frequent arctic fires
9hA new study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), finds that black spruce trees—a key species on the boreal landscape for millennia—are losing their resilience and capacity to regenerate in the face of warming temperatures and increasingly frequent Arctic wildfires. A continuation of this trend could result in a landscape-wide ecological shift that would have a
Facebook Is Everywhere; Its Moderation Is Nowhere Close
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Human reviewers and AI filters struggle to police the flood of content—or understand the nuances in different Arabic dialects.
Drifting into trouble? The tiny ocean creatures with a global impact
19hThe strange metal box hauled from the waves and onto the ship's deck looks like a spaceship fished from a child's imagination.
Urgent action is needed to reduce uncertainty on carbon dioxide storage prospects, researchers warn
9hAn urgent increase in policy support and investment would be needed for carbon capture and storage (CCS) to achieve the scale needed to meet global decarbonisation goals, according to University of Queensland and Princeton University researchers.
Scientists make breakthrough in understanding how penicillin works
9hThe mechanism which allows β-lactam antibiotics, including penicillin, to kill MRSA has been revealed for the first time.
Archaeologists in Iraq find ancient wine press, carvings
19hArchaeologists in Iraq revealed Sunday their discovery of a large-scale wine factory from the rule of the Assyrian kings 2,700 years ago, along with stunning monumental rock-carved royal reliefs.
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin plans 'business park' in space
8hLaunch of commercial station to be called Orbital Reef eyed for latter half of this decade
Climate change: Four things you can do to help fight climate change
3hSmall changes to our lifestyles and choices could limit our personal carbon footprint.
Interglobular dentine identified in cremated human teeth
12hThe cremation process destroys a lot of information that can usually be obtained from the human skeleton. Diseases are especially difficult to observe. This has caused a paucity in our knowledge of the disease load in populations that practiced cremation as their main funerary ritual. Dr. Barbara Veselka and Prof. Christophe Snoeck, of the Brussels Bioarchaeology Lab and research groups MARI and A
Looking for musical abilities in primates
13hSongbirds share the human sense of rhythm, but it is a rare trait in non-human mammals. An international research team led by senior investigators Marco Gamba from the University of Turin and MPI's Andrea Ravignani set out to look for musical abilities in primates. "There is longstanding interest in understanding how human musicality evolved, but musicality is not restricted to humans," says Ravig
Starwatch: how to see Pegasus the winged horse
22hSeventh-largest constellation is most easily spotted by finding the square denoting the horse's body We began the month with a look at the constellation of Cassiopeia , the vain queen who inspired the wrath of Poseidon, so we will end it with a look at another constellation derived from that same myth: Pegasus, the winged horse. In the Greek myth, the hero Perseus rode Pegasus to the shoreline to
Eco-friendly sex: What is it and how does it impact on climate change?
36minAs more people try to live environmentally friendly lives, how do we make sex more sustainable?
Promising radio signal isn't aliens, just human-generated interference
11hThe Breakthrough Listen project detected radio waves that seemed to be the best candidate yet for an alien signal, but it turns out it was just human technology
What is drawing humpback whale super-groups to the African coast?
15hSuper-groups of up to 200 humpback whales appearing off the coast of South Africa are following changing ocean currents and phytoplankton blooms, a new study has found.
S-acylation enhances COVID-19 infection
16hLike many viruses, SARS-CoV-2 relies on lipid modifications carried by host enzymes to organize their membrane structure and coordinate the function of virulence proteins. Scientists at EPFL have discovered the enzymes that transfer fatty acids to one of the main components of SARS-CoV-2, its fusion protein Spike. The findings reveal that such fatty acids are important for the production of infect
Age of Empires IV Wants to Teach You a Lesson
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21hAge Empires 4 Review RTS
Can a video game be historically accurate? The team behind the iconic series wanted to give it a try.
El Salvador's bitcoin adoption hit by an easy money-making loophole
10hEl Salvador recently became the first country in the world to make bitcoin legal tender, but traders have been exploiting the state issued bitcoin "wallet app" to make a quick profit
COP26 climate summit: A scientists' guide to a momentous meeting
10hNature, Published online: 25 October 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02815-w Despite 30 years of climate diplomacy, urgent and aggressive action is needed to halt global warming. Nature explains what success looks like, and what's on the line.
Variability of blazar J1415+1320 investigated by researchers
15hAstronomers have used the Ooty Radio Telescope (ORT) to probe a blazar known as J1415+1320. Results of the study deliver essential information regarding the variability of this peculiar source. The research was detailed in a paper published October 14 on the arXiv pre-print repository.
Permafrost: a ticking carbon time bomb
19hSheltered by snow-spattered mountains, the Stordalen mire is a flat, marshy plateau, pockmarked with muddy puddles. A whiff of rotten eggs wafts through the fresh air.
The Rich World's Promise of $100 Billion in Climate Aid Inches Forward
10hDiplomats announced a plan to make good on an unkept promise of climate aid, a key point of tension in upcoming global climate talks.
Urban areas across the US are undercounting greenhouse gas emissions
9hMethane emissions from the distribution and use of natural gas across U.S. cities are 2 to 10 times higher than recent estimates from the Environmental Protect Agency, according to a new study from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS).
Clues from the ancient past can help predict abrupt climate change
9hClimate 'tipping points' can be better understood and predicted using climate change data taken from the ancient past, new research shows.
Ferritin-based nanomedicine developed for targeted leukemia therapy
13hResearchers from the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Peking University and Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University have developed a ferritin (Fn)-based nanomedicine for targeted delivery of arsenic (As) and efficient therapy against diverse leukemia types.
This Fearsome 'Carnivorous Raptor' Turned Out to Be Not Quite What We Thought
33minDiscovered from 220 million-year-old footprints.
Environmentally hazardous coal waste diminished by citric acid
14hIn one of nature's unexpected bounties, a harmless food-grade solvent has been used to extract highly sought rare-earth metals from coal ash, reducing the amount of ash without damaging the environment and at the same time increasing an important national resource.
Researchers discover ferromagnetism induced by defects in correlated 2D materials
16hA weak ferromagnetic (FM) ground state at low temperature in few-layered van der Waals (vdW) magnetic Ni1-xCoxPS3 nanosheets containing sulfur vacancies (Sv) was discovered by a research team led by Prof. He Jun from National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in collaboration with Prof. Jin Song from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. This wo
Atomic-scale 'lasagna' keeps heat at bay
11hResearchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have found new ways of controlling how heat flows through thin materials by stacking atomically thin layers of atoms into van der Waals heterostructures. By comparing different stacks of different materials, or even the same material after heat treatment, they found that weak coupling and mismatch between layers helped significantly reduce heat transp
Aerial scanning can help protect food crops against devastating disease
14hVirulent diseases which devastate food crops like coffee, almond, citrus and grapevines with serious global economic and environmental consequences, could be controlled by large-scale aerial scanning, says new collaborative research involving Swansea University.
A megafire induced over a century's worth of erosion near Utah Lake—but there's more to the story, say scientists
14hAs Hurricane Rosa hurtled toward Baja California in October 2018, two BYU students spotted a valuable research opportunity.
Danske corona-forskere bekræfter international chikanetendens: »Folk har truet med at henrette mig«
2hPLUS. Femten procent af forskerne er blevet truet på livet. Chikanen kan resultere i, at forskere trækker sig fra offentligheden.
The Science Behind Ouija Boards
3hSpoiler: It's not ghosts. But this spooky game, or tool, does involve what some psychologists call 'zombie mind.' And it reveals other fascinating things about the human psyche and behavior.
Ahead of COP26 climate summit, world remains on a dangerous trajectory and financial pledges are falling short
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Tesla-Hertz EV deal is a climate change tipping point for national car rental fleets
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Climate Optimism: Building Our Future with Better Tools (Adam Dorr of RethinkX at TEDxGlasgow 2021)
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Astronomers may have discovered the first planet outside of our galaxy
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Bezos' Blue Origin unveils private space station 'business park' to be deployed later this decade
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Director of National intelligence, Administrator of NASA and Avi Loeb will be discussing our Future in Space and UAP research on November 10.
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Potential new therapy for inflammatory arthritis
4hResearchers have made a discovery that could lead to new treatments for axial spondyloarthritis (SpA), a painful and debilitating form of arthritis which causes inflammation in the spine, joints, eyes, gut and skin.
Remoteness does not enhance coral reef resilience, according to marine ecologists
5hThere's a widespread hypothesis that links the resilience of coral reefs with their remoteness from human activities — the farther away they are from people, the more likely corals are to bounce back from disturbances.
Anionic Nickel
5hMetal catalysts are widely used in the production of drugs, dyes, adhesives, and plastics. Researchers have now discovered an intriguing property of nickel as a catalyst: it is able to catalyze the coupling of aromatic hydrocarbons in its anionic form, the nickelate ion. In this form, the two metals, lithium and nickel, work in cooperation in a unique manner, explain the authors.
Epilepsy research reveals unknown trigger for seizures
5hEpilepsy seizures can be triggered when a natural braking system meant to control brain activity goes awry, researchers found. The discovery could open the door to new treatments.
Immunotherapy may benefit patients with cancer that has spread to tissues around the brain
5hImmunotherapy may benefit people with leptomeningeal carcinomatosis, a rare but serious complication of cancer that has spread to the brain and/or spinal cord. Treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors caused notable changes in the characteristics of immune cells within the cerebrospinal fluid of patients. In a phase II clinical trial, treatment extended overall survival in patients compared wit
How diet affects tumors
5hResearchers analyzed ketogenic and calorically restricted diets in mice, revealing how those diets affect cancer cells and offering an explanation for why restricting calories may slow tumor growth.
Glial cells crucial to maintaining healthy gut immunity
5hResearchers have uncovered a fundamental role of glial cells in the nervous system of the gut in maintaining a healthy intestine. These cells have been found to coordinate the immune responses of the gut following pathogen invasion and could be key targets when exploring new treatments for inflammatory bowel conditions.
Biomarker discovery can lead to improved diagnosis and treatment of asthma and COPD
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5hBiomarker Discovery COPD
Researchers have discovered that people with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease have a protein in their lungs that leaks a small molecule into their bloodstream that restricts their breathing instead of relaxing their airways. The findings will help clinicians diagnose and determine the severity of chronic lung diseases and make bronchodilators more effective.
Reducing plastic pollution by adding RNA-inspired 'breaking points'
6hOnce plastic products are used and discarded, they can linger in oceans, collecting in large 'garbage patches' and harming sea life. One potential solution, a biodegradable polymer called polylactide (PLA), has so far not fully lived up to its promise, showing little sign of breakdown once in seawater.
SpaceX Shares Spicy Video of Its Mars Rocket Being Tested
6hGateway to Mars SpaceX has shared a new 90-second montage dubbed "Gateway to Mars," showing its Starship spacecraft prototypes being built, launched, and safely returned back to the surface. It's a reminder of how far the company has come in realizing its vision. The footage shows several early iterations of the Mars-bound launch vehicle being put through their paces — albeit without the ensuing
Long Live Futurism.com: This Website Is Free Again, Thanks to You
6hFuturism Readers – As ever, we've got some news about the future to share with you. This time, it's about our site. Thanks to your support, we've been able to secure Futurism's continued operation, in two ways. The first big change is one of two reasons we'll able to keep going, bigger and better than ever, no less: In July 2021, Futurism was acquired from its previous owners by Recurrent Venture
Vitamin D deficiency for the first time visible after cremation
6hThe cremation process destroys a lot of information that can usually be obtained from the human skeleton. Especially diseases are difficult to observe. Researchers have now found a way to reveal some of the information. For the first time, they have succeeded in detecting vitamin D deficiency in cremated human remains.
Arctic wildfires threatening North America's black spruce trees
7hThe black spruce is a common species in North American boreal forests and it needs wildfires to survive, but the blazes are now so frequent that the spruces are struggling
Early Successes Make CRISPR-Based Medicine a Possibility
7hCRISPR-Cas9's molecular scissors—thus far limited to the lab bench—may soon find themselves at work directly in the human body.
COVID-19 vaccine-myocarditis paper to be permanently removed: Elsevier
7hA paper claiming that cases of myocarditis spiked after teenagers began receiving COVID-19 vaccines that earned a "temporary removal" earlier this month will be permanently removed, according to a publisher at Elsevier. As we reported last week, the article, "A Report on Myocarditis Adverse Events in the U.S. Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS) in … Continue reading
Researchers identify new threat to American chestnut trees
7hFor lumber companies, the American chestnut was a nearly perfect tree—tall, straight, rot-resistant and easy to split. It also was prolific, sending up new shoots that grew quickly.
Study explores how climate change may affect rain in U.S. Corn Belt
8hAir humidity is more important than soil moisture in influencing whether it rains in the United States Corn Belt, an agricultural area in the Midwest, stretching from Indiana to Nebraska and responsible for more than 35% of the world's most important grain crop, according to a new study by Penn State researchers.
The human GID complex engages two independent modules for substrate recruitment
8hA new paper by the Peter group of the ETH Zurich's Institute of Biochemistry (IBC) finds that the human GID E3 ubiquitin ligase forms a tetrameric complex with two distinct substrate-recruitment modules, namely WDR26-RanBP9 and GID4-ARMC8a. Although the shorter ARMC8b isoform stably assembles into the hGID complex, it lacks the ability to recruit the GID4 substrate-receptor.
One plus one does not equal two: Research team investigates receptors that form pairs on the surface of cells
8hThere are a number of G protein-coupled receptors in human cells. As an important component of the cell membrane, these proteins are responsible for detecting different stimuli in the surroundings of a cell within the body and transferring this information to the cell interior. They may act individually or in pairs, and this can have a crucial effect on their function. Together with colleagues fro
Biophysics analysis made easy with an online tool
8hEMBL Hamburg's García Alai Team has released eSPC, a freely available online platform for analyzing molecular biophysics data from a range of experimental techniques. The tool enables scientists around the world to easily analyze their data without the need to travel to the laboratory where the data was generated.
How Climate Change Hurt this Year's Apple Harvest
8hHeat waves, late-spring frosts and more unpredictable climate swings have taken a toll on the crop — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Blue Origin Unveils Plans for Commercial Space Station Called "Orbital Reef"
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Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin has announced ambitious plans for a new commercial space station called Orbital Reef — and it's hoping to begin operations before 2030. The massive station — or at least its design — is a collaborative effort with spaceflight company Sierra Space, a Sierra Nevada Corporation subsidiary. Blue Origin says it has the backing of several industry leaders including
Här tämjdes de första hästarna
8hNär de första hästarna blev tämjda ersatte de alla andra hästar på bara några århundraden. Ett stort internationellt forskarteam har löst det mångåriga mysteriet kring var och när den moderna hästen tämjdes först. – Dna-studier av husdjur kan ge lika viktiga bidrag till kunskapen om förhistorien som mänskligt dna, säger Kristian Kristiansen, professor i arkeologi vid Göteborgs universitet, som bi
Understanding Immune Cell Function in Cancer
8hExplore how scientists characterize immune cell functional behavior in response to cancer, and how they harness this information for therapeutic purposes.
Real Medical Conditions that May Have Inspired Vampire and Werewolf Myths
9hThroughout history, superstition drove many unlikely diagnoses for scary medical conditions. Then science caught up.
Scientific Discoveries That Changed The World
9hDNA, gravity and germ theory are just a few of the key findings in history that forever shifted the course of human civilization.
How Army Ants Build City-Like Nests Using Their Own Bodies
9hFor the first time, scientists have recorded and visualised the internal structure of living cities made by army ants
Earth Sciences and the Climate Crisis
9hEarth Sciences are in a prime position to help mitigate our climate crisis … but has the burden of knowing it was part of the reason we're in one.
Wheelchair Users Float in Zero G, Blown Away by Experience
9hZero Gravity While space travel is slowly becoming slightly more accessible, there are still a lot of hurdles to overcome — especially for would-be astronauts who are physically disabled. That could be starting to change as well, now that a nonprofit called AstroAccess launched a parabolic flight — a planes that flies in large arcs to simulate zero gravity — last Sunday that included 12 disabled
Is the rowing machine a good workout?
9hWe investigate whether the rowing machine is a good workout, and compare it to other ways of getting fit.
What to expect from the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow
9hThe COP26 climate summit will be held in Glasgow from 31 October to 12 November and will include more than 100 heads of state, who will hash out timetables to limit carbon emissions and address other issues such as adaptations to climate change
Author Correction: Identification of loci associated with susceptibility to bovine paratuberculosis and with the dysregulation of the MECOM, eEF1A2, and U1 spliceosomal RNA expression
10hScientific Reports, Published online: 25 October 2021; doi:10.1038/s41598-021-00840-3 Author Correction: Identification of loci associated with susceptibility to bovine paratuberculosis and with the dysregulation of the MECOM , eEF1A2 , and U1 spliceosomal RNA expression
Tiny microscopic hunters could be a crystal ball for climate change
10hIt's hard to know what climate change will mean for Earth's interconnected and interdependent webs of life. But one team of researchers at Duke University says we might begin to get a glimpse of the future from just a few ounces of microbial soup.
New molecule targets, images and treats lung cancer tumors in mice
10hLung cancer can be elusive to spot and difficult to treat because the markers for it are found in other tissues, too. Now, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers have developed a finely tuned molecular agent that can target lung and other cancer cells for imaging and treatment.
Daily briefing: mRNA vaccines beyond COVID
10hNature, Published online: 25 October 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02945-1 COVID-19 vaccine technology could help to protect us from other diseases. Plus: the genetic origins of modern domestic horses and a false-alarm 'alien' signal.
Need for larger space telescope inspires lightweight flexible holographic lens
11hInspired by a concept for discovering exoplanets with a giant space telescope, a team of researchers is developing holographic lenses that render visible and infrared starlight into either a focused image or a spectrum.
From Bench to Boardroom
11hTaking inspiration from her PhD research, Ana Moreno formed company where scientists use CRISPR to treat chronic pain
Prøv en kampsport i denne uge, og få 'knock-outtet' dine fordomme
11hDu kan selv afprøve forskellige typer kampsport gratis i denne uge.
Aquatic fungus has already wiped amphibians off the map and now threatens survival of terrestrial frogs
11hA water-borne fungus that has led to the extinction of several species of amphibians that spend all or part of their life cycle in water is also threatening terrestrial amphibians. In Brazil, researchers supported by FAPESP detected unprecedented mortality among a genus of tiny frogs known as pumpkin toadlets that live in the Atlantic Rainforest far from any aquatic environments. The animals were
Oil And Gas Industry Has Suffered 800 Major Methane Leaks Since 2017
11hA new satellite imaging technique is helping to reveal the scale of the methane leak problem.
Ingen gräns för människors livslängd
11hDet finns ingen gräns för hur gammal en människa kan bli. Det är slutsatsen i en nyligen publicerad vetenskaplig studie. I över hundra år har människans förväntade livslängd i de mest utvecklade länderna ökat stadigt med tre år per decennium. Men hur länge kommer den ökningen att fortsätta? Frågan är föremål för livliga diskussioner bland forskarna inom området. År 2017 publicerade Chalmersforska
Seagrass restoration study shows rapid recovery of ecosystem functions
11hAs the dominant seagrass species on the U.S. West Coast, eelgrass supports a wide range of ecosystem services and functions, making its preservation and restoration a top priority for the region. Eelgrass restoration has a spotty record of success, however, and studies of restoration sites have rarely assessed the full range of ecosystem functions.
Endangered whale population sinks close to 20-year low
11hA type of whale that is one of the rarest marine mammals in the world lost nearly 10% of its population last year, a group of scientists and ocean life advocates said on Monday.
Latest climate plans don't dent emissions: UN assessment
11hThe latest round of national emissions cutting plans submitted under the Paris Agreement will make no material dent in short-term carbon pollution levels and still put Earth on course to warm 2.7C, the UN said Monday.
Infant planet discovered
11hOne of the youngest planets ever found around a distant infant star has been discovered by an international team of scientists.
Historical analysis finds no precedent for the rate of coal and gas power decline needed to limit climate change to 1.5°C
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11hPrecedent Rate Coal
Limiting climate change to the 1.5°C target set by the Paris Climate Agreement will likely require coal and gas power use to decline at rates that are unprecedented for any large country, finds an analysis of decadal episodes of fossil fuel decline in 105 countries between 1960 and 2018. Furthermore, the findings suggest that the most rapid historical cases of fossil fuel decline occurred when oil
After drought, US west coast slammed by 'bomb cyclone'
11hSevere thunderstorms bringing record rainfall hit northern California on Monday, following several months of gigantic forest fires caused by drought.
Scientists reveal genetic secrets of stress-tolerant mangrove trees
11hMangrove trees straddle the boundary between land and ocean, in harsh environments characterized by rapidly changing levels of salinity and low oxygen. For most plants, these conditions would mark a death sentence, but mangroves have evolved a remarkable resistance to the stresses of these hostile locations.
New synthesis process paves way for more efficient lasers, LEDs
11hResearchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new process that makes use of existing industry standard techniques for making III-nitride semiconductor materials, but results in layered materials that will make LEDs and lasers more efficient.
Astronomers Discover Youngest Planet Ever Observed
11hBaby Planet Astronomers have discovered the youngest planet ever observed — and they say it's even bigger than Jupiter. The international team of researchers, led by the University of Hawaii, discovered the planet — dubbed 2M0437b — in a "stellar nursery" roughly 450 light-years away, according to a press release from the university about their findings in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomica
Calling Citizen Scientists: You Can Help Find Exoplanets From Your Couch
11hIf you've ever wanted to help find an exoplanet, this is your chance. There's a new open research initiative that invites participants to help identify exoplanets using simple visual pattern matching — and it's open to anybody who wants to help. You don't even have to own a telescope. The project is an open, distributed search for exoplanets, in cooperation with a planet-hunting telescope array c
VR experiment with rats offers new insights about how neurons enable learning
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A new study provides deep insights into how the brain's hippocampus works, involving networks of millions of neurons. That knowledge could be an important step toward the development of treatments for neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia and epilepsy, all of which are related to dysfunction in the hippocampus.
Discovery of new tiny fish, lizard species
11hTwo tiny new species that inhabited part of what is now the American south some 100 million years ago have been discovered by paleontologists.
Carnivores may adjust schedule to avoid each other, researchers find
11hJust as humans may leave their home five minutes early to avoid a talkative neighbor or depart work late to avoid a rude coworker, carnivorous mammals may go out of their way to avoid other species. But they're not trying to navigate awkward social interactions; rather, they are negotiating space and resources for survival.
Lab-grown 'mini brains' hint at potential treatment options for motor neurone disease and frontotemporal dementia
11hResearchers have developed 'mini brains' that allow them to study a fatal and untreatable neurological disorder causing paralysis and dementia — and for the first time have been able to grow these for almost a year.
Identification of genes that cause resistance to treatment of the pathogenic fungus Candida
11hIt is estimated that 80% of women will suffer from vaginal candidiasis at least once in their lives. In addition to superficial infections, which can be oral or vaginal and do not usually have a serious prognosis, fungi of the Candida genus can cause systemic diseases in immunocompromised individuals and these are fatal in 40% of cases. Drugs are available to treat these conditions, but doctors ar
A big leap forward in using iron catalysts for pharmaceuticals
11hIf there were a classroom full of all the transition metals that could be used as catalysts for complex pharmaceutical reactions, iron would be the most promising but most unruly member.
A compound with a laser-induced 'switching' of biological activity
11hScientists at St Petersburg University together with researchers from St. Petersburg Federal Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences (SPC RAS) and the Scientific Research Centre for Ecological Safety of the Russian Academy of Sciences have developed a new organic compound demonstrating a laser-induced enhancement in its biological activity. The discovered phosphonate will enable the sci
Trigonopterus corona, the new species of tiny beetle named after the coronavirus
11hMany curious animals can be found on the Indonesian Island of Sulawesi—such as the deer-hog and the midget buffalo. But the island's tropical forests hide a diversity of tiny insects that still remains largely unexplored. Museum scientists from Indonesia and Germany have just discovered 28 new species of beetles, all belonging to the weevil genus Trigonopterus.
Insect digestive enzyme activates sugar-containing plant defence substance
12hPlants are not entirely at the mercy of their herbivore enemies. Often, chemical defenses ensure that the plants are inedible, or even toxic, and as a result insects and other hungry animals steer clear of them. A new study has shown, for the first time, that the degradation of plants' defense substances by insects' digestive enzymes can influence the insects' preference for certain food plants. R
How climate change will make the hottest tropical days even more extreme
12hNature, Published online: 25 October 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02869-w Dryness begets heat, and atmospheric moisture in the tropics is expected to be low on the hottest days in a warmer world.
A massive effort links protein-coding gene variants to health
12hNature, Published online: 25 October 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02873-0 The protein-coding portions of more than 450,000 individuals' genomes have been sequenced, and analysed together with the individuals' health data, revealing rare and common gene variants linked to various health-related traits.
Mapping the path to carbon neutrality
12hAhead of COP26 in Glasgow, the University of Surrey has published a paper in Sustainability detailing how it will reduce its carbon emissions and reach Net-Zero by 2030. In the paper, Surrey's researchers share ideas and provide guidance on how other universities can apply the Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi).
The underestimated impact of vapor pressure deficit on terrestrial carbon cycle
12hThis study is led by Dr. Bin He (College of Global Change and Earth System Science, Beijing Normal University) and Dr. Wenping Yuan (School of Atmospheric Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University). Terrestrial ecosystem, as a major carbon sink, plays an important role in regulating the global carbon cycle and atmospheric CO2 mixing ratio. Traditionally, atmospheric temperature or land water availability h
White flight may still enforce segregation
12hAs the population of people of color grows across the United States, white Americans are still prone to move when neighborhoods diversify, and their fears and stereotypical beliefs about other racial and ethnic groups may help maintain segregation, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.
NASA's uncrewed Artemis moon mission set to launch in February
12hNASA's uncrewed Artemis 1 mission to the moon is on track to launch in February, the U.S. space agency said.
Negotiators edge closer to global carbon market deal at COP26
12hNations are edging toward a deal that could create a global carbon market when they meet in Scotland for COP26 climate talks in about a week, after Brazil signaled it's willing to compromise.
Want to live longer? These antibodies designed to destroy old cells could be the answer
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The head of NASA says life probably exists outside Earth – How did we become as we are? How did we develop? How did we civilize? And are those same conditions out there in a universe that has billions of other suns in billions of other galaxies…
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Reinvented Screws Feature Screwdriver Slots That Disappear
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NATO releases first-ever strategy for Artificial Intelligence – The strategy outlines how AI can be applied to defence and security in a protected and ethical way.
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New research from Oxford University suggests that even without government support, 4 technologies – solar PV, wind, battery storage and electrolyzers to convert electricity into hydrogen, are about to become so cheap, they will completely take over all of global energy production.
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Cryptic transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and the first COVID-19 wave
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Nature, Published online: 25 October 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-04130-w
Prestin's conformational cycle underlies outer hair cell electromotility
12hNature, Published online: 25 October 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-04152-4
Untimely TGFβ responses in COVID-19 limit antiviral functions of NK cells
12hNature, Published online: 25 October 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-04142-6
Clues that natural killer cells help to control COVID
12hNature, Published online: 25 October 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02778-y Natural killer cells can destroy cells infected by SARS-CoV-2, but this immune-system defence malfunctions in people with severe COVID-19. Will this finding drive a search for ways to reinvigorate natural killer cells in such cases?
Mysterious 'alien beacon' was false alarm
12hNature, Published online: 25 October 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02931-7 Radio signal seemed to originate from the star Proxima Centauri, and provided a helpful drill for future searches.
Author Correction: New index of organic mass enrichment in sea spray aerosols linked with senescent status in marine phytoplankton
12hScientific Reports, Published online: 25 October 2021; doi:10.1038/s41598-021-00643-6
Date of the Vikings' First Atlantic Crossing Revealed by Rays from Space
12hBy dating the remnants of trees felled in Newfoundland, scientists have determined that the Norse people likely first set foot in the Americas in the year A.D. 1021.
B-vitaminer och UV-ljus kan hjälpa mot konformad hornhinna
13hÖgonsjukdomen keratokonus betyder konformad hornhinna och drabbar unga. En ny avhandling visar att de i tidiga stadier av sjukdomen ofta underbehandlas trots att de patienterna ofta har mest att vinna på en behandling där man droppar B-vitamin på hornhinnan och sedan lyser på den med UV-ljus så att den blir stelare.
Nanometre-scale imaging and AI reveal the interior of whole cells
13hNature, Published online: 25 October 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02776-0 Efforts to generate nanoscale-resolution images of cell interiors have gained ground through the development and refinement of a microscopy method. The data sets are publicly available as resources for further discoveries.
Will Climate Change Force Humans to Relocate?
13hAround the world, climate change will force people to migrate to more livable locales. But no one knows exactly how many will be displaced.
Digitala läromedel stänger ut lärare
13hDigitala läromedel som är utformade för att anpassa sig till varje elevs individuella kunskapsnivå skapar problem. Den inbyggda tekniken är inte tillräckligt transparent och riskerar att vägleda eleverna utan att lärarna blir delaktiga. Digitala läromedel kan försvåra för lärarna, visar en avhandling vid Göteborgs universitet som undersökt hur digitala matematikläromedel förändrar förutsättningar
Top driver of unintended pregnancy is belief it's not possible
13hAmong people who gave birth after an unintended pregnancy, a top explanation was the belief they couldn't get pregnant and therefore didn't need contraception, research finds. "Among women who weren't using contraception when they got pregnant, the primary reason was because they didn't think they could get pregnant," explains Sarah Cowan, an assistant professor of sociology at New York Universit
Eliminating Aids in the UK is within our grasp
13hMinisters have committed to end new transmissions of HIV by 2030 — but they must commit to fully funding the means
Dansk erhvervsliv: Godt, at universiteters bestyrelser afspejler samfundet
13hPLUS. DI og Dansk Erhverv afviser, at landets universitetsbestyrelser mangler forsker-ekspertise. De ser det blot som positivt, at bestyrelserne afspejler det omgivende samfund.
Oculus Gives Discontinued Oculus Go a New Lease on Life with Unlocked Software
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13hOculus VR Unlocked
The release of the Oculus Go in 2018 was an important step for Facebook's Virtual Reality division, but the product was short-lived. After being made obsolete by the Oculus Quest, the company discontinued the Go in 2020. Still, Facebook sold millions of the standalone headsets, and now they're even more capable thanks to an unlocked software update . That means anyone with an Oculus Go will be ab
Mammutar dog ut när klimatförändringar tog födan
13hUllhåriga mammutar överlevde i Sibirien nästan 7 000 år längre än man tidigare trott. Det visar dna-spår i tundran, som också avslöjar att de långhåriga elefantdjuren antagligen dog ut av svält – inte på grund av blodtörstiga jägare. Med hjälp av dna-teknik har forskare lyckats skapa en unik bild av hur Arktis vegetation och djurliv utvecklats under de senaste 50 000 åren. Enligt sibirisk folklor
How mollusks make pearls so perfect
13hResearchers have uncovered for the first time how mollusks build ultradurable structures with a level of symmetry that outstrips everything else in the natural world, with the exception of individual atoms. The research could inform future high-performance nanomaterials. "We humans, with all our access to technology, can't make something with a nanoscale architecture as intricate as a pearl," say
Dave Finds Hidden Gold Claim Worth Millions | Gold Rush: Winter's Fortune
14hStream Full Episodes of Gold Rush: Winter's Fortune: discovery+ ► https://www.discoveryplus.com/show/gold-rush-winters-fortune-us #Discovery #GoldRush #GoldRushWintersFortune Subscribe to Discovery: http://bit.ly/SubscribeDiscovery Follow Us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@Discovery We're on Instagram! https://instagram.com/Discovery Join Us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Discovery Foll
Australia's 'underclass' don't like work? Our research shows vulnerable job seekers don't get the help they need
14hFormer NSW minister Pru Goward wrote a column in the Australian Financial Review last week about Australia's "underclass," who she says are lazy, dysfunctional and don't like the "discipline" of work.
Not So Mysterious After All: Researchers Show How to Crack AI's Black Box
14hThe deep learning neural networks at the heart of modern artificial intelligence are often described as " black boxes " whose inner workings are inscrutable. But new research calls that idea into question, with significant implications for privacy. Unlike traditional software whose functions are predetermined by a developer, neural networks learn how to process or analy z e data by training on ex
Surmounting challenges with a passion for science
14hNature, Published online: 25 October 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02908-6 Insight is more important than vision in theoretical physics, says Sofia Qvafort.
Looking Back at the Challenger Disaster
14hThe 1986 explosion caused the first-ever in-flight NASA deaths. Now, it's clear that bureaucratic errors are to blame.
Study discovers links to Bernard Williams' 40-year-old "slosh" hypothesis
14hSyringomyelia is a spinal cord disease characterized by fluid-filled cavities within the spinal cord tissue, which was first described over 400 years ago. However, the mechanism by which these cavities are formed is still not fully understood. In 1980, neurosurgeon Bernard Williams hypothesized that pressure changes due to coughing, sneezing, and straining, caused fluid in the cavity to "slosh" th
Using nanofibers to stop brain tumor cells from spreading
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14hS 1 10 Cancer Cells
Brain cancer is difficult to contain and is often resistant to conventional treatment methods. Predicting tumor cell behavior requires a better understanding of their invasion mechanism. Now, researchers from University of Fukui, Japan, have used high-density nanofibers that mimic the microenvironment of the brain to capture these tumor cells, opening doors to novel therapeutic solutions for aggre
Male fertility could be restored by re-implanting frozen testes tissue
14hPreserving stem cells that go on to produce sperm and re-implanting them later can restore fertility for people who have undergone cancer treatments such as chemotherapy
Measuring sea level rise along the coast
14hEarth's ocean is clearly rising. Between the loss of land and sea ice and warmer waters expanding, rising sea level is a global issue. But the equation governing exactly where the land meets the ocean also depends on the land itself. For instance, various forces such as the motion of tectonic plates can cause vertical land motion (VLM) that either exacerbates or mitigates the threat of sea level r
The future of work is hybrid: An expert's recommendations for success
14hCOVID-19 has changed the way we work.
Gun violence rose 30% during the pandemic
14hGun violence increased by more than 30% in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study. The researchers say that stress, domestic violence, lack of social interaction, and greater access to firearms might have contributed to the increase. According to the researchers, these findings come at a time when many hospitals remain inundated with COVID-19 cases and face chall
Krav om ny risikovurdering af russisk a-kraftværk i Finland
14hDet finske forsvarsministerium ønsker en grundig gennemgang af sikkerheden ved et planlagt a-kraftværk. Det er risikoen for statslig russisk indblanding, som vækker bekymring
Newly discovered coral and nudibranch species reflects Hong Kong's rich marine biodiversity
14hBiologists from Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) have discovered in Hong Kong waters a new species of hard coral and two new species of nudibranch, a type of marine mollusc, that have never been identified anywhere else in the world. The discoveries of new species from these commonly seen animal groups are a vivid reflection of Hong Kong's rich marine biodiversity.
A successful COP26 is essential for Earth's future. Here's what needs to go right
14hA week from today, a crucial round of United Nations climate change negotiations will begin in Glasgow and the stakes could not be higher. By the end, we'll know how far nations are willing to go to address humanity's biggest challenge.
To better predict famine, look at 'start of season'
14hNew research links conditions at the beginning of the start of the growing season to grain prices in five African countries. The first rains that signal the beginning of the growing season kick off a flurry of activities in rural, agricultural communities. Farmers decide when to plant, how much labor to allocate, how many resources to devote to that season's crop and so on. For those in the famin
History teaching has substantially changed to address diversity, say teachers
14hSome 87 percent of UK secondary schools report making substantial changes to history teaching to address issues of diversity, according research by the universities of Oxford and Reading, based on an Historical Association survey of history teachers.
Kommunallæge efter et halvt år: Jeg har haft betydeligt mere klinisk arbejde, end forventet
14hFinn Rønholt har i et halvt år arbejdet som læge på et pleje- og genoptræningssted i Gladsaxe Kommune. Jobbet kræver stor beslutningskraft, fordi patienterne er ustabile.
FN: Drivhusgasser i atmosfæren ramte sidste år rekordhøje niveauer
14hSidste gang, Jorden oplevede lignende CO2-koncentrationer, var for 3-5 millioner år siden, da havniveauet var 10-20 meter højere end i dag. Men der var ikke 7,8 milliarder mennesker dengang.
Lægemiddel hjælper diabetiske hjerter efter en blodprop
14hForskere fra Oxford University har identificeret et lægemiddel, der ultimativt kan forbedre hjertefunktionen hos personer med diabetes efter en blodprop i hjertet.
Judging the gymnastics judges
14hA new statistical engine that can systematically pinpoint how accurately gymnastics judges apply required marking guidelines has been developed by researchers in Switzerland. The results are published in De Gruyter's Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports.
Four ways rich nations can keep promises to curb emissions and fund climate adaptation
14hThe time has come for Canada and other rich nations to pony-up and pay for the devastation they have caused countries in the Global South. That means, for a start, providing far greater climate adaptation financing to low-income countries and plugging the holes that siphon their limited fiscal resources to tax havens.
Dutch agency: Netherlands could face higher sea level rises
14hDutch climate experts warned Monday that the low-lying Netherlands could face higher sea level rises than previously forecast as well as the threat of extreme rainfall and other dangerous weather events caused by climate change.
Spanish volcano more active, spews 'giant lava fountain'
14hA volcano erupting for the past five weeks on the Spanish island of La Palma is more active than ever, officials said Monday, after new lava flows following a partial collapse of the crater threatened to engulf previously unaffected areas.
Regulating forever chemicals
14hClimate change policy has finally reached the center of the political agenda as President Biden and other world leaders prepare to discuss how the planet can collectively mitigate this grave threat. There are many other issues of environmental sustainability that receive less attention but also pose substantial threats to human and ecological well-being. While all new drugs are reviewed by medical
Assessing seismic activity near site of planned city NEOM
14hThe potential for major earthquakes around the southern end of the Gulf of Aqaba may be lower than geophysicists feared. Separate studies by two students, using quite different approaches but arriving at similar findings, give hope that there will be low risks for emerging cities on the nearby shores of the Red Sea.
The US and China must find a way to cooperate at COP26 and beyond. Otherwise, global climate action is impossible
14hA week out from the COP26 climate negotiations in Glasgow, all eyes are on two nations: China and the United States. Together, the superpowers are responsible for more than 40% of global carbon emissions. US-China relations have been fractious in recent years, and whether they can cooperate on climate action is crucial to success at COP26 and beyond.
Typ 2-diabetes behandlas bättre vid rätt klockslag
14hMuskelceller hos patienter med typ 2-diabetes har en rubbad inre biologisk klocka. Det tyder på att behandlingar för typ 2-diabetes kan vara mer eller mindre effektiva beroende på vilken tid på dagen de sätts in. Det visar en studie vid Karolinska Institutet och Köpenhamns universitet. Nästan alla celler i kroppen reglerar sina biologiska processer över en 24-timmars period, även kallad cellens d
How sneakers test gait for two genetic disorders
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14hRutgers Genetic Fragile X
New research links the genetic disorders Fragile X and SHANK3 deletion syndrome to walking patterns. The researchers examined microscopic movements of study participants wearing motion-sensored sneakers. The method, published in a new study in the journal Scientific Reports , detects gait problems 15 to 20 years before their clinical diagnosis and could help advance intervention models to preserv
Academia's ableist mindset needs to change
15hNature, Published online: 25 October 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02907-7 Four junior researchers with disabilities describe their career experiences to date, and how colleagues can act as allies.
Ariane 5 sets new record on latest launch
15hEurope's Ariane 5 has delivered two telecom satellites, SES-17 and Syracuse-4A, into their planned orbits.
Tackling a 40 million-year-old conundrum
15hSilicate minerals are the major components of most rocks. When these minerals on the Earth's surface come into contact with water, they partially dissolve as they react with carbon dioxide in the water. This dissolved material is then transported via rivers to the ocean, where it is ultimately used by organisms to make marine carbonates such as limestone. In this way, carbon dioxide is removed fro
MYB70 transcription factor modulates Arabidopsis seed germination and root development
15hCrosstalk among Abscisic acid (ABA), auxin, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) plays critical roles in modulating seed germination, root growth, and suberization. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms remain largely elusive.
Elektroner optræder ikke kun enkeltvis og i par, men også i kvartetter
15hPLUS. Lige over den temperatur, hvorunder en jernbaseret krystal er superledende, danner elektroner en kvartet, som aldrig før er set.
China just test-fired a massive solid-fueled rocket
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15hChina Solid Rocket
China has test fired a huge new solid rocket motor, creating more propulsion options for the country's growing space activities.
A Synergistic Hydrogen Economy
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16hINEOS Hydrogen Energy
I have been writing a lot about energy recently, partly because there is a lot of energy news, and also I find it helpful to focus on a topic for a while to help me see how all the various pieces fit together. It is often easy to see how individual components of energy and other technology might operate in isolation, and more challenging to see how they will all work together as part of a complet
Daily briefing: Solar storm pinpoints Viking presence in North America
16hNature, Published online: 22 October 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02935-3 Researchers have dated a Norse settlement in Canada to ad 1021. Plus: why elephants are evolving to lose their tusks, and how mix-and-match COVID vaccines have aced the effectiveness test.
How to Stay Focused At Work And Meetings Using AI
16hIf you're working more from home like so many others nowadays, you likely spend a good amount of that time in online meetings. Like them or not, they're a convenient way to keep from convening at the office. While the commute might be improved, the increased amount of distractions we experience at home can severely diminish the quality of our interactions. The unwanted sounds picked up by the sen
Spås gode chancer: Lynetteholm-søgsmål bliver Danmarks første rigtige klimaretssag
16hPLUS. Klimabevægelsen har fået fri proces til at føre retssag mod staten om anlæggelsen af ny halvø. Opsplitningen af projektet betyder, at CO2-udledningen er ukendt, lyder det.
Researchers develop high-entropy-alloys–based, high-temperature solar absorption coatings
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16hHigh Entropy Solar
As a newcomer in the alloy material world, high-entropy alloys exceed the traditional alloy design concept as they possess more than five elements, and generally exhibit a simple solid solution structure due to their high configuration entropy. With excellent mechanical properties, ability to withstand heat, as well as their resistance to wear, corrosion and irradiation, high-entropy alloys have g
COP26: A moment for the world to truly confront the climate emergency
17hThe international climate summit in the UK is a big moment in the fight against global warming. In the spirit of optimism, we look forward to a successful outcome
The Venus's Flower Basket's Weird Fluid Dynamics Explained
17hA deep-sea sponge's unique structure helps it eat and mate while reducing drag — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Efterretningstjeneste advarer mod Kinas teknologiske fremskridt
17hKinas store ambitioner og fremskridt inden for blandt andet kunstig intelligens får amerikansk efterretningstjeneste til at opfordre til øget kontrol.
Nye batterier kan forbedres med træfibre
17hAmerikanske forskere har brugt cellulose til at lede ioner i fremtiden solidstate-batterier.
UN: Greenhouse gas concentrations hit a new record in 2020
17hThe World Meteorological Organization reported Monday that greenhouse gas concentrations hit a new record high last year and increased at a faster rate than the annual average for the last decade despite a temporary reduction during pandemic-related lockdowns.
When authors stop responding to requests for data, a journal retracts
17hIn 2016 Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers published a paper on osteoarthritis by a group at Linyi People's Hospital in China. Five years later, the authors contacted the journal asking for the correction of a pair of figures — but, as the publisher, Mary Ann Liebert, explained, the new files were "not workable." In May … Continue reading
Techtopia #211: Hvad laver Lars Seier med blockchain?
18hFinansmanden Lars Seier Christensen har lanceret en helt ny blockchain sammen med fagfolk fra Aarhus og Zürich. Projektet hedder Concordium, og han beskriver det selv som et nyt world wide web.
Lovande material fångar vatten ur ökenluft
18hEn ny typ av poröst material, en så kallad MOF, kan fånga vatten ur luft mer effektivt än tidigare. Andra varianter av materialet har potential att rena gaser och lagra koldioxid.
Bottom-up modular synthesis of well-defined oligo(arylfuran)s
18hNature Communications, Published online: 25 October 2021; doi:10.1038/s41467-021-26387-5 Oligofurans have attracted great attention because of their strong fluorescence, charge delocalization, and increased solubility. Here the authors show a bottom-up modular construction of chemically and structurally well-defined oligo(arylfuran)s by de novo synthesis of α,β′-bifuran monomers and late-stage br
Physiologic biomechanics enhance reproducible contractile development in a stem cell derived cardiac muscle platform
18hNature Communications, Published online: 25 October 2021; doi:10.1038/s41467-021-26496-1 Investigations of human cardiac disease involving human pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes are limited by the disorganized presentation of biomechanical cues resulting in cell immaturity. Here the authors develop a platform of micron-scale 2D cardiac muscle bundles to precisely deliver physiologic c
Structure of Machupo virus polymerase in complex with matrix protein Z
18hNature Communications, Published online: 25 October 2021; doi:10.1038/s41467-021-26432-3 The RNA polymerase L of arenaviruses is of interest for drug design and its activity is inhibited by the matrix protein Z. Here, the authors present the cryo-EM structure of the Machupo virus polymerase L in complex with matrix protein Z and discuss the inhibitory mechanism.
Aging power spectrum of membrane protein transport and other subordinated random walks
18hNature Communications, Published online: 25 October 2021; doi:10.1038/s41467-021-26465-8 Experimental data obtained in single-particle tracking experiments are challenging to interpret. The authors propose an approach for determining the dynamics of the stochastic motion of molecules based on the power spectrum, relevant to various non-stationary scale-free random walks.
Functionality of the putative surface glycoproteins of the Wuhan spiny eel influenza virus
18hNature Communications, Published online: 25 October 2021; doi:10.1038/s41467-021-26409-2 The recently identified Wuhan spiny eel influenza virus (WSEIV) sequence is more closely related to influenza B than A viruses. Here, the authors functionally characterize the putative surface glycoproteins of WSEIV and show that its NA-like protein has sialidase activity and its HA-like protein binds monosia
Antibiotic-chemoattractants enhance neutrophil clearance of Staphylococcus aureus
18hNature Communications, Published online: 25 October 2021; doi:10.1038/s41467-021-26244-5 Antibiotic resistance in Staphylococcus aureus is associated with reduced neutrophil recruitment. Here, Payne et al. link formylated peptides, which act as chemoattractants for neutrophils, with the antibiotic vancomycin and show that these hybrid compounds improve clearance of S. aureus by neutrophils.
Concept neurons in the human medial temporal lobe flexibly represent abstract relations between concepts
18hNature Communications, Published online: 25 October 2021; doi:10.1038/s41467-021-26327-3 It is unclear how distinct concepts are processed in the brain. Here, the authors recorded from concept cells in human subjects with epilepsy and found that a subset of concept cells responded to non-preferred concepts if those non-preferred concepts required comparison to a preferred concept.
Elimination of oxygen sensitivity in α-titanium by substitutional alloying with Al
18hNature Communications, Published online: 25 October 2021; doi:10.1038/s41467-021-26374-w Individual addition of O or Al is known to deteriorate ductility of Ti alloys, especially at cryogenic temperatures. Here the authors demonstrate a counter-intuitive effect where significant addition of both Al and O substantially improves both strength and ductility in a Ti-6Al-0.3 O ternary alloy.
Brazil's scientists face 90% budget cut
18hNature, Published online: 25 October 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02882-z
'Politicians shouldn't meddle': new chief of Europe's major research funder shares priorities
18hNature, Published online: 25 October 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02885-w Developmental geneticist Maria Leptin hopes to keep the European Research Council true to its founding mission.
Inside the lawsuit that ended US gene patenting
18hNature, Published online: 25 October 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02905-9 How a win in the Supreme Court challenged a linchpin of the genetic-testing industry.
Author Correction: Elexacaftor is a CFTR potentiator and acts synergistically with ivacaftor during acute and chronic treatment
18hScientific Reports, Published online: 25 October 2021; doi:10.1038/s41598-021-00539-5
Treatment for COVID-19—a cohort study from Northern Italy
18hScientific Reports, Published online: 25 October 2021; doi:10.1038/s41598-021-00243-4
Influence of air pollutants on varicella among adults
18hScientific Reports, Published online: 25 October 2021; doi:10.1038/s41598-021-00507-z
Hybrid strategy of graphene/carbon nanotube hierarchical networks for highly sensitive, flexible wearable strain sensors
18hScientific Reports, Published online: 25 October 2021; doi:10.1038/s41598-021-00307-5
Numerical investigation of nanofluid flow using CFD and fuzzy-based particle swarm optimization
18hScientific Reports, Published online: 25 October 2021; doi:10.1038/s41598-021-00279-6
Interglobular dentine attributed to vitamin D deficiency visible in cremated human teeth
18hScientific Reports, Published online: 25 October 2021; doi:10.1038/s41598-021-00380-w
Discovering disease–disease associations using electronic health records in The Guideline Advantage (TGA) dataset
18hScientific Reports, Published online: 25 October 2021; doi:10.1038/s41598-021-00345-z
For Forest Blazes Grown Wilder, an Alternative: The 'Good Fire'
18hPrescribed fire helps protect forests by giving trees like Ponderosas a healthy pruning that allows them to survive a future blaze, while reducing the fuel available to power a wildfire. In north-central Washington, those who manage and study these forests are seeing their prescribed burns bear fruit.
5G: Babyalarmer skal dele frekvens med elmålere
19hPLUS. IoT: Den gamle trådløse netteknologi DECT genoplives nu som 5G. Trådløse fastnettelefoner og babyalarmer skal nu dele radiofrekvenser med elmålere, lygtepæle og industrirobotter.
Author Correction: Global regulation of methane emission from natural lakes
19hScientific Reports, Published online: 25 October 2021; doi:10.1038/s41598-021-00321-7
Into the 'plastisphere': Scientists comb Japan waters to study new eco threat
19hA boat's crew casts a net into the seemingly clean waters off Japan's Izu peninsula, but not to catch fish—they are scooping up microplastics to learn more about the pollution's impact on marine life.
Climate scientists fear tipping points (maybe you should too)
19hLeaders may be going into the UN climate summit in Glasgow with the do-or-die goal of limiting global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius, but breaching that cap is not what keeps scientists awake at night.
Techtopia #210: Danmark producerer masser af mikrochips
20hEU-Kommissionen vil støtte en europæisk mikrochip-industri. Vi skal gøre os fri af Fjernøsten og USA. Men hvor er Danmark i det spil?
Jeff Bezos Ex-Wife Mackenzie Scott donates 1.7 Billion to HBCU's, 2.7 Billion to Charities and Covid Relief
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A Record Number of Americans Are Quitting Their Jobs; Highest Numbers Since 2000
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I need your help for an idea.
20hI have registered for a competition in which i need a unique idea for a startup. The idea should be unique and futuristic. Please suggest some topics which the idea could be. Please! submitted by /u/daretoleap [link] [comments]
Plastic industry pollution to overtake coal in US by 2030, report says: Supply chain for plastic production is rife with carbon emissions.
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How we got here with political and health misinformation: The case of "Hacker X" and Mike Adams
21hArs Technica recently published a story about Hacker X, who helped Mike Adams expand his online empire of health fraud into an empire of fake news and political disinformation, thus intertwining health and political misinformation into the deadly combination we see now. The post first appeared on Science-Based Medicine .
Uri Geller
22hSkedböjning som karriär slog igenom stort som mystiker på 1970-talet. Han lät påskina att han hade övernaturliga och mystiska krafter. Hans paradnummer var att få nycklar och skedar … Continued Inlägget Uri Geller dök först upp på Vetenskap och Folkbildning .
Moravian Rhapsody
22h"Please, can you tell me more about the web page and mechanism behind? Is there any "scheme" of scanning published papers?" asks Professor Vojtech Adam. Yes, it's Elisabeth Bik.
70% of Americans would support a nationwide mandate requiring that solar panels be installed on all newly built homes. The survey showed that the support for this measure is highest among younger adults.
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Upcoming Cadillac Celestiq to Include Smartglass Nanotech Sunroof
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Whole towns to be taken off the grid and powered by stand-alone renewables
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»Super skræmmende« adgang til CPR: 1700 kirkeværger kunne frit finde hemmelige adresser
1dOmkring 1700 kirkeværger har siden 2011 kunnet finde hemmelige adresser gennem it-systemet GIAS, men nu har man lukket for funktionen. Systemet har nemlig udfordringer med at flage problematiske opslag, fortæller leverandøren.
Akutlæge: Togulykken på Storebælt viser behovet for ny beredskabsradio
1dPLUS. Beredskabsradioer skal kunne håndtere data, billeder og video – ikke kun tale. Det er en af erfaringerne fra den store togulykke på Storebæltsbroen i 2019.
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