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Previously unknown crocodile species lived in Asia 39 million years ago
2hResearchers from the Senckenberg Center for Human Evolution and Paleoenvironment at the University of Tübingen have identified fossils of a previously unknown crocodile species in Vietnam. The nearly four-meter-long, almost completely preserved skeleton from the Na Duong site is part of the group of long-snouted crocodiles from the gharial family. The fossil, which is between 35 and 39 million yea
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Pro-Trump counties continue to suffer far higher COVID death tolls
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Microplastics threaten typical remote cryospheric regions
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Executive narcissism inhibits inter-unit knowledge transfer
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Making sure workers have a 'good' day gives companies a competitive advantage
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Fly researchers find another layer hiding in the code of life
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First Human Landing On An Asteroid by 2073, Say Scientists
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Red Sea dolphins slather their skin in coral mucus, because nature is wonderfully gross
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Global spatiotemporal continuous land surface temperature dataset released
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New experiments suggest that nonbiological processes alone may not account for decreased magnetization at oil spill site
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Researchers develop new measurement method in molecular electronics
1hIn molecular electronics, single molecules are stretched between two electrodes to form an electrically conducting element in which molecular conductivity is then measured. Although the underlying method for this phenomenon, scanning tunneling microscopy, was awarded the Nobel Prize more than thirty years ago, a major limitation remains: To access molecular conductivity, the molecules to be measur
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The role of space in driving sustainability, security and development on Earth
1hA new report reveals five actions that leaders can take to contribute to economic development, advance global security and sustainability, and make space a safe and globally accessible domain.
Cooperation rewards water utilities
1hInter-utility water agreements can help mitigate risks, in research that used supercomputer simulations of water supply in the North Carolina Research Triangle. Findings are generalizable to any place where water providers face financial and supply challenges in allocating regional water.
Women who embraced their partner subsequently had lower stress-induced cortisol response
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Childhood circumstances and personality traits are associated with loneliness in older age
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Verdens største elektrolysator-installation bestilt til brintfabrik i Esbjerg: 'Det kræver en del hektar'
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Spin keeps electrons in line in iron-based superconductor
1hResearchers from PSI's Spectroscopy of Quantum Materials group together with scientists from Beijing Normal University have solved a puzzle at the forefront of research into iron-based superconductors: the origin of FeSe's electronic nematicity. Using Resonant inelastic X-ray scattering (RIXS) at the Swiss Light Source (SLS), they discovered that, surprisingly, this electronic phenomenon is primar
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1hObtaining structurally uniform nanocarbons in order to properly relate structure and function, ideally as single molecules, is a great challenge in the field of nanocarbon science. Thus, the construction of structurally uniform nanocarbons is crucial for the development of functional materials in nanotechnology, electronics, optics, and biomedical applications. An important tool for achieving this
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How Cat Litter Could Fight Climate Change
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How to explain localized gap modes in Bose-Einstein condensates
1hBose-Einstein condensates (BECs), created in ultracold bosonic atoms and degenerate quantum gases, are a macroscopic quantum phenomenon and are considered as a single particle in mean-filed theory. By preparing the BECs or ultracold atomic gases onto optical lattices, the existence of nonlinear matter-wave solitons and their dynamics and simulation in condensed-matter physics can be investigated.
Generating ultra-violet lasers with near-infrared light through 'domino upconversion' of nanoparticles
1hStrong and coherent ultraviolet light emission devices have enormous medical and industrial application potential, but generating ultraviolet light emission in an effective way has been challenging. Recently, a collaborative research team co-led by researchers from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) developed a new approach to generate deep-ultraviolet lasing through a "domino upconversion" proc
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Industry lobbying on WHO overshadowing public health policy, researchers suggest
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COVID booster needed for broad protection against omicron variants
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China Eastern MU5735 Crash May Have Been Intentional, Preliminary Assessment Shows
1h(Photo: André Gustavo Stumpf/Wikimedia Commons) Just a couple months ago, China Eastern Airlines flight MU5735 took a horrifying turn when it crashed into a mountain, killing all 132 people on board. Eerie security camera footage showed the plane taking a sudden nosedive mid-flight, sparking questions about whether the crash could have been intentional. Now data from the plane's recovered black b
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Wood Frogs Sing Together To Attract Mates
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1hThe protagonist of Pleasure is a plucky young performer who has moved to Los Angeles with a dream of superstardom. Bella Cherry (played by Sofia Kappel) has a Hollywood story that gets told off- and on-screen all the time: An ambitious starlet does anything she can to break into movies, grasps at celebrity while encountering corruption, and tries to maintain her integrity in a craven business. Bu
Highly emissive Sb3+-doped 0D cesium indium chloride nanocrystals with switchable photoluminescence
1hAll-inorganic lead-free luminescent metal halide nanocrystals (NCs) are very important in optoelectronics, but their applications are limited by the low photoluminescence (PL) efficiency. It is an effective approach via ns2-metal ions doping for tailoring the optical properties of metal halide NCs and expanding their applications.
Emergent reliability in sensory cortical coding and inter-area communication
1hNature, Published online: 19 May 2022; doi:10.1038/s41586-022-04724-y The mouse neocortex supports sensory performance through transient increases in sensory coding redundancy, neural codes that are robust to cellular variability, and inter-area fluctuation modes that transmit sensory data and task responses in non-interfering channels.
Volatile neurons unite to stabilize visual experience
1hNature, Published online: 19 May 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-01212-1 It has been unclear how the brain creates stable visual experiences from the highly variable activity of individual neurons. Imaging from thousands of neurons across the entire mouse visual cortex provides an explanation.
COVID has killed 5,600 Australians this year and the pandemic isn't over. Ethics can shape our response
1hIt's difficult to ask, but how many fatalities should Australia accept from COVID in 2022?
Uncovering hidden cultures in workplaces can help make businesses more inclusive
1hCompanies should introduce ways of uncovering informal hidden cultures to create more inclusive workplaces, a social mobility expert has told parliamentarians.
Transmitting messages into space is a controversial field called 'METI' — Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence. Now a team of scientists led by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) have joined the fray by creating what they call the 'Beacon in the Galaxy'.
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Japan, U.S. to cooperate on Moon landing by Japanese astronaut
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Scientists develop 'off the shelf' engineered stem cells to treat aggressive brain cancer
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16 years ago man was paralyzed in an accident. Now, implants in his brain allow him to control computers with his mind.
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AI recognition of patient race in medical imaging: a modelling study
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America Did Too Good a Job at Saving Canada Geese
2hThroughout the town of Rochester, Minnesota, where I grew up, 18 themed goose statues (each an imposing 5 feet tall and 525 pounds heavy) stand sentinel. Airport Goose wears aviator goggles. A press pass hangs around Newspaper Goose's neck. Library Goose cosplays as William Shakespeare. At amateur baseball games, Rochesterites cheer for the Honkers. In our local newspaper, the movie reviews once
Blurring the boundary between Floquet matter and metamaterials
2hMetamaterials—artificial media with tailored subwavelength structures—have now encompassed a broad range of novel properties that are unavailable in nature. This field of research has stretched across different wave platforms, leading to the discovery and demonstration of a wealth of exotic wave phenomena. Most recently, metamaterial concepts have been extended to the temporal domain, paving the w
How Stockholm applied greening concepts and what we can learn from it
2hBased on an evaluation of over 500 academic articles, an international research team has traced the application of greening concepts in the context of Swedish planning and particularly in the Stockholm metropolitan region. The researchers, who include Professor Christian Albert's research lab Planning Metropolitan Landscapes at Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB), have drawn up recommendations for urban
New study offers hope that conservation can help nature adapt to climate change
2hA new study published in Biological Conservation reviews a suite of published scientific research, providing evidence that conservation action can help species adapt to a changing climate.
Boeing aims for new test launch of Starliner astronaut capsule
2hThe aerospace company hopes its Starliner vehicle can finally prove its capabilities in orbit.
Extinction: Why scientists are freezing threatened species in 'biobanks'
2hConservation scientists hope that preserving genetic material offers future insurance against extinction
Ghostly 'mirror world' might be cause of cosmic controversy
2hNew research suggests an unseen "mirror world" of particles that interacts with our world only via gravity that might be the key to solving a major puzzle in cosmology today—the Hubble constant problem.
New findings enable monitoring for harmful toxin in freshwater environments
2hAn international team of scientists has identified the genes and the biosynthetic pathway that enable certain types of cyanobacteria found in freshwater environments to produce a potent neurotoxin called guanitoxin.
What science says about veganism for athletes
2h'Weak like a vegan'? What evidence says about veganism for athletes may surprise you
Everyone eats three extra cheeseburgers a day than they admit, study shows
2hEveryone eats the equivalent of three extra cheeseburgers a day than they admit — regardless of their waistline, researchers have revealed. The study shows obese and thin people all fib about food to the same amount regardless of the number on the bathroom scale and this could be undermining national health advice.
Unlocking the secrets of killer whale diets and their role in climate change
2hResearchers have discovered new clues to understand how killer whales impact their environment.
Why baby leatherback marine turtles can't 'see the sea'
2hFor most sea turtles, the journey to find the ocean from their nests is pretty straightforward. However, leatherback hatchlings more often crawl around in circles trying to find the ocean. Circling delays their entry into the ocean, wastes energy, and places them at greater danger from natural predators. Under different moon phases: bright light during full moon and only starlight under new moon,
Using light and sound to reveal rapid brain activity in unprecedented detail
2hBiomedical engineers at Duke University have developed a method to scan and image the blood flow and oxygen levels inside a mouse brain in real-time with enough resolution to view the activity of both individual vessels and the entire brain at once. This new imaging approach breaks long-standing speed and resolution barriers in brain imaging technologies and could uncover new insights into neurova
Standard test for multiple myeloma provides clues of a rare, more deadly type
2hA test for the common blood cancer multiple myeloma also holds clear clues that the patient has one of the most uncommon and deadly forms of this cancer, investigators say.
Dolphins Rub against Mucus-Oozing Corals to Soothe Skin
2hThis 'gorgoning' releases antibacterial compounds and other substances that dolphins could be using to self-medicate — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Are people swapping their cats and goldfish for praying mantises?
2hRearing insects at home as pets may sound strange and a bit nerdy, but thousands of people all over the world have already swapped their hamsters for praying mantises or stick insects.
Mikroskopi, kunstig intelligens, laser og MS: Forskerteam på KU kan nu undersøge kræftceller i detaljer
2hPLUS. I fire trin kombinerer forskere mikroskopi, AI, laser og massespektroskopi for at tilrettelægge skræddersyet kræftbehandling.
How great leaders innovate — responsibly | Ken Chenault
2hIn times of uncertainty, leaders have a responsibility to inspire hope. Sharing hard-won wisdom, business leader Ken Chenault talks about what it takes to enact positive, enduring change — and why it's more important than ever to invest in responsible innovation that uplifts people and centers equality and fairness. (This conversation was hosted by TED current affairs curator Whitney Pennington R
Unexpected differences between males and females in fossil mouse deer
2hMouse deer are among the smallest ruminants in the world. Today, they live in the tropics of Africa and Asia and are barely larger than hares. Males and females differ little in appearance. But that was not the case about eleven million years ago. Josephina Hartung and Professor Madelaine Böhme from the Senckenberg Center for Human Evolution and Paleoenvironment at the University of Tübingen came
COVID-19 poo test for bats may help pandemic monitoring and conservation efforts
2hA SARS-CoV-2 test for bats using fecal samples could boost understanding of how wild animals transmit viruses to other animals and humans.
New mechanism for regulating supply of DNA building blocks for better antibiotics
2hIn a new study published in Nature Communications, researchers from Stockholm University show for the first time how NrdR binds to DNA to inhibit RNR. The novel mechanism could help scientists design better antibiotics by targeting a pathogen's ability to reproduce.
Ceres probably formed farther out in the solar system and migrated inward
2hWhen Sicilian astronomer Giuseppe Piazzi spotted Ceres in 1801, he thought it was a planet. Astronomers didn't know about asteroids at that time. Now we know there's an enormous quantity of them, primarily residing in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
Climate change is killing trees in Queensland's tropical rainforests
2hIn recent years, the Great Barrier Reef off Australia's northeast coast has seen multiple events of mass coral bleaching as human-caused global warming has driven sustained high temperatures in the ocean.
The small things make a big difference in the science of measurement
2hScientists must make ever more sophisticated measurements as technology shrinks to the nanoscale and we face global challenges from the effects of climate change.
How can Indonesia improve the REDD+ project to stop deforestation?
2hIndonesia is home to the world's third-largest tropical forest area and since 2009 has operated a forest-based climate action project developed by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
Restoring the Great Lakes: After 50 years of US-Canada joint efforts, some success and lots of unfinished business
2hThe Great Lakes cover nearly 95,000 square miles (250,000 square kilometers) and hold over 20% of Earth's surface fresh water. More than 30 million people in the U.S. and Canada rely on them for drinking water. The lakes support a multibillion-dollar maritime economy, and the lands around them provided many of the raw materials—timber, coal, iron—that fueled the Midwest's emergence as an industria
Traumatic societal events may undermine classroom behavior interventions for certain groups, study finds
2hAs a researcher of student mental health and well-being, Keith Herman has found that, in general, offering students more positive encouragement rather than negative reprimands not only reduces disruptive student classroom behavior but can also improve students' academic and social outcomes.
Landets største velfærdstalenter hyldet på Christiansborg
3hDanmarks 100 største talenter på velfærdsområdet blev mandag i denne uge hyldet, da Pensam og FOA for femte år i træk fejrede de unge mennesker, der hver dag gør en særlig indsats for landets yngste, ældste og mest sårbare borgere.
Aquatic fungi: Forgotten conservation targets
3hThey are always there, dwelling in the water, where they play a key role in food webs, in cycling of nutrients, matter and energy, and water purification. However, as happens with organisms that tend to be inconspicuous and often invisible to the naked eye, society mostly neglects them, and forgets their huge importance in providing support and stability of aquatic ecosystems. What is even more pr
RKKP skal stå for national analyse af amputationer og forebyggende behandlinger
3hRegion Midtjylland har bedt RKKP om at stå for analyse, som skal bruges til at planlægge udviklingen af karkirurgien i regionen.
Buffalo shooting adds to rise of hate crimes in the US
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The recent mass shooting in Buffalo, New York on May 14 is set apart from the many mass shootings that happen yearly in the US by white nationalism. Rather than indiscriminately shooting, the 18-year-old suspect targeted a supermarket in a predominantly Black neighborhood. He allegedly wrote a white supremacist manifesto online, traveled about 200 miles to the store, and livestreamed the attack,
Long-term outcomes of cataract surgery with toric intraocular lens implantation by the type of preoperative astigmatism
3hScientific Reports, Published online: 19 May 2022; doi:10.1038/s41598-022-12426-8
"Those more receptive to bullshit are less reflective, lower in cognitive ability, are more prone to ontological confusions and conspiratorial ideation, are more likely to hold religious and paranormal beliefs, and are more likely to endorse complementary and alternative medicine."
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Ny undersøgelse: Læger overbehandler af frygt for klagesager
3hHellere have ryggen fri og bestille en unødvendig undersøgelse eller behandling end at blive ramt af en klagesag. Sådan tænker mange af landets læger, viser rundspørge fra Lægeforeningen.
Satellite monitoring of biodiversity moves within reach
3hGlobal biodiversity assessments require the collection of data on changes in plant biodiversity on an ongoing basis. Researchers have now shown that plant communities can be reliably monitored using imaging spectroscopy, which in the future will be possible via satellite. This paves the way for near real-time global biodiversity monitoring.
Tuberculosis Is the Oldest Pandemic, and Poverty Makes It Continue
3hTuberculosis is preventable and curable, yet it afflicts one quarter of the world's population—mostly because of poverty — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
How a Volcanic Bombardment in Ancient Australia Led to the World's Greatest Climate Catastrophe
3hSome 252 million years ago, the world was going through a tumultuous period of rapid global warming. To understand what caused it, scientists have looked to one particular event in which a volcanic eruption in what is now Siberia spewed huge volumes of greenhouse gas into the atmosphere. However, there is evidence the climate was already changing before this. Sea surface temperatures had increase
Do meditation podcasts and apps yield 'authentic' Buddhism?
3hIs digital Buddhism, which includes computer-assisted practices such as listening to podcasts and using meditation applications apps, authentic?
Growing plant trade may spread invasive species but also help ecosystems adapt to climate change
3hPlant seeds must travel far to maintain healthy ecosystems. Carried on the wind or in the fur and dung of animals, traveling seeds help cleared forest patches regrow and infuse clutches of rare species with diverse genes, making them more resistant to extinction.
New theory suggests collision of dwarf galaxies could explain dark matter–free galaxies
3hA team of astrophysicists affiliated with multiple institutions in the U.S., one in Germany and one in Canada, has developed a new theory to explain the existence of odd, dark matter–free dwarf galaxies. In their paper published in the journal Nature, the researchers propose that a collision between two dwarf galaxies could explain the dark matter–free dwarf galaxies that have been discovered over
Laser annealing transmon qubits for high-performance superconducting quantum processors
3hQuantum physicists aim to scale the number of qubits during quantum computing, while maintaining high-fidelity quantum gates; this is a challenging task due to the precise frequency requirements that accompany the process. Superconducting quantum processors with more than 50 qubits are currently actively available and these fixed frequency transmons are attractive due to their long coherence and n
Puzzling features deep in Earth's interior illuminated
3hNew research examines an unusual pocket of rock at the boundary layer with Earth's core, some three thousand kilometers beneath the surface.
New strategies to save rice, the world's most indispensable grain
3hPlants — they're just like us, with unique techniques for handling stress. To save one of the most important crops on Earth from extreme climate swings, scientists are mapping out plants' own stress-busting strategies. Biologists have learned what happens to the roots of rice plants when they're confronted with two types of stressful scenarios: too much water, or too little. These observations for
Synthesis of two-dimensional holey graphyne
3hA new type of carbon allotrope, holey graphyne, has semiconductor properties and is applicable in various fields such as photoelectronics, sensors, and water purification.
Caesarean births not linked to increased risk of food allergy during infancy
3hCaesarean births are not linked to an increased risk of food allergy during the first year of life, according to a new study.
Alternative to open heart surgery just as effective for patients with common heart condition
3hA study has shown that a less invasive heart procedure for a common condition is just as effective as conventional open-heart surgery.
Climate change will force big shift in timing, amount of snowmelt across Colorado River Basin
3hNew research predicts that changes in mountain snowmelt will shift peak streamflows to much earlier in the year for the vast Colorado River Basin, altering reservoir management and irrigation across the entire region.
Alvorlig sygdom gav Christian Freitag det sidste skub mod Folketinget: »Jeg er blevet mere modig«
3hFor et år siden var Christian Freitag tæt på at dø af kræft i en alder af blot 55 år. Nu stiller han op til Folketinget og træder dermed direkte ind på den store politiske scene, som han gennem mere end et halvt årti blev mere og mere frustreret af som formand for PLO.
Hunga volcano generated incredible atmospheric waves
3hResearchers report the first comprehensive account of the Hunga volcano eruption's atmospheric waves. The Hunga volcano ushered in 2022 with a bang, devastating the island nation of Tonga and sending aid agencies, and Earth scientists, into a flurry of activity. It had been nearly 140 years since an eruption of this scale shook the Earth. Robin Matoza of the University of California, Santa Barbar
Technique Talk: Understanding Cancer One Base Edit at a Time
3hFrancisco J. Sánchez-Rivera will discuss strategies to design CRISPR base editor libraries for in vivo applications.
Silk imitates mother of pearl for a tough, eco-friendly material
4hNature, Published online: 19 May 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-01355-1 Proteins that make up silk fibres can be formed into a material with a structure similar to that of the lustrous lining of oyster shells.
A 'forbidden' body type? These parrots flout the rules
4hNature, Published online: 17 May 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-01354-2 Climbing parrots put their heads to use as a third limb.
Research finds most effective influencer marketing tactics
4hA YouTube personality takes a break from chatting about video games to talk about a web hosting service. An Instagram account devoted to beauty spotlights a new haircare product. A TikToker shouts out a fast-food sandwich to her fans. Anyone who uses social media has almost certainly seen influential figures—commonly referred to as influencers—and the brands that sponsor their posts.
Supply chain crisis complicates fixing baby formula shortage, expert says
4hThe critical shortage of baby formula across the United States is being exacerbated by many of the same issues implicated in the global supply chain crisis borne by the Coronavirus pandemic, says a Virginia Tech industrial packaging and shipping expert.
Political scientist examines a quarter-century of post-Apartheid government
4hBack in April 1994, the world watched a remarkable event: South Africa's first democratic election with universal suffrage. The country whose Apartheid system had legalized racial segregation since the late 1940s went to the polls and elected a new national assembly. In turn, that assembly picked a Black president: Nelson Mandela, who, after decades in prison, became the South Africa's new leader.
Light-controlled reactions at the nanoscale
4hControlling strong electromagnetic fields on nanoparticles is the key to triggering targeted molecular reactions on their surfaces. Such control over strong fields is achieved via laser light. Although laser-induced formation and breaking of molecular bonds on nanoparticle surfaces have been observed in the past, nanoscopic optical control of surface reactions has not yet been achieved. An interna
When the equinox gene appears, repair transitions into regrowth
4hWhen animals experience a large injury, such as the loss of a limb, the body immediately begins a wound healing response that includes sealing the wound site and repairing local damage. In many animals, including humans, when the local wound site is taken care of, this response ends. However, in some animals, the initial wound response soon transitions into another stage of healing: regeneration,
Overgrazing disrupts entire ecosystem
4hThe Tibetan highlands have a special significance both as a grazing ecosystem and global carbon store. Furthermore, it plays a key role in the formation of the monsoon and supplying of potable water for a fifth of the earth's population. An international research team from Kiel University (CAU), together with the universities of Göttingen and Hanover and the Chinese Academy of Sciences has for the
Early-stage detection of microbial contamination in cell therapy products
4hResearchers from Critical Analytics for Manufacturing Personalized-Medicine (CAMP), an Interdisciplinary Research Group (IRG) at the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT's research enterprise in Singapore, have identified a critical quality attribute (CQA) for the possible development of a rapid and sensitive process analytical technology (PAT) for sterility. Specificall
The sun as you've never seen it before
4hPowerful flares, breathtaking views across the solar poles, and a curious solar "hedgehog" are among the haul of spectacular images, movies and data returned by Solar Orbiter from its first close approach to the sun. Although the analysis of the new dataset has only just started, it is already clear that the ESA-led mission is providing the most extraordinary insights into the sun's magnetic behav
Coral Reefs Are Struggling, but There Is Some Good News
4hGraphics show how reefs around the globe are faring — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Storbritannien har godkendt adskillige fossile projekter siden Cop26
4hPå trods af grønne løfter er der næsten 50 projekter med fossile brændstoffer undervejs fra den engelske regering, viser en ny analyse.
Terapi anpassad till autism minskade stress i skolan
4hEn anpassad variant av terapiformen ACT kan hjälpa personer med autismspektrumtillstånd, visar forskning vid Karolinska institutet. Behandling anpassad till autism är ovanlig, men den nya terapiformen har visat sig fungera både i skola och psykiatrisk öppenvård. Inlägget dök först upp på forskning.se .
Föräldraskap i högre ålder kopplas till ökade risker
4hKvinnor som är äldre, ensamstående eller som får barn efter IVF-behandling har större risk att få en komplicerad graviditet och sämre hälsa. En studie visar även att risken för diagnoser kan öka hos barnen. Men det finns också fördelar med att bli mamma efter 40. Inlägget dök först upp på forskning.se .
Smarta prylar ökar risken för cyberattacker
4hDen digitala miljö som omger oss idag gör vår vardag smidigare. Men, när vi kopplar upp oss mot nätet för att uppdatera våra smarta prylar blir vi sårbara för hackerattacker. Ju fler olika prylar som måste uppdateras desto sårbarare blir vi. Inlägget dök först upp på forskning.se .
Så kan man räkna gäddorna i sjön
4hDet går att uppskatta hur mycket fisk det finns under ytan genom ett vattenprov. Det visar en studie där forskare från SLU sett ett tydligt samband mellan koncentrationen gädd-DNA i vattnet och mängden gädda. Inlägget dök först upp på forskning.se .
When smokers switch to e-cigs, other healthier choices may follow
4hAdult smokers who shift to using to e-cigarettes may have more chances to improve health and well-being, according to a new study. Researchers monitored changes in health and social functioning among smokers at two stages in adulthood, age 30 and again at 39. Approximately one-third of smokers shifted to vaping some or all the time by age 39. This group reported better physical health, exercised
Promising new innovation aims to reduce environmental impacts of scallop dredging
4hAn innovative new gear modification that lifts steel bags used for scallop dredging off the seafloor has shown potential to reduce damage to the seabed during commercial fishing expeditions.
20 millioner kroner til forskning i HIV-kur
4hThomas A. Rasmussen, der er 1. reservelæge ved institut for infektionssygdomme og lektor ved institut for Klinisk Medicin på AUH og AU, vil finde en kur mod HIV-virus. Til det projekt har han netop modtaget stor bevilling på 20 millioner kroner.
AUH henter ny cheflæge i øjensygdomme
4hAarhus Universitetshospital henter ny talentfuld leder til stillingen som cheflæge i Øjensygdomme. Den nye mand i chefstolen er Rune Salling Holmbjørn.
Malaria-carrying mosquitoes bite night and day
5hNature, Published online: 16 May 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-01356-0 Conventional tools to prevent mosquito bites are no use against those that attack during daylight hours.
Mobile-phone data reveal the acts of war that make people flee
5hNature, Published online: 16 May 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-01352-4 Afghan phone records show that high-casualty events trigger the most internal displacement.
US records first monkeypox case since virus reported in Europe
5hInfections investigated in 7 countries as scientists explore possibility of community transmission
Foretinib mitigates cutaneous nerve fiber loss in experimental diabetic neuropathy
5hScientific Reports, Published online: 19 May 2022; doi:10.1038/s41598-022-12455-3
When Did Humans Domesticate the Horse?
5hOnly recently have scientists discovered exactly when and where the animal went from wild to tame
The Linear Bias
5hHaving a working understanding of the biases and heuristics that our brains use to make sense of the world is critical to neuropsychological humility and metacognition. They also help use make better sense of the world, and therefore make better decisions. Here's a fun example. Let's say you increase your driving speed from 40 mph to 60 mph over a 100 mile journey. How much would you need to incr
Should you work out every day?
5hYou've got the time and the motivation but should you work out every day? Let's look at the pros and cons of exercising daily
Intermittent fasting for women: Is it safe?
5hThere are a few areas to consider when it comes to intermittent fasting for women. We spoke to a medical expert about how to approach it safely
Ny prorektor: "Mål mig på, hvor mange der møder op i KU-T-shirt."
5hProdekan for uddannelse på Det Juridiske Fakultet, Kristian Cedervall Lauta, indtager rollen som…
Will NASA Save Europe's Beleaguered Mars Rover?
5hRussia's invasion of Ukraine ended hopes of launching the ExoMars rover in 2022. Now the mission may never lift off at all — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The People vs. Chesa Boudin
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I n December, Richie Greenberg stepped out the front door of his home in a residential, park-filled neighborhood of San Francisco to find a woman he did not recognize on his steps. She yelled at him and tried to block him from going back into his own house, pulling out a small knife and stabbing the air with it. "Walk down the steps!" he shouted at her as he called 911. "Get off of my fucking ste
Fire kritiske klimarekorder blev sat i 2021
6hRekorderne vidner om en udvikling, der kun ser ud til at udvikle sig i en forkert retning.
3D reconstruction reveals star formation activities of two dust clouds
6hUsing tens of thousands of stars observed by the Gaia space probe, astronomers from MPIA and Chalmers have revealed the 3D shapes of two large star-forming molecular clouds, the California Cloud and the Orion A Cloud. In conventional 2D images, they appear similarly structured, containing filaments of dust and gas with seemingly comparable densities. In 3D, however, they look quite distinct. In fa
Author Correction: Enhanced stability in CH3NH3PbI3 hybrid perovskite from mechano-chemical synthesis: structural, microstructural and optoelectronic characterization
6hScientific Reports, Published online: 19 May 2022; doi:10.1038/s41598-022-12534-5 Author Correction: Enhanced stability in CH 3 NH 3 PbI 3 hybrid perovskite from mechano-chemical synthesis: structural, microstructural and optoelectronic characterization
The banks collapsed in 2008 – and our food system is about to do the same | George Monbiot | The Guardian
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Scientists have grown plants in soil taken from the lunar surface. It is the first time that scientists have shown that life can emerge from regolith, the material found on the moon's surface
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Klimaforandringer har føjet 28 milliarder kroner til skaderne efter tropisk orkan
6hDen største tropiske orkan i Japan i mere end 60 år kostede 100 mennesker livet for tre år siden.
Konkurrent til Pisa-tårnet: Højhus hælder 71 cm
6hEn redningsplan til 100 millioner dollars skal få et 58-etagers højhus i San Francisco til at stå ret.
After we tried to correct claims about 'deadly' water filters in Flint, we were accused of scientific misconduct—and that was just the beginning
7hThe Sept. 10, 2019 PBS article accompanying the FRONTLINE documentary "Deadly Water" was topped by a provocative headline: "The EPA Says Flint's Water is Safe — Scientists Aren't So Sure." The PBS story relied on a study of adverse health outcomes for people given point-of-use (POU) water filters during the Flint Federal Emergency. We were … Continue reading
Laura Klitgaard om sin formandslinje: 'Vi skal være mere synlige'
7hIDA's nye formand vil få flere til at lytte til ingeniørernes konkrete løsninger på samfundsproblemerne.
Green synthesis and characterization of silver nanoparticles using Eugenia roxburghii DC. extract and activity against biofilm-producing bacteria
7hScientific Reports, Published online: 19 May 2022; doi:10.1038/s41598-022-12484-y
Daily briefing: Flu vaccine might also prevent COVID-19
7hNature, Published online: 17 May 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-01406-7 Health-care workers that got a flu shot were nearly 90% less likely to develop severe COVID-19 over the next few months. Plus, how to disinfect rooms with light and the first plants have been grown in Moon dust.
Scalable super hygroscopic polymer films for sustainable moisture harvesting in arid environments
7hNature Communications, Published online: 19 May 2022; doi:10.1038/s41467-022-30505-2 Extracting atmospheric water is a sustainable strategy to enable decentralized access to safely managed water but remains impractical due to its limited daily water output at low relative humidity. Here, the authors demonstrate a hygroscopic polymer composed of renewable biomass which allows high water uptake at
Plant beta-diversity across biomes captured by imaging spectroscopy
7hNature Communications, Published online: 19 May 2022; doi:10.1038/s41467-022-30369-6 Spaceborne spectroscopy is a promising tool to monitor vegetation globally. Here, the authors combine airborne spectroscopy and field-based vegetation data to demonstrate that spectral imagery from upcoming satellite missions can be used to capture changes in plant species composition across biomes.
Intermolecular 2+2 imine-olefin photocycloadditions enabled by Cu(I)-alkene MLCT
7hNature Communications, Published online: 19 May 2022; doi:10.1038/s41467-022-30393-6 An ideal method to construct azetidines would be through a [2 + 2] photocycloaddition that joins an olefin and an imine, shown only rarely in the literature, partially due to competitive photochemical processes of the imine. Here, the authors report copper-catalyzed photocycloadditions of imines and alkenes to pr
Topography-induced large-scale antiparallel collective migration in vascular endothelium
7hNature Communications, Published online: 19 May 2022; doi:10.1038/s41467-022-30488-0 The physical environment dictates the emergence of specific patterns of collective cell migration. Here, authors show that unconfined endothelial monolayers on microgroove substrates exhibit an original pattern of antiparallel cell streams.
High-performance photocatalytic nonoxidative conversion of methane to ethane and hydrogen by heteroatoms-engineered TiO2
7hNature Communications, Published online: 19 May 2022; doi:10.1038/s41467-022-30532-z Photocatalytic nonoxidative coupling of methane (NOCM) emerges as an appealing approach for the production of value-added C2 + hydrocarbons and hydrogen. Here the authors propose a heteroatom engineering strategy to prepare Pd single atoms loaded TiO2 for active and selective photocatalytic NOCM.
Reversing insufficient photothermal therapy-induced tumor relapse and metastasis by regulating cancer-associated fibroblasts
7hNature Communications, Published online: 19 May 2022; doi:10.1038/s41467-022-30306-7 Photothermal therapy (PTT) has emerged as a promising approach for cancer treatment. Here, in preclinical cancer models, the authors show that PTT efficacy could be improved using tumor cell-derived microparticles that co-deliver the photosensitizer indocyanine green and a vitamin-D receptor ligand, calcipotriol,
Addressing the quantitative conversion bottleneck in single-atom catalysis
7hNature Communications, Published online: 19 May 2022; doi:10.1038/s41467-022-30551-w The practical application of single atom catalyst (SAC) in liquid-phase heterogeneous catalysis is hampered by the productivity bottleneck as well as catalyst leaching. Here, a bench-top, fast-flow reactor integrated with Pt1-MoS2 SAC was fabricated for continuous production of multifunctional anilines (28 exampl
BMP4 drives primed to naïve transition through PGC-like state
7hNature Communications, Published online: 19 May 2022; doi:10.1038/s41467-022-30325-4 Multiple pluripotent states have been described in mouse and human stem cells. Here the authors describe trajectories during BMP4 induced primed to naïve transition, which bifurcates into naïve and trophoblast-like branches with a PGC-like intermediate at the naïve branch.
New strategies to save the world's most indispensable grain
7hPlants—they're just like us, with unique techniques for handling stress. To save one of the most important crops on Earth from extreme climate swings, scientists are mapping out plants' own stress-busting strategies.
A sea change in craft brewing
7hNature, Published online: 19 May 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-01376-w Petar Puškarić made a beer from marine yeasts during his master's degree in ecology.
In Myanmar, Lessons for Life After Roe v. Wade
7hIn Myanmar, where abortion is illegal unless the mother's life is at risk, some grassroots networks have made it their mission to provide access to reproductive care. In a post-Roe v. Wade world, such networks are poised to become more popular in the U.S., whether government officials like them or not.
Addendum: Prostaglandin I2 Attenuates Prostaglandin E2-Stimulated Expression of Interferon γ in a β-Amyloid Protein- and NF-κB-Dependent Mechanism
8hScientific Reports, Published online: 19 May 2022; doi:10.1038/s41598-022-12462-4 Addendum: Prostaglandin I 2 Attenuates Prostaglandin E 2 -Stimulated Expression of Interferon γ in a β-Amyloid Protein- and NF-κB-Dependent Mechanism
Prevalence of leptospirosis among patients attending renal and general outpatient clinics in Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda
8hScientific Reports, Published online: 19 May 2022; doi:10.1038/s41598-022-12544-3
Controlling resistive switching behavior in the solution processed SiO2-x device by the insertion of TiO2 nanoparticles
8hScientific Reports, Published online: 19 May 2022; doi:10.1038/s41598-022-12476-y Controlling resistive switching behavior in the solution processed SiO 2-x device by the insertion of TiO 2 nanoparticles
Reduced body length and morphological disorders in Chrysomya albiceps (Diptera: Calliphoridae) larvae reared on aluminum phosphide-treated rabbits
8hScientific Reports, Published online: 19 May 2022; doi:10.1038/s41598-022-12351-w
The folds and faults kinematic association in Zagros
8hScientific Reports, Published online: 19 May 2022; doi:10.1038/s41598-022-12337-8
Noise logic with an InGaN/SiNx/Si uniband diode photodetector
8hScientific Reports, Published online: 19 May 2022; doi:10.1038/s41598-022-12481-1 Noise logic with an InGaN/SiN x /Si uniband diode photodetector
Development of an artificial intelligence-assisted computed tomography diagnosis technology for rib fracture and evaluation of its clinical usefulness
8hScientific Reports, Published online: 19 May 2022; doi:10.1038/s41598-022-12453-5
Locking plate osteosynthesis of scaphoid nonunion with severe bone defects: a case series
8hScientific Reports, Published online: 19 May 2022; doi:10.1038/s41598-022-12305-2
The Experiment Podcast: Fighting to Remember Mississippi Burning
9hListen and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Podcasts In June 1964, at the height of the civil-rights movement, the Ku Klux Klan burned a Black Methodist church to the ground in the town of Philadelphia, Mississippi, and murdered three civil-rights workers in cold blood. This crime became one of the most notorious of its era, shocking the nation on the eve of the passage of
Psykolog: Selvskade blandt unge kan nedbringes med nysgerrighed
9hI dag afholdes den første nationale konference om selvskade blandt unge. Her vil et af budskaberne være, at sundhedspersonale og andre voksne kan være med til at stoppe selvskadende unge ved at turde spørge ind til mistrivsel og selvskade. Det siger Lotte Rubæk, der er psykolog og leder af Team for selvskade i Region Hovedstaden.
Hawaii hurricane season forecasted to be slow with La Nina
9hHawaii and the Central Pacific basin should expect two to four hurricanes, tropical depressions or tropical storms this year, federal forecasters said Wednesday.
Skeptical Science New Research for Week #20 2022
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10hClimate Africa India
Drought: the past is no longer prologue Drought management in the United States (and elsewhere) is highly informed by events of the past, employing records extending 60 years or longer in order to plan for and cope with newly emerging meterorological water deficits. Water resource managers and agricultural concerns use recorded droughts as models for negotiating periods of low precipitation in th
"Jag hoppas att min forskning leder till mer kunskap om bakterier vid cystisk fibros"
10hMöt infektionsläkaren Lisa Påhlman som forskar inom området luftvägsinfektioner vid cystisk fibros – en genetisk sjukdom som drabbar flera av kroppens organ, framför allt lungan. "Om vi visste mer om de bakterier och den svamp som dessa patienter drabbas av så skulle vi kunna skapa en mer skräddarsydd antibiotikabehandling åt dem."
Printable, Self-Assembled Logic Circuits Created From Proteins
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The destruction of Gran Chaco, forgotten sister of the Amazon rainforest
13hFrom deep inside Gran Chaco, a dry tropical forest in Argentina one and a half times the size of California, comes a wake-up call for the world's forests. We've lost more than a fifth of this incredibly biodiverse region since 1985. And it's just one of many precious carbon-trapping ecosystems being lost to unrelenting deforestation. Six months ago in Glasgow, world leaders at Cop26 pledged to end
Grænseværdi for radon overskredet i hvert femte nybyggede hus
13hPLUS. Husejere hænger på regningen, med mindre de vil tage sælger eller entreprenør i retten.
A new theoretical upgrade could unlock vastly greater amounts of fusion power – Raising the tokamak fuel limit to new heights.
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Book on What Information Wants
15hHey! Thought this group would be interested in a book series we're running. 😊📚 We're writing a book on What Information Wants —how information flows and how it's changing on the internet. We're writing it in public and share new drafts on the 3rd Thursday of every month. This Thursday, May 19 from 5-7pm PDT, we're hosting the second chapter on "How DNA Formed The Tree Of Life." If you're intere
Study across 26 countries finds that conspiracy mentality is associated with extreme left- and especially extreme right-wing beliefs, and may be strengthened by deprivation of political control.
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New genes linked to brain connectivity and dementia score in Alzheimer's patients
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Participation in the project study
16hHello r/cogsci members, I am conducting a study for my Master's thesis in cognitive science. It would be really nice of you to participate in the short study if you can spare 10mins. Please click here, Experiment 1a Thank you in advance. #cogSci_research #thesis #masters submitted by /u/kvscogsci20 [link] [comments]
Hydration-mediated G-protein–coupled receptor activation
16hProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 119, Issue 21 , May 2022.
Reversing anterior insular cortex neuronal hypoexcitability attenuates compulsive behavior in adolescent rats
16hProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 119, Issue 21 , May 2022.
NOS2 and S-nitrosothiol signaling induces DNA hypomethylation and LINE-1 retrotransposon expression
16hProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 119, Issue 21 , May 2022.
Gene discovery and virus-induced gene silencing reveal branched pathways to major classes of bioactive diterpenoids in Euphorbia peplus
16hProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 119, Issue 21 , May 2022.
An ancient founder mutation located between ROBO1 and ROBO2 is responsible for increased microtia risk in Amerindigenous populations
16hProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 119, Issue 21 , May 2022.
Vasculature remodeling by pressure, caveolae, calcium, and kinases
16hProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 119, Issue 21 , May 2022.
Crystal nucleation: Rare made common and captured by Raman
16hProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 119, Issue 21 , May 2022.
Correction for Lebedeva et al., Strategy for reversing resistance to a single anticancer agent in human prostate and pancreatic carcinomas
16hProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 119, Issue 21 , May 2022.
Sparking sustainable new chemical catalysts
16hNew research could lead to the creation of new, sustainable catalysts based on tungsten oxide and similar compounds. The project used computational simulations to understand how tungsten oxide interacts with hydrogen at the molecular level and the findings were verified through lab experimentation.
Scientist uncovers clues to aging in mitochondria
17hMany age-related diseases share a common feature: the mitochondria of cells begin to malfunction. While the cause is not known, scientists have discovered a new mechanism of how mitochondria start to go wrong, which opens new doors for researchers to explore how to begin to fix the problem.
Study reveals imaging approach with potential to detect lung cancer earlier, at the cellular level
17hResearchers have found a way to identify lung cancer at the cellular level in real time during a biopsy, offering promise in the ability to detect the disease earlier and with more confidence.
Scientists develop and monitor two approaches to fix blood vessel abnormalities that make tumors difficult to treat
17hAbnormal tumor blood vessels promote cancer progression and treatment resistance. Researchers have developed two approaches to repair tumor blood vessels and they have devised a method to measure the effects of these approaches. Combining the approaches may be an effective strategy for fixing blood vessel abnormalities that make tumors difficult to treat.
Brain capital: A new investment approach for late-life well-being
17hWithin many societies and cultures around the world, older adults are too often undervalued and underappreciated, according to a new article. This exacerbates many key challenges that older adults may face. It also undermines the many positive aspects of late life that are of value at both an individual and societal level. In the article, 'Investing in Late-Life Brain Capital,' a global team of ex
Researchers magnify hidden biological structures with MAGNIFIERS
17hA research team has combined two emerging imaging technologies to better view a wide range of biomolecules, including proteins, lipids and DNA, at the nanoscale. Their technique brings together expansion microscopy and stimulated Raman scattering microscopy.
Accelerating the pace of machine learning
17hMachine learning happens a lot like erosion. Data is hurled at a mathematical model like grains of sand skittering across a rocky landscape. Some of those grains simply sail along with little or no impact. But some of them make their mark: testing, hardening, and ultimately reshaping the landscape according to inherent patterns and fluctuations that emerge over time. Effective? Yes. Efficient? Not
EGU22 – Cranky Uncle is going to Vienna!
17hAfter two years of Corona-induced online meetings in 2020 and 2021 , this year's General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) will take place as a hybrid conference in both Vienna and online from May 23 to 27. To take hybrid and necessary hygiene restrictions into account, there (unfortunately) will be no poster or PICO sessions at this year's conference. Instead, all 1.5-hour session
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