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With the aid of physics and a minuscule magnet, researchers have discovered a new structure of telomeric DNA. Telomeres are sometimes seen as the key to living longer. They protect genes from damage but get a bit shorter each time a cell divides. If they become too short, the cell dies. The new discovery will help us understand aging and disease.

Study finds CAR T-cell treatment sends lupus into remission, raising hopes it could be used to treat diseases such as multiple sclerosis Five people with severe autoimmune disease have become the first in the world to receive a groundbreaking therapy that uses genetically altered cells to drive the illness into remission. The four women and one man, aged 18 to 24, received transfusions of modifie

Typha domingensis, the Southern cattail, a reedy marsh plant that inhabits fresh to slightly brackish waters and is about 2.5 m tall, can scavenge up to 34 times more manganese from contaminated soil than other plants found in similar environments. In a recent study, it accumulated between 10 and 13 times more manganese than other naturally occurring wetland plants such as hibiscus, sedges and rus

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Within the Functional Oxides Printed on Polymers and Paper (FOXIP) project, researchers form Empa, EPFL and the Paul Scherrer Institute attempted to print thin-film transistors with metal oxides onto heat-sensitive materials such as paper or PET. The goal was ultimately not achieved, but those involved consider the project a success—because of a new printing ink and a transistor with "memory effec

The rare genetic disease cystinosis is caused by mutations in the gene for a protein called cystinosin. A team of scientists has now solved the structure of cystinosin and determined how mutations interfere with its normal function, providing insights into the underlying mechanisms and suggesting a way to develop new treatments for the disease.

A new national survey finds many Americans are losing sleep over stress and worry about the current state of the world. After a global pandemic, polarizing political division and more than two years of turbulent events, nearly one in five survey respondents report struggling to fall asleep at night.

The excitement of a historical war film is frequently at odds with the subject. War itself is miserable, complex, and sometimes lacking in heroic purpose. War movies , especially the Technicolor epics of old, tend to be thrilling affairs, in which stars triumph in the crucible of battle. Gina Prince-Bythewood's The Woman King, one of the director's largest-scale works to date, is packed with well

Researchers at Toshiba Corporation have achieved a breakthrough in quantum computer architecture: the basic design for a double-transmon coupler that will improve the speed and accuracy of quantum computation in tunable couplers. The coupler is a key device in determining the performance of superconducting quantum computers.

Hiring a Black CEO can lead to a significant financial benefit for companies, according to a new study from Stevens Institute of Technology and University of Georgia (UGA), published in Strategic Management Journal.

The FDA and CDC recently recommended new boosters to target the Omicron subvariants. Here's what you need to know about them.

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Prior to DNA methylation sequencing, researchers treat their samples with sodium bisulfite to distinguish methylated cytosine from unmethylated cytosine.

I am considering getting into neuroscience, but apparently for one, cogsci researchers fail to (and have always failed to) reach consensus on anything, and for two, cogsci has always been, and is now more than ever, strongly dominated by psychologists, which seems detrimental to its goal of interdisciplinarity. There's an article going into more detail on this in the comments. I'd drop the link i

Nature, Published online: 15 September 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-02947-7 Huge advances in artificial intelligence mean researchers can design completely original molecules in seconds instead of months.

Nature, Published online: 15 September 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-02962-8 Radioastronomer who hunted for alien signals and penned the eponymous equation.

Thanks to millions of farmers' irrigation systems in Bangladesh, there is more space for monsoon water to go straight into aquifers, possibly mitigating flooding

An analysis of Swedish health records shows that people diagnosed with Alzheimer's before age 60 are more likely to have been treated for an infection in hospital more than five years earlier

The origins of Saturn's rings, its unusual tilt and the strange tie between the planet and Neptune have been mysteries for years. They could all be solved by the destruction of a moon

New UBC research has shown warmer temperatures can lead to smaller butterflies that collect less pollen and visit fewer flowers.

New UBC research has shown warmer temperatures can lead to smaller butterflies that collect less pollen and visit fewer flowers.

The Russian blockade and bombardments are cutting off thousands of tons of grain, threatening the food supply in countries that rely on wheat exports.

Winning images of the mysterious and beautiful parts of our Universe are on display in London.

Nature Communications, Published online: 15 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41467-022-32932-7 Growth at liquid-liquid interfaces differ inherently from that on solids, making it attractive for nanomaterial formation. Here, the authors use X-ray scattering to derive a detailed microscopic picture of lead-halide growth on liquid mercury that reveals the key importance of anion adsorption.

Climate Control A group of scientists propose unleashing huge amounts of microscopic aerosol chemicals from 125 massive military jets over the Earth's North and South Poles, in a desperate bid to refreeze the melting ice caps, Sky News reports — a plan that's already proving highly controversial among experts. To make a sizeable dent in the accelerating decline in ice shelves, we'd have to fly ro

Ashish Jha says vaccines and drugs will be limited if Congress fails to approve further funding

Fish fossils from Western Australia preserve the oldest 3-D hearts, livers, stomachs and intestines in a jawed vertebrate

In a study was led by Dr. Jianxin Jiang (Institute of Department of Trauma Medical Center, Daping Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Army Medical University), a team screened a highly selective kinase inhibitor library and found that CP-673451 can upregulate BTLA expression on immunocytes and reduce sepsis-related mortality.

Fish fossils from Western Australia preserve the oldest 3-D hearts, livers, stomachs and intestines in a jawed vertebrate

In California's Ventura County, increased agricultural pesticide use and related toxicity risks for humans occur the most in areas with more people of color and limited resources, according to a new study by Environmental Working Group scientists.

The erosional landscape evolves as the joint product of both tectonic activity and climate. The morphology of the long profiles of active rivers has been proven to be an archive to preserve and record the relationship of topographic relief, temporary and/or differential rock uplift rate, and climatically and/or lithologically related erosional efficiency. A simple but universal equation of the str

In a study was led by Dr. Jianxin Jiang (Institute of Department of Trauma Medical Center, Daping Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Army Medical University), a team screened a highly selective kinase inhibitor library and found that CP-673451 can upregulate BTLA expression on immunocytes and reduce sepsis-related mortality.

New research has confirmed that a popular sport fish exposed to sublethal levels of crude oil and released back into the wild exhibits altered behavior, decreased survival, and reduced spawning.

Scientific Reports, Published online: 15 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41598-022-19525-6

A research team succeeds in observing the difference in structural dynamics of one-nanometer single-molecules at room temperature. The new technology can be applied to the research on the cause and treatment of untreatable diseases in the future.

Fish fossils from Western Australia preserve the oldest 3-D hearts, livers, stomachs and intestines in a jawed vertebrate

Cloth from Viking and medieval archaeological sites shows that women literally made the money in the North Atlantic

Learn about Viking women, doughnuts in the brain, nuclear weapons, and more in the October issue of Scientific American

Duke Nukem In October 2021, months before Russia's invasion of Ukraine, YouTuber Kyle Hill got a rare glimpse inside the New Safe Confinement (NSC) "sarcophagus" at the Chernobyl nuclear plant. It's a fascinating glimpse behind the scenes, a rare tour of the ground zero of one of the worst nuclear disaster in human history — and a terrifying reminder of what is at stake given the ongoing war in t

A new AI tool could help researchers discover previously unknown proteins and design entirely new ones. When harnessed, it could help unlock the development of more efficient vaccines, speed up research for the cure to cancer, or lead to completely new materials. Alphabet-owned AI lab DeepMind took the world by surprise in 2020 when it announced AlphaFold, an AI tool that used deep learning to so

Scientists have sequenced the genome of the donkey, revealing the journey it took toward domestication. Sometimes overlooked, donkeys have their own unique and significant history, which tells how they evolved right alongside humans. The new research clarifies the key role they played in daily human life dating back thousands of years. Researchers sequenced the genome of donkeys from regions arou

A sophisticated technique that involves genetically modifying a person's immune cells has put five people with severe systemic lupus erythrematosus (SLE) into remission

Looking at DNA in a tissue sample is now all you need to accurately work out the age of almost any mammal, and this reveals something fundamental about ageing

Research using LinkedIn finds most useful acquaintances share a handful of mutual contacts Whether it's the friend of a friend or a new contact from a conference, arms-length acquaintances have long been thought more useful than close chums when it comes to switching jobs. Now researchers say they have finally found a way to test the theory, revealing that while such "weak ties" do seem to facili

Theory of inner satellite ripped apart by gas giant's gravity 100m-200m years ago also explains rings' relative youth Saturn's famous rings could be the aftermath of a moon that was ripped apart by the planet's gravity, according to scientists. The research, based on data from the final stage of Nasa's Cassini mission, suggests that Saturn may have been ringless for almost all of its 4.5bn-year e

Urban areas with more "walkable" and greener environments favor the practice of physical activity among citizens. This is the result of a study conducted by researchers from the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA-UAB) of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona that provides public decision-makers with valuable indications on how to design healthy urban environments in the future

Organic solar cells (OSCs), which use organic polymers to convert sunlight into electricity, have received considerable attention for their desirable properties as next-generation energy sources. These properties include its lightweight nature, flexibility, scalability, and a high power conversion efficiency (>19%). Currently, several strategies exist for enhancing the performance and stability of

A research team led by Prof. Huang Qing at the Institute of Intelligent Machines, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) analyzed SERS-based agricultural sensor research and applications in a review paper.

A new method has been developed for identifying and prioritizing research activities related to maritime safety and security issues for the Arctic and the North-Atlantic (ANA) region.

Dirty windows can harbor potentially harmful pollutants under protective films of fatty acids from cooking emissions—and these can hang around over long periods of time.

Light, electric field, alternating magnetic field, and pH have been used as triggers to boost the release of pesticides, among which the pH-responsive type attracts broad interest due to simple operation and low cost.

NASA's Perseverance rover is well into its second science campaign, collecting rock-core samples from features within an area long considered by scientists to be a top prospect for finding signs of ancient microbial life on Mars. The rover has collected four samples from an ancient river delta in the Red Planet's Jezero Crater since July 7, bringing the total count of scientifically compelling roc

Translocation biogenesis in murine and human cells is driven by shared early DNA replication timing of partner loci.

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A structure reveals insights into how a human bitter taste receptor recognizes a ligand and transduces the signal.

Saturn's rings could have formed by ripping apart a former moon of the giant planet, scattered by orbital resonances.

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The Science family mourns longtime copyeditor Jeffrey Cook, who died unexpectedly last month. Jeff joined AAAS in 1994. He was a true perfectionist and cared deeply about language, editing, and scientific communication. Thousands of Science papers published over the past three decades are clearer and more accurate because of Jeff's meticulous dedication to his craft. He deftly transitioned from th

Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues to have a devastating effect on the well-being of Ukrainians and their economy (1). The tragic human consequences will be compounded by the long-term ecological implications of the war, such as the contamination of soil and water by the weaponry and other pollutants, wildfires and disruptions to ecosystem structure and services, and the environmental impact o

In their Policy Forum "Achieving STEM diversity: Fix the classrooms" (3 June, p. 1057), J. Handelsman et al. explain that past interventions have not resulted in equitable representation for students from historically excluded communities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). We agree that implementation of their suggested classroom changes would likely contribute to greater

FULL ACCESSLetter Share on A genomics revolution in amphibian taxonomyChristophe Dufresnes [email protected] and Daniel JablonskiScience15 Sep 2022Vol 377, Issue 6612p. 1272DOI: 10.1126/science.ade5002 PREVIOUS ARTICLEDos and don'ts for achieving managerial diversityPreviousNEXT ARTICLEComprehensive support for diversity in STEMNext References and NotesAmphibians feature the highest rates of bo…

A pair of sociologists turn to data to determine how to diversify organizations' upper ranks

Skip the metaphors—physics needn't be diluted for nonexperts to achieve real understanding

For most technologies, the cure is likely worse than the disease

The destruction of a hypothetical moon may help explain the origin of both

Bacterial strains in the gut microbiota diversified as humans spread across the globe

A disease anywhere can spread everywhere, if neglected

Synchronized activation of DNA replication origins induces genetic instability in lymphoma

A data-driven and policy-supported strategic use of aquifers for irrigation is needed to maximize their benefits

A large-scale study provides a causal test for a cornerstone of social science

The ocean is Earth's greatest climate mitigator, but it cannot do its work without biodiversity. Yet, accelerating climate change, unsustainable fishing, and widespread plastic and other pollutants, combined with increased resource demands, are …

Worldwide outbreak is giving virus unprecedented opportunity to evolve

Ice Allies group has pushed for reforms despite fear of retaliation

New York state has declared an emergency, yet scientists say a big U.S. outbreak is unlikely

"Matthew effect" is powerful, unusually large study finds

Computer simulations and lab experiments will help interpret test collision, revealing which strategies might save Earth from a real threat

Drought spurs efforts to restore shrinking lake's water supplies

Initiative focuses first on hypothesis that coronavirus lingers in patients

Supercomputing and accelerator centers struggle with surging gas and electricity prices

A cholesterol sensor for the growth regulator protein kinase complex mTORC1 is identified.

High-resolution mechanisms are established for RNA-guided RNA and protein cleavage by CRISPR-guided Caspase (Craspase).

A group of researchers has made a key breakthrough in fabricating dual-color domes. They have proposed an innovative strategy to self-assemble different nanostructures in a one-pot method using one type of building block.

New research has been investigating the origins of tokay geckos in Hong Kong, both the wild ones and those sold in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) shops.

A research team succeeds in observing the difference in structural dynamics of one-nanometer single-molecules at room temperature. The new technology can be applied to the research on the cause and treatment of untreatable diseases in the future.

Scientists observed how the brain responds to words representing hand-manipulable objects, when a participant's hands were either free to move or restrained. They showed that brain activity in response to hand-manipulable words was significantly reduced by hand restraints. Verbal responses were also affected by hand constraints. Their results support the idea of embodied cognition, which proposes

Children are more likely to develop asthma if their father was exposed to second-hand smoke when he was a child, according to a new study.

Measuring the velocity field of a fluid flow, such as air or water, allows for greater feedback and control, something that could boost the performance and fuel-efficiency of aircraft. A research group has developed, and now successfully tested, a new method to measure fluid flow velocities.

To improve understanding of variation of Earth's rotation in the 4th–7th centuries CE, a research team analyzed Byzantine records from this period to identify total solar eclipses around the Eastern Mediterranean. Five total eclipses with reliable information on location, timing, and totality were identified, in 346, 418, 484, 601, and 693 CE.

Scientists say the 'jaw-dropping' discovery gives an insight into the evolution of human hearts.

A research team led by Prof. Huang Qing at the Institute of Intelligent Machines, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) analyzed SERS-based agricultural sensor research and applications in a review paper.

A team of scientists led by the iHuman Institute of ShanghaiTech University has determined and analyzed the cryo-electron microscopy structures of human bitter taste receptor TAS2R46 complexed with G protein, in both strychnine-bound and apo forms, providing the first three-dimensional image of a human taste receptor. This study was published as the research article in the latest issue of Science.

Researchers have discovered a 380-million-year-old heart—the oldest ever found—alongside a separate fossilized stomach, intestine and liver in an ancient jawed fish, shedding new light on the evolution of our own bodies.

Over the past two years, machine learning has revolutionized protein structure prediction. Now, three papers in Science describe a similar revolution in protein design.

Light, electric field, alternating magnetic field, and pH have been used as triggers to boost the release of pesticides, among which the pH-responsive type attracts broad interest due to simple operation and low cost.

Learn about Viking women, doughnuts in the brain, nuclear weapons, and more in the October issue of Scientific American

Nature Communications, Published online: 15 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41467-022-33133-y Self-powered sensors are of interest in wearable technology and other applications. Here, the authors report on the creation of a metal-air redox reaction humidity sensor where the conductance and charge generated is influenced by the amount of absorbed water and demonstrate application in respiration monit

Collective groundwater pumping by millions of farmers in Bangladesh in the dry season each year has created vast natural reservoirs underground that, over a 30-year-period, rival the world's largest dams—these sustain irrigation that has transformed this previously famine-prone country to a food-secure nation, according to a new study led by UCL researchers.

A team of scientists led by the iHuman Institute of ShanghaiTech University has determined and analyzed the cryo-electron microscopy structures of human bitter taste receptor TAS2R46 complexed with G protein, in both strychnine-bound and apo forms, providing the first three-dimensional image of a human taste receptor. This study was published as the research article in the latest issue of Science.

Researchers have discovered a 380-million-year-old heart—the oldest ever found—alongside a separate fossilized stomach, intestine and liver in an ancient jawed fish, shedding new light on the evolution of our own bodies.

Swirling around the planet's equator, the rings of Saturn are a dead giveaway that the planet is spinning at a tilt. The belted giant rotates at a 26.7-degree angle relative to the plane in which it orbits the sun. Astronomers have long suspected that this tilt comes from gravitational interactions with its neighbor Neptune, as Saturn's tilt precesses, like a spinning top, at nearly the same rate

Over the past two years, machine learning has revolutionized protein structure prediction. Now, three papers in Science describe a similar revolution in protein design.

Employment is a critical issue impacting the economy, and it gained even more attention during the pandemic with the elimination or transformation of tens of millions of jobs around the world. As much of the economy becomes digitized, it is important to consider the effect of social media and social networks on jobs. A team of researchers from Harvard, Stanford, MIT and LinkedIn, led by recent Sta

Van der Waals (vdW) ferromagnets are the building blocks of vdW heterostructure devices such as vdW ferromagnetic (FM)-antiferromagnetic (AFM) heterostructures and vdW FM-ferroelectric heterostructures. These vdW heterostructure devices have attracted a lot of attention due to their promising applications in modern spintronics.

Pulse compression is an important technology in modern radar systems and promotes the developments of modern radar technologies towards higher speed and ranging accuracy. The frequency-modulated continuous wave (FMCW) signals, with the advantages of large time width and large bandwidth, become the typical pulse compression signals.

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For years after my last failed relationship, I would hoard lines from books that seemed to describe my ex perfectly and devastatingly. "It gratified him to feel like a desperate man," Willa Cather writes of the surly husband, Frank, in O Pioneers! "His unhappy temperament was like a cage; he could never get out of it; and he felt that other people, his wife in particular, must have put him there.

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Since the earliest demonstration of chirped-pulse amplification (CPA) and optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification (OPCPA), femtosecond lasers have been able to deliver ultrahigh peak powers up to ten-petawatt (PW), thereby paving the way for compact particle accelerators and X-ray sources.

"Soft matter" was first proposed by Pierre-Gilles de Gennes in his Nobel acceptance speech in 1991. The term describes materials between aqueous substances and ideal solids.

With the rapid development of material science and manufacturing science, a large number of complex structures have been designed, manufactured and applied in the industrial field.

Carbon catalysis is an attractive metal-free catalytic transformation, and its performance is significantly dependent on the number of accessible active sites. However, owing to the inherent stability of the C–C linkage, only limited active sites at the edge defects of the basal plane can be obtained even after a harsh oxidation treatment. Therefore, to promote the development of carbocatalysis, i

Researchers from Cleveland Clinic's Florida Research and Innovation Center (FRIC) found that disruption of a cellular structure, known as the actin cytoskeleton, is a "priming signal" for the body to respond to a virus. These findings, published in Cell this week, potentially lay the groundwork for development of new anti-viral vaccines and treatments.

What happens when people unknowingly eat, drink or inhale nearly invisible pieces of plastic? Although it's unclear what impact this really has on humans, researchers have now taken a step toward answering that question. In Environmental Science & Technology, a team reports laboratory results indicating that tiny plastic particles could enter liver and lung cells and disrupt their regular processe

U.S. and European physicists have demonstrated a new method for predicting whether metallic compounds are likely to host topological states that arise from strong electron interactions.

Strong alternating magnetic fields can be used to generate a new type of spin wave that was previously just theoretically predicted. This was achieved for the first time by a team of physicists from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU). They report on their work in Nature Communications and provide the first microscopic images of these spin waves.

An international research team gained new insights into the chemical properties of the superheavy element flerovium—element 114—at the accelerator facilities of the GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung in Darmstadt. The measurements show that flerovium is the most volatile metal in the periodic table. Flerovium is thus the heaviest element in the periodic table that has been chemically st

Researchers from Cleveland Clinic's Florida Research and Innovation Center (FRIC) found that disruption of a cellular structure, known as the actin cytoskeleton, is a "priming signal" for the body to respond to a virus. These findings, published in Cell this week, potentially lay the groundwork for development of new anti-viral vaccines and treatments.

EthereumPoW The Etherum Merge hath befallen! Basically, what's arguably the world's most influential crypto project decided to ditch the environmentally harmful proof-of-work model for a greener proof-of-stake system. It's a much-anticipated experiment — but one group isn't too thrilled about the change . According to Fortune , a group of cryptocurrency miners — many of whom stand to lose their m

Tangled Web According to 130,000 years' worth of data on what mammals have been eating, we're in the midst of a mass biodiversity crisis . Not great! This revelation was borne of a new study, conducted by an international team of researchers and published in the journal Science , that used machine learning to paint a detailed past — and harrowing future — of what happens to food webs when land ma

The availability of rapid antigen tests has significantly advanced efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19, but every new variant of concern raises questions about whether diagnostic tests will still be effective. A new study attempts to address these questions by evaluating how rapid tests will perform when challenged with future SARS-CoV-2 variants.

Diatoms are microscopic unicellular algae occurring in natural waters worldwide. During photosynthesis, they take up large quantities of carbon dioxide, the primary greenhouse gas emitted through human activities, and convert it into biomass. The carotenoid fucoxanthin enables diatoms to efficiently harvest the blue-green part of the sunlight for photosynthesis. An international research team now

A new study suggests androgen receptor inhibitors can fundamentally rewire and reshape how prostate tumors function, and in certain cases even make them more aggressive.

Refreezing the poles by reducing incoming sunlight would be both feasible and remarkably cheap, according to new research.

Researchers have used detailed weather models to clearly tie increased temperatures to the historic cloudburst over Copenhagen in July of 2011. New method involving counterfactual weather forecasts could link the weather event to global warming.

Teenagers become more exploratory in their behaviors with age, becoming increasingly likely to visit new places over time, finds a new study. Its results also show that greater exploration is associated with enhanced psychological well-being and larger social networks.

Strong alternating magnetic fields can be used to generate a new type of spin wave that was previously just theoretically predicted. This was achieved by a team of physicists.

Cercarial dermatitis is caused by the larvae of blood flukes that are parasites of birds or mammals. A new study suggests that a cercarial dermatitis outbreak in South Thailand was caused by the blood fluke Schistosoma indicum. The study offers important insights on these parasites, which, apart from being a public health issue, can also infect livestock animals, threatening the sustenance of peop

What happens when people unknowingly eat, drink or inhale nearly invisible pieces of plastic? Although it's unclear what impact this really has on humans, researchers have now taken a step toward answering that question. In Environmental Science & Technology, a team reports laboratory results indicating that tiny plastic particles could enter liver and lung cells and disrupt their regular processe

Scientists show that Schwann cells take over functions of immune cells in nerve healing. Similar mechanisms could prevent nerve tumors from growing.

Researchers have discovered a new extinct species of lizard-like reptile that belongs to the same ancient lineage as New Zealand's living tuatara. A team of scientists describe the new species Opisthiamimus gregori, which once inhabited Jurassic North America about 150 million years ago alongside dinosaurs like Stegosaurus and Allosaurus. In life, this prehistoric reptile would have been about 16

Cellular structures called mitochondria depend on microproteins to assist and control the assembly of a protein chain that extracts energy from nutrients, according to a new study.

Nature, Published online: 15 September 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-02939-7 Pilot schemes will explore test-and-treat logistics, amid efforts to bolster meagre supplies to low- and middle-income countries.

The inside of a bag viewed with UCL's X-ray system. (Photo: Patridge et al/Nature Communications) A new X-ray technique that combines conventional equipment with a deep-learning algorithm might find its way into both security settings and the healthcare industry. Researchers from the United Kingdom's University College London (UCL) recognized that X-ray security systems, though good at detecting

The lipid kinase PI3KC2a is a potential pharmacological target for the treatment of thrombosis and, possibly, cancer. Researchers from the Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP) have now identified a potent inhibitor of its activity that serves as a lead for further drug development.

A new reactor completely breaks down hard-to-destroy forever chemicals using "supercritical water," which is formed at high temperature and pressure, researchers report. Forever chemicals, named for their ability to persist in water and soil, are a class of molecules that are ever-present in our daily lives, including food packaging and household cleaning products. Because these chemicals don't b

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A new study that reassesed decades of work of climate "tipping points" has revealed they are more numerous and closer to being triggered than researchers initially feared.

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Kids are naturally curious. But various forces in the environment can dampen their curiosity over time. Can anything be done to keep kids' curiosity alive? For answers to this question, The Conversation U.S. turned to Perry Zurn, a philosophy professor at American University and author of three books on curiosity, including "Curious Minds: The Power of Connection," which was released in September

The lipid kinase PI3KC2a is a potential pharmacological target for the treatment of thrombosis and, possibly, cancer. Researchers from the Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP) have now identified a potent inhibitor of its activity that serves as a lead for further drug development.

Scientific Reports, Published online: 15 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41598-022-19680-w

The rare genetic disease cystinosis is caused by mutations in the gene for a protein called cystinosin. A team of scientists has now solved the structure of cystinosin and determined how mutations interfere with its normal function, providing insights into the underlying mechanisms and suggesting a way to develop new treatments for the disease.

Nature, Published online: 15 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41586-022-05290-z Synthesis of meta -substituted arene bioisosteres from [3.1.1]propellane

Nature, Published online: 15 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41586-022-05319-3

Nature, Published online: 15 September 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-02910-6 Scientists identify a neuronal pathway in rats that drives 'social grooming', a behaviour that helps to hold animal communities together.

Nature, Published online: 15 September 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-02967-3 Lab members are typically in charge of their own data and notes. But institutional memory is better served if the team works together, say Stephen McInturff and Victor Adenis.

New Swinburne University of Technology research reveals that Australia risks losing 24,000 lives by 2042 from transport-induced air pollution, and $148 billion in net benefits, if electric vehicles are not rapidly adopted.

Quasi two-dimensional perovskite solar cells (2D PSCs) have received much attention recently due to their unique optoelectronic properties and excellent device stability. Among 2D perovskite, 2D Dion-Jacobson (DJ) perovskite has closer interlayer distance and does not rely on van der Waals interaction between adjacent spacer cations, which can weaken dielectric confinement effect while maintaining

Young people not in education, employment or training, long-term unemployed, people with refugee backgrounds, and older people living alone and at risk of exclusion perceive their capabilities to promote their individual health and well-being as weak. A new study shows that these people also perceived their quality of life to be weaker than the Finnish population on average.

The rare genetic disease cystinosis is caused by mutations in the gene for a protein called cystinosin. A team of scientists has now solved the structure of cystinosin and determined how mutations interfere with its normal function, providing insights into the underlying mechanisms and suggesting a way to develop new treatments for the disease.

As a part of our immune defenses, cytotoxic T cells—or killer T cells—seek out and destroy cells that are infected or cancerous. This process is essential for the body's defense against diseases.

A new research conducted by two paleontologists at the University of Malaga has just revealed that human evolution uniquely combines an increase in brain size with the acquisition of an increasingly juvenile cranial shape.

As a part of our immune defenses, cytotoxic T cells—or killer T cells—seek out and destroy cells that are infected or cancerous. This process is essential for the body's defense against diseases.

A new research conducted by two paleontologists at the University of Malaga has just revealed that human evolution uniquely combines an increase in brain size with the acquisition of an increasingly juvenile cranial shape.

What happens when people unknowingly eat, drink or inhale nearly invisible pieces of plastic? Although it's unclear what impact this really has on humans, researchers have now taken a step toward answering that question. A team now reports laboratory results indicating that tiny plastic particles could enter liver and lung cells and disrupt their regular processes, potentially causing adverse heal

A research test is designed to predict which patients treated with immunotherapies are likely to have their cancer recur or have severe side effects.

In the 2001 'Amerithrax' attacks, anthrax-causing spores were sent through the mail to media outlets and members of Congress, sickening at least 22 people and killing five. Antibiotic-resistant strains of the bacteria are of growing concern, and researchers are preparing to fight back. Now, a team has taken a step toward the development of a therapeutic that can treat the infection in mice without

Delicate fossil reveals a cousin of the modern tuatara

The MICROSCOPE mission tested the weak equivalence principle with free-falling objects in a satellite

Solitary bees that ingested the pesticide clothianidin when foraging from rapeseed flowers became slower. In addition, the strawberries pollinated by these bees were smaller. This is shown by a new study from Lund University in Sweden.

Experts say this week can provide new insights into group behaviour and how it influences identity and society Death of the Queen and King Charles's accession – latest updates In the strange, wild days after the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, when heaps of flowers rotted in their plastic outside town halls across the country and the Daily Mail vowed never again to print a paparazzi photo, Gal

Are the vaccines working, are people changing their social behavior, is the virus burning itself out—and how will we know?

Solitary bees that ingested the pesticide clothianidin when foraging from rapeseed flowers became slower. In addition, the strawberries pollinated by these bees were smaller. This is shown by a new study from Lund University in Sweden.

Cannabidiol, a major component of hemp and medical marijuana, may be an effective treatment for postmenopausal women, whose ovaries no longer make estrogen, a new study with mice shows. Cannabidiol (CBD) is already used to treat conditions such as chronic pain , inflammation, migraines, epilepsy, autoimmune diseases, depression, and anxiety. In the study in Frontiers in Pharmacology , the researc

As if all-electric trucks weren't hardcore enough . Austin-based urologist Christopher Yang ran a long extension cord from his Rivian R1 T pickup truck to one of his patient's rooms to literally power a vasectomy procedure during a prolonged Texas power outage, Illinois State University's public radio station WGLT reported earlier this month . It's perhaps the pinnacle of what electric pickup tru

When you think of iconic duos throughout history, a few immediately come to mind: Mario and Luigi, Bonnie and Clyde, Batman and Robin, and Bluetooth speakers and smart light bulbs. If that last pairing seems out of place, you probably haven't heard about GE's LED+ Speaker . Let's cut to the chase. This is a $28 smart lightbulb with a Bluetooth speaker inside, and while the combination might seem

Groundwater heavy metal pollution in arid oasis regions has attracted widespread attention because of its toxicity, persistence, abundance and bioaccumulation capacity.

In the 2001 'Amerithrax' attacks, anthrax-causing spores were sent through the mail to media outlets and members of Congress, sickening at least 22 people and killing five. Antibiotic-resistant strains of the bacteria are of growing concern, and researchers are preparing to fight back. Now, a team has taken a step toward the development of a therapeutic that can treat the infection in mice without

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Astronomers once believed the sun revolved around the Earth. In the 19th century, scientists thought the shape of a person's skull could reveal their mental strengths or weaknesses. And in the 20th century, many scientists fiercely opposed the idea that continents drift. All views that have since been completely overturned.

Jagersfontien, a small town in the middle of South Africa with over a century of mining history, awoke to a tragic failure of responsibility on 11 September 2022 when torrents of muddy water cascaded over the embankments that were meant to hold it back. The flood killed one person and devastated many homes.

Consumer price inflation in the U.K. slowed for the first time in nearly a year in August. A fall in petrol prices helped slow the overall rate but food prices continue to rise rapidly. But even with a slowdown to 9.9%, from 10.1% in July, inflation still remains close to the highest its been for a generation.

In the midst of today's cost of living crisis, many people who are critical of the idea of economic growth see an opportunity. In their recent book The Future is Degrowth, for example, prominent advocates Matthias Schmelzer, Aaron Vansintjan and Andrea Vetter argue that the post-COVID inflation has predominantly been caused by the inherent instability in the capitalist system.

Declines in reading and math scores among U.S. 9-year-olds during the pandemic were not just dramatic but historic, according to a report issued late last month by the National Assessment of Educational Progress.

Accentism—discriminating against someone because of their accent—has a long history in the U.K., where the way someone speaks is often an easy way to tell their social class. People with working-class accents are frequently criticized and encouraged to speak "properly." This is true even for people who have achieved fame or success in the media or politics.

The African Matabele ant (Megaponera analis) lives dangerously when hunting able-bodied termites. However, the animals do not simply give up their wounded. Depending on the degree of injury, they rescue and treat them. Injured individuals decide for themselves whether they will be helped. If a specimen demands rescue, it remains calm, releases pheromones, and allows itself to be carried back to th

Scientists have long known that no-till farming reduces erosion and lessens water and nutrient runoff from crop fields, but now a new study by a team of Penn State researchers suggests that limiting soil disturbance may also diminish releases of nitrous oxide.

You define beauty yourself. You are more than a number on a scale. Love yourself the way you are. Body positive messages like these seem to be everywhere from social media to TV ads. But while some find the body positivity movement to be uplifting and helpful, others have begun calling the movement "toxic" and suggesting it may be time to move on from this way of thinking.

Over the past few decades, physicists and engineers have been trying to create increasingly compact laser-plasma accelerators, a technology to study matter and particle interactions produced by interactions between ultrafast laser beams and plasma. These systems are a promising alternative to existing large-scale machines based on radio-frequency signals, as they can be far more efficient in accel

After crunching through thousands of chest x-rays and the clinical reports that accompany them, an AI has learned to spot diseases in those scans as accurately as a human radiologist. The majority of current diagnostic AI models are trained on scans labeled by humans, but that labeling is a time-consuming process. The new model, called CheXzero, can instead "learn" on its own from existing medica

Major trends such as the impact of covid-19 on accelerating digital commerce, remote and hybrid working, and changing employee expectations driving the "great resignation" are having profound effects on workforce strategies in contact centers worldwide. Indeed, as an industry that requires a high volume of employees, often in hourly paid positions, and with roles becoming increasingly enabled by

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When we ditch our assumptions, new ideas can enter the world, says filmmaker Zach King. In an entertaining talk full of props and surprises, King shows us the trick to regaining our sense of childlike wonder through the power of storytelling — and a bit of magic.

The African Matabele ant (Megaponera analis) lives dangerously when hunting able-bodied termites. However, the animals do not simply give up their wounded. Depending on the degree of injury, they rescue and treat them. Injured individuals decide for themselves whether they will be helped. If a specimen demands rescue, it remains calm, releases pheromones, and allows itself to be carried back to th

Scientists have long known that no-till farming reduces erosion and lessens water and nutrient runoff from crop fields, but now a new study by a team of Penn State researchers suggests that limiting soil disturbance may also diminish releases of nitrous oxide.

The rapid development of the different disciplines in the fields of biological and biomedical research (such as genomics, proteomics, and transcriptomics) in recent decades has led to exponential growth in the amount of biological data available. For example, at the European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), they have gone from managing a volume of 40 petabytes to working with 250 petabytes in

Bright, uniquely colored songbirds are at higher risk of extinction and more likely to be traded as pets, according to researchers reporting in Current Biology on September 15. The researchers also predict that almost 500 additional bird species, most of them living in the tropics, are at risk of future trade based on their unique and desirable coloration.

Smithsonian researchers have discovered a new extinct species of lizard-like reptile that belongs to the same ancient lineage as New Zealand's living tuatara. A team of scientists, including the National Museum of Natural History's curator of Dinosauria Matthew Carrano and research associate David DeMar Jr. as well as University College London and Natural History Museum, London scientific associat

We all start from a single cell, the fertilized egg. From this cell, through a process involving cell division, cell differentiation and cell death a human being takes shape, ultimately made up of over 37 trillion cells across hundreds or thousands of different cell types.

As someone with dog allergies who nevertheless has been around many dogs as a trainer, a fosterer, and an owner, Candice has learned not to trust the promise of a "hypoallergenic" dog. She's met low-shedding, hypoallergenic poodles and Portuguese water dogs that supposedly shouldn't trigger her allergies yet very much did. But she has also met fluffy, longhaired breeds such as huskies and spitzes

Image: NASA/Joel Kowsky Artemis draws back her bow afresh. After scrubbing two launch attempts in rapid succession, NASA has set a new launch window for its Space Launch System's Artemis 1 mission to the moon. Including the scrubbed launch attempts from the past two weeks, NASA still has never done a successful test of the SLS rocket's cryofuel systems. But it's hoping to change that record, star

The rapid development of the different disciplines in the fields of biological and biomedical research (such as genomics, proteomics, and transcriptomics) in recent decades has led to exponential growth in the amount of biological data available. For example, at the European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), they have gone from managing a volume of 40 petabytes to working with 250 petabytes in

Bright, uniquely colored songbirds are at higher risk of extinction and more likely to be traded as pets, according to researchers reporting in Current Biology on September 15. The researchers also predict that almost 500 additional bird species, most of them living in the tropics, are at risk of future trade based on their unique and desirable coloration.

Smithsonian researchers have discovered a new extinct species of lizard-like reptile that belongs to the same ancient lineage as New Zealand's living tuatara. A team of scientists, including the National Museum of Natural History's curator of Dinosauria Matthew Carrano and research associate David DeMar Jr. as well as University College London and Natural History Museum, London scientific associat

Molecular fossils and machine learning have enabled scientists to build the first charts of Antarctic ocean temperatures over the past 45 million years, offering important insights into future sea level changes.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is revealing the universe with spectacular, unprecedented clarity. The observatory's ultrasharp infrared vision has cut through the cosmic dust to illuminate some of the earliest structures in the universe, along with previously obscured stellar nurseries and spinning galaxies lying hundreds of millions of light years away.

The Artemis 1 mission will be a crucial test of NASA's next generation rocket

Everything you need to know about running in the rain as an experienced athlete or novice

Teenagers become more given to exploration with age and become increasingly likely to visit new places over time, a study finds. The results also show that greater exploration is associated with enhanced psychological well-being and larger social networks. The researchers also discovered that adolescents who explored their natural environments more also reported a greater number of risky behavior

The chance of a patient living after tearing their aorta has improved significantly, but the condition remains deadly if not recognized early and repaired surgically, a study finds. A team of researchers examined early mortality rates for over 5,600 patients admitted to the hospital and examined hourly with type A acute aortic dissection between 1996 and 2018 from the International Registry for A

Planetary scientists are racing to establish the origin of a bright fireball seen over parts of the UK on 14 September – the evidence so far points to it being space junk rather than a meteor

An artificial intelligence model that maps the structure of molecules to their smell could help create specific food tastes or find compounds to better repel disease-carrying organisms like mosquitoes

We all start from a single cell, the fertilized egg. From this cell, through a process involving cell division, cell differentiation and cell death a human being takes shape, ultimately made up of over 37 trillion cells across hundreds or thousands of different cell types.

A team of researchers at the University of Exeter has found that the slow conversion of outdoor lighting to LEDs across much of Europe has led to the development of a new kind of light pollution. In their paper published in the journal Science Advances, the group describes their study of photographs taken from the International Space Station.

Nature Communications, Published online: 15 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41467-022-33077-3 Superconductivity at megabar pressures has recently attracted interest in the context of hydrides. Here, the authors demonstrate superconductivity up to 26 K at high pressure in elemental titanium, and further suggest that electron correlations contribute to the high Tc.

Nature Communications, Published online: 15 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41467-022-33065-7 While polytypic semiconductors are promising for solar-to-fuel applications, preparing homojunction nanomaterials has proven challenging. Here, authors obtain a library of polytypic copper-based quaternary sulfide nanocrystals by selective epitaxial growth of kesterite phase on wurtzite structure.

Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and their ilk were meant to let us chat freely in a digital public square, but the firms running social media are just as corporate as old media, says Annalee Newitz

Predicting complex systems like the weather is famously difficult. But at least the weather's governing equations don't change from one day to the next. In contrast, certain complex systems can undergo "tipping point" transitions, suddenly changing their behavior dramatically and perhaps irreversibly, with little warning and potentially catastrophic consequences. On long enough timescales… Sour

Research conducted by Matt Gustafson, Penn State Smeal associate professor of finance and Stuart and Michele Rothstein Early Career Professor, reveals that, particularly in industries most exposed to minimum-wage labor, minimum wage increases lead these firms to cut capital expenditures.

Chemists' long-held dream of observing the structural dynamics of a single molecule have been now been made possible. Single molecules sized about 1 nanometer exist in a volatile state under ambient conditions. Considering that the coronavirus, which is about 100 nm in size, spreads rapidly in the air shows how difficult it is to observe a single molecule. Recently, a Korean research team has disc

Researchers at DTU have developed a yogurt bacterium, which can cleave lactose in a cost-effective and sustainable manner. This makes it possible to create natural sweetness in yogurt with less added sugar.

Data governance has historically been a serious bottleneck for analytics. While managing data to ensure it complies with policies and regulations is important, these processes can also make it difficult to locate and access data. Businesses that govern data at scale, in real time, and in the cloud often find the situation even more complicated. After all, what good are real-time data streams if g

From bloating to anxiety, these are some of the most common IBS symptoms to look out for

South American mummies were likely brutally murdered 1,000 years ago, and the evidence is still preserved today, a new study finds.

Coaches reveal 5 benefits of boxing that pack a punch for your health and fitness

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Chemists' long-held dream of observing the structural dynamics of a single molecule have been now been made possible. Single molecules sized about 1 nanometer exist in a volatile state under ambient conditions. Considering that the coronavirus, which is about 100 nm in size, spreads rapidly in the air shows how difficult it is to observe a single molecule. Recently, a Korean research team has disc

Researchers at DTU have developed a yogurt bacterium, which can cleave lactose in a cost-effective and sustainable manner. This makes it possible to create natural sweetness in yogurt with less added sugar.

Novel glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) drugs were designed and industrially prepared by researchers at the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences through molecular design, strain construction, isolation and purification, and animal experiments, according to a paper published in Pharmaceuticals.

Overlæge Torben Frøstrup Hansen fra Vejle Sygehus beskæftiger sig med translationel kræftforskning. Nu er han udnævnt til professor i klinisk onkologi ved Syddansk Universitet.

Jens Brøndum Frøkjær fra Aalborg Universitetshospital modtager bevilling til forskningsprojekt, der skal undersøge, om elektrisk stimulering af hjernen kan afhjælpe nerveskader som følge af diabetes.

Novel glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) drugs were designed and industrially prepared by researchers at the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences through molecular design, strain construction, isolation and purification, and animal experiments, according to a paper published in Pharmaceuticals.

Both dead and alive, trees are an important ally for farmers in helping the environment, a new University of Alberta study shows. The research appears in Global Change Biology.

For thousands of years humans have destroyed forests. At the end of the last great ice age, an estimated 57 percent of the world's habitable land was forested. 1 Since then, people in all regions of the world have burned and cut down forests. The chart below shows this. The forested land area declined from six to four billion hectares. That means our ancestors destroyed one-third of the former fo

Japan håber at mindske landets afhængighed af udenlandsk eksport ved at pille tonsvis af værdifulde metaller ud af brugte mobiler, computere og TV.

Nature, Published online: 14 September 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-02956-6 Farmed shellfish is nutritious and low-carbon — but wild-caught crustaceans have a carbon footprint right up there with beef. Plus, what scientists are learning about severe monkeypox and a five-year campaign breaks science's citation paywall.

A new Newcastle University study has highlighted actions that could be used to increase tree cover on farmed land in the North East.

Whether looking out into space or peering deep into the microscopic realm, there is always more to see. In the case of solids, there is a world of atoms and particles teeming with activity that ultimately leads to useful properties like electrical conduction, magnetism, and insulation.

Predicting Lyme disease hotspots can help public health officials guide resources and proactive messaging to the public. But the ecology of the disease is complex, involving various host animals, black-legged ticks that serve as a disease vector, the disease-causing agent itself, the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi, and the environment in which they all live.

In 1919 astronomers Arthur Eddington and Andrew Crommelin captured photographic images of a total solar eclipse. The sun was in the constellation Taurus at the time, and a handful of its stars could be seen in the photographs. But the stars weren't quite in their expected place. The tremendous gravity of the sun had deflected the light of these stars, making them appear slightly out of place. It w

A first-of-its-kind research experiment led by researchers at University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science confirmed that a popular sport fish exposed to sublethal levels of crude oil and released back into the wild exhibits altered behavior, decreased survival, and reduced spawning.

Over the summer of 2015, 40 million mangroves died of thirst. This vast die-off—the world's largest ever recorded—killed off rich mangrove forests along fully 1,000 kilometers of coastline on Australia's Gulf of Carpentaria.

Witnessing a total solar eclipse is an unforgettable experience and may have been even more impressive throughout history before we were able to understand and accurately predict their occurrence. But the historical records of these remarkable astronomical spectacles are more than mere curiosities—they provide invaluable information on changes in the Earth's movement.

With the aid of physics and a minuscule magnet, researchers have discovered a new structure of telomeric DNA. Telomeres are sometimes seen as the key to living longer. They protect genes from damage but get a bit shorter each time a cell divides. If they become too short, the cell dies. The new discovery will help us understand aging and disease.

A new Newcastle University study has highlighted actions that could be used to increase tree cover on farmed land in the North East.

Predicting Lyme disease hotspots can help public health officials guide resources and proactive messaging to the public. But the ecology of the disease is complex, involving various host animals, black-legged ticks that serve as a disease vector, the disease-causing agent itself, the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi, and the environment in which they all live.

Over 26,000 US Service members completed a survey on the adverse effects associated with dietary supplements. Some categories of supplements are associated with substantial adverse events. The post first appeared on Science-Based Medicine .

Despite what we hear from the media, the reasons so many are gathering are complex and various Britain is in mourning. This is affirmed every time we turn on the television and see the huge numbers of people watching royal processions, or willing to queue for long hours to file past the Queen's casket. They have gathered, we are told, "to pay their respects". They are there "to thank the Queen".

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A first-of-its-kind research experiment led by researchers at University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science confirmed that a popular sport fish exposed to sublethal levels of crude oil and released back into the wild exhibits altered behavior, decreased survival, and reduced spawning.

Special wettability of solid surfaces is a ubiquitous phenomenon in nature and has attracted much attention because of its potential applications in diverse fields, such as oil-water separation, antibiofouling and drag reduction. Inspired by some biological organisms observed in nature with underwater superoleophobic properties, such as fish scales, columnar nacre and seaweed, researchers are tryi

This article was featured in One Story to Read Today, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a single must-read from The Atlantic , Monday through Friday. Sign up for it here. M iracles can be perplexing at first , and artificial intelligence is a very new miracle. "We're creating God," the former Google Chief Business Officer Mo Gawdat recently told an interviewer. "We're summoning the demo

Nature Communications, Published online: 15 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41467-022-32293-1 Testing feedbacks between climatic and geological processes are challenging. Here, the authors show that geomorphological features of the southern Red Sea margin are best interpreted by a feedback cycle between orographic precipitation, mid-ocean spreading and coastal magmatism, and that the feedback is enh

Nature Communications, Published online: 15 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41467-022-32909-6 6G communication requires high-speed and advanced functionalities on-chip. Here the authors demonstrate broadband phototunable topological waveguide and demultiplexing chip with record single-channel 160 Gbit/s communication link and excellent channel isolation for 300 GHz band.

Nature Communications, Published online: 15 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41467-022-33152-9 Right ventricular (RV) failure is clinically crucial, but there is no specific therapy. Here, the authors show that the complement alternative pathway is activated in RV failure and that blockade of the pathway ameliorates RV failure in mice.

Nature Communications, Published online: 15 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41467-022-33171-6 Besides hepatocytes, resident immune cells of the liver are also contributing to the body's energy homeostasis. Here authors show that group 2 innate lymphoid cells interact with a specific set of hepatocytes in suppressing gluconeogenesis and regulate blood glucose levels via Interleukin-13 signalling.

Diatoms are microscopic unicellular algae occurring in natural waters worldwide. During photosynthesis, they take up large quantities of carbon dioxide, the primary greenhouse gas emitted through human activities, and convert it into biomass. The carotenoid fucoxanthin enables diatoms to efficiently harvest the blue-green part of the sunlight for photosynthesis.

Just as Apple announces its new AirPods, here comes the granddaddy of ANC to show everyone how it's really done.

Retrocomputing is about more than nostalgic nerdery. It's also a way to keep your tech in perspective.

Ældreplejen skal have et markant skifte, hvis sygehusvæsenet skal undgå at blive fyldt op med akutte ældre patienter i fremtiden. Vejen frem er visitation tæt på borgeren, tværfaglige teams og mindre dokumentation, siger Per Okkels, der har været formand for afrapportering for ældreplejen.

Researchers in Germany discovered a metal folding chair in a medieval woman's grave.

Diatoms are microscopic unicellular algae occurring in natural waters worldwide. During photosynthesis, they take up large quantities of carbon dioxide, the primary greenhouse gas emitted through human activities, and convert it into biomass. The carotenoid fucoxanthin enables diatoms to efficiently harvest the blue-green part of the sunlight for photosynthesis.

Special wettability of solid surfaces is a ubiquitous phenomenon in nature and has attracted much attention because of its potential applications in diverse fields, such as oil-water separation, antibiofouling and drag reduction. Inspired by some biological organisms observed in nature with underwater superoleophobic properties, such as fish scales, columnar nacre and seaweed, researchers are tryi

Scientists at Duke-NUS Medical School have discovered new molecular details of how cells ensure that their energy supply is adjusted to meet energy demand. Their study, carried out in collaboration with researchers at the University of Melbourne in Australia and Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, U.S., highlights the crucial role microproteins play in assembling larger protein complexes in

As countries around the world look to reduce carbon emissions, China, currently the largest emitter of carbon dioxide with 30% of global total carbon emissions in 2018, has declared its goal of being carbon neutral by 2060. To achieve this goal, China—and any other countries with similar climate-change mitigation goals—will need to implement the most effective mix of transportation-sector policies

Quantum computers hold enormous promise in our big data world. If researchers can harness their potential, these devices could perform massively complex computations at lightning speed.

Unga kvinnor med ADHD kan vara extra utsatta vad gäller kärlek och sex. De behöver bättre förståelse från vården, hävdar ny studie. Inlägget dök först upp på forskning.se .

Vi kan fatta ett egoistiskt beslut och samtidigt vara övertygade om att vi agerar för allas bästa. Inlägget dök först upp på forskning.se .

Analys av fossila alger ger bevis för att det funnits sjöar i Sahara under Afrikas "gröna period" för 5 000 till 10 000 år sedan. Att förstå hur klimatet i öknen har förändrats historiskt kan ge en fingervisning om Saharas framtid. Inlägget dök först upp på forskning.se .

Hörselbenet hos hornugglan kan tjäna som förebild till framtida hörselproteser, eftersom det är stabilt och har god förmåga att vidarebefordra ljud. Det visar en avhandling från Umeå universitet. Inlägget dök först upp på forskning.se .

Scientists at Duke-NUS Medical School have discovered new molecular details of how cells ensure that their energy supply is adjusted to meet energy demand. Their study, carried out in collaboration with researchers at the University of Melbourne in Australia and Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, U.S., highlights the crucial role microproteins play in assembling larger protein complexes in

Using a local area code can make a quitline more successful with English- and Spanish-speaking smokers. New findings published in Nicotine & Tobacco Research show the simple but valuable approach can help engage low-income smokers to try quitting tobacco. The study tested a proactive, phone-based outreach strategy using local vs. generic caller area codes. Researchers called English and Spanish-s

This is today's edition of The Download , our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. The Merge is here: Ethereum has switched to proof of stake What's happened: "The Merge", a major upgrade to the Ethereum cryptocurrency platform, was finally completed early this morning after a six-year buildup. Ethereum now uses proof of stake, a way to appr

This week, we talk about the Sony PSVR2, the still-secret next Meta headset, and how virtual reality technology needs to improve to earn mainstream acceptance.

NASA is still working toward getting Artemis 1 off the ground , which is arguably the most important milestone in its quest to return humankind to the lunar surface. However, things are not going well with the first mission of the Artemis Program. The CAPSTONE probe, which launched in June aboard a Rocket Lab Electron rocket , is tumbling and partially disabled. It's currently in safe mode, but i

(Photo: @wxnod on Twitter ) The launch of Nvidia's RTX 40-series is now less than a week away, and the floodgates have opened. New photos have leaked of the flagship RTX 4090 GPU, along with specs for the 4090 and 4080s. Yes, we wrote 4080 plural, as there appear to be two SKUs. We don't have official pricing or availability, but there's still a lot to pore over. The first RTX 4090 GPUs to say he

Recently an artist names Jason Allen won the Colorado State Art Fair's competition in the category of digital art with a picture (shown) that was created by an AI, the Midjourney software. This has triggered another round of angst over computers taking our jobs. Some have declared it the end of art, or that it will destroy the jobs of working artists. This development can certainly be a job-kille

People regularly underestimate others' willingness to help, new research suggests. We shy away from asking for help because we don't want to bother other people, assuming that our request will feel like an inconvenience to them. But oftentimes, the opposite is true: People want to make a difference in people's lives and they feel good —happy even—when they are able to help others, says Stanford U

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For Claus Bo Svenningsen, som er speciallæge i reumatologi og formand for Yngre Læger i Syddanmark, er kultur alt det, som man kan samles om i fritiden. Han er involveret i foreningslivet og bruger idrætten som et afbræk og mentalt pusterum.

Nature Communications, Published online: 15 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41467-022-32935-4 The effect of aliovalent doping on grain boundary is not yet fully understood at the atomic level. Here, the authors report grain boundary structural transformation in α-Al2O3 is induced by co-segregation of multiple dopants using atomic-resolution electron microscopy and theoretical calculations.

Nature Communications, Published online: 15 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41467-022-32701-6 Lineage plasticity is increasingly recognized as an emergent resistance mechanism after treatment with androgen receptor signalling inhibitors. To understand determinants of resistance, the authors analyzed the transcriptomes of patient tumor biopsies before enzalutamide treatment and at progression and ide

Nature Communications, Published online: 15 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41467-022-32810-2 Van der Waals heterostructures made of 2D materials offer a rich platform for the study of novel proximity effects. Here, by means of Hall effect measurements, the authors show a proximity-induced ferromagnetic/ferrovalley ground state with spontaneous spin-valley polarization in a V5Se8/NbSe2 heterostructu

Nature Communications, Published online: 15 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41467-022-32923-8 This paper shows that formation of thin weak layers filled with nanocrystalline olivine/wadsleyite, upon the pressure-induced phase transition of olivine, is the major cause of deep-focus earthquakes on the metastable olivine wedge in deep slabs.

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Austrian veterinarian Michael Leschnik explains why high temperatures put a strain on pets. Pugs, bulldogs and Persian cats have a particularly tough time

Outdoor swimming helps reduce inflammation, which is linked to health issues ranging from heart disease to depression. It should be widely adopted as a public health measure, says Mark Harper

The American Data Privacy and Protection Act could protect people across the country. But first, it has to get past Nancy Pelosi.

A software update can help turbines become less disruptive to their neighbors and distribute the wind more efficiently.

Austrian veterinarian Michael Leschnik explains why high temperatures put a strain on pets. Pugs, bulldogs and Persian cats have a particularly tough time

" How to Build a Life " is a weekly column by Arthur Brooks, tackling questions of meaning and happiness. Click here to listen to his podcast series on all things happiness, How to Build a Happy Life . "All men, brother Gallio, wish to live happily," wrote the Roman philosopher and statesman Lucius Annaeus Seneca to his brother around A.D. 58, "but are dull at perceiving exactly what it is that m

When Britain's longest-serving monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, died last week, a 73-year-old man ascended to the throne. King Charles III, né Prince Charles, is expected to continue his longtime focus on climate change among his many duties as the United Kingdom's head of state. If he lives as long as his mother did, he could spend more than two decades as monarch. But a more consequential use of Ch

T he two major factors shaping the 2022 midterm elections collided in tumultuous fashion on Tuesday morning. First came the government report that inflation last month had increased faster than economists had expected or President Joe Biden had hoped. The announcement triggered a sharp fall in the stock market, the worst day on Wall Street in two years. That same afternoon, Senator Lindsey Graham

Austrian veterinarian Michael Leschnik explains why high temperatures put a strain on pets. Pugs, bulldogs and Persian cats have a particularly tough time

Forskere på Københavns Universitet har i samarbejde med DMI, og ved hjælp af detaljerede…

PLUS. Et nyt forslag til en EU- forordning skal afbøde en 'electricity emergency' til vinter, men ét af tiltagene får næppe den ønskede effekt, advarer økonom fra Aarhus Universitet.

Gennemgang af danske patienter med modermærkekræft i behandling med immunterapi viser, at kvinder har bedre overlevelse efter behandlingen end mænd. Det er dog vigtigt at slå fast, at behandlingen også virker rigtig godt til mænd, siger forsker.

Ældre med nedsat fysisk funktion får mindre gavn af kemoterapi. Vurdering af fysisk funktion skal i højere grad implementeres i hverdagen og i en fælles beslutningstagning, når der laves planer for patienter med kræft, siger forsker.

I februar åbnede fire senfølgeklinikker til kræftpatienter i Region Syddanmark. På den store kræftkongres fremlægger forskere de første data fra senfølgeklinikken i Odense, og den er patienterne rigtig glade for.

Tillæg af cabozantinib til nivolumab og ipilimumab viser gode resultater hos patienter med ubehandlet fremskredet nyrecellekarcinom.

Footage circulating on social media purports to show a fireball crossing the sky over Glasgow. Astronomers say the fireball crossed over Scotland and Northern Ireland on Wednesday evening. The UK's Meteor Network say they have received more than 800 reports of sightings and now believe it was 'space debris' 'Incredible' fireball crosses sky over Scotland and Northern Ireland Continue reading…

In July of 2017, Mohamed Rezk, of the department of obstetrics and gynecology at Menoufia University in Egypt, submitted a manuscript to the journal Anesthesia with a colleague. The manuscript, "Analgesic and antiemetic effect of Intraperitoneal magnesium sulfate in laparoscopic salpingectomy: a randomized controlled trial," caught the attention of John Carlisle, an editor at the … Continue readin

En ny kompakt motor opnår 100.000 omdrejninger per minut og vil i fremtiden måske kunne øge rækkevidden og sænke prisen på elektriske biler.

Den nye satellit BlueWalker 3 skaber debat, da den kan være det klareste objekt på nattehimlen, med undtagelse af Månen.

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen, in collaboration with the Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI), have used detailed weather models to clearly tie increased temperatures to the historic cloudburst over Copenhagen in July of 2011. New methods involving counterfactual weather forecasts could link the weather event to global warming for the first time.

Public schools are increasingly using savings from solar energy to upgrade facilities, help their communities, and give teachers raises — often with no cost to taxpayers.

The pharmaceutical industry finances about 75 percent of the agency's drug division, through a controversial program that Congress must reauthorize by the end of this month.

Asking for help can be hard, but new research suggests we underestimate how willing people are to lend a hand.

PLUS. På onsdagens pressemøde blev der præsenteret tiltag, der gør livet lidt lettere for de danskere, der fyrer med træpiller

UK Meteor Network says it 'cannot find any known space junk or satellite de-orbit' to explain object A fireball seen over Scotland and Northern Ireland is no longer believed to have been space junk from Elon Musk's satellite programme, according to astronomers examining it. The UK Meteor Network said the fireball was visible for 20 seconds just after 10pm on Wednesday night. It received almost 80

Hello, I just got my EEG-Hardware and I try to find some experiments online where I can test the whole setup. Is there a place where I can download specific experiments for an EEG? I tried to find some on pavlovia (python), but they dont really have a big selection. submitted by /u/semaxX [link] [comments]

The "shooting star" was reported by hundred of people across Scotland and Northern Ireland .

A bay-breasted warbler weighs about the same as four pennies, but twice a year makes an extraordinary journey. The tiny songbird flies nearly 4,000 miles (6,437 kilometers) between Canada's spruce forests and its wintering grounds in northern South America.

People with diabetes often find that cuts and bigger wounds heal very slowly, but a biodegradable dressing made using 3D-printed skin could help

A bay-breasted warbler weighs about the same as four pennies, but twice a year makes an extraordinary journey. The tiny songbird flies nearly 4,000 miles (6,437 kilometers) between Canada's spruce forests and its wintering grounds in northern South America.

It's not just rocket fuel propelling America's first moonshot after a half-century lull. Strategic rivalry with China's ambitious space program is helping drive NASA's effort to get back into space in a bigger way, as both nations push to put people back on the moon and establish the first lunar bases.

During the first two years of the pandemic, the number of people working from home in the United States tripled, home values grew and the percentage of people who spent more than a third of their income on rent went up, according to survey results released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Philippine officials have warned of possible danger to aircraft and ships from debris from a new Chinese rocket launch that might fall in northern Philippine waters, authorities said Thursday, adding no debris has been sighted so far.

Just ask them.

History's dung heap.

It can change its size.

"The Merge", a major upgrade to the Ethereum cryptocurrency platform, was finally completed today after a six-year buildup . As of 2:43 ET this morning, Ethereum now uses proof of stake, a way to approve new transactions that promises to cut the blockchain's energy requirements by 99.9% and usher in a new era for the second-largest cryptocurrency. It would be hard to overstate how much industry e

Mainstream scientists have often believed feminist ideals are incompatible with true science — that the former is about ideology; the latter, objective authority. Yet feminists have generated a set of tools to make science less biased and more robust. More scientists could benefit from it.

Nature Communications, Published online: 15 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41467-022-33092-4 Relatively little is known about the first hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells to arrive in the fetal bone marrow. Here they characterize the frequency, function, and molecular identity of fetal BM HSPCs and their bone marrow niche, and show that most BM HSPCs have little hematopoietic function until bi

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As they were collecting cephalopod samples in Dongshan island in China's Fujian Province, a team of researchers came across an interesting finding: a new-to-science species of octopus.

Mutual assured stupefaction A plethora of investigations have found that come the clutch, ideology often wins over facts when it comes to uncomfortable truths. If the outcomes of facts disagree with ideological objectives, facts frequently lose. Why? If we look at the sharpest divergences of facts from wishful ideology, we find a common element: truth as best we know it, information showing the n

As they were collecting cephalopod samples in Dongshan island in China's Fujian Province, a team of researchers came across an interesting finding: a new-to-science species of octopus.

A very different world to ours.

As temperatures soar in early September, it's clear that Colorado's summers are lasting longer. They're also starting earlier, with mountain snow melting away in May instead of June.

An investigation published by The BMJ today takes an in-depth look at how fossil fuel companies pour money into prestigious American universities.

The laser that will be the most powerful in the United States is preparing to send its first pulses into an experimental target at the University of Michigan.

As temperatures soar in early September, it's clear that Colorado's summers are lasting longer. They're also starting earlier, with mountain snow melting away in May instead of June.

Research offers evidence that tobacco could damage health of people two generations later Children are much more likely to develop asthma if their father was exposed to tobacco smoke when he was growing up, a new study has found. And they are at even greater risk of suffering from the common lung condition if their father was a smoker himself, according to the international team of researchers. C

Dozens of 'phantom' and 'cosmic' UFOs have been detected in the skies over Ukraine, a new government report claims.

New research has identified an important group of Australians with a surprisingly strong connection to nature.

PLUS. Op mod 65 procent af Danmarks elforbrug kan dækkes af energi-kooperativer i 2050, hvis udviklingen vendes.

PLUS. Det bliver vision-algoritmer fra Teknologisk Institut, der sikrer en robotarm griber og laster de rette prøver.

Research team hopes system could improve natural conversations between humans and AI systems Laughter comes in many forms, from a polite chuckle to a contagious howl of mirth. Scientists are now developing an AI system that aims to recreate these nuances of humour by laughing in the right way at the right time. The team behind the laughing robot, which is called Erica, say that the system could i

According to the World Health Organisation, air pollution causes 7 million premature deaths every year . We've known for a long time that air pollution causes lots of health problems, including lung cancer – but exactly how the two were linked was somewhat of mystery. Last week, a team from the Francis Crick Institute and University College London presented findings that shed new light on the rol

PLUS. Regeringen spiller snart ud med en ny kvantestrategi. Forskere og erhvervsliv presser på for en kraftig indsprøjtning af midler til udvikling af kvanteteknologi.

According to the World Health Organisation, air pollution causes 7 million premature deaths every year. We've known for a long time that air pollution causes lots of health problems, including lung cancer – but exactly how the two were linked was somewhat of mystery. Last week, a team from the Francis Crick Institute and University College London presented findings that shed new light on the role

Less than half of Americans could name the three branches of United States government in a recent survey. The University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg Public Policy Center's annual, nationally representative survey showed notable increases in 2020 and 2021 after tumultuous years that put the role of government and the three branches under a media spotlight. In those two years, the survey took place

Nature, Published online: 13 September 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-02906-2 Remodelling a bacterial enzyme allows it to capture an industrial pollutant under challenging conditions.

It may explain a lot.

It's still changing.

A simulation consisting of 27 AIs representing different regions in climate negotiations is part of a competition to find out which policies and incentives could have the best chances of success

Invasive cane toads that live in Australia's cities have developed different physical traits from those in the countryside, which may be due to rapid adaptation to urban environments

Obese women who use oral contraceptives containing estrogen and progestin have a 24-fold increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) compared with non-obese women not using the drugs, according to a new article.

When you hear the term 'robot,' you might think of complicated machinery working in factories or roving on other planets. But 'millirobots' might change that. They're robots about as wide as a finger that someday could deliver drugs or perform minimally invasive surgery. Now, researchers have developed a soft, biodegradable, magnetic millirobot inspired by the walking and grabbing capabilities of

If you ate all this, you'd be sick too.

Researchers present the most precise test yet of the weak equivalence principle, a key component of the theory of general relativity. The report describes the final results from the MICROSCOPE mission, which tested the principle by measuring accelerations of free-falling objects in a satellite orbiting Earth.

This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here . Brain fog is one of the most destructive symptoms of long COVID—and one of the most misunderstood. In a recent story , our staff writer Ed Yong explains why the condition should not be conflated with

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The study suggests a previously unobserved relationship between body temperature and REM sleep, with REM sleep appearing to act like a 'thermostatically controlled brain heater.'

The first comprehensive assessment of common synthetic chemicals found in UK foods has been completed by researchers at the University of Birmingham.

Let me be blunt: The Backbone One gaming controller is the iPhone accessory I've wanted since games started appearing on Apple's smartphone platform in 2008. It fulfills the promise of turning the iPhone into a credible Nintendo Switch competitor, and distinguishes itself in a field crowded with alternatives from companies like Razer, GameSir, and even Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo. Read on for o

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Researchers used data from large studies that contained laboratory measurements of two-drug combinations of 12 anti-tuberculosis drugs. Using mathematical models, the team discovered a set of rules that drug pairs need to satisfy to be potentially good treatments as part of three- and four-drug cocktails.

High levels of mucosal antibodies in the airways reduce the risk of being infected by omicron, but many do not receive detectable antibodies in the airways despite three doses of the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, according to a new study.

Global health officials failed to quickly recommend travel restrictions and encourage use of face masks

A combination of seven healthy lifestyle habits including sleeping seven to nine hours daily, exercising regularly and having frequent social contact was associated with a lower risk of dementia in people with type 2 diabetes, according to a study published in the September 14, 2022, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

This is an edition of Up for Debate, a newsletter by Conor Friedersdorf. On Wednesdays, he rounds up timely conversations and solicits reader responses to one thought-provoking question. Later, he publishes some thoughtful replies. Sign up for the newsletter here. Question of the Week What will determine your vote––or your decision to refrain from voting––in the 2022 midterm elections? What issue

As Las Vegas and other Southwestern cities look for ways to reduce water use during a historic drought, the removal of grass lawns and other areas of "nonfunctional turf" has been recommended by the Southern Nevada Water Authority and written into Nevada state law with AB356. But, will this change from turf-grass to other landscaping types result in other unintended climate impacts in urban areas,

Hyped Up The James Webb Space Telescope continues to wow even the most no-nonsense scientists, as evidenced by a statement put out by some of the NASA craft's Canadian collaborators. "We are blown away by the breathtaking images of the Orion Nebula," Els Peeters, an astrophysicist at Ontario's Western University, said in a statement about a newly-released set of images that show more of the famed

Anyone who's been in a long-term relationship knows that sex and desire can wane over time, even as you feel more emotionally intimate with the other person. According to a new study, though, there's a relatively easy way to bring the spark back. As spotted by Psychology Today , a recent paper in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships examines the concepts of closeness, otherness, and s

Imagine you have 20 new compounds that have shown some effectiveness in treating a disease like tuberculosis (TB), which affects 10 million people worldwide and kills 1.5 million each year. For effective treatment, patients will need to take a combination of three or four drugs for months or even years because the TB bacteria behave differently in different environments in cells—and in some cases

Imagine you have 20 new compounds that have shown some effectiveness in treating a disease like tuberculosis (TB), which affects 10 million people worldwide and kills 1.5 million each year. For effective treatment, patients will need to take a combination of three or four drugs for months or even years because the TB bacteria behave differently in different environments in cells—and in some cases

Boxers and mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters may see some recovery in their thinking and memory skills as well as brain structure after they stop fighting, according to a new study.

Chemists have discovered a new oxidation state of rhodium. This chemical element is one of the most catalytically important platinum-group metals and is used, for example, in catalytic converters for automobiles. Rhodium is actually already well studied.

Chemists have discovered a new oxidation state of rhodium. This chemical element is one of the most catalytically important platinum-group metals and is used, for example, in catalytic converters for automobiles. Rhodium is actually already well studied.

Street lights are getting gradually more blue-tinged as countries switch to energy-efficient LEDs

Ancient dung hints that 12,000 years ago, a population of hunter-gatherers in what is now Syria kept animals like sheep or gazelles around – probably for food

A compound derived from the sap of the blushwood tree was found to improve wound healing in mice and dairy calves

I am interested in our sense of self , particularly the cognitive mechanisms that underlie it. I write a substack column trying to illustrate the issues in layman terms. As I am sure most peeps on this subreddit are very aware, consciousness studies always seem to crash into the "hard problem" of consciousness, popularized by David Chalmers and 'defined' by Thomas Nagel in his famous essay here.

Australians are resorting to increasingly drastic measures to keep cockatoos out of their garbage bins.

Robot Trespasser A Los Angeles food delivery robot threw caution to the wind and forced itself across a police line. A video shared on Twitter shows the four-wheeled delivery bot passing between several photographers before ploughing through yellow police tape into a scene crowded with cops. LAPD officers mostly ignored the trespasser, allowing it to pass through unimpeded. In sidelong glances, t

A new study describes the rules by which physical force on cells affects squishy biocomputers inside, and the action of a related kinase known to be overactive as tau tangles form in the brain cells of Alzheimer's patients.

Researchers demonstrate a clear connection between personality in wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans) and the likelihood of divorce. Though the link between personality and relationship outcomes in humans is well-established, this is the first study to do so with animals.

Most viral infections negatively affect an organism's health, but one plant virus in particular — soybean vein necrosis orthotospovirus, often referred to as SVNV — may actually benefit a type of insect that commonly feeds on soybean plants and can transmit the virus to the plant, causing disease, according to new research.

Researchers have developed low-cost, painless, and bloodless tattoos that can be self-administered and have many applications, from medical alerts to tracking neutered animals to cosmetics.

John Durham, the U.S. attorney whom former Attorney General Bill Barr appointed to investigate the origins of the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, is reportedly near to wrapping up his work . The grand jury he was using to hear evidence is expiring; there's no indication he will convene another, and members of his team are leaving, having produced a rather thin record

Taking a pill may bring short-term relief for arthritis-related joint pain, but many older adults may not realize that what they swallow could raise their risk of other health problems, according to a new poll. Even if they're managing the pain on their own, people over 50 should talk to their health care providers about what they're taking, and get advice about potential medication risks and non

High winds and heavy rain lashed China's densely populated east coast on Thursday, after Typhoon Muifa forced around 1.6 million people to leave their homes and grounded most flights at Shanghai's main airports.

http://www.iBiology.org What do chromosomes look like in our cells? In this 2022 Share Your Research Talk, Wang describes his research to build a mathematical model for a process called Loop Extrusion, which describes how DNA folds and forms loops at kilobase scale. This model helps us understand complex interactions between DNA fragments as well as their 3D structure. The model can be used to pr

http://www.iBiology.org As part of the 2022 Share Your Research Talk series, we interviewed this year's speakers. Wang Xi, PhD tells us what fascinates him about science, what he enjoys about doing research, and what motivated him to study DNA. Speaker Biography: Wang Xi, PhD completed his doctoral program at Johns Hopkins University. At the time of filming, Wang was a PhD candidate and his thesi

Abstract Understanding how cholesterol binds to mammalian cells offers critical insights into the waxy substance's role in protein modulation and cell function.

Abstract A false start mutation produces reduced protein and flower color, highlighting the role of mutations affecting protein translation in phenotypic evolution and variation.

Abstract Three-dimensional collective epithelial rotation around a given axis represents a coordinated cellular movement driving tissue morphogenesis and transformation. Questions regarding these behaviors and their relationship with substrate curvatures are intimately linked to spontaneous active matter processes and to vital morphogenetic and embryonic processes. Here, using interdisciplinary a

Abstract The in situ diagnosis of cardiac activities with simultaneous therapeutic electrical stimulation of the heart is key to preventing cardiac arrhythmia. Here, we present an unconventional single-device platform that enables in situ monitoring even in a wet condition and control of beating heart motions without interferences to the recording signal. This platform consists of the active-matr

Abstract Phenotypic evolution is usually attributed to changes in protein function or gene transcription. In principle, mutations that affect protein abundance through enhancing or attenuating protein translation also could be an important source for phenotypic evolution. However, these types of mutations remain largely unexplored in the studies of phenotypic variation in nature. Through fine-sca

Abstract The mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) regulates cell growth and catabolism in response to nutrients through phosphorylation of key substrates. The tumor suppressor folliculin (FLCN) is a RagC/D guanosine triphosphatase (GTPase)–activating protein (GAP) that regulates mTORC1 phosphorylation of MiT-TFE transcription factors, controlling lysosome biogenesis and autophagy. W

Abstract Alkynes represent a family of pivotal and sustainable feedstocks for various industries such as pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and materials, and they are widely used as important starting materials for the production of a broad range of chemical entities. Nevertheless, efficient structural elaborations of alkynes in chemical synthesis, especially asymmetric multifunctionalization of al

Abstract The sculpting of germ layers during gastrulation relies on the coordinated migration of progenitor cells, yet the cues controlling these long-range directed movements remain largely unknown. While directional migration often relies on a chemokine gradient generated from a localized source, we find that zebrafish ventrolateral mesoderm is guided by a self-generated gradient of the initial

Abstract The receptor binding domain (RBD) of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein is the primary target of neutralizing antibodies and is a component of almost all current vaccines. Here, RBD immunogens were created with stabilizing amino acid changes that improve the neutralizing antibody response, as well as characteristics for production, storage, and distribution. A computational design and in vitro

Abstract The use of postsynaptic current to drive long-lasting luminescence holds a disruptive potential for harnessing the next-generation of smart displays. Multiresponsive long afterglow emission can be achieved by integrating light-emitting polymers in electric spiked transistors trigged by distinct presynaptic signals inputs. Here, we report a highly effective electric spiked long afterglow

Abstract The interface between magnetic material and superconductors has long been predicted to host unconventional superconductivity, such as spin-triplet pairing and topological nontrivial pairing state, particularly when spin-orbital coupling (SOC) is incorporated. To identify these unconventional pairing states, fabricating homogenous heterostructures that contain such various properties are

Abstract DNA double-strand breaks occur in many acute and long-term neurological conditions, including neurodegeneration, neurotrauma, and stroke. Nonrepaired breaks chronically activate the DNA damage response in neurons, leading to neural dysfunction and apoptosis. Here, we show that targeting of the central ATM-Chk2 pathway regulating the response to double-strand breaks slows neural decline i

Abstract In the field of femtomagnetism, magnetic matter is controlled by ultrafast laser pulses; here, we show that coupling phonon excitations of the nuclei to spin and charge leads to femto-phono-magnetism, a powerful route to control magnetic order at ultrafast times. With state-of-the-art theoretical simulations of coupled spin, charge, and lattice dynamics, we identify strong nonadiabatic s

Abstract CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing has emerged as a powerful therapeutic technology, but the lack of safe and efficient in vivo delivery systems, especially for tissue-specific vectors, limits its broad clinical applications. Delivery of Cas9 ribonucleoprotein (RNP) owns competitive advantages over other options; however, the large size of RNPs exceeds the loading capacity of currently available d

Abstract Single-ion conductors have garnered attention in energy storage systems as a promising alternative to currently widespread electrolytes that allow migration of cations and anions. However, ion transport phenomena of most single-ion conductors are affected by strong ion (e.g., Li + )–ion (immobilized anionic domains) interactions and tortuous paths, which pose an obstacle to achieving per

Abstract Recent studies reported that adenosine triphosphate (ATP) could inhibit and enhance the phase separation in prion-like proteins. The molecular mechanism underlying such a puzzling phenomenon remains elusive. Here, taking the fused in sarcoma (FUS) solution as an example, we comprehensively reveal the underlying mechanism by which ATP regulates phase separation by combining the semiempiri

Abstract Long-phase (interannual) tidal cycles have been shown to influence coastal flooding and sedimentation, but their role in shaping the extent and condition of tidal wetlands has received little attention. Here, we show that the 18.61-year lunar nodal cycle, popularly termed the "lunar wobble," is a dominant control over the expansion and contraction of mangrove canopy cover over much of th

Abstract Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) induces mild or asymptomatic COVID-19 in most cases, but some patients develop an excessive inflammatory process that can be fatal. As the NLRP3 inflammasome and additional inflammasomes are implicated in disease aggravation, drug repositioning to target inflammasomes emerges as a strategy to treat COVID-19. Here, we performed

Abstract Development, morphogenesis, immune system function, and cancer metastasis rely on the ability of cells to move through diverse tissues. To dissect migratory cell behavior in vivo, we developed cell type–specific imaging and perturbation techniques for Drosophila primordial germ cells (PGCs). We find that PGCs use global, retrograde cortical actin flows for orientation and propulsion duri

Abstract Primates of modern aspect (euprimates) are characterized by a suite of characteristics (e.g., convergent orbits, grasping hands and feet, reduced claws, and leaping), but the selective pressures responsible for the evolution of these euprimate characteristics have long remained controversial. Here, we used a molecular phyloecological approach to determine the diet of the common ancestor

Abstract IFNα is a key regulator of the dialogue between pancreatic β cells and the immune system in early type 1 diabetes (T1D). IFNα up-regulates HLA class I expression in human β cells, fostering autoantigen presentation to the immune system. We observed by bulk and single-cell RNA sequencing that exposure of human induced pluripotent-derived islet-like cells to IFNα induces expression of HLA

Abstract The magnitude and distribution of net primary production (NPP) in the coastal ocean remains poorly constrained, particularly for shallow marine vegetation. Here, using a compilation of in situ annual NPP measurements across >400 sites in 72 geographic ecoregions, we provide global predictions of the productivity of seaweed habitats, which form the largest vegetated coastal biome on the p

Abstract The mechanism of action of eprenetapopt (APR-246, PRIMA-1 MET ) as an anticancer agent remains unresolved, although the clinical development of eprenetapopt focuses on its reported mechanism of action as a mutant-p53 reactivator. Using unbiased approaches, this study demonstrates that eprenetapopt depletes cellular antioxidant glutathione levels by increasing its turnover, triggering a n

Abstract The nighttime environment of much of Earth is being changed rapidly by the introduction of artificial lighting. While data on spatial and temporal variation in the intensity of artificial lighting have been available at a regional and global scale, data on variation in its spectral composition have only been collected for a few locations, preventing variation in associated environmental

A new study describes the rules by which physical force on cells affects squishy biocomputers inside, and the action of a related kinase known to be overactive as tau tangles form in the brain cells of Alzheimer's patients.

Scientists have harnessed the potential of bacteria to help build advanced synthetic cells which mimic real life functionality.

A first-of-its-kind study examining the impact of air pollution on healthy teenagers found that air pollution may trigger an irregular heart rhythm within two hours after exposure. Reducing the risk of irregular heart rhythms — known as arrhythmias — during adolescence may help reduce the risk of sudden cardiac death and developing heart disease in adulthood. Wearing face masks and avoiding vigo

Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb has long suggested that there's a chance 'Oumuamua, a mysterious object that visited our solar system back in 2017, may have been an alien spacecraft that came by for a visit. In a 2021 paper , Loeb argued that 'Oumuamua could have been a probe sent by an extraterrestrial civilization, an explanation that has proven divisive among his peers . Most recently, an internat

Harrowing Last night, a bomb detonated at the virtual reality center of Boston's Northeastern University — and a note left with the device offers clues as to the perpetrator's unhinged motives. As CNN reports , a man who worked at Northeastern's virtual reality center was injured and is in the hospital after opening a case that housed the explosive, though university officials have stressed that

Scientists have harnessed the potential of bacteria to help build advanced synthetic cells which mimic real life functionality.

Nature Communications, Published online: 14 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41467-022-33105-2 In considering Asian monsoon intensity and precipitation during glacial-interglacial transitions in Chinese Loess Plateau, a new study finds that brGDGT-DLNN method can significantly extend the temporal scale record of the EASM and is not restricted by geographic location compared with stalagmite records.

Nature Communications, Published online: 14 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41467-022-33145-8 Coupling CO2 capture and electrolysis offers new opportunities to reduce energy cost. Here, the authors identify that the integrated electrolyser must show similar performance to the gas-fed electrolyser to ensure an energy benefit of up to 44% versus sequential capture and conversion processes.

One of the first photographs I fell in love with was Robert Frank's Fourth of July, Coney Island (1958). Night has fallen on Coney Island. The sky, which stretches across the top third of Frank's photograph , looks to be painted solid black. In the foreground, far from the crowds in the distance, lies a beautiful young Black man, his back to debris left in the sand. He lies alone, asleep, curled

A century ago, the newly established Irish Free State was descending into civil war, Russia was still enduring a terrible famine, construction of the Lincoln Memorial was completed in Washington, D.C., Benito Mussolini's Fascist Party seized control of the Italian government, and much more. Please take a moment for a look back at some of the events and sights from around the world 100 years ago.

Researchers have discovered a specific network of proteins that is necessary to restore hearing in zebrafish through cell regeneration. The study may inform the development of treatments for hearing loss in humans.

Crops bred to thrive in single-crop settings begin adapting to growing in multispecies environments over just two generations, shows a new study.

A team has developed a novel approach for comparing neural networks that looks within the 'black box' of artificial intelligence to help researchers understand neural network behavior. Neural networks recognize patterns in datasets; they are used everywhere in society, in applications such as virtual assistants, facial recognition systems and self-driving cars.

Yvon Chouinard has forfeited ownership of the company he founded 49 years ago. The profits will now be used to fight climate change.

The documents, subpoenaed in a House investigation of climate disinformation, show company leaders contravening industry commitments.

One would be hard-pressed to take a walk outside without hearing the sounds of calling animals. During the day, birds chatter back and forth, and as night falls, frogs and insects call to defend territories and to attract potential mates. For several decades, biologists have studied these calls with great interest, taking away major lessons about the evolution of animal displays and the processes

The group's 7-2 ruling in favor of the therapeutic represents a shift from previous deliberations, in which data on its effectiveness was deemed insufficient.

One would be hard-pressed to take a walk outside without hearing the sounds of calling animals. During the day, birds chatter back and forth, and as night falls, frogs and insects call to defend territories and to attract potential mates. For several decades, biologists have studied these calls with great interest, taking away major lessons about the evolution of animal displays and the processes

Scientists looking at the meteorological impacts of climate change have typically looked at increases in severe weather and hurricanes. Now, they are studying another consequence of global warming that will have significant economic ramifications: drought.

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Early-warning systems for heat waves, floods and other hazards can save lives and property across the planet

Peiter "Mudge" Zatko's allegations about the social media platform renewed a sense of urgency for lawmakers to rein in Big Tech.

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Researchers caution that it's too soon to recommend supplements based on the results of a new study.

Astronomers have developed a new technique to identify small planets hidden in protoplanetary disks.

A two-pronged approach to imaging breast density in mice resulted in better detection of changes in breast tissue, including spotting early signs of cancer. The researchers hope that this approach will be translated from mice and improve breast imaging for people; it may also help with prognosis of disease as density can be linked to specific patterns of mammary gland growth, including signs of ca

This summer, researchers managed to collect stunning drone images of both ringed seals and walruses. In one fjord, the St. Jonsfjorden, twelve ringed seals were found spread out throughout the fjord, resting on the fast ice. However, approaching and identifying these individuals is very challenging. Since ringed seals are hunted by polar bears, any mammal—either walking on four or two legs—will be

Researchers around the world are working to develop efficient materials to convert CO2 into usable chemical substances — work that is particularly pressing in view of global warming. A team has discovered a new and promising approach: catalytically active molecules are nanoconfined — meaning they are put into an environment that leaves very little space for the single molecules — on a surface t

This summer, researchers managed to collect stunning drone images of both ringed seals and walruses. In one fjord, the St. Jonsfjorden, twelve ringed seals were found spread out throughout the fjord, resting on the fast ice. However, approaching and identifying these individuals is very challenging. Since ringed seals are hunted by polar bears, any mammal—either walking on four or two legs—will be

A newly constructed University of Michigan facility that will be home to the most powerful laser in the United States is hosting its first experiment this week as the nation seeks to become competitive again in the realm of high-power laser facilities.

Many organisms in nature have evolved spots with two structural colors on their bodies, like the Papilio Palinurus butterfly. The green color on its wings derives from the turquoise-yellow dual color spots.

Since September 2019, Sweden has had a new official highest point. Researchers at Stockholm University's research station in Tarfala established that the southern peak of the Kebnekaise mountain, at 2095.6 meters, was now lower than the northern peak, with a height of 2096.8 meters. Scientists had long predicted that the south peak, consisting of a snow-covered glacier, would shrink due to the war

In this webinar, Alberto Lopez-Munoz will discuss SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein cell surface expression and its role in host immunity.

After Hurricanes Harvey and Matthew hit Texas and North Carolina, it was the custodians who removed debris and damaged supplies from the athletic fields. It was the principals who stayed in the building for 24 hours while their schools operated as shelters. It was the teachers who ran to the local pharmacy to retrieve students' lifesaving medicine while communication was limited.

This story begins several billion years ago. There's only chemistry, no biology—that is, plenty of chemical compounds exist on Earth, but life hasn't yet emerged. Then, among myriads of randomly self-assembled chemical structures, one tiny RNA molecular machine reveals itself as perfectly suitable for creating bonds between activated amino acids, the building blocks of future proteins.

As NASA prepares to usher in a new form of planetary defense, one Johns Hopkins engineer will be eagerly awaiting the big collision that she is helping orchestrate.

Researchers have demonstrated a new visible light communication system that uses a single optical path to create a multi-channel communication link over the air. This approach could be used as a backup communication link or for connecting Internet of Things devices.

This story begins several billion years ago. There's only chemistry, no biology—that is, plenty of chemical compounds exist on Earth, but life hasn't yet emerged. Then, among myriads of randomly self-assembled chemical structures, one tiny RNA molecular machine reveals itself as perfectly suitable for creating bonds between activated amino acids, the building blocks of future proteins.

Researchers around the world are working to develop efficient materials to convert CO2 into usable chemical substances — work that is particularly pressing in view of global warming. A team has discovered a new and promising approach: catalytically active molecules are nanoconfined — meaning they are put into an environment that leaves very little space for the single molecules — on a surface t

A team develops a nanoreactor combining magnetic material and plasmonic catalysts. Remote control of step-by-step catalytic reactions of precursor led to cinnamaldehyde product with 95% yield.

Various approaches for treating lymph node metastasis exist. But now, a research team has combined two forms of therapy to create a superior treatment method than conventional chemotherapy.

The memory system alternates between periods of learning and remembering. These two functions are controlled by different neural circuits. Using an animal model, scientists recently identified a neural signal in the hippocampus, a brain region essential for forming and recalling memories, that enables the brain to alternate between remembering and learning modes.

A team of scientists has discovered the earliest gibbon fossil, a find that helps fill a long-elusive evolutionary gap in the history of apes.

In the cultivation of organic cacao, many factors determine the yield. An international research team has now identified important players and their combined effects.

Newly discovered genetic commonalities and differences among the most prevalent types of canine soft tissue sarcomas, a common and potentially deadly tumor, could pave the way for more accurate diagnosis and better treatments in the future. Using next-generation sequencing techniques and computation approaches, a team of researchers and veterinarians examined the genetic makeup of the three most c

A new study uses a data-intelligent model to highlight the need to boost vaccination campaign budgets for disadvantaged, vulnerable populations to reach the maximum health benefit for everyone.

Nature Communications, Published online: 14 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41467-022-32831-x New cryo-EM structures of the formate hydrogenlyase complex from the model bacterium E. coli clarify how electrons and protons move through the complex and are combined to make H2 gas. The complex shows important similarities and differences to related bioenergetic complexes across the tree of life.

Functional traits have been used to explain plant responses to alterations in water availability. Our understanding of plant responses to biotic and abiotic drivers are largely based on aboveground plant traits. Due to the limited consideration of belowground plant traits, a general view of plant water use strategies remains elusive.

A new paper links portfolio diversification and information production, explaining why banks concentrate their holdings of foreign assets.

Welcome to Ameca UK-based robotics company Engineered Arts just gave its ultra realistic looking humanoid robot Ameca a voice — and she has a lot to say. In a new video , the company showed off Ameca having a conversation with a number of the company's engineers, courtesy of a speech synthesizer and OpenAI's GPT 3, cutting-edge language model that uses deep learning to generate impressively human

Pop a Cap NASA's tiny, Moon-bound CAPSTONE probe is once again in trouble after its launch earlier this summer — and is now literally tumbling out of control. Statements issued this week by NASA and Advanced Space , the company managing the itty bitty cube-shaped satellite, admitted that an unknown issue caused CAPSTONE to tumble last week in what the contractor described as an "emergency." "The

Functional traits have been used to explain plant responses to alterations in water availability. Our understanding of plant responses to biotic and abiotic drivers are largely based on aboveground plant traits. Due to the limited consideration of belowground plant traits, a general view of plant water use strategies remains elusive.

Across Antarctica, some parts of the base of the ice sheet are frozen, while others are thawed. Scientists show that if some currently frozen areas were also to thaw, it can increase ice loss from glaciers that are not currently major sea-level contributors.

Insects that are adapted to perennially wet environments, like tropical rainforests, don't tend to do well when their surroundings dry out. New research indicates they may be equally averse to heavy rainfall. The results of an extensive five-year study conducted in Peru revealed a 50% decline in arthropod biomass following short periods of both drought and increased precipitation. One of only a fe

New research shows that taking a daily supplement may improve cognition in older adults. In the study, researchers estimated that three years of multivitamin supplementation roughly translated to a 60-percent slowing of cognitive decline (about 1.8 years).

Scientists explore the potential uses of integrated unmanned aerial vehicles and mobile robots for public good.

People often consider the look, texture, and, occasionally, the smell of two assistive devices—compression gloves and a knee brace—when reviewing the products online, a new study shows. The findings detail key aesthetic characteristics that users care about as well as the language they're using to describe them—factors that could be important for manufacturers to consider in product development.

Transition to blue light radiation across Europe increases suppression of sleep hormone melatonin, say scientists Blue light from artificial sources is on the rise, which may have negative consequences for human health and the wider environment, according to a study. Academics at the University of Exeter have identified a shift in the kind of lighting technologies European countries are using at

Analysis of satellite imaging shows correlation between fluctuation in mangrove canopy cover and lunar nodal cycle Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our free news app , morning email briefing or daily news podcast A wobble in the moon's orbit around Earth affects mangrove cover across Australia and likely contributed to mass tree deaths in the Gulf of Carpentaria, new

An investigation into age-old animal detritus indicates our ancestors started tending to animals around the same time they started tending to the soil.

Tiny crystals in ancient animal dung serve as key evidence in a new analysis suggesting the possibility that hunter-gatherers at Abu Hureyra, Syria, may have tended small numbers of animals just outside their dwellings between 12,800 and 12,300 years ago. Alexia Smith of the University of Connecticut and colleagues present these findings in the open-access journal PLOS ONE on September 14, 2022.

Antimicrobial resistance in gut bacteria is constantly being detected on poultry farms and in poultry retail products worldwide, including in turkey flocks. Concerningly, surveillance information and studies on the associations between antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial use in turkeys have been scarce during the last decade. In a new study, researchers across North America have modeled how

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Men are more likely than women to engage in social sexual behavior for personal gain, and it's most often men in lower-power positions who initiate it, researchers report. The new study finds evidence that it's actually men in subordinate positions who are most likely to flirt, use sexual innuendo, and even harass female bosses as a way to demonstrate their masculinity and power for personal gain

New work explains "one of nature's most exquisite biological micro-machines"

Antimicrobial resistance in gut bacteria is constantly being detected on poultry farms and in poultry retail products worldwide, including in turkey flocks. Concerningly, surveillance information and studies on the associations between antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial use in turkeys have been scarce during the last decade. In a new study, researchers across North America have modeled how

A three-year study in northeastern Illinois and northwestern Indiana found that—even at small scales—emergent wetlands or ponds support many wetland bird species. The study also found that, at least in the years surveyed, the level of urbanization had little effect on most of the studied species' use of such sites, provided the right kinds of habitat were available.

Improving the yield of rice grains and enhancing their appearance is a key standpoint for rice cultivation. Now, a group of researchers from China have identified a gene variant present in wild rice that controls the length, width, and chalkiness of rice grains. The introduction of this variant, called gl9, could help in the breeding of new rice varieties with high grain yields and a desirable app

New work explains "one of nature's most exquisite biological micro-machines"

Guardians of the Galaxy Every hero needs a sidekick. Or, at the very least, a personal videographer. Case in point: NASA's asteroid-smashing Direct Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft , slated to crash into the asteroid Dimorphos on September 26, is currently racing towards its target. But it's not alone! Space.com reports that trailing behind the doomed DART craft is a tiny Italian micro

A three-year study in northeastern Illinois and northwestern Indiana found that—even at small scales—emergent wetlands or ponds support many wetland bird species. The study also found that, at least in the years surveyed, the level of urbanization had little effect on most of the studied species' use of such sites, provided the right kinds of habitat were available.

Improving the yield of rice grains and enhancing their appearance is a key standpoint for rice cultivation. Now, a group of researchers from China have identified a gene variant present in wild rice that controls the length, width, and chalkiness of rice grains. The introduction of this variant, called gl9, could help in the breeding of new rice varieties with high grain yields and a desirable app

Sounds from stars are proving useful to astronomers

Researchers in Canada have discovered parts of what they believe to be a full "dinosaur mummy" lodged in a hillside, the University of Reading in the United Kingdom announced last week.

Researchers in Canada have discovered parts of what they believe to be a full "dinosaur mummy" lodged in a hillside, the University of Reading in the United Kingdom announced last week.

One of the founding narratives of the Green Revolution (a push towards technology-driven modernization of agriculture starting over 50 years ago) has been found to be false, according to a recent analysis by a researcher at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT.

As our need for high-density batteries increases with widespread adoption of electric cars and alternative energy sources, improving the stability and capacity of lithium-ion batteries is a necessity. Current lithium-ion battery technology, which often uses nickel, is less stable at extreme temperatures, leading to overheating due to both temperature and high voltages. These batteries also tend to

In 2020, COVID was the leading cause of death for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, researchers report. For a new study, the researchers looked at 2020 death certificate data to examine death patterns for people with or without an intellectual and developmental disability (IDD). They found that for those without an IDD, COVID was the third leading cause of death, following

Nature, Published online: 14 September 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-02945-9 Most of the people mourning the death of Queen Elizabeth II were not close to her — research can shed light on the nature of their grief.

Scientists at Georgia Tech say press-on innovation opens opportunities for medical and cosmetic use Painless, bloodless tattoos have been created by scientists, who say the technique could have medical and cosmetic applications. The technique, which can be self-administered, uses microneedles to imprint a design into the skin without causing pain or bleeding. Initial applications are likely to be

One of the founding narratives of the Green Revolution (a push towards technology-driven modernization of agriculture starting over 50 years ago) has been found to be false, according to a recent analysis by a researcher at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT.

On September 2, Luo Dong-Gen and his research team from Peking University's School of Life Sciences, McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Center for Quantitative Biology, and Center for Life Sciences jointly published a research paper titled "An extra-clock ultradian brain oscillator sustains circadian timekeeping" in Science Advances.

The introduction of perennial crops in the alleys of Mediterranean dryland almond orchards reduces greenhouse gas emissions and increases soil carbon sequestration, according to the latest study within the Diverfarming project

Climate change has wreaked havoc with many species' life cycles and now a pair of Western students is shedding light on how it's affecting the survival of two high-profile insects.

Various chemical reactions occur one after another in cells, and life is maintained as each step of the reaction is regulated without error. Recently, a Korean research team has developed a dual-catalyst system that can precisely control catalytic reactions much as cells can.

On September 2, Luo Dong-Gen and his research team from Peking University's School of Life Sciences, McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Center for Quantitative Biology, and Center for Life Sciences jointly published a research paper titled "An extra-clock ultradian brain oscillator sustains circadian timekeeping" in Science Advances.

Oil and gas are two of the most important natural resources, contributing to over half of the world's energy supply. Reserves of these resources are thus, of high economic and strategic interest.

Avoid missing critical cellular behaviors and events through real-time imaging.

Archaeologists have found 17 Olmec Colossal Heads at four locations, which shed light on the Olmec civilization who created them.

Your old earbuds might not be cutting it for school or work. Here are some nice discounts on WIRED-tested favorites.

The introduction of perennial crops in the alleys of Mediterranean dryland almond orchards reduces greenhouse gas emissions and increases soil carbon sequestration, according to the latest study within the Diverfarming project

People appear to be more willing to lie for personal gain when they use a laptop versus a smartphone, our new research in the International Journal of Conflict Management shows. Given that the two devices have nearly identical technical capabilities—they're both boxes with electronic brains—this surprised us and highlights the psychological impact of technology.

Every year hundreds of millions of people around the world move to another country, with many of them seeking economic security for themselves and their families.

Using satellites, we are now able to measure ice thickness in the Arctic—even in the summer. This is of great importance for shipping in the Arctic and future weather and climate forecasts. The solution was developed by an international team, led by researchers at UiT The Arctic University of Norway and the University of Bristol.

Skoltech researchers have enhanced pultrusion—a technology used to produce fiber-reinforced polymers of constant cross-section—profiles. These are light and stiff composite materials made of plastic and glass or carbon fibers. They do not rust, can be welded, are suitable for recycling, and could someday replace steel and aluminum in civil engineering, marine construction, and elsewhere. For now,

ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti will soon fulfill the role of commander of the International Space Station, taking over from fellow Expedition 67 crew member Oleg Artemyev.

Climate change has wreaked havoc with many species' life cycles and now a pair of Western students is shedding light on how it's affecting the survival of two high-profile insects.

Densifying existing settlements while containing urban sprawl—this idea has spread far beyond urban planning circles and is now recognized as a key principle of urban development. Ultimately, dense and compact cities can contribute to several environmental, economic, and social benefits: less urban sprawl, protection of undeveloped land, shorter transport routes, lower greenhouse gas emissions, th

Researchers from Georgia Institute of Technology, George Mason University, and University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that examines how six brand attributes affect how well a brand performs during economic expansions and contractions.

"Forever chemicals," named for their ability to persist in water and soil, are a class of molecules that are ever-present in our daily lives, including food packaging and household cleaning products. Because these chemicals don't break down, they end up in our water and food, and they can lead to health effects, such as cancer or decreased fertility.

Physicists have discovered a material in which atoms are arranged in a way that so frustrates the movement of electrons that they engage in a collective dance where their electronic and magnetic natures appear to both compete and cooperate in unexpected ways.

PLUS. Claus A. Petersen står i spidsen for fusionen mellem Danfoss Silicon Power og tyske Semikron, der inden for fem år skal have en tocifret milliardomsætning.

Drake's curiosity and ambition turned the search for extraterrestrial intelligence into the scientific venture it is today

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Scientists at the University of Cambridge have discovered that water in a one-molecule layer acts like neither a liquid nor a solid, and that it becomes highly conductive at high pressures.

What does it mean to lead in this new age of employee activism? Megan Reitz offers a four-point crash course on what employees want from their organizations and how leaders can rise to the challenge of building proactive and productive workplaces where every voice and perspective has the chance to make a difference.

This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Jeff Masters Increased drought and extreme heat adversely affecting agriculture likely pose the highest threat to civilization over the next 40 years. The greatest danger: extreme droughts supercharged by climate change, affecting multiple grain-growing areas simultaneously, causing "food shock" events that could trigger food prices spikes leadin

Another of the many benefits of a musical education

A new study attempts to quantify how well disguise works in nature

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The UPC's INTEXTER has conducted an analysis to calculate the share of fibers used in the clothes that are dumped in textile collection bins. The study uses an innovative methodology and is therefore more accurate than other approaches so far.

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, masking has been one of the key public health measures put in place to combat the disease. Since March 2020, billions of disposable surgical masks have been used around the world, raising the question: What happens to all those used masks?

Research in the International Journal of Bioinformatics Research and Applications has investigated the chemistry and behavior of a useful natural product made by the Madagascar periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus Bunge). The work could expand the repertoire of a growing area of chemical science—biotransformation—wherein nature's molecular machinery is used to build and alter novel compounds in the lab

They seal epithelial cells and, under certain conditions, allow the passage of ions and water: Tight junctions form a paracellular barrier in tissues and their dysfunction is associated with diseases. Although their molecular components have been known since the 1990s, it is not apparent how the 26 proteins called claudins are organized.

Powered speakers reduce two of the biggest barriers preventing people from setting up a turntable audio system: cost and space. This one component replicates the functionality of a pair of passive speakers and a stereo receiver. You can plug your turntable directly into a pair of active speakers, hit the power button on both, and drop your needle. Using powered speakers with a turntable also elim

Existential Threat Researchers at Google Deepmind and the University of Oxford have concluded that it's now "likely" that superintelligent AI will spell the end of humanity — a grim scenario that more and more researchers are starting to predict . In a recent paper published in the journal AI Magazine , the team — comprised of DeepMind senior scientist Marcus Hutter and Oxford researchers Michael

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, masking has been one of the key public health measures put in place to combat the disease. Since March 2020, billions of disposable surgical masks have been used around the world, raising the question: What happens to all those used masks?

Research in the International Journal of Bioinformatics Research and Applications has investigated the chemistry and behavior of a useful natural product made by the Madagascar periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus Bunge). The work could expand the repertoire of a growing area of chemical science—biotransformation—wherein nature's molecular machinery is used to build and alter novel compounds in the lab

In a recent study submitted to Earth and Planetary Astrophysics, an international team of researchers discuss the various mission design options for reaching a hypothetical Planet 9, also known as "Planet X," which state-of-the-art models currently estimate to possess a semi-major axis of approximately 400 astronomical units (AU). The researchers postulate that sending a spacecraft to Planet 9 cou

If you thought dark matter was difficult to study, studying dark energy is even more challenging. Dark energy is perhaps the most subtle phenomenon in the universe. It drives the evolution of the cosmos, but its effects are only seen on intergalactic scales. So to study dark energy in detail, you need a great deal of observations of wide areas of the sky.

Kangaroos can be dangerous. This week a 77-year-old man tragically died in Western Australia after an attack by a kangaroo, which was reported to be his pet. He is believed to be the first person killed in a kangaroo attack since 1936.

We recently published two reports that highlight the devastating financial consequences borne by women who leave their partners after suffering domestic violence.

Imagine you have years-worth of research and it is dismissed by a 15-word rejection letter from a journal editor. That has happened to us.

An American seven-year-old named Tariq went viral on the internet last month after appearing in an 85-second Instagram clip professing his love for corn. His quirky quips, including the catchphrase "Have a cornstastic day!" quickly found favor with internet audiences, who turned him into the meme affectionately known as "Corn Kid."

"Work"—broadly defined—is what allows society to function. Like other old certainties, it is under threat from climate change.

Gazprom's decision to turn off the taps of Nord Stream 1 this month has rocked Europe's industrial and manufacturing sector, with fertilizer producers first in line.

Economic growth and globalization have connected the world's most distant places. Rapid trade and transport have boosted economic growth globally, but not without consequences: many species have been introduced to new regions, far from where they evolved.

Scientists have harnessed the potential of bacteria to help build advanced synthetic cells which mimic real life functionality.

Deforestation has been an issue of global concern for many years. Deforestation is a major environmental concern because of its adverse effects on ecological sustainability, agricultural productivity and overall quality of life of the people. As populations increase, there is a higher demand for both forest products and forest lands for development activities. The Food and Agricultural Organizatio

Astronomers agree that planets are born in protoplanetary disks—rings of dust and gas that surround young, newborn stars. While hundreds of these disks have been spotted throughout the universe, observations of actual planetary birth and formation have proved difficult within these environments.

Built in the 1980s, the Balbina Dam is one of dozens of large dams across rivers in the Amazon Basin. Such dams might leave behind seemingly green patches of forest, but our new research has shown these disconnected patches of forest are no longer able to support thriving ecosystems.

The world is producing more food than ever before, yet millions of Africans still lack proper nutrition. Focusing on the potential of African crops to help combat malnutrition on the African continent, the EU-funded InnoFoodAfrica project has now turned its attention to gluten-free products.

While developing and testing astronomical software on existing data, a master's student in astronomy fortuitously discovered a group of galaxies in the very early universe. In addition to demonstrating the potential of the software, the finding provides insight into the assembly of massive structures, as well as how some galaxies cease to form stars.

Around the planet, ice is rapidly disappearing. From mountain tops, the poles, the seas, and the tundra. As the ice melts, it's exposing new surfaces, new opportunities, and new threats—including valuable mineral deposits, archaeological relics, novel viruses, and more.

Negligent landlords—those who allow their properties to become dilapidated despite having tenants—are a significant predictor of violence in Richmond neighborhoods, even more than personal property tax delinquency, population density, income levels and other factors, according to a new study by researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University.

New studies by the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology show that competition between different evolutionary developmental stages of multicellular life cycles can be important for the development of an entire population. Without direct competition, only the growth rate of a population determines which life cycle prevails.

Unwavering focus, superior analytical ability and mathematical talent are just some of the untapped skills neurodivergent people can bring to workplaces, a University of Otago researcher has highlighted.

A team of researchers at Nankai University has developed a thermal management multi-layer material that responds to heat or cold by folding or unfolding itself without the need for an external power source. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the group describes how they came to develop the material and detail its performance when tested.

In 2015, John Donovan was listening to a podcast when he learned about an entrepreneur who was hoping to start a business in the podcast space. Given the topic and audience, it would seem this entrepreneur could easily reach a large number of potential investors. However, U.S. regulations at the time prevented businesses from raising capital from non-accredited investors, i.e., individuals who are

All passenger flights at Shanghai's two international airports were cancelled Wednesday, the airport operator said, as Typhoon Muifa made landfall on China's densely populated east coast.

They seal epithelial cells and, under certain conditions, allow the passage of ions and water: Tight junctions form a paracellular barrier in tissues and their dysfunction is associated with diseases. Although their molecular components have been known since the 1990s, it is not apparent how the 26 proteins called claudins are organized.

By analyzing how leaders have reacted to past crises, a new University at Buffalo School of Management study reveals what the workplace of the future might look like.

An emerging field explores how groups of molecules condense together inside cells, the way oil droplets assemble and separate from water in a vinaigrette.

A new study from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology in Plön and the University of Sussex in the UK shows that the age of a gene determines how fast they adapt. These findings demonstrate how gene evolution occurs as an "adaptive walk" through time.

A quartet of researchers from Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Básicas, Universidade de São Paulo, and São Bernardo do Campo, all in Brazil, has conducted a study of the effectiveness of different types of camouflage strategies in animals. In their paper published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, João Vitor de Alcantara Viana, Camila Vieira, Rafael Campos Duarte and Gu

Mayara da Silva Santos, doctoral candidate at the University of Freiburg's Institute of Physics, has discovered a new oxidation state of rhodium. This chemical element is one of the most catalytically important platinum-group metals and is used, for example, in catalytic converters for automobiles.

Most viral infections negatively affect an organism's health, but one plant virus in particular—soybean vein necrosis orthotospovirus, often referred to as SVNV—may actually benefit a type of insect that commonly feeds on soybean plants and can transmit the virus to the plant, causing disease, according to Penn State research.

There's a new text-to-image AI in town. With ERNIE-ViLG, a new AI developed by the Chinese tech company Baidu, you can generate images that capture the cultural specificity of China. It also makes better anime art than DALL-E 2 or other Western image-making AIs. But there are many things—like Tiananmen Square, the country's second-largest city square and a symbolic political center—that the AI re

Milkweed plants purchased at retail nurseries across the United States were contaminated with pesticides harmful to monarch caterpillars that rely on milkweed, a study found. Every plant sampled was contaminated, even those that were labeled friendly to wildlife.

Researchers have investigated the role of a new intracellular checkpoint gene in regulating T-cell function against solid tumors. Results show that the checkpoint gene plays a key role in suppressing the ability of human T-cells to recognize and attack cancer cells.

Researchers used extensive single-cell analysis to create a spatial map of tumor-infiltrating B cells and plasma cells in early-stage lung cancers, revealing new roles for these immune cells in cancer development and immunotherapy responses.

Transitioning to a decarbonized energy system by around 2050 is expected to save the world at least $12 trillion compared to continuing our current levels of fossil fuel use, according to a new study.

Making stem cells from a patient's adult cells — rather than human embryos — is one of the holy grails in modern medicine treatments. New research brings us two steps closer.

Scientists report a documented case of a coral reef fish directly regulating when its offspring hatch. Male neon gobies hatch their embryos by removing eggs from the nest with their mouth, transporting the newly-hatched larvae to the opening of the sponge where they live — and then spitting them out of the sponge entrance. This provides evidence that, just like humans, fish parents can make adapt

Older adults who consistently get up early and remain active throughout the day are happier and perform better on cognitive tests than those with irregular activity patterns, according to a new study.

Scientific Reports, Published online: 14 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41598-022-20109-7

Kangaroos can be dangerous. This week a 77-year-old man tragically died in Western Australia after an attack by a kangaroo, which was reported to be his pet. He is believed to be the first person killed in a kangaroo attack since 1936.

Night Light Ben Nowack, a 26-year-old inventor and former SpaceX employee, wants to send satellites with mirrors mounted on them into orbit to allow us to generate solar energy at night, Vice reports . "Everybody's installing so many solar panels everywhere," Nowack told the site. "It's really a great candidate to power humanity." "But sunlight turns off, it's called nighttime," he added. "If you

Making stem cells from a patient's adult cells — rather than human embryos — is one of the holy grails in modern medicine treatments. New research brings us two steps closer.

Nature, Published online: 14 September 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-02946-8 Researchers craft artificial cells from polymers and bacterial components, and the latest from the Nature Briefing.

Nature, Published online: 14 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41586-022-05194-y An approach called cell state transition assessment and regulation uses diverse multiomics data to map cell states, model their transitions, and understand the signalling networks that control them.

Nature, Published online: 14 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41586-022-05199-7 Cryo-electron microscopy studies of Escherichia coli complex I suggest a conserved mechanism of coupled proton transfers and electrostatic interactions that result in proton ejection from the complex exclusively at the distal NuoL subunit.

Nature, Published online: 14 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41586-022-05213-y The combination of the brain-permeable mTOR inhibitor RapaLink-1 and the brain-impermeable FKBP12 ligand RapaBlock enable brain-specific inhibition of mTOR.

Nature, Published online: 14 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41586-022-05034-z Analysis of the antiferromagnetic ordered phase of kagome lattice FeGe suggests that charge density wave is the result of a combination of electronic-correlations-driven antiferromagnetic order and instability driven by van Hove singularities.

Nature, Published online: 14 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41586-022-05058-5 Deep learning and numerical simulations of CryoSat-2 radar altimeter data are used to generate a pan-Arctic sea-ice thickness dataset for the Arctic melt period.

Nature, Published online: 14 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41586-022-05204-z CDK11 associates with SF3B1 and phosphorylates threonine residues at the N terminus of SF3B1 during spliceosome activation, and the inhibition of CDK11 blocks the activation and leads to widespread intron retention and the accumulation of non-functional spliceosomes on pre-mRNAs and chromatin.

Nature, Published online: 14 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41586-022-05171-5 Glucose signalling via TOR controls growth and differentiation through regulation of genome-wide histone methylation via FERTILIZATION-INDEPENDENT ENDOSPERM (FIE).

Nature, Published online: 14 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41586-022-05223-w A bacteriogenic strategy for constructing membrane-bounded, molecularly crowded, and compositionally, structurally and morphologically complex synthetic cells provides opportunities for the fabrication of new synthetic cell modules and augmented living/synthetic cell constructs.

Nature, Published online: 14 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41586-022-05106-0 Using an experimental simulator of the extended Hubbard model with spin–valley isospins arising in chiral-stacked twisted double bilayer graphene, the presence of highly tunable quantum criticalities is demonstrated.

Nature, Published online: 14 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41586-022-05042-z We propose and experimentally demonstrate a non-reciprocal near-infrared femtosecond laser-writing technique for reconfigurable three-dimensional nanoscale ferroelectric domain engineering in LiNbO3 crystals.

Nature, Published online: 14 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41586-022-05196-w Distinct activity patterns in the primary visual cortex distinguish movement in the environment from motion caused by eye movements.

Nature, Published online: 14 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41586-022-05203-0 In fetal liver, the structure of the differentiated haemapoietic progenitor cell population is established directly from precursor cells, independently of haemapoietic stem cells.

Nature, Published online: 14 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41586-022-05132-y A fluorescent molecule is described that does not follow Hund's rule and instead shows singlet and triplet excited states with inverted energy levels, leading to high-efficiency OLEDs with potential implications for optoelectronic devices.

Nature, Published online: 14 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41586-022-05236-5 Cryogenic electron microscopy analyses reveal a new, compact structure of telomeric chromatin, providing mechanistic insight into telomere maintenance and function.

Nature, Published online: 14 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41586-022-05083-4 As observed for the 2021 Fagradalsfjall eruption in Iceland, a release of tectonic stress followed by a decline in deformation and seismicity rate may be a characteristic precursory activity for a certain class of eruptions.

Nature, Published online: 14 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41586-022-05036-x Monolayer water exhibits rich and diverse phase behaviour that is highly sensitive to temperature and the van der Waals pressure acting within the nanochannel.

Nature, Published online: 14 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41586-022-04981-x Primitive lavas of the Fagradalsfjall eruption present a window into the deep roots of a magmatic system previously inaccessible to near-real-time investigation, showing that eruptible batches of basaltic magma mix on a timescale of weeks.

Nature, Published online: 14 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41586-022-05123-z Confining semiconductor dipolar excitons using an artificial two-dimensional square lattice emulates extended Bose–Hubbard Hamiltonians, thus enabling control of boson-like arrays in lattices with programmable geometries and more than 100 sites.

Nature, Published online: 14 September 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-02892-5 When combined, two drugs alter the activity of a protein complex called target of rapamycin complex 1 such that it is inhibited in the brain but not the body, enabling the treatment of brain tumours in mice without systemic toxicity.

Nature, Published online: 14 September 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-02890-7 The process by which pixels fluoresce in electronic displays uses energy highly inefficiently. The identification of fluorescent molecules with an unusual order of excited states opens up a fresh approach to tackling this issue.

Nature, Published online: 14 September 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-02179-9 After around 780 years without volcanic activity, Iceland's Reykjanes peninsula sprang to life in 2021, when magma breached the surface at the Fagradalsfjall volcano. Observed changes in the lava composition have provided an unprecedented record of the supply and mixing mechanics of deep magma at the base of the crust.

Nature, Published online: 14 September 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-02889-0 Solid-state systems that are designed to simulate the quantum behaviour of electrons in a solid could rival established techniques that require exhaustive computation or precise control of atoms in dilute gases.

Nature, Published online: 14 September 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-02231-8 Can artificial cells be built from basic components? Systems that have complex architectures and functions evocative of natural cells have been prepared by recycling the contents of bacterial cells in synthetic droplets.

Scientific Reports, Published online: 14 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41598-022-19846-6

Scientific Reports, Published online: 14 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41598-022-19125-4

Scientists have discovered the earliest gibbon fossil. The finding helps fill a long-elusive evolutionary gap in the history of apes. The work, which appears in the Journal of Human Evolution , centers on hylobatids, a family of apes that includes 20 species of living gibbons. Gibbons are found throughout tropical Asia from northeastern India to Indonesia. "Hylobatids fossil remains are very rare

Economic growth and globalization have connected the world's most distant places. Rapid trade and transport have boosted economic growth globally, but not without consequences: many species have been introduced to new regions, far from where they evolved.

Scientists have harnessed the potential of bacteria to help build advanced synthetic cells which mimic real life functionality.

Konsekvenserne af klimaforandringer er blevet tydeligere. Men vores udledning af de drivhusgasser, der skaber problemet, stiger, lyder det i ny rapport.

An experiment conducted on a satellite in orbit found that Albert Einstein's ideas about gravity are still correct, with measurements accurate to one part in a quadrillion

Even as more offshore wind projects launch and the turbines they use get bigger, there are questions around offshore wind's economic viability . Unsurprisingly, hauling huge equipment with multiple moving parts out to deep, windy sections of ocean, setting them up, and building lines to transmit the electricity they generate back to land is expensive. Really expensive. In our profit-driven capita