:: The Second March for Science a Smaller AffairMany cities around the globe, including Washington, DC, saw shrunken crowd sizes, and numerous events turned into rallies rather than processions.
:: The Second March for Science a Smaller AffairMany cities around the globe, including Washington, DC, saw shrunken crowd sizes, and numerous events turned into rallies rather than processions.
:: The secret behind a choice cuppa or a perfect pint — a mathematicianIF you want to know how to pour the perfect pint or create the ultimate cup of coffee, then you really need a mathematician.
:: The secret behind a choice cuppa or a perfect pint — a mathematicianIF you want to know how to pour the perfect pint or create the ultimate cup of coffee, then you really need a mathematician.
:: The secret behind a choice cuppa or a perfect pint — a mathematicianProfessor William Lee shows how the science of math can aid the profits of industry.
:: The secret behind a choice cuppa or a perfect pint—a mathematicianIf you want to know how to pour the perfect pint or create the ultimate cup of coffee, then you really need a mathematician.
:: The secret life of teeth: Evo-devo models of tooth developmentA simple, straightforward developmental rule — the 'patterning cascade' — is powerful enough to explain the massive variability in molar crown configuration over the past 15 million years of ape and human evolution.
:: The secret life of teeth: Evo-devo models of tooth developmentAcross the world of mammals, teeth come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. Their particular size and shape are the process of millions of years of evolutionary fine-tuning to produce teeth that can effectively break down the foods in an animal's diet. As a result, mammals that are closely related and have a similar menu tend to have teeth that look fairly similar. New research suggests, however, th
:: The secret to being cool: Try smilingPeople often assume that being inexpressive makes them appear more cool, but new research suggests that smiling is considered more cool than an inexpressive attitude.
:: The secret to being cool: Try smilingPeople often assume that being inexpressive makes them appear more cool, but new research suggests that smiling is considered more cool than an inexpressive attitude.
:: The Security Risks of Login With FacebookFacebook Privacy DataNew research from Princeton University exposes vulnerabilities in the social network's universal login API.
:: The seismic signal of Lionel MessiWhen the Barcelona striker nets another wonder goal, the city literally shakes.
:: The Selfie as We Know It Is DeadSelfies may not be cool anymore, but their spirit lives on—just as it always has.
:: The Senate Tries to Figure Out FacebookMark Zuckerberg FacebookThe sound of the camera shutters told the story. On Tuesday, when Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg entered Room 216 of the Hart Senate Office Building to testify in front of the Senate Judiciary and Commerce committees, dozens of photographers crowded the witness table, and the space filled with the sound of rain beating on a tin roof. By the hearing’s end, five hours later, it faded to a slow drizzl
:: The severity of neurocognitive impairmentNeurocognitive impairment is frequently encountered in multiple sclerosis patients affecting between 40-65 percent of these individuals, irrespective of disease duration, severity of physical disability, and at both the earlier and later disease stages, with a tendency to worsen over time.
:: The Shellfish GeneIn the late 1970s , scientists noticed that soft-shell clams from Maine were dying from a strange kind of leukemia. Large, cannonball-shaped cancer cells would fill their blood, turning it milky white, and eventually fatally clogging the mollusks’ organs. For almost 40 years, scientists struggled to work out what was causing the cancer. But once they noticed that the disease seemed to spread from
:: The Shipping Industry Sets Sail Toward a Carbon-Free FutureCargo-shipping regulators have struck a historic deal to set their dirty fuel-burning industry on a low-carbon course.
:: The Shipping Industry Sets Sail Toward a Carbon-Free FutureCargo-shipping regulators have struck a historic deal to set their dirty fuel-burning industry on a low-carbon course.
:: The Skillful Foreshadowing of Neil GorsuchJustice Neil Gorsuch may have had a slightly awkward first year, but he just racked up a hell of a week. In his public and judicial personas so far, Gorsuch has seemed a bit tone-deaf and clumsy. Court-watchers have mildly ridiculed his ponderous writing style. And his public appearances in highly partisan venues (including parading around Kentucky as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s in-p
:: The Spice of Death: The Science behind Tainted "Synthetic Marijuana"Experts describe how rat poison linked to a recent bleeding outbreak does its damage — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: The Spice of Death: The Science behind Tainted "Synthetic Marijuana"Experts describe how rat poison linked to a recent bleeding outbreak does its damage — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: The States Where People Die YoungWe’ve known for some time now that Americans are increasingly dying younger , but the scale and nature of the problem has been a little bit murky. There was speculation that the downturn in American life expectancy was all thanks to “deaths of despair ,” but some experts have said that might not be the full story , and that obesity and tobacco are still major factors in American mortality. A new
:: The Stormy Daniels Saga Tops This Week's Internet News RoundupCatch up on the Stormy Daniels saga, Julian Assange's connectivity problems, the Mueller investigation, and all of the internet's other favorite topics of conversation here.
:: The story of techlash, and how the future might be differentAre you over social media? Are you disillusioned with a seemingly relentless pace of change? Does the future really, really worry you? You're not alone.
:: The Super-Hot Pepper That Sent A Man To The ERCarolina Reapers are some of the hottest peppers in the world. So hot, in fact, that for one man, participating in a pepper-eating contestant resulted in a painful, serious "thunderclap headache." (Image credit: Maria Dattola Photography/Getty Images)
:: The Supreme Court's 'Fire Mueller' Trial BalloonAn upcoming Supreme Court decision in a case most Americans have never heard of, and even lawyers will find obscure, could offer a clue about how the justices would react to President Trump firing Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Technically, the case of Raymond J. Lucia v. Securities and Exchange Commission, being argued Monday, involves only the arcane question of whether SEC Administrative Law
:: The surprising politics of sidewalksTechnology It takes a lot more than concrete to get a sidewalk built. For communities all over America, sidewalks present an increasingly contentious debate over issues of infrastructure spending, safety, and the rights of the individual.
:: The Syrian War Is Actually Many WarsThe Middle East is a “troubled place,” President Donald Trump said Friday night as he described his decision to use America’s “righteous power” in a retaliatory attack against government targets in Syria following a suspected chemical attack there. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad seems to have won the civil war in his country—but that doesn’t mean peace is coming. In fact, the conflict seems to
:: The Syrian War Is Actually Many WarsThe Middle East is a “troubled place,” President Donald Trump said Friday night as he described his decision to use America’s “righteous power” in a retaliatory attack against government targets in Syria following a suspected chemical attack there. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad seems to have won the civil war in his country—but that doesn’t mean peace is coming. In fact, the conflict seems to
:: The Tax Experiment That FailedIn May 2012, all eyes were on Kansas as its former governor, Republican Sam Brownback, signed into law “the nation’s most aggressive experiment in conservative economic policy,” as Russell Berman wrote in The Atlantic . Kansas Senate Bill HB 2117 was one of the largest income tax cuts in the state’s history, entirely eliminating income taxes for the owners of nearly 200,000 pass-through businesse
:: The Tax Experiment That FailedIn May 2012, all eyes were on Kansas as its former governor, Republican Sam Brownback, signed into law “the nation’s most aggressive experiment in conservative economic policy,” as Russell Berman wrote in The Atlantic . Kansas Senate Bill HB 2117 was one of the largest income tax cuts in the state’s history, entirely eliminating income taxes for the owners of nearly 200,000 pass-through businesse
:: The Teachers’ Movement Goes VirtualWhen West Virginia teachers initiated a nine-day labor strike this past winter, they secured national attention and a 5 percent pay raise. Oklahoma and Kentucky educators followed suit , with Arizona teachers threatening to do the same . Amid all this organizing was another strike threat, not previously reported, last week in California: between teachers in online classrooms and the organization
:: The Teens Who Hacked Microsoft's Videogame Empire—And Went Too FarAmong those involved in David Pokora's so-called Xbox Underground, one would become an informant, one would become a fugitive, and one would end up dead.
:: The Teens Who Hacked Microsoft's Videogame Empire—And Went Too FarAmong those involved in David Pokora's so-called Xbox Underground, one would become an informant, one would become a fugitive, and one would end up dead.
:: The Terrible Cost of Obama's Failure in SyriaSyrian Attack B. ObamaFour years ago, it almost looked as if chemical attacks on Syrian civilians would stop. “We struck a deal where we got 100 percent of the chemical weapons out,” declared then-Secretary of State John Kerry on Meet the Press in 2014. Kerry was referring to Bashar al-Assad’s declared stockpiles of chemical weapons which, under a 2013 deal struck by the Obama administration following a sarin nerve ga
:: The Terrible Cost of Obama's Failure in SyriaSyrian Attack B. ObamaFour years ago, it almost looked as if chemical attacks on Syrian civilians would stop. “We struck a deal where we got 100 percent of the chemical weapons out,” declared then-Secretary of State John Kerry on Meet the Press in 2014. Kerry was referring to Bashar al-Assad’s declared stockpiles of chemical weapons which, under a 2013 deal struck by the Obama administration following a sarin nerve ga
:: The thermodynamics of computingInformation processing requires a lot of energy. Energy-saving computer systems could make computing more efficient, but the efficiency of these systems can't be increased indefinitely, as ETH physicists show.
:: The thermodynamics of computingInformation processing requires a lot of energy. Energy-saving computer systems could make computing more efficient, but the efficiency of these systems can't be increased indefinitely, as ETH physicists show.
:: The Threat Within NATOSpeaking days before an election most observers thought him sure to win, a long-serving Eurasian strongman railed against human rights, malevolent western powers, and rapacious “international speculators.” If delivered a fourth term in office, he vowed, vengeance against enemies of the state would be swift. His ruling party would achieve “ satisfaction ” against its adversaries, both foreign and
:: The traits of fast typists discovered by analyzing 136 million keystrokesAn online study with 168,000 people shows large variation in typing speeds and styles. The dataset is the largest ever on everyday typing and exposed several factors that differentiate fast vs. slow typists. In addition to making less errors, the researchers found that fastest typists rely on so-called 'rollover' where a letter key is typed already before the previous one is released. The data is
:: The traits of fast typists discovered by analyzing 136 million keystrokesAn online study with 168,000 people shows large variation in typing speeds and styles. The dataset is the largest ever on everyday typing and exposed several factors that differentiate fast vs. slow typists. In addition to making less errors, the researchers found that fastest typists rely on so-called 'rollover' where a letter key is typed already before the previous one is released. The data is
:: The traits of fast typists discovered by analyzing 136 million keystrokesAn online study with 168,000 people shows large variation in typing speeds and styles. The dataset is the largest ever on everyday typing and exposed several factors that differentiate fast vs. slow typists. In addition to making fewer errors, the researchers found that fastest typists rely on so-called 'rollover' where a letter key is typed before the previous one is released.
:: The traits of fast typists discovered by analyzing 136 million keystrokesAn online study with 168,000 people shows large variation in typing speeds and styles. The dataset is the largest ever on everyday typing and exposed several factors that differentiate fast vs. slow typists. In addition to making fewer errors, the researchers found that fastest typists rely on so-called 'rollover' where a letter key is typed before the previous one is released.
:: The Travel Ban's Ignominious Precedents“When the government wants to do something, it has to give a reason,” former acting Solicitor General Walter Dellinger once said. “When it wants to do something bad, it has to give a really good reason.” I begin my introductory constitutional-law course every year with Dellinger’s rule. Governments must give reasons, because governments don’t have rights . They have powers— “just powers” derived,
:: The tricky art (and emerging science) of valuing crypto-assetsChris Burniske is developing new tools for evaluating the financial performance of crypto-tokens.
:: The Tricky Business of Measuring ConsciousnessWIRED columnist Jason Pontin on an audacious theory of sentience that offers a new way to understand consciousness.
:: The Trolley Problem version of autonomous vehiclesThe Trolley Problem is a very well-known ethics dilemma about actively killing one or sometimes even more persons in order to save more persons. The problem can occur in situations involving autonomous vehicles when the vehicle realizes that there is no way to prevent a collision, the computer of the vehicle should analyze which collision is considered to be the least harmful collision.
:: The True, The Real And The Beautiful: 7 Years Of 'Cosmos And Culture'Through science commentary, we created a place for exploration of deep, complex issues. There's a hunger in all of us for more than just facts — we hunger for meaning, says astrophysicist Adam Frank. (Image credit: NASA)
:: The Trump administration's new migratory bird policy undermines a century of conservationThe Trump administration has announced a position on protecting migratory birds that is a drastic pullback from policies in force for the past 100 years.
:: The truth about animals isn’t always prettyThe Truth About Animals digs up surprising stories about sloths, pandas, penguins and other wildly misunderstood wildlife.
:: The Truth Behind This Amazing Video from the Surface of a CometA Twitter user managed to turn 25 minutes worth of images from the ESA's comet lander into a dramatic short film.
:: The Twice-Transplanted KidneyUpdated on April 12 at 4:55 p.m. ET Vertis Boyce got the call from her transplant surgeon last July. We have a kidney for you, Jeffrey Veale explained on the phone, but it has an unusual backstory. The kidney was first transplanted two years ago from a 17-year-old girl into a man in his early 20s, who just unexpectedly died in a car accident. Boyce would be its second recipient. Did she want it?
:: The Ultimate Dinosaur Biography, a Cosmological Caper and Other New Science BooksThe latest book recommendations from the editors of Scientific American — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: The Unconstitutional Strike on SyriaFor a constitutional lawyer, the Trump administration requires a crash course in obscure parts of the document—the Emoluments Clause? The “Inferior Officers” Clause? Really? But equally challenging is the need to keep turning the conversation back to constitutional questions that people are sick of hearing about—and, even worse, have tacitly agreed to consider irrelevant. “To see what is under on
:: The Unconstitutional Strike on SyriaFor a constitutional lawyer, the Trump administration requires a crash course in obscure parts of the document—the Emoluments Clause? The “Inferior Officers” Clause? Really? But equally challenging is the need to keep turning the conversation back to constitutional questions that people are sick of hearing about—and, even worse, have tacitly agreed to consider irrelevant. “To see what is under on
:: The Under Armour Hack Was Even Worse Than It Had To BeIf Under Armour had protected all passwords equally, its 150-million-user MyFitnessPal breach wouldn’t have been nearly as bad.
:: The unexamined business is not worth doing. Why having a philosopher at the office is a good business choiceWant to improve your business? Hire a philosopher. Read More
:: The Unfulfilled Promise of Fair HousingEditor’s Note: Read The Atlantic ’s special coverage of Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy. “Kill him,” a white mob chanted as Martin Luther King Jr. marched across Marquette Park in the late summer of 1966. King had recently moved to Chicago, and on that August afternoon, he joined a Chicago Freedom Movement march to demand that realtors not discriminate against black residents seeking to live in w
:: The unhealthy truth about doctors – books podcastIn her furious new book, Also Human, psychologist Caroline Elton exposes the crisis among doctors in the UK, who spend their lives caring for others without receiving any support themselves. She explains why she felt she had to go public about her counselling work with overstressed pillars of the medical profession. Plus, Claire, Richard and Sian examine the literature of consulting room and oper
:: The Unlikely Triumph of DinosaursNew fossils and analyses topple the long-standing explanation of how dinosaurs came to rule the earth — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: The Unlikely Triumph of DinosaursNew fossils and analyses topple the long-standing explanation of how dinosaurs came to rule the earth — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: The urgency of curbing pollution from ships, explainedThe International Maritime Organization, a United Nations agency that regulates global shipping, is writing new rules to curb greenhouse gas emissions from ships by 2050 as it implements other regulations that will mandate cleaner-burning fuels at sea by 2020.
:: The US army has made a virtual North Korea to train its soldiersThe US army has built a system that can quickly create virtual locations for soldiers to train in. It took only three days to make North and South Korea
:: The US is stingier with child care and maternity leave than the rest of the worldIn most American families led by couples, both parents are in the workforce. At the same time, nearly 1 in 4 U.S. children are being raised by single moms.
:: The US military desperately wants to weaponize AI
:: The US-China tech trade war is getting dialed up a notch
:: The Vibrio cholerae type VI secretion system can modulate host intestinal mechanics to displace gut bacterial symbionts [Microbiology]Host-associated microbiota help defend against bacterial pathogens; however, the mechanisms by which pathogens overcome this defense remain largely unknown. We developed a zebrafish model and used live imaging to directly study how the human pathogen Vibrio cholerae invades the intestine. The gut microbiota of fish monocolonized by symbiotic strain Aeromonas…
:: The Vibrio cholerae type VI secretion system can modulate host intestinal mechanics to displace gut bacterial symbionts [Microbiology]Host-associated microbiota help defend against bacterial pathogens; however, the mechanisms by which pathogens overcome this defense remain largely unknown. We developed a zebrafish model and used live imaging to directly study how the human pathogen Vibrio cholerae invades the intestine. The gut microbiota of fish monocolonized by symbiotic strain Aeromonas…
:: The Way Brothers – City On a Hill – Think Again – a Big Think Podcast #143God, guns, sex, and mutually exclusive concepts of liberty. The Way Brothers' Netflix docuseries Wild, Wild Country tells a story that's about as American as it gets. Read More
:: The Way Brothers – City On a Hill – Think Again – a Big Think Podcast #143God, guns, sex, and mutually exclusive concepts of liberty. The Way Brothers' Netflix docuseries Wild, Wild Country tells a story that's about as American as it gets. Read More
:: The Web’s Recommendation Engines Are Broken. Can We Fix Them?Algorithms used by Facebook, YouTube, and other platforms keep us clicking. But those systems often promote misinformation, abuse, and polarization. Is it possible to temper them with a sense of decency?
:: The week in wildlife – in picturesA newly hatched turtle, a roaming peacock and egrets in China are among this week’s pick of images from the natural world Continue reading…
:: The Weird Pit of Magma Beneath Yellowstone Is Still a MysteryBut researchers are now closer than ever to understanding how magma got into the hot bowels of the supervolcano where it lies today.
:: The Weird Pit of Magma Beneath Yellowstone Is Still a MysteryBut researchers are now closer than ever to understanding how magma got into the hot bowels of the supervolcano where it lies today.
:: The West’s spurning of Chinese hardware firm ZTE could backfire
:: The West’s spurning of Chinese hardware firm ZTE could backfire
:: The White House Loses Rob Joyce and Tom Bossert, Its Cybersecurity Brain TrustWhite House cybersecurity coordinator Rob Joyce will follow homeland security advisor Tom Bossert out the door, leaving the Trump administration adrift on cybersecurity policy.
:: The White House Loses Rob Joyce and Tom Bossert, Its Cybersecurity Brain TrustWhite House cybersecurity coordinator Rob Joyce will follow homeland security advisor Tom Bossert out the door, leaving the Trump administration adrift on cybersecurity policy.
:: The White House Warns on Russian Router Hacking, But Muddles the MessageBy scolding Russia for what looks like typical espionage, the US and UK are blurring red lines in cybersecurity.
:: The White House Warns on Russian Router Hacking, But Muddles the MessageBy scolding Russia for what looks like typical espionage, the US and UK are blurring red lines in cybersecurity.
:: The Whole Field of "Consciousness Studies" Is Probably Bullshitsubmitted by /u/rachelsmantra [link] [comments]
:: The world needs blockchains that blend idealism with pragmatismAmber Baldet discusses how to create applications that will truly disrupt the global economy while making life better for everyone
:: The World Needs More Funny FantasyMost modern fantasy leans toward the "grimdark," 'Game of Thrones' style. Author Craig Shaw Gardner has the antidote.
:: The world’s best freedivers seem to have evolved super-sized spleensHealth If you want to be a successful freediver, work out your spleen. The indigenous group live among the islands of Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines. To find food, groups of the Bajau take daily plunges, often more than 230 feet…
:: The Yankees’ Biggest Strength May Be Their Greatest WeaknessOn the opening day of the season, Giancarlo Stanton—who last year hit 59 home runs en route to the National League MVP award before a December trade brought him to the New York Yankees—muscled two homers out of Toronto’s Rogers Centre. The first came on a low fastball that he shot to right. MLB’s Statcast measured it as the hardest-hit opposite-field blast since the system’s inception in 2015. Th
:: The Zanily Aging Rock Stars of the AughtsDiane Keaton once said that with age comes a sense of freedom. Judi Dench once said that with age comes silliness, adding, “I don’t know what wisdom means.” And Jack White now sings, “The rock ‘n’ roller, the young and older / Rolling back to the stroller,” which might mean he agrees with those ladies. The vision of maturation as a journey to DGAF kookiness may help decode vexing new albums by tw
:: Theoreticians finally prove that 'curly arrows' tell the truth about chemical reactionsRecent work from the ARC Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science, published in Nature Communications today, bridges the cultural gap between organic chemists and theoreticians that is embodied in the "curly arrow."
:: Theoreticians finally prove that 'curly arrows' tell the truth about chemical reactionsTeam used theoretical modelling, looking at wave functions in new ways to show why curly arrows work. This unprecedented method of extracting the movements of electrons during a chemical reaction is a breakthrough in connecting traditional depictions of chemical mechanism with state-of-the-art quantum chemical calculations.
:: Theoreticians finally prove that 'curly arrows' tell the truth about chemical reactionsTeam used theoretical modelling, looking at wave functions in new ways to show why curly arrows work. This unprecedented method of extracting the movements of electrons during a chemical reaction is a breakthrough in connecting traditional depictions of chemical mechanism with state-of-the-art quantum chemical calculations.
:: Theoreticians finally prove that 'curly arrows' tell the truth about chemical reactionsTeam used theoretical modelling, looking at wave functions in new ways to show why curly arrows work. This unprecedented method of extracting the movements of electrons during a chemical reaction is a breakthrough in connecting traditional depictions of chemical mechanism with state-of-the-art quantum chemical calculations.
:: Theorists described an inertial lift of particles in microchannelsA group of scientists from MSU, Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and Juelich Research Center described the mechanism of appearance of an inertial lift force acting on finite-sized particles in microchannels. Such calculations were previously possible only for some specific cases. A more accurate description allows one to use this iner
:: Theorists described an inertial lift of particles in microchannelsA group of scientists from MSU, Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and Juelich Research Center described the mechanism of appearance of an inertial lift force acting on finite-sized particles in microchannels. Such calculations were previously possible only for some specific cases. A more accurate description allows one to use this iner
:: There’s a new, cheaper way to make grapheneResearchers have developed an economical and industrially viable strategy to produce graphene. The new technique addresses the long-standing challenge of an efficient process for large-scale production of graphene, and paves the way for sustainable synthesis of the material. Graphene is a two-dimensional material with a honeycomb structure of only one atom thick. Dubbed the material of the future
:: There’s still time for us to save the Great Barrier ReefEnvironment Just how much trouble is coral in? The answer is complicated. "It's been pretty well established that if you take the present day coral and you put it into the future conditions, it will most likely die,” Mikhail Matz explains. The…
:: There's a better way to screen for cervical cancerA new study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute indicates that high-quality cervical cancer screening can be done effectively using a completely automated approach. The researchers involved in the study indicate that automated technology could increase cervical screening coverage in underserved regions.
:: Theresa May launches £75m drive against prostate cancerProject will see 40,000 men recruited for research into the disease, which kills more than 11,000 a year The prime minister is to launch a new drive against prostate cancer, which kills more than 11,000 men every year in the UK and causes great anxiety and sometimes suffering for the 47,000 men who get a diagnosis. Theresa May will announce £75m for research that will recruit 40,000 men into tria
:: Theresa May pledges £75 million for prostate cancer researchThe prime minister, Theresa May, is to pledge £75 million for clinical trials researching prostate cancer, which affects around one in eight men in the UK
:: Thermal Imaging Cameras Could Keep Self-Driving Cars SafeA heat-seeking view of the world could provide one more way for robo-cars to stay out of danger.
:: Thermodynamic limits of energy harvesting from outgoing thermal radiation [Applied Physical Sciences]We derive the thermodynamic limits of harvesting power from the outgoing thermal radiation from the ambient to the cold outer space. The derivations are based on a duality relation between thermal engines that harvest solar radiation and those that harvest outgoing thermal radiation. In particular, we derive the ultimate limit…
:: Thermodynamic limits of energy harvesting from outgoing thermal radiation [Applied Physical Sciences]We derive the thermodynamic limits of harvesting power from the outgoing thermal radiation from the ambient to the cold outer space. The derivations are based on a duality relation between thermal engines that harvest solar radiation and those that harvest outgoing thermal radiation. In particular, we derive the ultimate limit…
:: These ancient, swimming reptiles may have been the biggest animals of all timeAnimals England's ichthyosaurs have changed the course of paleontology again. In 2016, Paul de la Salle was walking along the beach in the British town of Lilstock when he came across a rock that looked suspiciously bone-like. Specifically, a…
:: These Ants Explode, but Their Nests Live to See Another DayScientists described in depth a species of ants in Southeast Asia that fight attackers by rupturing their own abdomens to release a sticky fluid laced with toxins.
:: These ants have evolved a complex system of battlefield triage and rescueAnts are scary. They have a remorseless quality, seemingly indifferent to their individual welfare, their whole lives submerged in the collective. And that's just the small ones. Super-sized versions are the stuff of classic horror, radioactively enhanced, famously threatening American cities from down the storm drains in Them! to terrorising Joan Collins up the jungle in Empire of the Ants.
:: These ants have evolved a complex system of battlefield triage and rescueAnts are scary. They have a remorseless quality, seemingly indifferent to their individual welfare, their whole lives submerged in the collective. And that's just the small ones. Super-sized versions are the stuff of classic horror, radioactively enhanced, famously threatening American cities from down the storm drains in Them! to terrorising Joan Collins up the jungle in Empire of the Ants.
:: These Bright Spots Are Alien VolcanoesAs Voyager 1 approached Jupiter in the 1970s, scientists expected the spacecraft to find a world not unlike our moon. Io, the innermost of Jupiter’s largest moons, is about the same size and mass as the moon. It seemed reasonable to predict Io would turn out to be a cold, rocky world studded with craters, too. Instead, Voyager found a world alive with volcanoes . The first plume was spotted by Li
:: These Celebrity Portraits Are Fake. Sort ofThe photographs of Britney Spears, Donald Trump, and others aren't what they seem.
:: These diamonds are tiny, flawed, and may come from a long-lost planetSpace The early solar system was a wild, world-destroying place. A study published in Nature Communications offers a dramatic origin story for the meteorite. Based on materials found inside the diamonds, researchers think this may be…
:: These diamonds are tiny, flawed, and may come from a long-lost planetSpace The early solar system was a wild, world-destroying place. A study published in Nature Communications offers a dramatic origin story for the meteorite. Based on materials found inside the diamonds, researchers think this may be…
:: These 'Dirty' Thunderstorms Fill the Sky with As Much Smoke As a Volcanic EruptionWildfires can fuel "dirty" thunderstorms that fill the stratosphere with as much smoke as a volcanic eruption.
:: These factors drive black men out of engineering schoolFor black men, pursuing a graduate degree in engineering is like riding out a storm, according to new research. They enroll knowing they will face challenges, but the barriers that black men described as part of a six-year study show how race was a greater obstacle than they expected. “Our research shows the main challenges these students faced were beyond their control. They were systemic, struc
:: These fish hide fluorescent switchblades in their facesWe've only just discovered that many stonefish can flip out a spiny bone in their faces when predators attack, in addition to having highly venomous spines
:: These gene mutations link a bunch of different cancersResearchers completed the genetic sequencing and analyses of more than 11,000 tumors from patients, spanning 33 types of cancer and identifying about 300 genes that drive tumor growth. Remarkably, they say, just over half of all tumors analyzed carry genetic mutations that therapies already approved for use in patients could target. The types of cancer are all part of the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCG
:: These Hellish Storms on Jupiter Are Mesmerizing to WatchJupiter's North Pole shows off its tumult in a new animation.
:: These Hellish Storms on Jupiter Are Mesmerizing to WatchJupiter's North Pole shows off its tumult in a new animation.
:: These hummingbirds aim their singing tail feathers to wow matesAcoustic cameras reveal how male Costa’s hummingbirds can aim the sound produced by fluttering tail feathers during courtship dives.
:: These interruptions slow down E.R. nursesWorkflow interruptions in the emergency department are most likely to occur as nurses document electronic medical records and while they directly care for patients, research finds. A new paper in International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction suggests that changes could increase efficiency and help patients. “Our analysis showed that when emergency department nurses were interrupted in patie
:: These octopuses just wanted a safe place to lay their eggs, but now they’re doomedAnimals Warmer isn't always better. Want to see something incredible? Head to a spot in the ocean 155 miles west of Costa Rica. Get in a sub and descend 9,482 feet beneath the surface to a stretch of…
:: These Scientists Say Scott Pruitt Is Trying to 'Kill' the EPAAn academic suing the EPA over its decision to bar certain scientists from serving on advisory boards says the EPA needs to address legitimate criticisms to rebuild after Pruitt.
:: These Scientists Say Scott Pruitt Is Trying to 'Kill' the EPAAn academic suing the EPA over its decision to bar certain scientists from serving on advisory boards says the EPA needs to address legitimate criticisms to rebuild after Pruitt.
:: These sea turtles use magnetic fields like GPSLoggerhead sea turtles that nest on beaches with similar magnetic fields are genetically similar to one another, according to a new study. “Loggerhead sea turtles are fascinating creatures that begin their lives by migrating alone across the Atlantic Ocean and back,” says Kenneth Lohmann, professor of biology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. “Eventually they return to nest on t
:: These seals haven’t lost their land ancestors’ hunting waysClawed pawlike forelimbs help true seals hunt like their land-dwelling ancestors.
:: These seals haven’t lost their land ancestors’ hunting waysClawed pawlike forelimbs help true seals hunt like their land-dwelling ancestors.
:: These Surreal Portraits Are Like Mathematical PuzzlesKensuke Koike adds nothing and takes away nothing from the portraits he alters—just rearranges the parts.
:: These test formats favor different gendersWhen taking standardized tests, girls perform better with open-ended questions, but boys score higher on multiple choice, research shows. The new study in Educational Researcher shows test format explains about 25 percent of the variation in state- and district-level gender achievement gaps in the United States. The association appears stronger in English language arts than in math, researchers s
:: Thin engineered material perfectly redirects and reflects soundMetamaterials researchers from Duke University have created a thin plastic structure with geometric details allowing it to control the redirection and reflection of sound waves with almost perfect efficiency.
:: Thin engineered material perfectly redirects and reflects soundMetamaterials researchers have created a thin plastic structure with geometric details allowing it to control the redirection and reflection of sound waves with almost perfect efficiency.
:: Thin film converts heat from electronics into energyEngineers at the University of California, Berkeley, have developed a thin-film system that can be applied to sources of waste heat to produce energy at levels unprecedented for this kind of technology.
:: Thin film converts heat from electronics into energyNearly 70 percent of the energy produced in the United States each year is wasted as heat. Much of that heat is less than 100 degrees Celsius and emanates from things like computers, cars or large industrial processes. Engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, have developed a thin-film system that can be applied to sources of waste heat like these to produce energy at levels unpreceden
:: Thin, flexible polymers record 'conversations' deeper in the brain with less injury-riskResearchers at the University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering have developed thin, flexible polymer-based materials for use in microelectrode arrays that record activity more deeply in the brain and with more specific placement.
:: Think you’re too busy to journal? These apps let you do it on the go.DIY Dear digital diary… You can journal any time, any place, by recording your daily thoughts with your phone. These five journaling apps let you jot your entries on the go.
:: This 4,000-Year-Old Mummy Just Solved a Century-Old MysteryA team of forensic scientists has managed to extract DNA from a 4,000-year-old mummy, and their finding has solved a century-old mystery of its ransacked tomb.
:: This AI thinks like a dogIt won’t lick your face, but a new artificial-intelligence system mimics canine behavior to make dog-like decisions. Other animals could be next.
:: This algorithm automatically spots “face swaps” in videosBut the same system can be used to make better fake videos that are harder to detect.
:: This ancient lizard may have watched the world through four eyesA lizard that lived 50 million years ago had both a third and a fourth eye.
:: This ancient lizard may have watched the world through four eyesA lizard that lived 50 million years ago had both a third and a fourth eye.
:: This ancient Maya city may have helped the Snake King dynasty spreadA rural hub in an ancient Maya state gets its due with some laser help.
:: This ancient Maya city may have helped the Snake King dynasty spreadA rural hub in an ancient Maya state gets its due with some laser help.
:: This battery advance could make electric vehicles far cheaperSila Nanotechnologies has pulled off double-digit performance gains for lithium-ion batteries, promising to lower costs or add capabilities for cars and phones.
:: This change can make your online browsing faster and more privateTechnology Consider choosing what DNS service you use. Don’t worry, it’s easier than it sounds. There is a small, simple step you can take right now that promises to make your online browsing faster and more private.
:: This change can make your online browsing faster and more privateTechnology Consider choosing what DNS service you use. Don’t worry, it’s easier than it sounds. There is a small, simple step you can take right now that promises to make your online browsing faster and more private.
:: This Contorted Mystery Squid May Be the 'Most Bizarre' Ever SeenAn unidentified species of squid recently performed an unusual "twisted" ballet.
:: This contraction monitor could save lives in MalawiRice University seniors are developing an efficient and inexpensive uterine contraction monitor to help save the lives of mothers in labor and their newborns in resource-poor settings. A team of bioengineering students at Rice University designed, built, and programmed a sensor to monitor women in labor, as well as a unique test rig. They plan to validate the monitor’s accuracy with the help of f
:: This contraction monitor could save lives in MalawiRice University seniors are developing an efficient and inexpensive uterine contraction monitor to help save the lives of mothers in labor and their newborns in resource-poor settings. A team of bioengineering students at Rice University designed, built, and programmed a sensor to monitor women in labor, as well as a unique test rig. They plan to validate the monitor’s accuracy with the help of f
:: This Creepy Fish Packs 'Switchblades' in Its Face and Could Kill You with Its VenomIf you invite the deadly, armored stonefish to a party, know this: It's going to bring not one, but two "switchblades" with it.
:: This Creepy Fish Packs 'Switchblades' in Its Face and Could Kill You with Its VenomIf you invite the deadly, armored stonefish to a party, know this: It's going to bring not one, but two "switchblades" with it.
:: This 'Disappearing' Optical Illusion Proves Your Brain Is Too Smart for Its Own GoodStare at these colors for 20 seconds and see what happens.
:: This drug can stop an opioid overdose—and you should carry itHealth You can learn how to administer naloxone yourself. Last week the Surgeon General issued an advisory emphasizing that “knowing how to use naloxone and keeping it within reach can save a life.” If you’re wondering what…
:: This fish flashes a switchblade on its faceStonefishes—some of the deadliest, armored fishes on the planet—are packing switchblades called “lachrymal sabers” in their faces, new research shows. Now, a new study details the evolution of the lachrymal saber unique to stonefishes—a group of rare and dangerous fishes inhabiting Indo-Pacific coastal waters. The new finding rewrites scientific understanding of relationships among several groups
:: This fish flashes a switchblade on its faceStonefishes—some of the deadliest, armored fishes on the planet—are packing switchblades called “lachrymal sabers” in their faces, new research shows. Now, a new study details the evolution of the lachrymal saber unique to stonefishes—a group of rare and dangerous fishes inhabiting Indo-Pacific coastal waters. The new finding rewrites scientific understanding of relationships among several groups
:: This guy ate a pepper so hot doctors thought he might be having an aneurysmScience The Carolina Reaper gets everyone in the end. You know the feeling: You’re just trying to compete in a pepper-eating contest and your poor stomach thinks you’ve maybe swallowed a whole fire. It’s trying to save you,…
:: This Hummingbird's Tail Whistles, and No One's Sure WhyIn early spring, people walking through the deserts of California might be able to hear a high-pitched whistle. That noise comes from a male Costa’s hummingbird, but not from his throat—it’s all in his tail. Males woo females in a number of ways. They sing. They spread the iridescent feathers of their throats, transforming their heads into shiny, violet octopuses. And they fly up to tall perches
:: This Ice Is Nearly As Hot As the Sun. Scientists Have Now Made It on EarthFor the first time, researchers re-created the high-pressure water ice likely found in the interiors of Uranus and Neptune.
:: This infographic shows how you’re most likely to dieAccident Claims Advice has made an infographic of the ways in which people often die, and figured out the odds of each one happening to you. Read More
:: This is exactly how long it takes to build a friendshipThis study shows just how long it takes to make a good and lasting personal connection with someone. Read More
:: This is how norovirus invades the bodyNorovirus targets a rare type of gut cell, a study in mice finds.
:: 'This Is Making a Lot of Christians in China Very Nervous'The Chinese government detained a beloved Catholic bishop earlier this week in an apparent attempt to keep him out of sight around the Easter holidays, just as an end to a decades-long split between Beijing and the Vatican may be in sight. The bishop, Guo Xijin, is recognized by the Vatican but not by the official Catholic Church in China, which is under government control. Such underground bisho
:: This Is Not the 'End of an Era' in CubaCuba’s new president, Miguel Diaz-Canel, boasts relative youth and Castro-free genes. But the myth that his election will yield significant change on the island is flat-out wrong. His 86-year-old predecessor, General Raul Castro, was due for departure. Fidel was 81 when he handed power over to his little brother. At age 57, Diaz-Canel seems a mere babe when compared to his octogenarian predecesso
:: This is the environmental footprint of the egg industryIn recent years, egg production has been in the spotlight for animal welfare issues. While in most European countries the number of farms with free-range hens increases, in Spain 93% of laying hens are still caged. Added to this are the effects that the industry generates on the environment. A team of Spanish scientists reveals the environmental cost of egg production in a typical farm in Spain.
:: This is the environmental footprint of the egg industryIn recent years, egg production has been in the spotlight for animal welfare issues. While in most European countries the number of farms with free-range hens increases, in Spain 93% of laying hens are still caged. Added to this are the effects that the industry generates on the environment. A team of Spanish scientists reveals the environmental cost of egg production in a typical farm in Spain.
:: This Is Your Brain on Drugs (Really)Readers of a certain age will know the reference.
:: This Man Had a Key Lodged in His Brain. Here's How He Survived.A young man in India survived having a key lodged more than an inch into his skull.
:: This material uses energy from ambient light to kill hospital superbugsA quantum dot–powered material could help reduce the number of hospital-acquired infections, including those with drug-resistant bacteria.
:: This neural network examines neurons. Like, the kind in your brain.
:: This new lidar sensor could equip every autonomous car in the world by the end of 2018The startup Luminar aims to challenge market leaders by building its hardware at a never-before-seen scale.
:: This Photographer Recreates 'Ghostbusters' and 'Back to the Future' in MiniatureFelix Hernandez builds elaborate sets on which to shoot his painstakingly detailed images.
:: This plastic-gobbling enzyme just got an upgradeScientists tweaked a bacterial enzyme and made it more efficient in breaking down plastics found in polyester and plastic bottles.
:: This Pouched Rat Can Sniff Out Tuberculosis in KidsTuberculosis is both deadly and difficult to test for. But a new paper suggests rats might make the illness easier to sniff out.
:: This program would ease the pain of doing your taxesJoseph Bankman doesn’t think taxes need to be so painful and anxiety provoking. In fact, he knows the US can introduce a much easier and more straightforward process for paying taxes because he’s already done it. In 2005, Bankman worked with the State of California to create ReadyReturn—a pilot study with a completed tax return prepared by the state (not an individual or tax professional) that wa
:: This Radio Hacker Could Hijack Emergency Sirens to Play Any SoundBalint Seeber found that cities around the US are leaving their emergency siren radio communication systems unencrypted and vulnerable to spoofing.
:: This strange syndrome causes people to think their loved ones have been replaced by identical impostorssubmitted by /u/thedabarry [link] [comments]
:: This stuff could rebuild teeth and cure cavitiesA new product uses proteins to rebuild tooth enamel and treat dental cavities. “Remineralization guided by peptides is a healthy alternative to current dental health care,” says lead author Mehmet Sarikaya, professor of materials science and engineering and adjunct professor in the department of chemical engineering and department of oral health sciences. The new biogenic dental products can—in t
:: This Woman's Kidney Fell into Her Pelvis Whenever She Stood Up: Here's WhyGenerally, you can trust your organs to stay in one place, but that wasn't the case for a young woman in Michigan.
:: This year's Lyrid meteor shower coincides with Earth Day, but light pollution is ruining the showEnvironment Light pollution makes it hard for many people to appreciate the stars. The Lyrids are one of the year’s most impressive displays of shooting stars, and though most Americans can stand outside and spot a few streaks, the vast majority won’t…
:: Though distracted by social media, students are still listeningA new study finds that social media distraction in the classroom interferes with visual, but not auditory, learning in college students. The paper is published in Advances in Physiology Education.
:: Though most prolapse surgeries regress over time, symptoms remain improvedA Duke-led study publishing April 17 in the Journal of the American Medical Association followed women for five years after two common prolapse surgeries and found failure rates for both procedures were equally high, at over 60 percent.
:: Though most prolapse surgeries regress over time, symptoms remain improvedA Duke-led study publishing April 17 in the Journal of the American Medical Association followed women for five years after two common prolapse surgeries and found failure rates for both procedures were equally high, at over 60 percent.
:: Though often forgotten, the placenta has a huge role in baby’s healthRecent research in mice suggests that a lot of early problems in the embryo may actually have roots in the placenta.
:: Thousands of mobile apps for children might be violating their privacyThousands of the most popular apps and games available, mostly free of charge, in the Google Play Store, make potentially illegal tracking of children's use habits, according to a large-scale international study co-authored by Narseo Vallina-Rodriguez, a researcher at the IMDEA Networks Institute in Madrid and ICSI, the International Computer Science Institute at the University of California, Berk
:: Thousands of tons of e-waste is shipped illegally to Nigeria inside used vehiclesA study into used electrical and electronic equipment sent to Nigeria, mostly from Europe, reveals a continuing 'severe problem' of non-compliance with rules governing such shipments. Of roughly 60,000 metric tons sent from other countries in 2015 and 2016, at least 15,400 tons was non-functioning e-waste, exports/imports of which are illegal.Almost 70 percent — 41,500 tons — arrived inside vehi
:: Thousands of tons of e-waste is shipped illegally to Nigeria inside used vehiclesA two-year study into used electrical and electronic equipment (UEEE) sent to Nigeria, mostly from European ports, has revealed a continuing "severe problem" of non-compliance with international and national rules governing such shipments.
:: Threatened Cambodia river dolphins making 'historic' reboundThe population of Cambodia's critically endangered river dolphin is growing for the first time in decades, conservations said Monday, hailing a major turnaround for the freshwater species.
:: Threatened: A Green-Haired Turtle That Can Breathe Through Its GenitalsGetting on the endangered list issued by the Zoological Society of London isn’t actually about looks. Creatures have to be evolutionarily distinctive, not just weird.
:: Three problems with Facebook’s plan to kill hate speech using AIMark Zuckerberg thinks AI will largely automate the process of censorship, but that assumes profound progress will be made.
:: Three-fold higher risk of cancer after acute thrombosis in the legThe risk of developing cancer is more than three times higher during the first six months following blood clot in the leg, compared with the background population. This is shown by a register-based study that medical doctor and Ph.D. Jens Sundbøll has recently published in the journal Circulation. Jens Sundbøll is employed at the Department of Clinical Epidemiology, which is part of the Department
:: Three-fold higher risk of cancer after acute thrombosis in the legThe risk of developing cancer is more than three times higher during the first six months following blood clot in the leg, compared with the background population.
:: Thyroid tumors in Alaska natives are larger and more advanced at diagnosisA new study spanning 45 years has shown that while Alaska Natives have a similar incidence of thyroid cancer as the US white population, their tumors at the time of diagnosis tend to be larger and to have spread beyond a localized area.
:: Tiangong-1 crash: Chinese space station comes down in Pacific OceanTributes on Weibo as officials say craft, which had been out of control since 2016, mostly burnt up on re-entry As China’s Tiangong-1 space station hurtled toward Earth on Monday, burning up as it entered the atmosphere, Chinese residents wished the spacecraft a final farewell. “Goodbye Tiangong-1. You are our hero,” one user wrote on the Chinese microblog Weibo, under the hashtag “Goodbye Tiango
:: Tiangong-1, China’s First Space Station, Crashes Into the PacificTiangong-1 Chinese SpaceChina lost control of the craft in 2016, and sky watchers had been waiting months for it to re-enter the atmosphere, unsure where or when it would land.
:: Tiangong-1: Defunct China space lab comes down over South PacificTiangong-1 Chinese EarthChina's defunct Tiangong-1 space lab mostly burnt up on re-entering the Earth's atmosphere.
:: Tidlig opsporing af diabetes kan give millionbesparelseScreening for diabetes kan spare udgifter til indlæggelser, lægebesøg og medicin, mener forskere fra fra Aarhus Universitet.
:: TIL how Google, Open AI, and Facebook make AI get smarter. (it's not as technical as you'd expect).submitted by /u/Menilik [link] [comments]
:: Tilapia—freak farmed fish or evolutionary rock star?Posts are appearing on my Facebook feed warning against the dangers of eating tilapia. So I decided to do a little research.
:: Tilfældige tal skabes med hjælp af kvantemekanik og relativitetsteoriTilfældighed er centralt begreb for at holde på hemmeligheder og et ofte uforklarligt fænomen på finansmarkederne. To nye videnskabelige artikler gør det tilfældige mere kontrollabelt og forståeligt.
:: Tillykke. Men det handler ikke kun om den sidste femøreOK18: Det kan undre, at organisationerne ikke i større grad har kæmpet for at sikre deres medlemmer ordentlige arbejdsvilkår. Faglig stolthed og empati betyder for mange mere end den sidste hundredlap i lønforhøjelse. Det er også vigtigt for arbejdsgiverne at levere kvalitet, og derfor er vinderen af overenskomstforhandlingerne ikke den part, som har klemt de sidste mønter ud af modparten.
:: 'Time is elastic': an extract from Carlo Rovelli's The Order of TimeWhat does it really mean to say that time ‘passes’? Why does time pass faster in the mountains than it does at sea level? The physicist explains in this extract from his latest book • Interview with Carlo Rovelli I stop and do nothing. Nothing happens. I am thinking about nothing. I listen to the passing of time. This is time, familiar and intimate. We are taken by it. The rush of seconds, hours,
:: Time is elastic': an extract from Carlo Rovelli's The Order of TimeWhat does it really mean to say that time ‘passes’? Why does time pass faster in the mountains than it does at sea level? The physicist explains in this extract from his latest book • Interview with Carlo Rovelli I stop and do nothing. Nothing happens. I am thinking about nothing. I listen to the passing of time. This is time, familiar and intimate. We are taken by it. The rush of seconds, hours,
:: Timing is everything: Researchers describe genetic clockwork in germ cell developmentThe nematode C. elegans is a true organizational talent: The tiny life forms, just one millimetre long, live for only two to three weeks, with sexual maturity lasting only four days. They nevertheless manage to generate over 300 offspring during this brief period. For this ambitious development programme to function optimally, a large number of processes must be synchronised within their cells. Ge
:: Timing is everything: Researchers describe genetic clockwork in germ cell developmentThe nematode C. elegans is a true organizational talent: The tiny life forms, just one millimetre long, live for only two to three weeks, with sexual maturity lasting only four days. They nevertheless manage to generate over 300 offspring during this brief period. For this ambitious development programme to function optimally, a large number of processes must be synchronised within their cells. Ge
:: Timing is everything: Researchers describe genetic clockwork in germ cell developmentThe nematode C. elegans is truly an organizational talent: The tiny animals live for only two to three weeks, with sexual maturity lasting only four days. They still manage to generate over 300 offspring during this period. For this ambitious development program to function optimally, a large number of processes must be synchronized within their cells. Geneticists at Martin Luther University Halle
:: Timing is everything: Researchers describe genetic clockwork in germ cell developmentThe nematode C. elegans is truly an organizational talent: The tiny animals live for only two to three weeks, with sexual maturity lasting only four days. They still manage to generate over 300 offspring during this period. For this ambitious development program to function optimally, a large number of processes must be synchronized within their cells. Geneticists have deciphered a central signall
:: Tiny distortions in universe's oldest light reveal clearer picture of strands in cosmic webScientists have decoded faint distortions in the patterns of the universe's earliest light to map huge tubelike structures invisible to our eyes – known as filaments – that serve as superhighways for delivering matter to dense hubs such as galaxy clusters.
:: Tiny distortions in universe's oldest light reveal strands in cosmic webScientists have decoded faint distortions in the patterns of the universe's earliest light to map huge tubelike structures invisible to our eyes — known as filaments — that serve as superhighways for delivering matter to dense hubs such as galaxy clusters.
:: Tiny distortions in universe's oldest light reveal strands in cosmic webScientists have decoded faint distortions in the patterns of the universe's earliest light to map huge tubelike structures invisible to our eyes — known as filaments — that serve as superhighways for delivering matter to dense hubs such as galaxy clusters.
:: Tiny fly blows bubbles to cool off: studyHumans sweat, dogs pant, cats lick their fur. Animals have adopted an interesting array of techniques for regulating body temperature through evaporation.
:: Tiny injectable sensor could provide unobtrusive, long-term alcohol monitoringEngineers have developed a tiny, ultra-low power chip that could be injected just under the surface of the skin for continuous, long-term alcohol monitoring. The chip is powered wirelessly by a wearable device such as a smartwatch or patch. The goal of this work is to develop a convenient, routine monitoring device for patients in substance abuse treatment programs.
:: Tiny injectable sensor could provide unobtrusive, long-term alcohol monitoringEngineers have developed a tiny, ultra-low power chip that could be injected just under the surface of the skin for continuous, long-term alcohol monitoring. The chip is powered wirelessly by a wearable device such as a smartwatch or patch. The goal of this work is to develop a convenient, routine monitoring device for patients in substance abuse treatment programs.
:: Tiny microbes make a surprisingly big contribution to carbon releaseAs erosion eats away at Earth's surface, some types of rocks release carbon they contain back into the atmosphere — and now a new study suggests that microbes play a substantial role in this release.
:: Tiny microenvironments in the ocean hold clues to global nitrogen cycleA new study shows that nitrogen-feeding organisms exist all over the deep ocean, and not just in large oxygen-depleted 'dead zones,' changing the way we think about the delicate nitrogen cycle.
:: Tiny microenvironments in the ocean hold clues to global nitrogen cycleA new University of Rochester study shows that nitrogen-feeding organisms exist all over the deep ocean, and not just in large oxygen-depleted "dead zones," changing the way we think about the delicate nitrogen cycle.
:: Tiny microenvironments in the ocean hold clues to global nitrogen cycleNitrogen is essential to marine life and cycles throughout the ocean in a delicately balanced system. Living organisms—especially marine plants called phytoplankton—require nitrogen in processes such as photosynthesis. In turn, phytoplankton growth takes up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and helps regulate global climate.
:: Tiny nanomachine successfully completes test driveTogether with colleagues from the USA, scientists from the University of Bonn and the research institute Caesar in Bonn have used nanostructures to construct a tiny machine that constitutes a rotatory motor and can move in a specific direction. The researchers used circular structures from DNA. The results will now be presented in the journal Nature Nanotechnology.
:: Tiny needles give defibrillators a big boostA new add-on for automated external defibrillators—aka AEDs—punches through the skin to help deliver a jolt to a person in cardiac arrest. The skin presents a formidable barrier to life-saving defibrillators, but the new add-on could be a way around that problem. Or, more to the point, through. A team of senior bioengineering students from Rice University—the Zfib team—developed a needle-laden pa
:: Tiny particles high up in the sky give insight into climate changeScientists have observed extremely high concentrations of aerosol particles at 8- to 14-km altitudes over the Amazon Basin. This finding could have significant implications for climate change.
:: Tiny probe can see and take body temperaturesUniversity of Adelaide researchers have invented a world-first tiny fiber-optic probe that can simultaneously measure temperature and see deep inside the body. The probe may help researchers find better treatments to prevent drug-induced overheating of the brain, and potentially refine thermal treatment for cancers.
:: Tiny probe can see and take body temperaturesUniversity of Adelaide researchers have invented a world-first tiny fibre-optic probe that can simultaneously measure temperature and see deep inside the body.
:: Tiny probe can see deep inside the body and take body temperaturesResearchers have invented a world-first tiny fiber-optic probe that can simultaneously measure temperature and see deep inside the body. The probe may help researchers find better treatments to prevent drug-induced overheating of the brain, and potentially refine thermal treatment for cancers.
:: Tiny structures — huge impactMaterials scientists at Friedrich Schiller University Jena (Germany) are researching how they can tailor the surfaces of different materials using laser technology. They are mainly focusing on laser-induced periodic surface structures, also known as LIPSS. The Jena scientists have now succeeded in producing LIPSS on strongly curved surfaces.
:: Tjek om dine data har været en del af Facebook-skandalen42.000 danskeres data er havnet i Cambridge Analyticas data-høster. Nu kan du se, om du er en af dem.
:: TMEM59 potentiates Wnt signaling by promoting signalosome formation [Cell Biology]Wnt/β-catenin signaling controls development and adult tissue homeostasis by regulating cell proliferation and cell fate decisions. Wnt binding to its receptors Frizzled (FZD) and low-density lipoprotein-related 6 (LRP6) at the cell surface initiates a signaling cascade that leads to the transcription of Wnt target genes. Upon Wnt binding, the receptors…
:: T-Mobile expands jobs, services for veteransT-Mobile has launched a campaign geared toward veterans, with a hiring effort, discounts on phone lines, and investments in its network near military bases.
:: T-Mobile to pay $40 million after using fake ring tones on some customer callsBellevue, Wash., telecom T-Mobile has been cited by the federal government for using fake ring tones on some customers' calls—sounds that made the caller think the phone was ringing on the recipient's side, when it really wasn't.
:: T-Mobile to pay $40 million after using fake ring tones on some customer callsBellevue, Wash., telecom T-Mobile has been cited by the federal government for using fake ring tones on some customers' calls—sounds that made the caller think the phone was ringing on the recipient's side, when it really wasn't.
:: To Brits with knickers in a twist over Americanisms: don't get your panties in a bunchMany ‘American’ phrases are actually British but a new book argues why we say what we say reveals a lot about our cultures To those dedicated warriors hunched over their keyboards or gripping their pens, ready to fire off an angry salvo about the Americanization of British English to their favorite newspaper, television channel or book publisher, linguist Lynne Murphy has a solemn warning: check
:: To Curb Ocean Pollution, U.K. May Ban Plastic Straws, Stirrers And Cotton SwabsPrime Minister Theresa May called plastic waste "one of the greatest environmental challenges facing the world." The government said it will work with industry to develop alternatives. (Image credit: Thn Rocn Khosit Rath Phachr Sukh / EyeEm/Getty Images/EyeEm)
:: To drive AI forward, teach computers to play old-school text adventure gamesGames have long been used as test beds and benchmarks for artificial intelligence, and there has been no shortage of achievements in recent months. Google DeepMind's AlphaGo and poker bot Libratus from Carnegie Mellon University have both beaten human experts at games that have traditionally been hard for AI – some 20 years after IBM's DeepBlue achieved the same feat in chess.
:: To get smarter AI, DARPA wants to get inside our brains
:: To impress females, costa's hummingbirds 'sing' with their tail feathersMale Costa's hummingbirds perform a high-speed dive during which they 'sing' to potential mates using their tail feathers. Males perform their dives to the side, rather than in front of females.UC Riverside researchers used an acoustic camera to find out why. The results are published in Current Biology.They showed that sideways dives allow males to hide the speed of their dives, perhaps enabling
:: To impress females, Costa's hummingbirds 'sing' with their tail feathersMale Costa's hummingbirds perform a high-speed dive during which they 'sing' to potential mates using their tail feathers. Males perform their dives to the side, rather than in front of females. UC Riverside researchers used an acoustic camera to find out why. The results are published in Current Biology. They showed that sideways dives allow males to hide the speed of their dives, perhaps enablin
:: To Keep NASA's Golden Age Alive, We Need More Telescopes–but Far Less Expensive OnesA focus on costly space telescopes is hurting the field — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: To Make Autonomous Vehicles Safe, We Have to Rethink "Autonomous" and "Safe"Coming generations of AVs won’t be risk-free in all circumstances, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: To prevent collapse of tropical forests, protect their shape: studyTropical forests have been called the lungs of the planet. They soak up vast quantities of carbon dioxide, hold the world's greatest diversity of plants and animals, and employ millions of people. And these hot ecosystems—often a patchwork of trees and grasslands—are being deeply altered by logging and other land use change.
:: To prevent collapse of tropical forests, protect their shapeScientists have made a fundamental discovery about how fires on the edges of tropical forests control their shape and stability. The study implies that when patches of tropical forest lose their natural shape it could contribute to the catastrophic transformation of that land from trees to grass.
:: To serve a free society, social media must evolve beyond data miningAs Congress and the public wrestle with the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica scandal, many people are now realizing the risks data collection poses to civic institutions, public discourse and individual privacy. The U.K.-based political consulting firm didn't just collect personal data from the 270,000 people who used researcher Aleksandr Kogan's online personality quiz – nor was the damage limited to
:: To starve pancreatic tumors, researchers seek to block 'self-eating,' other fuel sourcesUNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers and their collaborators are reporting preclinical findings for a potential two-treatment strategy to block multiple mechanisms of cancer cell metabolism in pancreatic cancer at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting in Chicago. The findings will be presented from 8 a.m. to noon on Wednesday.
:: To starve pancreatic tumors, researchers seek to block 'self-eating,' other fuel sourcesUNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers and their collaborators are reporting preclinical findings for a potential two-treatment strategy to block multiple mechanisms of cancer cell metabolism in pancreatic cancer at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting in Chicago. The findings will be presented from 8 a.m. to noon on Wednesday.
:: To stay fertile, eggs demand food via food tubesNew research clarifies how female reproductive cells—eggs or oocytes—get the food they need to grow and remain fertile. The egg gets its food from little arm-like feeding tubes (called filopodia) that jut out from tiny cells surrounding the egg and must poke through a thick wall coating the egg in order to feed it. Until recently, scientists did not really understand the place and timing of the f
:: To Treat Pain, PTSD And Other Ills, Some Vets Try Tai ChiIn hopes of reducing some veterans' reliance on pills for physical pain and psychological trauma, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is taking a look at alternative therapies. (Image credit: Blake Farmer/Nashville Public Radio)
:: Tolerating yourself: A novel pathway to regulate B cell activity and prevent autoimmunityAutoimmune disease is an abnormal immune response to the self and is prevented by a mechanism called tolerance. Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina have identified a pathway that regulates B cell tolerance — two proteins, GARP and TGF-beta, interact to temper B cell activity, thereby regulating autoimmunity. Monitoring GARP levels on B cells may provide a diagnostic marker for
:: Tolerating yourself: A novel pathway to regulate B cell activity and prevent autoimmunityAutoimmune disease is an abnormal immune response to the self and is prevented by a mechanism called tolerance. Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina have identified a pathway that regulates B cell tolerance — two proteins, GARP and TGF-beta, interact to temper B cell activity, thereby regulating autoimmunity. Monitoring GARP levels on B cells may provide a diagnostic marker for
:: Too Much Sitting May Shrink the Part of Your Brain Tied to MemoryIt may be time to ditch the desk chair.
:: Too much sitting may thin the part of your brain that's important for memory, study suggestsIf you want to take a good stroll down memory lane, new research suggests you'd better get out of that chair more often.
:: Too much sitting may thin the part of your brain that's important for memory, study suggestsIf you want to take a good stroll down memory lane, new research suggests you'd better get out of that chair more often.
:: Tooth Sensitivity: Causes, Remedies & TreatmentTooth sensitivity is a common dental problem that involves discomfort or pain in teeth when encountering certain substances and temperatures.
:: Top 11 Deadliest Natural Disasters in HistoryEarthquakes, cyclones, floods… The deadliest natural disasters have a combined estimated death toll of nearly 10 million people.
:: Top tomatoes thanks to Mars missionsNext time you eat a tomato or sweet pepper, take a closer look, because there's a good chance that its healthy appearance is thanks to one of former US President Barack Obama's speeches and ESA research for sending people on long-duration space missions.
:: Top-down approach gets to the bottom of cancerBy studying patient colorectal tumors, a Northwestern University research team characterizes a fully intact protein that results from a mutation of the RAS gene, the first cancer gene ever pinpointed in human cancer cells. This finding opens the door for new targets for treatment of a gene currently thought to be 'undruggable.'
:: Top-down approach gets to the bottom of cancerBy studying patient colorectal tumors, a Northwestern University research team characterizes a fully intact protein that results from a mutation of the RAS gene, the first cancer gene ever pinpointed in human cancer cells. This finding opens the door for new targets for treatment of a gene currently thought to be 'undruggable.'
:: Top-down approach gets to the bottom of cancerBy studying patient colorectal tumors, a research team characterizes a fully intact protein that results from a mutation of the RAS gene, the first cancer gene ever pinpointed in human cancer cells. This finding opens the door for new targets for treatment of a gene currently thought to be 'undruggable.'
:: Top-down approach gets to the bottom of cancerBy studying patient colorectal tumors, a research team characterizes a fully intact protein that results from a mutation of the RAS gene, the first cancer gene ever pinpointed in human cancer cells. This finding opens the door for new targets for treatment of a gene currently thought to be 'undruggable.'
:: Topological order in the pseudogap metal [Physics]We compute the electronic Green’s function of the topologically ordered Higgs phase of a SU(2) gauge theory of fluctuating antiferromagnetism on the square lattice. The results are compared with cluster extensions of dynamical mean field theory, and quantum Monte Carlo calculations, on the pseudogap phase of the strongly interacting hole-doped…
:: Topological order in the pseudogap metal [Physics]We compute the electronic Green’s function of the topologically ordered Higgs phase of a SU(2) gauge theory of fluctuating antiferromagnetism on the square lattice. The results are compared with cluster extensions of dynamical mean field theory, and quantum Monte Carlo calculations, on the pseudogap phase of the strongly interacting hole-doped…
:: Tornadoes are a little different when they happen on the sunSpace Also in space: A neighborhood of black holes, a new (and old) reason to study Venus' clouds, and the end of the Lunar XPrize. This was a busy week for space. We heard about hopes for life on Venus, neighborhoods of black holes, and distant stars. Oh, and solar tornadoes. What's up with those?
:: Toshiba CEO promises turnaround in five years, beefed up ethicsNobuaki Kurumatani, the outsider tapped to lead scandal-tarnished Japanese electronics company Toshiba Corp., is promising a turnaround in five years by reshaping its operations and boosting profitability.
:: Toshiba CEO promises turnaround in five years, beefed up ethicsNobuaki Kurumatani, the outsider tapped to lead scandal-tarnished Japanese electronics company Toshiba Corp., is promising a turnaround in five years by reshaping its operations and boosting profitability.
:: Total Recall: The Latest Tools for Understanding How Memory Works– Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: Totally Bogus Doomsday Predicted for April 23Call it the recycled doomsday: A new prediction for the end of the world sets the date for Monday, April 23, based on a mishmash of old numerology, re-readings of the Biblical Book of Revelation, and rehashed conspiracy theories about a rogue "Planet X."
:: 'Tour of the Moon' 4K reduxIn the fall of 2011, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) mission released its original Tour of the Moon, a five-minute animation that takes the viewer on a virtual tour of our nearest neighbor in space. Six years later, the tour has been recreated in eye-popping 4K resolution, using the same camera path and drawing from the vastly expanded data trove collected by LRO in the intervening years.
:: Toward a new water paradigmGood intentions are not the same as good results – as much as half of all water and sanitations systems in developing countries fail after five years. To reduce widespread inefficiencies and duplication of efforts, and measure what matters most to vulnerable communities, the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation recently awarded a four-year $1.9 million grant to Stanford's Program on Water, Health & Develop
:: Toxic chemicals turn a new material from porous to protectiveA new material switches from a comfortable, breathable form to a sealed-up, protective state when exposed to dangerous chemicals.
:: Toxic chemicals turn a new material from porous to protectiveA new material switches from a comfortable, breathable form to a sealed-up, protective state when exposed to dangerous chemicals.
:: Toxic levels of arsenic in Amazon basin well water: studyShallow wells dug for drinking water in the Amazon basin in order to avoid polluted rivers contain up to 70 times the recommended limit of arsenic, researchers warned Tuesday.
:: Toyota to start deploying vehicle-to-vehicle tech in 2021Toyota says it will start equipping models with technology to talk to other vehicles starting in 2021, as it tries to push safety communications forward. The company says most of its U.S. models should have the feature by the mid-2020s.
:: Tracking Aedes mosquito invasions in PanamaMosquitoes in the genus Aedes, which carry viruses causing yellow fever, chikungunya and Zika, invaded the crossroads of the Americas multiple times, by land and by sea.
:: Tracking Aedes mosquito invasions in PanamaMosquitoes in the genus Aedes, which carry viruses causing yellow fever, chikungunya and Zika, invaded the crossroads of the Americas multiple times, by land and by sea.
:: Tradeoffs between immune function and childhood growth among Amazonian forager-horticulturalists [Anthropology]Immune function is an energetically costly physiological activity that potentially diverts calories away from less immediately essential life tasks. Among developing organisms, the allocation of energy toward immune function may lead to tradeoffs with physical growth, particularly in high-pathogen, low-resource environments. The present study tests this hypothesis across diverse timeframes,…
:: Traffic Deaths Increase after 4:20 P.M. on 4/20A look at a database of fatal traffic accidents found a 12 percent increase on the informal marijuana holiday 4/20 after 4:20 P.M. compared with nearby dates. — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: Training computers to recognize dynamic eventsA person watching videos that show things opening—a door, a book, curtains, a blooming flower, a yawning dog—easily understands the same type of action is depicted in each clip.
:: Training computers to recognize dynamic eventsA person watching videos that show things opening—a door, a book, curtains, a blooming flower, a yawning dog—easily understands the same type of action is depicted in each clip.
:: Training the immune system to fight ovarian cancerA personalized cancer vaccine safely and successfully boosted immune responses and increased survival rates in patients with ovarian cancer, according to results from a pilot clinical trial.
:: Transcriptional mutagenesis mediated by 8-oxoG induces translational errors in mammalian cells [Genetics]Reactive oxygen species formed within the mammalian cell can produce 8-oxo-7,8-dihydroguanine (8-oxoG) in mRNA, which can cause base mispairing during gene expression. Here we found that administration of 8-oxoGTP in MTH1-knockdown cells results in increased 8-oxoG content in mRNA. Under this condition, an amber mutation of the reporter luciferase is…
:: Transcriptional mutagenesis mediated by 8-oxoG induces translational errors in mammalian cells [Genetics]Reactive oxygen species formed within the mammalian cell can produce 8-oxo-7,8-dihydroguanine (8-oxoG) in mRNA, which can cause base mispairing during gene expression. Here we found that administration of 8-oxoGTP in MTH1-knockdown cells results in increased 8-oxoG content in mRNA. Under this condition, an amber mutation of the reporter luciferase is…
:: Transcriptome-wide discovery of coding and noncoding RNA-binding proteins [Chemistry]Transcriptome-wide identification of RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) is a prerequisite for understanding the posttranscriptional gene regulation networks. However, proteomic profiling of RBPs has been mostly limited to polyadenylated mRNA-binding proteins, leaving RBPs on nonpoly(A) RNAs, including most noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs) and pre-mRNAs, largely undiscovered. Here we present a click chemistry-assi
:: Transfer learning meets livestock genomicsResearchers at Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) have developed a new computational method that predicts harmful mutations in mammalian species. As more and more livestock producers are using genetic tests to improve their herds, this method will help to optimize and guide the animal breeding programmes, as well as increase the profitability and yields of livestock.
:: Transfer learning meets livestock genomicsResearchers at Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) have developed a new computational method that predicts harmful mutations in mammalian species. As more livestock producers are using genetic tests to improve their herds, this method will help to optimize and guide the animal breeding programmes, as well as increase the profitability and yields of livestock. Published in
:: Transgender youth more often diagnosed with mental health conditionsTransgender and gender-nonconforming youth are diagnosed with mental health conditions much more frequently than young people who identify with the gender they are assigned at birth, according to new Kaiser Permanente research published today in Pediatrics.
:: Transient fibrosis resolves via fibroblast inactivation in the regenerating zebrafish heart [Developmental Biology]In the zebrafish (Danio rerio), regeneration and fibrosis after cardiac injury are not mutually exclusive responses. Upon cardiac cryoinjury, collagen and other extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins accumulate at the injury site. However, in contrast to the situation in mammals, fibrosis is transient in zebrafish and its regression is concomitant with…
:: Transient fibrosis resolves via fibroblast inactivation in the regenerating zebrafish heart [Developmental Biology]In the zebrafish (Danio rerio), regeneration and fibrosis after cardiac injury are not mutually exclusive responses. Upon cardiac cryoinjury, collagen and other extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins accumulate at the injury site. However, in contrast to the situation in mammals, fibrosis is transient in zebrafish and its regression is concomitant with…
:: Transient instruction changes migration
:: Translating elephant seal data into a symphony provides surprising insightsA recent paper published in Frontiers in Marine Science on the visualization and sonification of animal tracks showcases the collaboration between the Red Sea Research Center and the Visualization Core Lab. The authors of the paper, including Carlos Duarte, Paul Riker and Madhu Srinivasan from King Abdullah University of Science & T, conducted a sonification experiment in which they explored the c
:: Translating elephant seal data into a symphony provides surprising insightsSonification of 10 years of oceanic migration of these seals reveals coordinated swimming.
:: Translation initiation in bacterial polysomes through ribosome loading on a standby site on a highly translated mRNA [Biochemistry]During translation, consecutive ribosomes load on an mRNA and form a polysome. The first ribosome binds to a single-stranded mRNA region and moves toward the start codon, unwinding potential mRNA structures on the way. In contrast, the following ribosomes can dock at the start codon only when the first ribosome…
:: Transmitting measuring data wireless in real timeSensors continuously record measurements in plant and machinery to check that everything is running according to plan and to enable any errors in the industrial production environment to be recognized at an early stage. However, as a rule, evaluation of the data is decentralized and takes place after a time lag. In contrast to this, the 5G wireless standard permits direct, wireless measurement in
:: Transmitting measuring data wireless in real timeSensors continuously record measurements in plant and machinery to check that everything is running according to plan and to enable any errors in the industrial production environment to be recognized at an early stage. However, as a rule, evaluation of the data is decentralized and takes place after a time lag. In contrast to this, the 5G wireless standard permits direct, wireless measurement in
:: Transportation Now Rivals Power Generation as CO2 SourceShifts from coal to natural gas have shrunk emissions from electrical plants — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: Trap, contain and convertInjecting carbon dioxide deep underground into basalt flows holds promise as an abatement strategy. Now, new research by scientists at Washington University in St. Louis sheds light on exactly what happens underground during the process, illustrating precisely how effective the volcanic rock could be in trapping and converting CO2 emissions.
:: Trap, contain and convertInjecting carbon dioxide deep underground into basalt flows holds promise as an abatement strategy. Now, new research by scientists at Washington University in St. Louis sheds light on exactly what happens underground during the process, illustrating precisely how effective the volcanic rock could be in trapping and converting CO2 emissions.
:: Trapdoor spiders of PerthPerth's coolest spiders, the woman on a mission to protect them and her 89-year-old inspiration.
:: Trash Robot cleans up Chicago River's rubbishThe robot connects to the internet so web users can control it and donate to pay maintenance costs.
:: Trash Robot cleans up Chicago River's rubbishThe robot connects to the internet so web users can control it and donate to pay maintenance costs.
:: Travel Monday: A Photo Trip to Ethiopia's Danakil DepressionIn the Afar region of northern Ethiopia, lies a vast, tortured, desert plain called the Danakil Depression . Danakil lies about 410 ft (125 m) below sea level, and is one of the hottest and most inhospitable places on Earth— temperatures average 94 degrees Fahrenheit (34.5 Celsius) but have been recorded above 122 Fahrenheit (50 Celsius). Numerous sulfur springs, volcanoes, geysers, acidic pools,
:: Travel Monday: A Photo Trip to SocotraOff the coast of Yemen, in the Arabian Sea, lies isolated Socotra Island , where hundreds of plants and animals have developed into species unique to the island. Socotra is the largest island in an archipelago that includes three other islands. The Socotra Archipelago has been isolated from any large landmass for millions of years, and is now home to a surprising display of biodiversity. Probably
:: Traveling into space – safely, quickly and cost-effectivelyLow Earth orbit increasingly resembles an overcrowded junkyard. Disused satellites, burned-out rocket stages and thousands of pieces of debris produced by collisions – all these things pose a threat to infrastructure in space. Fraunhofer researchers have developed a new radar system and other technologies to give spacecraft better protection against space junk. And that is not all: By virtue of an
:: Treating manure doesn’t remove all the antibioticsTwo of the most elite waste treatment systems available today on farms do not fully remove antibiotics from manure, research finds. “We were hoping that these advanced treatment technologies could remove antibiotics. As it turns out, they were not as effective as we thought they could be.” Each year, farmers in the US purchase tens of millions of pounds of antibiotics for use in cows, pigs, fowl,
:: Treating manure doesn’t remove all the antibioticsTwo of the most elite waste treatment systems available today on farms do not fully remove antibiotics from manure, research finds. “We were hoping that these advanced treatment technologies could remove antibiotics. As it turns out, they were not as effective as we thought they could be.” Each year, farmers in the US purchase tens of millions of pounds of antibiotics for use in cows, pigs, fowl,
:: Treating women subsistence farmers for intestinal worms improved fitness and could boost food productionA new study in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) found that treating women subsistence farmers with just a single dose of a cheap deworming medication significantly improved their physical stamina for the grueling agriculture work needed for their family's survival. The results of treatment could be twofold: improved health for farming women and increased food production by women who have the
:: Treating women subsistence farmers for intestinal worms improved fitness and could boost food productionA new study in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) found that treating women subsistence farmers with just a single dose of a cheap deworming medication significantly improved their physical stamina for the grueling agriculture work needed for their family's survival. The results of treatment could be twofold: improved health for farming women and increased food production by women who have the
:: Treatment of cancer could become possible with adenovirusAn international team of researchers led by professor Niklas Arnberg at Umeå University, shows that adenovirus binds to a specific type of carbohydrate that is overexpressed on certain types of cancer cells. The discovery opens up new opportunities for the development of virus-based cancer therapy. The study is published in the latest issue of the scientific journal "Proceedings of the National Ac
:: Treatment of cancer could become possible with adenovirusResearchers have shown that adenovirus binds to a specific type of carbohydrate that is overexpressed on certain types of cancer cells. The discovery opens up new opportunities for the development of virus-based cancer therapy.
:: Tree rings provide vital information for improved climate predictionsDue to their worldwide distribution, trees have an extraordinary role in removing excessive amounts of CO2 released into the atmosphere by human activity. So far, however, no tool exists to precisely calculate the carbon dioxide uptake of trees over their whole lifetime. Using a decade-long sequence of annual growth rings from pine trees, scientists at the NMR Centre at Umeå University's Chemical
:: Tree rings provide vital information for improved climate predictionsUsing a decade-long sequence of annual growth rings from pine trees, scientists have introduced a highly advanced technique for tracking the carbon metabolism of plants and its environmental controls.
:: Tree rings provide vital information for improved climate predictionsUsing a decade-long sequence of annual growth rings from pine trees, scientists at the NMR Centre at Umeå University's Chemical Biological Centre in Sweden have introduced a highly advanced technique for tracking the carbon metabolism of plants and its environmental controls.
:: Trees are not as 'sound asleep' as you may thinkHigh-precision three-dimensional surveying of 21 different species of trees has revealed a yet unknown cycle of subtle canopy movement during the night. The 'sleep cycles' differed from one species to another. Detection of anomalies in overnight movement could become a future diagnostic tool to reveal stress or disease in crops.
:: Trees are not as sound asleep as you may thinkHigh-precision three-dimensional surveying of 21 different species of trees has revealed a yet unknown cycle of subtle canopy movement during the night. The 'sleep cycles' differed from one species to another. Detection of anomalies in overnight movement could become a future diagnostic tool to reveal stress or disease in crops.
:: Trees may have a ‘heartbeat’ that is so slow we never noticed itTrees repeatedly move their branches up and down during the night, and this may reflect water being pumped along the branches – just like a human pulse
:: Trees Sweat to Keep CoolDuring extreme heat waves, one species of eucalyptus copes by releasing water — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: Trees with grassy areas soften summer heatTrees cool their environment and 'heat islands' benefit from it. However, the degree of cooling depends greatly on the tree species and the local conditions. In a recent study, scientists at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) compared two species of urban trees.
:: Trees with grassy areas soften summer heatTrees cool their environment and 'heat islands' like Munich benefit from it. However, the degree of cooling depends greatly on the tree species and the local conditions. In a recent study, scientists at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) compared two species of urban trees.
:: Trees with grassy areas soften summer heatTrees cool their environment, and so-called "heat islands" like Munich benefit from it. However, the degree of cooling depends greatly on the tree species and the local conditions. In a recent study, scientists at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) compared two species of urban trees.
:: Trial reveals differences in pain-relieving drugs when combined with aspirinA landmark 2016 Cleveland Clinic study of widely used pain-relieving drugs showed that celecoxib (Celebrex) was associated with comparable cardiovascular safety and better gastrointestinal (GI) and kidney safety when compared with either naproxen (Naprosyn) and ibuprofen (Motrin). A new substudy analyzed outcomes in PRECISION based on the presence or absence of aspirin use with specific NSAIDs (no
:: Trials in Africa support conditional day 3 follow-up for children with feverChildren in sub-Saharan African settings with uncomplicated fever may be safely managed with conditional, rather than universal, three-day follow-up with a community health worker (CHW), according to two cluster-randomized, community-based non-inferiority trials published this week in PLOS Medicine.
:: Trials in Africa support conditional day 3 follow-up for children with feverChildren in sub-Saharan African settings with uncomplicated fever may be safely managed with conditional, rather than universal, three-day follow-up with a community health worker (CHW), according to two cluster-randomized, community-based non-inferiority trials published this week in PLOS Medicine.
:: Tribal forests in Wisconsin are more diverse, sustainableDon Waller first visited the forests managed by the Menominee Nation in the 1980s while studying the effects of deer on seedling growth. He was immediately impressed. The forests seemed more mature and healthy than those outside of the Menominee reservation in northern Wisconsin.
:: Trichomonosis discovered amongst myna birds in PakistanA strain of the disease responsible for killing nearly two thirds of the UK's greenfinch population has spread to myna birds in Pakistan. In 2011, the disease was discovered to have reached European finch populations. Now it has been found in an entirely separate songbird species — the common myna, native to India and one of the world's most invasive species. Although it is not generally fatal to
:: Trichomonosis discovered amongst myna birds in PakistanA strain of the disease responsible for killing nearly two thirds of the UK's greenfinch population has spread to myna birds in Pakistan.In 2011, the disease was discovered to have reached European finch populations. Now it has been found in an entirely separate songbird species — the common myna, native to India and one of the world's most invasive species.Although it is not generally fatal to t
:: Trichomonosis discovered amongst myna birds in PakistanA strain of the disease responsible for killing off nearly two thirds of the UK's greenfinches has been discovered in myna bird populations in Pakistan.
:: Trigenic interactions in yeast link bioprocesses
:: Triggered recruitment of ESCRT machinery promotes endolysosomal repairEndolysosomes can be damaged by diverse materials. Terminally damaged compartments are degraded by lysophagy, but pathways that repair salvageable organelles are poorly understood. Here we found that the endosomal sorting complex required for transport (ESCRT) machinery, known to mediate budding and fission on endolysosomes, also plays an essential role in their repair. ESCRTs were rapidly recrui
:: Triggered recruitment of ESCRT machinery promotes endolysosomal repairEndolysosomes can be damaged by diverse materials. Terminally damaged compartments are degraded by lysophagy, but pathways that repair salvageable organelles are poorly understood. Here we found that the endosomal sorting complex required for transport (ESCRT) machinery, known to mediate budding and fission on endolysosomes, also plays an essential role in their repair. ESCRTs were rapidly recrui
:: Trillions Upon Trillions of Viruses Fall From the Sky Each DayViruses shape the ecology of the planet, but scientists still have only a rudimentary understanding of the microbial impacts on animals, plants and ecosystems.
:: Trillions Upon Trillions of Viruses Fall From the Sky Each DayViruses shape the ecology of the planet, but scientists still have only a rudimentary understanding of the microbial impacts on animals, plants and ecosystems.
:: Tropism for tuft cells determines immune promotion of norovirus pathogenesisComplex interactions between host immunity and the microbiome regulate norovirus infection. However, the mechanism of host immune promotion of enteric virus infection remains obscure. The cellular tropism of noroviruses is also unknown. Recently, we identified CD300lf as a murine norovirus (MNoV) receptor. In this study, we have shown that tuft cells, a rare type of intestinal epithelial cell, ex
:: Trouble Detected in Infamous Dark Matter SignalFor 20 years, an experiment in Italy known as DAMA has detected an oscillating signal that could be coming from dark matter — the fog of invisible particles that ostensibly fill the cosmos , sculpting everything else with their gravity. One of the oldest and biggest experiments hunting for dark matter particles, DAMA is alone in claiming to see them. It purports to pick up on rare interactions be
:: Trouble in Paradise: Tourism surge lashes Southeast Asia's beachesHordes of tourists clamber across the white sand with selfie sticks as Thai park rangers wade into turquoise waters to direct boats charging into the cliff-ringed cove.
:: Trove of author Ray Bradbury's papers set for preservationRay Bradbury won over generations of readers to science fiction with "Fahrenheit 451" and other works during a writing career that spanned much of the 20th Century and produced a mountain of manuscripts, correspondence and memorabilia.
:: Truckers Take on Trump Over Electronic Logging Device RulesDrivers unhappy about devices that track how much time they spend on the road are taking their grievances to Washington.
:: Truckers Take on Trump Over Electronic Logging Device RulesDrivers unhappy about devices that track how much time they spend on the road are taking their grievances to Washington.
:: True scale of Bitcoin ransomware extortion revealedBy tracking the Bitcoin accounts associated with ransomware, researchers have calculated how much cybercriminals extracted from their victims.
:: Trump Administration Pushes Abstinence in Teen Pregnancy ProgramsNew rules don’t explicitly exclude teaching about contraception and protected sex, but favor “sexual risk avoidance” and don’t require as rigorous evidence of efficacy.
:: Trump and Elite Schools: A Harvard Athlete Weighs InA week ago I quoted an unnamed “reader in New Haven,” who offered thoughts about “ The Future of Elite Schools in the Trump Era .” That occasioned a lot of response, which is still coming in. I quoted some of it in “ Trump vs. Harvard and Yale ” and “ The Future of Elite Schools, Continued .” This next installment comes from the author of the original message, who is now willing to be identified.
:: Trump and Macron See the World Very DifferentlyEmmanuel Macron had something surprising to say about the United States last week, given that the president of the United States would soon be hosting his French counterpart for an elaborate state visit. Hard-edged “national selfishness”—of the kind that plunged the world into war nearly eight decades ago, long before the 40-year-old leader was born—is resurgent and endangering Europe’s “model” o
:: Trump Budget Cuts Could Cause Hundreds of Plant Extinctions in HawaiiThe “extinction capital of the world” could start losing unique plant species in as little as a month if funding disappears — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: Trump EPA expected to roll back auto gas mileage standardsThe Trump administration is expected to announce that it will roll back automobile gas mileage and pollution standards that were a pillar in the Obama administration's plans to combat climate change.
:: Trump Loudly Insists That He Is IncompetentDonald Trump’s supporters insist that the public shouldn’t lose faith in the president as Robert Mueller and the Department of Justice delve ever more deeply into his affairs. Sure, his personal attorney’s office was raided and his political associates keep having to strike deals after getting caught breaking the law. But Trump supporters believe the president when he says that he is a victim of
:: Trump rolls back Obama-era fuel efficiency rulesThe Trump administration rolled back Obama-era pollution and fuel efficiency rules for cars and light trucks on Monday, saying they were too stringent.
:: Trump rolls back Obama-era fuel efficiency rulesThe Trump administration rolled back Obama-era pollution and fuel efficiency rules for cars and light trucks on Monday, saying they were too stringent.
:: Trump signs law weakening shield for online servicesPresident Donald Trump has signed a new law aimed at curbing sex trafficking.
:: Trump targets Amazon again in new tweetsDonald Trump AmazonUS President Donald Trump on Saturday resumed his attacks against online retailing giant Amazon and accused The Washington Post, owned by Amazon's founder Jeff Bezos, of lobbying for the company.
:: Trump vil løsne krav til benzinslugereObama-administrationen krævede at nye biler i 2025 skulle kunne køre omtrent 40 procent længere på literen end biler solgt i 2010. Men nu vil Trump-administrationen løsne kravene.
:: Trump vil løsne krav til benzinslugereObama-administrationen krævede at nye biler i 2025 skulle kunne køre omtrent 40 procent længere på literen end biler solgt i 2010. Men nu vil Trump-administrationen løsne kravene.
:: Trump vs. Harvard and Yale, ContinuedRecently I posted a dispatch from a reader based in New Haven, himself a Harvard graduate, who said that America’s elite-level universities were ill-prepared for what the Trump administration had in store for them. Here is a sampling of the response that has come in. First, the flippant: Your blog post detailing a reader’s concern about the insularity and elitism of Ivy League universities made m
:: Trump’s Attack on Amazon Actually Has Its PrecedentsFrom Theodore Roosevelt to John Kennedy, presidents have often taken on big business, in both word and deed.
:: Trump’s Attacks on Comey Collide With RealitySamuel Johnson once stood talking with James Boswell about a theory expressed by a certain Bishop Berkeley that the external world was made up entirely of representations. There was no reality, only beliefs. Disgusted, Johnson said : “I refute it thus!”—and aimed a kick at a nearby boulder. The point being: You can believe what you want, but if you ignore the rocks, you’ll badly hurt your toe. Th
:: Trump’s Greatest FearIt’s always been the business that worried Donald Trump. This was true during the presidential campaign, it was true during the transition, and it remains true now. The president continues to waffle over what to do about Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe—fire Mueller? Fire Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein?—but for the moment, he seems content with bluster. As federal prosecutors in New
:: Trump’s NASA Nominee, Jim Bridenstine, Confirmed by Senate on Party-Line VoteNASA Jim BridenstineThe Oklahoma congressman’s nomination languished for more than seven months as senators raised objections to his record, and now additional concerns have been raised.
:: Trump's Assault on the Rule of LawHours after the FBI raided the office, home, and hotel room of his sometime-personal attorney Michael Cohen, President Trump delivered an angry response at the White House on Monday. The group of people he targeted is wide and deep: Special Counsel Robert Mueller, Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, former FBI Director James Comey, and his own appointee as U.S.
:: Trump's Claims About McCabe Aren't Supported by Internal FBI ReviewThe Justice Department’s Office of the Inspector General has concluded that former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe misled internal investigators over his role in authorizing a leak of information to the Wall Street Journal . Although the report delivers a harsh assessment of McCabe, a longtime target of President Trump, it also undermines the narrative of McCabe as an anti-Trump partisan who so
:: Trump's Claims About McCabe Aren't Supported by Internal FBI ReviewThe Justice Department’s Office of the Inspector General has concluded that former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe misled internal investigators over his role in authorizing a leak of information to the Wall Street Journal . Although the report delivers a harsh assessment of McCabe, a longtime target of President Trump, it also undermines the narrative of McCabe as an anti-Trump partisan who so
:: Trump's Dangerous Threat of WarThe problem is not simply that congressional leaders won’t stop President Trump from firing Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, and maybe Special Counsel Robert Mueller, and plunging America into a constitutional crisis. The problem is that those congressional leaders—while allowing Trump to do all this—are also allowing him to take the United States to war. On Wednesday morning, Trump tweete
:: Trump's divisive pick to run NASA wins narrow confirmationNASA's latest nail-biting drama was far from orbit as the Senate narrowly confirmed President Donald Trump's choice of a tea party congressman to run the space agency in an unprecedented party-line vote.
:: Trump's New Solution to Every ProblemThree times in the last two weeks, President Trump has turned in frustration from an intractable problem and landed upon an apparently elegant solution: the military. First it was Congress’s decision not to fund the president’s border wall in the omnibus spending bill. Trump twice tweeted that he wanted to “build WALL through M,” which most observers understood to mean “Mexico,” until The Washing
:: Trump's New Solution to Every ProblemThree times in the last two weeks, President Trump has turned in frustration from an intractable problem and landed upon an apparently elegant solution: the military. First it was Congress’s decision not to fund the president’s border wall in the omnibus spending bill. Trump twice tweeted that he wanted to “build WALL through M,” which most observers understood to mean “Mexico,” until The Washing
:: Trump's Rush to Confirm Comey's AccusationsAs the release of James Comey’s book neared, Republican operatives in Washington began spreading the word: They had a plan to counter the former FBI director’s much-anticipated tome. Thursday, the Republican National Committee unveiled the secret weapon, which turned out to be a slick though shallow website called (wait for it) “ Lyin’ Comey .” Then came the morning of Friday the 13th, and with i
:: Trump's Rush to Confirm Comey's AccusationsAs the release of James Comey’s book neared, Republican operatives in Washington began spreading the word: They had a plan to counter the former FBI director’s much-anticipated tome. Thursday, the Republican National Committee unveiled the secret weapon, which turned out to be a slick though shallow website called (wait for it) “ Lyin’ Comey .” Then came the morning of Friday the 13th, and with i
:: Trump's Syria Strategy Actually Makes SenseThe Trump administration is coming in for an avalanche of complaints that it conducted military operations against Syria without having a strategy for Syria. This is inaccurate. President Obama had grandiose goals that he omitted to attain. He wanted Bashar al-Assad to go. He wanted the Russians to leave Syria. He wanted to promote democracy and protect human rights unless it became too costly (s
:: Trust in science, news and experts is influenced by sound quality"Believe nothing you hear, and only one half that you see," Edgar Allen Poe once wrote.
:: Trust in science, news and experts is influenced by sound quality"Believe nothing you hear, and only one half that you see," Edgar Allen Poe once wrote.
:: Trust in science, news and experts is influenced by sound qualityNew research using manipulated audio clips from NPR's Science Friday and YouTube videos of academic presentations indicates that poor audio quality can create distrust — in both the information and the source, while high audio quality strengthens their credibility.
:: Trust in science, news and experts is influenced by sound qualityNew research using manipulated audio clips from NPR's Science Friday and YouTube videos of academic presentations indicates that poor audio quality can create distrust — in both the information and the source, while high audio quality strengthens their credibility.
:: Tsunamis could cause beach tourism to lose hundreds of millions of dollars every yearGoing to the beach this summer? European tourists are more frequently going to places with significant tsunami risk, researchers have found. A global tourism destination risk index for tsunamis was released today at the 2018 Annual Conference of the European Geosciences Union in Vienna. It is based on a study led by Andreas Schaefer of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) that examined all prom
:: Tsunamis could cause beach tourism to lose hundreds of millions of dollars every yearGoing to the beach this summer? European tourists are more frequently going to places with significant tsunami risk, researchers have found.
:: Tsunamis could cost beach tourism hundreds of millions of dollars every yearEuropean tourists are more frequently going to places all over the world with significant tsunami risk, researchers have found. A global tourism destination risk index for tsunamis was released today at the 2018 Annual Conference of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) in Vienna, based on a study led by Andreas Schaefer of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). This study examined all prominent
:: Tubular science improves polymer solar cellsA popular polymer-based solar cell could produce more energy if the electronic charges can move efficiently through the cell's components. A novel three-component mixture allows conductive solar cell materials to self-align into columns. The alignment improves the efficiency. This, in turn, allows the solar cells to be fabricated more than three times thicker without degrading the high performance
:: Tumor-agnostic therapy gets on TRK
:: Tumor-agnostic therapy gets on TRK
:: Tune in your head? Mind-reading tech can guess how it soundsWe now have the ability to hear another person’s thoughts. Researchers have identified the brain activity involved in imagining sounds in your head
:: Tungsten 'too brittle' for nuclear fusion reactorsResearchers find tungsten — a favored choice of metal within the reactor — is liable to become brittle, leading to failure.
:: Tungsten 'too brittle' for nuclear fusion reactorsScientists at the University of Huddersfield have been using world-class new facilities to carry out experiments that could aid the development of nuclear fusion reactors, widely regarded as the "Holy Grail" solution to future energy needs.
:: Tuning the soil for growth
:: Turning food waste into animal feed could take a chunk out of livestock emissionsUsing European plant and dairy waste as an alternative to soy-based animal feed could see a big drop in agricultural emissions and prevent deforestation.
:: Turning food waste into animal feed could take a chunk out of livestock emissionsUsing European plant and dairy waste as an alternative to soy-based animal feed could see a big drop in agricultural emissions and prevent deforestation.
:: Turning injectable medicines into inhalable treatments with the help of smart phone componentsImagine if all childhood vaccines could get delivered with an inhaler rather than shots; or wiping away tuberculosis bacteria in a patient's lungs with an inhaler; or disinfecting a hospital room thoroughly with a diffuser.
:: Turning off the tapIn May 2018, South Africa's Cape Town may become the first city in the world to fully shut off its water.
:: TWEAK and RIPK1 mediate a second wave of cell death during AKI [Cell Biology]Acute kidney injury (AKI) is characterized by necrotic tubular cell death and inflammation. The TWEAK/Fn14 axis is a mediator of renal injury. Diverse pathways of regulated necrosis have recently been reported to contribute to AKI, but there are ongoing discussions on the timing or molecular regulators involved. We have now…
:: TWEAK and RIPK1 mediate a second wave of cell death during AKI [Cell Biology]Acute kidney injury (AKI) is characterized by necrotic tubular cell death and inflammation. The TWEAK/Fn14 axis is a mediator of renal injury. Diverse pathways of regulated necrosis have recently been reported to contribute to AKI, but there are ongoing discussions on the timing or molecular regulators involved. We have now…
:: Twisting laser light offers the chance to probe the nano-scaleA new method to sensitively measure the structure of molecules has been demonstrated by twisting laser light and aiming it at miniscule gold gratings to separate out wavelengths.
:: Twisting laser light offers the chance to probe the nano-scaleA new method to sensitively measure the structure of molecules has been demonstrated by twisting laser light and aiming it at miniscule gold gratings to separate out wavelengths.
:: Twisting laser light offers the chance to probe the nano-scaleA new method to sensitively measure the structure of molecules has been demonstrated by twisting laser light and aiming it at minuscule gold gratings to separate out wavelengths.
:: Twisting laser light offers the chance to probe the nano-scaleA new method to sensitively measure the structure of molecules has been demonstrated by twisting laser light and aiming it at minuscule gold gratings to separate out wavelengths.
:: Twitter: 1 million accounts suspended for 'terrorism promotion'Twitter Accounts ContentTwitter said Thursday it has suspended over one million accounts for "promotion of terrorism" since 2015, claiming its efforts have begun to make the platform "an undesirable place" to call for violence.
:: Twitter: 1 million accounts suspended for 'terrorism promotion'Twitter Accounts ContentTwitter said Thursday it has suspended over one million accounts for "promotion of terrorism" since 2015, claiming its efforts have begun to make the platform "an undesirable place" to call for violence.
:: Two atoms combined in dipolar moleculeIn terms of size, it may be the smallest scientific breakthrough ever made at Harvard.
:: Two Colorado studies find resistance mechanisms in ALK+ and ROS1+ cancersIn one of 12 ROS1+ samples and 15 of 43 ALK+ samples, new kinases had been altered to allow treatment resistance. However, 'we found a lot of stuff besides kinase mutations,' a researcher says. 'What we're trying to say is that resistance happens in a lot of different ways and we need to be thinking about all the genetic and non-genetic changes that can occur.'
:: Two degrees no longer seen as global warming guardrailLimiting global warming to two degrees Celsius will not prevent destructive and deadly climate impacts, as once hoped, dozens of experts concluded in a score of scientific studies released Monday.
:: Two dinosaurs fetch over 1.4 million euros each in Paris saleTwo dinosaur skeletons marketed as hip design objects— one of a diplodocus, the other of an allosaurus—sold for more than 1.4 million euros ($1.7 million) apiece at auction in Paris on Wednesday.
:: Two Hubble views of the same stellar nurseryThese NASA Hubble Space Telescope images compare two diverse views of the roiling heart of a vast stellar nursery, known as the Lagoon Nebula. The images, one taken in visible and the other in infrared light, celebrate Hubble's 28th anniversary in space.
:: Two Hubble views of the same stellar nurseryThese NASA Hubble Space Telescope images compare two diverse views of the roiling heart of a vast stellar nursery, known as the Lagoon Nebula. The images, one taken in visible and the other in infrared light, celebrate Hubble's 28th anniversary in space.
:: Two is better than one to improve brain function in Alzheimer's disease mouse modelUsing two complementary approaches to reduce the deposits of amyloid-beta in the brain rather than either approach alone improved spatial navigation and memory in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.
:: Two is better than one to improve brain function in Alzheimer's disease mouse modelUsing two complementary approaches to reduce the deposits of amyloid-beta in the brain rather than either approach alone improved spatial navigation and memory in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.
:: Two robots are better than one for NIST's 5G antenna measurement researchResearchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) continue to pioneer new antenna measurement methods, this time for future 5G wireless communications systems.
:: Two robots are better than one for NIST's 5G antenna measurement researchResearchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) continue to pioneer new antenna measurement methods, this time for future 5G wireless communications systems.
:: Two robots are better than one: 5G antenna measurement researchResearchers continue to develop new antenna measurement methods, this time for future 5G wireless communications systems.
:: Two-billion-year-old evaporites capture Earths great oxidationMajor changes in atmospheric and ocean chemistry occurred in the Paleoproterozoic era (2.5 to 1.6 billion years ago). Increasing oxidation dramatically changed Earth’s surface, but few quantitative constraints exist on this important transition. This study describes the sedimentology, mineralogy, and geochemistry of a 2-billion-year-old, ~800-meter-thick evaporite succession from the Onega Basin
:: Two-pronged approach could curb many cases of lung cancerLung cancer, a leading killer, has been hard to target with drugs. A team at Boston Children's Hospital took a metabolic approach, looking at what lung tumor cells need to live and grow. When they removed these factors, tumor growth was almost completely suppressed in a mouse model. Their findings suggest that a combination of existing drugs (IGF-1 inhibitors and inhibitors of protein breakdown) c
:: Two-pronged approach could curb many cases of lung cancerLung cancer, a leading killer, has been hard to target with drugs. A team took a metabolic approach, looking at what lung tumor cells need to live and grow. When they removed these factors, tumor growth was almost completely suppressed in a mouse model. Their findings suggest that a combination of existing drugs (IGF-1 inhibitors and inhibitors of protein breakdown) could provide an alternative to
:: Two-pronged approach could curb many cases of lung cancerLung cancer, a leading killer, has been hard to target with drugs. A team took a metabolic approach, looking at what lung tumor cells need to live and grow. When they removed these factors, tumor growth was almost completely suppressed in a mouse model. Their findings suggest that a combination of existing drugs (IGF-1 inhibitors and inhibitors of protein breakdown) could provide an alternative to
:: Tying genotype to phenotype, cell by cell
:: Tyskernes interesse for dieselbiler i frit faldTyske bilkøbere vil nu lige så gerne have en elbil som en dieselbil. Udviklingen går hurtigt efter ny lovgivning, der gør diesellivet mere besværligt.
:: U of G study finds concerning connection between feminine hygiene products and infectionNinety-five percent of Canadian women have used vaginal hygiene products and a new study shows that these products might be doing more harm than good.
:: U.K. Man With 'Worst Ever' Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea Is Now CuredThe U.K. man who caught the "worst ever" case of antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea has been cured.
:: U.N. Agency Agrees to Path for Shipping Emissions CutsNonbinding resolution, opposed by U.S., is a key step toward mandatory regulations — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: U.S. Ebola coverage got personal when the virus arrivedNews coverage of Ebola cases in the United States focused on telling individual stories that humanized those affected, research shows. Based on these findings, the researchers suggest that reporters covering health crises might have a greater positive impact on their audiences if they write human interest stories that share helpful information. “In this case, a focus on individuals and their stor
:: U.S. Environmental Group Wins Millions to Develop Methane-Monitoring SatelliteThe Environmental Defense Fund is working with researchers at Harvard University on the probe — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: U.S. Environmental Group Wins Millions to Develop Methane-Monitoring SatelliteThe Environmental Defense Fund is working with researchers at Harvard University on the probe — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: U.S. rivers are becoming saltier – and it's not just from treating roads in winterThe United States has made enormous progress in reducing water pollution since the Clean Water Act was passed nearly 50 years ago. Rivers no longer catch fire when oil slicks on their surfaces ignite. And many harbors that once were fouled with sewage now draw swimmers and boaters.
:: U.S. rivers are becoming saltier – and it's not just from treating roads in winterThe United States has made enormous progress in reducing water pollution since the Clean Water Act was passed nearly 50 years ago. Rivers no longer catch fire when oil slicks on their surfaces ignite. And many harbors that once were fouled with sewage now draw swimmers and boaters.
:: UA-led NASA survey seen as steppingstone for astronomyBy studying dust in the habitable zones of nearby stars, the HOSTS Survey — led by University of Arizona astronomers and performed with Arizona telescopes — is helping to determine how big future telescopes should be, which stars are likely candidates for harboring Earth-like planets and what the average star system looks like.
:: Uber Makes Peace With a Data-Sharing Deal for CitiesThe ride-hailing company is working with DC to share info—and the much coveted curb.
:: Uber scales back Greek operations after law clampdownRide-hailing service Uber on Thursday said it would suspend one of its two services in Greece after the approval of tighter sector rules.
:: Uber scales back Greek operations after law clampdownRide-hailing service Uber on Thursday said it would suspend one of its two services in Greece after the approval of tighter sector rules.
:: Uber to up its background checks for driversUber will start doing annual criminal background checks on U.S. drivers and hire a company that constantly monitors criminal arrests as it tries to do a better job of keeping riders safe.
:: Uber-Grab deal hits speed bump in SingaporeSingapore on Friday imposed restrictions on ride-hailing firm Grab's acquisition of Uber's Southeast Asian business until it concludes a probe into whether the sale may have infringed competition rules.
:: Uber's New Game Plan: Rental Cars, Transit, and Jump BikesUber Car AppThe company's bid for dominance now hinges on controlling every way you move.
:: Uber's Peace Process, Tesla's Tantrum, and More Car News This WeekPlus: Electric scooters invade American cities and Lyft goes after its carbon emissions.
:: Ubisoft aims to rack up five billion players with Tencent dealFresh from winning a long corporate battle, French video game powerhouse Ubisoft is aiming for a tenfold surge in its global playing audience after securing a partnership with Chinese internet giant Tencent.
:: UC San Diego study: Anyone can be an innovatorInnovators aren't born, they can be made, according to recent research from the University of California San Diego's School of Global Policy and Strategy.
:: UCalgary researchers develop a new method to discover drugs to treat epilepsyFor more than a third of children living with epilepsy, the currently approved medications do not stop their seizures. Researchers at the Cumming School of Medicine have developed a new drug screening method to discover drugs to treat epilepsy.
:: UCLA researchers use search engines, social media to predict syphilis trendsUCLA-led research finds that internet search terms and tweets related to sexual risk behaviors can predict when and where syphilis trends will occur.
:: Uddannelsespladser i akutmedicin snart klarDe tre videreuddannelsesregioner er for tiden ved at gøre klar til de første intro-forløb i akutmedicin.
:: Udsigt til fugle løfter dit humør og gavner dit mentale helbredNaturen har en positiv virkning på vores humør. Forskning viser, at udsigt til fugle giver dig mentalt overskud og mindsker risikoen for at få depression, angst og stress.
:: Udviklere i etisk opgør: Slut med usikre barbiedukker der overvåger vores børnInternet of Things er trods stor hype fortsat et umodent teknologisk område, som mangler etiske og sikkerhedsmæssige standarder. Ny dansk forskning viser, at udviklere savner praktiske værktøjer til at designe sikre og etiske Iot-løsninger
:: UEA research paints underwater pictures with soundSilent marine robots that record sounds underwater are allowing researchers to listen to the oceans as never before.While pilot whales make whistles, buzzes and clicks, pods of hunting dolphins create high-pitched echolocation clicks and larger species such as sperm whales make louder, slower clicks.As well as eavesdropping on marine life, the recordings can be used to measure sea-surface wind spe
:: Ugens debat: DAB+ dækker minus!Regeringens planer om at slukke FM-senderne i 2021 har mødt hård kritik – ikke mindst fra brugerne på ing.dk.
:: Ugens debat: Skal vi kunne køre over Kattegat?Tankerne om en motorvejsforbindelse over Kattegat via Samsø fik hen over påsken debattørerne på Ing.dk til tasterne.
:: Ugens debat: Skal vi kunne køre over Kattegat?Tankerne om en motorvejsforbindelse over Kattegat via Samsø fik hen over påsken debattørerne på Ing.dk til tasterne.
:: UK archaeologists help Iraqis restore their Isis-ravaged heritageThe British Museum is training female archaeologists on the site of the world’s oldest bridge The world’s oldest-known bridge, an ancient Sumerian structure in Iraq, is to be used by the British Museum as a training site to teach two groups of female archaeologists the skills to restore the country’s Islamic State-ravaged heritage. After a conflict that saw Isis jihadists destroy large parts of I
:: UK calls on social media firms to better protect childrenBritain's health secretary says the government will introduce new laws targeting online social media companies if they don't do more to protect children.
:: UK car sales slide for 12th month: industry bodyNew car sales in Britain fell for a 12th month in March, as demand for diesel vehicles slumped further, this time by more than one third, industry data showed Thursday.
:: UK car sales slide for 12th month: industry bodyNew car sales in Britain fell for a 12th month in March, as demand for diesel vehicles slumped further, this time by more than one third, industry data showed Thursday.
:: UK lawmakers want to bring good old British decorum to the AI industry
:: UK regulator investigating Facebook over political campaigningBritain's data privacy regulator said Thursday it was investigating 30 organisations including Facebook over their use of personal data and analytics in political campaigning.
:: UK regulator investigating Facebook over political campaigningBritain's data privacy regulator said Thursday it was investigating 30 organisations including Facebook over their use of personal data and analytics in political campaigning.
:: UK teen who hacked CIA chief gets two-year prison termA British teenager who accessed the email accounts of top US intelligence and security officials including the head of the CIA was sentenced to two years in prison on Friday.
:: UK weather: Why this isn't a heatwave… yetPeople across the UK have been enjoying unusually warm weather, but when can we call it a heatwave?
:: Ultra-Accurate Clocks Lead Search for New Laws of PhysicsIn the late 1990s, Jun Ye , a young physicist at the research institute JILA in Boulder, Colorado, decided to dedicate much of his career to making the world’s best atomic clock. He spent some time getting to know different atoms — magnesium, calcium and barium. Eventually he settled on strontium for its internal stability. He then set to work building a laser that would tickle strontium atoms at
:: Ultradian rhythmicity of plasma cortisol is necessary for normal emotional and cognitive responses in man [Physiology]Glucocorticoids (GCs) are secreted in an ultradian, pulsatile pattern that emerges from delays in the feedforward-feedback interaction between the anterior pituitary and adrenal glands. Dynamic oscillations of GCs are critical for normal cognitive and metabolic function in the rat and have been shown to modulate the pattern of GC-sensitive gene…
:: Ultrafast electron oscillation and dephasing monitored by attosecond light sourceCollaborative research team of Prof. Jun Takeda and Associate Prof. Ikufumi Katayama in the laboratory of Yokohama National University (YNU) and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) have reported petahertz electron oscillation. The periodic electron oscillations of 667-383 attoseconds (10-18 of a second) is the fastest that has ever been measured in direct time-dependent spectroscopy in solid-stat
:: Ultralarge elastic deformation of nanoscale diamondDiamonds have substantial hardness and durability, but attempting to deform diamonds usually results in brittle fracture. We demonstrate ultralarge, fully reversible elastic deformation of nanoscale (~300 nanometers) single-crystalline and polycrystalline diamond needles. For single-crystalline diamond, the maximum tensile strains (up to 9%) approached the theoretical elastic limit, and the corre
:: Ultrasonic Signals Are the Wild West of Wireless TechInaudible signals that your phone can hear—but you can't—are often based on ad hoc tech, which makes for risky security.
:: Ultrasonic Signals Are the Wild West of Wireless TechInaudible signals that your phone can hear—but you can't—are often based on ad hoc tech, which makes for risky security.
:: Ultraviolet bakteriedræber skal desinficere passagerflyAmerikanere har udviklet en vogn, som kan dræbe 99,9 procent af alle bakterier og vira på et passagerfly på blot 10 minutter. Grundlæggeren vil have et opgør med flybranchens hygiejnestandarder.
:: UMass Amherst geoscientist on NASA mission to improve astronaut experienceGeoscientist Will Daniels, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Massachusetts Amherst's Climate System Research Center, is set to embark on the trip of a lifetime this month as part of an experiment for NASA, spending 45 days away from Earth as he knows it, without ever leaving the ground.
:: UMD researcher uncovers protein used to outsmart the human immune systemA UMD researcher has uncovered a mechanism by which the bacteria that causes Lyme disease fights innate immune responses, and observed a never-before-seen phenomena demonstrating the bacteria can spring back in the body weeks later. Understanding this bacteria, one of only a few pathogens that can actually persist in the body for long periods of time, has major implications for treatment of tick-b
:: Umuligt at få overblik over, hvor meget dansk persondata sendes ud af EUVersion2 har forsøgt at undersøge, hvor meget persondata regionerne sender ud af EU, men det har været problematisk for flere regioner at svare. Og det burde det ikke være, siger Datatilsynet.
:: Umuligt at få overblik over, hvor meget dansk persondata sendes ud af EUVersion2 har forsøgt at undersøge, hvor meget persondata regionerne sender ud af EU, men det har været problematisk for flere regioner at svare. Og det burde det ikke være, siger Datatilsynet.
:: UNC scientists create better laboratory tools to study cancer's spreadIn the journal Nature Biomedical Engineering, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center's Andrew Wang, MD, and colleagues report they have developed tissue-engineered models for cancer metastases that reflect the microenvironment around tumors that promotes their growth.
:: Uncovering a mechanism causing chronic graft-vs-host disease after bone marrow transplantMicroRNA-17-92 is required for the T-cell and B-cell pathogenicity that drives chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) after allogeneic bone marrow transplant (BMT), report investigators at The Medical University of South Carolina in an article prepublished online March 12, 2018 by Blood. Data from cGVHD mouse models showed that, by determining T-cell and B-cell differentiation and function, miR
:: Uncovering a mechanism causing chronic graft-vs-host disease after bone marrow transplantMicroRNA-17-92 is required for the T-cell and B-cell pathogenicity that drives chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) after allogeneic bone marrow transplant (BMT), report investigators. Data from cGVHD mouse models showed that, by determining T-cell and B-cell differentiation and function, miR-17-92 is responsible for cGVHD development. Inhibiting miR-17 is a potential therapeutic strategy for
:: Uncovering a mechanism causing chronic graft-vs-host disease after bone marrow transplantMicroRNA-17-92 is required for the T-cell and B-cell pathogenicity that drives chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) after allogeneic bone marrow transplant (BMT), report investigators. Data from cGVHD mouse models showed that, by determining T-cell and B-cell differentiation and function, miR-17-92 is responsible for cGVHD development. Inhibiting miR-17 is a potential therapeutic strategy for
:: Uncovering clue to disarm gonorrhea superbugResearchers have discovered a way the gonorrhea bacteria cleverly evade the immune system — opening up the way for therapies that prevent this process, allowing the body's natural defenses to kill the bug.
:: Uncovering the secret law of the evolution of galaxy clustersAs science enthusiasts around the world bid farewell to legendary cosmologist Stephen Hawking, researchers continue to make important discoveries about the evolution of galaxy clusters that capture the imagination.
:: Uncovering the secret law of the evolution of galaxy clustersUsing observational data from the Hubble Space Telescope and the Subaru Telescope, the size and mass of galaxy clusters have precisely been measured. Osaka University-led research team analyzed those data and found a simple law that regulates the growth of the clusters. They also showed that the clusters are still young and growing. The newfound law will serve as a tool to clarify the evolutionary
:: Under-fives should be priority for snail fever therapy, study findsPre-school children in sub-Saharan Africa should be tested regularly for a common infection known as snail fever, which would reduce the spread of the disease.
:: Under-fives should be priority for snail fever therapy, study findsPre-school children in sub-Saharan Africa should be tested regularly for a common infection known as snail fever, which would reduce the spread of the disease.
:: Understanding a cell's 'doorbell'A multi-institutional project to understand one of the major targets of human drug design has produced new insights into how structural communication works in a cell component called a G protein-coupled receptor (GPCRs), basically a "doorbell" structure that alerts the cell of important molecules nearby. Understanding the structure and function of the receptor more deeply will enable better drug d
:: Understanding a cell's 'doorbell'A multi-institutional project to understand one of the major targets of human drug design has produced new insights into how structural communication works in a cell component called a G protein-coupled receptor (GPCRs), basically a 'doorbell' structure that alerts the cell of important molecules nearby.
:: Understanding a cell's 'doorbell'A multi-institutional project to understand one of the major targets of human drug design has produced new insights into how structural communication works in a cell component called a G protein-coupled receptor (GPCRs), basically a 'doorbell' structure that alerts the cell of important molecules nearby.
:: Understanding barriers to mental health care for urban black men who experience traumaPsychological distress is common in the aftermath of a traumatic injury. Symptoms of depression and post-traumatic stress can make it harder to re-establish one's social and family life, work performance, and wellbeing after injury.
:: Understanding Facebook's data crisis—5 essential readsMost of Facebook's 2 billion users have likely had their data collected by third parties, the company revealed April 4. That follows reports that 87 million users' data were used to target online political advertising in the run-up to the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
:: Understanding Facebook's data crisis—5 essential readsMost of Facebook's 2 billion users have likely had their data collected by third parties, the company revealed April 4. That follows reports that 87 million users' data were used to target online political advertising in the run-up to the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
:: Understanding fast radio burstsAstronomers are detecting a mysterious, powerful form of radiation blipping across space, and nobody's quite sure why.
:: Understanding fast radio burstsAstronomers are detecting a mysterious, powerful form of radiation blipping across space, and nobody's quite sure why.
:: Understanding Mercury's magnetic tailTheoretical physicists used simulations to explain the unusual readings collected in 2009 by the Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry, and Ranging mission. The origin of energetic electrons detected in Mercury's magnetic tail has puzzled scientists. This new study, appearing in Physics of Plasmas, provides a possible solution to how these energetic electrons form.
:: Understanding Mercury's magnetic tailTheoretical physicists used simulations to explain the unusual readings collected in 2009 by the Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry, and Ranging mission. The origin of energetic electrons detected in Mercury's magnetic tail has puzzled scientists. This new study, appearing in Physics of Plasmas, provides a possible solution to how these energetic electrons form.
:: Understanding Mercury's magnetic tailTheoretical physicists used simulations to explain the unusual readings collected in 2009 by the Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry, and Ranging mission. The origin of energetic electrons detected in Mercury's magnetic tail has puzzled scientists. This new study provides a possible solution to how these energetic electrons form.
:: Understanding Mercury's magnetic tailTheoretical physicists used simulations to explain the unusual readings collected in 2009 by the Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry, and Ranging mission. The origin of energetic electrons detected in Mercury's magnetic tail has puzzled scientists. This new study provides a possible solution to how these energetic electrons form.
:: Understanding microbial competition for nitrogenNitrogen is a hot commodity in the surface ocean. Primary producers including phytoplankton and other microorganisms consume and transform it into organic molecules to build biomass, while others transform inorganic forms to access their chemical store of energy. All of these steps are part of the complex nitrogen cycle of the upper water column.
:: Understanding the mechanism behind HTLV-1 survivalResearchers report on a novel molecular mechanism that explains how HTLV-1 survives in human cells. By allowing a small number of infected cells to express the gene Tax, they survive and spread.
:: Undersøgelse: Mikroplast forurener ikke grundvandetDTU har undersøgt, om mikroplast kan forurene vores grundvand. Det er ikke sandsynligt, lyder konklusionen.
:: Unexpected finding may deter disabling diabetic eye diseaseA new study is the first to find that a particular type of lipid, or fat, thought to only exist in the skin, now lives in your eye and might play a major role in deterring diabetic retinopathy.
:: Unexpected finding may deter disabling diabetic eye diseaseA new study is the first to find that a particular type of lipid, or fat, thought to only exist in the skin, now lives in your eye and might play a major role in deterring diabetic retinopathy.
:: Unexpected reversal of C3 versus C4 grass response to elevated CO2 during a 20-year field experimentTheory predicts and evidence shows that plant species that use the C 4 photosynthetic pathway (C 4 species) are less responsive to elevated carbon dioxide ( e CO 2 ) than species that use only the C 3 pathway (C 3 species). We document a reversal from this expected C 3 -C 4 contrast. Over the first 12 years of a 20-year free-air CO 2 enrichment experiment with 88 C 3 or C 4 grassland plots, we fo
:: Unfit to CommandThe weekend news from Washington featured two story lines: the U.S.-led coalition missile strikes against Syrian government forces, and President Trump’s most extreme Twitter meltdown to date. The question for all the world to worry over: How closely are these two story lines interconnected? How and to what extent is the president’s increasingly extreme mental state obtruding on the national secu
:: UNH researchers find combination for small data storage and tinier computersIt may sound like a futuristic device out of a spy novel, a computer the size of a pinhead, but according to new research from the University of New Hampshire, it might be a reality sooner than once thought. Researchers have discovered that using an easily made combination of materials might be the way to offer a more stable environment for smaller and safer data storage, ultimately leading to min
:: Unik vindtunnel går fra stille til storm på halvandet minutEfter to års arbejde er DTU Vindenergis nye vindtunnel til 85 mio. kroner stort set færdig på Risø og er klar til royal indvielse i næste uge. Projektleder betegner det store byggeri som et forskningsprojekt
:: Unik vindtunnel går fra stille til storm på halvandet minutEfter to års arbejde er DTU Vindenergis nye vindtunnel til 85 mio. kroner stort set færdig på Risø og er klar til royal indvielse i næste uge. Projektleder betegner det store byggeri som et forskningsprojekt
:: Unique organization of photosystem I-light-harvesting supercomplex revealed by cryo-EM from a red alga [Biophysics and Computational Biology]Photosystem I (PSI) is one of the two photosystems present in oxygenic photosynthetic organisms and functions to harvest and convert light energy into chemical energy in photosynthesis. In eukaryotic algae and higher plants, PSI consists of a core surrounded by variable species and numbers of light-harvesting complex (LHC)I proteins, forming…
:: Unique protein is a vulnerability in the malaria parasiteThe malaria parasite is highly dependent on a unique protein for infecting new mosquitoes. This protein could be a target for the development of new drugs. It was discovered recently by researchers from Radboud university medical center and colleagues from the Humboldt University of Berlin. The results were published in Cell Reports on April 18.
:: Universal-medstifter bygger brugervenlige laboratorierobotterKasper Støy var medstifter i robotsuccesen Universal Robots. Nu er han klar til at automatisere laboratorier i den nye robotvirksomhed Flow Robotics.
:: Universal-medstifter bygger brugervenlige laboratorierobotterKasper Støy var medstifter i robotsuccesen Universal Robots. Nu er han klar til at automatisere laboratorier i den nye robotvirksomhed Flow Robotics.
:: Universities are a key resource for the NHS. Why are they so underused?The UK’s research ecosystem is fragmented. We need more collaboration to pool expertise and improve public health Good public health is central to the success of our cities, nations and regions. It’s an area in which higher education has a key role to play, since working to address local and global health challenges and develop cutting-edge drug therapies is deeply rooted within academic institut
:: University is quick to disclose misconduct
:: University is quick to disclose misconduct
:: University of Waterloo develops new way to fight HIV transmissionScientists at the University of Waterloo have developed a new tool to protect women from HIV infection.
:: Unlocking the secrets to dark matterUniversity of Miami astrophysicist Nico Cappelluti studies the sky. An assistant professor in the Physics Department, Cappelluti is intrigued by the cosmic phenomena of super massive black holes, the nature of dark matter, and active galactic nuclei, which is the very bright light source found at the center of many galaxies.
:: Unpacking the Fictional Japan of Isle of DogsOne of the best sequences in Wes Anderson’s new stop-motion film Isle of Dogs is of a sushi chef preparing a boxed lunch. In a bird’s-eye shot, we see the chef’s hands pin a still-living fish, chop off its head and tail, set it to the side in a shallow bowl, and fillet the carcass. A wriggling octopus leg is held deftly, cut into neat rectangles, and pressed onto handfuls of vinegar rice. The che
:: Unprecedented contrast agent to measure the age of skin and blood vesselsScientists have synthesized the first contrast agent to observe and measure elastin, the protein that gives strength to blood vessel walls, and flexibility to skin. The dye could be useful to better understand the role of elastin in biological processes and to verify the health of blood vessels and organs.
:: Unprecedented psychological distress months after Hurricane HarveyFour months after Hurricane Harvey soaked the Houston area and displaced more than a third of the population, an alarming 52 percent of Harris County residents said they were still struggling to recover.
:: Unprecedented psychological distress months after Hurricane HarveyFour months after Hurricane Harvey soaked the Houston area and displaced more than a third of the population, an alarming 52 percent of Harris County residents said they were still struggling to recover.
:: Unprecedented wave of large-mammal extinctions linked to ancient humansHomo sapiens, Neanderthals and other recent human relatives may have begun hunting large mammal species down to size – by way of extinction – at least 90,000 years earlier than previously thought, says a new study published in the journal Science.
:: Unprecedented wave of large-mammal extinctions linked to ancient humansHomo sapiens, Neanderthals and other recent human relatives may have begun hunting large mammal species down to size – by way of extinction – at least 90,000 years earlier than previously thought, says a new study published in the journal Science. The magnitude and scale of the extinction wave surpassed any other recorded during the last 66 million years, according to the study.
:: Unprecedented wave of large-mammal extinctions linked to prehistoric humansHomo sapiens, Neanderthals and other recent human relatives may have begun hunting large mammal species down to size — by way of extinction — at least 90,000 years earlier than previously thought, according to a new study. The magnitude and scale of the extinction wave surpassed any other recorded during the last 66 million years, according to the study.
:: Unraveling the immunopathogenesis of Johne's diseaseA research team has unraveled the immunopathogenesis of Johne's disease, a chronic bovine disease that has caused endemics in Japan and many other countries, placing financial burdens on cattle farmers.
:: Unusual climate during Roman times plunged Eurasia into hunger and diseaseA recent study indicates that volcanic eruptions in the mid 500s resulted in an unusually gloomy and cold period.
:: Unusual climate during Roman times plunged Eurasia into hunger and diseaseA recent study published in an esteemed academic journal indicates that volcanic eruptions in the mid-500s resulted in an unusually gloomy and cold period. A joint research project of the Chronology Laboratory of the Finnish Museum of Natural History and Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) suggests that the years 536 and 541-544 CE were very difficult for many people.
:: Unusual climate during Roman times plunged Eurasia into hunger and diseaseA recent study published in an esteemed academic journal indicates that volcanic eruptions in the mid 500s resulted in an unusually gloomy and cold period.
:: Unveiling the secrets of the Milky Way galaxyA multinational team of astronomers involving the University of Adelaide has catalogued over 70 sources of very high energy gamma rays, including 16 previously undiscovered ones, in a survey of the Milky Way using gamma ray telescopes.
:: Up close with herpesviruses
:: Up close with herpesviruses
:: Updates on new therapies in development for rare liver diseasesLong-term data with sebelipase alfa for lysosomal acid lipase deficiency and preliminary data for investigational RNAi therapeutics for acute intermittent porphyria and alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency add continued hope for the future management of metabolic and rare liver diseases.
:: Updates on new therapies in development for rare liver diseasesLong-term data with sebelipase alfa for lysosomal acid lipase deficiency and preliminary data for investigational RNAi therapeutics for acute intermittent porphyria and alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency add continued hope for the future management of metabolic and rare liver diseases.
:: Upswings in older-age cognitive ability may not be universalA study of a majority-black cohort finds no clear upward trend in cognitive abilities among older adults.
:: Upswings in older-age cognitive ability may not be universalA study of a majority-black cohort, led by a Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) researcher, finds no clear upward trend in cognitive abilities among older adults.
:: UPV/EHU researchers account for the complex symptoms of Angelman syndromeA research group at the Faculty of Science and Technology of the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country has managed to reliably identify the changes in the proteins altered by the UBE3A enzyme, responsible for Angelman syndrome. This disease causes problems in intellectual and motor development, epilepsy, difficulties in communication, and very few hours of sleep. Funding provided by the Angelma
:: Uranus Has 'Very Unpleasant and Odiferous Conditions,' Says Oxford StudyThe upper cloud tops of Uranus are shot through with hydrogen sulfide, the gas that smells of rotten eggs.
:: Uranus smells like rotten eggsPlanetary scientists detected hydrogen sulfide in Uranus’ upper clouds — the same compound that gives rotten eggs their terrible smell.
:: Urban life leaves behind traces in the genome of bumblebeesBumblebees living in the city have genes that differ from those of their relatives in the countryside. Although genetic differences are not major, they nevertheless may influence how well the insects adapt to their habitat. For example, urban bumblebees are probably better able to react to environmental challenges that come with city life, such as higher temperatures. These differences in their ge
:: Urinary incontinence may have negative effects on sexual healthIn a new BJU International study, women with urinary incontinence reported declines in sexual activity and arousal over the last year, and they expressed increased concern about their frequency of sexual activity and ability to become sexually aroused.
:: Urinary incontinence may have negative effects on sexual healthIn a new BJU International study, women with urinary incontinence reported declines in sexual activity and arousal over the last year, and they expressed increased concern about their frequency of sexual activity and ability to become sexually aroused.
:: Urologer jagter den bedste behandling til barnløse mændSom de første i verden udfører Herlev og Gentofte Hospital et randomiseret kirurgisk studie, der sammenligner to metoder til at udtage sædceller fra mænd, som mangler dem i sædvæsken. Globalt har den ene metode fremgang, og formålet med studiet er at afklare, om denne metode med størst sandsynlighed hjælper mændene til at blive biologiske fædre.
:: Urologer jagter den bedste behandling til barnløse mændSom de første i verden udfører Herlev og Gentofte Hospital et randomiseret kirurgisk studie, der sammenligner to metoder til at udtage sædceller fra mænd, som mangler dem i sædvæsken. Globalt har den ene metode fremgang, og formålet med studiet er at afklare, om denne metode med størst sandsynlighed hjælper mændene til at blive biologiske fædre.
:: US Air Force awards nearly $1 bn for hypersonic missileThe US Air Force is awarding almost $1 billion to Lockheed Martin to design and develop a hypersonic missile that can be launched from a warplane.
:: US approves licence for Taiwan submarine planWashington has agreed to allow US defence contractors help Taiwan construct its own submarines, Taipei said, welcoming the breakthrough in long-standing ambitions to build up its fleet to counter the threat from China.
:: US approves licence for Taiwan submarine planWashington has agreed to allow US defence contractors help Taiwan construct its own submarines, Taipei said, welcoming the breakthrough in long-standing ambitions to build up its fleet to counter the threat from China.
:: US court rules monkey does not own selfie copyrightMonkey Copyright SelfieA US court has ruled that a monkey who snapped a selfie on a wildlife photographer's camera does not own the copyright to the image, which became an internet sensation.
:: US farm lobby wants strict definition of 'meat'A major US agriculture lobbying group on Tuesday threw its weight behind an effort to keep the "meat" label off of lab-created products, including ones that employ animal cells.
:: US FDA sodium reformulation targets projected to save lives and costsCommercial adherence to the United States (US) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 2016 sodium reformulation targets for processed foods will cost-effectively reduce cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a modeling study published this week in PLOS Medicine.
:: US gene-editing ruling delights plant scientistsRuling paves way for creation of new genetically altered crops Researchers in the US have been given the go-ahead to use gene-editing techniques to alter crops and plants. The decision opens the door for scientists to create a new generation of genetically altered crops without serious restriction and paves the way for approvals for similar work in Britain and the rest of Europe. The decision – by
:: US gene-editing ruling delights plant scientistsRuling paves way for creation of new genetically altered crops Researchers in the US have been given the go-ahead to use gene-editing techniques to alter crops and plants. The decision opens the door for scientists to create a new generation of genetically altered crops without serious restriction and paves the way for approvals for similar work in Britain and the rest of Europe. The decision – by
:: US health care systems can learn from the worldThe Task Force report explores how the US can apply global lessons to improve community health.
:: US public companies have increasingly shorter lifespans, IU research saysAt a time when more Americans are living longer, the companies where many people spend their working lives have increasingly shorter lifespans, according to research from Indiana University's Kelley School of Business.
:: US public companies have increasingly shorter lifespans, research saysAt a time when more Americans are living longer, the companies where many people spend their working lives have increasingly shorter lifespans, according to research from Indiana University's Kelley School of Business.
:: US renewables firm takes Poland to court over U-turn on windmillsA US renewable energy group Invenergy said on Tuesday it had begun international arbitration against Poland, claiming it stands to lose hundreds of millions of dollars (euros) after the EU country reneged on its commitments to build wind farms.
:: US Sanctions, Spectre Fixes, and More Security News This WeekRussia sanctions, Spectre fixes, and more security news this week.
:: US Senate narrowly confirms Trump's new NASA chiefThe US Senate on Thursday narrowly confirmed President Donald Trump's pick to head the space agency NASA, over objections from Democrats who warned he lacked a technical background.
:: US senators introduce social media privacy billTwo US senators, one Democrat and one Republican, introduced legislation Tuesday aimed at better protecting online privacy in response to the Facebook data scandal.
:: US study reports dramatic reduction in likelihood of liver transplantation in patients with hepatoceILC 2018: Although hepatocellular carcinoma is now the leading indication for liver transplantation in the USA, the probability of patients receiving a transplant has declined significantly in recent years.
:: US to drop curbs on drone tech to boost arms salesThe United States dropped some restrictions Thursday on sales of its advanced drones in order to reinforce the armies of its allies and compete with China on the world arms market.
:: USDA Defies Advisers, Allows Carrageenan To Keep Organic LabelThe Department of Agriculture says organic-food makers can keep using carrageenan, a thickener made from seaweed. It's the second time this year that it has reversed an organic board's recommendation. (Image credit: Farley Baricuatro/Getty Images)
:: USDA Defies Advisers, Allows Carrageenan To Keep Organic LabelThe Department of Agriculture says organic-food makers can keep using carrageenan, a thickener made from seaweed. It's the second time this year that it has reversed an organic board's recommendation. (Image credit: Farley Baricuatro/Getty Images)
:: USDA Will Not Regulate CRISPR-Edited CropsRestrictions will remain on transgenic plants, which contain artificially inserted genes from other species.
:: Use of 2 anti-clotting medications following bypass surgery improves outcomes for grafted veinsTaking aspirin plus an anti-clotting medication for one year after heart bypass surgery resulted in less narrowing of the vein used to bypass a blocked artery than taking aspirin alone.
:: Use of quality improvement strategies among US primary care practicesSmall- to medium-sized practices with quality improvement systems (e.g., registries) are most likely to use quality improvement strategies. Practices with fewer major disruptions are more likely to use quality improvement strategies to improve cardiovascular preventive services.
:: Use of solid fuels for heating, cooking in China associated with increased risk of deathUse of coal, wood or charcoal for cooking and heating in rural China was associated with a greater risk of death, with that risk decreased by having switched to gas, electricity or central heating, or using ventilation.
:: Use of solid fuels for heating, cooking in China associated with increased risk of deathUse of coal, wood or charcoal for cooking and heating in rural China was associated with a greater risk of death, with that risk decreased by having switched to gas, electricity or central heating, or using ventilation.
:: Use Science (Not Surgery) to Create Your Best Selfie42 percent of plastic surgeons have seen patients specifically looking to up their selfie game. You don't need surgery; you need math.
:: User control and transparency are key to trusting personalized mobile appsAs concerns about privacy increase for people using mobile apps, users' trust and engagement may hinge on perceptions about how the app uses their data and whether it seeks user input before delivering personalized services, according to researchers. However, their reactions may also depend on how familiar a user is with technology, they added.
:: User control and transparency are key to trusting personalized mobile appsAs concerns about privacy increase for people using mobile apps, users' trust and engagement may hinge on perceptions about how the app uses their data and whether it seeks user input before delivering personalized services, according to researchers. However, their reactions may also depend on how familiar a user is with technology, they added.
:: USGS and DOE release nationwide wind turbine map and databaseToday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), in partnership with DOE's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the American Wind Energy Association, released the United States Wind Turbine Database (USWTDB) and the USWTDB Viewer to access this new public dataset.
:: Usikre klimaprognoser kræver flytbare huseFremtidens klimaforhold er så svære at spå om, at ­Foreningen af ­Rådgivende Ingeniører overvejer, om man skal til at bygge fleksible, flytbare bygninger med kortere levetid.
:: Using AI to detect heart diseasePredicting and monitoring cardiovascular disease is often expensive and tenuous, involving high-tech equipment and intrusive procedures. However, a new method developed by researchers at USC Viterbi School of Engineering offers a better way. By coupling a machine learning model with a patient's pulse data, they are able to measure a key risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and arterial stiffnes
:: Using AI to detect heart diseasePredicting and monitoring cardiovascular disease is often expensive and tenuous, involving high-tech equipment and intrusive procedures. However, a new method developed by researchers at USC Viterbi School of Engineering offers a better way. By coupling a machine learning model with a patient's pulse data, they are able to measure a key risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and arterial stiffnes
:: Using AI to detect heart diseasePredicting and monitoring cardiovascular disease is often expensive and tenuous, involving high-tech equipment and intrusive procedures. However, a new method developed by researchers offers a better way. By coupling a machine learning model with a patient's pulse data, they are able to measure a key risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and arterial stiffness, using just a smart phone.
:: Using AI to detect heart diseasePredicting and monitoring cardiovascular disease is often expensive and tenuous, involving high-tech equipment and intrusive procedures. However, a new method developed by researchers offers a better way. By coupling a machine learning model with a patient's pulse data, they are able to measure a key risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and arterial stiffness, using just a smart phone.
:: Using an algorithm to reduce energy bills—rain or shineResearchers proposed implementing the residential energy scheduling algorithm by training three action dependent heuristic dynamic programming (ADHDP) networks, each one based on a weather type of sunny, partly cloudy, or cloudy. ADHDP networks are considered 'smart,' as their response can change based on different conditions.
:: Using anti-PD-1 therapy pre-surgery in melanoma patients can identify those most likely to benefitCheckpoint inhibitors that block the protein PD-1 are used in melanoma patients after they've had surgery to remove their cancer, but not all patients benefit from the immunotherapy. Now a new study from the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania found that shifting use of anti-PD-1 drugs to before surgery may provide clues about which patients will benefit and which may be at in
:: Using caffeine as a catalyst, researchers create new gels for drug deliveryCaffeine is well-known for its ability to help people stay alert, but a team of researchers at MIT and Brigham and Women's Hospital has now come up with a novel use for this chemical stimulant—catalyzing the formation of polymer materials.
:: Using chosen names reduces odds of depression and suicide in transgender youthsIn one of the largest and most diverse studies of transgender youths to date, researchers have found that when transgender youths are allowed to use their chosen name in places such as work, school and at home, their risk of depression and suicide drops.
:: Using Deep Learning to Navigate Chaos in Many-Body ProblemsUsing Deep Learning to Navigate Chaos in Many-Body Problems Researchers use machine learning to solve the long standing “sign problem” in computational physics. 3199296759_ddd80115e5_o.jpg Image credits: Light chaos by Kevin Dooley via Flickr Rights information: CC BY-SA 2.0 Physics Friday, April 13, 2018 – 14:15 Yuen Yiu, Staff Writer (Inside Science) — In Cixin Liu’s 2008 science fiction novel
:: Using Deep Learning to Navigate Chaos in Many-Body ProblemsUsing Deep Learning to Navigate Chaos in Many-Body Problems Researchers use machine learning to solve the long standing “sign problem” in computational physics. 3199296759_ddd80115e5_o.jpg Image credits: Light chaos by Kevin Dooley via Flickr Rights information: CC BY-SA 2.0 Physics Friday, April 13, 2018 – 14:15 Yuen Yiu, Staff Writer (Inside Science) — In Cixin Liu’s 2008 science fiction novel
:: Using fMRI, researchers identified patterns of brain activity that align with four distinct stages of problem-solving: encoding, planning, solving, and responding.submitted by /u/randomusefulbits [link] [comments]
:: Using friends to fight online harassmentA team from MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) use that approach with 'Squadbox,' a new crowdsourcing tool that enables people who have been the targets of harassment to coordinate 'squads' of friends to filter messages and support them during attacks.
:: Using friends to fight online harassmentA team from MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) use that approach with 'Squadbox,' a new crowdsourcing tool that enables people who have been the targets of harassment to coordinate 'squads' of friends to filter messages and support them during attacks.
:: Using human stem cells, researchers create 3-D model of the brain to study a mutation tied to schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depressionsubmitted by /u/SophiaDevetzi [link] [comments]
:: Using laser tweezers, chemists nudged two atoms to bondThis is the first time researchers have purposefully combined two specific atoms into a molecule.
:: Using nanotechnology to improve efficiency in petroleum extractionWho is making sure the world meets its energy needs while minimizing risks to the planet? Your first guess might not be the world's largest petroleum company. But during a sabbatical research project with Saudi Aramco, WPI professor Nancy Burnham—an avowed environmentalist—learned that, in fact, the company uses methods such as nanotechnology to extract resources with the least possible disruption
:: Using Open Source Designs to Create More Specialized ChipsRISC-V wants to do for chips what Linux did for software.
:: Using research to end modern slaveryA new report published today looks in detail at what research is being undertaken about modern slavery in the UK and what research we still need.
:: Using spent barley grain to lower the sugar content of certain foodsEPFL spin-off Embion Technologies has developed a soluble fiber powder made from barley residue from the beer-making process that can be used to reduce the sucrose content of a wide range of foods. This by-product also appears to lower cholesterol levels and reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases.
:: Using spent barley grain to lower the sugar content of certain foodsEPFL spin-off Embion Technologies has developed a soluble fiber powder made from barley residue from the beer-making process that can be used to reduce the sucrose content of a wide range of foods. This by-product also appears to lower cholesterol levels and reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases.
:: Using the right plants can reduce indoor pollution and save energyA plant physiologist concludes that a better knowledge of plant physiology, along with integration of smart-sensor-controlled air cleaning technologies, could improve indoor air quality in a cost-effective and sustainable way.
:: Using the right plants can reduce indoor pollution and save energyIn a Review published April 19 in Trends in Plant Science, Frederico Brilli, a plant physiologist at the National Research Council of Italy – Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, and colleagues conclude that a better knowledge of plant physiology, along with integration of smart-sensor-controlled air cleaning technologies, could improve indoor air quality in a cost-effective and sustainable
:: Using the right plants can reduce indoor pollution and save energyPeople in industrialized countries spend more than 80% of their lives indoors, increasingly in air-tight buildings. These structures require less energy for heating, ventilating, and air conditioning, but can be hazardous to human health if particulate matter and potentially toxic gases, including carbon monoxide, ozone, and volatile organic compounds, from sources such as furniture, paints, carpe
:: Using tooth sensors to detect diseaseAn interdisciplinary team of researchers from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the School of Engineering & Applied Science is redefining the notion of a wisdom tooth.
:: Using virtual reality to plot urban green spacesCity dwellers who are weary of the concrete jungle often seek out a bit of nature. Whether they visit an urban park or find a small green space, residents can gain a host of benefits. Research in environmental psychology shows that natural environments can help brighten moods, reduce stress and renew focus.
:: Using water molecules to read electrical activity in lipid membranesEPFL researchers were able to map out in real time how charges are transported across and along membranes simply by observing the behavior of adjacent water molecules. Their noninvasive and label-free method represents a valuable new tool in the effort to understand how cells — and neurons in particular — function.
:: Using water molecules to read electrical activity in lipid membranesEvery human cell is encased in a five-nanometer-thick lipid membrane that protects it from the surrounding environment. Like a gatekeeper, the membrane determines which ions and molecules can pass through. In so doing, it ensures the cell's well-being and stability and allows it to communicate via electrical signals.
:: Using water molecules to read electrical activity in lipid membranesEvery human cell is encased in a five-nanometer-thick lipid membrane that protects it from the surrounding environment. Like a gatekeeper, the membrane determines which ions and molecules can pass through. In so doing, it ensures the cell's well-being and stability and allows it to communicate via electrical signals.
:: Using water molecules to read electrical activity in lipid membranesResearchers were able to map out in real time how charges are transported across and along membranes simply by observing the behavior of adjacent water molecules. Their noninvasive and label-free method represents a valuable new tool in the effort to understand how cells — and neurons in particular — function.
:: Using water molecules to read electrical activity in lipid membranesResearchers were able to map out in real time how charges are transported across and along membranes simply by observing the behavior of adjacent water molecules. Their noninvasive and label-free method represents a valuable new tool in the effort to understand how cells — and neurons in particular — function.
:: USPSTF recommendation statement on vitamin D, calcium supplementation to prevent fracturesThe US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concludes current scientific evidence is insufficient regarding the use of vitamin D and calcium, alone or in combination, to prevent fractures in men and premenopausal women. The USPSTF recommends against daily supplementation with 400 IU or less of vitamin D and 1,000 mg or less of calcium to prevent fractures in postmenopausal women.
:: USPSTF recommendation statement on vitamin D, calcium supplementation to prevent fracturesThe US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concludes current scientific evidence is insufficient regarding the use of vitamin D and calcium, alone or in combination, to prevent fractures in men and premenopausal women. The USPSTF recommends against daily supplementation with 400 IU or less of vitamin D and 1,000 mg or less of calcium to prevent fractures in postmenopausal women.
:: Utopiske shelters? Danskere vil høste strøm fra støvstorme på MarsTo arkitektstuderende drømmer om at designe 20 primitive overnatningssteder på Mars, så fremtidens pionerer kan søge ly i noget, der minder om naturen på Jorden.
:: UTSA researchers explore little-known, deadly fungal infectionsA new study by Althea Campuzano, Ph.D., a student at the University of Texas at San Antonio, and Floyd Wormley, Jr., Professor of Biology and Senior Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, sheds light on little-known fungal infections caused by the fungus Cryptococcus. There are currently no vaccines available for any fungal infection, which can be extremely deadly to patients under trea
:: Vaginal mesh surgery exposed women to 'unacceptable risks'Government finally acknowledges the ‘tragedy’ inflicted on thousands of women, and agrees mesh should only have been used as an extreme measure Women have been exposed to unacceptable risks through the use of vaginal mesh surgery, the government has acknowledged for the first time, as fresh evidence has revealed that thousands of women have suffered traumatic complications . In a parliamentary de
:: Vampire bats' bloody teamworkVampire bats are the only mammals that feed exclusively on blood. The way they manage to do that offers us some remarkable insights into hologentics and evolution.
:: Van Andel Research Institute scientists help redefine how cancer is categorizedVan Andel Research Institute (VARI) announced today that the work of its scientists is featured in 27 papers focused on the output of The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA). The papers were published across the Cell Press family of journals.
:: Van Andel Research Institute scientists help redefine how cancer is categorizedVan Andel Research Institute (VARI) announced today that the work of its scientists is featured in 27 papers focused on the output of The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA). The papers were published across the Cell Press family of journals.
:: Vandspild stoppes med data fra gamle rørFejl kan opdages hurtigere med fjernaflæste målere, hvor forbruget registreres med langt kortere intervalle.Ny Kamstrup-software skal reducere vandspild
:: Vanishing lakeIt's been shrinking fast, but could a plan to divert water to one of Africa's largest lakes stop it disappearing?
:: Variants in non-coding DNA contribute to inherited autism riskIn recent years, researchers have firmly established that gene mutations appearing for the first time, called de novo mutations, contribute to approximately one-third of cases of autism spectrum disorder. In a new study, a team led by scientists at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have identified a culprit that may explain some of the remaining risk: rare inherited variants in
:: Variants in non-coding DNA contribute to inherited autism riskIn recent years, researchers have firmly established that gene mutations appearing for the first time, called de novo mutations, contribute to approximately one-third of cases of autism spectrum disorder. In a new study scientists have identified a culprit that may explain some of the remaining risk: rare inherited variants in regions of non-coding DNA.
:: Vascular problems associated with symptoms of menopause and quality of life measuresA new study shows that more frequent and severe menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes, sleep disturbance, loss of sexual interest, weight gain and other quality of life measures, were associated with markers of vascular aging, according to researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.
:: Vast stellar nursery of Lagoon NebulaThis colorful cloud of glowing interstellar gas is just a tiny part of the Lagoon Nebula, a vast stellar nursery. This nebula is a region full of intense activity, with fierce winds from hot stars, swirling chimneys of gas, and energetic star formation all embedded within a hazy labyrinth of gas and dust.
:: Vegetables may help protect elderly women from hardening of neck arteriesEating more cabbage, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower and broccoli was associated with less carotid artery wall thickness among elderly women.
:: Vegetables may help protect elderly women from hardening of neck arteriesEating more cabbage, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower and broccoli was associated with less carotid artery wall thickness among elderly women.
:: Vegetation controls the future of the water cycleResearchers have found that vegetation plays a dominant role in Earth's water cycle, that plants will regulate and dominate the increasing stress placed on continental water resources in the future.
:: Vegetation controls the future of the water cycleResearchers have found that vegetation plays a dominant role in Earth's water cycle, that plants will regulate and dominate the increasing stress placed on continental water resources in the future.
:: Vejviser, vagt og videoafspiller: Nu kommer hjælperobotterneServicerobotter står snart klar til at hjælpe os med hverdagens store og små udfordringer. Her er tre nye – en af dem fra Danmark.
:: Vejviser, vagt og videoafspiller: Nu kommer hjælperobotterneServicerobotter står snart klar til at hjælpe os med hverdagens store og små udfordringer. Her er tre nye – en af dem fra Danmark.
:: Verdens første luksushotel i rummet åbner for reservationHar du 9,5 millioner dollars til overs, kan du booke 12 overnatninger på turistrumstationen Aurora Station.
:: Verdens første søstjernefabrik opføres i SkiveSøstjerner skal omdannes til fiskemel og blandes i økologisk dyrefoder som proteinkilde. Samtidig løser fabrikken et stort problem for Limfjordens blåmuslinge-produktion.
:: Verdens første søstjernefabrik opføres i SkiveSøstjerner skal omdannes til fiskemel og blandes i økologisk dyrefoder som proteinkilde. Samtidig løser fabrikken et stort problem for Limfjordens blåmuslinge-produktion.
:: 'Very Soon or Not So Soon': Parsing Trump on SyriaThe progression of President Trump’s reaction to the latest reported chemical-weapons attack on the Damascus suburb of Douma is less straight line than seesaw. On Sunday, the president warned Syrian Bashar al-Assad’s regime and its backers in Russia and Iran that there would be a “big price to pay” for the assault, in which dozens of people, including children, were killed. The next day, he hedge
:: Veterinærøvelse: Danske svin får afrikansk svinepest i januar 2019Øvelse med fiktivt udbrud af frygtet husdyrsygdom skal sikre dansk svineeksport.
:: Vi kan og skal hjælpe børn med psykiske lidelser bedreDer mangler en behandlingsform til de tusindvis af børn og unge, som har det dårligt mentalt, men som ikke er tjent med at blive indlagt i psykiatrien, skriver Erik Jylling, sundhedspolitisk direktør i Danske Regioner.
:: Viagra has the potential to be used as a treatment for rare cancersThe class of drugs currently prescribed to treat male erectile dysfunction has been flagged for its potential to be included in new trials for anti-cancer drugs.
:: Viagra has the potential to be used as a treatment for rare cancersThe class of drugs currently prescribed to treat male erectile dysfunction has been flagged for its potential to be included in new trials for anti-cancer drugs, in a new clinical study published today in the open-access journal, ecancermedicalscience.
:: Victory over Pret a Manger means the fight against misleading labels is on | :: Joanna BlythmanChallenging terms such as ‘natural’ is difficult, but the Real Bread Campaign’s win against the chain proves it can be done When it comes to labelling, food retailers run rings around their customers, and mainly get away with it. They weave a lexicon of feelgood terms – “fresh”, “handmade”, “artisan”, “local”, “farmhouse”, “healthy”, “natural” – into their marketing messages, which just happens to
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:: Video games + cardboard: A look at Nintendo’s new STEM-friendly Labo systemOn April 20, Nintendo will release Labo, a new gaming system that tasks kids with creating interactive games with cardboard cutouts and the Nintendo Switch. Read More
:: VIDEO Helikopterbil skal lette trafikken i megabyerEt fransk-italiensk samarbejde har resulteret i en drone-taxa, der kan bestilles med en smartphone.
:: Video: Burning ice from the ocean floorMethane hydrate is a crystalline complex of water and methane that forms beneath the ocean floor. It resembles regular ice, but it can easily be set aflame after it's brought to the surface.
:: Video: Can You Find The Mimics In America's Largest Insect Collection?Insects are nature's masters of disguise. Take a backstage tour of the largest insect collection in America to experience nature's most convincing mimics. (Image credit: NPR)
:: Video: Can You Find The Mimics In America's Largest Insect Collection?Insects are nature's masters of disguise. Take a backstage tour of the largest insect collection in America to experience nature's most convincing mimics. (Image credit: NPR)
:: Video: Da Storebæltsforbindelsen blot var en tegningDet tog mere end 100 år fra tanke til handling, da Storebæltsforbindelsen skulle anlægges. Hør og se, hvad der gik forud for broen og tunnellen, der forbinder Sjælland og Fyn. Vi er dykket ned i Ingeniørens arkiver. Og det kan du også.
:: Video: Se forløberne til den moderne vindmølleKender du Poul la Cour? Han var vindmøllepioner for mere end 100 år siden og skabte grundlaget for den moderne vindmølle. Mød ham her – vi er dykket ned i Ingeniørens arkiver. Og det kan du også.
:: Video: Se forløberne til den moderne vindmølleKender du Poul la Cour? Han var vindmøllepioner for mere end 100 år siden og skabte grundlaget for den moderne vindmølle. Mød ham her – vi er dykket ned i Ingeniørens arkiver. Og det kan du også.
:: VIDEO: Se hvordan man crashtester flyNu kan man få et indblik i, hvordan fly, helikoptere og rumkapsler crashtestes, så de er sikre at bruge.
:: Video: To Europe's spaceportMeet our new space explorers, the spacecraft of the BepiColombo mission, as they begin their adventure to planet Mercury. But first, they have to navigate through Amsterdam Schiphol airport to reach Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
:: Video: What is flame jetting?We know fuels like gasoline and alcohol can burn. But sometimes, when the conditions are just right, a hand-held container of fuel being poured near an ignition source can shoot out a ten-foot jet of flame. Flame jetting is extremely dangerous and has caused several deaths.
:: Video: What is flame jetting?We know fuels like gasoline and alcohol can burn. But sometimes, when the conditions are just right, a hand-held container of fuel being poured near an ignition source can shoot out a ten-foot jet of flame. Flame jetting is extremely dangerous and has caused several deaths.
:: Video: Why you can't buy fresh olivesOlives grow on trees. So why have you never seen a fresh, tree-ripened olive in the produce section at the grocery store?
:: Vietnam eyes cryptocurrency crackdown after alleged $660 mn scamVietnam has vowed to tighten regulations on cryptocurrencies as authorities investigate an alleged multi-million-dollar fraud in the country, where digital units are traded in a shadowy and unregulated market.
:: Vigorous physical activity may be linked to heightened risk of motor neurone diseaseVigorous physical activity, either in leisure time or in work, may be linked to a heightened risk of developing motor neurone disease, also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS for short, suggests research published online in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.
:: Vikinger kan have navigeret med polariserede krystallerDet har været næsten umuligt at finde vej over Atlanterhavet uden moderne teknologi – og alligevel gjorde vikingerne det mange gange. Ny forskning har et bud på, hvordan vikingerne fandt vej.
:: Vikinger kan have navigeret med polariserede krystallerDet har været næsten umuligt at finde vej over Atlanterhavet uden moderne teknologi – og alligevel gjorde vikingerne det mange gange. Ny forskning har et bud på, hvordan vikingerne fandt vej.
:: Vildsvinehegn skal lukke ulve ind via ansigtsgenkendelseTyske forskere bistår den danske kamp mod spredning af vildsvin med svinepest ved at installere kameraer med software, der kan adskille ulvens træk fra eksempelvis vildsvin eller ræve. Dermed skal ulven frit kunne passere grænsen. APRILSNAR
:: VIP lab tours for child patients is healthcare innovation of the yearMalcolm Robinson, scientist and founder of charity Harvey’s Gang, named overall winner at Advancing Healthcare awards A biomedical scientist has scooped top honours in the annual awards for therapists and health scientists for his idea of giving child patients VIP tours of the laboratories where their blood samples are analysed. Malcolm Robinson, from Western Sussex hospitals NHS foundation trust
:: Virgin Galactic Completes 1st Powered Test Flight Since Fatal 2014 CrashVirgin Galactic's new SpaceShipTwo VSS Unity launched its first rocket-powered test flight over Mojave, California, on April 5, 2018. The flight did not go to space, but was the company's first powered test since a 2014 crash.
:: Virgin Galactic Completes 1st Powered Test Flight Since Fatal 2014 CrashVirgin Galactic's new SpaceShipTwo VSS Unity launched its first rocket-powered test flight over Mojave, California, on April 5, 2018. The flight did not go to space, but was the company's first powered test since a 2014 crash.
:: Virgin Galactic conducts first powered flight of new spaceshipVirgin Galactic has conducted the first powered test flight of its new space tourism rocket.
:: Virgin Galactic conducts first powered flight of new spaceshipVirgin Galactic has conducted the first powered test flight of its new space tourism rocket.
:: Virtual contact lenses for radar satellitesRadar satellites supply the data used to map sea level and ocean currents. However, up until now the radar's 'eyes' have been blind where the oceans are covered by ice. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have now developed a new analysis method to solve this problem.
:: Virtual contact lenses for radar satellitesRadar satellites supply the data used to map sea level and ocean currents. However, up until now the radar's 'eyes' have been blind where the oceans are covered by ice. Researchers have now developed a new analysis method to solve this problem.
:: Virtual contact lenses for radar satellitesRadar satellites supply the data used to map sea level and ocean currents. However, up until now, the radar has been ineffective in regions where the oceans are covered by ice. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have now developed a new analysis method to solve this problem.
:: Virtual contact lenses for radar satellitesRadar satellites supply the data used to map sea level and ocean currents. However, up until now, the radar has been ineffective in regions where the oceans are covered by ice. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have now developed a new analysis method to solve this problem.
:: Virtual reality surgery lets trainee doctors practise operationsA virtual reality simulator for training junior surgeons seems to make them better equipped to cut open real patients
:: Virtual Reality Takes a Political Turn in the Trump EraFrom climate change to reforming white supremacists: At this year's Tribeca Film Festival, it's about the medium and the message.
:: Virtual robots that teach themselves kung fu could revolutionize video gamesMachine learning may make it much easier to build complex virtual characters.
:: Virtually modelling the human brain in a computerNeurons that remain active even after the triggering stimulus has been silenced form the basis of short-term memory. The brain uses rhythmically active neurons to combine larger groups of neurons into functional units. Until now, neuroscientists have, for the most part, studied these and other properties with the help of network models, each of which is only able to recreate a single property. Sci
:: Virulence switch in 'Iraqibacter': potential Achilles heel?Microbiologists have identified a component of a genetic switch, which they call a potential "Achilles' heel", for a type of bacteria often associated with wounded warriors.
:: Virulence switch in 'Iraqibacter': Potential Achilles heel?Microbiologists have identified a component of a genetic switch, which they call a potential 'Achilles' heel,' for a type of bacteria often associated with wounded warriors. The switch makes it possible for Acinetobacter baumannii to change between a virulent, hardy form and an avirulent form that is better at surviving at lower temperatures outside a host. Defining the switch could map out target
:: Virulence switch in 'Iraqibacter': potential Achilles heel?Microbiologists have identified a component of a genetic switch, which they call a potential 'Achilles' heel,' for a type of bacteria often associated with wounded warriors. The switch makes it possible for Acinetobacter baumannii to change between a virulent, hardy form and an avirulent form that is better at surviving at lower temperatures outside a host. Defining the switch could map out target
:: Viruses can evolve in parallel in related speciesViruses are more likely to evolve in similar ways in related species — raising the risk that they will 'jump' from one species to another, new research shows.
:: Viruses can evolve in parallel in related speciesViruses are more likely to evolve in similar ways in related species — raising the risk that they will 'jump' from one species to another, new research shows.
:: Viruses can evolve in parallel in related speciesViruses are more likely to evolve in similar ways in related species—raising the risk that they will "jump" from one species to another, new research shows.
:: Virus's 'taste' for unusual sugar could lead to new cancer treatmentsThe way in which a rare virus attacks cells could hold the key to new therapies for aggressive brain and lung cancers, according to new research.
:: Vision Restored: The Latest Technologies to Improve SightCell implants, gene therapy, even optogenetics are making headway in clinical trials to treat various forms of blindness.
:: Vitamin A derivative selectively kills liver cancer stem cellsAcyclic retinoid, an artificial compound derived from vitamin A, has been found to prevent the recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common form of liver cancer. Now, in research published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, scientists have discovered that the compound targets one class of cancer stem cells, preventing them from giving rise to new tumors.
:: Vitamin D blood test may one day speed bipolar diagnosis in kidsA blood test may have the potential to speed accurate diagnosis — and proper treatment — of bipolar disorder in children, new research suggests.
:: Vitamin D blood test may one day speed bipolar diagnosis in kidsA blood test may have the potential to speed accurate diagnosis — and proper treatment — of bipolar disorder in children, new research suggests.
:: Vitamin D deficiency linked to greater risk of diabetesAn epidemiological study conducted by researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Seoul National University suggests that persons deficient in vitamin D may be at much greater risk of developing diabetes. The findings are reported April 19 in PLOS One.
:: Vitamin D deficiency linked to greater risk of diabetesAn epidemiological study suggests that persons deficient in vitamin D may be at much greater risk of developing diabetes.
:: Volcanoes, Swamps and the South Pole: NASA Scientists Take Research to ExtremesFor some NASA scientists, the extreme environments they study aren't on a distant planet or moon — they're right here on Earth.
:: Volkswagen makes 15-bn-euro bet on electric cars in ChinaCar giant Volkswagen announced Tuesday investments of 15 billion euros ($18 billion) in electric and autonomous vehicles in China by 2022, in a massive bet on the vital market.
:: Volkswagen says considering board 'changes', may name new CEOScandal-hit car giant Volkswagen said Tuesday it was considering reshuffling its board and that chief executive Matthias Mueller could be replaced, although no decision has yet been made.
:: Volunteering 2 hours per week reduces loneliness in widowed older adults, study findsWidowed older adults can reduce the loneliness that results from the death of a spouse by volunteering 100 hours per year, which is about two hours per week, according to a recent study.
:: Volunteering 2 hours per week reduces loneliness in widowed older adultsWidowed older adults can reduce the loneliness that results from the death of a spouse by volunteering 100 hours per year, which is about two hours per week, according to a recent study.
:: Volunteering 2 hours per week reduces loneliness in widowed older adultsWidowed older adults can reduce the loneliness that results from the death of a spouse by volunteering 100 hours per year, which is about two hours per week, according to a recent study.
:: Volunteers are backbone of community resilience after disasterThe most critical relief efforts after disasters like a hurricane or earthquake involve getting food, water, and power to those in need. But an equally devastating problem can make or break a community’s resilience. That “silent killer” is a lack of cohesiveness, as represented by the number and diversity of its voluntary organizations and their willingness to cooperate, researchers say. “The rea
:: Walking on the moon – underwaterIt's one of the deepest 'swimming pools' in Europe, but for three years has been helping preparations for a human return to the moon. ESA's Neutral Buoyancy Facility at the European Astronaut Centre has been the site of the 'moondive' study, using specially weighted spacesuits to simulate lunar gravity, which is just one sixth that of Earth.
:: Walking on the moon – underwaterIt's one of the deepest 'swimming pools' in Europe, but for three years has been helping preparations for a human return to the moon. ESA's Neutral Buoyancy Facility at the European Astronaut Centre has been the site of the 'moondive' study, using specially weighted spacesuits to simulate lunar gravity, which is just one sixth that of Earth.
:: Want computers to see better in the real world? Train them in a virtual realityDatasets play a crucial role in the training and testing of the computer vision systems. Using manually labeled training datasets, a computer vision system compares its current situation to known situations and takes the best action it can 'think' of — whatever that happens to be. Scientists have developed a new way to improve how computers 'see' and 'understand' objects in the real world by trai
:: Want computers to see better in the real world? Train them in virtual realityScientists have developed a new way to improve how computers "see" and "understand" objects in the real world by training the computers' visual systems in a virtual environment.
:: Want to be seen as cool? Just say, 'cheese!'What makes a person cool? One University of Arizona researcher says the difference in being seen as cool or not can be found in something as simple as a smile.
:: Want to feel unique? Believe in the reptile peopleWhat do all conspiracy theorists have in common? Read More
:: Want to Fight Sea Level Rise? Look to San Francisco’s Ocean BeachDuring a big storm, the bluffs along Ocean Beach can lose 25 to 40 feet. Here's how San Francisco is hedging against sea level rise.
:: Want to take a Mensa intelligence test? Here are four practice questionsScience The society is open only to people who score in the 98th percentile or higher on a preapproved intelligence test. The society is open only to people who score in the 98th percentile or higher on a preapproved intelligence test. To be a Mensa member, hopefuls must demonstrate…
:: War and what comes after | :: Clemantine WamariyaClemantine Wamariya was six years old when the Rwandan Civil War forced her and her sister to flee their home in Kigali, leaving their parents and everything they knew behind. In this deeply personal talk, she tells the story of how she became a refugee, living in camps in seven countries over the next six years — and how she's tried to make sense of what came after.
:: War in space may happen soon, but it won’t be what you expectThe US is making noises about increasingly militarising space, but orbital conflict won’t be a battle of spaceships and bombs
:: War veteran gets world’s first penis and scrotum transplantA man in the US who was injured by an exploding bomb in Afghanistan has become the first to receive a combined penis and scrotum transplant
:: Warm Transplants" Save Livers and LivesA machine that maintains organs at body temperature may help alleviate shortages — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: Warmer active seasons and fewer freeze-thaw events lead to big changes for the tiniest Arctic ambassadorsStep aside, charismatic polar bear stranded on a melting iceberg. The springtail may be the new flag bearer of an uncertain Arctic future.
:: Warmer active seasons and fewer freeze-thaw events lead to big changes for the tiniest Arctic ambassadorsStep aside, charismatic polar bear stranded on a melting iceberg. The springtail may be the new flag bearer of an uncertain Arctic future.
:: Warming climate could speed forest regrowth in eastern U.S.Climate change could speed the natural regrowth of forests on undeveloped or abandoned land in the eastern U.S., according to a new study.
:: Warming climate could speed forest regrowth in eastern USWarming climate could speed the natural regrowth of forests on undeveloped or abandoned land in the eastern United States, according to a new study. Previous research has shown that the succession from field to forest can happen decades sooner in the southeastern US than in the Northeast. But it wasn't obvious why. A new study points to temperature as the major factor influencing the pace of refor
:: Warming climate could speed forest regrowth in eastern USWarming climate could speed the natural regrowth of forests on undeveloped or abandoned land in the eastern United States, according to a new study. Previous research has shown that the succession from field to forest can happen decades sooner in the southeastern US than in the Northeast. But it wasn't obvious why. A new study points to temperature as the major factor influencing the pace of refor
:: Warming climate could speed forest regrowth in eastern USWarming climate could speed the natural regrowth of forests on undeveloped or abandoned land in the eastern United States, according to a new study. Previous research has shown that the succession from field to forest can happen decades sooner in the southeastern US than in the Northeast. But it wasn't obvious why. A new study points to temperature as the major factor influencing the pace of refor
:: Warming planet led to peatland formationRising temperatures were a key driver of peatland formation after the last glacial maximum, according to new research.
:: Warming planet led to peatland formationRising temperatures were a key driver of peatland formation after the last glacial maximum, according to new research.
:: Warning signs: New US health study reveals 'dangerous disparities' among statesWorking-age Americans in 21 states faced a higher probability of premature death from 1990 to 2016, according to the most extensive state-by-state US health study ever conducted.
:: Was Elvis Presley a cultural appropriator of black music?The fascinating HBO documentary 'Elvis Presley: The Searcher' looks at Elvis’s practice of re-making black hits for his white audience. Was it cultural appropriation or just love of the material? Read More
:: Was There a Civilization On Earth Before Humans?It only took five minutes for Gavin Schmidt to out-speculate me. Schmidt is the director of NASA ’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (a.k.a. GISS) a world-class climate-science facility. One day last year, I came to GISS with a far-out proposal. In my work as an astrophysicist, I’d begun researching global warming from an “astrobiological perspective.” That meant asking whether any industrial
:: Wasted Food and Lost ResourcesEarth New study looks at the nearly 300 million pounds of food Americans discard every day — and its cost to our resources. 04/20/2018 Jason Socrates Bardi, Editor https://www.insidescience.org/news/wasted-food-and-lost-resources
:: Wasted Food and Lost ResourcesWasted Food and Lost Resources New study looks at the nearly 300 million pounds of food Americans discard every day — and its cost to our resources. FoodScraps.jpg Image credits: imray/shutterstock Earth Friday, April 20, 2018 – 16:15 Jason Socrates Bardi, Editor (Inside Science) — Uneaten food thrown into the dustbins of American life accounts for a staggering amount of waste according to a ne
:: Watch a swarm of underwater drones hunt and surround a boatDozens of underwater SwarmDiver drones can autonomously explore an area or encircle an object. To launch them they are just thrown into the sea
:: Watch Mark Zuckerberg Testify Before Congress Live Right HereFacebook Data M. ZuckerbergOn Tuesday and Wednesday, Mark Zuckerberg will testify before the Senate and House of Representatives. Here's how to make sure you don't miss a minute.
:: Watch out, Bay Area, the e-scooter revolution is coming to a sidewalk near youWhen Harman Ghotra woke up late, dashed out the door and realized he had four minutes to get across campus to deliver a paper to his statistics professor, the calculations started spinning through his mind. Walk to class: Eight minutes. Run? Too much trouble.
:: Watch SpaceX Launch Its Resupply Mission to the ISSSpaceX Dragon NASAThe most significant thing about Monday's cargo run may be that there is little novelty to it whatsoever
:: Watch SpaceX Loft NASA’s New Planet-Hunting Mission Into OrbitThe TESS satellite will hitch a ride atop a Falcon 9 rocket to search out new worlds.
:: Watch the Sky Fall Before the World 'Ends' on MondayA stunning meteor shower — and the end of the world — are both expected to show up over the weekend.
:: Watch These Adorable Baby Eagles Weather the Southern California EarthquakeThursday's temblor alarmed an eagle family on Santa Cruz Island.
:: Watch your step: How vision leads locomotionUsing new technologies to track how vision guides foot placement, researchers at the University of Texas at Austin come one step closer in determining what is going on in the brain while we walk, paving the way for better treatment for mobility impairments — strokes, aging and Parkinson's — and technology development — prosthetics and robots.
:: Watch your step: How vision leads locomotionUsing new technologies to track how vision guides foot placement, researchers come one step closer in determining what is going on in the brain while we walk, paving the way for better treatment for mobility impairments — strokes, aging and Parkinson's — and technology development — prosthetics and robots.
:: Watch: Day two of Mark Zuckerberg's Washington testimonyTechnology Follow along with all the social network drama Mark Zuckerberg is back on the stand in front of the House.
:: WATCH: See How Leeches Can Be A Surgeon's SidekickThe idea of using leeches to treat ailments is ancient — and no longer in favor. But now these blood-suckers are gaining new respect as a doctor's helper during surgery. (Image credit: KQED)
:: WATCH: See How Leeches Can Be A Surgeon's SidekickThe idea of using leeches to treat ailments is ancient — and no longer in favor. But now these blood-suckers are gaining new respect as a doctor's helper during surgery. (Image credit: KQED)
:: Water purification breakthrough uses sunlight and 'hydrogels'Engineers at the University of Texas at Austin, have created a low-cost, clean and safe water purification device using only natural levels of sunlight and inexpensive gel technology which could be used by communities in drought-affected areas or victims of natural disasters with limited access to clean water.
:: Water purification breakthrough uses sunlight and 'hydrogels'Engineers at the University of Texas at Austin, have created a low-cost, clean and safe water purification device using only natural levels of sunlight and inexpensive gel technology which could be used by communities in drought-affected areas or victims of natural disasters with limited access to clean water.
:: Water safety checks dangerously underestimate pathogen levels, study suggestsDeadly bacteria lurking in drinking water storage tanks could be missed by standard health and safety tests, scientists have warned in a new report.
:: Watergate Lawyer: Trump Is Going Full Nixon on MuellerRichard Nixon needed a reason. He’d resolved to fire Archibald Cox, the special prosecutor investigating his involvement in Watergate, more than three months before the Saturday Night Massacre, when Cox was eventually dispatched. It was only a matter of time until Nixon would find a suitable pretext to give him political cover—and soon, Cox gave him one. The investigator refused to accept a so-ca
:: 'Water-in-salt' electrolyte yields stable cathode for lithium-air battery operationsDespite more than two decades of research, improvements to lithium-ion batteries have stalled short of their theoretical potential. As an electrochemical energy storage technology, upgrading performance requires improved stability of electrolytes. Researchers from Boston College have applied a 'water-in-salt' electrolyte that enables stable operation of a lithium-air battery, offers superior long
:: 'Water-in-salt' electrolyte yields stable cathode for lithium-air battery operationsDespite more than two decades of research, improvements to lithium-ion batteries have stalled short of their theoretical potential. As an electrochemical energy storage technology, upgrading performance requires improved stability of electrolytes. Researchers have applied a 'water-in-salt' electrolyte that enables stable operation of a lithium-air battery, offers superior long cycle lifetimes and
:: 'Water-in-salt' electrolyte yields stable cathode for lithium-air battery operationsHarnessing the full electrochemical power of lithium-oxygen batteries requires an efficient, more stable electrolyte. Researchers from Boston College have applied a "water-in-salt" electrolyte that enables stable lithium-air battery operation, offers superior long cycle lifetimes and presents a platform that moves lithium-ion batteries closer to their full potential, the team reports in the journa
:: Water-like anomalies as a function of tetrahedrality [Applied Physical Sciences]Tetrahedral interactions describe the behavior of the most abundant and technologically important materials on Earth, such as water, silicon, carbon, germanium, and countless others. Despite their differences, these materials share unique common physical behaviors, such as liquid anomalies, open crystalline structures, and extremely poor glass-forming ability at ambient pressure. To…
:: Water-mediated conformational preselection mechanism in substrate binding cooperativity to protein kinase A [Biophysics and Computational Biology]Substrate binding cooperativity in protein kinase A (PKA) seems to involve allosteric coupling between the two binding sites. It received significant attention, but its molecular basis still remains not entirely clear. Based on long molecular dynamics of PKA and its complexes, we characterized an allosteric pathway that links ATP binding…
:: We Can Make Large Dams More Friendly to the EnvironmentWe're unlikely to tear them all down, but math can help us figure out how to reduce their ecosystem impact — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: We can read memories by analysing brain gene activityMemories have unique genetic signatures that reveal what they are. The finding could lead to ways to read and alter memories in people with PTSD or phobias
:: We can recognize speakers only from how faces move when talkingResults of a new study by psychologists and speech scientists should help to settle a long-standing disagreement among cognitive psychologists about the information we use to recognize people speaking to us. The study shows that listeners can use visual dynamic features to learn to recognize who is talking.
:: We know diet causes depression. This one might help cure it.Going back to the basics is often the best path forward. Read More
:: We know diet causes depression. This one might help cure it.Going back to the basics is often the best path forward. Read More
:: We need hope, not eulogies, for the Great Barrier ReefWriting obituaries for the world’s greatest coral reef is attention-grabbing but scientifically wrong and ethically irresponsible
:: We think we're the first advanced earthlings — but how do we really know?Imagine if, many millions of years ago, dinosaurs drove cars through cities of mile-high buildings. A preposterous idea, right? In a compelling thought experiment, professor of physics and astronomy Adam Frank and director of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies Gavin Schmidt wonder how we would truly know if there were a past civilization so advanced that it left little or no trace of its
:: We think we're the first advanced earthlings — but how do we really know?Imagine if, many millions of years ago, dinosaurs drove cars through cities of mile-high buildings. A preposterous idea, right? In a compelling thought experiment, scientists wonder how we would truly know if there were a past civilization so advanced that it left little or no trace of its impact on the planet.
:: We think we're the first advanced earthlings—but how do we really know?Imagine if, many millions of years ago, dinosaurs drove cars through cities of mile-high buildings. A preposterous idea, right? Over the course of tens of millions of years, however, all of the direct evidence of a civilization—its artifacts and remains—gets ground to dust. How do we really know, then, that there weren't previous industrial civilizations on Earth that rose and fell long before hum
:: We’ll pay more for the foods we’re cravingWhen we’re craving unhealthy foods, we’re willing to pay more for them, new research indicates. The study also shows that we’re willing to pay disproportionately more for bigger portion sizes of the food items we crave. The research, which appears in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , identifies an obstacle to healthy living. “In other words, craving Snickers does not make you
:: We’ll pay more for the foods we’re cravingWhen we’re craving unhealthy foods, we’re willing to pay more for them, new research indicates. The study also shows that we’re willing to pay disproportionately more for bigger portion sizes of the food items we crave. The research, which appears in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , identifies an obstacle to healthy living. “In other words, craving Snickers does not make you
:: We’re Back’First, President Trump promised to drain the swamp of Washington. Very quickly, many of the swamp creatures were let back in. But a contingent of them stayed out: Republican foreign-policy hawks and centrists who had opposed Trump. But the arrival of John Bolton to the National Security Council, and Mike Pompeo to the State Department, could spell a fresh start for Washington’s Republican foreign
:: We’re ruining Walden Pond just like we ruin everything beautiful in this worldEnvironment How do we enjoy nature without destroying it? The drive to Walden Pond is more suburban than you expect. But just as you feel you must be getting close—finally approaching the hallowed place where famous naturalist…
:: We’re ruining Walden Pond just like we ruin everything beautiful in this worldEnvironment How do we enjoy nature without destroying it? The drive to Walden Pond is more suburban than you expect. But just as you feel you must be getting close—finally approaching the hallowed place where famous naturalist…
:: We’re running out of time to stop killer robot weapons | :: Bonnie DochertyThe fully autonomous AI weapons now being developed could disastrously transform warfare. The UN must act fast It’s five years this month since the launch of the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots , a global coalition of non-governmental groups calling for a ban on fully autonomous weapons. This month also marks the fifth time that countries have convened at the United Nations in Geneva to address the
:: Weather satellite wanders through time, space, causing stray warming to contaminate dataIn the late 1990s, the NOAA-14 weather satellite went wandering through time and space, apparently changing the record of Earth's climate as it went.
:: Weather satellite wanders through time, space, causing stray warming to contaminate dataIn the late 1990s, the NOAA-14 weather satellite went wandering through time and space, apparently changing the record of Earth's climate as it went.
:: Weathering life after death
:: Web-based decision aid may help with breast reconstruction decisions following mastectomyA new Psycho-Oncology study indicates that a free web-based decision aid that helps women with breast cancer make decisions regarding reconstruction surgery after mastectomy is likely cost-effective.
:: Web-based decision aid may help with breast reconstruction decisions following mastectomyA new Psycho-Oncology study indicates that a free web-based decision aid that helps women with breast cancer make decisions regarding reconstruction surgery after mastectomy is likely cost-effective.
:: Web-based program may help address underage drinkingA new study supports the use of a brief, web-based program alone and in combination with a parent campaign for preventing alcohol consumption among adolescents transitioning from middle school to high school.
:: Web-based program may help address underage drinkingA new study supports the use of a brief, web-based program alone and in combination with a parent campaign for preventing alcohol consumption among adolescents transitioning from middle school to high school.
:: Web's inventor discusses digital monopolies, privacy threatsTim Berners-Lee gave away the technology that he used to invent the World Wide Web, so it's not surprising that he's worried about the current state of the internet as Google, Facebook and Amazon become increasingly dominant in the digital world.
:: Weight loss is an important predictor of cancerUnintended weight loss is the second highest risk factor for some forms of cancer, concludes the first robust research analysis to examine the association.
:: Weight loss is an important predictor of cancerUnintended weight loss is the second highest risk factor for some forms of cancer, concludes the first robust research analysis to examine the association.
:: Weight might not be why obesity damages kneesThe gut microbiome could be the culprit behind arthritis and joint pain that plagues people who are obese, according to a new study. Osteoarthritis, a common side effect of obesity, is the greatest cause of disability in the US, affecting 31 million people. Sometimes called “wear and tear” arthritis, osteoarthritis in people who are obese was long assumed to simply be a consequence of undue stres
:: Weight-loss surgery improves lives and saves money, study findsA new study indicates that weight-loss surgery is cost-effective over 10 years and can save healthcare systems money over a lifetime.
:: Weight-loss surgery improves lives and saves moneyA new BJS (British Journal of Surgery) study indicates that weight-loss surgery is cost-effective over 10 years and can save healthcare systems money over a lifetime.
:: Weird Math’ aims to connect numbers and equations to the real worldThe book Weird Math attempts to make chaos theory, higher dimensions and other concepts more relatable.
:: Weird Neutrinos Can't Quite Explain Matter's Huge Riddle YetEarly results from an experiment deep underground have found no evidence that neutrinos are their own antiparticles.
:: Welcome, 'Little One': Critically Endangered Gorilla Born At National ZooHe's named "Moke," which is a Lingala word meaning "little one." He's the first of his kind to be born at the National Zoo in nine years, perfect and wrinkly and clinging to his mother. (Image credit: Roshan Patel/Smithsonian's National Zoo )
:: Welcome, 'Little One': Critically Endangered Gorilla Born At National ZooHe's named "Moke," which is a Lingala word meaning "little one." He's the first of his kind to be born at the National Zoo in nine years, perfect and wrinkly and clinging to his mother. (Image credit: Roshan Patel/Smithsonian's National Zoo )
:: We'll pay more for unhealthy foods we crave, neuroscience research findsWe'll pay more for unhealthy foods when we crave them, new neuroscience research finds. The study also shows that we're willing to pay disproportionately more for higher portion sizes of craved food items.
:: We'll pay more for unhealthy foods we crave, neuroscience research findsWe'll pay more for unhealthy foods when we crave them, new neuroscience research finds. The study also shows that we're willing to pay disproportionately more for higher portion sizes of craved food items.
:: We'll pay more for unhealthy foods we crave, neuroscience research findsWe'll pay more for unhealthy foods when we crave them, new neuroscience research finds. The study also shows that we're willing to pay disproportionately more for higher portion sizes of craved food items.
:: Well-rehearsed, evasive Mark Zuckerberg tries to explain Facebook user privacy to CongressMark Zuckerberg Facebook
:: We're so close with dogs, even our poop looks similarAnimals A new study finds that human and dog microbiomes have more in common than you might expect. Evidence of our relationship with dogs goes deep—far into the gut, in fact. A new study published today in the journal Microbiome suggests that our microbiomes and those…
:: West Nile virus reemerged and spread to new areas in Greece in 2017, researchers showWest Nile virus (WNV), which is transmitted via mosquito bites, reemerged and spread to new territories of Greece in 2017 following a two-year hiatus in reported human cases, according to findings presented at the 28th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID). Greece provides the appropriate ecological and climatic conditions for WNV circulation. The virus has be
:: West Nile virus reemerged and spread to new areas in Greece in 2017West Nile virus (WNV), which is transmitted via mosquito bites, reemerged and spread to new territories of Greece in 2017 following a two-year hiatus in reported human cases, according to new findings. Greece provides the appropriate ecological and climatic conditions for WNV circulation. The virus has been established in Greece and disease transmission may continue in the future.
:: 'Westworld' Recap, Season 2 Episode 1: No More HeroesThe second season of the HBO show opens on a world where the moral truths of the first are gone.
:: Westworld: 'Everything Is Code'Every week for the second season of Westworld , three Atlantic staffers will discuss new episodes of HBO’s cerebral sci-fi drama. David Sims: Probably my favorite line in Jurassic Park is, unsurprisingly, delivered by Jeff Goldblum (playing the sardonic mathematician Ian Malcolm). As John Hammond (Richard Attenborough), the kindly inventor of the malfunctioning dino-park, defends himself by point
:: 'Westworld': Here's What Needs to Happen in Season 2HBO's futuristic thriller has a whole lot of explaining to do.
:: Whale Sharks at Risk | :: Racing Extinction (360 Video)The largest fish on the planet – they can grow up to 46 feet in length, and weigh up to 15 tons – whale sharks are gentle giants. Filmed off the coast of Mexico, our footage captured them as they were feeding while migrating to points south. Join a conservation biologist on an interactive mission to learn how animals critical to the world’s ecosystem thrive and survive in the wild. For a more imm
:: Whale Sneezes Rainbow, Proving Nature is Beautiful and WeirdThis whale sneezed a rainbow, and all is right in the world.
:: What 3 Facial Expressions from Zuckerberg's Congressional Testimony MeanFacial expressions and body movements, whether we make them knowingly or not, can persuade people.
:: What a Picture From the Sky Reveals About OppressionIn honor of the MLK Special Issue, The Atlantic commissioned artist and photographer LaToya Ruby Frazier to photograph Chicago, Baltimore, and Memphis from the air—cities that bear MLK’s legacy. In her aerial photography, Frazier explains, the specter of oppression is writ large. “The history is written on that landscape and the body of its inhabitants,” says Frazier. “It became very clear to me
:: What a Picture From the Sky Reveals About OppressionIn honor of the MLK Special Issue, The Atlantic commissioned artist and photographer LaToya Ruby Frazier to photograph Chicago, Baltimore, and Memphis from the air—cities that bear MLK’s legacy. In her aerial photography, Frazier explains, the specter of oppression is writ large. “The history is written on that landscape and the body of its inhabitants,” says Frazier. “It became very clear to me
:: What a Scientist Learned From Studying the ‘Synchronized Swimming of Sea Monkeys’Tiny crustaceans complete a massive daily vertical migration in the world’s oceans. New research suggests their commute may play an important role in the health of the planet.
:: What are the smartest animals in the world and how do we know?Animals There are many members of the animal kingdom that rival our own wits. No other member of the animal kingdom can ace an algebra test or write an A+ essay. But that doesn’t mean other species aren’t highly intelligent. Several members of the…
:: What Bill Clinton Could Teach President Trump About DealmakingIn the coming weeks, President Trump is expected to engage in unprecedented negotiations with Kim Jong Un about North Korea’s nuclear arsenal. There’s reason to question the administration’s capacity for this challenge: Trump himself has never revealed a comfort with the nuances of policy, and the staffing apparatus at his disposal is shaky at best—with constant churning in White House personnel
:: What can a tasty milkshake teach us about the genetics of heart disease?Analysis of high-resolution genomic data in a large study population reveals novel low-frequency polymorphisms that drive response to dietary lipids and medication.
:: What children can teach us about looking after the environmentUnited States President Donald Trump sparked outrage last year when he announced that the US would pull out of the Paris climate agreement. The decision frustrated world leaders because it undermined the process of global cooperation, setting a bad precedent for future agreements to unify countries in the effort to avoid climate disaster.
:: What children can teach us about looking after the environmentUnited States President Donald Trump sparked outrage last year when he announced that the US would pull out of the Paris climate agreement. The decision frustrated world leaders because it undermined the process of global cooperation, setting a bad precedent for future agreements to unify countries in the effort to avoid climate disaster.
:: What Comey Did WrongAs mentioned last week , I’m nostalgically trying to piece together some elements of the olden-days blogging culture in the current, very different online environment. Today’s installment: A long note from a reader working through why he has changed his mind about Comey’s Choice™—former FBI Director James Comey’s decision to ignore the practice of his predecessors and comment openly about the inv
:: What depressed robots can teach us about mental health | :: Zachary MainenThe idea of a depressed computer may seem absurd – but artificial intelligence and the human brain share a vital feature Depression seems a uniquely human way of suffering, but surprising new ways of thinking about it are coming from the field of artificial intelligence. Worldwide, over 350 million people have depression , and rates are climbing. The success of today’s generation of AI owes much t
:: What Did You Do in the Trade War, Daddy?While Donald Trump has diverted his attention to other matters, here are some questions and answers to bear in mind, when he is back to talking about winning a trade war. Q. Is there a “China problem” to be dealt with? A. Yes. This was the theme of a piece I did just before the 2016 election: “ China’s Great Leap Backward .” Its argument was that through the decades since the beginning of China’s
:: What Do Hamburgers Have To Do With Gender?Meat and veggie burgers evolved together in the 20th century, but when it comes to associations with gender, their histories diverge. Anthropologist Barbara J. King explores a new book on the topic. (Image credit: Piotr Marcinski/Getty Images/EyeEm)
:: What Do Hamburgers Have To Do With Gender?Meat and veggie burgers evolved together in the 20th century, but when it comes to associations with gender, their histories diverge. Anthropologist Barbara J. King explores a new book on the topic. (Image credit: Piotr Marcinski/Getty Images/EyeEm)
:: What do Uranus's cloud tops have in common with rotten eggs?Uranus Eggs CloudsHydrogen sulfide, the gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive odor, permeates the upper atmosphere of the planet Uranus – as has been long debated, but never definitively proven. Based on sensitive spectroscopic observations with the Gemini North telescope, astronomers uncovered the noxious gas swirling high in the giant planet's cloud tops. This result resolves a stubborn, long-standing myst
:: What do Uranus's cloud tops have in common with rotten eggs?Hydrogen sulfide, the gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive odor, permeates the upper atmosphere of the planet Uranus — as has been long debated, but never definitively proven. Based on sensitive spectroscopic observations with the Gemini North telescope, astronomers uncovered the noxious gas swirling high in the giant planet's cloud tops. This result resolves a stubborn, long-standing mys
:: What do we do about plastics?It's accumulating in the oceans, lakes and rivers; its microbeads are now embedded in our biology; it is disgusting and dangerous and doesn't biodegrade. It's our old friend, plastics. Last week, several New York City Council representatives proposed banning plastic bottles from vendors in our parks. New York State's Assembly has already overturned the city's effort to charge a fee for plastic bag
:: What Does a Workspace Built for Women Look Like?So many moments of female togetherness take place in proximity to a toilet. A couple of years ago, during early design meetings for The Wing, a women’s club that calls itself a space “between Work and Werk ,” bathrooms were discussed at length; the whole place is a kind of ladies’ room. “Nobody had done a women-only co-working and event space before,” Alda Ly, the architect who directed the proje
:: What Does Being Trump's Friend Get You?The question looming over Shinzo Abe’s visit to Mar-a-Lago this week is of profound interest to all allies of the transactional, mercurial, America-First occupant of the White House: Does cultivating a special relationship with Donald Trump get you anything special? Nearly from the moment Trump defeated Hillary Clinton, when Abe caught a flight to New York and became the first foreign leader to m
:: What Does Being Trump's Friend Get You?The question looming over Shinzo Abe’s visit to Mar-a-Lago this week is of profound interest to all allies of the transactional, mercurial, America-First occupant of the White House: Does cultivating a special relationship with Donald Trump get you anything special? Nearly from the moment Trump defeated Hillary Clinton, when Abe caught a flight to New York and became the first foreign leader to m
:: What effect do new guidelines have on prevalence of high blood pressure in children?More US children are considered to have elevated blood pressure under new guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
:: What Exactly Was Michael Cohen Doing for Donald Trump?The more the public learns about the raid this week on Michael Cohen’s office, home, and room at a New York hotel, the more it seems Cohen is in deeper and deeper trouble, and the harder and harder it becomes to tell what in particular the federal government is looking for from Cohen. Unlike actions taken by special counsel Robert Mueller, this raid, conducted by federal agents in New York City,
:: What factors are associated with an increased risk of temporary hearing loss after attending an outdoor music festivalPeople who attended an outdoor music festival who did not use earplugs, used alcohol and/or drugs and were male were more likely to experience temporary hearing loss.
:: What Fresh Gel Is This?As I type these words, my nails are 10 small silver mirrors, reflecting the overhead fluorescent lights as I move my fingers across my keyboard. I learned about these so-called chrome nails from The Atlantic’s fashionable deputy web editor Swati Sharma, and shortly thereafter, she and I went and got manicures so I could see the process in action. The mirror effect was created with a special powde
:: What Happens If You Get Injected with Embalming Fluid?A woman in Russia died after doctors allegedly gave her an IV drip containing a formaldehyde solution instead of saline, according to news reports.
:: What Happens When a Space Station Falls Out of the SkySometime this weekend, an abandoned Chinese space station the size of a school bus will plummet back to Earth and mostly disintegrate in the atmosphere. Whatever chunks survive the intense heat of the journey will probably land in the ocean or a remote part of land, away from populated areas. It’ll be quick, and chances are nobody will witness the reentry from the ground. So what exactly will hap
:: What happens when nanoparticles collideNew research on what happens when nanoparticles collide could one day inform the development of better helmets, protective earphones, and even devices to convert “junk” energy from airport runway vibrations into usable power. Using supercomputers, scientists modeled what happens when two nanoparticles smash into each other in a vacuum. The team ran simulations for nanoparticles with three differe
:: What Hearings? Advertisers Still Love FacebookFacebook Mark ZuckerbergAll that noise in Washington won't mean much for Facebook's bottom line.
:: What If Aliens Were Totally Obsessed With Us?The extraterrestrials in author Mercurio D. Rivera's 'The Love War' have a soft spot for humanity.
:: What if New York City had no light pollution?I grew up on a small island off the West Coast of Canada, with the darkest skies you could hope for. Although I live in a small town now, with some light pollution, I can still see the Milky Way from my backyard.
:: What If the Ocean's Climate-Controlling 'Conveyor Belt' Came to a Halt?A recent decline in the strength of a climate-regulating ocean current could spell trouble for weather patterns in the future.
:: What if we ended the injustice of bail? | :: Robin SteinbergOn any given night, more than 450,000 people in the United States are locked up in jail simply because they don't have enough money to pay bail. The sums in question are often around $500: easy for some to pay, impossible for others. This has real human consequences — people lose jobs, homes and lives, and it drives racial disparities in the legal system. Robin Steinberg has a bold idea to change
:: What if we’re not Earth’s first big civilization?How do we really know that there weren’t civilizations on Earth before ours? A new paper addresses this question. Imagine if, many millions of years ago, dinosaurs drove cars through cities of mile-high buildings. A preposterous idea, right? Over the course of tens of millions of years, however, all of the direct evidence of a civilization—its artifacts and remains—gets ground to dust. How do we
:: What if we’re not Earth’s first big civilization?How do we really know that there weren’t civilizations on Earth before ours? A new paper addresses this question. Imagine if, many millions of years ago, dinosaurs drove cars through cities of mile-high buildings. A preposterous idea, right? Over the course of tens of millions of years, however, all of the direct evidence of a civilization—its artifacts and remains—gets ground to dust. How do we
:: What if you could know that your mild cognitive impairment wouldn't progress?Researchers from the Lisbon School of Medicine, University of Lisbon found that, in some mild cognitive impairment patients, real neuropsychological stability over a decade is possible and that long-term stability could be predicted based on neuropsychological tests measuring memory and non-verbal abstract reasoning.
:: What if you could know that your mild cognitive impairment wouldn't progressResearchers found that, in some mild cognitive impairment patients, real neuropsychological stability over a decade is possible and that long-term stability could be predicted based on neuropsychological tests measuring memory and non-verbal abstract reasoning.
:: What impact will cutting fuel economy rules have?Recently, the Environmental Protection Agency announced plans to weaken Obama administration gas emissions and fuel economy standards. Proposed in 2012, the CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) standards require automakers to nearly double the average fuel economy of new cars and trucks by 2025—making the US and Canada the only two major nations to adopt such long-range goals. In this interview,
:: What in the world is an exoplanet?Step outside on a clear night, and you can be sure of something our ancestors could only imagine: Every star you see likely plays host to at least one planet.
:: What in the world is an exoplanet?Step outside on a clear night, and you can be sure of something our ancestors could only imagine: Every star you see likely plays host to at least one planet.
:: What is ‘acoustic cloaking’ and how does it work?A model for directing sound waves to go around, instead of colliding with, an object—effectively cloaking it from detection—could have a wide range of applications from military to medical. Andrew Norris , a professor in the department of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Rutgers University-New Brunswick and pioneer in the field of cloaking, which can help make underwater objects appear inv
:: What is ‘phubbing’ and how does it affect your relationships?File under: “What… you’re SURPRISED by these results?!” Read More
:: What Is a Blue Moon, Anyway?Skywatchers tonight (March 31) will be treated to the second and final Blue Moon of 2018, just on the eve of Easter. What is this type of moon, and is it actually blue?
:: What is a blue moon?Space What a strawberry moon? What is a worm moon? What is going on with my moon? Blue moons, strawberry moons, supermoons. For some reason your news aggregation algorithm of choice thinks you really really really want to know all about these moons.
:: What Is A Meme? The Definitive WIRED GuideEverything you ever wanted to know about Nyan Cat, Doge, and the art of the Rickroll.
:: What Is CRISPR?CRISPR technology is a simple yet powerful tool for editing genomes. It allows researchers to easily alter DNA sequences and modify gene function.
:: What is flame jetting? (video)We know fuels like gasoline and alcohol can burn. But sometimes, when the conditions are just right, a hand-held container of fuel being poured near an ignition source can shoot out a 10-foot jet of flame. Flame jetting is extremely dangerous and has caused several deaths. In this video from Reactions, the bizarre phenomenon is explained with help from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
:: What is flame jetting? (video)We know fuels like gasoline and alcohol can burn. But sometimes, when the conditions are just right, a hand-held container of fuel being poured near an ignition source can shoot out a 10-foot jet of flame. Flame jetting is extremely dangerous and has caused several deaths. In this video from Reactions, the bizarre phenomenon is explained with help from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
:: What is HTLV-1? The devastating health crisis afflicting central AustraliaBetween 5% and 10% of those with the virus will develop a rapidly fatal form of leukaemia Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 is spread through contaminated blood, unprotected sex and breastmilk. Like HIV, there is no cure. Like HIV, the virus causes potentially fatal complications but unlike HIV it takes much longer for symptoms to appear. Some people may carry the virus for 30 years before chroni
:: What is the average tax refund?With tax season in full swing, how much money can you get back from the government? Would it be fairer if everyone paid the same rate? Read More
:: What is the Great Attractor, and will it destroy us?Our understanding of the universe has expanded tremendously in the last few decades. But there are still some mysteries out there, and the Great Attractor is one of them. Read More
:: What is the optimal way to diversify an economy?One of the eternal challenges of economic development is how to identify the economic activities that a country, city, or region should target. During recent years, a large body of research has shown that countries, regions, and cities, are more likely to enter economic activities that are related to the ones they already have. For instance, a region specialized in the exports of frozen fish and c
:: What 'kakistocracy' means, and who were the most kakistocratic in historyKakistocracy is rule by the worst, but who are the worst? A better question, how do we know? Read More
:: What Kim Jong Un's China Trip Means for TrumpFor a couple of weeks in March, after the announcement that Donald Trump had accepted an offer to meet with Kim Jong Un, the outcome of the crisis over North Korea’s nuclear weapons seemed to depend on whether two leaders who had steered their nations toward war could pump the brakes and broker peace. Then, this week, Kim boarded a train to Beijing and scrambled the whole map. The North Korean le
:: What learning looks like in the brainUsing advanced imaging technology, researchers observe new patterns of molecular organization as connections between neurons strengthen during learning.
:: What Lord of the Flies is really about | :: Letter from Judy Golding CarverMy father distrusted simple judgments, but he did say his novel was about the importance of the rule of law, and the complexity of human beings, says William Golding’s daughter Judy Golding Carver David Shariatmadari’s account of my father’s novel Lord of the Flies was a little sweeping when he declared: “William Golding sought to show that boys were, by their nature, little devils” ( A real-life
:: What makes a faster typist?The largest-ever dataset on typing speeds and styles, based on 136 million keystrokes from 168,000 volunteers, finds that the fastest typists not only make fewer errors, but they often type the next key before the previous one has been released.
:: What makes a faster typist?The largest-ever dataset on typing speeds and styles, based on 136 million keystrokes from 168,000 volunteers, finds that the fastest typists not only make fewer errors, but they often type the next key before the previous one has been released.
:: What makes someone believe or reject information?Separating fact from fiction in the age of alternate facts is becoming increasingly difficult, and now a new study has helped reveal why.
:: What makes someone believe or reject science? Quality of recordingsWhen people listen to recordings of a scientist presenting their work, the quality of audio had a significant impact on whether people believed what they were hearing.
:: What makes someone believe or reject science?when people listen to recordings of a scientist presenting their work, the quality of audio had a significant impact on whether people believed what they were hearing.
:: What Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony told us about the past, present, and future of Facebook and its data
:: What microbes in dead bodies can tell us about the livingThe postmortem microbiome, populations of micro-organisms that move in after death, can provide crucial insights into public health, a new study shows. What’s telling is that regardless of many factors—sex, ethnicity, or even type of death—the microbiome is consistent and distinct, depending on the number of days after death. With partnerships between forensic entomologists and medical examiners,
:: What parents need to know about virtual realityAs more children start using virtual reality, it will be critical for parents and teachers to understand the effect it can have, experts say. A new report, Virtual Reality 101: What You Need to Know About Kids and VR , is a resource to help parents better understand how this new technology can be applied to everyday life and learning. “Compared to other media, VR is an extremely powerful way to d
:: What parents need to know about virtual realityAs more children start using virtual reality, it will be critical for parents and teachers to understand the effect it can have, experts say. A new report, Virtual Reality 101: What You Need to Know About Kids and VR , is a resource to help parents better understand how this new technology can be applied to everyday life and learning. “Compared to other media, VR is an extremely powerful way to d
:: What Random Walks in Multiple Dimensions Teach You About LifeThere are real world applications of the stochastic mathematical process known as a random walk—really.
:: What Rocket Science Explains About Whale HearingWhat Rocket Science Explains About Whale Hearing Using a device typically engaged to study rockets, researchers examined how whales hear. whale-CT_900x530.jpg Caption: Artist's rendition of the minke whale specimen inside the industrial CT scanner. The researchers scanned the two halves of the whale at the same time and combined the images together in the computer. Image credits: Ted Cranford, Sa
:: What role should courts have in fighting climate change?A federal trial pitting two cities against major oil companies took a surprising turn when an oil company lawyer largely confirmed the science that connects the burning of oil to climate change damages—but not the blame. The case in San Francisco is weighing the question of whether climate change damages, including increasingly frequent droughts, floods, and other extreme weather, connected to th
:: What role should courts have in fighting climate change?A federal trial pitting two cities against major oil companies took a surprising turn when an oil company lawyer largely confirmed the science that connects the burning of oil to climate change damages—but not the blame. The case in San Francisco is weighing the question of whether climate change damages, including increasingly frequent droughts, floods, and other extreme weather, connected to th
:: What social media platforms and search engines know about youFacebook Data M. ZuckerbergThe Facebook scandal involving the harvesting of data from tens of millions of users has raised a lot of questions about social media and search engines.
:: What the Heck Are These 520-Million-Year-Old Blobs? Experts Can't Agree.Here's a brainteaser: Do the 520-million-year-old fossils of an ancient, bug-like creature actually show a silhouette of its brains? Or are these blobby shapes in its head merely fossilized bacteria?
:: What the History of Math Can Teach Us About the Future of AIDoomsayers say it will put us all out of work, but experience suggests otherwise — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: What the History of Math Can Teach Us About the Future of AIDoomsayers say it will put us all out of work, but experience suggests otherwise — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: What the oldest peace treaty in the world teaches usToday's peace symbols go back to antiquity — according to archaeologists, peace images were widespread, especially during wars, despite glorification of war. The oldest peace treaty attests to long negotiations instead of triumphant victory.
:: What to do if Facebook says your info was used by Cambridge AnalyticaFacebook Cambridge AnalyticaWith Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg set to testify before Congress on the scandal involving data firm Cambridge Analytica, the social network is informing individual users their profiles may have been used for the firm's political targeting without their consent.
:: What was Project MKUltra? Inside the CIA's mind-control programSometimes conspiracy theories turn out to be true, like the one about how the CIA tried to use LSD to find a mind-control drug. Read More
:: What was Project MKUltra? Inside the CIA's mind-control programSometimes conspiracy theories turn out to be true, like the one about how the CIA tried to use LSD to find a mind-control drug. Read More
:: What’s Next for the Man Who Brought Down Lance ArmstrongUpdated: 2018-04-19 A t 5:19 p.m. on Friday , April 30, 2010, Floyd Landis hit send on what would prove the most consequential email of his life. Addressed to the then-CEO of USA Cycling, Steve Johnson, the email bore the subject line “nobody is copied on this one so it’s up to you to demonstrate your true colors….” It went on to detail, year by year, how Landis and other members of the United St
:: What's at Stake in Cannes's Battle With NetflixNetflix Content GrowthThe ongoing publicity battle between one of cinema’s hoariest institutions (the Cannes Film Festival) and its loudest new “disruptor” (Netflix) is a standoff where it’s tough to really sympathize with either side. Last year, after some internal uproar over the presence of Netflix’s Okja and The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) at Cannes, the festival announced it would require all competitio
:: What's happening in Orion's Horsehead Nebula?Two research teams used a map from NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, SOFIA, to uncover new findings about stars forming in Orion's iconic Horsehead Nebula. The map reveals vital details for getting a complete understanding of the dust and gas involved in star formation.
:: What's happening in Orion's Horsehead Nebula?Two research teams used a map from NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, SOFIA, to uncover new findings about stars forming in Orion's iconic Horsehead Nebula. The map reveals vital details for getting a complete understanding of the dust and gas involved in star formation.
:: What's in a name? Researchers track PTSD's many identities during warPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been associated with military activities for as long as wars have been fought — but this disorder was only named in the 1980s. A new article documents a different kind of war — a war of words — that has been fought over the name of the disorder, and may have slowed clinical and scientific progress on the disorder.
:: What's in a name? Yale researchers track PTSD's many identities during warPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been associated with military activities for as long as wars have been fought — but this disorder was only named in the 1980s. A new Yale paper published April 16, 2018 in Chronic Stress documents a different kind of war — a war of words — that has been fought over the name of the disorder, and may have slowed clinical and scientific progress on the diso
:: What's in a niche? Time to rethink microbial ecology, say researchersScientists are looking to rewrite the textbook on microbial ecology. When it comes to microbe species, they argue, niche is much more important than names. In microbial systems, hundreds of species can co-exist and perform the same biochemical functions in one setting, and switch functions in a different setting, explain scientists.
:: What's in a niche? Time to rethink microbial ecology, say researchersScientists in Canada, the United States and Europe are looking to rewrite the textbook on microbial ecology, advocating a new approach to studying the most abundant form of life on Earth.
:: What's in a niche? Time to rethink microbial ecology, say researchersScientists in Canada, the United States and Europe are looking to rewrite the textbook on microbial ecology. When it comes to microbe species, they argue, niche is much more important than names. In microbial systems, hundreds of species can co-exist and perform the same biochemical functions in one setting, and switch functions in a different setting, explains University of British Columbia scien
:: What's It Like to Be Queer in STEM?A nationwide project is surveying the experiences of LGBTQ+ scientists to find out — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: What's missing in the global debate over refugees | :: Yasin KakandeIn the ongoing debate over refugees, we hear from everyone — from politicians who pledge border controls to citizens who fear they'll lose their jobs — everyone, that is, except migrants themselves. Why are they coming? Journalist and TED Fellow Yasin Kakande explains what compelled him and many others to flee their homelands, urging a more open discussion and a new perspective. Because humanity
:: What's needed for the next WHO Biosafety HandbookIn this Policy Forum, Kazunobu Kojima et al. highlight key issues that should be addressed through the next revision of the World Health Organization (WHO) Laboratory Biosafety Manual (LBM).
:: What's Next for TESS, NASA's New Exoplanet Hunter?The spacecraft is headed to its science orbit and prepping to discover thousands of alien worlds — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: What's Not Included in Facebook's 'Download Your Data'Facebook says users own their data and touts its "download your data" tool. But the download doesn't include everything Facebook knows about you.
:: What's on Congress's Legislative Agenda?Congress is back from spring break and looking at another six-plus months until the midterms. But in terms of pursuing a serious legislative agenda, the session is more or less over. As Hill folks well know, any pet project that didn’t get jammed into the $1.3 trillion omnibus funding package that passed last month is unlikely to get far between now and Election Day. Senate Majority Leader Mitch
:: What's on Congress's Legislative Agenda?Congress is back from spring break and looking at another six-plus months until the midterms. But in terms of pursuing a serious legislative agenda, the session is more or less over. As Hill folks well know, any pet project that didn’t get jammed into the $1.3 trillion omnibus funding package that passed last month is unlikely to get far between now and Election Day. Senate Majority Leader Mitch
:: What's the Right Way to Solve a Math Problem?The new Pixar movie has a trailer that makes you think about how teaching math *really* works.
:: What's to Blame for Fatal Tesla Crash? Nobody Can AgreeTesla is blaming last month's fatal Tesla Model X car crash largely on the driver, not the car itself, according to a statement released by Tesla this week.
:: When a Bigger Penis Means Swifter ExtinctionThe oldest penis ever found is 425 million years old, and belongs to an animal whose scientific name— Colymbosathon ecplecticos —means “astounding swimmer with a large penis.” Large is relative, though. The entire creature is just a fifth of an inch long, but for its size, its penis is still “ large and stout ,” according to its discoverers. That’s not unusual for the ostracods—the ancient group
:: When a 'Diva' Is DiagnosedMariah Carey DisorderThough diagnosed in 2001, the pop titan Mariah Carey kept quiet about her mental illness until speaking to People for this week’s cover story titled, “My Battle With Bipolar Disorder.” It was only recently that she began receiving treatment for her swings between hypomania and depression, having previously lived in denial of her bipolar II disorder. She says she’s now going public because she’s “
:: When Beauty Is a TrollEvery once in a while I’ll re-watch an old episode of Friends , because it’s familiar and soothing and there. The other day, Netflix served up one of those flashbacks the show would sometimes air to poke light fun at the friends and at the visual absurdities involved with being alive in the ’80s: Rachel in chintz, Ross and Chandler in tragicomic Flock of Seagulls bouffants, etc. Watching the meta
:: When Calling the Police Is a PrivilegeThe call was brief, and had the relaxed feel of someone making a reservation at a restaurant. “I have two gentlemen at my cafe who are refusing to make a purchase or leave,” the manager of the Starbucks told the 911 dispatcher. She calmly gave her address, and after being reassured that law enforcement would be on the way shortly, she thanked the dispatcher and hung up. The call, of which audio w
:: When curing a disease with gene therapy is bad businessA drug giant turns over its pipeline of miracle drugs to a startup.
:: When drugs are wrong, skipped or make you sick: The cost of non-optimized medicationsRising drug prices have gotten a lot of attention lately, but the actual cost of prescription medications is more than just the bill. Researchers at Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of California San Diego estimate that illness and death resulting from non-optimized medication therapy costs $528.4 billion annually, equivalent to 16 percent of total U.S. health ca
:: When drugs are wrong, skipped or make you sick: The cost of non-optimized medicationsRising drug prices have gotten a lot of attention lately, but the actual cost of prescription medications is more than just the bill. Researchers estimate that illness and death resulting from non-optimized medication therapy costs $528.4 billion annually, equivalent to 16 percent of total U.S. health care expenditures in 2016.
:: When drugs are wrong, skipped or make you sick: The cost of non-optimized medicationsRising drug prices have gotten a lot of attention lately, but the actual cost of prescription medications is more than just the bill. Researchers estimate that illness and death resulting from non-optimized medication therapy costs $528.4 billion annually, equivalent to 16 percent of total U.S. health care expenditures in 2016.
:: When Einstein Warned the WorldIn November of 1947, Albert Einstein offered the United States and the international community advice on how to coexist under the looming threat of nuclear war. An excerpt from his article in The Atlantic , “Atomic War or Peace,” has been animated in the video above. Today, as the Trump administration appears to be considering nuclear war with North Korea , Einstein’s words resonate once again. I
:: When enemies come to helpThe enemy of my enemy is my friend. Now researchers at the University of Zurich show that this principle also holds for crab spiders and flowering plants. While it's true that the spiders do eat or drive away useful pollinators such as bees, they're also attracted by floral scent signals to come and help if the plant is attacked by insects intent on eating it.
:: When enemies come to help"The enemy of my enemy is my friend." Now, researchers at the University of Zurich show that this principle also holds for crab spiders and flowering plants. While it's true that the spiders eat or drive away useful pollinators such as bees, they're also attracted by floral scent signals to come and help if the plant is attacked by insects intent on eating it.
:: When Even Legal Residents Face DeportationIn the aftermath of World War II, the British government invited thousands of people from Caribbean countries in the British Commonwealth to immigrate to the United Kingdom and help address the war-torn country’s labor shortages. Now, nearly 70 years later, many of those same people, now elderly, are having their legal status in the country questioned and are facing deportation. Though the deport
:: When Going Gluten-Free is Not Enough: New Tests Detect Hidden ExposureFor people with celiac disease, incidental ingestion of gluten can lead to painful symptoms and lasting intestinal damage. Two new studies suggest such exposure may be greater than many realize. (Image credit: JPM/Getty Images/Image Source)
:: When Going Gluten-Free is Not Enough: New Tests Detect Hidden ExposureFor people with celiac disease, incidental ingestion of gluten can lead to painful symptoms and lasting intestinal damage. Two new studies suggest such exposure may be greater than many realize. (Image credit: JPM/Getty Images/Image Source)
:: When hypothalamic cells warm up, feeding goes down: Exercise-induced appetite suppressionExercise heats up the hypothalamus to drive down food intake, according to a study publishing on April 24 in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Jae Hoon Jeong, Young-Hwan Jo, and colleagues at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. The findings answer a long-standing question about the cause of exercise-induced reduction in appetite.
:: When John Doerr Brought a ‘Gift’ to Google’s FoundersIn an excerpt from his book, "Measure What Matters," venture capitalist John Doerr describes introducing "Objectives and Key Results" to Larry Page and Sergey Brin in Google's early days.
:: When kids' autistic brains can't calm downOne third of children who have autism spectrum disorder also have epilepsy. It's related to an autism risk gene. But scientists didn't now why the mutation, catnap2, caused seizures. Now scientists have discovered the mutation shrinks the neurons' dendrite arbors and synapses that enable brain cells to relay vital messages. The 'Calm down!' message gets lost in the brain, causing neurons to spin o
:: When kids' autistic brains can't calm downOne third of children who have autism spectrum disorder also have epilepsy. It's related to an autism risk gene. But scientists didn't now why the mutation, catnap2, caused seizures. Now scientists have discovered the mutation shrinks the neurons' dendrite arbors and synapses that enable brain cells to relay vital messages. The 'Calm down!' message gets lost in the brain, causing neurons to spin o
:: When nuclei catch up with electronsIn an attosecond study of the H2 molecule physicists at ETH Zurich found that for light atomic nuclei — as contained in most organic and biological molecules — the correlation between electronic and nuclear motions cannot be ignored.
:: When nuclei catch up with electronsIn an attosecond study of the H2 molecule physicists found that for light atomic nuclei — as contained in most organic and biological molecules — the correlation between electronic and nuclear motions cannot be ignored.
:: When nuclei catch up with electronsIn an attosecond study of the H2 molecule, physicists at ETH Zurich found that for light atomic nuclei, as contained in most organic and biological molecules, the correlation between electronic and nuclear motions cannot be ignored.
:: When nuclei catch up with electronsIn an attosecond study of the H2 molecule, physicists at ETH Zurich found that for light atomic nuclei, as contained in most organic and biological molecules, the correlation between electronic and nuclear motions cannot be ignored.
:: When others fail, new migraine treatment may workPeople who have tried unsuccessfully to prevent migraine with other treatments may find relief with a drug called erenumab, according to a preliminary study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 70th Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, April 21 to 27, 2018.
:: When others fail, new migraine treatment may workPeople who have tried unsuccessfully to prevent migraine with other treatments may find relief with a drug called erenumab, according to a preliminary study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 70th Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, April 21 to 27, 2018.
:: When our view of the world is distorted by algorithmsAlgorithms are used to personalize our newsfeed on social media. But the risk is that the points of view we are presented with become increasingly limited and extreme. EPFL researchers have developed a solution that would make users' personalized content more balanced, and their project has already generated interest among human rights campaigners.
:: When prostate cancer reaches bone, bone cells may drive overall growth of the diseaseWhen prostate cancer metastasizes to bone, it can become especially dangerous. A CU study at AACR18 hints at why: cells involved in these bone metastases may release signals that drive the progression of the disease.
:: When science fiction inspires real technologyResearch in human-computer interaction is mentioning science fiction more than ever, a group of scientists has found.
:: When science fiction inspires real technologyResearch in human-computer interaction is mentioning science fiction more than ever, a group of scientists has found.
:: When superconductivity disappears in the core of a quantum tubePredicting the behavior of electrons in a material is not easily done. Physicists have replaced the electrons with ultra-cold neutral lithium atoms that they had circulated in a one-dimensional quantum tube. The scientists were able to confirm an unusual state of matter that retains its insulation regardless of the level of attraction between the particles. This work opens the way to new materials
:: When superconductivity disappears in the core of a quantum tubePredicting the behaviour of electrons in a material is not easily done. Physicists from the University of Geneva, ETH Zurich and EPFL replaced the electrons with ultra-cold neutral lithium atoms that they had circulated in a one-dimensional quantum tube. The scientists were able to confirm an unusual state of matter that retains its insulation regardless of the level of attraction between the part
:: When Teens Cyberbully ThemselvesIn this latest form of self-harming behavior, adolescents anonymously post mean or derogatory comments about themselves on social media as a way of managing feelings of sadness or self-loathing. (Image credit: Jasmin Merdan/Getty Images)
:: When the Revolution Was TelevisedTelevision loved Martin Luther King Jr. “The civil-rights revolution in the South began when a man and the eye of the television film camera came together, giving the camera a focal point for events breaking from state to state, and the man, Martin Luther King Jr., high exposure on television sets from coast to coast,” wrote the journalists Robert Donovan and Ray Scherer in their history of telev
:: When there's an audience, people's performance improvesOften people think performing in front of others will make them mess up, but a new study found the opposite: being watched makes people do better.
:: When there's an audience, people's performance improvesOften people think performing in front of others will make them mess up, but a new study found the opposite: being watched makes people do better.
:: When three months from now feels right around the cornerIf you've ever noticed yourself thinking about the timing of a plan in two opposing ways – something that feels longer off than your actual time calculation — you're on to something. New research shows our different ways of estimating time don't necessarily move in lock-step.
:: When three months from now feels right around the cornerIf you've ever noticed yourself thinking about the timing of a plan in two opposing ways – something that feels longer off than your actual time calculation — you're on to something. New research shows our different ways of estimating time don't necessarily move in lock-step.
:: When three months from now feels right around the cornerIf you've ever noticed yourself thinking about the timing of a plan in two opposing ways – something that feels longer off than your actual time calculation — you're on to something. New research shows our different ways of estimating time don't necessarily move in lock-step.
:: 'When Times Get Tough, People Make Tough Choices'15 years ago, Jason Bobbit was released from incarceration for conspiracy to distribute cocaine. He was elated to return home to his wife and five children. Every moment not spent looking for a job was a chance to be the father he couldn’t be behind bars. But employment options for ex-convicts are, of course, limited. Companies that would hire him—Home Depot, for instance—paid only $9 an hour. “I
:: 'When Times Get Tough, People Make Tough Choices'15 years ago, Jason Bobbit was released from incarceration for conspiracy to distribute cocaine. He was elated to return home to his wife and five children. Every moment not spent looking for a job was a chance to be the father he couldn’t be behind bars. But employment options for ex-convicts are, of course, limited. Companies that would hire him—Home Depot, for instance—paid only $9 an hour. “I
:: When toxins preserve populationsSome soil bacteria can alter their environment in such a way as to endanger their own survival – unless, that is, toxins do not impede their growth beforehand.
:: When toxins preserve populationsSome soil bacteria can alter their environment in such a way as to endanger their own survival – unless, that is, toxins do not impede their growth beforehand.
:: When we sign, we build phrases with similar neural mechanisms as when we speakDifferences between signed and spoken languages are significant, yet the underlying neural processes we use to create complex expressions are quite similar for both, a team of researchers has found.
:: When we sign, we build phrases with similar neural mechanisms as when we speakDifferences between signed and spoken languages are significant, yet the underlying neural processes we use to create complex expressions are quite similar for both, a team of researchers has found.
:: When Will Self-Driving Cars Be 'Ready'?The vehicles will need updates—forever.
:: When Will Self-Driving Cars Be 'Ready'?The vehicles will need updates—forever.
:: When Will the Gender Gap in Science Disappear?Sixteen years. That’s how long it will take before the number of women on scientific papers is equal to the number of men. Luke Holman from the University of Melbourne got that estimate by working out the number of female and male authors on almost 10 million academic papers, published over the last 15 years. With help from Melbourne colleagues Cindy Hauser and Devi Stuart-Fox, he then used the d
:: Where China’s Tiangong-1 Won’t Land (And Where It Still Might)Large swaths of Earth are already safe from falling space debris.
:: Where Did the Easter Bunny Come From? Ask This Dead German ScientistThere are no egg-laying bunnies in the Bible. But there is one in this 1682 medical journal.
:: Where Have All the Rioters Gone?Editor’s Note: Read The Atlantic ’s special coverage of Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy. Image Above: National Guardsmen patrol the streets of Chicago, where riots broke out after King was killed. On August 5, 1966, someone struck Martin Luther King Jr. in the head with a rock . The assault happened not in Birmingham or in Memphis but in Chicago. Earlier that year, King had moved into a run-down
:: Where Have All the Rioters Gone?Editor’s Note: Read The Atlantic ’s special coverage of Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy. Image Above: National Guardsmen patrol the streets of Chicago, where riots broke out after King was killed. On August 5, 1966, someone struck Martin Luther King Jr. in the head with a rock . The assault happened not in Birmingham or in Memphis but in Chicago. Earlier that year, King had moved into a run-down
:: Where Is My Mind? – Antonio Damasio – Think Again – a Big Think Podcast #144Where do cultures come from? The answer is as old as life itself. Read More
:: Where is the universe's missing matter?Astronomers using ESA's XMM-Newton space observatory have probed the gas-filled haloes around galaxies in a quest to find 'missing' matter thought to reside there, but have come up empty-handed – so where is it?
:: Where Marijuana Is Legal, Opioid Prescriptions FallTwo new studies support this correlation — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: Where Spring Is in Full BloomWinter hasn’t released its grip, but nature’s warm-weather beauties are actually beginning to blossom. We offer a guide, starting off at the Orchid Show in the Bronx.
:: Where Spring Is in Full BloomWinter hasn’t released its grip, but nature’s warm-weather beauties are actually beginning to blossom. We offer a guide, starting off at the Orchid Show in the Bronx.
:: Where the brain shakes may be key to concussionConcussions and other mild traumatic brain injuries seem to arise when an area deep inside the brain shakes more rapidly and intensely than surrounding areas, report researchers. The study combines data from football players with computer simulations of the brain. They also found that the mechanical complexity of the brain means there is no straightforward relationship between different bumps, sp
:: Where you live is more influential than where you worship in shaping racial attitudesWhites in multiracial congregations have more diverse friendship networks and are more comfortable with minorities — but that is more because of the impact of neighbors and friends of other races than due to congregations' influence, a Baylor University study has found.
:: Where you live is more influential than where you worship in shaping racial attitudesWhites in multiracial congregations have more diverse friendship networks and are more comfortable with minorities—but that is more because of the impact of neighbors and friends of other races than due to congregations' influence, a Baylor University study has found.
:: Where you live, walk, and eat in New York City are important for controlling diabetesIn the first study to directly examine the relationship between environment and individual's ability to control their diabetes, researchers found there is a link between the neighborhood food, built and economic environment where you live and the ability to achieve glycemic control. Results are consistent with the premise that areas with greater resources to support healthy eating and physical act
:: Where you live, walk, and eat in New York City are important for controlling diabetesIn the first study to directly examine the relationship between environment and individual's ability to control their diabetes, researchers found there is a link between the neighborhood food, built and economic environment where you live and the ability to achieve glycemic control. Results are consistent with the premise that areas with greater resources to support healthy eating and physical act
:: Where's mum? Three bear cubs rescued in BulgariaThree bear cubs have been rescued in Bulgaria after villagers found them roaming alone on a road in the country's southern Rhodope mountains, the Four Paws animal charity said Monday.
:: Which education systems are best? Look past the superficial numbersInternational large-scale education assessments (ILSAs) are used to compare the performance of countries' educational systems, but these rankings can be misleading and should not be the sole determinant informing educational policy, Judith Singer and Henry Braun caution in this Policy Forum.
:: Which education systems are best? Look past the superficial numbersInternational large-scale education assessments (ILSAs) are used to compare the performance of countries' educational systems, but these rankings can be misleading and should not be the sole determinant informing educational policy, Judith Singer and Henry Braun caution in this Policy Forum.
:: Which pain medication is safest for arthritis patients?In a recent Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics study, arthritis patients taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for pain plus a stomach acid-reducing medicine called esomeprazole had infrequent gastrointestinal side effects.
:: Which religion has the longest life expectancy?The scales are not in favor for the most religious among us. Read More
:: Whisper From the First Stars Sets Off Loud Dark Matter DebateA surprise discovery announced a month ago suggested that the early universe looked very different than previously believed. Initial theories that the discrepancy was due to dark matter have come under fire.
:: Whispering neurons fuel cortical highways
:: Whispering pines: Trees tell story of WWII battleshipThroughout most of World War II, Allied bombers tried repeatedly to sink the Tirpitz, Germany's biggest battleship and a bete noir of Britain's wartime leader Winston Churchill, who took to calling it 'the beast'.
:: White Evangelicals Can't Quit Donald TrumpWith two alleged extramarital affairs looming over the presidency, white evangelicals are doubling down on their support for Donald Trump. But the near-term political gains their support is yielding may come at a high cost for the future of the faith. A new survey released this week by PRRI, where I serve as the CEO, finds white evangelical support for Trump remains strikingly high, with 75 perce
:: White Supremacy Is the Achilles Heel of American DemocracyThere are a million and one threads to the chaos currently unspooling about the Trump administration and the 2016 election. One might be forgiven for giving up on trying to navigate the intricacies of congressional Russia inquiries, Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s ever-widening probe, news about foreign intrusions into voting systems , investigations about Twitter bots, and the developing story
:: White Supremacy Is the Achilles Heel of American DemocracyThere are a million and one threads to the chaos currently unspooling about the Trump administration and the 2016 election. One might be forgiven for giving up on trying to navigate the intricacies of congressional Russia inquiries, Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s ever-widening probe, news about foreign intrusions into voting systems , investigations about Twitter bots, and the developing story
:: Who are the best gift-givers? Not who you'd think, says marketing researchHave you ever bought a gift for a friend, simply because it's a gift that you would like yourself?
:: Who are the best gift-givers? Not who you'd think, says marketing researchHave you ever bought a gift for a friend, simply because it's a gift that you would like yourself?
:: Who Cares If They're Cute? This Zoologist Accepts Animals On Their Own TermsZoologist Lucy Cooke says humans aren't doing animals any favors when we moralize their behavior. Her book The Truth About Animals is organized around "fact and not sentimentality." (Image credit: AFP/AFP/Getty Images)
:: Who Inherits the British Throne?Since days of yore, the royal line of succession to the British throne — like most monarchies — was based on primogeniture.
:: Who is the biggest musician of all time?After Beyoncé’s landmark Coachella performance, a look back at the biggest musical stars ever. It’s impossible to pick just one as the biggest, but fun to try. Read More
:: Why "social jet lag" may cause worse grades and poor work performanceA study finds the link between biological clocks and poor performance at school and work. Read More
:: Why a 'Lifesaving' Depression Treatment Didn't Pass Clinical TrialsSome medical experiments are more daunting than others. The one that the neurologist Helen Mayberg came up with to test a model of depression she had developed over about 15 years involved drilling two holes in the top of a patient’s skull and sliding two low-voltage electrodes deep into the brain until they reached a region known as Brodmann area 25. In a pair of pale-pink curves of neural flesh
:: Why a 'Lifesaving' Depression Treatment Didn't Pass Clinical TrialsSome medical experiments are more daunting than others. The one that the neurologist Helen Mayberg came up with to test a model of depression she had developed over about 15 years involved drilling two holes in the top of a patient’s skull and sliding two low-voltage electrodes deep into the brain until they reached a region known as Brodmann area 25. In a pair of pale-pink curves of neural flesh
:: Why alcohol, sugar lead to thirstResearchers have identified a hormone that acts on the brain to increase the desire to drink water in response to specific nutrient stresses that can cause dehydration.
:: Why alcohol, sugar lead to thirstUT Southwestern researchers identify a hormone that acts on the brain to increase the desire to drink water in response to specific nutrient stresses that can cause dehydration.
:: Why American Students Haven't Gotten Better at Reading in 20 YearsEvery two years, education-policy wonks gear up for what has become a time-honored ritual: the release of the Nation’s Report Card. Officially known as the National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP, the data reflect the results of reading and math tests administered to a sample of students across the country. Experts generally consider the tests rigorous and highly reliable—and the sco
:: Why archaeologists are arguing about sweet potatoesScience It’s a hot (potato) mess. At some point, sweet potatoes crossed the Pacific. This much we know. As for the rest—How? When? Why?—we’re just not sure. Or, to be more clear, some people are sure…
:: Why Are Glaciers Melting from the Bottom? It's ComplicatedWarm ocean waters are eating away at ice, but what’s driving that process is unclear — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: Why are kittens so cute? You asked Google – here's the answerEvery day millions of people ask Google life’s most difficult questions. Our writers answer some of the commonest queries A few months ago, my family and I went to a nearby cat rescue shelter to get a kitten. There were five in the available litter to choose from, but as we were watching them play, one of the two tabbies boldly decided to scale a nearby sack of bedding, then promptly fell in head
:: Why Are People Freaking Out About These Boring SpaceX Satellites?SpaceX pulled off another successful launch today, lofting a set of new polar-orbiting satellites. By itself, this Falcon 9 launch isn't unique. So why did the new launch generate worldwide attention?
:: Why are some E. coli deadly while others live peacefully within our bodies?E. coli outbreaks hospitalize people and cause food recalls pretty much annually in the United States. This year is no different.
:: Why Are Some E. Coli Strains Deadly While Others Live Peacefully in Our Bodies?You have a variety of strains of E. coli in your intestine, including one that’s busy making the antioxidant vitamin K crucial for your and its survival — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: Why Aren't There More Women Leaders in Science?One major factor is the significant gender inequity that exists in the recruitment, promotion and retention of female faculty and staff scientists — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: Why artificial intelligence might trigger a nuclear war
:: Why AT&T-Time Warner Merger Is Bad News for EveryoneWIRED columnist Susan Crawford on why the AT&T-Time Warner merger is bad for competition, bad for content, and bad for consumers.
:: Why AT&T-Time Warner Merger Is Bad News for EveryoneWIRED columnist Susan Crawford on why the AT&T-Time Warner merger is bad for competition, bad for content, and bad for consumers.
:: Why bodycam footage might not clear things upStephon Clark, an African-American man, was killed by Sacramento police in his grandmother's backyard last month, setting off protests and conflict over the police's actions.
:: Why bodycam footage might not clear things upStephon Clark, an African-American man, was killed by Sacramento police in his grandmother's backyard last month, setting off protests and conflict over the police's actions.
:: Why churches don't pay taxes and how much money the public could gain if they didChurches and religious organizations are tax-exempt. Should they continue to get such a benefit? Read More
:: Why churches don't pay taxes and how much money the public could gain if they didChurches and religious organizations are tax-exempt. Should they continue to get such a benefit? Read More
:: Why climate engineers are targeting Earth’s last pristine spotsSome of the last great wildernesses are being considered as likely candidates for geoengineering. It's a sad reflection of climate failings, says Olive Heffernan
:: Why Dead Fingers (Usually) Can't Unlock a PhoneIn March, two detectives went to a funeral home and asked to see a body. The reason? They wanted to unlock the man's phone.
:: Why did we give our data to Facebook in the first place?Photos of our children, favorite movies, milestone photos, check-ins. Why do we take better care of our house keys than our personal data? — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: Why Do Bananas Change Color?Bananas undergo chemical and physical changes to become more appealing. — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: Why do children tattle?When young children see a peer cause harm, they often tattle to a caregiver.
:: Why do children tattle?When young children see a peer cause harm, they often tattle to a caregiver.
:: Why do some children read more?A new study of more than 11,000 7-year-old twins found that how well children read determines how much they read (not vice versa).
:: Why do some children read more?A new study of more than 11,000 7-year-old twins found that how well children read determines how much they read, not vice versa.
:: Why Do Trump’s Defenders Assume He’s Guilty?The presumption of innocence is essential to the American legal system. Sometimes prosecutors and the press need to be reminded of this. It’s not as often that the allies of a defendant, or even a prospective defendant, forget. Yet allies of President Trump have made some peculiar comments over the last few days, as Jonathan Chait , Josh Barro , and Orin Kerr note. Anthony Scaramucci says Michael
:: Why do women gossip? Study reveals dark, strategic reasons.A new paper explores why women gossip about each other, and identifies some key factors that influence how women choose gossiping targets. Read More
:: Why do women gossip? Study reveals dark, strategic reasons.A new paper explores why women gossip about each other, and identifies some key factors that influence how women choose gossiping targets. Read More
:: Why Does Microwave Popcorn Smell So Bad?That microwave popcorn smell has a history. And while some people love it, others say it smells like vomit or urine.
:: Why does some tap water taste weird?Every year Australia's councils contest the academy awards of the water industry: the Best Tasting Tap Water in Australia. Entrants compete on clarity and colour as well as taste and odour.
:: Why Every Parent Will Love This 'Everything Repellent'A new clear coating can keep fingerprints and jelly smears off your walls, windows and even your phone screen.
:: Why Everyone Is Insecure (and Why That's Okay)A healthy dose of self-doubt spurs us to monitor ourselves and our interactions and helps us identify how to get along better with our fellow humans — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: Why Extraterrestrial Life May Be More Unlikely Than Scientists ThoughtOne key ingredient for life may be less abundant in our galaxy than scientists thought.
:: Why Extraterrestrial Life May Be More Unlikely Than Scientists ThoughtOne key ingredient for life may be less abundant in our galaxy than scientists thought.
:: Why Facebook wants to design its own AI chips
:: Why Facebook's 2011 Promises Haven't Protected UsersFacebook didn't notify the Federal Trade Commission when it learned that Cambridge Analytica had improperly obtained personal information of users.
:: Why freeloader baby-eating ants are welcomed to the colonyIt might seem surprising that a colony of ants would tolerate the type of guests that gobble both their grub and their babies. But new research shows there's likely a useful tradeoff to calmly accepting these parasite ants into the fold: They have weaponry that's effective against their host ants and a more menacing intruder ant.
:: Why freeloader baby-eating ants are welcomed to the colonyIt might seem surprising that a colony of ants would tolerate the type of guests that gobble both their grub and their babies. But new research shows there's likely a useful tradeoff to calmly accepting these parasite ants into the fold: They have weaponry that's effective against their host ants and a more menacing intruder ant.
:: Why freeloader baby-eating ants are welcomed to the colonyIt might seem surprising that a colony of ants would tolerate the type of guests that gobble both their grub and their babies.
:: Why getting back to the moon is so damn hardThe $20 million Lunar X Prize was supposed to send startups into space. The cost turned out to be far higher than the reward—but the competitors were never really in it for the trophy.
:: Why good people turn bad onlineOn the evening of 17 February 2018, Professor Mary Beard posted on Twitter a photograph of herself crying. The eminent University of Cambridge classicist, who has almost 200,000 Twitter followers, was distraught after receiving a storm of abuse online. This was the reaction to a comment she had made about Haiti. She also tweeted: "I speak from the heart (and of course I may be wrong). But the crap
:: Why good people turn bad onlineOn the evening of 17 February 2018, Professor Mary Beard posted on Twitter a photograph of herself crying. The eminent University of Cambridge classicist, who has almost 200,000 Twitter followers, was distraught after receiving a storm of abuse online. This was the reaction to a comment she had made about Haiti. She also tweeted: "I speak from the heart (and of course I may be wrong). But the crap
:: Why have all Western-owned digital firms failed in China?A new study from Cass Business School examines the failures of Western Internet Firms (WIFs) in China and why this phenomenon is singularly prevalent in this region.
:: Why have all Western-owned digital firms failed in China?Cass Business School publishes new study examining the failures of Western-owned digital firms in China and why this phenomenon is singularly prevalent in this region.
:: Why Hunt's screen time limits for kids are scientific nonsenseShouldn’t policy be based on evidence – not the other way around? The future seems rosy for Jeremy Hunt. In his newest letter to social media firms, he envisions a future where every child gets a state-imposed and universal social media limit, similar to the alcohol units recommended by government. After a child surpasses a set cutoff point, their social media access is stopped for the day. Hunt
:: Why I live in a plastic bottle castleThe man building a four-storey castle out of recycled plastic bottles.
:: Why Is a Liberal LGBT Activist One of Trump's Nominees?Social conservatives love them some Donald Trump. The reason is hardly a mystery. Despite the swirling tales of porn stars and Playboy bunnies, Russian hookers and general degeneracy, this president has delivered on some key issues for traditional-values voters, especially when it comes to appointments. (“Gorsuch!” has become an all-purpose rejoinder to any awkward questions about Trump’s fitness
:: Why Is a Train Filled with Human Poop Stuck Outside This Alabama Town?A train filled with smelly human excrement from New York City has been stranded in a small Alabama town for two months, according to news sources.
:: Why Is It So Hard to Predict the Crash of China's Space Station?Here's why nobody can say for sure exactly when and where Tiangong-1 will drop to Earth's surface.
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:: Why is there a higher suicide rate in the spring?The suicide rate goes up in spring and summer, ad not winter as many believe, and some recent studies are suggesting a link between immune-system inflammation from pollen and and seasonal depression that can lead to suicide. Read More
:: Why Is Trump Turning Against Russia Now?No single stand has hobbled Donald Trump’s presidency more than his attitude toward Russia. During the presidential campaign, he conspicuously praised Vladimir Putin, and refused to condemn his seizure of Crimea. Trump also publicly called for Russia to release emails hacked from Hillary Clinton, something his aides said was a joke. Trump’s perceived softness on Putin seems to have encouraged adv
:: Why Is Your Boss Bad At His Job? It May Be The 'Peter Principle' At WorkWorkers with a strong sales record were likely to be promoted into managerial positions, yet they tended to be worse at managerial jobs than those who were low-performing workers. (Image credit: Camelia Dobrin/Getty Images/Ikon Images)
:: Why Is Your Boss Bad At His Job? It May Be The 'Peter Principle' At WorkWorkers with a strong sales record were likely to be promoted into managerial positions, yet they tended to be worse at managerial jobs than those who were low-performing workers. (Image credit: Camelia Dobrin/Getty Images/Ikon Images)
:: Why It Seems Like Everyone Is Always Angry With YouIt’s possible that they aren’t, it’s just that you have trouble reading neutral facial expressions because of your family experience, a new study suggests.
:: Why It's Almost Impossible for Fastballs to Get Any FasterAdvances have fueled a dramatic upward trend in world-record athletic performances, but the baseball pitch is stuck. The reason is physics.
:: Why It's So Hard to #DeleteFacebookHere we go again: another Facebook controversy, yet again violating our sense of privacy by letting others harvest our personal information.
:: Why it's worth listening to people you disagree with | :: Zachary R. WoodWe get stronger, not weaker, by engaging with ideas and people we disagree with, says Zachary R. Wood. In an important talk about finding common ground, Wood makes the case that we can build empathy and gain understanding by engaging tactfully and thoughtfully with controversial ideas and unfamiliar perspectives. "Tuning out opposing viewpoints doesn't make them go away," Wood says. "To achieve pr
:: Why male and female cells behave differently after being reprogrammed into stem cellsVincent Pasque from KU Leuven, Belgium, and Kathrin Plath from UCLA led an international study into how specialized cells are reprogrammed to induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS). The researchers discovered that female and male cells behave differently after the reprogramming process and that this is due to their different number of X chromosomes.
:: Why Meek Mill is a symbol of the broken American justice systemRapper Meek Mill is stuck in jail, caught in the U.S. justice system’s perpetual probation trap that keeps a disproportionate number of black people in America incarcerated. Read More
:: Why Meek Mill is a symbol of the broken American justice systemRapper Meek Mill is stuck in jail, caught in the U.S. justice system’s perpetual probation trap that keeps a disproportionate number of black people in America incarcerated. Read More
:: Why More Vitamin D May Not Always Be a Good ThingA new study finds that high levels of vitamin D in the blood are linked with an increased risk of some cancers.
:: Why More Young Married Couples Are Keeping Separate Bank AccountsA joint bank account has, traditionally, been a sign of commitment. As newlyweds start their lives together, it is perhaps the clearest way for them to say, to each other and to the world, “What’s mine is yours, and what’s yours is mine.” But these days, some young couples are skeptical. “There has been a generational change,” said Joanna Pepin, a doctoral candidate at the University of Maryland
:: Why My Grandmother Carried a Plastic Brain in Her PurseI remember the bag from my childhood. Transparent and oblong, just large enough to fit a handful of papers, a few essentials, and a plastic brain. My 93-year-old grandmother, Marjorie Pearlson, once loved this bag, filling it with conversation starters. She was a woman who could talk to any stranger and pull an organ replica out of her purse with a straight face. Growing up, I would witness this
:: Why noise can enhance sensitivity to weak signalsA team of Japanese researchers has discovered a new mechanism to explain stochastic resonance, in which sensitivity to weak signals is enhanced by noise. The finding is expected to help electronic devices become smaller and more energy-efficient.
:: Why noise can enhance sensitivity to weak signalsA team of Japanese researchers has discovered a new mechanism to explain stochastic resonance, in which sensitivity to weak signals is enhanced by noise. The finding is expected to help electronic devices become smaller and more energy-efficient.
:: Why noise can enhance sensitivity to weak signalsA team of Japanese researchers has discovered a new mechanism to explain stochastic resonance, in which sensitivity to weak signals is enhanced by noise. The finding is expected to help electronic devices become smaller and more energy efficient.
:: Why noise can enhance sensitivity to weak signalsA team of Japanese researchers has discovered a new mechanism to explain stochastic resonance, in which sensitivity to weak signals is enhanced by noise. The finding is expected to help electronic devices become smaller and more energy efficient.
:: Why ozone poses a challenge to food securityOzone is a well-known and interesting gas. It is thought of as a "good" gas when present in the stratosphere, where it forms the ozone layer sitting 15 to 30 kilometres above Earth that protect life from detrimental ultraviolet radiation.
:: Why ozone poses a challenge to food securityOzone is a well-known and interesting gas. It is thought of as a "good" gas when present in the stratosphere, where it forms the ozone layer sitting 15 to 30 kilometres above Earth that protect life from detrimental ultraviolet radiation.
:: Why Police Should Monitor Social Media to Prevent CrimeOpinion: Citizens may object to their social media posts being mined by law enforcement, but the practice can keep the public safe.
:: Why Pop Culture Links Women and Killer PlantsThere’s an early scene in Annihilation , Alex Garland’s cerebral sci-fi-horror drama, where the biologist Lena (Natalie Portman) examines a cluster of kaleidoscopically mutated flowers. “They’re growing from the same branch structure, so it has to be the same species,” she mutters to her all-female squad of researchers. “You’d sure as hell call it a pathology if you saw this in a human.” The team
:: Why Pop Culture Links Women and Killer PlantsThere’s an early scene in Annihilation , Alex Garland’s cerebral sci-fi-horror drama, where the biologist Lena (Natalie Portman) examines a cluster of kaleidoscopically mutated flowers. “They’re growing from the same branch structure, so it has to be the same species,” she mutters to her all-female squad of researchers. “You’d sure as hell call it a pathology if you saw this in a human.” The team
:: Why prime numbers still fascinate mathematicians, 2,300 years laterOn March 20, American-Canadian mathematician Robert Langlands received the Abel Prize, celebrating lifetime achievement in mathematics. Langlands' research demonstrated how concepts from geometry, algebra and analysis could be brought together by a common link to prime numbers.
:: Why prime numbers still fascinate mathematicians, 2,300 years laterOn March 20, American-Canadian mathematician Robert Langlands received the Abel Prize, celebrating lifetime achievement in mathematics. Langlands' research demonstrated how concepts from geometry, algebra and analysis could be brought together by a common link to prime numbers.
:: Why Scientists Are Battling Over PleasureThe question of whether the benefit from viewing a da Vinci is different from enjoying a visit to Pornhub or McDonalds is dividing psychologists and neuroscientists.
:: Why scientists thought Ebola would mutate really fastAt the start of the epidemic in West Africa, the Ebola virus did not change as rapidly as thought at the time. New research explains why scientists misjudged it. The culprit is probably methodological biases, according to research led by Tanja Stadler, a professor in ETH Zurich’s department of biosystems science and engineering in Basel. The work appears in PNAS . When Ebola developed into an epi
:: Why scientists thought Ebola would mutate really fastAt the start of the epidemic in West Africa, the Ebola virus did not change as rapidly as thought at the time. New research explains why scientists misjudged it. The culprit is probably methodological biases, according to research led by Tanja Stadler, a professor in ETH Zurich’s department of biosystems science and engineering in Basel. The work appears in PNAS . When Ebola developed into an epi
:: Why Sexual-Harassment Legislation Stalled in the SenateThe women of the Senate are confused, annoyed, and frustrated. When the omnibus was being hammered out last month, the widespread assumption was that it would include measures reforming how Congress deals with sexual misbehavior in its own ranks. A bipartisan collection of senators had been negotiating the fine print and, going into the home stretch, most expected some version of it to be include
:: Why Sexual-Harassment Legislation Stalled in the SenateThe women of the Senate are confused, annoyed, and frustrated. When the omnibus was being hammered out last month, the widespread assumption was that it would include measures reforming how Congress deals with sexual misbehavior in its own ranks. A bipartisan collection of senators had been negotiating the fine print and, going into the home stretch, most expected some version of it to be include
:: Why So Many People Make Their Password 'Dragon'The mythical creature's popularity says a lot about the psychology of password creation.
:: Why some beetles like alcoholAlcohol used as a 'weed killer' optimizes the harvest of ambrosia beetles.
:: Why some cancers are 'born to be bad'Breakthrough explains why some cancers are far more deadly than others.
:: Why Stormy Daniels Poses a Problem for DemocratsIt was telling that as Tax Day arrived this week, the media’s focus was riveted not on the massive tax overhaul that President Trump recently signed into law, but on James Comey, Stormy Daniels, and Michael Cohen. In their own ways, these three players in the Trump drama symbolize the ethical storms and moral challenges constantly buffeting the president. Those tempests have imposed an unmistakab
:: Why suspending or expelling students often does more harm than goodThe number of students being suspended or expelled from Australian schools is "skyrocketing", according to news reports. These note a 10% increase in suspensions over two years at NSW primary schools and that students in south-western Sydney are being suspended more than four times as often as students in other parts of the city.
:: Why suspending or expelling students often does more harm than goodThe number of students being suspended or expelled from Australian schools is "skyrocketing", according to news reports. These note a 10% increase in suspensions over two years at NSW primary schools and that students in south-western Sydney are being suspended more than four times as often as students in other parts of the city.
:: Why the business model of social media giants like Facebook is incompatible with human rightsFacebook has had a bad few weeks. The social media giant had to apologise for failing to protect the personal data of millions of users from being accessed by data mining company Cambridge Analytica. Outrage is brewing over its admission to spying on people via their Android phones. Its stock price plummeted, while millions deleted their accounts in disgust.
:: Why the business model of social media giants like Facebook is incompatible with human rightsFacebook has had a bad few weeks. The social media giant had to apologise for failing to protect the personal data of millions of users from being accessed by data mining company Cambridge Analytica. Outrage is brewing over its admission to spying on people via their Android phones. Its stock price plummeted, while millions deleted their accounts in disgust.
:: Why the 'Condom Snorting Challenge' Is Not Just Gross — It's DangerousSome teens are reportedly inhaling condoms up their nostrils, which is not only gross but potentially dangerous.
:: Why the electric vehicle revolution will bring problems of its ownAfter years of being derided as a joke by car manufacturers and the public, interest in electric vehicles has increased sharply as governments around the world move to ban petrol and diesel cars.
:: Why the electric vehicle revolution will bring problems of its ownAfter years of being derided as a joke by car manufacturers and the public, interest in electric vehicles has increased sharply as governments around the world move to ban petrol and diesel cars.
:: Why the Fire that Incinerated a Tesla Was Such a Nightmare to Put OutA Tesla that crashed and caused a fiery inferno is raising questions about whether these cars are more dangerous if they catch fire.
:: Why the fuss about nurdles?Nurdles. The name sounds inoffensive, cuddly even…. However, nurdles are anything but. "Nurdle" is the colloquial name for "pre-production plastic pellets" (which is in itself rather a mouthful); these are the raw material of the plastic industry – the building blocks for plastic bottles, plastic bags, drinking straws, car components, computer keyboards – in fact almost anything you can think of t
:: Why the GOP Is Making the Midterm Elections All About ImpeachmentTo the old-fashioned, it might seem crazy that the Republicans plan to fight the 2018 election as a referendum on a Trump impeachment. Traditional wisdom was: If the president of your party is unpopular, try your utmost to de-nationalize off-year elections. Focus the voters on local issues and down-ballot candidates! “Maybe you don’t like Trump. But you like the new factory openings in our distri
:: Why the hockey stick graph will always be climate science’s iconTwo decades after it was first published, the chart linking carbon emissions and global warming is as relevant as ever, says Olive Heffernan
:: Why the Music Industry Hasn't Had Its #MeToo MomentEmboldened by silent colleagues and apologist supporters, music artists and executives continue to misbehave with impunity.
:: Why the Music Industry Hasn't Had Its #MeToo MomentEmboldened by silent colleagues and apologist supporters, music artists and executives continue to misbehave with impunity.
:: Why the Nobel Prize might need a makeoverIn Losing the Nobel Prize, astrophysicist Brian Keating discusses the downsides of science’s top honor.
:: Why the pencil is perfect | :: Caroline WeaverWhy are pencils shaped like hexagons, and how did they get their iconic yellow color? Pencil shop owner Caroline Weaver takes us inside the fascinating history of the pencil.
:: Why These Bumblebees Are Wearing Itty-Bitty QR CodesResearchers have been super-gluing little barcodes to bumblebees in order to track their movements in unprecedented detail.
:: Why These Bumblebees Are Wearing Itty-Bitty QR CodesResearchers have been super-gluing little barcodes to bumblebees in order to track their movements in unprecedented detail.
:: Why This New Exoplanet-Hunting Telescope Blows Kepler Out of the WaterTESS will have the ultimate view of the night sky from a perfect orbit around Earth.
:: Why Too Much Experience Can BackfireSometimes expertise gets in the way of making the right call — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: Why traffic accidents with cyclists are becoming increasingly more commonThe bicycle is a cheap and ecological way of transport, and it is also a healthy option. This is why the number of cyclists in cities has increased in recent years, but so has the accident rate. A study confirms that these incidents are caused by a combination of inadequate infrastructures and risk behavior on the part of drivers and cyclists.
:: Why traffic accidents with cyclists are becoming increasingly more commonThe bicycle is a cheap and ecological way of transport, and it is also a healthy option. This is why the number of cyclists in cities has increased in recent years, but so has the accident rate. A study confirms that these incidents are caused by a combination of inadequate infrastructures and risk behavior on the part of drivers and cyclists.
:: Why Trump Hasn’t Fired Sessions“ DISGRACEFUL .” “ Weak .” “ Beleaguered. ” President Donald Trump has been unsparing in publicly castigating his attorney general, Jeff Sessions, in the year since Sessions recused himself from the investigation into potential collusion between Trump’s campaign and Russia. Privately, Trump has berated Sessions, reportedly calling him an “idiot” and saying that hiring him was a mistake. He asked
:: Why Trump’s Tariffs Could Raise the Cost of a Hip ReplacementA growing percentage of medical devices and drugs used in American operating rooms are made in China, and many of them are on the White House’s list.
:: Why Trump's Misguided China Tariffs Won't Help the USAmerican prosperity depends on what we will make in the future, not what we made in the past.
:: Why two brains are better than oneA radical technique that makes mature cells act like stem cells is growing a mini brain from tissue I donated. One day it could produce whole organs for transplant Last week, I was told my other brain is fully grown. It doesn’t look like much. A blob of pale flesh about the size of a small pea, it floats in a bath of blood-red nutrient. It would fit into the cranium of a foetus barely a month old.
:: Why U.S. Supreme Court rejected deportation provisionOn April 17, the Supreme Court of the United States struck down a part of the Immigration and Nationality Act that authorizes the government to deport some immigrants, including lawful permanent residents, who have been convicted of “aggravated felonies.” Jayashri Srikantiah, director of the Immigrants’ Rights Clinic at Stanford University, discusses why the decision in Sessions v. Dimaya is so i
:: Why Uber’s Self-Driving Crash Is Confusing for HumansAutonomous vehicle crashes don't look like human driven ones.
:: Why was Martin Luther King Jr. a socialist?We often bicker and argue over what our national heroes believed in. Why did Dr. King believe in moving towards socialism? Read More
:: Why we are measuring the health of Australian vegetation poorlyMany of Australia's ecosystems are in a much worse condition than we think. This is because officials are measuring the health of ecosystems such as forests and woodlands by their size, instead of how damaged they are by disturbances.
:: Why we are measuring the health of Australian vegetation poorlyMany of Australia's ecosystems are in a much worse condition than we think. This is because officials are measuring the health of ecosystems such as forests and woodlands by their size, instead of how damaged they are by disturbances.
:: Why we made iWitnessed, an app to collect evidenceEyewitness evidence can be critical to investigations and trials. However, research shows that eyewitness memory can be inaccurate and vulnerable to distortion depending on what happens next – for example, inaccurate information encountered through leading questions, discussion with other witnesses, or journalists.
:: Why we made iWitnessed, an app to collect evidenceEyewitness evidence can be critical to investigations and trials. However, research shows that eyewitness memory can be inaccurate and vulnerable to distortion depending on what happens next – for example, inaccurate information encountered through leading questions, discussion with other witnesses, or journalists.
:: Why We Might Miss Extraterrestrial Life Even If It's Staring Us in the FaceResearchers use a cosmic gorilla to uncover the dangers of inattention in the search for alien life.
:: Why we’re making some calls on National Siblings DayThough conventional wisdom suggests that birth order influences personality, newer research says this isn’t true. What is true is how powerful an effort to remain close to our brothers and sisters as we grow up can be. Read More
:: Why we’re making some calls on National Siblings DayThough conventional wisdom suggests that birth order influences personality, newer research says this isn’t true. What is true is how powerful an effort to remain close to our brothers and sisters as we grow up can be. Read More
:: Why Winning in Rock-Paper-Scissors (and in Life) Isn’t EverythingRock-Paper-Scissors works great for deciding who has to take out the garbage. But have you ever noticed what happens when, instead of playing best of three, you just let the game continue round after round? At first, you play a pattern that gives you the upper hand, but then your opponent quickly catches on and turns things in her favor. As strategies evolve, a point is reached where neither side
:: Why Winning in Rock-Paper-Scissors Isn’t EverythingWhat does John Nash’s game theory equilibrium concept look like in Rock-Paper-Scissors?
:: Why Would the Government Stop States From Helping Student Borrowers?Every year, the Department of Education issues billions of dollars in student loans. And every year, outside companies are contracted to collect on those loans. The loans themselves are the subject of fierce debate among the higher-education crowd—but how they are collected tends to draw the most ire. Borrowers have reported that these outside companies—loan servicers, they’re called—have lost th
:: Why Would the Government Stop States From Helping Student Borrowers?Every year, the Department of Education issues billions of dollars in student loans. And every year, outside companies are contracted to collect on those loans. The loans themselves are the subject of fierce debate among the higher-education crowd—but how they are collected tends to draw the most ire. Borrowers have reported that these outside companies—loan servicers, they’re called—have lost th
:: Why you can't buy fresh olives (video)Olives grow on trees. So why have you never seen a fresh, tree-ripened olive in the produce section at the grocery store? Why are they always swimming in salty brine? Oh, and did you know that black olives are actually green? Watch as this video from Reactions breaks down the chemistry of these salty, oily stone fruits:https://youtu.be/oStoeHntfG8.
:: Why you should talk to your children about Cambridge AnalyticaFormer Cambridge Analytica employee Christopher Wylie blew the whistle last month. He revealed the data analytics agency harvested Facebook data from more than 50 million individual profiles, matched these with electoral rolls, and then devised an algorithm that can use this data to predict and influence voting behaviours.
:: Why zero-calorie sweeteners can still lead to diabetes, obesityIncreased awareness of the health consequences of eating too much sugar has fueled a dramatic uptick in the consumption of zero-calorie artificial sweeteners in recent decades. However, new research finds sugar replacements can also cause health changes that are linked with diabetes and obesity, suggesting that switching from regular to diet soda may be a case of 'out of the frying pan, into the f
:: Why zero-calorie sweeteners can still lead to diabetes, obesityIncreased awareness of the health consequences of eating too much sugar has fueled a dramatic uptick in the consumption of zero-calorie artificial sweeteners in recent decades. However, new research finds sugar replacements can also cause health changes that are linked with diabetes and obesity, suggesting that switching from regular to diet soda may be a case of 'out of the frying pan, into the f
:: Why zombie slugs could be the answer to gardeners' woesSlugs and snails are the bane of almost every vegetable planting gardener and farmer. Slugs in particular have voracious appetites and are relentless in eating stems, leaves and shoots. No wonder gardeners have sought any means to control the spread of this crop killer. Unfortunately, the most common response – slug pellets – can have a terrible effect on other wildlife. One alternative is the par
:: Wide differences exist between states in impact of diseaseThe impact of diseases varies widely across states, with tobacco, overweight, poor diet, alcohol and drug use, high blood sugar and high blood pressure accounting for many years lost to ill health, disability or early death.
:: Widespread changes in transcriptome profile of human mesenchymal stem cells induced by two-dimensional nanosilicates [Engineering]Two-dimensional nanomaterials, an ultrathin class of materials such as graphene, nanoclays, transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), and transition metal oxides (TMOs), have emerged as a new generation of materials due to their unique properties relative to macroscale counterparts. However, little is known about the transcriptome dynamics following exposure to these nanomaterials….
:: Wielding new genomic tools wisely
:: Wiggling atoms switch the electric polarization of crystalsA time-resolved x-ray experiment now elucidates that tiny atomic vibrations shift negative charges over a 1000 times larger distance between atoms and switch the macroscopic polarization on a time scale of a millionth of a millionth of a second.
:: Wiggling atoms switch the electric polarization of crystalsA time-resolved x-ray experiment now elucidates that tiny atomic vibrations shift negative charges over a 1000 times larger distance between atoms and switch the macroscopic polarization on a time scale of a millionth of a millionth of a second.
:: Wiggling atoms switch the electric polarization of crystalsFerroelectric crystals display a macroscopic electric polarization, a superposition of many dipoles at the atomic scale that originate from spatially separated electrons and atomic nuclei. The macroscopic polarization is expected to change when the atoms are set in motion but the connection between polarization and atomic motions has remained unknown. A time-resolved X-ray experiment has revealed
:: Wildfire smoke associated with more ER visits for heart, stroke ailments among seniorsExposure to smoke from wildfires was associated with increased rates of emergency room visits for heart- and stroke-related illness, especially among adults age 65 and older.
:: Wildfire smoke associated with more ER visits for heart, stroke ailments among seniorsExposure to smoke from wildfires was associated with increased rates of emergency room visits for heart- and stroke-related illness, especially among adults age 65 and older.
:: Wildfires will become more frequent due to rising temperatures, but study finds changes will be far from uniformScientists have long believed that wildfires would become more frequent as global temperatures rise, but comparatively few studies have forecast fire behavior by region. Now, researchers at the University of Missouri have found that while wildfires in the U.S. will become more frequent overall in the future, changes will not be straightforward and uniform, as it is likely some regions will see dec
:: Wildfires will become more frequent due to rising temperatures, but study finds changes will be far from uniformScientists have long believed that wildfires would become more frequent as global temperatures rise, but comparatively few studies have forecast fire behavior by region. Now, researchers at the University of Missouri have found that while wildfires in the U.S. will become more frequent overall in the future, changes will not be straightforward and uniform, as it is likely some regions will see dec
:: Wildflower contamination with neonicotinoids
:: Wildlife haven of Sulawesi much younger than first thought, according to new researchNew research has shed light on the origins of some of South East Asia's most iconic and unique wildlife; the 'deer-pig' (Sulawesi Babirusa), 'warty pig' and the 'miniature buffalo.' In doing so, the research has revealed that Sulawesi, the island paradise where they were discovered, is younger than previously thought.
:: Wildlife haven of Sulawesi much younger than first thought, according to new researchAn Oxford University collaboration has shed light on the origins of some of South East Asia's most iconic and unique wildlife; the 'deer-pig' (Sulawesi Babirusa), 'warty pig' and the 'miniature buffalo.' In doing so, the research has revealed that Sulawesi, the island paradise where they were discovered, is younger than previously thought.
:: Wildlife haven of Sulawesi much younger than first thought, according to new researchAn Oxford University collaboration has shed light on the origins of some of South East Asia's most iconic and unique wildlife; the 'deer-pig' (Sulawesi Babirusa), 'warty pig' and the 'miniature buffalo.' In doing so, the research has revealed that Sulawesi, the island paradise where they were discovered, is younger than previously thought.
:: Will a Huge New Flood Barrier Save Venice?Finally, construction is finishing on the delayed barrier to protect the city from high tides. But how well will MOSE actually work?
:: Will a Huge New Flood Barrier Save Venice?Finally, construction is finishing on the delayed barrier to protect the city from high tides. But how well will MOSE actually work?
:: Will Andrew McCabe Be Prosecuted?Andrew McCabe FBI ReferralAndrew McCabe, the former deputy FBI director and frequent target of President Trump, who was recently fired days short of retirement, has been referred for criminal prosecution by the Justice Department Inspector General. Although former prosecutors described the referral as routine, it comes in the context of McCabe’s extraordinary status as a frequent scapegoat for the president’s legal woes.
:: Will electric vehicles take over the world?As more people and goods move around the planet, our cars, planes, trains, and ships are having a growing impact on the climate. Transportation now generates almost a quarter of the world's greenhouse gas emissions, and in 2016, transportation (including ships, aircraft and railroads) in the U.S. produced more carbon dioxide emissions than any other sector. Shifting from vehicles that burn fossil
:: Will rising carbon dioxide levels really boost plant growth?Plants have become an unlikely subject of political debate. Many projections suggest that burning fossil fuels and the resulting climate change will make it harder to grow enough food for everyone in the coming decades. But some groups opposed to limiting our emissions claim that higher levels of carbon dioxide (CO₂) will boost plants' photosynthesis and so increase food production.
:: Wind energy's swift growth, explainedThe wind industry is growing quickly around the world, especially in China and the U.S., where the total amount of electricity generated by wind turbines nearly doubled between 2011 and 2017.
:: Winter wave heights and extreme storms on the rise in Western EuropeAverage winter wave heights along the Atlantic coast of Western Europe have been rising for almost seven decades, according to new research.
:: Winter wave heights and extreme storms on the rise in Western EuropeStudy reveals average winter wave heights along the Atlantic coast of Western Europe have been rising for almost seven decades.
:: Winter wave heights and extreme storms on the rise in Western EuropeStudy reveals average winter wave heights along the Atlantic coast of Western Europe have been rising for almost seven decades.
:: Wiping out the gut microbiome could help with heart failureThe bacteria that reside on and within our bodies are known to have a significant influence on our health. New research suggests wiping out the gut microbiota could improve heart functioning and potentially slow the cardiac damage that occurs with heart failure.
:: Wireless camera streams HD video with way less powerEngineers have created a new way to stream HD video from a wireless camera with far less power than current technology. Wearable cameras offer incredible promise, but because these cameras must use smaller batteries to stay lightweight and functional, these devices can’t perform high-definition video streaming. The new prototype, however, skips the power-hungry parts and has something else, like
:: Witchblr, Kek, and the Widening Schism of Internet ReligionsBetween Tumblr witches and the Cult of Kek, neo-occultism is having quite a moment.
:: Witchblr, Kek, and the Widening Schism of Internet ReligionsBetween Tumblr witches and the Cult of Kek, neo-occultism is having quite a moment.
:: With bikes, transit, Uber unveils new vision of urban transportUber Car AppUber announced plans Wednesday to add mass transit, bike-sharing and other options to its mobile app, as it unveiled a vision for urban transportation integrating options in addition to ridesharing.
:: With buildings and infrastructure, it pays to take a life-cycle perspectiveIn the face of limited funding to address massive infrastructure needs, and with climate action at top of mind, it is more important than ever for engineers, designers, and policy makers to understand the full economic and environmental costs of infrastructure project decisions—and not just impacts relating to material choice or from initial construction, but the impacts of choices across the enti
:: With smart cities, your every step will be recordedModern cities are brimming with objects that receive, collect and transmit data. This includes mobile phones but also objects actually embedded into our cities, such as traffic lights and air pollution stations. Even something as simple as a garbage bin can now be connected to the internet, meaning that it forms part of what is called the internet of things (IoT). A smart city collects the data fr
:: With smart cities, your every step will be recordedModern cities are brimming with objects that receive, collect and transmit data. This includes mobile phones but also objects actually embedded into our cities, such as traffic lights and air pollution stations. Even something as simple as a garbage bin can now be connected to the internet, meaning that it forms part of what is called the internet of things (IoT). A smart city collects the data fr
:: With The Herman Project, home bakers become citizen scientistsResearchers from MIT are taking their microbial research out of the lab and into the kitchen.
:: With the launch of TESS, NASA will boost its search for exoplanetsThe Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite will set the stage for the next chapter of exoplanet exploration.
:: Within Facebook, a Sense of Relief Over the Zuckerberg HearingsFacebook employees watched the hearings closely, and were pleased by what they saw.
:: Within Facebook, a Sense of Relief Over the Zuckerberg HearingsFacebook employees watched the hearings closely, and were pleased by what they saw.
:: Women are shattering the glass ceiling only to fall off the glass cliffThe glass ceiling is an idea familiar to many. It refers to the invisible barrier that seems to exist in many fields and which prevents women from achieving senior positions.
:: Women earn less after they have kids, despite strong credentialsWomen without kids have earned more than employed mothers for decades or longer. But differences between these two kinds of workers, in terms of the education under their belts and the job experience on their resumes, are diminishing.
:: Women less likely than men to receive high-intensity statins following a heart attackWomen in the United States who have experienced heart attacks are less likely than men to receive the high-intensity statins recommended to prevent further heart attacks and strokes, new research by The George Institute for Global Health at the University of Oxford has found.
:: Women most at risk for heart failure weeks after giving birthHeart failure is a leading cause of maternal morbidity and death in the US — with the rate of pregnancy-related deaths more than doubling between 1987 and 2011. Even so, much about heart failure-related hospitalizations before, during and after delivery is unknown.
:: Women not getting a fair say at academic conferences, research revealsMale conference organisers disproportionately choose men over women when assigning speaking slots Women get fewer chances than men to speak about their work at scientific conferences, largely because those in the upper echelons of academia are male, research has revealed. While speaking at conferences is a key part of academic life, not only raising the profile of researchers but helping them to
:: Women remain less likely to receive high-intensity statins following heart attackLess than half of women who filled a statin prescription following a heart attack received a high-intensity statin — indicating they continue to be less likely than men to be prescribed this lifesaving treatment, according to a study published today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. The persistent gap in heart disease treatment between women and men continues despite similar e
:: Women who believe their sex drive changes can better cope with low libidoWomen who believe that their sex drive will change over time are better able to handle difficulties with sexual desire, according to a study from the University of Waterloo.
:: Women who believe their sex drive changes can better cope with low libidoWomen who believe that their sex drive will change over time are better able to handle difficulties with sexual desire, according to a study from the University of Waterloo.
:: Women’s visibility in science and academiaThis article is part of an ongoing blog series, titled Inequality in STEM: a Dive Into the Data . In this series, we cover recent research exploring and quantifying inequality in STEM. We'll discuss different aspects of inequality, including barriers to career advancement and a chilly social climate, as well as the efficacy of various interventions to combat bias. Our goal with these pieces is to
:: Wood formation model to fuel progress in bioenergy, paper, new applicationsA new systems biology model that mimics the process of wood formation allows scientists to predict the effects of switching on and off 21 pathway genes involved in producing lignin, a primary component of wood. The model, built on more than three decades of research led by Vincent Chiang of the Forest Biotechnology Group at North Carolina State University, will speed the process of engineering tre
:: Wood formation model to fuel progress in bioenergy, paper, new applicationsNeed stronger timber, better biofuels or new sources of green chemicals? A systems biology model developed over decades of research led by NC State University will accelerate progress in engineering trees for specific needs.
:: Wood formation model to fuel progress in bioenergy, paper, new applicationsNeed stronger timber, better biofuels or new sources of green chemicals? A systems biology model developed over decades of research will accelerate progress in engineering trees for specific needs.
:: Wop’ Doesn’t Mean What Andrew Cuomo Thinks It MeansNew York Governor Andrew Cuomo recently attracted criticism from immigration advocacy groups for describing himself as “undocumented” during a bill-signing ceremony in Albany. “You want to deport an undocumented person, start with me, because I’m an undocumented person,” he said. What drew less attention was how he explained that provocative conclusion. “I came from poor Italian Americans who cam
:: Word embeddings quantify 100 years of gender and ethnic stereotypes [Computer Sciences]Word embeddings are a powerful machine-learning framework that represents each English word by a vector. The geometric relationship between these vectors captures meaningful semantic relationships between the corresponding words. In this paper, we develop a framework to demonstrate how the temporal dynamics of the embedding helps to quantify changes in…
:: Word embeddings quantify 100 years of gender and ethnic stereotypes [Computer Sciences]Word embeddings are a powerful machine-learning framework that represents each English word by a vector. The geometric relationship between these vectors captures meaningful semantic relationships between the corresponding words. In this paper, we develop a framework to demonstrate how the temporal dynamics of the embedding helps to quantify changes in…
:: Workplace anxiety isn't always a bad thing: It can boost performanceResearchers have developed a new comprehensive model of workplace anxiety. It includes triggers for anxiety in the workplace and its effect on employee performance.
:: Workplace anxiety isn't always a bad thing: It can boost performanceResearchers have developed a new comprehensive model of workplace anxiety. It includes triggers for anxiety in the workplace and its effect on employee performance.
:: World added far more solar than fossil fuel power generating capacity in 2017Solar energy dominated global investment in new power generation like never before in 2017.
:: World added far more solar than fossil fuel power generating capacity in 2017Solar energy dominated global investment in new power generation like never before in 2017.
:: World shipping industry agrees to halve carbon emissions by 2050Members of the UN International Maritime Organisation on Friday struck a deal to halve carbon dioxide emissions from shipping by 2050 in a deal that will force the industry to redesign fleets.
:: World shipping industry agrees to halve carbon emissions by 2050Members of the UN International Maritime Organisation on Friday struck a deal to halve carbon dioxide emissions from shipping by 2050 in a deal that will force the industry to redesign fleets.
:: World’s hottest pepper may have triggered this man’s severe headachesA man ate one of the hottest peppers in the world. About a minute later, his head began pounding.
:: World's hardest material, diamond, is flexibleDiscovery by NTU's Professor Subra Suresh and his international research team that diamonds can be stretched by 9 percent without breaking.
:: Worlds Largest Cell and Gene Therapy Plant OpensLonza will employ more than 200 full-time staff to work at the Texas-based facility, the company says.
:: World's largest relief map honours wartime ties between Scotland and PolandThe 'Great Polish Map of Scotland' is the coolest map story you've never heard of. Read More
:: World's largest relief map honours wartime ties between Scotland and PolandThe 'Great Polish Map of Scotland' is the coolest map story you've never heard of. Read More
:: Worldwide evidence of the link between inequalities in education and cognitive functioning of older adultsA recent article published in Economics & Human Biology by LISER and UniLu researchers (J. Olivera, F. Andreoli, A. K. Leist and L. Chauvel) documents the persistent effects of educational inequalities suffered in the past on the differences of cognitive functioning observed today among the older adults in 29 countries. Intact cognitive functioning in old age refers to attention, thinking, underst
:: Wormholes Could Cast Weird Shadows That Could Be Seen by TelescopesWormholes could leave a signature smooshed shadow that future telescopes could detect.
:: Worried about breaking a hip? There might be something better than calcium.Health New recommendations suggest vitamin supplements probably won’t help stave off falls and breaks. Vitamin supplement companies want you to believe their products stave off disease. They can save you from heart attacks and broken bones and common colds. Or at least…
:: Worried about breaking a hip? There might be something better than calcium.Health New recommendations suggest vitamin supplements probably won’t help stave off falls and breaks. Vitamin supplement companies want you to believe their products stave off disease. They can save you from heart attacks and broken bones and common colds. Or at least…
:: Worst mass extinctions may have been caused by rising mountainsA pair of mass extinctions struck in quick succession just before the dinosaur era, and the birth of a mountain range in South Africa may have been partly to blame
:: Would You Eat a Tarantula-Topped Burger?Tarantula — it's what's for dinner.
:: Would you pay for an ad-free Facebook?If you're not paying for the product, then you are the product.
:: Would you pay for an ad-free Facebook?If you're not paying for the product, then you are the product.
:: Wounded veteran receives first penis transplantA reconstructive surgery team that performed the country’s first bilateral arm transplant in a wounded warrior has successfully performed the first total penis and scrotum transplant in the world. “When I first woke up, I felt finally more normal…” Many soldiers returning from combat bear visible scars, or even lost limbs, caused by blasts from improvised explosive devices, or IEDs. However, some
:: Wound-Healing in Mice Triggers Growth of Dormant TumorsTreating mice with anti-inflammatory drugs following surgery reduced the size of tumors.
:: Writing a cell's history in its DNA
:: Writing and deleting magnets with lasersScientists at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) together with colleagues from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) and the University of Virginia have found a way to write and delete magnets in an alloy using a laser beam, a surprising effect. The reversibility of the process opens up new possibilities in the fields of material processing, optical technology, and data storage.
:: X Prize Is Relaunching a Private Moon Race Without Google (or a Prize)A private race to the moon is back on, without a title sponsor or a big cash prize.
:: Xbox Hacking, LinkedIn Bugs, and More Security News This WeekXbox hacking, LinkedIn bugs, and more security news this week.
:: X-linked genes help explain why boys of all ages face higher respiratory riskHuman airways already demonstrate gender-based differences in DNA methylation signatures at birth, providing an early hint of infants who may be predisposed to develop respiratory disorders later in life.
:: X-linked genes help explain why boys of all ages face higher respiratory riskHuman airways already demonstrate gender-based differences in DNA methylation signatures at birth, providing an early hint of infants who may be predisposed to develop respiratory disorders later in life.
:: X-linked genes help explain why boys of all ages face higher respiratory riskHuman airways already demonstrate gender-based differences in DNA methylation signatures at birth, providing an early hint of infants who may be predisposed to develop respiratory disorders later in life.
:: X-linked genes help explain why boys of all ages face higher respiratory riskHuman airways already demonstrate gender-based differences in DNA methylation signatures at birth, providing an early hint of infants who may be predisposed to develop respiratory disorders later in life.
:: XPRIZE Projects Aim to Convert CO2 Emissions, but Skepticism RemainsSemifinalists hope to transform carbon dioxide into cement, bioplastic and other useful materials — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: X-rays could sterilise alien planets in otherwise habitable zonesIntense radiation could strip away the ozone layer of Earth-like planets around other stars and render them uninhabitable, according to a new study led by Dr. Eike Guenther of the Thueringer Observatory in Germany.
:: X-rays could sterilise alien planets in otherwise habitable zonesIntense radiation could strip away the ozone layer of Earth-like planets around other stars and render them uninhabitable, according to a new study led by Dr. Eike Guenther of the Thueringer Observatory in Germany.
:: X-rays could sterilize alien planets in (otherwise) habitable zonesIntense radiation could strip away the ozone layer of Earth-like planets around other stars and render them uninhabitable, according to a new study.
:: X-rays could sterilize alien planets in (otherwise) habitable zonesIntense radiation could strip away the ozone layer of Earth-like planets around other stars and render them uninhabitable, according to a new study.
:: Yale plays quantum catch in new researchIn a new study published April 23 in the journal Nature Physics, Yale researchers 'pitch' a qubit — a tiny bit of quantum data — from one physical point in a microwave cavity to a separate point in a different cavity. It is the first time an end-to-end quantum transmission has been done on demand and represents the first of two Yale experiments involving 'pitch-and-catch' technologies that will
:: Yale plays quantum catch in new researchYale's latest work expanding the reach of quantum information science is actually a game of quantum pitch and catch.
:: Yale's most popular course of all time is now available online—for freeIt's the most popular class of all time at the university—and it's now available free of charge. Read More
:: Yeast engineered to manufacture complex medicineBioengineers have figured out a way to make noscapine, a non-narcotic cough suppressant that occurs naturally in opium poppies, in brewer's yeast.
:: Yeast engineered to manufacture complex medicineBioengineers have figured out a way to make noscapine, a non-narcotic cough suppressant that occurs naturally in opium poppies, in brewer's yeast.
:: Yes, Mark Zuckerberg will wear a suit for Congress testimonyFacebook Mark ZuckerbergYes, Mark Zuckerberg will wear a suit.
:: You can use the internet “telepathically” using this device, developed at MITResearchers believe it’ll interweave the internet, A.I., and the human brain in away that’ll create a “second self.” Read More
:: You cannot escape poop bacteriaHealth Bathrooms are gross, but so is everything. You may have heard there’s poop bacteria getting sprayed all over people’s hands by bathroom hand dryers. But did you know there’s poop bacteria everywhere!? That’s…
:: You Could Drink This Man's Frostbitten, Amputated Toes in a CocktailA winter race participant lost three toes to frostbite, and what he did with them next was toe-tally bizarre
:: You Could Drink This Man's Frostbitten, Amputated Toes in a CocktailA winter race participant lost three toes to frostbite, and what he did with them next was toe-tally bizarre
:: You May Live Longer By Severely Restricting Calories, Scientists SayScientists have long been fascinated with whether dramatically restricting the amount of food we eat can help us live longer. New research suggests it might, but the question is, is it worth it? (Image credit: VisualField/Getty Images)
:: You wanna see something crazy? Check out all the advertisers targeting you on Facebook.Technology It's a long list, and you've probably never heard of most of them. The information you leave around the web is an essential tool for targeting you with ads.
:: You Were Never Really Here Is Never Really HereThe film You Were Never Really Here left me pondering two principal questions. First: How many of the rolls of duct tape sold in hardware stores each year are purchased for the express purpose of binding and/or gagging people so that violence may be inflicted upon them? And second: How many of the ball-peen hammers sold are bought specifically in order to inflict such violence? Duct tape and ball
:: You Were Never Really Here Is Never Really HereThe film You Were Never Really Here left me pondering two principal questions. First: How many of the rolls of duct tape sold in hardware stores each year are purchased for the express purpose of binding and/or gagging people so that violence may be inflicted upon them? And second: How many of the ball-peen hammers sold are bought specifically in order to inflict such violence? Duct tape and ball
:: You’d have to give birth to a 30-pound baby to truly know how a kiwi bird feelsAnimals If it looks like a fruit and acts like a mammal, what is it? Kiwis are as un-bird-like as you can get while still being a nationally treasured bird. And they lay unbelievably large eggs. Check out this x-ray image showing an egg…
:: Young athletes interested in healthy protein, not French friesThe greasy food being served at hockey rinks isn't really what young hockey players want, according to a new study.
:: Young athletes interested in healthy protein, not French friesThe greasy food being served at hockey rinks isn't really what young hockey players want, according to a study from the University of Waterloo.
:: Young galaxies are flat, but old ones are more blobbyA survey of hundreds of star systems precisely links the shape of a galaxy to the ages of its stars.
:: Young Saturn gave Jupiter the building blocks for its big moonsAfter Jupiter formed, it likely had no nearby material to build moons. Young Saturn may have tossed rocks at the gas giant that grew into its four biggest moons
:: Young victims of cyberbullying twice as likely to attempt suicide and self-harm, study findsChildren and young people under 25 who are victims of cyberbullying are more than twice as likely to self-harm and enact suicidal behavior, according to a new study. The research also suggests the perpetrators themselves are at higher risk of experiencing suicidal thoughts and behaviors as well.
:: Young victims of cyberbullying twice as likely to attempt suicide and self-harmNew research suggests that it is not just the victims of cyberbullying that are more vulnerable to suicidal behaviours, but the perpetrators themselves are also at higher risk of experiencing suicidal thoughts and behaviours.
:: Your Body is a Teeming BattlegroundI went to medical school , at least in part, to get to know death and perhaps to make my peace with it. So did many of my doctor friends, as I would find out. One day—usually when you’re young, though sometimes later—the thought hits you: You really are going to die. That moment is shocking, frightening, terrible. You try to pretend it hasn’t happened (it’s only a thought, after all), and you go
:: Your boss is probably to blame for meetings starting lateHalf of all meetings start late – and your boss is probably to blame. A study found that meetings delayed just 10 minutes are likely to be less productive
:: Your grandchildren may retire before we achieve gender equality in STEMMNew research has calculated that without further interventions, the gender gap for women working in STEMM is very likely to persist for generations, particularly in surgery, computer science, physics and maths.
:: Your grandchildren may retire before we achieve gender equality in STEMMResearchers from the University of Melbourne analysed the numbers of men and women authors listed on more than 10 million academic papers, allowing them to calculate the gender gap among researchers, as well as its rate of change for most disciplines of science and medicine.
:: Your immune system holds the line against repeat invaders, thanks to this moleculehis new insight may allow researchers to design drugs that improve immune responses to vaccines.
:: Your immune system holds the line against repeat invaders, thanks to this moleculehis new insight may allow researchers to design drugs that improve immune responses to vaccines.
:: Your Lyft Ride Is Now Carbon-Neutral. Your Uber Isn't.Taking a Lyft is about to be a little easier on the planet—and on the conscience. The ride-hailing service announced that starting this week it will go carbon-neutral. Lyft will actively offset the carbon-dioxide pollution produced by its more than 10 million rides worldwide each week. In short, this means that taking a Lyft will probably not make global warming worse. Lyft says the program will
:: Your next pilot could be drone softwareWould you get on a plane that didn't have a human pilot in the cockpit? Half of air travelers surveyed in 2017 said they would not, even if the ticket was cheaper. Modern pilots do such a good job that almost any air accident is big news, such as the Southwest engine disintegration on April 17.
:: Your old computer could be a better source of metals than a mineEnvironment A ray of hope in our losing battle against electronic waste. From your water-logged smartphone to your smashed smart TV, your electronics are a potential goldmine. Or a copper mine. Or—some day—a lithium mine.
:: Your old computer could be a better source of metals than a mineEnvironment A ray of hope in our losing battle against electronic waste. From your water-logged smartphone to your smashed smart TV, your electronics are a potential goldmine. Or a copper mine. Or—some day—a lithium mine.
:: Your own blood could become a mosquito's worst enemyMosquitos kill about 725,000 people a year… making them the deadliest animal in the world. Our own blood could kill them, thanks to a new study of an old drug. Read More
:: Your own devices will give the next Cambridge Analytica far more power to influence your voteGreater connectivity, more data, and auto-generated content will make today’s manipulation techniques look primitive.
:: Your own devices will give the next Cambridge Analytica far more power to influence your voteGreater connectivity, more data, and auto-generated content will make today’s manipulation techniques look primitive.
:: Your wood stove affects the climate more than you might thinkHeating with wood has a significant warming effect on the climate, which is cause for concern. But at the same time, burning wood also causes significant cooling.
:: Your wood stove affects the climate more than you might thinkHeating with wood has a significant warming effect on the climate, which is cause for concern. But at the same time, burning wood also causes significant cooling.
:: Your wood stove affects the climate more than you might thinkNorwegians love to heat with wood. The walls of houses around the Norwegian countryside in the winter are lined with stacks of wood and smoke rises from chimneys, especially on cold days. There was even a national "wood night program" on NRK, the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, which ran for 12 hours and attracted international attention because of its unusual theme.
:: Your wood stove affects the climate more than you might thinkNorwegians love to heat with wood. The walls of houses around the Norwegian countryside in the winter are lined with stacks of wood and smoke rises from chimneys, especially on cold days. There was even a national "wood night program" on NRK, the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, which ran for 12 hours and attracted international attention because of its unusual theme.
:: YouTube’s biggest videos have been hacked
:: You've Never Seen the French Alps Like This BeforeBritish photographer Dan Holdsworth uses geological mapping software to render three-dimensional point clouds of glaciers.
:: Zama Is a Surreal Satire of ColonialismDon Diego de Zama (Daniel Giménez Cacho) stands on the beach in the opening shot of Zama with a preening air of authority. Wearing a tri-corner hat and clutching a ceremonial sword, he casts a look down at the lapping waves as if pondering whether he could even order them to turn back. But there’s a frayed quality to the scene. Zama’s regalia looks faded and droopy, his brow is sweaty, and the be
:: Zipline launches the world’s fastest commercial delivery droneThe California-based startup’s new machine takes to the skies just as the US is about to loosen rules governing drone operations.
:: Zipline launches the world’s fastest commercial delivery droneThe California-based startup’s new machine takes to the skies just as the US is about to loosen rules governing drone operations.
:: Zipline's Blood-Toting Drones Aim for American SkiesZipline is already making life-saving deliveries in Africa and Europe. Now it wants to start flying in its home country.
:: Zipline's Blood-Toting Drones Aim for American SkiesZipline is already making life-saving deliveries in Africa and Europe. Now it wants to start flying in its home country.
:: Zombie Cicadas' Bodies Are Literally Falling ApartParasitic fungus manipulates bodies and bedroom behavior of hapless insects — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: Zooming in on human lymph nodes
:: Zuckerberg defends Facebook business modelMark Zuckerberg defended Facebook's business model on Wednesday against fierce criticism of how it feeds user data to advertisers, even as he admitted his own personal information had been leaked to outside companies.
:: Zuckerberg faces 'Grandpa' questions from lawmakersMark Zuckerberg faced two days of grilling before House and Senate committees Tuesday and Wednesday to address Facebook's privacy issues and the need for more regulation for the social media site.
:: Zuckerberg fik senatorer til at ligne teknologiske analfabeterDet amerikanske senat kom aldrig helt tæt på at ryste Facebooks stifter under høring.
:: Zuckerberg Finds It's Not Easy to Tame Facebook's Growth ObsessionPublication of a 2016 memo stating "maybe someone dies" in a terrorist attack coordinated on Facebook reveals just how thoroughly its quest for growth influenced the company.
:: Zuckerberg i fuld kontrol: Glider af på kritiske spørgsmål fra SenatetMark Zuckerberg har relativt let overstået den første halvdel af spørgsmålene i Senatets høring.
:: Zuckerberg i senatet: Undskylder for Cambridge Analytica-skandalenFacebooks stifter havde mere travlt med at undskylde end med at forklare, hvordan Facebook overvåger sine brugere, da han i går var indkaldt af senatet.
:: Zuckerberg ristet godt igennem: Bekræfter massiv dataindsamlingFacebook indsamler data om dig, når du ikke er logget ind – og indsamler data om folk der slet ikke har en Facebook-profil. Det bekræfter Facebooks direktør.
:: Zuckerberg Says Balancing Facebook's Business and Community Is 'Quite Easy'From the outside, Facebook’s recent data-leaking problems seem to result from the tension between their business—which relies on harvesting, keeping, analyzing, and selling advertisements based on user data—and their stated goal of growing meaningful communities. To this mind-set, Facebook’s privacy policies, for example, are a set of trade-offs between making money and providing a place where pe
:: Zuckerberg Says Balancing Facebook's Business and Community Is 'Quite Easy'From the outside, Facebook’s recent data-leaking problems seem to result from the tension between their business—which relies on harvesting, keeping, analyzing, and selling advertisements based on user data—and their stated goal of growing meaningful communities. To this mind-set, Facebook’s privacy policies, for example, are a set of trade-offs between making money and providing a place where pe
:: Zuckerberg says company working with Mueller probe (Update)Mark Zuckerberg FacebookApologetic Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told senators Tuesday it had been "clearly a mistake" to believe the Trump-linked data-mining company Cambridge Analytica had discarded data that it had harvested from social media users in an attempt to sway 2016 elections.
:: Zuckerberg survived Washington – here’s what’s next for FacebookMark Zuckerberg FacebookMark Zuckerberg spent two days answering mostly soft questions from the US Congress, but some of his answers were revealing, says James Ball
:: Zuckerberg testimony reveals lawmaker confusion on FacebookFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged Wednesday that regulation of social media is "inevitable" and disclosed that his own personal information has been compromised by malicious outsiders. But after two days of congressional testimony, what seemed clear was how little Congress seems to know about Facebook, much less what to do about it.
:: Zuckerberg: regulation of social media firms is 'inevitable'Mark Zuckerberg FacebookFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told a House oversight panel Wednesday that he believes it is "inevitable" there will be regulation of the social media industry and also disclosed to lawmakers that his own data was included in the personal information sold to malicious third parties.
:: Zuckerberg's congressional survival guide: Tips from expertsAs Mark Zuckerberg prepares to testify before Congress over Facebook's privacy fiasco, public-relations experts who have prepped CEOs before have plenty of advice on handling the hot seat.
:: Ødelagt flymotor har måske samme fejl som ved ulykke i 2016For 20 måneder siden fik et fly af typen Boeing 737-700 ødelagt en motor. Fejlen ligner den, som mandag resulterede i, at et lignende fly måtte nødlande i USA. Nu tjekker flyselskaber over hele verden deres motorer for samme fejl.
:: AACR: How do melanoma cells survive drug treatment long enough to acquire drug resistance?'What we find is that dabrafenib, even at high doses, does not fully turn off the MAPK pathway, thereby enabling eventual escape from drug,' says Sabrina Spencer, Ph.D.
:: Aarhus udnævner ny professor i psykiatriSøren Dinesen Østergaard er ny professor på Aarhus Universitet og Aarhus Universitetshospital Risskov, Afdeling for Depression og Angst.
:: Aarhus udnævner ny professor i psykiatriSøren Dinesen Østergaard er ny professor på Aarhus Universitet og Aarhus Universitetshospital Risskov, Afdeling for Depression og Angst.