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Scientists develop method to predict the spread of armed conflicts
The statistical model identifies links between battles in Africa and can be applied to other…
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Using gemstones’ unique characteristics to uncover ancient trade routes
Gems’ unique elemental composition and atomic orientation act as a fingerprint, enabling researchers to uncover…
Illegal shooting kills most birds found dead near power lines
Birds can be electrocuted if they come into contact with two energized parts of a…
Researchers identify plasma biomarkers of mental health risk in adolescents
Researchers have identified plasma protein-based biomarkers capable of identifying adolescents at risk of developing mental…
New study sheds light on the gating mechanism of ion channels
Ion channels play a crucial role in many cellular processes, including neuronal communication, muscle contraction…
Research team identifies human odorant receptor for horse stable odor
Para-cresol is an aromatic compound with a strong horse stable-like odor. It contributes to the…
Cracking in lithium-ion batteries speeds up electric vehicle charging
Rather than being solely detrimental, cracks in the positive electrode of lithium-ion batteries reduce battery…
Nature-based solutions can help tackle climate change and food security, but communities outside Europe are missing out
Nature-based solutions (NBS) can help grand challenges, such as climate change and food security, but,…
Google and ChatGPT have mixed results in medical informatiom queries
Computer scientists found that queries for medical information about dementia disease on ChatGPT provided more…
DNA decodes the dining preferences of the shell-shucking whitespotted eagle ray
With mighty jaws and plate-like teeth, the globally endangered whitespotted eagle ray can pretty much…
Nuisance vegetation removal in Senegalese waterways reduces the overall prevalence of parasitic infections and increases local food production
It’s an elegant solution: Remove the habitat of a parasite-carrying aquatic snail and reduce the…
How heat treatment affects a milk alternative made from rice and coconut water
Whether they’re made from soybeans, almonds, oats, or just sourced straight from the cow, milk…
When cheating pays — survival strategy of insect uncovered
Researchers have revealed the unique ‘cheating’ strategy a New Zealand insect has developed to avoid…
Why you shouldn’t declaw tigers or other big cats
Researchers looked at the effects of declawing on larger cat species and found that declawing…
Modifications to amino acids in sperm could be behind infertility
Researchers are delving into the molecular-level details of sperm formation, with a particular focus on how abnormalities in…
New study links brain waves directly to memory
Simply remembering events can trigger brain rhythms, even more so than when people are experiencing…
Researchers identify two new subtypes of HPV-associated head and neck cancers
Researchers have identified two subtypes of human papillomavirus positive head and neck cancers, giving them…
Lignin separation method could make renewable material profitable
A novel method to extract lignin could help spin wheat straw into gold. Lignin produced…
Engineers create an energy-storing supercapacitor from ancient materials
Engineers have created a ‘supercapacitor’ made of ancient, abundant materials, that can store large amounts…
Researchers discover method to overcome antimicrobial resistance
Researchers have described a new class of molecules that inhibit efflux pumps so that antiboitics…
This protein may predict mild cognitive impairment years before symptoms
Results of a long-term, federally funded study of cognitively healthy adults — most with a…
Researchers find evolutionary adaption in trout of Wyoming’s Wind River Mountains
Scientists found that trout from lakes stocked decades ago in the Wind River Mountains have…
Scientists create novel approach to control energy waves in 4D
Everyday life involves the three dimensions or 3D — along an X, Y and Z…
Researchers find an epigenetic key that unlocks common deadly cancers
In skin, some aberrant adult epidermal stem cells turn on SOX9, kickstarting a process that…
New chemical process makes it easier to craft amino acids that don’t exist in nature
Chemists describe a powerful new way to create new-to-nature, ‘unnatural’ amino acids, which could find…
Building blocks spontaneously construct 3D objects in fluids
Chemical engineering researchers have overcome the challenge of designing such properly self-aligning structures by using…
Plans to plant billions of trees threatened by massive undersupply of seedlings
Major government and private funding is being invested in planting trees as a powerful tool…
Study demonstrates efficacy of new short-term resistant TB treatment
Tuberculosis (TB) disproportionately affects vulnerable populations including those with limited economic resources, HIV patients, those…
Researchers find little evidence of cheating with online, unsupervised exams
A new study finds unsupervised, online exams can provide a valid and reliable assessment of…
New clues on the source of the universe’s magnetic fields
Researchers offer insight into the source of cosmic magnetic fields. The research team used models…
New algorithm ensnares its first ‘potentially hazardous’ asteroid
An asteroid discovery algorithm — designed to uncover near-Earth asteroids for the Vera C. Rubin…
Scrambler therapy may offer lasting relief for chronic pain, review paper suggests
Pain experts suggest that scrambler therapy, a noninvasive pain treatment, can yield significant relief for…
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That’s funny — but AI models don’t get the joke
Using hundreds of entries from the New Yorker magazine’s Cartoon Caption Contest as a testbed,…
GPT-3 can reason about as well as a college student, psychologists report
The artificial intelligence language model GPT-3 performed as well as college students in solving certain…
3D display could soon bring touch to the digital world
Engineers have designed a new, shape-shifting display that can fit on a card table and…
Routinely drinking alcohol may raise blood pressure even in adults without hypertension
An analysis of data from seven studies involving more than 19,000 adults in the United…
Eco-friendly enzyme to create key chemical building blocks
Using energy from light to activate natural enzymes can help scientists create new-to-nature enzymatic reactions…
Researchers successfully train a machine learning model in outer space for the first time
Scientists have trained a machine learning model in outer space, on board a satellite. This…
Imaging shows how solar-powered microbes turn CO2 into bioplastic
Researchers have developed a multimodal platform to image biohybrids — microorganisms that use solar energy…
Novel Raman technique breaks through 50 years of frustration
Researchers have developed a new technique that vastly improves readings of protein-to-ligand interactions through Raman…
Billions in conservation spending fail to improve wild fish stocks in Columbia Basin
Four decades of conservation spending totaling more than $9 billion in inflation-adjusted tax dollars has…
Astronomers shed new light on formation of mysterious fast radio bursts
International team reports on a radio pulsar phase of a Galactic magnetar that emitted a…
Unlocking a mystery of fetal development
A new study of cadmium in pregnant women yields crucial insights into the placenta’s role…
Scientists discover secret of virgin birth, and switch on the ability in female flies
Scientists have pinpointed a genetic cause for virgin birth for the first time, and once…
Storing fat at the waist may NOT up diabetes risk, surprise findings indicate
Conventional wisdom holds that storing fat around your belly puts you at increased risk for…
Scientists caught Hofstadter’s butterfly in one of the most ancient materials on Earth
Researchers have revisited one of the most ancient materials on Earth — graphite, and discovered…
James Webb Space Telescope sees Jupiter moons in a new light
Last year, JWST made spectral observations of Ganymede and infrared observations of Io. Absorption lines…
Researchers develop low-cost sensor to enhance robots’ sense of touch
Researchers have developed an L3 F-TOUCH sensor to enhance tactile capabilities in robots, allowing it…
Hubble sees evaporating planet getting the hiccups
A young planet whirling around a petulant red dwarf star is changing in unpredictable ways…
Listen to a star ‘twinkle’
Many people know that stars appear to twinkle because our atmosphere bends starlight as it…