Starry tail tells the tale of dwarf galaxy evolution
A giant diffuse tail of stars has been discovered emanating from a large, faint dwarf…
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Looking back at the Tonga eruption
A ‘back-projection’ technique reveals new details of the volcanic eruption in Tonga that literally shook…
Mercury helps to detail Earth’s most massive extinction event
Scientists are working to understand the cause and how the events of the LPME unfolded…
Meteorites reveal likely origin of Earth’s volatile chemicals
By analyzing meteorites, researchers have uncovered the likely far-flung origin of Earth’s volatile chemicals, some…
AI technology generates original proteins from scratch
Scientists have created an AI system capable of generating artificial enzymes from scratch. In laboratory…
Body phenotypes say a lot, but not everything, about a person’s health
Researchers studying body phenotypes — the observable characteristics like height, behavior, appearance and more measurables…
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Watch this person-shaped robot liquify and escape jail, all with the power of magnets
Inspired by sea cucumbers, engineers have designed miniature robots that rapidly and reversibly shift between…
New geosciences study shows Triassic fossils that reveal origins of living amphibians
A team of paleontologists have discovered the first ‘unmistakable’ Triassic-era caecilian fossil — the oldest-known…
Artificial photosynthesis uses sunlight to make biodegradable plastic
Scientists have succeeded in synthesizing fumaric acid, a raw material for plastics, from CO2 powered…
Helpful disturbance: How non-linear dynamics can augment edge sensor time series
Engineers have demonstrated a simple computational approach for supporting the classification performance of neural networks…
Comparing airfares instead of seat size fairer indicator of passenger carbon emissions
Allocating passenger aircraft emissions using airfares rather than travel class would give a more accurate…
More steps, moderate physical activity cuts dementia, cognitive impairment risk
Senior women were less likely to develop mild cognitive impairment or dementia if they did…
Fish sensory organ key to improving navigational skills of underwater robots
Scientists have been studying a fish sensory organ to understand cues for collective behavior which…
Plasma thrusters used on satellites could be much more powerful
It was believed that Hall thrusters, an efficient kind of electric propulsion widely used in…
Head injury is associated with doubled mortality rate long-term, Penn study finds
Adults who suffered any head injury during a 30-year study period had two times the…
Pop-up electrode device could help with 3D mapping of the brain
Understanding the neural interface within the brain is critical to understanding aging, learning, disease progression…
Were galaxies much different in the early universe?
The most sensitive telescope now searching for radio signals from cosmic dawn, an era around…
Researchers identify neurons that ‘learn’ to smell a threat
Researchers are finding new clues to how the olfactory sensory system aids in threat assessment…
Actin affects the spread of cancer in several ways
The transport of molecules along the cell’s skeleton plays a role in cancer metastasis, researchers…
How regulatory T cells halt aberrant, self-reactive T cells
New research findings show in detail how self-reactive T cells — white blood cells dubbed…
New DNA biosensor could unlock powerful, low-cost clinical diagnostics
By flagging disease-associated DNA biomarkers, medical professionals can make early diagnoses and provide personalized treatments,…
Color images from the shadow of a sample
A research team has developed a new method to produce X-ray images in color. In…
Novel microneedle bandage could save lives by stopping blood loss from wounds
A soldier suffers a serious gunshot wound on a remote battlefield or a machinist has…
Potential hidden cause of dementia detected
A new study suggests that some patients diagnosed with behavioral-variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD) — an…
‘Friend or foe’ bacteria kill their algal hosts when coexisting is no longer beneficial
Scientists have detailed a lifestyle switch that occurs in marine bacteria, where they change from…
Economics trump environment to save big cats, say ecologists
Rapid economic growth has pushed rare species of big carnivores to the brink of extinction,…
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Power of cancer drugs may see boost by targeting newly ID’d pathway
Researchers have identified a previously unknown signaling pathway cells use to protect their DNA while…
Traffic pollution impairs brain function
A new study has shown that common levels of traffic pollution can impair human brain…
Altered speech may be the first sign of Parkinson’s disease
Researchers attempted to identify early symptoms of Parkinson’s disease using voice data. In their study,…
Reducing steel corrosion vital to combating climate change
Every year, the United States spends nearly a trillion dollars fighting metallic corrosion, an electrochemical…
Camera-trap study provides photographic evidence of pumas’ ecological impact
A camera-trap study of two ecosystems — one with pumas and one without — adds…
How cells prevent harmful extra DNA copies
A protein that prepares DNA for replication also prevents the replication process from running out…
When chronic stress activates these neurons, behavioral problems like loss of pleasure, depression result
It’s clear that chronic stress can impact our behavior, leading to problems like depression, reduced…
Spin transport measured through molecular films now long enough to develop spintronic devices
A research group has succeeded in measuring spin transport in a thin film of specific…
No ‘second law of entanglement’ after all
When two microscopic systems are entangled, their properties are linked to each other irrespective of…
Botany: Chloroplast from the father
Under cold conditions, not only the mother plant but also the father plant can pass…
Genome editing procedures optimized
Scientists succeed in boosting the efficiency of CRISPR/Cas9 and related methods and modifying initially inaccessible…
Co-creating health for humanity: New trends in pharmaceutical interorganizational deals
Discovering new drugs has become increasingly rare for independent large pharmaceutical companies in recent times….
Researchers circumvent radiation resistance in subtype of brain tumors
Researchers have uncovered a gene that is overexpressed in mutated IDH1. Studies in human cells…
New mosquito repellents that work better than DEET
In the age-old battle against mosquitoes, DEET has proven effective at keeping this nemesis at…
Scientists unveil least costly carbon capture system to date
Scientists carve a path to profit from carbon capture by creating a system that efficiently…
Immense diversity and interdependence in high temp deep-sea microorganism communities
A new study finds that microorganisms live in richly diverse and interdependent communities in high-temperature…
Global study of hypoxia in rivers shows it is more prevalent than previously thought
New research shows hypoxia in rivers and streams is generally much more prevalent across the…
How a 3 cm glass sphere could help scientists understand space weather
Space weather can interfere with spaceflight and the operation of satellites, but the phenomenon is…
Environment law fails to protect threatened species in Australia
Federal environmental laws are failing to mitigate against Australia’s extinction crisis, according to new research….
Study reveals influence of krill availability on humpback whale pregnancies
Scientists show reduced krill supplies lead to fewer pregnancies in humpback whales — a finding…
Virus plus microplastics equal double whammy for fish health
Microplastics — tiny particles generated as plastics weather and fragment — pose a growing threat…
Click beetle-inspired robots jump using elastic energy
Researchers have made a significant leap forward in developing insect-sized jumping robots capable of performing…
The key to weathering rapid sea-level rise may lie in a Massachusetts salt marsh
Researchers recently announced that salt marshes, critical habitats threatened by rapid sea-level rise, may in…
New tool uses ultrasound ‘tornado’ to break down blood clots
Researchers have developed a new tool and technique that uses ‘vortex ultrasound’ — a sort…