New theory of decision-making seeks to explain why humans don’t make optimal choices
A new theory of economic decision-making offers an explanation as to why humans, in general,…
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Scientists find new indicators of Alaska permafrost thawing
More areas of year-round unfrozen ground have begun dotting Interior and Northwest Alaska and will…
Intriguing connection between diet, eye health and lifespan uncovered
Researchers have demonstrated a link between diet, circadian rhythms, eye health and lifespan in Drosophila….
A quantum drum that stores quantum states for record-long times
Researchers have improved the coherence time of a previously developed quantum membrane dramatically. The improvement…
Are ultra-processed foods harmful? Experts weigh the evidence
In new papers and a live debate, leading scientists present arguments for and against incorporating…
Detecting new particles around black holes with gravitational waves
Clouds of ultralight particles can form around rotating black holes. A team of physicists now…
Earth-abundant solar pixels found to produce hydrogen for weeks
Devices made of readily available oxide and carbon-based materials can produce clean hydrogen from water…
Colossal collisions linked to solar system science
A new study shows a deep connection between some of the largest, most energetic events…
Bacterial cellulose could enable microbial life on Mars
An international research team has investigated the chances of survival of kombucha cultures under Mars-like…
Cannabis products demonstrate short-term reduction in chronic pain, little else, review finds
Evidence behind the effectiveness of cannabis-related products to treat chronic pain is surprisingly thin, according…
A novel all-optical switching method makes optical computing and communication systems more power-efficient
Photonics researchers have introduced a novel method to control a light beam with another beam…
Study explores the promises and pitfalls of evolutionary genomics
A new study examines mathematical models designed to draw inferences about how evolution operates at…
COVID-19 increases risk of psychiatric diagnoses in the months after infection, study finds
A recent study found that COVID-19 patients had a roughly 25% increased risk of developing…
New study deepens understanding of how animals see, and what colors
Gathering vision data for hundreds of vertebrates and invertebrates, biologists have deepened scientists’ understanding of…
Cover crops not enough to improve soil after decades of continuous corn
Although about 20% of Illinois cropping systems are planted to continuous corn, it’s nearly impossible…
Color-changing mouse model allows researchers to non-invasively study deep tissues
Biomedical and genetic engineers have developed a process to change the color of a mouse’s…
Bumps could smooth quantum investigations
Materials theorists model a contoured surface overlaid with 2D materials and find it possible to…
Phase separation found in immune response within cells
Protein complexes that play a critical role in launching an immune response assemble in droplets…
Wildlife’s worm-wide web
Many of us try to repress the thought of them, while others have come to…
Textile filter testing shows promise for carbon capture
Researchers found they could filter carbon dioxide from air and gas mixtures at promising rates…
How a knee replacement impacts the planet
Researchers are quantifying the effects of healthcare on the environment, specifically the particularly waste-heavy and…
New technology protects authenticity of engineered cell lines
A team of researchers has developed a first-of-its-kind method to create a unique identifier for…
Breakthrough study examines evolution of snake venom genes
A new study provides the first comprehensive explanation of how snake venom regulatory systems evolved…
Genetically modified corn does not damage non-target organisms
The largest, highest quality analysis of data ever conducted reveals that genetically modified Bt corn…
Small package, big potential to help cell-based therapies
Innovative research is exploring the use of a new cell delivery method to help cells…
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Chemists design chemical probe for detecting minute temperature shifts in the body
A chemistry team has engineered a cobalt complex to act as a noninvasive chemical thermometer….
Poor sleep linked to increased risk of COPD flare-ups
Poor sleep is associated with a significantly increased risk of life-threatening flare-ups in people with…
An edible QR code takes a shot at fake whiskey
Biomedical engineers have developed an edible silk tag with a QR code, which scanned by…
Researchers create ‘time machine’ simulations studying the lifecycle of ancestor galaxy ‘cities’
Researchers have created time machine-like simulations recreate the full life cycle of some of the…
Body versus brain: New evidence for an autoimmune cause of schizophrenia
Researchers have found that some people with schizophrenia have autoantibodies — which are made by…
New model finds best sites for electric vehicle charging stations
Researchers have developed a computational model that can be used to determine the optimal places…
Sharp X-ray images despite imperfect lenses
X-rays make it possible to explore inside human bodies or peer inside objects. The technology…
Red pandas face a fractured future
The much-loved red panda is renowned for its tree-climbing ability and adorable nature, but new…
Intersecting light beams key in transformative 3D printer potential
Researchers have used intersecting light beams to control chemical reactions in an advanced material, paving…
Molecular mechanism behind migration revealed in salt-seeking worms
Researchers have uncovered the molecular mechanism responsible for turning migratory actions on and off in…
New way to identify influenza A virus lights up when specific virus targets are present
In order to quickly detect the presence of the influenza A virus, researchers developed a…
Scientists use robots to reveal how predatory fish cope with unpredictable prey
Scientists have demonstrated how predators overcome their preys’ erratic behavior by adapting their own during…
Power up: New polymer property could boost accessible solar power
Researchers have observed structural chirality, a biological property important to photosynthesis, emerging in achiral conjugated…
Promising rectal cancer study
A scientist comments on the evolving treatment of rectal cancer in light of findings from…
DNA shed from colon cancers into bloodstream successfully guides chemotherapy after surgery
A multi-institutional, international study found that testing for ctDNA after surgery and directing chemotherapy to…
Targeted drug achieves 43% response rate in KRAS-mutated lung cancer
Nearly 43% of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose lung cancers harbored a…
Nanostructured fibers can impersonate human muscles
Researchers have created a new type of fiber that can perform like a muscle actuator,…
Great timing, supercomputer upgrade lead to successful forecast of volcanic eruption
In the fall of 2017, a team of geologists had just set up a new…
New research shows long-term personality traits influence problem-solving in zebra finches
Zebra finches innovate solutions to novel foraging tasks, where sometimes success is related to personality…
Nor’easters rivaling hurricanes as flood threat to the Mid-Atlantic
While coastal flooding from tropical weather events such as hurricanes tend to get a lot…
NASA’s Davinci mission to take the plunge through massive atmosphere of Venus
NASA scientists and engineers give new details about the Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble…
How plesiosaurs swam underwater
Plesiosaurs are characterized by four uniform flippers. It was possible to reconstruct whether they used…
Heat-lovers are the lucky ones: Insects and climate change
Sparse data often make it difficult to track how climate change is affecting populations of…
Promising compound kills range of hard-to-treat cancers by targeting a previously undiscovered vulnerability
A compound called ERX-41 targets a previously unrecognized vulnerability in difficult-to-treat types of cancer including…
Target protein for diabetes drug linked to reduced risk of Alzheimer’s disease
Mechanisms associated with a particular diabetes drug can also help to protect against Alzheimer’s disease,…