Scientists use AI to update data vegetation maps for improved wildfire forecasts
A new technique uses artificial intelligence to efficiently update the vegetation maps that are relied…
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Healthy development thanks to older siblings
During the first years of their lives, children develop the cognitive, social and emotional skills…
Dementia diagnosis often comes as part of costly crisis
Medicare costs around the time of a dementia diagnosis are much lower for older adults…
Researchers investigate the links between facial recognition and Alzheimer’s disease
In recent years Alzheimer’s disease has been on the rise throughout the world and is…
Decoding how a protein on the move keeps cells healthy
Cells rely on a process known as RNA interference (RNAi) to control protein production. The…
What will it take to transform obesity care for all?
A new framework for managing obesity care in primary care settings, and efforts to educate…
Nerve stimulation promotes resolution of inflammation
The nervous system is known to communicate with the immune system and regulate inflammation in…
Cuttlefish camouflage may be more complex than previously thought
A new study suggests that the European cuttlefish (sepia officinalis) may combine, as necessary, two…
Multi-spin flips and a pathway to efficient ising machines
Combinatorial optimization problems are at the root of many industrial processes and solving them is…
Mobile app provides effective support for children with obesity
A mobile app that shows a child’s weight development in real-time for children with obesity…
New artificial enzyme breaks down tough, woody lignin
An innovative artificial enzyme has shown it can chew through woody lignin, an abundant carbon-based…
Too much self-confidence can endanger health
Older people who overestimate their health go to the doctor less often. This can have…
Discovery could lead to better cancer immunotherapy
A type of white blood cell previously known only as a helper in the immune…
A new arrangement: Using quantum dots to quench the smallest ferrimagnetism
A team of scientists have focused on the Kondo effect on minimal ferrimagnetism and attempted…
What’s in a name? Glimmers of evolution in naming babies, choosing a dog
Maverick was first used as a baby name after a television show called ‘Maverick’ aired…
Ultrasound-guided microbubbles boost immunotherapy efficacy
Researchers have developed an ultrasound-guided cancer immunotherapy platform that generates systemic antitumor immunity and improves…
The paired perils of breast cancer and diabetes
Researchers have discovered a mechanism linking breast cancer and diabetes, each of which promotes development…
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Fjords emit as much methane as all the deep oceans globally
During heavy storms, the normally stratified layers of water in ocean fjords get mixed, which…
Seeing how odor is processed in the brain
A specially created odor delivery device, along with machine learning-based analysis of scalp-recorded electroencephalogram, has…
Gene linked to severe learning disabilities governs cell stress response
A gene that has been associated with severe learning disabilities in humans has been found…
New light-powered catalysts could aid in manufacturing
Chemists designed a new photoredox catalyst that could make it easier to incorporate light-driven reactions…
Revisiting the history of CPT theorem
A new review looks at an important and often overlooked aspect of physics that suggested…
Modelling the behavior and dynamics of microswimmers
The understanding of the clustering and movement of microswimmers has a range of applications from…
New gels could help the medicine go down
Researchers have created a drug-delivering gel could make it easier for children and adults who…
New route to build materials out of tiny particles
Researchers have found a new way to build synthetic materials out of tiny glass particles…
New method allows easy, versatile synthesis of lactone molecules
Chemists’ technique for turning cheap dicarboxylic acids into complex lactones could boost industries from pharmaceuticals…
New cancer subtype may illuminate treatment strategy
Researchers have identified a previously unrecognized form of hormone therapy-resistant prostate cancer, as well as…
Learning from nature: Biosynthesis of cyanobacterin opens up new class of natural compounds for applications in medicine and agriculture
Researchers have succeeded in understanding the biosynthetic mechanisms for the production of the natural product…
T cell warriors need their R & R
T cells, biology textbooks teach us, are the soldiers of the immune system, constantly on…
High cost of cancer care in the U.S. doesn’t reduce mortality rates
In a new study, researchers find that the U.S. spends twice as much as the…
An arms race that plays out in a single genome
We often think of biological arms races occurring between the immune system and pathogens, or…
A quarter of the world’s Internet users rely on infrastructure that is susceptible to attacks
About a quarter of the world’s Internet users live in countries that are more susceptible…
Ancient viral elements embedded in human genome not from fossil retrovirus
Many types of animals, including humans, successfully coexist with retroviruses, and we know that ancient…
Siberian tundra could virtually disappear by mid-millennium
Due to global warming, temperatures in the Arctic are climbing rapidly. As a result, the…
Supermassive black holes inside of dying galaxies detected in early universe
An international team of astronomers used a database combining observations from the best telescopes in…
Protein supplement helps control Type 2 diabetes
A study which holds potential for dietary management of the condition, has shown that drinking…
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AI learns coral reef ‘song’
Artificial Intelligence (AI) can track the health of coral reefs by learning the ‘song of…
British coral predicted to be resilient to climate change
An iconic coral species found in UK waters could expand its range due to climate…
Just being exposed to new things makes people ‘ready to learn’
A new study is one of the first to provide experimental evidence that people learn…
Researchers aim X-rays at century-old plant secretions for insight into Aboriginal Australian cultural heritage
For tens of thousands of years, Aboriginal Australians have created some of the world’s most…
Frozen eggs more efficient option than IVF for women starting families later
A large U.S. study shows 15 years of frozen egg thaw outcomes for women facing…
Discovery offers starting point for better gene-editing tools
New research has big implications for genomic medicine. Scientists have defined with atomic precision a…
Autonomous underwater imaging: Faster and more accurate
Recently conducted tests used new algorithms to outperform state-of-the-art programming for autonomous underwater sonar imaging,…
A synthetic antibiotic may help turn the tide against drug-resistant pathogens
A synthesized antibiotic derived from computer models of bacterial gene products appears to neutralize even…
Molecular profiling identifies new high-risk subtype of pediatric liver cancer
The characterization a new molecular type of high-risk pediatric liver cancer showed that these tumors…
Finding coherence in quantum chaos
A theoretical breakthrough in understanding quantum chaos could open new paths into researching quantum information…
New combined therapy helps extend lives of men with prostate cancer
Practice-changing research shows that a combination of androgen deprivation therapy — a commonly used hormone…
A unique catalyst paves the way for plastic upcycling
A recently developed catalyst for breaking down plastics continues to advance plastic upcycling processes. In…
Producers and consumers must share burden of global plastic packaging waste
Plastic packaging waste is everywhere. Our plastic bottles, food wrappings, and grocery bags litter the…
Arc volcanoes are wetter than previously thought, with scientific and economic implications
This increased amount of water has broad implications for understanding how Earth’s lower crust forms,…