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High school junior’s consumer seismometer delivers low-cost earthquake early warning
A Southern California high school junior has built a low-cost seismometer device that delivers earthquake…
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Fiber optic cable monitors microseismicity in Antarctica
Researchers shared how they are using fiber optic cable to detect the small earthquakes that…
DeepShake uses machine learning to rapidly estimate earthquake shaking intensity
A deep spatiotemporal neural network trained on more than 36,000 earthquakes offers a new way…
Ankle exoskeleton enables faster walking
In lab tests, researchers found that an optimized ankle exoskeleton system increased participants’ walking speed…
Lithium treats intellectual defects in mouse model of Bardet-Biedl Syndrome
Mice with symptoms that mimic Bardet-Biedl Syndrome (BBS) have difficulty with learning and generating new…
Ancient Indigenous forest gardens promote a healthy ecosystem
A new study by historical ecologists finds that Indigenous-managed forests — cared for as ‘forest…
Mars has right ingredients for present-day microbial life beneath its surface, study finds
New research suggests that rocks in the Martian crust could produce the same kind of…
Ground and satellite observations map building damage after Beirut explosion
Days after the 4 August 2020 massive explosion at the port of Beirut in Lebanon,…
The science of spin: Asteroseismologists confirm older stars rotate faster than expected
Stars spin faster than expected as they age according to a new study which uses…
How we know whether and when to pay attention
International team of researchers identifies cognitive computations underlying human predictive behavior. Read Original Article: How…
Mars’ changing habitability recorded by ancient dune fields in Gale crater
An international team has found evidence of ancient dunes on Mars that could help explain…
ALMA discovers rotating infant galaxy with help of natural cosmic telescope
Using ALMA, astronomers found a rotating baby galaxy 1/100th the size of the Milky Way…
Astronomers release new all-sky map of Milky Way’s outer reaches
The highlight of the new chart is a wake of stars, stirred up by a…
Why climate change is driving some to skip having kids
A new study finds that overconsumption, overpopulation and uncertainty about the future are among the…
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover extracts first oxygen from Red Planet
The milestone, which the MOXIE instrument achieved by converting carbon dioxide into oxygen, points the…
SARS-CoV-2: Infection induces antibodies capable of killing infected cells regardless of disease severity
Researchers demonstrated that SARS-CoV-2 infection induces polyfunctional antibodies. Beyond neutralization, these antibodies can activate NK…
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Prevalence of COVID-19 symptoms among high-risk children
Children with weakened immune systems have not shown a higher risk of developing severe COVID-19…
How SARS coronaviruses reprogram host cells to their own benefit
Researchers have found a specific mechanism that enables SARS viruses to replicate efficiently in infected…
Enormous flare from sun’s nearest neighbor breaks records
On May 1, 2019, researchers observed a record-setting flare from the star Proxima Centauri —…
Camera traps find endangered dryas monkeys
The Endangered dryas monkey is one of Africa’s most mysterious primates. They are difficult to…
Outback radio telescope discovers dense, spinning, dead star
Astronomers have discovered a pulsar — a dense and rapidly spinning neutron star sending radio…
Shift-work causes negative impacts on health, affects men and women differently
Shift-work and irregular work schedules can cause several health-related issues and affect our defense against…
Augmented reality in retail and its impact on sales
Augmented reality is an effective technology that marketers can use to improve sales. Read Original…
Energy unleashed by submarine volcanoes could power a continent
Volcanic eruptions deep in our oceans are capable of extremely powerful releases of energy, at…
Complexity of microplastic pollution
Microplastics — small plastic pieces less than 5 millimeters in length — are ubiquitous in…
New conductive polymer ink opens for next-generation printed electronics
Researchers have developed a stable high-conductivity polymer ink. The advance paves the way for innovative…
Predicting the next pandemic virus is harder than we think
The observation that most of the viruses that cause human diseases come from other animals…
Using engineering methods to track the imperceptible movements of stony corals
A new study borrowed image-analysis methods from engineering to spot the minute movements of a…
The immune link between a leaky blood-brain barrier and schizophrenia
Research points to the involvement of the immune system the brain as a contributor to…
Helpful, engineered ‘living’ machines in the future?
Engineered, autonomous machines combined with artificial intelligence have long been a staple of science fiction,…
Food allergies, changes to infant gut bacteria linked to method of childbirth, ethnicity
Researchers have found a causal link between caesarean section birth, low intestinal microbiota and peanut…
Was Cascadia’s 1700 earthquake part of a sequence of earthquakes?
The famous 1700 Cascadia earthquake that altered the coastline of western North America and sent…
‘Undruggable’ cancer protein becomes druggable, thanks to shrub
A chemist has found a way to synthesize a compound to fight a previously ‘undruggable’…
Restoration efforts can brighten an ecosystem’s future, but cannot erase its past
An expansive project is examining the benefits, and limits, of environmental restoration on developed land…
Deregulated US Government oversight on interstate waters leaves murky implications for states
Concern tends to ratchet up a notch when pollution enters the river runoff discussion on…
‘Dead clades walking’: Fossil record provides new insights into mass extinctions
Mass extinctions are known as times of global upheaval, causing rapid losses in biodiversity that…
‘Information theory’ recruited to help scientists find cancer genes
Using a widely known field of mathematics designed mainly to study how digital and other…
Combining light, superconductors could boost AI capabilities
As artificial intelligence has attracted interest, researchers are focused on understanding how the brain accomplishes…
Boosting fiber optics communications with advanced quantum-enhanced receiver
Fiber optic technology is the holy grail of high-speed, long-distance telecommunications. Still, with the continuing…
Reversal of blood droplet flight predicted, captured in experiments
To search for answers about how blood droplets from a gunshot wound can reverse direction…
Forensics puzzle cracked via fluid mechanical principles
A real-life forensic puzzle inspired researchers to explore the physics involved, and in Physics of…
Stone skipping techniques can improve reentry of space vehicles
Scientists reveal several key factors that influence the number of bounces a skipping stone will…
AI agent helps identify material properties faster
Artificial intelligence (AI) can analyze large amounts of data, such as those generated when analyzing…
A gene finding links severe canine juvenile epilepsy to mitochondrial dysfunction
Researchers found a cause for severe epilepsy resulting in death in Parson Russell Terrier puppies…
Review summarizes known links between endocrine disruptors and breast cancer risk
Exposure to certain endocrine-disrupting chemicals could elevate the risk of breast cancer, according to a…
New catalyst for lower CO2 emissions
Perovskites have so far been used for solar cells, as anode materials or electronic components…
2D nanomaterial MXene: The perfect lubricant
In extreme heat or in the vacuum of space: a novel nanomaterial delivers top performance…
Differing immune responses discovered in asymptomatic cases vs those with severe COVID-19
Using data from the Human Cell Atlas, researchers have identified the differences in immune cells’…
SARS-CoV-2: British variant is 45 percent more contagious than the original virus, study finds
Researchers compared the R (basic reproduction number) of the original SARS-CoV-2 virus with the R…
Fearsome tyrannosaurs were social animals
The fearsome tyrannosaur dinosaurs may not have been solitary predators as popularly envisioned, but social…