Evolution makes the world less ragged
How does evolution impact ecological patterns? It helps smooth out the rough edges, say researchers….
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Skull of two million year-old giant dormouse reconstructed
A researcher has digitally pieced together fossilized fragments from five giant dormouse skulls to reconstruct…
New clues from fruit flies about the critical role of sex hormones in stem cell control
In one of the first studies addressing the role of sex hormones’ impact on stem…
Daytime aardvark sightings are a sign of troubled times
New research reveals what a shift from night-time to daytime activity means for the well-being…
Care for cats? So did people along the Silk Road more than 1,000 years ago
Common domestic cats, as we know them today, might have accompanied Kazakh pastoralists as pets…
Experimental drug shows early promise against inherited form of ALS, trial indicates
A clinical trial has found evidence that the experimental drug tofersen lowers levels of a…
Lung, immune function in kids could protect from severe COVID-19
Differences in lung physiology and immune function in children could be why they are more…
Stress testing ‘coral in a box’
Coral death is impacting oceans worldwide as a consequence of climate change. The concern is…
Fossil jawbone from Alaska is a rare case of a juvenile Arctic dromaeosaurid dinosaur
A small piece of fossil jawbone from Alaska represents a rare example of juvenile dromaeosaurid…
Naturally perforated shells one of the earliest adornments in the Middle Paleolithic
Ancient humans deliberately collected perforated shells in order to string them together as beads, according…
Supergenes play a larger role in evolution than previously thought
Large blocks of ‘plug and play’ genes play a super-sized role in adaption-and may help…
Physicists use oscillations of atoms to control a phase transition
The goal of ”Femtochemistry” is to film and control chemical reactions with short flashes of…
Learning more about particle collisions with machine learning
A team of scientists has devised a machine learning algorithm that calculates, with low computational…
How colliding neutron stars could shed light on universal mysteries
Researchers have discovered an unusual pulsar – one of deep space’s magnetized spinning neutron-star ‘lighthouses’…
New molecular tool precisely edits mitochondrial DNA
The precision editing technologies that have revolutionized DNA editing in the cell nucleus have been…
Texas will face driest conditions of the last 1,000 years
Texas’ future climate will feature drier summers and decreasing water supplies for much of the…
Programmable balloons pave the way for new shape-morphing devices
A team of researchers has designed materials that can control and mold a balloon into…
Strain of E. coli may offer protections against its more malevolent cousins
Researchers say E. coli Nissle may protect human cells against other more pathogenic strains of…
Famous ‘Jurassic Park’ dinosaur is less lizard, more bird
From movies to museum exhibits, the dinosaur Dilophosaurus is no stranger to pop culture. Many…
Algae species discovered infesting NW Hawaiian waters has been identified
A newly-identified, fast-growing species of algae poses a major threat to coral reefs and the…
Future Texas hurricanes: Fast like Ike or slow like Harvey?
Climate change will intensify winds that steer hurricanes north over Texas in the final 25…
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Boron nitride destroys PFAS ‘forever’ chemicals PFOA, GenX
Chemical engineers have discovered a photocatalyst that can destroy 99% of the ‘forever’ chemical PFOA…
Science behind traditional mezcal-making technique
Researchers reveal for the first time why bubbles are a good gauge of alcohol content…
Custom nanoparticle regresses tumors when exposed to light
A unique nanoparticle to deliver a localized cancer treatment inhibits tumor growth in mice, according…
Making a list of all creatures, great and small
A new article outlines a roadmap for creating, for the first time, an agreed list…
Our animal inheritance: Humans perk up their ears, too, when they hear interesting sounds
Many animals move their ears to better focus their attention on a novel sound. That…
Desk-based jobs may offer protection against poor cognition in later life
People who work in jobs that require less physical activity – typically office and desk-based…
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Do we know what we want in a romantic partner? No more than a random stranger would
New research suggests that people’s ideal partner preferences do not reflect any unique personal insight….
What ethical models for autonomous vehicles don’t address, and how they could be better
There’s a fairly large flaw in the way that programmers are currently addressing ethical concerns…
Newly discovered pathogen in NY apples causes bitter rot disease
In a study of New York state apple orchards, plant pathologists have identified a new…
Norman Conquest of 1066 did little to change people’s eating habits
Archaeologists have combined the latest scientific methods to offer new insights into life during the…
New connection between the eyes and touch discovered
Tiny eye movements can be used as an index of humans’ ability to anticipate relevant…
White dwarfs reveal new insights into the origin of carbon in the universe
A new analysis of white dwarf stars supports their role as a key source of…
Heatwave trends accelerate worldwide
The first comprehensive worldwide assessment of heatwaves down to regional levels has revealed that in…
Owner behavior affects effort and accuracy in dogs’ communications
Researchers have found that dogs adapt their communicative strategies to their environment and that owner…
High-order synthetic dimensions in waveguide photonic lattices
Scientists have recently shown that a multitude of high-dimensional synthetic lattices naturally emerge in (abstract)…
The sixth sense of animals: An early warning system for earthquakes?
Continuously observing animals with motion sensors could improve earthquake prediction. Read Original Article: The sixth…
A new way towards super-fast motion of vortices in superconductors discovered
An international team of scientists has found a new superconducting system in which magnetic flux…
Location, location, location: Even gut immune response is site-specific
Researchers are using mini-organs to model the digestive tract in the laboratory. These so-called organoids…
Asthma and allergies more common in teens who stay up late
Teenagers who prefer to stay up late and wake later in the morning are more…
Coronary calcium scoring: Personalized preventive care for those most at risk
An imaging test called coronary calcium scoring can help doctors to make the right recommendation…
How the body regulates scar tissue growth after heart attacks
New research conducted in mice could explain why some people suffer more extensive scarring than…
Common hypertension medications may reduce colorectal cancer risk
People who take angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE-i) or angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) for…
New breakthrough in ‘spintronics’ could boost high speed data technology
Scientists have made a pivotal breakthrough in the important, emerging field of spintronics — which…
Earth’s magnetic field can change 10 times faster than previously thought
A new study reveals that changes in the direction of the Earth’s magnetic field may…
Injections much safer when nurses use revamped guidelines
Injections are two-and-a-half times safer when nurses use revamped guidelines. Read Original Article: Injections much…
Harmful microbes found on sewer pipe walls
Can antibiotic-resistant bacteria escape from sewers into waterways and cause a disease outbreak? A new…
‘Biologically relevant’ levels of a fertility hormone are detected in human hair samples
The prospect of a non-invasive test of ovarian reserve is a little closer following results…
First evidence of snake-like venom glands found in amphibians
Caecilians are limbless amphibians that can be easily mistaken for snakes. Though caecilians are only…
Scientific ‘red flag’ reveals new clues about our galaxy
By determining how much energy permeates the center of the Milky Way, researchers have moved…