Researchers develop tool to identify molecular receptors in worms
Researchers have developed a laboratory tool that could speed up basic research for scientists working…
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No need to dig too deep to find gold!
Why are some porphyry deposits rich in copper while others contain gold? A researcher investigated…
Sand mining is threatening lives along the Mekong River
It’s a resource used in global construction and mined from rivers and coasts across the…
Decoy molecule neutralizes a range of viruses
The molecule points the way toward treating viruses that cross from animals to humans. Read…
‘Cold Neptune’ and two temperate super-Earths found orbiting nearby stars
A ‘cold Neptune’ and two potentially habitable worlds are part of a cache of five…
How to make it easier to turn plant waste into biofuels
Researchers have developed a new process that could make it much cheaper to produce biofuels…
First living robots: Living, programmable organism
Scientists repurposed living frog cells — and assembled them into entirely new life-forms. These tiny…
A single gene for scent reception separates two species of orchid bees
Orchid bees are master perfumers. Males collect chemicals to concoct perfumes unique to their specific…
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Nanosatellites improve detection of early-season corn nitrogen stress
For corn growers, the decision of when and how much nitrogen fertilizer to apply is…
Researchers solve a scientific mystery about evaporation
Evaporation can explain why water levels drop in a full swimming pool, but it also…
Humanity’s footprint is squashing world’s wildlife
Using the most comprehensive dataset on the ‘human footprint,’ which maps the accumulated impact of…
Preventing adverse drug reactions in dogs
If not identified before surgery, a rare genetic mutation could result in your dog being…
Future subtropical warming accelerates tropical climate change
In response to future fossil fuel burning, climate computer models simulate a pronounced warming in…
Leviathan polymer brush made with E. coli holds bacteria at bay
A lab accident produced a monster of a polymer brush, an emerging biocompatible material that…
Calculated surprise leads to groundbreaking discovery in cognitive control research
To better understand how motivational control processes help maximize performance when faced with task challenges,…
Birds: First come, first bred
Arriving early in the breeding area is crucial for successful reproduction also in non-migratory birds….
A new approach to making airplane parts, minus the massive infrastructure
Engineers have developed a method to produce aerospace-grade composites without the enormous ovens and pressure…
‘Value instantiation’ key to luxury brands’ and social responsibility
Although luxury brands and social responsibility seem fundamentally inconsistent with each other, the two entities…
AI can detect low-glucose levels via ECG without fingerprick test
A new technology for detecting low glucose levels via ECG using a noninvasive wearable sensor,…
Climate gas budgets highly overestimate methane discharge from Arctic Ocean
There is a huge seasonal variability in methane seeps in the Arctic Ocean, according to…
High temps due to global warming will be dramatic even for tardigrades
A research group has just shown that tardigrades are very vulnerable to long-term high temperature…
Stars need a partner to spin universe’s brightest explosions
When it comes to the biggest and brightest explosions seen in the universe, astronomers have…
Pioneering tool to manage media industry’s digital carbon footprint
A collaboration between computer scientists and nine major media companies will help the media industry…
Chemists find new way to break down old tires into material for new ones
A team of chemists has discovered an innovative way to break down and dissolve the…
First robust cell culture model for the hepatitis E virus
A mutation switches the turbo on during virus replication. Read Original Article: First robust cell…
Research identifies possible on/off switch for plant growth
New research identifies a protein that controls plant growth — good news for an era…
Brain pressure controls eye pressure, revealing new avenues for glaucoma treatment
Neuroscientists have discovered that eye and brain pressure are physiologically connected. Read Original Article: Brain…
Climate change unlikely to drive sugar maples north
Sugar maples won’t be heading north anytime soon, despite climate change, according to a new…
Speech-disrupting brain disease reflects patients’ native tongue
English and Italian speakers with dementia-related language impairment experience distinct kinds of speech and reading…
Low-temp photocatalyst could slash the carbon footprint for syngas
Engineers have created a light-powered nanoparticle that could shrink the carbon footprint of syngas producers….
SuperTIGER on its second prowl — 130,000 feet above Antarctica
A balloon-borne scientific instrument designed to study the origin of cosmic rays is taking its…
‘Superdiamond’ carbon-boron cages can trap and tap into different properties
A new class of ‘superdiamond’ carbon-based materials has tunable mechanical and electronic properties while retaining…
Puzzle of early Neolithic house orientations finally solved
Human behavior is influenced by many things, most of which remain unconscious to us. One…
How a gut infection may produce chronic symptoms
For some unlucky people, a bout of intestinal distress like traveler’s diarrhea leads to irritable…
Deep learning differentiates small renal masses on multiphase CT
A deep learning method with a convolutional neural network can support the evaluation of small…
Technique allows dolphin pregnancy exams to mirror those in humans
In a groundbreaking study, scientists have developed a new ultrasound technique for evaluating dolphin fetuses…
Laserphysics: At the pulse of a light wave
Physicists have developed a novel type of detector that enables the oscillation profile of light…
Molecular switch for repairing central nervous system disorders
A molecular switch has the ability to turn on a substance in animals that repairs…
Scientists find oldest-known fossilized digestive tract — 550 million years
An analysis of tubular fossils provides evidence of a 550-million-year-old digestive tract — one of…
Molecular characteristics of leptomeningeal melanoma metastases
Very little information is known about the molecular development of leptomeningeal melanoma metastases (LMM), making…
Taking one for the team: How bacteria self-destruct to fight viral infections
Researchers have discovered how a new immune system works to protect bacteria from phages, viruses…
What happens to deferred intentions in the brain?
Placing a checkmark on the to-do list is an extremely liberating feeling for many eager…
Long-term medication for schizophrenia is safe, study suggests
Researchers have studied the safety of very long-term antipsychotic therapy for schizophrenia. According to the…
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An 18-carat gold nugget made of plastic
Researchers have created an incredibly lightweight 18-carat gold, using a matrix of plastic in place…
Lonely in a crowd: Overcoming loneliness with acceptance and wisdom
Researchers found the main characteristics of loneliness in a senior housing community and the strategies…
Deep learning, 3D technology to improve structure modeling, create better drugs
Researchers have designed a novel approach to use deep learning to better understand how proteins…
Global warming is the kindling that caused extensive wildfire
Researchers identified Arctic Oscillation as the cause for the recent wildfires in Siberia. Their study…
A stripped helium star solves the massive black hole mystery
Recently, a Chinese team of astronomers claimed to have discovered a black hole as massive…
Unused stockpiles of nuclear waste could be more useful than we might think
Chemists have found a new use for the waste product of nuclear power — transforming…
Experiment on beta-decay sheds light on fate of intermediate-mass stars
A group of scientists succeeded to experimentally determine characteristics of nuclear processes in matter ten…