Environment
Why are people climate change deniers? Study reveals unexpected results
Do climate change deniers bend the facts to avoid having to modify their environmentally harmful behavior? Researchers from the University of Bonn and the Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) ran an online experiment involving ...
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Observations shed more light on the properties of the nearest tidal disruption event
An international team of astronomers has conducted multiwavelength observations of AT 2023clx—the closest to Earth tidal disruption event (TDE). Results of the observational campaign, published Jan. 22 on the pre-print ...
Shake, rattle and launch: Dream Chaser spaceplane passes vibration test
Sierra Space's shuttle-like Dream Chaser has been put through its paces at a powerful NASA vibration facility that mimics conditions during launch and atmospheric reentry, officials said Thursday ahead of its planned first ...
Space Exploration
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How leafcutter ants cultivate a fungal garden to degrade plants could provide insights into future biofuels
Scientists have spent decades finding ways to efficiently and affordably degrade plant materials so that they can be converted into useful bioproducts that benefit everyday life.
Ecology
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Team develops a laser printer for photonic chips
Photonic integrated circuits are an important next-wave technology. These sophisticated microchips hold the potential to substantially decrease costs and increase speed and efficiency for electronic devices across a wide ...
Optics & Photonics
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Permafrost alone holds back Arctic rivers—and a lot of carbon
New research from Dartmouth College provides the first evidence that the Arctic's frozen soil is the dominant force shaping Earth's northernmost rivers. Permafrost, the thick layer of soil that stays frozen for two or more ...
Earth Sciences
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French bulldog puppy spontaneously regrows jaw
A puppy's jaw spontaneously regrew after Cornell veterinarians removed a majority of his lower left mandible due to cancer. Although this phenomenon has been documented in children, this is the first reported case of its ...
Veterinary medicine
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Researchers discover epigenetic status determines metastasis
Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and Heidelberg University have investigated in mice how spreading tumor cells behave at the site of metastasis. Some tumor cells immediately start to form metastases. ...
Oncology & Cancer
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'Rare positive result' in trial of new support intervention for people with dementia and their family caregivers
Research led by Claudia Cooper, Professor of Psychological Medicine at Queen Mary University of London, shows that a new therapy, NIDUS-Family, helps people with dementia and their family caregivers attain their personal ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
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Medical Xpress
Researchers discover epigenetic status determines metastasis
Single-dose dengue vaccine protects 79.6% of those vaccinated, study shows
Researchers find new techniques to repair lung tissue after damage from flu and COVID-19
Light, labor inducer could treat skin condition vitiligo
Researchers use the eye as a window to study liver health
New potential immunotherapies for pancreatic cancer
Investigating methods for preventing pancreatitis after endoscopy
Researchers discover early, promising glioblastoma treatment
Improving cancer prevention among people experiencing homelessness
Human cells building 'molecular highways' captured for first time
Tiny particles offer big clues toward predicting Alzheimer's decades in advance
Tech Xplore
US Apple fans get hands on $3,500 Vision Pro
Researchers take new 'mixed reality' headsets for a spin
New research shows how child-like language learning is possible using AI tools
How wood is making a comeback in construction
Autopen shows perils of automation in communications
Using pulp and paper waste to scrub carbon from emissions
Trading between households in smart energy communities
Survey finds the farther away wind turbines are, the better they are accepted
New material developed for better supercapacitor applications
New approach helps to improve classification accuracy of remote sensing image
Seattle bans throwing away batteries in garbage, citing fire risk
Researchers develop algorithm that crunches eye-movement data of screen users
Window to the soul? Maybe, but the eyes are also a flashing neon sign for a new artificial intelligence-based system that can read them to predict what you'll do next.
Business
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Aerosol jet printing could revolutionize microfluidic device fabrication
Surface acoustic wave (SAW) technologies, known for their high precision and rapid actuation, are essential to microfluidics and affect a broad spectrum of research areas. However, traditional fabrication methods are time-consuming, ...
Nanomaterials
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Rapid climate change may be causing Greenland's bedrock to rise, forming small islands
While much of the world is grappling with rising sea levels due to the melting of Greenland's ice sheet, the situation on the Greenlandic mainland is almost the opposite. The land is rising faster than the current sea level.
Earth Sciences
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Researchers take new 'mixed reality' headsets for a spin
Among the buzziest consumer technologies right now are "mixed reality" or "spatial computing" headsets that convincingly blend views of the real world with digital content.
Consumer & Gadgets
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A fully autonomous drone system for cinematography and wildlife monitoring
Recent technological advances, such as increasingly sophisticated drones and cameras, have opened exciting new possibilities for cinematography. Most notably, film directors can now shoot scenes from a wide range of angles ...
New genus of 'alien-faced' multi-legged forest dwellers discovered
University of the Sunshine Coast researchers have uncovered a new genus and five new species of millipedes in remote African jungles—and say the many-legged creatures could hold important clues to whether woody vines are ...
Plants & Animals
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'Mom talk:' Study finds immigrant bilingual Latina mothers have dual-language personalities
Children who hear a language other than English at home currently make up more than 25% of the school-aged population in the United States. A large majority of those children hear Spanish because that is the native language ...
Social Sciences
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Method to make synthetic derivative of natural indigo may inspire future electronic devices
Chemists at RIKEN have developed a method for making synthetic derivatives of the natural dye indigo that doesn't require harsh conditions. This discovery could inspire advances in electronic devices, including light-responsive ...
Analytical Chemistry
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New study suggests culling animals who 'don't belong' can be a flawed nature conservation practice
New research published today in the journal Science has concluded that eradicating animals on the basis that they are not native in order to protect plant species can be a flawed practice costing millions of dollars, and ...
Plants & Animals
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For diabetes and liver cancer, study suggests new screening guidelines
For centuries, doctors have used their hands as essential diagnostic tools—exploring joints and palpating abdomens to assess a patient's health. Often a cancer will reveal itself as a lump or unusual stiffness in a normally ...
Diabetes
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Cost analysis of using cover crops in citrus production
The citrus industry in Florida, a historic hub for citrus (Citrus sp.) production, has been grappling with the devastating effects of Huanglongbing (HLB), also known as citrus greening disease (Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus). ...
Understanding music-performance anxiety in children
Do music pupils in primary school suffer from performance anxiety?
Give peace a chance: The way conflict can be eased, according to social psychology
How to reduce aggression when two parties are at odds? Ph.D. research by psychologist Lennart Reddmann shows that it can help to offer them a peaceful alternative. However, the attacking party benefits the most from such ...
Mass layoffs, social media bias and AI lawsuits: Experts discuss the state of the Fourth Estate
A wave of layoffs at high-profile legacy media outlets such as the Los Angeles Times and Time magazine has rippled across the news industry just as journalists at other major outlets are engaged in union negotiations with ...
Warm weather forces park officials to suspend Isle Royale wolf count for first time in decades
A stretch of unusually warm weather has forced federal officials to suspend researchers' annual wolf-moose count in Isle Royale National Park for the first time in more than six decades.
Using agricultural residues for fuel and chemicals
A Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientist is part of a research team shedding new light on how to access the sugars locked up in plant materials in order to convert byproducts into new feedstocks for production ...
Improving Arctic greenhouse gas sink and source estimates with field measurements, remote sensing
A new study investigates the sinks and sources of key greenhouse gases of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide in the Arctic landscape with a spatial resolution of only a few square meters. Vegetation and soil conditions ...
Uganda pesticide risk rises after AGOA expulsion
Ugandans are at increased risk of diabetes and cancer in the wake of the country's expulsion from a trade pact with the U.S., nutritionists say.
Hubble captures a suspected galaxy encounter
UGC 3912 is classified as a spiral galaxy, but you wouldn't know it from this detailed NASA Hubble Space Telescope image. UGC 3912's distorted shape is typically indicative of a gravitational encounter with another galaxy. ...
Under the skin: Bullying's hidden health effects
Intimidation at school is a widespread and worrying phenomenon being examined through psychology and genomics.
New study reveals transformative power of aquaculture in Zambia
A new study led by the University of Stirling has revealed for the first time substantial benefits from adopting smallholder aquaculture for Zambian farmers. The research provides compelling evidence of how fish farming diversifies ...
A positive spin: Electrospinning and electrospraying synergism for the nanomaterials industry
Combining two twins-tech—electrospinning and electrospraying—to fabricate novel nanomaterials is an urgent area of research for materials scientists and biomedical engineers, according to a new paper by Professor Hu Jinlian ...
US center's tropical storm forecasts are going inland, where damage can outstrip coasts
The "cone of uncertainty" produced by the National Hurricane Center to forecast the location and ferocity of a tropical storm is getting an update this year to include predictions for inland areas, where wind and flooding ...
Comparing carbon-trapping capacities of anoxic basins
Humans will need to both drastically reduce emissions and remove at least 10 gigatons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere per year to avoid the worst effects of climate change, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on ...
Innovative portable sensors for hydrogen peroxide detection
In a study published in the journal Microsystems & Nanoengineering, researchers from Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU) have unveiled a breakthrough in the detection of hydrogen peroxide H2O2, a vital biomarker in ...
Regulation makes crypto markets more efficient, says research
First-of-its-kind research on cryptocurrency finds that the most regulated coins create the most efficient markets.
Critical insights into bacterial fruit blotch and its impact on melon and watermelon crop health
A new study at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem unveils critical insights into bacterial fruit blotch, a severe disease affecting melon and watermelon crops. The research focuses on the role of the effector AopW1, shedding ...
How preferences for Indigenous policies differ between the Indigenous and majority populations in Norway and Sweden
On the international level, there is broad consensus that it is essential to recognize and implement Indigenous rights as well as to correct inequalities and historical injustices. Yet many nation-states struggle with effective ...
Transcription factor's key role in grafted cucumbers reveals salt tolerance in crops
Soil salinity, impacting about 1 billion square hectometers worldwide, significantly hinders crop growth. Plants counteract this through signaling pathways involving molecules such as H2O2 and ABA. NAC transcription factors, ...
How the social structures of Nazi Germany created a bystander society
In the initial post-war judicial proceedings to establish what had happened under Nazism, and to punish the perpetrators of crimes, victims' accounts were often discredited. Only in 1961, with the high-profile trial of Nazi ...
