Plants & Animals
Researchers are using monkey poop to learn how an endangered species chooses its mates
Northern muriquis, which live in the Atlantic forest of Brazil, are one of the most endangered species of monkey in the world. Choosing good mates and rearing thriving offspring are key to the species' long-term survival.
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Social Sciences
Workers are less productive and make more typos in the afternoon—especially on Fridays
If there's one thing most office workers can agree on, it's that they tend to feel less productive toward the end of the day and the end of each work week. Now, a team of researchers at Texas A&M University has found objective ...
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Scientists discover unusual ultrafast motion in layered magnetic materials
A common metal paper clip will stick to a magnet. Scientists classify such iron-containing materials as ferromagnets. A little over a century ago, physicists Albert Einstein and Wander de Haas reported a surprising effect ...
Condensed Matter
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Greenland's largest glacial floating ice declined 42% due to global warming, scientists determine
Greenland's ice sheet has been melting at an accelerated rate over recent decades, which may have resulted in a 1.4 mm/year rise in sea level. It has three glaciers with a floating tongue (floating ice attached to a glacier ...
New radar research overcomes nearly century-old trade-off between wavelength and distance resolution
New interference radar functions employed by a team of researchers from Chapman University and other institutions improve the distance resolution between objects using radar waves. The results may have important ramifications ...
General Physics
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Implanted cells triggered by electricity used to drive in vivo gene expression
Two significant factors have hampered the age of human-integrated cybernetics. One, humans can interact well with electronic devices without needing to implant them. Nearly all cybernetic human-machine interactions can be ...
A boost in dopamine during adolescence permanently amplifies dopamine function, impulsivity, and aggression in mice
In a breakthrough finding researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center identified a sensitive developmental period during adolescence that impacts adult impulsivity, aggression, and dopamine function in mice.
Psychology & Psychiatry
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Robots cause company profits to fall—at least at first
Researchers have found that robots can have a 'U-shaped' effect on profits: causing profit margins to fall at first, before eventually rising again.
Business
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New HIV drug formulation could improve treatment outcomes for children worldwide
Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have helped confirm the dosing, safety and effectiveness of a drug formulation designed for treating children with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Medications
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New studies shed more light on potential risks of antenatal steroids
Two new studies published by The BMJ today examine the potential health risks for infants of giving steroid drugs to women who are at risk of giving birth early.
Pediatrics
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The Future is Interdisciplinary
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Medical Xpress
Alabama researcher will succeed Fauci in infectious disease post
A better coaching method can promote an individual's growth
A novel strategy to suppress triple negative breast cancer growth
An important step toward next-generation probiotics
New neuroimaging approach could improve diagnosis of schizophrenia
Moderna is safest, most effective mRNA vaccine against COVID-19 for older adults, study shows
People with a hepatitis C cure still face substantial risk of death
A vaccine that reduces ability of ticks to transmit Lyme disease bacteria
Treating anemia with gene scissors
The socioeconomic gap in behaviors that contribute to diseases is widening, study shows
Tech Xplore
Captain Kirk to the holodeck: Shatner beams in to remote meeting
Fact-checking found to influence recommender algorithms
Less power, lower emissions: improving AC technology
In a warming world, is an air-conditioned future inevitable?
AI could halve time reading breast cancer scans, study suggests
Sensing and controlling microscopic spin density in materials
Electronic devices typically use the charge of electrons, but spin—their other degree of freedom—is starting to be exploited. Spin defects make crystalline materials highly useful for quantum-based devices such as ultrasensitive ...
Condensed Matter
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Nanoelectromechanical resonators based on hafnia–zirconia–alumina superlattices with gigahertz spectrum coverage
Newly developed atomic engineering techniques have opened exciting opportunities for enabling ferroelectric behavior in high-k dielectrics, materials that have a high dielectric constant (i.e., kappa or k) compared to silicon. ...
Eclipsing binary detected in the open cluster NGC 2232
Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), European astronomers have discovered an eclipsing binary in the open cluster NGC 2232. The binary, designated TIC 43152097, is the first such system detected in this ...
New transparent metadevices based on quasi-1D surface plasmon polariton structures
Transparent electronic devices could have numerous valuable real-world applications. Among other things, they could enable the creation of new optical devices, smart gear or wearables, invisible solar panels and integrated ...
True shape of lithium revealed for the first time
Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries power smartphones, electric vehicles and storage for solar and wind energy, among other technologies.
Materials Science
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Sea urchins are struggling to 'get a grip' as climate change alters ecosystems
When you are driving through a rain storm, traction is key. If your tires lack sufficient tread, your vehicle will slip and slide, and you won't have the grip needed to maneuver safely. When torrential rains hit near-shore, ...
Plants & Animals
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Water-purifying cup makes drinkable water from creeks and streams
A rash of storms in Texas in recent years—from Hurricane Harvey in 2017 to the deep freeze in 2021—has put big chunks of the population in danger and left millions without electricity or water for long periods.
Nanomaterials
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DNA study of remains at Delaware site find kinship among European settlers, African slaves
Early colonial settlers likely survived the harsh frontier conditions of 17th-century Delaware because they banded as family units to work alongside enslaved African descendants and European indentured servants, according ...
Archaeology
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Neolithic necklace from child's grave reveals complex ancient culture
A single accessory—an ornate necklace from a child's grave in ancient Jordan—provides new insights into social complexity of Neolithic culture, according to a study published August 2, 2023 in the open-access journal ...
Archaeology
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A novel strategy to suppress triple negative breast cancer growth
In 2022, a team of researchers at Baylor College of Medicine discovered that a little-known enzyme called MAPK4 is involved in the growth of triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) and its resistance to certain therapies. Looking ...
Oncology & Cancer
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South America sweats under high temps—in the middle of winter
Far away from the extreme summer temperatures of the northern hemisphere, Southern Cone countries such as Chile and Argentina are also experiencing record heat, but in the middle of what is supposed to be their winter.
Austria farmers up in arms over Brussels GMO plans
The European Commission's proposal to ease current restrictions on genetically modified crops has riled up EU organic farming leader Austria and its farmers.
Dead fish carpet beaches at Pacific coast town in north Mexico as experts blame toxic algae bloom
A town on northern Mexico's Pacific coast saw its beaches carpeted with dead fish after what experts describe as a toxic algae bloom.
Eight Colorado lakes suspected of toxic algae blooms: Why it is becoming worse
Colorado's lakes serve as a needed respite during sweltering summer days, but as climate warms, the state's lakes are becoming more susceptible to toxic blooms of algae.
Broaden definition of education for children in care to better support their development, study urges
The education of care-experienced children should be redefined to include a much broader range of activities to better support their development and success, a new study says.
Scientists dig into wildfire predictions, long-term impacts
Wildfires are an ancient force shaping the environment, but they have grown in frequency, range and intensity in response to a changing climate. At the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, scientists are ...
New study: Political animosity is global
A new study by an interdisciplinary team of researchers across six different countries has found that affective polarization, or the tendency to dislike people who belong to opposing political parties while favoring people ...
Interest in bird feeding surged in over 100 countries worldwide during the COVID-19 lockdowns
Interest in local bird feeding appears to have ramped up in countries all over the world during the pandemic lockdowns, even in countries not historically noted for bird feeding practices, according to a study published August ...
Study shows speech deepfakes frequently fool people, even after training on how to detect them
In a study involving more than 500 people, participants correctly identified speech deepfakes only 73% of the time, and efforts to train participants to detect deepfakes had minimal effects. Kimberly Mai and colleagues at ...
Attention beachgoers: Everything you think you know about sharks is probably wrong
It's a hot day at a Santa Monica beach, and the children splashing each other aren't the only youngsters in the water. Somewhere not far from the shore swims a group of five or more juvenile white sharks.
Joshua trees burn, massive wildfire threatens to forever alter Mojave Desert
As firefighters battle a massive wildfire that continues to grow in the eastern Mojave Desert, national park officials and ecologists are preparing for habitat losses that are likely to alter the landscape forever.
New method has promise for accurate, efficient soil carbon estimates
Earth's soil contains large stocks of carbon—even more carbon than in the atmosphere. A significant portion of this soil carbon is in organic form (carbon bound to carbon), called soil organic carbon (SOC). However, SOC ...
Researchers map cadmium in cacao: 'The problem isn't as bad as we thought'
Cadmium naturally occurs in the soil of much of Latin America's cacao farms, and is absorbed by the plants. With EU regulations restricting the amount of cadmium allowed in chocolate imports, it is important for farmers to ...
Solar-driven conversion of waste plastics into their building blocks
Photothermal catalysis, fueled by clean solar energy, offers an efficient solution for converting waste plastic into valuable chemicals. This catalytic process harnesses the power of solar energy and converts it into chemical ...
Optimizing low-protein diets in broiler chickens: The role of grain type and dietary arginine to lysine ratio
Chicken-meat is one of the most accessible, affordable and accepted animal protein worldwide, presenting a promising solution to food security while maintaining minimal greenhouse gas emissions and low carbon footprints. ...
Gourmet or imitation? New technique ferrets out food fraud
When you shell out for artisanal food—Swiss Gruyère cheese, organic vanilla extract, Italian prosciutto—do you get what you paid for? With global food fraud estimates as high as $40 billion a year, it's a question Purdue ...
A chatbot willing to take on questions of all kinds is the latest representation of Jesus for the AI age
Jesus has been portrayed in many different ways: from a prophet who alerts his audience to the world's imminent end to a philosopher who reflects on the nature of life.
Trump's rise in power resulted from America's racial divide, not cult leadership, study says
The power given to Donald Trump is a result of America's racial divide rather than because he is a "cult" leader, a new study says.
Learning how to control HIV from African genomes
A study on almost four thousand people of African descent has identified a gene that acts as natural defense against HIV by limiting its replication in certain white blood cells. An international effort co-led by EPFL, Canada's ...
Hiring refugees is not just 'doing a good thing': Research shows it can also help businesses
The global refugee population is more than 26 million people, according to some estimates. Such largescale movements of people affect many countries and have created significant interest among business and management researchers ...
