Bio & Medicine
MXene-coated lenses for safer and smarter wearables
With recent advancements in technology, the Internet of Things and wireless devices are in high demand. However, these innovations also raise concerns about prolonged exposure to electromagnetic radiation (EMR), which may ...
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Planetary Sciences
Webb reveals the origin of the ultra-hot exoplanet WASP-121b
Observations with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have provided new clues about how the exoplanet WASP-121b has formed and where it might have originated in the disk of gas and dust around its star. These insights stem ...
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Alcohol consumption in avian species: Birds may be drinking on the wing, but in moderation
A paper published in Ecological and Evolutionary 糖心视频iology examines alcohol consumption in avian species.
A paper published in Ecological and Evolutionary 糖心视频iology examines alcohol consumption in avian species.
Plants & Animals
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Star quakes and monster shock waves: Researchers simulate a black hole consuming a neutron star
Across the cosmos, many stars can be found in pairs, gracefully circling one another. Yet one of the most dramatic pairings occurs between two orbiting black holes, formed after their massive progenitor stars exploded in ...
Astronomy
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Long-used red pigment carmine has a surprisingly complex porous structure
Using advanced electron crystallography techniques, researchers at Stockholm University have succeeded in determining the structure of the historically significant red pigment carmine. It turns out that the substance, used ...
Analytical Chemistry
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Observations of recently detected SN 2024aecx suggest it's a Type IIb supernova
Astronomers from the Yunnan University in China and other institutions have carried out photometric and spectroscopic observations of a recently detected supernova designated SN 2024aecx. Results of the observational campaign, ...
Most freshwater game fish in Southern California carry invasive parasites capable of infecting humans, study finds
More than 90% of popular freshwater game fish in Southern California contain an introduced parasite capable of infecting humans, according to a new study by researchers at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
Plants & Animals
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Mechanical model reveals how prions trigger a domino effect to spread misfolded proteins
Prions, mysterious shape-shifting proteins, can lead to brain disorders such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans and bovine spongiform encephalopathy, "mad cow disease" in cattle, yet they can also play essential roles ...
Molecular & Computational biology
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Scientists develop 'mosquito STD' to combat malaria
A team of researchers including a University of Maryland entomologist has successfully turned the pesky mosquito's sex life into its downfall. By creating what amounts to a sexually transmitted disease specifically for mosquitoes, ...
Ecology
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Cannabis use among older veterans is more prevalent than previously documented, with over one in 10 reporting use in the past month and more than one-third of those screening positive for cannabis use disorder (CUD), according ...
Two cannabis-derived compounds have shown remarkable effectiveness against fungal pathogens in laboratory tests, according to new Macquarie University research.
Medications
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Tech Xplore
AI algorithms approach the theoretical limit of optical measurement precision
No image is infinitely sharp. For 150 years, it has been known that no matter how ingeniously you build a microscope or a camera, there are always fundamental resolution limits that cannot be exceeded in principle. The position ...
Optics & Photonics
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Research led by Aarhus University in Denmark reports that individuals with substance use disorders experience a heightened urge to move in response to music with complex rhythms and harmonies.
Terahertz calorimetry captures thermodynamics of protein and water interactions at picosecond resolution
Researchers from Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, have developed a new method that allows them to visualize the contribution of the interaction between water and proteins for the first time with extreme temporal resolution. ...
Biochemistry
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Recent technological advances have enabled the development of a wide range of increasingly sophisticated wearable and implantable devices, which can be used to monitor physiological signals or intervene with high precision ...
Decades-long experiment finds muon still behaving unexpectedly
Final results from a long-running U.S.-based experiment announced Tuesday show a tiny particle continues to act strangely鈥攂ut that's still good news for the laws of physics as we know them.
General 糖心视频ics
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Magnetic curtains on the sun: Solar telescope reveals ultra-fine striations that shape surface dynamics
A team of solar physicists has released a new study shedding light on the fine-scale structure of the sun's surface. Using the unparalleled power of the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, built and operated by the National ...
Astronomy
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A study in Nature Aging from researchers at the UC Davis School of Medicine has identified specific microRNAs鈥攏on-coding RNAs that regulate gene expression within cells鈥攖hat likely contribute to bipolar disorder, depression, ...
Genetics
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Study resolves diatom tree of life, revealing rapid speciation 170 million years ago
Trees get most of the love, but diatoms, a group of photosynthetic microalgae, produce 20% of Earth's oxygen and are the foundation of aquatic food webs. The prevalence and diversity of diatoms have made them highly successful, ...
Evolution
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Memory matters for quantum atomic motion on metals
In a variety of technological applications related to chemical energy generation and storage, atoms and molecules diffuse and react on metallic surfaces. Being able to simulate and predict this motion is crucial to understanding ...
Condensed Matter
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Taking a realistic look at terraforming Mars
A team of researchers with a variety of backgrounds and affiliated with multiple institutions in the U.S. has taken a realistic approach to looking at the question of whether Mars could be terraformed. In their paper published ...
Staff working from home less likely to get pay raises or promotions, says research
Managers are reluctant to promote or give pay raises to staff who work from home part or all of the time, according to new research. They believe that staff who work entirely from home are under-performing or lacking commitment, ...
Workplace equality laws spark surprising gains for women in the boardroom, research finds
Amid global rollbacks of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives鈥攆rom the United States to parts of Europe鈥攁 new study has found that US state-level protections for LGBTQIA+ employees are not only helping to ...
Why organizations in unstable times should listen to their own employees
Organizations that want to successfully adapt to a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment should utilize the knowledge of their own employees. This is the finding of research conducted by Mirjam Goudsmit, a researcher in ...
A semi-automated manufacturing process for cost-efficient quantum cascade laser modules
Resonantly tunable quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) are high-performance laser light sources for a wide range of spectroscopy applications in the mid-infrared (MIR) range. Their high brilliance enables minimal measurement times ...
Human mobility data from smartphones pinpoints where people and wildlife cross paths, aiding conservation
A new study reveals how the smartphone can help scientists and conservationists understand and balance the needs of wildlife and recreationists. Researchers at Colorado State University and the USDA Forest Service used anonymized, ...
Burnout is often caused by factors entirely unrelated to work, shows study
Several studies show that burnout is more about depressive stress in everyday life than specifically about work.
Study challenges prevailing stereotypes, provides new insights into incel community
A new study offers unprecedented insights into the incel (involuntary celibate) community, uncovering critical facts that challenge prevailing stereotypes and expand our understanding of this controversial subculture.
A covalent bond links lysine and cysteine in proteins together under oxidizing conditions, stabilizing them
A paper titled "Functional implications of unusual NOS and SONOS covalent linkages found in proteins," by Matthew D. Lloyd, Kyle S. Gregory, and K. Ravi Acharya, from the University of Bath Department of Life Sciences, has ...
Future telescopes could detect life managing their planet atmospheres
The challenge in the search for habitable worlds is clear. We need to be able to identify habitable worlds and distinguish between biotic and abiotic processes. Ideally, scientists would do this on entire populations of exoplanets ...
Missions to Mars with the Starship could only take three months
Mars has received considerable attention in the past few decades, thanks to the many robotic missions exploring it to learn more about its past. NASA and China plan to send astronauts/taikonauts there in the coming decades, ...
Study investigates why mathematical identity is important for students' motivation and competence
Students' perceptions of their mathematical identity can provide insight into why some lose motivation or underperform in math. "The background of the research project MATHMot is that we know less about how motivation for ...
Consciousness and collaboration were fundamental to shaping knowledge, show astronomy archives of premodern China
The astronomical records of imperial China are some of the most comprehensive archives in the history of science, spanning over two millennia, from 221 BC to 1911 AD, and providing detailed insight into phenomena ranging ...
Why Brazil's Quilombola communities are still fighting for the land they're owed
Brazil's Quilombola people, the descendants of Africans who escaped slavery, have lived in the nation's vast Amazon and Atlantic rainforests for centuries. Today, the Quilombolas number about 1.3 million people in the country ...
Study finds teachers, students together can form own social constructions of thinking
There is an old saying that teachers don't tell students what to think, but what to think about. A new study from the University of Kansas has found that even beyond helping students understand how to think through complex ...
ChatGPT useful for learning languages, but students' critical vision must be fostered when using it, says study
Given the growing number of people who turn to ChatGPT when studying a foreign language, pioneering research by UPF reveals the potential and the shortcomings of learning a second language in this way.
After 60 years, the search for a missing plane in Lake Superior remains fruitless
Experts searching for plane wreckage in Michigan's Lake Superior found logs and rocks on the bottom but no debris from an aircraft that crashed nearly 60 years ago carrying three people on a scientific assignment.
Light-guided 'bacterial robot' system tackles antibiotic resistance
A technique developed by Politecnico di Milano researchers is enabling scientists to control specific bacterial functions using light-sensitive materials. The Engineering of Bacteria to See Light (EOS) project has pioneered ...
Over half of Europe and Mediterranean basin hit by drought in mid-May
More than half, or 53%, of land in Europe and the Mediterranean basin were hit by drought in mid-May, according to an AFP analysis of data from the European Drought Observatory (EDO) from May 11-20, 2025.
Webb rounds out picture of Sombrero galaxy's disk
The Sombrero galaxy has long had a place in astronomical history as an intriguing object. The first written record of this galaxy was noted in 1781, almost 250 years ago, by Pierre M茅chain, a French astronomer and surveyor. ...
Hubble filters a barred spiral
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a luminous tangle of stars and dust called the barred spiral galaxy NGC 1385, located about 30 million light-years away. Hubble released an earlier image of NGC 1385, but ...
