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January 6 Wasn’t a Riot. It Was War.
2hIn the days and weeks after the storming of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, commentators and media outlets grappled with the question of what to call that event. Language is sticky; it clarifies and obfuscates the truth depending on who’s wielding it. January 6 was described as or likened to a “ riot ,” a “ tourist visit ,” an “ insurrection ,” a “ peaceful protest ,” and a “ coup attempt .”
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6hDiscover what separates alligators and crocodiles and how you can tell them apart.
Mystiske symptomer efter HPV-vaccine kan skyldes almindelige infektioner
10hInfektioner som hals- og bihulebetændelse kan være skyld i, at nogle kvinder oplevede bivirkninger.
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Earth may be trapped inside a giant magnetic tunnel
7hScientists made the startling discovery by plugging radio wave observations into a brand-new computer model.
The Maya: History, civilization & gods
6hThe Maya civilization stretched throughout Central America and reached its peak during the first millennium A.D.
100s more archaeological sites found on Mexico train route
12hMexican experts said Thursday they have detected the ruins of almost 2,500 pre-Hispanic structures and 80 burial sites on just one-sixth of the route of the president's controversial "Maya Train" project on the Yucatan peninsula.
Spending time in nature promotes early childhood development
22hWant to ensure your child hits their expected developmental milestones? New research suggests living in areas with high exposure to green-space can help set them up for success.
Poaching Has Caused 'Rapid Evolution' of Tuskless Elephants, New Study Reveals
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19hPoaching Elephants
"Extremely improbable to get that magnitude of change just from chance alone."
Kenyan northern white rhino Najin retired from breeding scheme
17hNajin, 32, has been part of a programme in Kenya trying to save her species from extinction.
An endangered Sumatran orangutan at the New Orleans zoo is expecting twins
18hThe births will be the first for Menari, zoo officials say. She is expected to give deliver the twins sometime this winter. (Image credit: Susan Poag/Digital Roux Photography)
Ivory poaching has led to evolution of tuskless elephants, study finds
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1dPoaching Elephants
Researchers say findings in Mozambique demonstrate impact of human interference in nature Ivory poaching over decades has led to the evolution of tuskless elephants, researchers have found, proving that humans are “literally changing the anatomy” of wild animals. A previously rare genetic mutation causing tusklessness has become very common in some groups of African elephants after a period in wh
C.D.C. Recommends Covid Booster Shots for Millions of Americans
19hRecipients of the Moderna and the J.&J. vaccines may receive extra doses. The agency also embraced a “mix-and-match” strategy.
For The First Time Ever, Evidence of Ancient Life Was Discovered Inside a Ruby
14hQuite literally precious.
This Jurassic Graveyard Holds The Oldest Known Evidence of 'Complex' Dinosaur Herds
19hAn absolutely mammoth discovery.
N.I.H. Says Bat Research Group Failed to Submit Prompt Virus Findings
23hThe federal agency told a G.O.P. House member that it had notified EcoHealth Alliance, a group criticized for its U.S.-funded work with Wuhan scientists, to file data within five days.
Tuskless Elephants Escape Poachers, but May Evolve New Problems
1dScientists identified the genes that played a role in many female elephants of Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park being born without tusks.
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New Brain Implant Lets Blind Patient See Without Eyes
1hScientists in Spain have implanted a blind patient that allowed a blind patient to see by directly stimulating her brain’s visual cortex. The system uses an “artificial retina” attached to a pair of glasses that detects light in front of its wearer, according to New Atlas . The light is then processed into electrical signals and sent to a series of micro-electrodes implanted in the user’s brain,
Physicists Created a Supernova Reaction on Earth Using a Radioactive Beam
13hWhat will they think of next…
Climate change will bring global tension, US intelligence report says
13hCountries will argue over a response and the poorest will suffer most, US intelligence says.
‘What a fool’: fellow actors criticise William Shatner’s space flight
14hDame Joan Collins and Brian Cox unimpressed by historic trip, saying ‘let’s take care of this planet first’ The Star Trek actor William Shatner’s recent historic space flight saw him boldly go where some fellow actors refuse to follow, as the nonagenarian was labelled a “fool” for taking part in his record-breaking jaunt. Dame Joan Collins, who once appeared in an episode of the science fiction s
Man Takes Selfie Right as Volcano Explodes Behind Him
22hMt. Aso A Japanese man might have gotten the selfie of a lifetime when he says he snapped a picture of himself as a volcano was erupting behind him. The man had hiked near the summit of Mount Nakadake, one of the five peaks of Mount Aso, according to RKK Kumamoto , a Japanese broadcaster . Mount Aso happens to be the largest active volcano in Japan, and one of the largest ones in the world. Unluc
The Metaverse Is Bad
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22hFacebook Zuckerberg
In science fiction, the end of the world is a tidy affair. Climate collapse or an alien invasion drives humanity to flee on cosmic arks , or live inside a simulation . Real-life apocalypse is more ambiguous. It happens slowly, and there’s no way of knowing when the Earth is really doomed. To depart our world, under these conditions, is the same as giving up on it. And yet, some of your wealthiest
Human head carvings and phallus-shaped pillars discovered at 11,000-year-old site in Turkey
1dArchaeologists in Turkey have found a human head carving and phallus-shaped pillars where a parade took place 11,000 years ago.
People Aren’t Meant to Talk This Much
7hY our social life has a biological limit: 150. That’s the number—Dunbar’s number, proposed by the British psychologist Robin Dunbar three decades ago—of people with whom you can have meaningful relationships. What makes a relationship meaningful? Dunbar gave The New York Times a shorthand answer : “those people you know well enough to greet without feeling awkward if you ran into them in an airpo
First Moon Rocks Brought to Earth in 45 Years Hint at Mysterious Volcanic Eruptions
13hChina's Chang'e-5 has delivered 2 billion-year-old samples.
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African Elephants Evolved Tusklessness Amazingly Fast
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1dGorongosa Poaching
Shane Campbell-Staton never planned on traveling to Mozambique in search of tuskless elephants, but weird things can happen when you stay up ’til 3 a.m. binge-watching YouTube videos . (“Sometimes, a brother can’t get to sleep, Ed,” he told me.) Battling insomnia , Campbell-Staton watched a video about Gorongosa National Park . The park was once Edenic, but during Mozambique’s civil war, from 197
Largest triceratops ever unearthed sold for €6.6m at Paris auction
1dUS collector ‘falls in love’ with 8-metre-long dinosaur found in South Dakota and reassembled in Italy An 8-metre-long dinosaur skeleton has sold at auction for €6.6m (about £5.5m), more than four times its expected value, to a private collector in the US said to have fallen in love with the largest triceratops ever unearthed. The 66m-year-old skeleton, affectionately known as Big John , is 60% c
US Embarrassingly Fails Hypersonic Test Days After Chinese Success
2hBooster Fail Well, this is embarrassing. Mere days after reports emerged that China successfully launched a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile test , US defense officials admitted that it failed a similar test of its own. The Pentagon said that the missile’s booster stack — a rocket system intended to accelerate the weapon to hypersonic speeds — failed during a trial on Thursday, according to CNN
Human heart: Anatomy, function & facts
5hThe human heart is an organ that pumps blood throughout the body via the circulatory system.
I Used Facebook Without the Algorithm, and You Can Too
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8hFacebook Zuckerberg
Making your News Feed chronological is an enlightening look at what's really happening on the platform.
How to retrain your frazzled brain and find your focus again
9hAre you finding it harder than ever to concentrate? Don’t panic: these simple exercises will help you get your attention back Picture your day before you started to read this article. What did you do? In every single moment – getting out of bed, turning on a tap, flicking the kettle switch – your brain was blasted with information. Each second, the eyes will give the brain the equivalent of 10m b
These Tiny 'Monsters' of The Deep Sea Are Not What Scientists First Thought
13hAlways something new to discover in the dark depths…
You Can Get This Free Crypto—If the ‘Orb’ Scans Your Eye
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21hSam Altman Worldcoin
Worldcoin’s backers see it as a potential first step to a universal basic income.
Dying Satellite, Not U.F.O. or Meteor, Likely Caused Midwest Fireball
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22hRussian Satellite Earth
The fiery trail astonished viewers in Ohio, Michigan and Indiana, but a Russian military spacecraft was the probable source.
Female African elephants evolved to lose tusks due to ivory poaching
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23hAfrican Poaching Gorongosa
Poaching in Mozambique triggered female elephants in the country to evolve and lose their tusks – but the genetic mutations that cause tusk loss seem to be lethal to male elephants
Oh Great, MIT Has Taught Its Robotic Cheetah to Leap
1dMini Cheetah The MIT engineers are at it again — and this time, they’ve created a robotic cheetah that knows how to leap. The designers installed a new system in the robot, dubbed the “ mini cheetah ,” that allows it to jump across gaps in the terrain, according to an MIT news release . The system relies on a real-time video sensor that detects potential obstacles like gaps and holes, and transla
Quantum-encrypted information transmitted over fiber more than 600 kilometers long
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1dChina Fiber 600 Kilometers
By implementing a new signal stabilization technique, researchers were able to achieve secure quantum communication over a record 605 kilometers of fiber using the twin-field quantum key distribution (QKD) protocol. The new demonstration paves the way for transmitting highly secure, quantum-encrypted information over long distances, such as between cities.
Biden Crafts a Climate Plan B: Tax Credits, Regulation and State Action
2hThe new strategy could deeply cut greenhouse gases that are heating the planet but it will still face considerable political, logistical and legal hurdles.
Stop Shopping
2hLately, news stories about the supply chain tend to start in similar ways. The reader is dropped into an American container port, maybe in Long Beach, California , or Savannah, Georgia , full to bursting with trailer-size steel boxes loaded with toilet paper and exercise bikes and future Christmas presents. Some of the containers have gone untouched for weeks or months, waiting for their contents
U.S. Warns of Efforts by China to Collect Genetic Data
4hThe National Counterintelligence and Security Center said American companies need to better secure critical technologies as Beijing seeks to dominate the so-called bioeconomy.
How it feels to go into space: ‘More beautiful and dazzling and frightening than I ever imagined’
6hChris Boshuizen was one of four astronauts – including William Shatner – who flew into space with Blue Origin. Here he describes the wonder of the journey It was a balmy morning in the west Texas desert when Chris Boshuizen stepped into Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket capsule for a journey most of us will never experience. He waved a quick goodbye to the Amazon billionaire and took his seat next t
Covid-19 news: Pfizer trial finds booster vaccine over 95% effective
8hThe latest coronavirus news updated every day including coronavirus cases, the latest news, features and interviews from New Scientist and essential information about the covid-19 pandemic
Dystopia Is Upon Us. Are You Ready?
8hFrom constant surveillance to algorithms that decide what we see, society is entering territory reserved for fictional dystopias. Here's how to push back.
Saturn’s moon Titan may be doomed to fly away or smash into the planet
9hTitan, Saturn’s largest moon, is slowly migrating away from the planet, which is tilting Saturn onto its side and may eventually doom the moon to orbital chaos
NASA launches tool that measures Western water loss
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12hNASA Launches Tool
NASA on Thursday launched an online platform with information on how much water evaporates into the atmosphere from plants, soils and other surfaces in the U.S. West, data it says could help water managers, farmers and state officials better manage resources in the parched region.
COP26: PM warned over aid cuts ahead of climate summit
18hGovernment advisers express "deep concern" at planned reductions in aid spending before COP26.
Dinosaurs May Have Been Socializing Nearly 200 Million Years Ago
21hA trove of fossilized eggs and skeletons in Argentina revealed that some dinosaurs likely traveled in herds and socialized by age.
Owl unseen for 150 years has been photographed in the wild for the first time
22hBritish scientists working in Ghana have rediscovered a "holy grail" giant owl that has lurked almost unseen in African rainforests for 150 years.
Large Salmonella outbreak linked to onions, CDC warns
1dConsumers should throw out whole red, white and yellow onions if they don't know where they came from.
Chemists develop a fundamentally new mode of adsorption
1dA research team, led by Northwestern Universitychemists, has made a breakthrough in surface science by introducing a new active mechanism of adsorption. Such adsorption-based phenomena, in which molecules are attracted onto a solid surface, are essential for today's catalysts, energy storage and environmental remediation.
Physicists describe photons' characteristics to protect future quantum computing
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1dPhoton Quantum Enigma
Consumers need to be confident that transactions they make online are safe and secure. A main method to protect customer transactions and other information is through encryption, where vital information is encoded with a key using complex mathematical problems that are difficult even for computers to solve.
I locked eyes with a stranger crossing the street and felt the blast of pure eros | Brigid Delaney
1dChance encounters, serendipity, the glint in the eye – as we open up from lockdown, they’re back baby! It was June 2020, really early in the morning, still dark around the edges, and I was crossing the big intersection at Spencer and Bourke streets in Melbourne. I was half asleep and the only people around were tradies. At the other end of the crossing, I locked eyes with one of them and, out of
On the hunt for hypernuclei
1dWith the WASA detector, a very special instrument is currently being set up at GSI/FAIR. Together with the fragment separator FRS, it will be used to produce and study so-called hypernuclei during the upcoming experiment period of FAIR Phase 0 in 2022. For this purpose, the assembly, which weighs several tons, is being transferred to the facility in a complex installation procedure. The scientific
Hubble Space Telescope gives unprecedented, early view of a doomed star's destruction
22hLike a witness to a violent death, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope recently gave astronomers an unprecedented, comprehensive view of the first moments of a star's cataclysmic demise. Hubble's data, combined with other observations of the doomed star from space- and ground-based telescopes, may give astronomers an early warning system for other stars on the verge of blowing up.
Male mice exposed to simulated deep space radiation experienced impaired spatial learning
4hA team of researchers working at multiple facilities in the San Francisco area has found that male mice exposed to radiation similar to that encountered by humans on long space missions experienced problems with spatial learning several months later. In their paper published in the journal Science Advances, the group describes their simulations, how it impacted the mice and the way they found to p
Gravitational self-lensing of massive black hole binaries
4hA "massive" black hole (MBH) is one whose mass is more than about one hundred thousand solar-masses. MBHs reside at the centers of most galaxies, and when they actively accrete gas and dust onto their surrounding hot disk environments they radiate across the electromagnetic spectrum and are classified as active galactic nuclei.
Scientists Confirm Viking Settlement in Canada 1,000 Years Ago
1dMany of us grew up hearing the tale of Columbus and his discovery of the “New World.” Never mind there were already people living there, it was new to Europeans at least. But was it? For decades, archaeologists have been poring over an ancient Viking settlement in Canada, but a firm accounting of its age has remained elusive until now. As reported by Gizmodo , researchers used cosmic rays analysi
Blackened mummy cake found intact 79 years after WWII air raid
8hA cake that was scorched by WWII-era bombs — but remained intact — was recently discovered by archaeologists in Germany
Victorian government used ‘low grade’ mask study to justify mandate, experts say
18hResearcher ‘staggered’ that institutes used newspaper photos to assess mask use and effect on Covid rates Follow our Covid live blog for the latest updates Vic: hotspots ; restrictions ; vaccination rates by postcode Vaccine rollout tracker ; cases and data tracker Get our free news app ; get our morning email briefing A study relied on by the Victorian government to justify its strict mask manda
How AI is reinventing what computers are
8hFall 2021: the season of pumpkins, pecan pies, and peachy new phones. Every year, right on cue, Apple, Samsung, Google, and others drop their latest releases. These fixtures in the consumer tech calendar no longer inspire the surprise and wonder of those heady early days. But behind all the marketing glitz, there’s something remarkable going on. Google’s latest offering, the Pixel 6, is the first
If Clouds Are Made of Water, How Do They Stay in the Air?
7hDespite the conventional wisdom, they don’t really float.
Wes Anderson’s Whimsy Goes Too Far
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8hAnderson French Dispatch
Wes Anderson has always had a penchant for dysfunctional underdogs—the eccentric high schooler Max Fischer of Rushmore , the failed family of geniuses in The Royal Tenenbaums , the herd of garbage-dwelling canines in Isle of Dogs . It’s no surprise that the filmmaker’s newest feature focuses on another lovable long shot: print media. The film is an homage to the mid-century heyday of The New York
Climate tipping might be predicted using algebraic topology
22hThe Earth's climate system seems to have shifted abruptly between colder and warmer modes in the past. Do we risk the same today from anthropogenic climate change? Frankly, climate models cannot answer that question yet. But a result in the journal Chaos by Gisela D. Charó, Mickaël D. Chekroun, Denisse Sciamarella and Michael Ghil suggests a way to resolve the matter. Analyzing a model that combin
Should you mix and match COVID-19 vaccines?
1dMany people will now be able to "mix and match" COVID-19 booster shots — that is, get a different COVID-19 vaccine for a booster, the FDA announced Wednesday (Oct. 20).
Earth's spin has slowed. But we still may need a negative leap second.
6hAfter speeding up during 2020, the Earth's spin had settled down. A negative leap second may still be needed in the next decade.
The Ongoing Volcanic Eruption in the Canary Islands
1dThe Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma continues to erupt, spewing lava and ash for more than a month now. Upwards of 7,000 people have been evacuated, and some 2,100 buildings have been destroyed. A new branch of lava flow is expected to reach the sea today and release more toxic gases into the atmosphere, which may lead to home-confinement orders for neighboring towns. Offic
Disturbing Answers to the Mystery of Tuskless Female Elephants
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1dAfrican Gorongosa Poaching
Poaching brings evolutionary pressure for tusklessness — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
La Niña Weather Pattern Likely to Prolong Western Drought, NOAA Says
1dThe climate pattern may also bring some relief to Northern California and the Pacific Northwest this winter.
New Sex Toy Standards Let Some Sensitive Details Slide
8hThe industry now has official guidance on design, materials, and more, but not security and privacy best practices.
Jurassic graveyard reveals oldest evidence that dinosaurs traveled in herds
1dThe earliest evidence that dinosaurs lived in herds dates to a 192 million-year-old Jurassic graveyard in Argentina.
Novel advanced light design and fabrication process could revolutionize sensing technologies
22hVanderbilt and Penn State engineers have developed a novel approach to design and fabricate thin-film infrared light sources with near-arbitrary spectral output driven by heat, along with a machine learning methodology called inverse design that reduced the optimization time for these devices from weeks or months on a multi-core computer to a few minutes on a consumer-grade desktop.
Seeing a Future for Astronauts With Disabilities on a Zero-Gravity Airplane Flight
1hPeople with different types of disabilities tested their skills and technologies on a research flight with the goal of proving that they can safely go to space.
Shrinking quantum key distribution technology to a semiconductor chip
1dToshiba Europe Ltd today announced it has developed the world's first chip-based quantum key distribution (QKD) system. This advance will enable the mass manufacture of quantum security technology, bringing its application to a much wider range of scenarios including to Internet of Things (IoT) solutions.
Photos of the Week: Pony Man, Ancient Sword, Foam Fight
14hContainer ships at the Port of Los Angeles, morning light on mountains in Switzerland, a wearable soft toy in France, drag racing in Tennessee, glacier exploration in Austria, an Ironman triathlon in Spain, a torch ceremony in Greece for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, salmon swimming upstream in northern England, and much more
A High-Risk Group With a Tragically Low Vaccination Rate
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4hWomen COVID 19 Vaccine
Across the U.S., vaccination numbers have been slowly climbing, protecting more and more of the population and bringing the country closer to getting the coronavirus under control. But despite this success, some high-risk groups have lagged behind. In particular, rates among pregnant people are discouragingly low. Although more than three-quarters of all eligible adults have gotten at least one C
Trying to Quit Smoking? Vapes May Not Be Your Best Option, New Evidence Shows
2h"Quitting is the most important thing a smoker can do to improve their health."
Scientists discover tap water produces a protective shield against microplastics
6hTap water produces a natural protective shield against harmful microplastics, which can help prevent household products such as plastic kettles from releasing them. That's according to a team of scientists from AMBER, the SFI Centre for Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research, Trinity, and University College Dublin.
The Troubled Fate of Y: The Last Man
6hIt took more than a decade to get the comics series adapted. Now it’s been canceled before even finishing its first season.
Thinking collectively to understand the social intelligence of animals
1dWhat if, in order to understand the social intelligence of animals, including humans, we had to study the brain at the group level and not only at rather than the individual level? This is a perspective put forward by Julia Sliwa, a CNRS researcher at the Paris Brain Institute, in the journal Science.
The optical pairing helping to speed up and secure wireless communications
6hHan and Leia. George and Amal. Kermit and Miss Piggy. Gomez and Morticia. History's greatest couples rely on communication to make them so strong their power cannot be denied.
Fighting viruses with interchangeable defense genes
22hBacterial viruses, so-called phages, destroy bacteria. Bacteria are constantly exposed to viral attacks. A research team led by Martin Polz, a microbiologist at the University of Vienna, has now studied how bacteria defend themselves against viral predators. The study shows that bacteria have exchangeable genetic elements that are specifically designed for defense against viruses, allowing a bacte
A Look Inside Apple's Silicon Playbook
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6hSrouji Apple MacBook Pro
Plus: The infamous 2016 Macbook Pro, Gödel’s ontological proof, and a mascot’s moment of weakness.
England’s former vaccine chief pulled back to old job from No 10
6hConcern over booster campaign as advisers urge government to prepare for ‘rapid deployment’ of tighter Covid restrictions
Sheriff reveals what killed California family of hikers
19hA family of hikers who mysteriously died two months ago along a hiking trail in California died from hyperthermia and probable dehydration, the Mariposa County Sheriff revealed.
‘It’s a Safe Space for Mean Humor’
22hThe following contains spoilers for Succession , up to and including Season 3 Episode 1 . A full two years have passed since HBO’s billionaire-family soap opera last aired, but only moments have elapsed on the show. Kendall Roy (played by Jeremy Strong) just used a press conference to betray his father, Logan (Brian Cox). It’s war, and the Roy family’s scandal-plagued media empire could face subp
Woman infected with COVID-19 for 335 days — longest on record
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1dCancer Covid 335 Days
A woman who survived cancer was infected with the novel coronavirus for nearly a year, in the longest-ever reported case of COVID-19, according to a new study.
Astronomers left puzzled by the dimmest supernova ever seen
8hThe dimmest supernova ever spotted is at least 100 times fainter than a normal explosion of its type, and astronomers aren’t sure why
Study provides insight into how we sense threats in our environment
22hResearchers at the University of Toronto have shown that our ability to quickly assess threats in our environment comes from our perception of discrete linear features in a scene rather than details or objects within it.
Democrats Stare Into the Abyss
2hSince mid-summer, Democrats have been trapped in a downward spiral of declining approval ratings for President Joe Biden, rising public anxiety about the country’s direction, and widening internal divisions over the party’s legislative agenda. The next few weeks will likely determine whether they have bottomed out and can begin to regain momentum before next year’s midterm elections. Roughly sinc
Pioneering new process creates versatile moldable wood
3hNatural wood already boasts an inherently lower life cycle cost than other materials and is a naturally strong, lightweight, and durable composite material that could offer an attractive alternative to commonly used polymers, metals and alloys, if its properties and functionality could be improved.
The Atlantic Daily: A Guide to Mixing COVID Boosters
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4hFDA Moderna J&J Johnson
Every weekday evening, our editors guide you through the biggest stories of the day, help you discover new ideas, and surprise you with moments of delight. Subscribe to get this delivered to your inbox. This week, “mix and match” booster shots got two big thumbs up—but the strategy needs one more, from CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, to become official policy. In discussions today, CDC representa
Ranting and Raving About the New Apple and Google Hardware
7hThis week, we critique—and praise!—the new MacBook Pro models and the Pixel 6, both of which just landed in our laps.
Traces of an ancient road in a lake
4hAnyone traveling from the German city of Brandenburg via Berlin to Frankfurt an der Oder at the Polish-German border does so along an ancient route that reaches far into Poland. German and Polish researchers have now documented the influence of this East-West connection on the history of the landscape by examining the sediments of Lake Czechowskie in the Bory Tucholskie and also evaluating histori
Microorganisms are sensitive to large-scale climate change in Antarctica
7hFor a long time, scientists assumed that microorganisms, due to their broad distribution patterns, were much less affected by such climatic changes than plants and animals that often present very limited distribution areas. By examining fossils of Antarctic microorganisms, an international team led by researchers from Ghent University and Meise Botanic Garden showed that this assumption is incorre
Children born without key immune cells saved with engineered organ
10hChildren who would normally have died because they lack an important immune organ can now survive thanks to a special thigh implant that produces immune cells
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1hFDA Moderna Idaho Weeks
Catch up on the most important updates from this week.
These Early Black Friday Deals Have a Special Perk
2hThis sale on WIRED-approved headphones, TVs, and phones has a pricing guarantee: If the price dips further before Black Friday, Best Buy will pay you the difference.
Why Childhood Friendships Feel So Intoxicating
4hEarlier this month, a new novel by the late French writer Simone de Beauvoir was published. Written nearly 70 years ago by a woman who died 35 years ago, Inseparable follows the devoted, almost romantic friendship between fictionalized versions of de Beauvoir and her real-life childhood best friend, Zaza. De Beauvoir was besotted with Zaza. Her consuming infatuation with the girl seeps through ev
The Mozambique civil war created tuskless elephants
1dThe genetics of how this happened have just been unravelled
Join Us for This Year’s RE:WIRED Celebration
9hModerna CEO Stéphane Bancel, digital artist Beeple, scholar Timnit Gebru, actor John Cho, and more will discuss some of the biggest challenges facing humanity.
The Battle Over Dungeons & Dragons Was the Ultimate Geek War
3hFollowing the success of the game in the 1970s designers Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson found themselves in a long battle over who should be considered its true creator.
Stargate Cast Reunites for Table Read of AI-Generated Script
1dHeads up, Stargate fans: Amanda Tapping, Michael Shanks, David Hewlett, and Jewel Staite are getting together in a drive-by reunion. The actors will reprise their roles of Samantha Carter, Dr. Daniel Jackson, Dr. Rodney McKay, and Jennifer Keller, respectively. But it’s no ordinary reunion. No, this is almost a real-life version of one of those “we forced a bot to watch 1,000 hours of Olive Garde
Data suggests oil giants are not looking very hard to find ways to reduce their carbon footprint
4hA small team of environmentalists from the London School of Economics and the Political Science Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development has published a Policy Forum piece in the journal Science highlighting the lack of effort by the world's largest oil and gas companies to reduce their carbon footprint. In their paper, the authors claim that of 52 companies they looked at, just two
The impact of coastal hardening on local ecosystems
7hA team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in New Zealand and Australia has created a model to forecast coastal hardening around the world in the coming years. In their paper published in the journal Nature Sustainability, the group describes collecting and analyzing satellite data to build their model.
Engineers develop flexible, self-healing material to protect steel from the elements
6hAn insulator of sulfur and selenium made with flexible devices in mind may have found its true destiny: As an anticorrosive coating for steel.
Northern lakes warming six times faster in the past 25 years
22hLakes in the Northern Hemisphere are warming six times faster since 1992 than any other time period in the last 100 years, new research has found.
Sodium-cooled fast reactors and the future of nuclear energy
7hA new paper by Technical Director of the Generation IV International Forum, Gilles Rodriguez, published in the open-access journal EPJ Nuclear Sciences & Technologies, provides a comprehensive review of joint research into sodium-cooled fast reactors undertaken by French and Japanese researchers.
Acer's Swift 3 Laptop Is Our Best All-Around Affordable Pick
8hThe Acer Swift 3's chip update and long-lived battery makes it one of the best affordable all-around laptops.
Cochlear outer hair cell electromotility enhances organ of Corti motion on a cycle-by-cycle basis at high frequencies in vivo [Neuroscience]
17minMammalian hearing depends on an amplification process involving prestin, a voltage-sensitive motor protein that enables cochlear outer hair cells (OHCs) to change length and generate force. However, it has been questioned whether this prestin-based somatic electromotility can operate fast enough in vivo to amplify cochlear vibrations at the high frequencies…
Ceramide accumulation induces mitophagy and impairs {beta}-oxidation in PINK1 deficiency [Neuroscience]
17minEnergy production via the mitochondrial electron transport chain (ETC) and mitophagy are two important processes affected in Parkinson’s disease (PD). Interestingly, PINK1, mutations of which cause early-onset PD, plays a key role in both processes, suggesting that these two mechanisms are connected. However, the converging link of both pathways currently…
Possible selection bias limits the interpretation of single-cell transcriptomics data of steroid-resistant asthma exacerbation [Biological Sciences]
17minWe believe there are a few shortcomings in the study design and data interpretation in the research article by Wang et al. (1). These include 1) cell selection bias, 2) cytokine selection bias from single-cell transcriptomics (SCT) data, and 3) lack of a lipopolysaccharide+dexamethasone (LPS+DEX) control group in the mouse…
Dynactin 1 negatively regulates HIV-1 infection by sequestering the host cofactor CLIP170 [Microbiology]
17minMany viruses directly engage and require the dynein–dynactin motor–adaptor complex in order to transport along microtubules (MTs) to the nucleus and initiate infection. HIV type 1 (HIV-1) exploits dynein, the dynein adaptor BICD2, and core dynactin subunits but unlike several other viruses, does not require dynactin-1 (DCTN1). The underlying reason…
Neural oscillatory activity serving sensorimotor control is predicted by superoxide-sensitive mitochondrial redox environments [Psychological and Cognitive Sciences]
17minMotor control requires a coordinated ensemble of spatiotemporally precise neural oscillations across a distributed motor network, particularly in the beta range (15 to 30 Hz) to successfully plan and execute volitional actions. While substantial evidence implicates beta activity as critical to motor control, the molecular processes supporting these microcircuits and…
People mistake the internet’s knowledge for their own [Psychological and Cognitive Sciences]
17minPeople frequently search the internet for information. Eight experiments (n = 1,917) provide evidence that when people “Google” for online information, they fail to accurately distinguish between knowledge stored internally—in their own memories—and knowledge stored externally—on the internet. Relative to those using only their own knowledge, people who use Google…
Testing models at the neural level reveals how the brain computes subjective value [Psychological and Cognitive Sciences]
17minDecisions are based on the subjective values of choice options. However, subjective value is a theoretical construct and not directly observable. Strikingly, distinct theoretical models competing to explain how subjective values are assigned to choice options often make very similar behavioral predictions, which poses a major difficulty for establishing a…
Collapse of complexity of brain and body activity due to excessive inhibition and MeCP2 disruption [Neuroscience]
17minComplex body movements require complex dynamics and coordination among neurons in motor cortex. Conversely, a long-standing theoretical notion supposes that if many neurons in motor cortex become excessively synchronized, they may lack the necessary complexity for healthy motor coding. However, direct experimental support for this idea is rare and underlying…
Critical dynamics and phase transition of a strongly interacting warm spin gas [Physics]
17minPhase transitions are emergent phenomena where microscopic interactions drive a disordered system into a collectively ordered phase. Near the boundary between two phases, the system can exhibit critical, scale-invariant behavior. Here, we report on a second-order phase transition accompanied by critical behavior in a system of warm cesium spins driven…
Dendrite tapering actuates a self-organizing signaling circuit for stochastic filopodia initiation in neurons [Cell Biology]
17minHow signaling units spontaneously arise from a noisy cellular background is not well understood. Here, we show that stochastic membrane deformations can nucleate exploratory dendritic filopodia, dynamic actin-rich structures used by neurons to sample its surroundings for compatible transcellular contacts. A theoretical analysis demonstrates that corecruitment of positive and negative…
An ELISA-based method for rapid genetic screens in Drosophila [Neuroscience]
17minDrosophila is a powerful model in which to perform genetic screens, but screening assays that are both rapid and can be used to examine a wide variety of cellular and molecular pathways are limited. Drosophila offer an extensive toolbox of GFP-based transcriptional reporters, GFP-tagged proteins, and driver lines, which can…
Tungsten enzymes play a role in detoxifying food and antimicrobial aldehydes in the human gut microbiome [Microbiology]
17minTungsten (W) is a metal that is generally thought to be seldom used in biology. We show here that a W-containing oxidoreductase (WOR) family is diverse and widespread in the microbial world. Surprisingly, WORs, along with the tungstate-specific transporter Tup, are abundant in the human gut microbiome, which contains 24…
Reply to Dutta et al.: Understanding scRNA-seq data in the context of the tissue microenvironment requires clinical relevance [Immunology and Inflammation]
17minAlthough we agree with Dutta et al. (1) that our conclusion could be more comprehensive, we disagree that our study design and interpretations are biased (2). Neutrophils in asthma are linked to worsening symptoms, but their role as key determinant cells remains obscure in the pathogenesis (3). Reducing neutrophilic inflammation…
TLR or NOD receptor signaling skews monocyte fate decision via distinct mechanisms driven by mTOR and miR-155 [Immunology and Inflammation]
17minMonocytes are rapidly recruited to inflamed tissues where they differentiate into monocyte-derived macrophages (mo-mac) or dendritic cells (mo-DC). At infection sites, monocytes encounter a broad range of microbial motifs. How pathogen recognition impacts monocyte fate decision is unclear. Here, we show, using an in vitro model allowing the simultaneous differentiation…
A language-matching model to improve equity and efficiency of COVID-19 contact tracing [Computer Sciences]
17minContact tracing is a pillar of COVID-19 response, but language access and equity have posed major obstacles. COVID-19 has disproportionately affected minority communities with many non–English-speaking members. Language discordance can increase processing times and hamper the trust building necessary for effective contact tracing. We demonstrate how matching predicted patient language…
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus vaccine based on a propagation-defective RNA replicon elicited sterilizing immunity in mice [Microbiology]
17minSelf-amplifying RNA replicons are promising platforms for vaccine generation. Their defects in one or more essential functions for viral replication, particle assembly, or dissemination make them highly safe as vaccines. We previously showed that the deletion of the envelope (E) gene from the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) produces…
Roe-inspired stem cell microcapsules for inflammatory bowel disease treatment [Engineering]
17minMesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), which exert regulatory effects on various immune cells, have been a promising therapy for inflammatory bowel disease treatment. However, their therapeutic effects are limited by lack of nutritional supply, immune system attack, and low accumulation on the target site. Here, inspired by the natural incubation mechanism…
A conserved genetic architecture among populations of the maize progenitor, teosinte, was radically altered by domestication [Evolution]
17minVery little is known about how domestication was constrained by the quantitative genetic architecture of crop progenitors and how quantitative genetic architecture was altered by domestication. Yang et al. [C. J. Yang et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 116, 5643–5652 (2019)] drew multiple conclusions about how genetic architecture influenced…
Large uncertainties in global hydroxyl projections tied to fate of reactive nitrogen and carbon [Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences]
17minThe hydroxyl radical (OH) sets the oxidative capacity of the atmosphere and, thus, profoundly affects the removal rate of pollutants and reactive greenhouse gases. While observationally derived constraints exist for global annual mean present-day OH abundances and interannual variability, OH estimates for past and future periods rely primarily on global…
The Epstein-Barr virus noncoding RNA EBER2 transactivates the UCHL1 deubiquitinase to accelerate cell growth [Microbiology]
17minThe Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) transforms resting B cells and is involved in the development of B cell lymphomas. We report here that the viral noncoding RNA EBER2 accelerates B cell growth by potentiating expression of the UCHL1 deubiquitinase that itself increased expression of the Aurora kinases and of cyclin B1….
Profile of Jennifer Marshall Graves [Profiles]
17min“Sometimes when you ask a functional question, you get an evolutionary answer,” says Jennifer Marshall Graves, a leader in the field of epigenetics and comparative genomics. Her team’s vast body of research on Australian fauna has helped the distinguished professor at Melbourne’s La Trobe University (LTU) uncover fundamental insights into…
AI-driven strategies are becoming mainstream, survey finds
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Bangladesh mandates 2% of loans issued must be for green projects
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Is CRISPR one of the historic discoveries that will change humanity for the rest of its existence like fire and electricity did?
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The Production Gap – Oil producing countries struggling to reach production targets that would limit global warming to below 1.5C
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Restaurants prep for long-term labor crunch by turning to robots to man the fryer, shuttle food to tables – Economists say that the labor challenge will be prolonged and robotics can help to ease the crunch, but can’t fully replace humans.
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A flawed attempt to develop UBI via a Venture Capital funded crypto-coin called Worldcoin that scans your Iris with an orb, makes me wonder is there any way blockchain tech could ever (even partially) deliver UBI?
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Machine Learning Can Be Fair and Accurate – CMU Researchers Dispel Theoretical Assumption About ML Trade-Offs in Policy Decisions
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From Baltic to Balkans, Covid crisis engulfs central and eastern Europe
20minInfection and death rates are the world’s highest and vaccination take-up is low, forcing renewed restrictions
The climate project that changed how we understand extreme weather
38minWhen a handful of scientists tried to publish rapid research into the role of climate change in record rainfall that lashed Britain in 2015, they were told their high-speed approach was "not science".
Discovery of ancient Peruvian burial tombs sheds new light on Wari culture
38minA team of archeologists in northern Peru discovered the remains of 29 people, including three children, that could help experts rewrite the history of the pre-Incan Wari civilization, the lead researcher said on Friday.
Experiments confirm a quantum material's unique response to circularly polarized laser light
38minWhen the COVID-19 pandemic shut down experiments at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory early last year, Shambhu Ghimire's research group was forced to find another way to study an intriguing research target: quantum materials known as topological insulators, or TIs, which conduct electric current on their surfaces but not through their interiors.
Chemists discover mechanism in controlled growth of tetrahedron-shaped nanoparticles
50minNature clearly likes symmetry. Look at your own hands, for example. But sometimes nature produces asymmetric things, and the reasons aren't always clear.
A national network examining Earth's planetary limits
50minUniversity of California San Diego Physics Professor Tom Murphy is among five authors of an essay, appearing in the November 2021 issue of the journal Energy Research & Social Science, that cautions current levels of worldwide economic growth, energy use and resource consumption will overshoot Earth's finite limits.
Bringing new life to ATLAS data
50minThe ATLAS collaboration is breathing new life into its LHC Run 2 dataset, recorded from 2015 to 2018. Physicists will be reprocessing the entire dataset—nearly 18 PB of collision data—using an updated version of the ATLAS offline analysis software (Athena). Not only will this improve ATLAS physics measurements and searches, it will also position the collaboration well for the upcoming challenges o
Novel eremophilane sesquiterpenoids with immunosuppressive activity isolated from Parasenecio albus
50minPlants of the genus Parasenecio have long been used in traditional Chinese medicine for invigorating the circulation of blood, relieving rheumatic ache, and for the treatment of injures from falls. Previous phytochemical investigations on Parasenecio species demonstrate that sesquiterpenes, especially the eremophilanes, are their characteristic components. Parasenecio albus (P. albus), mainly dist
NASA completes mega-moon rocket stacking
50minNASA has completed stacking of the agency's mega-Moon rocket and spacecraft that will launch the next generation of deep space operations, including Artemis missions on and around the Moon. Engineers and technicians successfully secured the Orion spacecraft atop the fully assembled Space Launch System (SLS) rocket at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida just before midnight Oct. 21.
Under arrest: Using nanofibers to stop brain tumor cells from spreading
59minResearchers have used high-density nanofibers that mimic the microenvironment of the brain to capture tumor cells, opening doors to novel therapeutic solutions for aggressive brain cancer.
Jupiter hit by another space rock in rare views captured by Japanese skywatchers
1hIt's tough to be the biggest planet in the solar system, and this fall Jupiter is taking a beating.
The Cruel Animal Testing Behind Thomas Edison's Quest to Show the Dangers of Alternating Current
1hThe ‘War of the Currents’ between Edison and Tesla is one of history’s most famous rivalries. Edison’s desperate bid to win took him to a shockingly dark place.
Controlling Western Blot Quality and Compliance
1hLearn how to follow pharmaceutical industry regulations when performing western blot experiments from start to finish.
Vikings were living in North America exactly a thousand years ago
1hNature, Published online: 22 October 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02930-8 An animated tale of giant solar storms, ancient sagas and the latest radiocarbon dating technology.
AI helping to quantify enzyme activity
1hEnzymes are biological catalysts that facilitate biochemical transformations. An international team of bioinformatics researchers has developed a new process for predicting Michaelis constants, which determine reaction kinetics.
Uncovering a Crashed World War II Bomber | Expedition Unknown
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US Army Corps of Engineers Uses Azure for Storm Modeling
1h(Photo: Brian McGowan/Unsplash) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority are teaming up with Microsoft to better prepare the state for hurricanes. The agencies are using Azure Government, a Microsoft computing and analytics tool reserved specifically for the government, to model synthetic storms and determine the best ways to prevent the need f
Weird stellar remnant may be from one of the first stars in the universe
1hAstronomers recently identified an unusual star that most likely formed from the hypernova remains of one of the universe's first stars.
Pilot study explores neural mechanisms of balance dysfunction after traumatic brain injury
2hResearchers examine graph-theoretical properties of brain networks in traumatic brain injury and controls and their association with balance impairment and structural damage.
Red blood cells play much larger role in immune system through discovery of DNA-binding capability, study finds
2hResearchers uncover the mechanism of how red blood cells detect and bind DNA, opening the door to a new area of research for the treatment of inflammatory diseases.
Genomic study revealing among diverse populations with inherited retinal disease
2hAn international team of researchers has broadened and deepened understanding of how inherited retinal dystrophies (IRDs) affect different populations of people and, in the process, have identified new gene variants that may cause the diseases.
Nominees for a Science Award Were All White Men — Nobody Won
2hA protest by a group of scientists has ignited spirited discussions about the persistent lack of diversity in such awards — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Mutant enzymes give ordinary bacteria unnatural powers
2hNature, Published online: 22 October 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02839-2 Common bacteria make a compound not found in nature after being kitted out with an artificial enzyme.
Rise of the war machines: Identifying key drivers of the evolution of military technology in pre-industrial societies
2hA new analysis spanning 10,000 years of history and ten major world regions has identified world population size, major technological advances, and geographical connectivity as key drivers of the evolution of military technology prior to the Industrial Revolution.
Arctic krill use twilight to guide their daily rhythms through the polar winter
2hMost animals sync their body clocks to the daily rhythm of the sun, but what happens during the polar winter when the sun never rises above the horizon? According to a new study, arctic krill can detect tiny changes in light intensity during polar winter days, allowing them to maintain their daily biological rhythms.
New study characterizes the gut virome
2hA new study has added numerous previously uncharacterized viral genomes and genes to the ever-increasing worldwide pool of human gut viromes. The study will prove helpful in investigating the role of the gut virome in human health and disease.
We Need to Ground Truth Assumptions about Gene Therapy
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Researchers, practitioners and patients must balance the discipline’s promise with its reality — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Stor undersøgelse frikender mennesker for mammuttens udryddelse
3hDet var klimaforandringer, der var skyld i, at de uldne kæmper forsvandt.
Massachusetts gun-control legislation has had no effect on violent crime
3hAlthough many Americans favor expanding background checks for gun purchases, gun-control measures in Congress have failed to garner enough votes to pass. In contrast, some state legislatures have enacted measures to reduce gun violence in their communities. A new study examined the impact changes to background checks and licensing policies has made on different types of violent crime in Massachuse
Experiences in prison reduce perceptions of corrections officers' fairness, regardless of time served
3hNumerous studies have examined the coercive nature of prisons, but few have considered the role of in-prison experiences (e.g., confinement in restrictive housing) and time served in prison in incarcerated people's perceptions of corrections officers' fairness. A new study examined whether in-prison experiences among a nationally representative sample of inmates varied in their effect across diffe
COVID Quickly, Episode 17: Vaccine Lies and Protecting Immunocompromised People
3hToday we bring you a new episode in our podcast series COVID, Quickly. Every two weeks, Scientific American ’s senior health editors Tanya Lewis and Josh Fischman catch you up on the essential developments in the pandemic: from vaccines to new variants and everything in between. You can listen to all past episodes here .
Stretchy, bendy, flexible LEDs
3hSure, you could attach two screens with a hinge and call a cell phone "foldable," but what if you could roll it up and put it in your wallet? Or stretch it around your wrist to wear it as a watch?
More Covid Boosters Authorized as Much of World Awaits First Dose
3hOn Wednesday, the FDA amended its emergency use authorization to allow certain populations to receive booster shots of the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccines. The authorization was approved unanimously on Thursday by an expert panel for the CDC and endorsed by the agency’s director.
Projection of extreme rainfall improved
3hMapping the effects of mostly small-scale but extreme rainfall events in global climate models poses major challenges. Computer models that are used to simulate the global climate, for example in the reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), usually have a resolution of grids with a scale of approximately 100×100 kilometers.
Scientists reel as Brazilian government backtracks on research funds
3hNature, Published online: 22 October 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02886-9 President Jair Bolsonaro has approved a bill funnelling cash away from science and towards other areas of government, stranding research proposals and dashing hopes.
Quantum battles in attoscience: Following three debates
3hIn July 2020, 300 researchers from 34 different countries attended the CECAM virtual workshop, 'Quantum Battles in Attoscience'. EPJ D presents three community papers which emerged from the in-depth panel discussions held at this occasion.
Guns—Even Props—Are Not Toys
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Alec Baldwin was involved in a tragic shooting on the set of his latest movie yesterday. One person was killed and another seriously wounded when a prop gun was discharged by the actor, according to the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office . Early reports offered conflicting information. A spokesperson for Baldwin told the Associated Press that the gun in question was firing blanks. In an email to me
No One Will Stop You From Getting Whatever Booster You Want
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3hFDA Moderna J&J Johnson
Mixing and matching vaccine brands is officially on the table in the United States. But that option might soon be billed as the B-list choice. Last night, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky gave the green light for Moderna and Johnson & Johnson booster shots, the long-awaited follow-up to a similar recommendation given to the Pfizer formulation last month. As the endorsement stands, all who are eligi
Space between polymer chains affects energy conversion
3hResearchers have new insight into molecules that change their shape in response to light. The researchers studying azobenzene-based polymers found that their free volume — a measure of the space between polymer chains — was strongly linked with the polymers' ability to convert visible light radiation into mechanical energy.
Analysis and sorting with flow cytometry
4hThroughout the planet's oceans reside a modest group of organisms with a fairly monumental task.
Unravelling fungal spore release mechanics
4hResearchers have shed light on a long-standing mystery concerning how fungal spores are released and dispersed.
Tracking a bacterial culprit in the case of the warty pumpkin
4hOn a Halloween pumpkin, warts and bumps have a certain spooky charm. But some unwanted bacteria-caused blemishes open the door to infections that rot and ruin this bright, seasonal fruit.
Targeted prostate cancer screening could benefit men with inherited cancer syndrome
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Men who inherit an increased risk of cancer through 'Lynch syndrome' could benefit from regular PSA testing from age 40 to detect early signs of prostate cancer, researchers believe. Annual PSA tests were eight times more likely to spot cancer in men with genetic hallmarks of Lynch syndrome than those without. Experts say evidence could be incorporated into a targeted screening program in future.
Novel sugar detector system in the human mouth has implications for designing tastier, healthier beverages and foods
4hScientists describe the first-in-human demonstration of a pathway that uses the sugar glucose, a component of table sugar and high fructose corn syrup, to signal the presence of calories, in addition to the well-studied sweet-taste receptor in taste buds.
Guidance on supplemental breast cancer screening for women with dense breast tissue
4hResearchers have made recommendations for clinicians and patients regarding supplemental screening for women with dense breast tissue.
Researchers find novel means of flagging inpatient pharmacy orders for intervention
4hResearchers developed a machine learning model to identify medication orders requiring pharmacy intervention using only provider behavior and other contextual features that may reflect these new sources of inefficiencies, rather than patients' medical records.
New way to find cancer at the nanometer scale
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Researchers describe a new liquid biopsy method using lab-on-a-chip technology that they believe can detect cancer before a tumor is even formed. Using magnetic particles coated in a specially designed bonding agent, the liquid biopsy chip attracts and captures particles containing cancer-causing biomarkers. A close analysis can identify the type of cancer they are carrying. This, the researchers
Historical analysis finds no precedent for the rate of coal, gas power decline needed to limit climate change to 1.5C
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Limiting climate change to the 1.5°C target set by the Paris Climate Agreement will likely require coal and gas power use to decline at rates that are unprecedented for any large country, an analysis of decadal episodes of fossil fuel decline in 105 countries between 1960 and 2018 shows. Furthermore, the findings, published October 22 in the journal One Earth, suggest that the most rapid historica
Hydro/dehydrogenation of N‐heterocycles over bifunctional MoNi₄ electrode with water
4hThe catalytic hydrogenation of N-heteroarenes showcases wide and important applications in the fields of synthetic chemistry, drug discovery, materials science, and hydrogen storage. However, it remains a long-standing scientific and technological challenge in breaking the aromaticity of substrates and overcoming catalyst poisoning by either substrates or hydrogenated products. Although different
Researchers develop catalyst for stable reduction of carbon dioxide
4hElectrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction (CO2RR) is an effective means of CO2 resource utilization. The current developed catalysts can effectively catalyze CO2RR to prepare a variety of carbon-based fuels such as formic (HCOOH) which is most likely to be commercialized in the future.
Skyrmions can fly!
4hTopology in optics and photonics has been a hot topic since 1890 where singularities in electromagnetic fields have been considered. The recent award of the Nobel prize for topology developments in condensed matter physics has led to renewed surge in topology in optics with most recent developments in implementing condensed matter particle-like topological structures in photonics. Recently, topolo
An express sensor to determine the toxicity of honey
4hRussian scientists at Ural Federal University (UrFU, Yekaterinburg) and the Institute of Organic Synthesis, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences have created an express sensor for the detection of nitrobenzene in food and cosmetics. In addition to requiring an ultra-small amount of material to analyze, the sensor also delivers unprecedented accuracy. It detects the presence of nitrobenze
Black hole thermodynamics: A history from Penrose to Hawking
4hIn 1969, English physicist Roger Penrose discovered a property which would later allow for a long-awaited link between thermodynamics, and the far stranger mechanics of black holes. Through new analysis published in EPJ H, Carla Rodrigues Almeida, based at the University of São Paulo, Brazil, sheds new light on Penrose's motivations and methods, and explores their historical influence on the groun
ESG advocates urge policy to catch up to science, investors as UN climate talks approach
4hAdvocates of environmental, social and governance-oriented investing are stepping up pressure on global leaders to pursue policies such as carbon pricing, emission curbs and better disclosure on risk at a United Nations climate summit that starts later this month.
Lake Superior is among the fastest-warming lakes on the planet. Climate change may be the culprit
4hThe kayakers stood for a moment on the beach, marveling at the clear sweep of blue.
Seattle students virtually Zoom into space for a chat with astronaut Megan McArthur
4hThe students gathered at the Museum of Flight in Seattle were ready to ask Megan McArthur questions, via video link, about life as an astronaut. She was about as far away as Walla Walla—but in outer space.
Examining the accelerating universe
4hA special edition of EPJST, edited by Balasubramanian Ananthanarayan, Centre for High Energy Physics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, and Subhendra Mohanty, Department of Theoretical Physics, Physical Research Laboratory, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad, brings together a collection of papers focusing improving our understanding of the accelerating expansion of the Universe and the nature of the da
Major step in UK contribution to space mission to study solar wind
4hSpace scientists from the University of Leicester have delivered a key component for a new mission to study the impact of the solar wind on Earth's magnetic field.
What Joe Biden Could Learn From Henry Kissinger
4hL ast month, President Joe Biden went before the United Nations General Assembly in New York and declared the end of America’s forever wars in the Middle East. “As we close this period of relentless war,” he told the assembled representatives, “we’re opening a new era of relentless diplomacy.” But Biden’s speech was accompanied by inauspicious diplomatic steps. First came the shambolic and ignomi
Minskad skogsavverkning ger direkt klimatnytta
4hDagens skogsbruk är kontraproduktivt för att minska Sveriges koldioxidutsläpp enligt en ny studie. Att spara våra träd skulle istället göra direkt klimatnytta.
Eating the right insects can provide nutrition, and might be good for the planet
4hThe notion of biting into a bug or chewing on a cricket might make some people a bit squeamish.
Who let the dogs out? Mystery disappearance grips Spain volcano isle
4hFor days, Spain was gripped by the drama of four hungry dogs trapped by an erupting volcano as daring plans were made to rescue them by drone.
Metal-organic frameworks with covalently bound metal N-heterocyclic carbenes for catalysis
4hThis study is led by Dr. Rong Cao (State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences) and Dr. Yuan−Biao Huang (State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences). Metal N−heterocyclic carbenes (M−NHCs) on the pore walls of a porous metal−
Moulded or folded, this wood stays strong
4hNature, Published online: 22 October 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02861-4 By tinkering with the structure of wood fibres, scientists have boosted the material’s flexibility and strength.
Viking presence in the Americas pinpointed by ancient solar storm
4hNature, Published online: 22 October 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02879-8 A solar storm in the year 993 has allowed researchers to show that Vikings were in the Americas exactly 1000 years ago.
Lessons from history on climate and pandemics: Books in brief
4hNature, Published online: 22 October 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02929-1 Andrew Robinson reviews five of the week’s best science picks.
‘Raptor-like’ dinosaur discovered in Australian mine, actually uncovered as a timid vegetarian
4hFossil footprints found in an Australian coal mine around 50 years ago have long been thought to be that of a large 'raptor-like' predatory dinosaur, but scientists have in fact discovered they were instead left by a timid long-necked herbivore.
COVID-19 vaccination strategies: When is one dose better than two?
4hWhile most of the COVID-19 vaccines are designed as a two-dose regimen, some countries have prioritized vaccinating as many people as possible with a single dose before giving out an additional dose. In a new study, researchers illustrate the conditions under which a "prime first" vaccine campaign is most effective at stopping the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The team found the vaccine waning rat
Simulation illustrates how COVID-19 social distancing creates pedestrian 'traffic jams'
4hResearchers examine the dynamics of social distancing practices, common defense against the spread of COVID-19, through the lens of particle-based flow simulations. The study models social distance as the distance at which particles, representing pedestrians, repel fellow particles and sheds light on the relationship between social distancing and pedestrian flow dynamics in corridors by illustrati
Can junk DNA kill cancer cells?
4hSo-called “junk DNA” may be key to preventing tumors, researchers report. The new research shows how selfish genetic elements that can cause tumors may also trigger the death of cancer cells. Selfish genetic elements, also known as “junk DNA,” were once thought to be merely parasites of the genome. The researchers report in a paper in Nature Immunology that blind mole rats use selfish genetic ele
The supply chain crisis has a silver lining: Container ships should be decarbonised faster
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4hBiden Christmas LA
Several months ago, I warned that the crisis in container ships could jeopardize Christmas by leaving retailers without enough goods on their shelves. Since then, there have been similar fears all over the media, not only due to shipping problems but also shortages of lorry drivers and unavailable products. As we approach November, the worst may be coming to the worst.
Making stretchable and self-healable hydrogel artificial skin possible
4hProf. Yi Cao (Department of physics, Nanjing University) and Prof. Wei Wang (Department of physics, Nanjing University) propose a single-layer hydrogel artificial skin, termed 'SHARK', that combines high stretchability, self-healing properties, and ultrasensitive mechanical sensing.
Stronger than spider silk: Bagworm silk enables strong conducting fibers
4hThink spider silk is strong? Recent work has shown that bagworm silk is superior to spider silk in both strength and flexibility. Building on these findings, a research team at the University of Tsukuba, led by Professor Hiromasa Goto, has harnessed the strength of bagworm silk to produce a strong, flexible, conductive fiber. This research may lead to new flexible electronic devices, such as weara
A multi-enzyme platform for sequence-unlimited traceless protein synthesis
4hA multi-enzyme platform is developed for sequence-unconstrained traceless protein synthesis and modification with either synthetic peptides or recombinant proteins, according to a new study out of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Fresenius Kabi.
Why was there a super sandstorm in North China this year?
4hSevere sandstorms reoccurred in the spring of 2021 after absence for more than 10 years in North China. During 14-17 March, the severe sandstorm weather affected a board region of more than 3.8 million square kilometers. The PM10 concentrations in Beijing exceeded 7000 µg m−3, and the visibility was only a few hundred meters, which posed a serious threat to people's health, transportation and ecol
The introduction of perennial plants among rainfed almond trees helps to mitigate climate change
4hAgriculture and the change in soil use produce 23% of the total emissions of greenhouse gasses of anthropogenic origin. Moreover, the expansion and intensification of agriculture are considered determining factors in soil loss and degradation by accelerating erosion rates and favoring the loss of organic matter and nutrients.The most commonly used sustainable farming practices to maintain and rest
Electrical control over designer quantum materials
4hExploring the properties and behaviors of strongly interacting quantum particles is one of the frontiers of modern physics. Not only are there major open problems that await solutions, some of them since decades (think high-temperature superconductivity). Equally important, there are various regimes of quantum many-body physics that remain essentially inaccessible with current analytical and numer
Nuclear disarmament: How Africa can play a role in securing a nuclear-weapons-free world
4hWhy should African states and people be concerned about nuclear disarmament? After all, there are no nuclear weapons on the continent. South Africa, the only African nation to have had nuclear weapons, gave them up in 1989, and Libya stopped its nuclear weapons program in 2003.
New technology allows molecules to enter cells safely
4hProfessor Kevin Braeckmans from Ghent University focused the last 10 years on a method for safe engineering of therapeutic cells with photothermal nanofibers. Today, Nature Nanotechnology gives insight in how these biocompatible photothermal nanofibers were developed, and how, upon laser irradiation, cells that come in contact with those nanofibers become permeabilized and can be transfected with
Drought curbs a vine disease
4hDrought and disease are a source of pressure on vines, causing yield loss and mortality in vineyards. But these plant stresses do not necessarily act in synergy. A research team from INRAE, Bordeaux Sciences Agro, the Université de Bordeaux and the Institut Français de la Vigne et du Vin, recently discovered that drought conditions suppress the appearance of esca leaf symptoms, one of the most com
Critical race theory isn’t the first social studies controversy
5hSocial studies education in the United States has changed over the last 20-30 years. Why has it become so polarizing, and where should schools go from here? “Contemporary approaches to social studies education emphasize the importance of students thinking critically about issues.” Critical race theory has recently become a cultural flashpoint in the US. From Senate chambers to cable news, social
Scientists Are on a Quest to Create the Perfect Cup of Coffee—Without the Beans
5hAhh, coffee. Is there anything more delicious, more satisfying? It’s always there when you need it, be it first thing in the morning or for a mid-afternoon pick-me-up. According to the Sustainable Coffee Challenge , global consumption of this vital brew is around 600 billion cups per year (I know—I would have guessed higher, too). But as with many of the products we consume, there’s a cost beyond
AI can change a fashion model’s pose and alter their clothes to match
5hThe technology used to create deepfake videos has been applied to fashion models, and can put them in a pose they never actually stood in
Use Natural Light To Guide Your Way With This Bio-Orb
5hAs we’ve learned more about bioluminescence, it seems to be everywhere in the natural world. There are even sharks that glow in the dark as they hunt prey and seek mates. Fortunately, the plants that give the Bioluminescent Bio-Orb its light are a little more friendly and offer you a gentle glow whenever you need it, with just a swirl. You can get one on sale for just $44.99 (reg. $49). Truly Nat
Restrictions on cultural hunting practices are limiting Indigenous people's access to food during the pandemic
6hIndigenous people are some of the most food insecure people in Australia and Aotearoa (New Zealand). The COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns have made food security an even greater problem in both countries, though it has generally gone unnoticed.
Revealing the 'hidden half' of grain using synchrotron imaging
6hProfessor of Soil Science at The University of Queensland Peter Kopittke and co-principal investigator Professor Enzo Lombi of the University of SA are very optimistic about the use of a new synchrotron-based imaging technique that captures in 3D the complex interaction of soil and roots.
Carnivores may adjust schedule to avoid each other
6hJust as humans may leave their home five minutes early to avoid a talkative neighbor or depart work late to avoid a rude coworker, carnivorous mammals may go out of their way to avoid other species. But they're not trying to navigate awkward social interactions; rather, they are negotiating space and resources for survival.
Sticker study shows children value fairness—but still often favor their friends when sharing
6hEvidence has shown that children develop a concern for fairness at a young age and will gladly share their belongings. But new research out of Dal's Faculty of Science suggests they may be more inclined to share with peers they perceive to be part of their social group.
Close to home: Identifying links between gaming venues and financial hardship
6hResearchers from the Centre for Health Economics at Monash University have found that people who live closer to pokies venues are more likely to gamble, experience financial hardship, become insolvent or bankrupt, and report mental health problems.
New research finds double damage in freshwater systems
6hOrganisms at the base of the aquatic food web may be hidden from sight, but they are just as sensitive to climate change as other plant and animal life, according to a study published in Scientific Reports.
KU-forskere svarer Svensmark: For tidligt at inkludere solstorme i klimamodeller
6hPLUS. Henrik Svensmark opfordrer til, at globale klimamodeller inkluderer solstormes effekt på Jordens strålingsbalance. Det er der ikke nok evidens til, mener klimaforsker fra Niels Bohr Instituttet.
Publisher Correction: The mapping of cortical activation by near-infrared spectroscopy might be a biomarker related to the severity of fibromyalgia symptoms
6hScientific Reports, Published online: 22 October 2021; doi:10.1038/s41598-021-99824-6
Hearing aids: incumbents have a sound basis to withstand disruption
6hUS regulatory shake-up will mainly effect people who would otherwise have gone without
Feverish monkeys get kicked when they're down: New study explores illness and aggression in wild primates
6hMonkeys suffering from a fever are twice as likely to be the victims of aggression from members of their own social group looking to advance their dominance, according to the first study to monitor fevers in wild primates and reveal the social cost of infection among the species.
What price influence?
6hSocial media influencers can wield considerable power when it comes to advocating for brands and even causes specifically with the niche that is their following on a given platform. Among the various platforms, Instagram, is one of the most influential with many of its most popular users driving sociopolitical opinion and nudging consumers towards particular products and services.
Lockheed Martin plans to build Starlab commercial space station by 2027 – Called Starlab, the semi-inflatable platform will be available to the US government and private industry.
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AI projects to tackle racial inequality in UK healthcare, says Javid | Artificial intelligence (AI) – Exclusive: health secretary signs up to hi-tech schemes countering health disparities and reflecting minority ethnic groups’ data
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Brain implant bypasses the eyes to help blind users "see" images
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Mateship might sound blokey, but our research shows women value it more highly than men
6hMateship is an intrinsic part of Australian society, routinely discussed as an important national value. In 1999, Prime Minister John Howard even attempted to include mateship in the constitutional preamble.
Australia's prison rates are up but crime is down. What's going on?
6hImprisonment rates in Australia are currently the highest they have been in a century, despite a significant fall in crime, and the Productivity Commission is stepping in to determine why.
Net zero policies are 'emperor's new clothes,' academics warn
6hNet zero targets are a "fantasy" that often just protect "business as usual," a leading expert in environment and sustainability has said.
Science journalists under pressure amid COVID-19
6hCOVID-19 has thrown science and science journalism into the spotlight like never before. Now a global survey turns the lens on some of the working conditions and practices of the people trying to report on it.
Mini Earth-observer Proba-1's 20 years in orbit
6hESA's Proba-1 minisatellite was launched into orbit two decades ago today. It remains fully operational, however, making it the Agency's oldest serving Earth observing mission. Proba-1 is roughly the size of a hotel fridge but hosts two Earth-observing instruments along with numerous technological firsts.
Marine heatwaves don't just endanger ecosystems—they have significant socioeconomic impacts
6hMarine heatwaves have led to major economic losses around the world, a new study shows—and researchers say we need global action to ease the impacts of extreme warming events on ocean life.
Video: We asked a NASA scientist: What if an asteroid were going to hit Earth?
6hThere are no known threats to Earth, but NASA asteroid expert Dr. Kelly Fast says it's important to find the asteroids before they find us. That's why NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office keeps its eyes on the skies.
Extreme rain over California's burn scars causes mudslides: This is what cascading climate disasters look like
6hTwo powerful storm systems known as atmospheric rivers are heading for northern California and Oregon, a region in the midst of an historic drought.
Crocodiles Are Particularly Good Mothers
6hParental behavior is common in crocodiles. And that’s not surprising when you get to know their evolutionary history.
Breakthrough study points to large climate benefits from small fraction of global croplands
6hAgricultural soils are the largest anthropogenic emission source of nitrous oxide (N2O)—a greenhouse gas 300 times more powerful than carbon dioxide. Mitigating N2O emissions from agricultural soils is an important requirement to stop global warming below the 2°C target. An international team of researchers led by Dr. Zhou Feng from Peking University produced detailed high-resolution maps of globa
Spørg Fagfolket: Hvorfor forsvinder kunstige søer ikke bare ned i jorden?
7hPLUS. En læser undrer sig over, at vandet bliver i søer ikke synker ned til grundvandet, og kan havvand blive til en ferskvandssø. Det svarer lektor på Aarhus Universitet på.
The Booster-Shot Debate Was a Debacle
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7hCovid 19 CDC Booster
A t long last , the booster-shot debate has come to an end. On Wednesday, the FDA authorized boosters of the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines as well as the “mix and match” approach to booster shots. Yesterday, a CDC advisory panel sanctioned that authorization and CDC Director Rochelle Walensky endorsed it. With a green light for all vaccines from both agencies, the booster plan f
Author Correction: A deep learning approach to identifying immunogold particles in electron microscopy images
7hScientific Reports, Published online: 22 October 2021; doi:10.1038/s41598-021-00540-y
Rhino puzzle and China’s COVID vaccines — the week in infographics
7hNature, Published online: 22 October 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02878-9 Nature highlights three key infographics from the week in science and research.
Ancient DNA points to origins of modern domestic horses
7hNature, Published online: 22 October 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02858-z Genetic analysis shows that the ancestors of all modern horses lived in the Western Eurasian steppes more than 4,000 years ago.
Daily briefing: Extinct Japanese wolf is dogs’ closest cousin
7hNature, Published online: 21 October 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02890-z An extinct Japanese wolf might be the closest wild relative of dogs, how vaccine makers are bracing for a variant worse than Delta and the broken $100-billion promise of climate finance.
ESA moves forward with Destination Earth
7hEarth observation provides a wealth of information to benefit our daily lives. As the demand for satellite data grows to address the challenges of climate change and a growing population, ESA, under the leadership of the European Commission, along with its key European partners, are developing high precision digital models of Earth to monitor and simulate both natural and human activity, to enable
A social species? Newly discovered fossils show early dinosaurs lived in herds
7hWere dinosaurs unfeeling scaly brutes or caring, well behaved and intelligent? This debate has continued since dinosaurs were first discovered 200 years ago, and has spilled over into the movies and popular consciousness.
På søndag risikerer GPS-udstyr at hoppe knap 20 år tilbage i tiden
7hEn fejl i et lille softwareprogram der henter og oversætter tidsangivelser fra GPS-satellitter, betyder at udstyr med GPS risikerer at gå i sort natten mellem lørdag og søndag, fordi dataangivelsen bliver rykket tilbage marts 2002.
Subconscious bias drives negative attitudes toward snakes
7hSnakes rank among Americans' top animal phobias, and are among the most disliked animals globally. A new study from North Carolina State University finds that the dislike of snakes is subconscious and, to some extent, learned.
Australia's oldest dinosaur was a peaceful vegetarian, not a fierce predator
7hIpswich, about 40 kilometers west of Brisbane, seems an unlikely place to find dinosaur fossils. Yet the area has produced the oldest evidence of dinosaurs in Australia.
Media consolidation takes toll on local news but doesn't necessarily bias coverage
7hWhen big conglomerates buy up small news outlets, local news takes a hit. But the parent company may not influence the political agenda of its stations as much as some have suspected, finds a new CU Boulder study of TV goliath Sinclair Broadcast Group.
What Dune Reveals about Reproductive Control and Eugenics
7hA new adaption offers an opportunity to revisit the overlooked biology in Herbert’s classic tale — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Fossils of two Early Cretaceous species discovered in southwest Arkansas
7hTwo new species dating back to the Early Cretaceous Period were recently discovered in Sevier County in southwest Arkansas. One is a small skink researchers named Sciroseps pawhuskai and the other is a new fish named Anomoeodus caddoi.
Scientists uncover the genetic pathway that colors bumble bee stripes
7hWhile most people in the U.S. may think of bumble bees as the standard yellow and black variety, there are an estimated 260 bee species that sport about 400 different color patterns. One reason many people associate bumble bees with distinct colors is because evolution can influence multiple bee species to share similar color patterns in specific geographic regions, which scientists call mimicry.
New chiral nanostructures to extend the material platform
7hA research team transferred chirality from the molecular scale to a microscale to extend material platforms and applications. The optical activity from this novel chiral material encompasses to short-wave infrared region.
Stulna böcker återförda till KB
8hTio av de drygt 60 böcker från Kungliga biblioteket som stals av en anställd för ett tjugotal år sedan har förts tillbaka genom ett privat räddningsinitiativ. Därmed har totalt 17 böcker kommit hem igen.
Baby octopuses grow hundreds of temporary organs, then lose them without a trace
8hHatchling octopuses are born with tiny, temporary organs that look like microscopic brooms. Researchers may finally have an idea what they do.
Author Correction: PTEN is a predictive biomarker of trastuzumab resistance and prognostic factor in HER2-overexpressing gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma
8hScientific Reports, Published online: 22 October 2021; doi:10.1038/s41598-021-00915-1
Datorer till mellanstadieelever gav blygsam effekt
8hHögstadieelever som får en egen dator presterar inte bättre i skolan, enligt en svensk studie från 2019. Nu visar en ny rapport på snarlika resultat för mellanstadieelever.
Pathogen-Sensing Mask Could Detect COVID Infection
8hFreeze-dried genetic circuits could reveal the presence of SARS-CoV-2, Ebola, MRSA, and more — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Version2-guide: Sådan laver du et krypteret drev
8hEt krypteret drev er den nemme måde at holde styr på følsomme filer og fortrolige oplysninger. Med det gratis program Veracrypt er sikkerheden kun et snuptag væk.
Oceans like neurons
8hNature, Published online: 22 October 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02888-7 Freedom is in the mind.
Tips for collaborating with scientists, from a philosopher
8hNature, Published online: 22 October 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02896-7 Make language inclusive and agree on your aims in advance.
Publisher does a “thorough sweep” of alternative medicine journal after a paper is published in error
9hLast April, the The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine provisionally accepted a paper on the role of music therapy in palliative care settings. Unfortunately for authors, the article did not grab the guest editors of the supplementary issue to which it had been designated. So far, so good. But a production error caused the … Continue reading
Minskad avverkning av skog stor nytta för klimatet
9hMinskad avverkning av skog ger stor klimatnytta på kort och medellång sikt (mer än 50 år). Ökade avverkningsnivåer ger negativa klimateffekter både på både kort och lång sikt – även om man räknar in att biomassa från skogen ersätter fossila källor. De största effekterna ses i skogsrika län med liten befolkning, som exempelvis Jämtland, medan effekterna är mindre i områden med lite skog och stor b
Clinically silent LINE 1 insertion in the PNPLA3 gene may impede genotyping of the p.I148M variant
9hScientific Reports, Published online: 22 October 2021; doi:10.1038/s41598-021-00425-0
Assessment on the oil accumulation by knockdown of triacylglycerol lipase in the oleaginous diatom Fistulifera solaris
9hScientific Reports, Published online: 22 October 2021; doi:10.1038/s41598-021-00453-w
Robust skyrmion mediated reversal of ferromagnetic nanodots of 20 nm lateral dimension with high Ms and observable DMI
9hScientific Reports, Published online: 22 October 2021; doi:10.1038/s41598-021-99780-1 Robust skyrmion mediated reversal of ferromagnetic nanodots of 20 nm lateral dimension with high M s and observable DMI
Effects of interdialytic interval on heart rate variability in chronic hemodialysis patients: a cross-sectional study
9hScientific Reports, Published online: 22 October 2021; doi:10.1038/s41598-021-00093-0
Long-term variation of 90Sr and 137Cs in environmental and food samples around Qinshan nuclear power plant, China
9hScientific Reports, Published online: 22 October 2021; doi:10.1038/s41598-021-00114-y Long-term variation of 90 Sr and 137 Cs in environmental and food samples around Qinshan nuclear power plant, China
Bar-cas12a, a novel and rapid method for plant species authentication in case of Phyllanthus amarus Schumach. & Thonn
9hScientific Reports, Published online: 22 October 2021; doi:10.1038/s41598-021-00006-1
West Nile virus seroprevalence and associated risk factors among horses in Egypt
9hScientific Reports, Published online: 22 October 2021; doi:10.1038/s41598-021-00449-6
Mapping manifestations of parametric uncertainty in projected pelagic oxygen concentrations back to contemporary local model fidelity
9hScientific Reports, Published online: 22 October 2021; doi:10.1038/s41598-021-00334-2
The scent of trees: how to understand their language
9hTheir odours send signals about marauding insects or changing soil conditions, but also connect with human culture and memory
Klinisk professor fra OUH modtager pris for sin gigtforskning
9hHendes Majestæt Dronningen overrækker prestigefyldt forskerpris til visionær gigtforsker på vegne af Gigtforeningen.
A human multi-lineage hepatic organoid model for liver fibrosis
9hNature Communications, Published online: 22 October 2021; doi:10.1038/s41467-021-26410-9 Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) is a genetic disorder which is associated with kidney and liver pathology, including liver fibrosis. Here the authors develop and characterize human liver organoids with a ARPKD mutation, and find that they show aspects of the pathology, including fibrosis
The RNA helicase Dbp7 promotes domain V/VI compaction and stabilization of inter-domain interactions during early 60S assembly
9hNature Communications, Published online: 22 October 2021; doi:10.1038/s41467-021-26208-9 Early steps of large 60S ribosomal subunit biogenesis are not well understood. Here, the authors combine biochemical experiments with protein-RNA crosslinking and mass spectrometry to show that the RNA helicase Dbp7 is key player during early 60S ribosomal assembly. Dbp7 regulates a series of events driving c
Engineering digitizer circuits for chemical and genetic screens in human cells
9hNature Communications, Published online: 22 October 2021; doi:10.1038/s41467-021-26359-9 Cell-based transcriptional reporters are an invaluable part of highthroughput screening, but many such reporters have weak or transient responses. Here, the authors describe a digitizer circuit for amplifying reporter activity, increasing sensitivity, and retaining memory of pathway activation.
Sympathetic cooling of positrons to cryogenic temperatures for antihydrogen production
9hNature Communications, Published online: 22 October 2021; doi:10.1038/s41467-021-26086-1 Positrons are key to the production of cold antihydrogen. Here the authors report the sympathetic cooling of positrons by interacting them with laser-cooled Be+ ions resulting in a three-fold reduction of the temperature of positrons for antihydrogen synthesis.
Generation of hydroxyl radical-activatable ratiometric near-infrared bimodal probes for early monitoring of tumor response to therapy
9hNature Communications, Published online: 22 October 2021; doi:10.1038/s41467-021-26380-y The hydroxyl radical is generated during radiotherapy and ferroptosis and accurate imaging of this reactive oxygen species may permit the monitoring of response to therapy. Here, the authors develop a ratiometric probe for accurate imaging of hydroxyl radical generation in vivo.
Targeting miR-126 in inv(16) acute myeloid leukemia inhibits leukemia development and leukemia stem cell maintenance
9hNature Communications, Published online: 22 October 2021; doi:10.1038/s41467-021-26420-7 miR-126 is highly expressed in inv(16) Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) but its role is unclear. Here, the authors show that the aberrant expression of miR-126 in inv(16) AML is directly due to the CBFB-MYH11 fusion gene and that it can promote AML development and leukemia stem cell maintenance, highlighting miR-
The flashfm approach for fine-mapping multiple quantitative traits
9hNature Communications, Published online: 22 October 2021; doi:10.1038/s41467-021-26364-y Genetic signals from quantitative traits could be a challenge to finemap. Flashfm uses summary-level data in a Bayesian framework to favour shared causal variants and capitalises on information between traits, providing an accurate and efficient joint fine-mapping tool for up to six traits.
Towards complete assignment of the infrared spectrum of the protonated water cluster H+(H2O)21
9hNature Communications, Published online: 22 October 2021; doi:10.1038/s41467-021-26284-x Protonated water species have been the subject of numerous experimental and computational studies. Here the authors provide a nearly complete assignment of the experimental IR spectrum of the H+(H2O)21 water cluster based on high-level wavefunction theory and anharmonic vibrational quasi-degenerate perturbati
Qantas to return all Australia-based staff to work as travel reopens
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9hQantas Australia Sydney
Asia-Pacific countries ease restrictions on passengers vaccinated against Covid-19
Book Review: Steven Pinker on the Power of the Rational Mind
10hIn “Rationality,” Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker walks readers through the virtues of rational thinking — from logic to various branches of statistics — and why it seems to be in short supply. Rationality is so fundamental, Pinker suggests, that it should be taught in schools as the “fourth R.”
Sparer kraner og afspærringer: Droner er Vejdirektoratets nye nidkære inspektionsøje
10hPLUS. I fremtiden vil lukkede vognbaner og kranoperationer på de store, danske broer formentlig blive erstattet med autonome droner, når Vejdirektoratet skal lave indledende undersøgelser til eftersyn af broerne.
Scientists Might Have Just Discovered A New Force Of Nature
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Førende ekspert om dansk legionella-situation: »Det får bestemt alarmklokkerne til at ringe«
10hPLUS. En af verdens førende forskere inden for legionella er »både overrasket og chokeret« over, at vi her i Danmark ikke har fulgt WHO’s anbefalinger om at bekæmpe de livsfarlige bakterier.
Timeløn på 1.600 kr. og skiftende vikarlæger: Region Sjælland kæmper en desperat kamp for at bemande egne lægeklinikker
10hRegion Sjælland har sat de politiske sejl ind på at drive sine egne lægeklinikker i jagten på bedre lægedækning. Indtil videre har det dog vist sig uhyre vanskeligt at skaffe læger nok til projektet. Som konsekvens er lønnen sendt på himmelflugt, og det presser priserne op i hele markedet, lyder kritikken.
Ikke kun i Nakskov: Region Sjælland har haft svært ved at trække læger til Kalundborg og Stege
10hI regionsklinikken i Stege sagde lægen op efter få uger, hvilket fik regionen til midlertidigt at lukke for patienttilgang. I Kalundborg har det både været svært at skaffe patienter og læger til regionsklinikken.
Resident Evil 4 VR | OUT NOW for Quest 2 – First Time Playing #OculusPartner… 🖥️😎💬
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Video: Kunstig 'tang' genererer strøm fra bølger
12hForskere har udviklet en fleksibel generator, der ved hjælp af statisk elektricitet kan generere strøm fra både overflade- og undervandsbølger.
Patient nr. 10.000 i diabetes-biobank
12hDD2, Dansk Center for Strategisk Forskning i type 2-diabetes, runder 10.000 blodprøver i sin unikke forskningsbiobank.
US intelligence services see security threat in climate change
12hUS intelligence services said Thursday for the first time that climate change poses wide-ranging threats to the United States' national security and stability around the world.
Shape-shifting materials with infinite possibilities
12hResearchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a shape-shifting material that can take and hold any possible shape, paving the way for a new type of multifunctional material that could be used in a range of applications, from robotics and biotechnology to architecture.
Schneider Shorts 22.10.2021 – Faking for Putin
13hSchneider Shorts 22.10.2021: acupuncture in Nature, creationism in Scientific American, proxalutamide scandal reaches Brazilian Senate, a surprise new US academy member, entirely valid conclusions of photoshop fraud, MDPI reaches level X, colchicine doesn't work for COVID-19 but fake Russian statistics do, plus Russian paper mills and a stuck Sputnik V.
Oil System Collapsing so Fast it May Derail Renewables, Warn French Government Scientists – Byline Times
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NASA drops epic sci-fi video of human space exploration across the universe – CNET
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Dead ducks in the middle of the grid: Coal output pushed to record lows by solar
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The Road to Hitler is Paved with… Masks and Vaccines?
14hThe next time a healthcare worker or educator is attacked by a "freedom-loving" anti-vaxxer, it's reasonable to wonder who convinced the assailant that life-saving public health measures are in fact a ruse to pave the way for the next Hitler. Warning: This article contains offensive images about the Holocaust and sexual assault The post first appeared on Science-Based Medicine .
Climate change: Nature readers say their fears are growing
14hNature, Published online: 22 October 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02862-3 Poll shows that 80% of respondents are more concerned in the run-up to the COP26 climate meeting than they were ahead of the Paris conference 6 years ago.
Pinker’s progress: the celebrity scientist at the centre of the culture wars – podcast
15hHow the Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker became one of the world’s most contentious thinkers. By Alex Blasdel Continue reading…
When and why did human brains decrease in size 3,000 years ago? Ants may hold clues
15hThe brain is the most complex organ in the human body. Now, a new study has brought us closer to understanding some of its evolution. It shows that human brains decreased in size approximately 3,000 years ago. By studying ants as models to illustrate why brains may increase or decrease in size, the researchers hypothesize that brain shrinkage parallels the expansion of collective intelligence in h
Hidden costs of global illegal wildlife trade
17hResearchers have highlighted that the illegal and unsustainable global wildlife trade has bigger ramifications on our everyday lives than you might think.
Better silicon solar panels
17hResearchers are applying a new technique to identify defects in silicon solar cells that cause a drop in efficiency. The lessons learned at the atomic level could lead to improvements in the way manufacturers strengthen their products against what is known as light-induced degradation.
Bacteria, fungi interact far more often than previously thought
17hIn a novel, broad assessment of bacterial-fungal interactions, researchers using unique bioinformatics found that fungi host a remarkable diversity of bacteria, making bacterial-fungal interactions far more common and diverse than previously known.
Scientists look beyond the individual brain to study the collective mind
18hScientists argue that efforts to understand human cognition should expand beyond the study of individual brains. They call on neuroscientists to incorporate evidence from social science disciplines to better understand how people think.
How pearls achieve nanoscale precision
18hIn research that could inform future high-performance nanomaterials, a study has uncovered how mollusks build ultradurable structures with a level of symmetry that outstrips everything else in the natural world, with the exception of individual atoms.
Two beams are better than one
18hHistory's greatest couples rely on communication to make them so strong their power cannot be denied. But that's not just true for people, it's also true for lasers. According to new research from the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, adding two lasers together as a sort of optical 'it couple' promises to make wireless communications faster and more secure than ever before.
Svensmark har undersøgt geomagnetiske storme: Solen påvirker klimaet mere, end vi har troet
18hPLUS. Med målinger fra NASA-satellitter har Henrik Svensmark og kollegaer fra DTU Space og Hebrew University of Jerusalem for første gang nogensinde kvantificeret, hvor meget geomagnetiske solstorme påvirker Jordens såkaldte energibalance. Resultatet kan medføre ændringer af klimamodellerne.
Scientists part of team that points to strong connection between climate change, plastics pollution
18hAt the root of global climate change and the worldwide plastics problem are two related carbon-based fuels — oil and natural gas. Not only are the two among the key drivers of climate change, they are instrumental in the manufacturing of plastics. As storms intensify and become more frequent, the movement of trash from land to our oceans and, and vice versa, is only going to get worse.
New material could pave the way for better, safer batteries
18hA material derived from trees could potentially replace liquid electrolytes in next-generation batteries.
Researchers map neurons in the brain involved with social interactions with others in groups
19hIn social experiments, three monkeys sat around a rotary table and took turns offering food to one of the other two monkeys. Certain neurons in the brain responded to the actions of other monkeys in the group and influenced an animal's upcoming decisions to reciprocate or retaliate.
Bat study reveals secrets of the social brain
19hNeuroscientists used wireless devices to record the neural activity of freely interacting Egyptian fruit bats, providing researchers with the first glimpse into how the brains of social mammals process complex group interactions.
Predicting patient death or hospitalization from COVID-19
19hResearchers present what could be a much-needed helping hand to fight the COVID-19 virus. The study shows that analysis of a particular protein on the cell surface is likely to predict who is in danger of a serious infection caused by the virus.
Solar energy could provide nearly half of China's power demands in 2060 at under 2.5¢/kWh, and maybe 1¢/kWh
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Why we place too much trust in machines: While many people might claim to be sceptical of autonomous technology, we may have a deep ingrained trust of machines that traces back to our evolutionary past.
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International Solar Alliance moves forward with $1 trillion sun power plan
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NextEra, the US' largest renewable company (that makes more money from fossils than renewable still…) doubles down on green hydrogen, other renewables – to build a 500 MW wind farm that will power a hydrogen electrolyzer in the USA
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Rooftop solar sends Victorian (Australia) power prices to zero every day for two months
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Savannah chimpanzees, a model for the understanding of human evolution
20hTo prosper, most great apes need lush forests in Africa (bonobos, chimpanzees, and gorillas) or Southeast Asia (orangutans), except for some groups of chimpanzees that live in Savannahs, habitats characterized by high temperatures and very low seasonal rainfall.
Defend The Galaxy With 26% Off This Laser Sword
20hWe all want to wield a lightsaber, and slowly but surely, citizen scientists and engineers are making it happen . But if cracking open industrial lasers or building a plasma torch seems a bit excessive for your cosplay or your next Halloween costume, the Cyber Blade Dagger Laser Sword gives you all the fun without any risk of losing your hand. You can grab one on sale for just $106.99 (reg. $145)
How to make your research reproducible
20hNature, Published online: 21 October 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02887-8 Ensuring that your work is reproducible is not as daunting or complicated as you might think. Experts share their tips.
Astronomers provide 'field guide' to exoplanets known as hot Jupiters
21hBy combining Hubble Space Telescope observations with theoretical models, a team of astronomers has gained insights into the chemical and physical makeup of a variety of exoplanets known as hot Jupiters. The findings provide a new and improved 'field guide' for this group of planets and inform ideas about planet formation in general.
New photonic chip for isolating light may be key to miniaturizing quantum devices
21hLight plays a critical role in enabling 21st century quantum information applications. Limited by size, engineers need to miniaturize quantum devices, which requires re-thinking certain components for harnessing light. Researchers have designed a simple, compact photonic circuit that uses sound waves to rein in light. The team's measurements show that their approach to isolation currently outperfo
Plants Use RNA to Talk to Neighbors
21hA study finds that plants sharing the same growth medium can exchange microRNAs that silence genes in the recipient, suggesting the nucleic acids may act as signaling molecules.
SpaceX Finally Installs “Robot Chopsticks” to Catch Super Heavy Booster
22hRobot Chopsticks After much anticipation, SpaceX has finally installed its “ robot chopsticks ” on the Super Heavy booster launch tower. The chopsticks are actually a set of massive arms that will be used to recover the giant Super Heavy booster as it lands, catching it as it comes back down to Earth. While SpaceX founder Elon Musk initially announced the catch arms back in December 2020, it wasn
Forecasters predict warmer winter for two-thirds of US
22hExpect a drier, warmer winter down south and a wetter winter up north, U.S. government forecasters said Thursday.
MacBook Pro 2021: Apple Unveils 14- and 16-Inch Models Powered by the New M1 Pro and M1 Max SOCs
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22hApple M1 Max MBP
After months of rumors, leaks, and speculation, Apple has finally revealed the first truly “Pro” Apple Silicon devices: 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros powered by the new M1 Pro and M1 Max systems on a chip (SOCs). In one fell swoop, Apple has essentially undone all of its most controversial design decisions of the last six years and created a pair of laptops that professional users can really g
Study: Only 2% of global giving goes to curb climate change
22hGlobal philanthropic spending to help halt climate change grew last year—but still remains less than 2% of all giving, according to a new report from the ClimateWorks Foundation.
Why no tusks? Poaching tips scales of elephant evolution
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22hPoaching Elephants
A hefty set of tusks is usually an advantage for elephants, allowing them to dig for water, strip bark for food and joust with other elephants. But during episodes of intense ivory poaching, those big incisors become a liability.
University of Pittsburgh Faculty Unionize
22hThe faculty voted 1511 to 612 to affiliate with United Steelworkers.
The next big thing: How do scientists bring hydrogen fuel cells from the laboratory to public life?
22hFuel cells, due to their high efficiency and environment-friendly attributes in the process of electricity generation, are gaining popularity for Fuel Cell Vehicle (FCV) production, such as automobiles, forklifts, buses and airplanes. However, the costly nature of producing fuel cell catalysts precludes the mass-production and large-scale application of FCVs.
Endangered orangutan in New Orleans expecting twins
22hA critically endangered Sumatran orangutan in New Orleans is pregnant with twins, the zoo in New Orleans announced Thursday.
California proposes new oil drilling ban near neighborhoods
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22hNewsom California Oil
California's oil and gas regulator on Thursday proposed that the state ban new oil and gas drilling within 3,200 feet of schools, homes and hospitals to protect public health in what would be the nation's largest buffer zone between oil wells and communities.
US must act to protect climate migrants, government report says
22hNational security officials warn that worsening heat waves, droughts and other climate-fueled hazards are likely to drive a surge in global migration in the coming decades, increasing political instability among the United States' allies and strengthening its adversaries.
Africa-wide great ape assessment reveals human activity, not habitat availability, is greatest driver of ape abundance
22hThe first-ever Africa-wide assessment of great apes — gorillas, bonobos and chimpanzees — finds that human factors, including roads, population density and GDP, determine abundance more than ecological factors such as forest cover.
Tap water produces a protective shield against microplastics
22hTap water produces a natural protective shield against harmful microplastics, which can help prevent household products such as plastic kettles from releasing them.
Biodiversity of islands worldwide is in peril, scientists warn
22hScientists are sounding the alarm. The biodiversity of islands around the world is becoming increasingly threatened, due in large part to habitat loss, overexploitation, invasive species and climate change. If healthy island environments are to be conserved and restored, immediate action is needed by everyone, from policymakers to the general population. These findings and recommendations are in "
How a deadly land fungus began killing marine mammals in the Salish Sea
22hIn the early 2000s, a fungus infected hundreds of animals and people in British Columbia and Washington State. Scientists found that the disease also killed porpoises and dolphins in the Salish Sea—perhaps affecting cetaceans even earlier than people.
Pentagon, intelligence agencies detail climate threat to security
22hReports released Thursday by the Pentagon and the U.S. intelligence community laid out in frank terms the national security threat posed by climate change, and how rapidly evolving weather patterns will impact global stability in the decades to come.
Author Correction: Cotranslational prolyl hydroxylation is essential for flavivirus biogenesis
23hNature, Published online: 21 October 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-04102-0
Early dinosaurs may have lived in social herds as early as 193 million years ago
23hScientists believe they have found the earliest evidence for complex herd behavior in dinosaurs. Researchers say Mussaurus patagonicus may have lived in herds some 193 million years ago — 40 million years earlier than other records of dinosaur herding.
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