Female emission at orgasm confirmed to release fluid from the bladder
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This artist is dominating AI-generated art. And he’s not happy about it.
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5hMidjourney Holz AI
Those cool AI-generated images you’ve seen across the internet? There’s a good chance they are based on the works of Greg Rutkowski . Rutkowski is a Polish digital artist who uses classical painting styles to create dreamy fantasy landscapes. He has made illustrations for games such as Sony’s Horizon Forbidden West , Ubisoft’s Anno , Dungeons & Dragons , and Magic: The Gathering . And he’s become
Synthesis, properties, and material hybridization of bare aromatic polymers enabled by dendrimer support
9hNature Communications, Published online: 16 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41467-022-33100-7 Unsubstituted aromatic polymers are materials with multiple potential applications, but their preparation remains challenging. Here, the authors report a dendrimer-enabled synthesis of soluble bare aromatic polymers and explore their properties; these compounds can be further transformed into other material
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37minNASA Perseverance Mars
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1hRussia Starlink Musk
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Author Correction: Epitaxial growth of an atom-thin layer on a LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 cathode for stable Li-ion battery cycling
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Electrosynthesis of formamide from methanol and ammonia under ambient conditions
2hNature Communications, Published online: 16 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41467-022-33232-w Developing a sustainable manufacturing method using biomass-derived feedstock at ambient conditions is highly desirable. Here the authors report electrooxidation route for synthesis of formamide from methanol and ammonia in water
Structure-based discovery of small molecules that disaggregate Alzheimer’s disease tissue derived tau fibrils in vitro
2hNature Communications, Published online: 16 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41467-022-32951-4 Evidence suggests that fibrous aggregates of protein tau may be the proximal cause of Alzheimer’s disease. Here, using atomic structures of tau fibrils from brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease, the authors have found small-molecule drug leads that disaggregate tau fibrils in vitro.
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2hTesla Autopilot FSD
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Beads show European trade in African interior used Indigenous routes
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Differential impacts of adult trees on offspring and non-offspring recruits in a subtropical forest
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Support for art and other cultural objects can be strengthened by highlighting their collective value
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Differential impacts of adult trees on offspring and non-offspring recruits in a subtropical forest
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Decoupling engineering of formamidinium–cesium perovskites for efficient photovoltaics
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Researchers reveal reactive gallium-hydride species on gallium oxide surface
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A new strategy to speed up cold case investigations
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Tailoring the particle sizes of Pt₅Ce alloy nanoparticles for the oxygen reduction reaction
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The U.S. and the Holocaust Reveals the Dark Limits of Democracy
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3hBurns Holocaust PBS
Many works of history are much less about the past than they are about the present. People contemplate past events to understand current problems, and in today’s fractured America, the Civil War would surely be a resonant topic for an eminent documentarian to explore. But Ken Burns has been there and done that. Instead, in our bifurcated country, where the past is relitigated daily in state legis
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How to gain a competitive edge in grant writing
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Blazing comet tail is whipped by solar winds in astonishing astronomy photo
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Parent-Teacher Messaging App Hacked to Send Mom and Dad Horrifying Images
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3hSchool App Seesaw Image
Do Not Click Users of the popular parent-teacher app Seesaw were in for a truly shocking surprise this week. The app was reportedly hacked by bad actors, who used the tech's messaging feature to send horribly explicit, NSFW memes to unassuming parents. "DO NOT OPEN ANY 'BITLY' LINKS sent in Seesaw as a message from another school family," read one Illinois school district's warning message . "DEL
Best USB-C Chargers in 2022
3hSooner or later, you will need a USB-C charger to give your devices much-needed juice. Many popular devices on the market today are powered up via USB-C, including Samsung Galaxy, MacBook Pro, and consoles like Nintendo Switch. If you have a portable device, and it needs power, a solid USB-C charger will provide it. But which device is best for your needs? Here’s a thorough round-up of the best U
Efficacy and safety of intense pulsed light direct eyelid application
3hScientific Reports, Published online: 16 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41598-022-17986-3
Neurofilament light as a predictive biomarker of unresolved chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in subjects receiving paclitaxel and carboplatin
3hScientific Reports, Published online: 16 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41598-022-18716-5
Palm oil's implications on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
3hFrom the second half of the twentieth century onwards, there has been an exponential increase in the production of palm oil, which has proven to be very versatile; so much so that it has become a common ingredient in many food products, such as margarine, biscuits, bread, cakes, chocolate, ice cream and non-food products such as detergents and cosmetics. Palm oil has also historically been used as
Examining the roots of great wine tourism
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New test can ID patients at risk of severe COVID-19, study finds
3hThe information could help doctors identify patients at high risk for poor outcomes and quickly begin tailored treatment.
COVID-19: One in three infected but unvaccinated persons no longer have detectable antibodies one year after the infection
3hA prospective seroprevalence study in the Catalan population underlines the need to get vaccinated despite having been infected, and confirms that hybrid immunity (vaccination plus infection) is more robust and long-lasting.
Mexican mangroves have been capturing carbon for 5,000 years
3hResearchers have identified a new reason to protect mangrove forests: they've been quietly keeping carbon out of Earth's atmosphere for the past 5,000 years.
Towards a better understanding of depression
3hHuman beings and fruit flies have very little in common — at first sight. However, studying these flies it is in fact possible to find out more about human nature, particularly when it comes to depressive disorders. It is on this basis that scientists are attempting to gain a better understanding of depression-like states and thus improve means of treating them.
Higher risk of serious COVID-19 complications in children with primary immunodeficiency
3hChildren with certain immunodeficiency diseases carry mutations in genes that regulate the body's immune system against viral infections and they have a higher mortality rate due to COVID-19, according to a new study.
Researchers go 'outside the box' to delineate major ocean currents
3hResearchers have quantified the energy of ocean currents larger than 1,000 kilometers. Using a novel coarse-graining technique, they have discovered that the most energetic is the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, some 9,000 kilometers in diameter.
Gamechanger: New way to improve outcomes in kids with eosinophilic esophagitis
3hA groundbreaking study has determined the threshold for a new measure of early scarring in the esophagus of children with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), which allows immediate intervention during endoscopy to halt further damage and prevent food from getting stuck in the esophagus (feeding tube) of kids with this condition.
Caller ID: Hyena 'whoops' feature individual signatures
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Users trust AI as much as humans for flagging problematic content
3hSocial media users may trust artificial intelligence — AI — as much as human editors to flag hate speech and harmful content, according to researchers.
Researchers identify a gene therapy target for polycystic kidney disease
3hBlocking the inhibition of PKD1 and PKD2 gene expression by deleting a binding site for microRNAs hindered the formation and growth of kidney cysts in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) models, researchers reported. The findings suggest a strategy for gene therapy with the potential to arrest or cure ADPKD.
A stable alternative to an explosive synthetic reaction
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How dance can unleash your inner joy | Ryan Heffington
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Microbially induced carbonate precipitation can improve coarse-grained, salty soil
3hMicrobially induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) is a cost-effective and environmentally friendly technology to improve saline soil. It aims to use urease generated by bacteria to catalyze urea hydrolysis and produce carbonate, which combines with calcium ion in the cementation solution to form calcium carbonate precipitates and calcite crystal.
People who get periodontal care fare better after heart attack
3hPeople who have received periodontal maintenance care stayed in the hospital for the shortest time after a heart attack, a new study shows. The conventional wisdom is that medical and dental care are related, but less is known about how dental care relates to health outcomes after acute incidents like heart attacks. To that end, researchers studied patients receiving periodontal care , dental cle
Many kids with hay fever and asthma don’t receive needed care
3hThe majority of children with asthma also have allergic rhinitis, or hay fever, researchers report. Their new study also shows these kids have worse asthma outcomes. Symptoms of hay fever include runny nose, sneezing, congestion and sinus pressure, and can contribute to asthma. For the study in the Journal of Asthma , researchers reviewed data from three NIH-funded trials of 1,029 Rochester, New
Thinking about quiet quitting? Here's why—and how—you should talk to your boss instead
4hQuiet quitting is a catchy name, popularized on social media, for something we've all probably done. Its popularity is probably down to the inevitable and much-needed pushback against "hustle culture", where younger workers are encouraged to over-function and engage in unsustainable "performative productivity"—looking like you are working harder than you are—to get ahead in their careers. This com
Microbially induced carbonate precipitation can improve coarse-grained, salty soil
4hMicrobially induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) is a cost-effective and environmentally friendly technology to improve saline soil. It aims to use urease generated by bacteria to catalyze urea hydrolysis and produce carbonate, which combines with calcium ion in the cementation solution to form calcium carbonate precipitates and calcite crystal.
Simulations show increased jet stream waviness due to asymmetric rise in global temperatures
4hA quartet of researchers, two with the Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics and two with Pukyong National University, has created a group of simulations of changes to the jet stream under global warming. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the group describes using math theory to describe wind motion under given circumstances to create their simulations
Parenting alone isn't to blame for gender inequality
4hNew research shows parents are largely not to blame for economic inequality between men and women in Aotearoa New Zealand. Other factors in society, outside parents' control, are contributing more to ongoing harmful economic gender inequality, meaning men have better economic outcomes than women.
Study finds one in four adults experience transportation insecurity
4hMore than a quarter of adults age 25 and older in the United States experience transportation insecurity, meaning they are unable to move from place to place in a safe or timely manner.
We may be underestimating just how bad carbon-belching SUVs are for the climate, and for our health
4hAustralia's love for fuel-hungry and fuel-inefficient SUVs is hampering our ability to bring transport emissions down. SUVs make up half of all new car sales last year, a National Transport Commission report revealed this week—up from a quarter of all sales a decade ago.
Designing new proteins in seconds instead of months via AI.
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World’s largest carbon removal facility could suck up 5 million metric tonnes of CO2 yearly | The U.S.-based facility hopes to capture CO2, roughly the equivalent of 5 million return flights between London and New York annually.
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US Government Committee of Science holds hearing on 'fountain of youth' geroscience therapies as a way to improve healthspan – by targeting aging biology to treat common diseases like Alzheimer's or stroke
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Solar Panels Floating in Space Could One Day Power Your Home
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Tiny static electricity generators could produce power from waves
4hA smart way of putting together lots of nanogenerators that exploit static electricity to generate a current could open up a new kind of wave power
Seeing Science: How to Visually Explain Complex Concepts
4hScientists turn to an easy, plug-and-play platform to visually translate their work.
Go with the Flow: Adapting Lateral Flow Assays for Nucleic Acid Detection
4hScientists incorporate sensitive nanoparticles to rapidly detect DNA and RNA.
Ever heard of ocean forests? They're larger than the Amazon and more productive than we thought
4hAmazon, Borneo, Congo, Daintree. We know the names of many of the world's largest or most famous rainforests. And many of us know about the world's largest span of forests, the boreal forests stretching from Russia to Canada.
The koala: When it's smart to be slow
4hThe koala was clinging to an old tree stag while stranded in the Murray River, on the border between New South Wales and Victoria. A team of students from La Trobe University noticed its predicament as they were paddling by in canoes.
A fossil baby helped scientists explain how mammals thrived after the dinosaur extinction
4hSixty-two million years ago, a mother gave birth to a baby. Overcoming the shock of birth in a matter of minutes, the baby began to explore the world around it. The baby started to suckle from its mother, a natural instinct shared by all animals of its kind, the mammals.
The horseracing industry is ignoring what science says about whipping
4hWhen the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) released its recent whip consultation report, it claimed to have consulted the science. But it insists whipping doesn't hurt horses and fails to recommend that the racing industry changes its approach.
Some microbes lie in wait until their hosts unknowingly give them the signal to start multiplying and kill them
4hAfter more than two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, you might picture a virus as a nasty spiked ball—a mindless killer that gets into a cell and hijacks its machinery to create a gazillion copies of itself before bursting out. For many viruses, including the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, the "mindless killer" epithet is essentially true.
What Do Dogs Know About Us?
4hQuid and I have struck a deal. Every morning she flies up the stairs, leaps onto our bed, and attacks my nose with her sharp little teeth. And I am awakened. Oh wait, no; we don’t have a deal. She just does that. It is vexing and charming at once. Just at the moment of nose-attack I can smell the sleep collected on her breath and fur. It mingles with the odor of the other dogs in the room and is
Hundreds of Americans Will Die From COVID Today
4hOver the past week, an average of 491 Americans have died of COVID each day, according to data compiled by The New York Times . The week before, the number was 382. The week before that, 494. And so on. For the past five months or so, the United States has trod along something of a COVID-death plateau. This is good in the sense that after two years of breakneck spikes and plummets, the past five
A New Generation of Pop Stars Are Dancing With the Devil
4hThough we live in a supposedly secular era , at least one spiritual tradition appears to be thriving: pop musicians flouting the devout. In the past few years, Lil Nas X has given Satan a lap dance , Demi Lovato has posed in S&M-ish restraints on a crucifix bed , and Beyoncé has commanded churchgoers to gyrate in a manner that led one pastor to level accusations of soul-selling . When supposedly
Historical Fiction Turns a Life Into a Story
4hWhen Queen Elizabeth II died on September 8, production temporarily stopped on the sixth season of Netflix’s popular historical drama The Crown , which charts the second Elizabethan age in the United Kingdom. It was done out of respect, a Netflix source said, but it also highlights the strange relationship the real crown has with The Crown. The series depends on actual people and events, but the
Polio Is Exploiting a Very Human Weakness
4hIn 1988, the World Health Assembly announced a very ambitious goal : Polio was to be vanquished by the year 2000. It was a reach, sure, but feasible. Although highly infectious, polioviruses affect only people, and don’t hide out in wild animals; with two extraordinarily effective vaccines in regular use, they should be possible to snuff out. Thanks to a global inoculation campaign, infections ha
Harvey Weinstein's Rotting Teeth Reveal a Lot About Prison Healthcare
4hDisgraced mega-producer and convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein's health has dwindled in recent years , at least according to himself and his lawyers — the former film exec, who now uses a wheelchair, is said to be losing his vision and has complained of a number of dental ailments as well. And now, as Weinstein awaits a slew of upcoming court proceedings, he's allegedly begging the court to releas
Ever heard of ocean forests? They're larger than the Amazon and more productive than we thought
4hAmazon, Borneo, Congo, Daintree. We know the names of many of the world's largest or most famous rainforests. And many of us know about the world's largest span of forests, the boreal forests stretching from Russia to Canada.
'Like a waterfall': deadly Italian storms spark climate debate
4hAt least 10 people died and four were missing after an extraordinary thunderstorm sparked major flooding in central Italy, officials said Friday, pushing the issue of climate change up the agenda the week before elections.
The koala: When it's smart to be slow
4hThe koala was clinging to an old tree stag while stranded in the Murray River, on the border between New South Wales and Victoria. A team of students from La Trobe University noticed its predicament as they were paddling by in canoes.
Direct democracy can force governments to better represent the people—but it doesn't always work out
4hIn August 2022, a statewide referendum in Kansas saw citizens overwhelmingly reject a plan to insert anti-abortion language into the state's constitution. It comes as a slew of similar votes on abortion rights are planned in the coming months—putting the issue directly to the people after the Supreme Court struck down the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling.
A fossil baby helped scientists explain how mammals thrived after the dinosaur extinction
4hSixty-two million years ago, a mother gave birth to a baby. Overcoming the shock of birth in a matter of minutes, the baby began to explore the world around it. The baby started to suckle from its mother, a natural instinct shared by all animals of its kind, the mammals.
A multi-adenylate cyclase regulator at the flagellar tip controls African trypanosome transmission
4hNature Communications, Published online: 16 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41467-022-33108-z Trypanosomes can sense signal molecules and coordinate their movement in response to such signals, a phenomenon termed social motility (SoMo). Here, Bachmaier et al show that cyclic AMP response protein 3 (CARP3) localization to the flagellar tip and its interaction with a number of different adenylate cycl
This Week in Space: Honors Aboard the International Space Station
4hHappy Friday, dear reader. Welcome back to This Week in Space, where we round up the major happenings from LEO to the Oort Cloud and all points west. NASA is still working to get the Artemis moon rocket into the air, but they’ve set another launch date. In contrast, the European Space Agency will make history next week when Samantha Cristoforetti becomes commander of the International Space Stati
The horseracing industry is ignoring what science says about whipping
4hWhen the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) released its recent whip consultation report, it claimed to have consulted the science. But it insists whipping doesn't hurt horses and fails to recommend that the racing industry changes its approach.
Removing author fees can help open access journals make research available to everyone
4hOpen access (OA) journals are academic, peer-reviewed journals that are free and available for anyone to read without paying subscription fees. To make up for lost subscription revenue, many journals instead charge author fees to researchers who wish to publish in them. These fees can reach thousands of dollars per article, paid out of publicly funded research grants.
Some microbes lie in wait until their hosts unknowingly give them the signal to start multiplying and kill them
4hAfter more than two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, you might picture a virus as a nasty spiked ball—a mindless killer that gets into a cell and hijacks its machinery to create a gazillion copies of itself before bursting out. For many viruses, including the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, the "mindless killer" epithet is essentially true.
Report recommends policies, mechanisms for return, ethical uses for research of human remains in museums
4hA report by the Steering Committee on Human Remains in University Museum Collections was released by President Larry Bacow on Thursday in a message to the University community.
Researchers find neuronal pathway in rats that drives social grooming
4hA team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in Hungary, working with two colleagues from Spain and one each from the U.S. and Germany, has discovered the neuronal pathway in the rat brain that is responsible for social grooming. In their paper published in the journal Current Biology, the group describes using injections and whole cell patch recording techniques to capture brain ac
What can aphantasia tell us about conscious thought? — The Junkyard
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Breakthrough Neural Network AI For Robotics | New Computer Vision 3D Scanner | New Computer Vision AI For 3D Environments | New Google AI Machine Learning Can Smell
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Response to environmental damage hints at your empathy overall
4hPeople who respond less emotionally to images of damage to the environment are also less emotional and empathic in general, according to a new study. Differences in political ideology can limit policy adjustments that address climate change. Researchers and practitioners often raise concern by appealing to people’s empathy . However, some people appear less emotionally affected by environmental d
Maize harvester gearbox design modification for improved fatigue life
5hScientific Reports, Published online: 16 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41598-022-19982-z
Synthesis of a nitrogen doped reduced graphene oxide based ceramic polymer composite nanofiber film for wearable device applications
5hScientific Reports, Published online: 16 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41598-022-19234-0
Researchers find neuronal pathway in rats that drives social grooming
5hA team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in Hungary, working with two colleagues from Spain and one each from the U.S. and Germany, has discovered the neuronal pathway in the rat brain that is responsible for social grooming. In their paper published in the journal Current Biology, the group describes using injections and whole cell patch recording techniques to capture brain ac
Training for Dixie Fire survivors sheds light on the long road to recovery
5hDeep within the Sierra Nevada mountains, Greenville is a small town of about 1,100 people in the northern part of Plumas County, California. It was founded in the era of the Gold Rush—a mining settlement turned logging settlement turned historical landmark, known for its well-preserved 19th-century storefronts and century-old ranches. That is, until the summer of 2021 put Greenville on the map for
Research shows constituents ask female legislators to do more
5hDespite the strides made in electing women to office, women are still grossly underrepresented in all levels of government. Women make up just over a quarter of all members of the 117th Congress (147 of the total 535 seats), which is more than double the number of women serving in Congress 20 years ago (72).
Q&A: What explains 'quiet quitting' in the workplace?
5hYoungAh Park is a professor of labor and employment relations at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign who studies work stress and recovery. Park spoke with News Bureau business and law editor Phil Ciciora about "quiet quitting" at work.
How quantum physicists are looking for life on exoplanets
5hThe world that quantum physicists study with a trained eye is the very same world that we non-scientists navigate every day. The only difference is that it's been magnified to scales incomprehensibly small and large.
Researchers model the effects of honest and dishonest gossip
5hA diverse range of fields are considered for Ig Nobel Prizes, including physics, entomology and peace. The annual Ig Nobel awards aim to recognize research that first makes people laugh, and then think.
More leadership, structure needed in respectful relationships education in Australian schools
5hGreater top-down coordination, more teacher training and better evaluation systems are needed to improve respectful relationships education in Australian schools, a Monash University study shows.
Researchers find the cell cortex is activated by thousands of short-lived protein condensates
5hDuring development, the cells of an embryo divide until a fully functional organism emerges. One component of the cell is especially important during this process: the cell cortex. This fine network of hair-like filament structures (called actin) just below the cell membrane is the main determinant of cell shape and is involved in almost everything a cell does, such as moving, dividing, or sensing
Size, not sex, is key to the development of wildebeest horns
5hThe hallmarks of sexual selection can be found in some animals long after they have died.
Techniques learned from Earth climate science aid in the search for potentially habitable exoplanets
5hAn international team, including astrophysicists from the University of Exeter, is taking lessons and techniques learned from Earth climate science to pave the way to robustly model atmospheres of planets orbiting distant stars, aiding in the search for potentially habitable exoplanets.
Image: UK heat wave
5hThis summer, heat waves struck Europe, North Africa, the U.S. and Asia with temperatures reaching over 40°C in places—breaking many long-standing records. Images from the Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission show the scale of Britain's heat wave as it baked in extreme temperatures in August.
Surprise hydrological shifts imperil water resources
5hFrom 1997 to 2010, southeastern Australia experienced its worst drought on record. The "Millennium" drought severely strained municipal and agricultural water supplies—and despite a return to near-predrought rainfall levels, some of the region's watersheds have not yet recovered. The extended dry spell delivered two surprises: streamflows that were surprisingly low during the drought, even conside
Researchers find the cell cortex is activated by thousands of short-lived protein condensates
5hDuring development, the cells of an embryo divide until a fully functional organism emerges. One component of the cell is especially important during this process: the cell cortex. This fine network of hair-like filament structures (called actin) just below the cell membrane is the main determinant of cell shape and is involved in almost everything a cell does, such as moving, dividing, or sensing
Size, not sex, is key to the development of wildebeest horns
5hThe hallmarks of sexual selection can be found in some animals long after they have died.
Data science reveals universal rules shaping cells' power stations
5hMitochondria are compartments—so-called "organelles"—in our cells that provide the chemical energy supply we need to move, think, and live. Chloroplasts are organelles in plants and algae that capture sunlight and perform photosynthesis. At a first glance, they might look worlds apart. But an international team of researchers, led by the University of Bergen, have used data science and computation
Does exercise drive development? In the sea anemone, the way you move matters
5hAs humans, we know that an active lifestyle gives us some control over our form. When we hit the pavement, track our steps, and head to the gym, we can maintain muscle development and reduce body fat. Our physical activity helps shape our physical figure. But what if we sustained similar aerobics in our earlier forms? Is it possible that our embryos also exercised?
Huge Swells Force the Saga Back to the Harbor! | Deadliest Catch
5hStream Deadliest Catch on discovery+ ► https://www.discoveryplus.com/show/deadliest-catch #DeadliestCatch #Discovery #DiscoveryPlus Subscribe to Discovery: http://bit.ly/SubscribeDiscovery Follow Us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@Discovery We're on Instagram! https://instagram.com/Discovery Join Us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Discovery Follow Us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Disco
One of the Best-Preserved Dinosaurs Of All Time Found in Canada
5hProfessor Brian Pickles and paleontologist Caleb Brown stand next to the exposed parts of their newly-discovered fossil. (Photo: Melissa Dergousoff/University of Reading) When we think of dinosaur fossils, we often think of footprints preserved in sandstone, or bones carefully displayed inside a museum. But what about mummified dinosaurs? That’s what researchers think they’ve found lodged into a
World’s largest fusion experiment ITER appoints new chief
5hNature, Published online: 16 September 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-02976-2 Pietro Barabaschi, who will take over as director-general of ITER in October, plans to improve integration between collaborating agencies.
NASA’s Mars rover makes ‘fantastic’ find in search for past life
5hNature, Published online: 16 September 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-02968-2 Perseverance has collected four rock samples from an ancient river delta where organisms might have thrived.
Bill Gates Sounds Moderately Horrified by How Civilization Is Going
5hBill of Fail If you see Bill Gates, maybe don't ask him about the state of the world. He's really going through it . And honestly, we get it. Back in 2015, the UN made a list of 17 sustainability goals — to "end poverty, fight inequality and stop climate change by 2030," as The New York Times explains . No small dice. Upon that UN announcement, Gates and ex-wife Melinda decided to focus The Bill
Author Correction: Modulating co-translational protein folding by rational design and ribosome engineering
5hNature Communications, Published online: 16 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41467-022-33270-4
A temporal sequence of thalamic activity unfolds at transitions in behavioral arousal state
5hNature Communications, Published online: 16 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41467-022-33010-8 How the brain transitions between sleep and wakefulness is not well understood. Here, the authors discover that a sequence of activity unfolds across the thalamus before transitions from unresponsiveness to active behavior.
These Bats Buzz Like Bees to Save Their Own Lives
5hNew research has discovered the first case of acoustic mimicry between a mammal and an insect–an acquired skill that could just save their skins.
Record ice sheet melt in September as emissions rise
5hExperts on ‘tipping points’ meet to examine the outcomes of likely temperature rise of 1.5C
Data science reveals universal rules shaping cells' power stations
5hMitochondria are compartments—so-called "organelles"—in our cells that provide the chemical energy supply we need to move, think, and live. Chloroplasts are organelles in plants and algae that capture sunlight and perform photosynthesis. At a first glance, they might look worlds apart. But an international team of researchers, led by the University of Bergen, have used data science and computation
Does exercise drive development? In the sea anemone, the way you move matters
5hAs humans, we know that an active lifestyle gives us some control over our form. When we hit the pavement, track our steps, and head to the gym, we can maintain muscle development and reduce body fat. Our physical activity helps shape our physical figure. But what if we sustained similar aerobics in our earlier forms? Is it possible that our embryos also exercised?
Synthesis of bare aromatic polymers with dendrimer support allows the creation of unique hybrid materials
5hBare aromatic polymers have the potential to be used in a wide range of high-performance and functional materials. However, their synthesis is hindered by the poor solubility of their parent compounds. Scientists from Nagoya University in Japan have overcome this problem by synthesizing bare aromatic polymers using a dendrimer support. Using the high solubility enabled by dendrimer support, the ba
The emotional labor of staying cheerful at work can lead to employee burnout
5hManagers know that happy employees are more productive and provide better customer service, but what is the cost of that service with a smile?
Examining the individual signatures of the 'whoops' that hyenas make
5hAs dusk begins cloaking the Maasai Mara grasslands of southwestern Kenya, a spotted hyena slinks beneath the woody umbrella that is the acacia tree.
Hubble captures galaxy NGC 1961
5hThe galaxy NGC 1961 unfurls its gorgeous spiral arms in this newly released image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. Glittering, blue regions of bright young stars dot the dusty spiral arms winding around the galaxy's glowing center.
Researchers who collaborate with others in multiple research areas found to publish more highly cited papers
5hA small team of researchers at Beijing Normal University working with a colleague from Bar-Ilan University has found that researchers who collaborate with other researchers in multiple research areas tend to publish more highly cited papers than do those who generally only work with others in their field. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the group descri
'Like a new planet': Volcano draws visitors to Spanish isle
5hWhen the volcano erupted in La Palma last year, Teodoro Gonzalez Perez rushed to the Spanish island to see the lava flows with his own eyes—now he's back for another look.
A new holographic microscope allows scientists to see through the skull and image the mouse brain
5hResearchers led by Associate Director Choi Wonshik of the Center for Molecular Spectroscopy and Dynamics within the Institute for Basic Science, Professor Kim Moonseok of The Catholic University of Korea, and Professor Choi Myunghwan of Seoul National University developed a new type of holographic microscope. It is said that the new microscope can "see through" the intact skull, and is capable of
These Bats Buzz Like Bees to Save Their Own Lives
5hNew research has discovered the first case of acoustic mimicry between a mammal and an insect–an acquired skill that could just save their skins.
Treadmill benefits: Six reasons to jump on the running machine today
5hTreadmill benefits: Six ways this aerobic workout can boost health
Gaze up at the stars with this Feiang telescope kit, over 50% off at Amazon
5hBudding stargazers can save $160 on this highly-rated telescope set at Amazon.
Examining the individual signatures of the 'whoops' that hyenas make
5hAs dusk begins cloaking the Maasai Mara grasslands of southwestern Kenya, a spotted hyena slinks beneath the woody umbrella that is the acacia tree.
Scientists reveal the true identity of a Chinese octopus
5hA team of researchers came across a new-to-science species of octopus from Dongshan island in China's Fujian Province. At less than 40 g in its adult stage, Callistoctopus xiaohongxu is considered a small to moderate-sized octopus. The species, known to locals but long mistaken for a different species, has smooth skin and reddish-brown color.
This Sleek Solar Car Goes 600 Miles on a Charge and Is Gearing Up for Production
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6hSolar Car Lightyear
Last month, California became the first US state to ban the sale of combustion-engine cars after 2035. But its transition to electric vehicles will probably be tricky. The state’s electrical grid is experiencing instability even without the extra demand that will come from EVs; earlier this month, for example, parts of the Bay Area narrowly avoided rolling blackouts during a record-breaking heatw
Meeting 2030 goal for electric cars could be impossible
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6hElectric Cars Zero
The US government has set a national goal of reaching 50% penetration of plug-in electric vehicles by 2030, but meeting the goal is unlikely unless the cars become more affordable, research shows. “We need to focus policy makers, automakers, and electric utilities on how to stimulate consumer demand for—and automaker offerings of— affordable electric vehicles ,” says John D. Graham, professor in
China Discovers Mineral on the Moon That Could be Used for Nuclear Fusion
6hThe moon is our nearest celestial neighbor and the only body aside from Earth where humans have ever set foot, but there’s still a great deal we don’t know about it. China’s Chang’e-5 mission in 2020 returned the first lunar samples since the end of the Apollo program in 1976, and scientists now report the discovery of a new mineral in the payload. Even more interesting, the tiny crystallized min
Differences in spinal posture and mobility between children/adolescents with obesity and age-matched normal-weight individuals
6hScientific Reports, Published online: 16 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41598-022-19823-z
ZnO/metal/ZnO (metal = Ag, Pt, Au) films for energy-saving in windows application
6hScientific Reports, Published online: 16 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41598-022-20043-8 ZnO/metal/ZnO (metal = Ag, Pt, Au) films for energy-saving in windows application
Astronomy Photographer of the Year photos are out of this world
6hThese images are some of the winning and shortlisted entries for this year’s competition, organised by the Royal Observatory in London
100-year-olds with signs of Alzheimer's in the brain are still sharp
6hAmyloid plaques and tau tangles tend to accumulate in the brain as we get older, but at the most advanced ages they don't correlate with cognitive symptoms
Phase transitions in olivine may be the cause of deep seismic faulting
6hEarthquakes which occur at depths of several hundred kilometers in the mantle are called "deep-focus earthquakes". Such earthquakes occasionally result in serious disasters such as the 1994 Bolivian earthquake, which occurred at a depth of 638 km with a magnitude of 8.3.
Feeling out of equilibrium in a dual geometric world: A novel theory for nonlinear dissipative phenomena
6hLosing energy is rarely a good thing, but now, researchers in Japan have shown how to extend the applicability of thermodynamics to systems that are not in equilibrium. By encoding the energy dissipation relationships in a geometric way, they were able to cast the physical constraints in a generalized geometric space. This work may significantly improve our understanding of chemical reaction netwo
The number of ancient Martian lakes might have been dramatically underestimated by scientists
6hLakes are bodies of water fed by rainfall, snowmelt, rivers and groundwater, through which, Earth is teeming with life. Lakes also contain critical geologic records of past climates. Though Mars is a frozen desert today, scientists have shown that Mars contains evidence of ancient lakes that existed billions of years ago, which could contain evidence for ancient life and climate conditions on the
A general chemical principle for creating closure-stabilizing integrin inhibitors
6hName a biological function, and proteins called integrins are probably involved in it.
Germ cells move like tiny bulldozers
6hDuring fruit fly embryo formation, primordial germ cells—the stem cells that will later form eggs and sperm—must travel from the far end of the embryo to their final location in the gonads. Part of the primordial germ cell migration is passive; the cells are simply pushed into place by the movements of other cells. But at a certain point in development, the primordial germ cells must move on their
Study suggests new mechanism for lipid transporter
6hA new model suggests that a protein involved in the generation of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) works differently than previously thought.
A closer look at third-hand smoke and its risks
6hUsing state-of-the-art techniques, researchers have gained a better understanding of the complex mix of hazardous chemicals in third-hand smoke—the residual contamination from cigarette smoking—which can linger long after smoking has occurred and pose health risks to non-smokers.
Refreezing Earth's poles feasible and cheap, new study finds
6hThe poles are warming several times faster than the global average, causing record smashing heatwaves that were reported earlier this year in both the Arctic and Antarctic. Melting ice and collapsing glaciers at high latitudes would accelerate sea level rise around the planet. Fortunately, refreezing the poles by reducing incoming sunlight would be both feasible and remarkably cheap, according to
Global energy spectrum of the general oceanic circulation
6hFor the first time, University of Rochester researchers have quantified the energy of ocean currents larger than 1,000 kilometers. In the process, they and their collaborators have discovered that the most energetic is the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, some 9,000 kilometers in diameter.
Your Questions about the New COVID Booster Shots, Answered
6hNew COVID booster vaccines built for the latest variants are here and should be more effective. But there are still some unknowns
A general chemical principle for creating closure-stabilizing integrin inhibitors
6hName a biological function, and proteins called integrins are probably involved in it.
A closer look at third-hand smoke and its risks
6hUsing state-of-the-art techniques, researchers have gained a better understanding of the complex mix of hazardous chemicals in third-hand smoke—the residual contamination from cigarette smoking—which can linger long after smoking has occurred and pose health risks to non-smokers.
Giftigt sandskum ved Lynetteholmen kan have ført til kortvarig forurening af havnevandet
6hPLUS. Ny redegørelse viser, at giftigt skum fra anlægsarbejde ved Lynetteholmen kan have ført til overskridelser af vandmiljøkvalitetskrav i en kortere periode.
Germ cells move like tiny bulldozers
6hDuring fruit fly embryo formation, primordial germ cells—the stem cells that will later form eggs and sperm—must travel from the far end of the embryo to their final location in the gonads. Part of the primordial germ cell migration is passive; the cells are simply pushed into place by the movements of other cells. But at a certain point in development, the primordial germ cells must move on their
Study suggests new mechanism for lipid transporter
6hA new model suggests that a protein involved in the generation of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) works differently than previously thought.
Gut microbes and humans on a joint evolutionary journey
6hThe human gut microbiome is composed of thousands of different bacteria and archaea that vary widely between populations and individuals. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Biology in Tübingen have now discovered gut microbes that share a parallel evolutionary history with their human hosts: the microorganisms co-evolved in the human gut environment over hundreds of thousands of years. I
Gut microbes and humans on a joint evolutionary journey
6hThe human gut microbiome is composed of thousands of different bacteria and archaea that vary widely between populations and individuals. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Biology in Tübingen have now discovered gut microbes that share a parallel evolutionary history with their human hosts: the microorganisms co-evolved in the human gut environment over hundreds of thousands of years. I
The Download: discovering proteins, and Pakistan’s climate crisis
6hThis is today’s edition of The Download , our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. An AI that can design new proteins could help unlock new cures and materials What’s happened? : A new AI tool could help researchers discover previously unknown proteins and design entirely new ones. When harnessed, it could help unlock the development of more
Author Correction: WAVY GROWTH Arabidopsis E3 ubiquitin ligases affect apical PIN sorting decisions
7hNature Communications, Published online: 16 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41467-022-33198-9
Imprinting fidelity in mouse iPSCs depends on sex of donor cell and medium formulation
7hNature Communications, Published online: 16 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41467-022-33013-5 Reprogramming somatic cells to induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) is associated with epigenetic alterations. Here the authors assess DNA methylation in detail in multiple female and male mouse iPSC lines generated with different protocols and find that defects depend on the sex of donor cells and can be
Electrostatic and steric effects underlie acetylation-induced changes in ubiquitin structure and function
7hNature Communications, Published online: 16 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41467-022-33087-1 Ubiquitin is not only a posttranslational modifier but itself is subject to modifications, such as acetylation. Characterization of distinct acetylated ubiquitin variants reveals that each acetylation site has a particular impact on ubiquitin structure and its protein-protein interaction properties.
Enzymatic synthesis of benzylisoquinoline alkaloids using a parallel cascade strategy and tyrosinase variants
7hNature Communications, Published online: 16 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41467-022-33122-1 Pharmaceuticals derived from benzylisoquinoline alkaloids find application in modern medicine. Here, the authors report the design of a parallel enzymatic cascade to generate halogenated benzylisoquinoline alkaloids, that included engineering of tyrosinase mutants to enhance substrate capabilities.
Water regulates the residence time of Benzamidine in Trypsin
7hNature Communications, Published online: 16 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41467-022-33104-3 Water is an essential part of any biological system, yet many aspects of its role remain elusive. Here the authors show, in a paradigmatic ligand-protein system, that water modulates the ligand residence time in a complex and non-local way, with possible implications in drug design.
How to Change Minds? A Study Makes the Case for Talking It Out.
7hResearchers found that meaty conversations among several people can align beliefs and brain patterns — so long as the group is free of blowhards.
Cheers to the first beer made entirely from indoor hops
7hNature, Published online: 16 September 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-02965-5 Ana Saez García uses hydroponics to grow the crop using barely any soil — and to boost its yield sustainably.
Kæmpebrand har raseret kinesisk skyskraber
7hEn 42 etager høj skyskraber brød fredag eftermiddag i brand i storbyen Changsha i Kina. Foreløbigt ingen meldinger om dødsfald eller brandårsag
The People’s Joker: A New Take on the Batverse You May Never See
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7hThe People’s Joker
The film—a trans coming-of-age allegory—was pulled from the Toronto International Film Festival over “rights issues.”
Neal Stephenson Named the Metaverse. Now, He’s Building It
7hPlus: Depicting the nerd mindset; the best lettuce; and the future is flooding.
Modelling response time in a mental rotation task by gender, physical activity, and task features
7hScientific Reports, Published online: 16 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41598-022-19054-2
Population-based screening to detect benzodiazepine drug-drug-drug interaction signals associated with unintentional traumatic injury
7hScientific Reports, Published online: 16 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41598-022-19551-4
Sänkta bensinskatter ger Ryssland klirr i kassan
7hSänker hela Europa skatten på bensin och diesel blir ryska oljebolag rikare. Det kan finnas andra sätt att stötta pressade konsumenter, enligt forskare. Inlägget dök först upp på forskning.se .
Infektioner kopplas till ökad risk för alzheimer och parkinson
7hAllvarliga infektioner tidigt eller mitt i livet kopplas till ökad risk för Alzheimers och Parkinsons sjukdom. Fynden tyder på att infektioner kan trigga eller förstärka en redan existerande sjukdom. Inlägget dök först upp på forskning.se .
Flera brytpunkter i jordens klimat vid 1,5 graders uppvärmning
7hParisavtalets mål – att den globala uppvärmningen ska understiga 2 grader – är otillräckligt, enligt en ny analys. Flera brytpunkter för klimatet, så kallade tipping points, kan överskridas om jordens medeltemperatur ökar med mer än 1,5 grader. Inlägget dök först upp på forskning.se .
Adhd knyts till hjärtstopp och stroke
7hDet finns starka samband mellan adhd och vissa hjärt-kärlsjukdomar, enligt en ny studie. Inlägget dök först upp på forskning.se .
Muntligt berättande viktigt i undervisningen
7hAnekdoter, historier och berättelser kan väcka elevernas intresse, ge nya perspektiv på ämnet och stärka relationen mellan lärare och elever. Det visar en avhandling från Göteborgs universitet. Inlägget dök först upp på forskning.se .
Vulkanen Fagradalsfjäll hjälper forskare förutspå nya utbrott
7hUnder vulkanutbrott på Island kunde forskarna ta unika prover från alldeles färsk lava. Undersökningar av lavan visade magmans rörelser under jordskorpan – vilket kan hjälpa till att förutsäga nya vulkanutbrott. Inlägget dök först upp på forskning.se .
Green Transition Will Save Money
8hIt is difficult to project costs into the future, because there are many variables and small errors magnify over time. But still, statistical modeling can be done and validated to produce reliable estimates that can at least inform our discussion. There have been many methods of modeling the cost of global warming vs the cost of transitioning to net-zero carbon. In general they find that, while t
Reconstituted TAD-size chromatin fibers feature heterogeneous nucleosome clusters
8hScientific Reports, Published online: 16 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41598-022-19471-3
An Ode to Being Read To
8hI fixed my insomnia with whiskey and audiobooks. Seriously. I was a terrible non-sleeper, once upon a time. In the small hours, in the little pointy hours, wife asleep, son asleep, dog asleep, when the whole apartment seemed to creak and bulge like a vessel rigged for oblivion, I would creep onto the couch and torture myself with last-man-in-the-worldness. But then I discovered it. I synthesized
How fast fashion can cut its staggering environmental impact
8hNature, Published online: 16 September 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-02914-2 The textiles industry urgently needs input from researchers to help it to embrace the circular economy.
‘Aural tattoos’: sperm whales use sounds to signal social identity, say scientists
8hResearch says clicks emitted from whales’ heads are symbolic marking like human social expression Sperm whales are among the deepest divers on the planet. They are natural submarines, spending 70% of their time foraging for squid in the dark ocean for up to 80 minutes at a time. When they break through what Herman Melville called “the ocean’s skin” , they socialise, twisting and turning their gre
The World Has Reached Peak Attenborough
8hThe British documentarian is a national treasure. But soaring strings and stunning drone shots feel frozen in an earlier era of climate activism.
A Massive LinkedIn Study Reveals Who Actually Helps You Get That Job
8hAcquaintances, more than close friends, show the strength of “weak ties” when it comes to employment
How California Kept the Lights On during Monster Heat Wave
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8hCalifornia Heat Grid
A combination of rapid growth in battery storage and efforts to reduce power demand helped California avoid blackouts during an intense heat wave
Perseverance Mars Rover Finds Exciting Organics in Ancient River Delta
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9hNASA Perseverance Mars
The Perseverance rover has been exploring Jezero Crater since it arrived on Mars in early 2021. It made its way across the floor of the crater until this summer when it arrived at the river delta, which was NASA’s reason for visiting Jezero in the first place. That decision appears to be paying off. NASA reports that Perseverance has collected several samples with the most abundant organic detect
Banning Gas Cars Is Good, but It’ll Take More to Save the Planet
9hPeople must both drive less and switch to electric vehicles to reduce carbon emissions enough to avoid the worst effects of climate change.
How a ‘Living Drug’ Could Treat Autoimmune Disease
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9hAutoimmune Disease
CAR-T therapy has been successful at treating cancer. Now, it’s driven lupus into remission in a handful of patients.
Death Cab for Cutie's Geotagged Single Is a Trip Down Memory Lane
9h“Rand McNally” can only be accessed digitally at the more than 800 venues where the band has played.
Elgko til crashtest vinder skør nobelpris sammen med hjerter i takt
9hPLUS. Hjerter i harmoni og sex-dyrkende anus-frie skorpioner var blandt årets Ig Nobel-priser, der også indeholdt en no-shit-Sherlock opdagelse.
Region Sjællands forretningsudvalg udtaler kritik af koncerndirektion
9hEt enigt forretningsudvalg i Region Sjælland udtaler kritik af regionens koncerndirektion for manglende information i amputationssag.
Danske højdepunkter fra årets ESMO: Immunterapi i fokus
9hEn snes danske forskere præsenterede deres nyeste forskning på den årlige kongres for European Society for Medical Oncology. Vi bringer her et overblik over de mest opsigtsvækkende danske studier, hvor især forsøg med immunterapier fyldte meget.
Stressful start causes chromosome errors in human embryos
9hNature, Published online: 16 September 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-02949-5 Analysis of early human embryos reveals that DNA duplication after fertilization is highly inefficient. This causes DNA damage, chromosome breaks and abnormal numbers of chromosomes, impairing embryo development.
A cleaner future for flight — aviation needs a radical redesign
9hNature, Published online: 16 September 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-02963-7 Efficiency and clean fuels won’t be enough. Governments and industry must experiment with other approaches to bring the climate impact of aviation close to zero.
The Checkup: What minimally conscious brains can do
9hHello, and welcome to this first edition of The Checkup! Every week I’ll be covering what I think are the most exciting, fascinating, and controversial developments in health, medical science, and biotech—and how they might help diagnose, treat, enhance, or even harm us. Thanks for joining me! (If you want to be among the first people to read these posts, make sure you sign up to the newsletter h
What to Teach Young Kids About Gender
9hF or the foreseeable future , parents and educators will be grappling with this polarizing question: What, if anything, should prepubescent public-school students be taught about gender identity? “Resources and lesson plans for those who want to teach about gender identity are becoming much more common,” The Washington Post reported in June. “Seven states now require that curriculums include LGBT
Quiet Quitting Is a Fake Trend
9hSign up for Derek’s newsletter here . The hottest labor narrative right now is that everybody’s “quiet quitting.” Starting this summer, popular videos on TikTok with millions of views have used the term to refer to the art of having a job without letting it take over your life. The alliteration crawled out of that social-media petri dish into the mainstream-media landscape. Since August, The Wall
Gen Z Never Learned to Read Cursive
9hI t was a good book , the student told the 14 others in the undergraduate seminar I was teaching, and it included a number of excellent illustrations, such as photographs of relevant Civil War manuscripts. But, he continued, those weren’t very helpful to him, because of course he couldn’t read cursive. Had I heard him correctly? Who else can’t read cursive? I asked the class. The answer: about tw
Bryozoan–cnidarian mutualism triggered a new strategy for greater resource exploitation as early as the Late Silurian
9hScientific Reports, Published online: 16 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41598-022-19955-2
Association of socioeconomic deprivation with life expectancy and all-cause mortality in Spain, 2011–2013
9hScientific Reports, Published online: 16 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41598-022-19859-1
Contrast-enhanced microCT evaluation of degeneration following partial and full width injuries to the mouse lumbar intervertebral disc
9hScientific Reports, Published online: 16 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41598-022-19487-9
Fungi are more transient than bacteria in caterpillar gut microbiomes
9hScientific Reports, Published online: 16 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41598-022-19855-5
Optimal flickering light stimulation for entraining gamma rhythms in older adults
9hScientific Reports, Published online: 16 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41598-022-19464-2
Time-series RNA-Seq transcriptome profiling reveals novel insights about cold acclimation and de-acclimation processes in an evergreen shrub of high altitude
9hScientific Reports, Published online: 16 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41598-022-19834-w
Metal artifact reduction in ultra-high-resolution cone-beam CT imaging with a twin robotic X-ray system
9hScientific Reports, Published online: 16 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41598-022-19978-9
Genetic correction of haemoglobin E in an immortalised haemoglobin E/beta-thalassaemia cell line using the CRISPR/Cas9 system
9hScientific Reports, Published online: 16 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41598-022-19934-7
One chiropractic manipulation patient injury. Two case reports. Two editor’s notes.
9hWhat happens when two different groups from two different medical specialties see a patient, and then write up separate case reports? Ask teams of doctors in the neurology and rheumatology departments of the Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo in Brazil. They both published case reports about a patient was injured after undergoing chiropractic … Continue reading
PODCAST Færre store kraftværker vil øge risiko for strømsvigt
9hVores elsystem bliver mere sårbart for nedbrud, når vindmøller erstatter de store kraftværker. I Ugens Transformator er vi også taget i felten for at undersøge PFAS-indholdet i fyrrenåle i røgfanen fra affaldsforbrændingsanlæg. Og så slutter vi af med en pizza-rap.
Her er de største internationale højdepunkter fra årets ESMO
9hDen årlige kongres for European Society for Medical Oncology væltede i forskningsresultater med både nye og i forvejen kendte lægemidler. Vi har samlet en håndfuld af de mest spændende internationale præsentationer.
What scientist doesn't dream of receiving a Nobel Prize? An Ig Nobel may have to do
10hNobel Prizes are announced next month, but winners of the Ig Nobels were revealed Thursday. Those awards are given for the funniest research projects. They included surfing ducklings.
Major fireball seen over UK was caused by chunk of space rock
10hPlanetary scientists have been racing to establish the origin of a bright fireball seen over parts of the UK on 14 September – the evidence now points to it being a meteor rather than re-entering space debris
CDC Issues Warning as the Virus Associated with a Rare Polio-Like Illness in Children Returns
10hAfter a pandemic related lull, pediatric respiratory infections are roaring back. Unfortunately, this means that there will likely be a spike in cases of a polio-like illness caused by enterovirus D68. The post first appeared on Science-Based Medicine .
COVID deaths: more than 10 million children lost a parent or carer
10hNature, Published online: 16 September 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-02941-z The consequences of losing a parent can be profound, but the right support can reduce the impact.
Mexican mangroves have been capturing carbon for 5,000 years
10hResearchers have identified a new reason to protect mangrove forests: they've been quietly keeping carbon out of Earth's atmosphere for the past 5,000 years.
'Tåbelige' krav får møller til at havarere: Står tæt op ad huse
10hPLUS. Hver fjerde havari af en husstandsvindmølle, skyldes kommunal tvang om at placere dem tæt på bygninger.
Databekymringspostkassen sparet væk: Færre kroner til Datatilsynets beskyttelse af borgerne
10hHer er tallene bag nedskæringerne i Datatilsynet.
Ugens debat: Find forbryderen gennem familiens dna
11hLæserne på ing.dk er delte, når det handler om at give politiet nye muligheder.
Palliativ immunterapi til patienter med lungekræft giver flere langtidsoverlevere
11hDansk studie peger på, at palliativ behandling med immunterapi til patienter med ikke-småcellet lungekræft giver klart bedre overlevelsesrater, når man sammenligner med historiske data fra patienter behandlet med kemoterapi. Studiet viser også, at immunterapi både i første og senere linjer bevirker, at nogle patienter bliver langtidsoverlevere, hvilket bekræfter data fra kliniske studier og er utr
Atezolizumab bedre end kemoterapi til skrøbelige patienter med lungekræft
11hEt nyt studie viser, at patienter med ikke-småcellet lungekræft, der ikke er kandidater til behandling med kemoterapi, kan opnå bedre overlevelse, hvis de behandles med immunterapien atezolizumab.
Polyfarmaciklinik vinder Patientsikkerhedsprisen
11hPolyfarmaciklinikken på Nordsjællands Hospital formår at inddrage patienter, reducere overforbug og sikre korrekt medicinering af ældre, multisyge patienter. Derfor får de Patientsikkerhedsprisen 2022.
At Old Coal Mines, the American Chestnut Tries for a Comeback
11hAcross Appalachia, scientists and foresters are trying to reintroduce a hybrid version, helping to revive damaged land while also bringing back a beloved tree.
Mikkel Rasmussen har forladt hospitalspsykiatrien til fordel for mere tid
11hMikkel Rasmussen ville gerne bruge sin tid bedre, da han forlod jobbet som ledende overlæge på Psykiatrisk Afdeling i Vejle. Nu ser han familien mere samtidig med, at han har langt bedre tid til at se patienter, til arbejdet i Dansk Psykiatrisk Selskab og til foredrag, debatter og jobbet som jobcenterkonsulent.
Test af tre forskellige ladere til elbiler: Forskel i energitab på 30 procent
11hEnergitabet afhænger meget af, hvilken opladningsform man bruger.
Hidden Forests Found Deep Beneath The Ocean Cover Twice The Area of India
12hUnrecognized, unexplored, and uncharted.
Humanity must return to Agrarianism
12hModern technology is not sustainable. As recent events in Russia show, shutting down even a single oil pipeline can devastate economies from thousands of miles away, soaring inflation, and even cause economic recession. The fact is that we have too many computer chips making complex decisions, they're buying and selling commodities, they're manipulating the price of stocks, they're replacing jobs
Book Review: Exploring the Root of What Ails Us
13hIn “The Myth of Normal,” physician Gabor Maté argues that we’ve created a world that’s fundamentally unhealthy for us. He suggests everything from trauma and depression to hypertension and even some forms of cancer are symptoms of living in a society that runs counter to our biological needs.
Self-heating hotspots in superconducting nanowires cooled by phonon black-body radiation
13hNature Communications, Published online: 16 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41467-022-32719-w Unlocking the ultimate potential of superconducting nanowire single photon detectors requires engineering their thermal properties. Here, the authors improve our understanding of heat flow in these devices and suggest routes to improved performance.
Conserved features of TERT promoter duplications reveal an activation mechanism that mimics hotspot mutations in cancer
13hNature Communications, Published online: 16 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41467-022-33099-x TERT promoter mutations are the most common noncoding alterations in cancers, although some remain to be characterised. Here, the authors identify TERT promoter duplications across seven cancer types that are functionally equivalent to well-known hotspot TERT mutations and are clonal in a multifocal gliobla
Spanish islanders struggle one year after volcanic eruption
13h"Our plan now is… there are no plans," said a tearful Leticia Sanchez Garcia, a year after her house was buried under lava from a volcano that erupted on the Spanish island of La Palma.
Valgkamp på sociale medier: ikke for de unge
13hPolitikerne vil gerne i kontakt med de unge vælgere på sociale medier. Men det er først…
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Östrogen kan skydda mot skador på spermie-DNA
13hIntag av testosteron kan bromsa eller helt blockera spermiebildningen hos män. Kroppseget östrogen däremot har en skyddande effekt på spermiebildningen. Det visar en studie från Reproduktionsmedicinskt centrum vid Skånes universitetssjukhus.
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Media-saturation challenges trust in European democracy
14hBetween doomscrolling and disinformation, our media-saturated world makes it difficult to know who to trust. To mark today's International Day of Democracy we spoke to a journalism researcher about the role of media in a healthy democracy.
Climate-fueled hunger more than doubles in worst-hit countries: report
14hFrom record droughts to catastrophic floods, the world's worst climate hotspots are seeing a surge in acute hunger, according to an Oxfam report that called on rich nations to drastically cut their emissions and compensate low-income countries.
Plastic garbage covers Central American rivers, lakes and beaches
14hA blanket of multi-colored plastic waste flowing in from tributaries covers Lake Suchitlan in El Salvador.
Climate change jeopardizes health care services, report says
14hDr. Suzy Fitzgerald remembers looking out the windows as wildfire flames surrounded the hospital where she worked.
Kong Søren den første
14hMagtanalyse. Efter flere års tilløb som nummer to på listen over de mest magtfulde personer i den danske sundhedssektor er Sundhedsstyrelsens direktør Søren Brostrøm strøget forbi statsminister Mette Frederiksen, og er i år nummer ét på listen.
Manglen på hænder ligner den nye magtfaktor i sundhedsvæsenet
14hHvem er kommet styrket ud af coronakrisens skygge? Og hvilke magtfaktorer træder i virussens sted? Dagens Medicin har sat tre af Magtpanelets medlemmer stævne for at blive klogere på deres tanker og overvejelser om de nuværende magtforhold i det danske sundhedsvæsen.
»Vi kan ikke blive ved med bare at gøre det samme lidt mere effektivt«
14hAnne Jastrup Okkels er først og fremmest interesseret i at skabe et godt sundhedsvæsen for patienterne og en god arbejdsplads for medarbejderne på Herlev og Gentofte Hospital. Det er dem, hospitalsdirektørens magt og indflydelse skal tjene.
Formanden, der kæmper for den nære relation
14hSelvom det lå i kortene, at Jørgen Skadborg skulle være formand for PLO, blev formandsskiftet mere hektisk end planlagt. Timingen var elendig, men det var hans tur. I forhandlingsrummet kæmper han for at bevare retten til den nære patientkontakt.
»Jeg er stolt af det, jeg har opnået i min karriere«
14hSom 37-årig troede Susanne Axelsen, at hun skulle dø af kræft. Mere end to årtier senere forsøger hun stadig at nå det hele på den halve tid. Det er en drivkraft, der har været med til at gøre den 60-årige urogynækolog til en af sundhedsvæsenets markante skikkelser, men som også til tider har gjort det svært at sige stop og selv ‘vælge klogt’.
SOSU’ernes frontkæmper fandt sin egen vej til indflydelse
14hMAGTENS TOP 100: Torben K. Hollmann går forrest i SOSU’ernes kamp for at ændre samfundet og give en stemme til en af de faggrupper, der ofte bliver glemt i sundhedsvæsenet. I folkeskolen på Falster spåede en lærer ham små chancer for en karriere, men som tillidsmand i psykiatrien fandt den nuværende sektorformand i FOA sin vej til indflydelse.
Hastrups hastige himmelflugt
14hMAGTENS TOP 100: Ældre Sagens administrerende direktør, Bjarne Hastrup, er i år kravlet op på top 10-listen over de mest magtfulde mennesker i det danske sundhedsvæsen.
Hellere tage en risiko end sige nej bare for en sikkerheds skyld
14hMAGTENS TOP 100: Dette er historien om den flittige Herning-pige, der voksede op i den midtjyske middelklasse for siden at drage til København med ambitioner om at gøre en forskel. Med en placering som nummer 17 på Dagens Medicins magtliste 2022 har Lif-direktør Ida Sofie Jensen ifølge Magtpanelet aldrig haft større indflydelse på dansk sundhed.
Magtlisten 2022 – sådan kårer vi sundhedssektorens mest magtfulde
14hDe 100 mest magtfulde personer i Sundhedsvæsenet kåres ud fra en række parametre, som årets Magtpanel vurderer. Læs mere om, hvordan Magtlisten bliver til og se, hvem der bliver bedømt til at have størst gennemslagskraft og er dygtigst til sit fag.
Magtens Top 100: Her er sundhedsvæsenets mest magtfulde 2022
14hSe listen over de 100 mest magtfulde personer i det danske sundhedsvæsen anno 2022.
Magtliste afspejler nye tendenser
14hLEDER: Den massive mangel på arbejdskraft i sundhedssektoren i disse år betyder, at de tektoniske magtplader under sundhedsvæsenet er ved at forskyde sig i en retning, der potentielt kan give de forskellige faggrupper meget mere magt, end de har i dag.
Mexican government says train poses no threat to skeleton
14hMexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History said Thursday that a prehistoric human skeleton found recently in a flooded cave system along the country's Caribbean coast was actually registered by the institute in 2019 and would not be threatened by a nearby tourist train project.
Constipated scorpions, love at first sight inspire Ig Nobels
14hThe sex lives of constipated scorpions, cute ducklings with an innate sense of physics, and a life-size rubber moose may not appear to have much in common, but they all inspired the winners of this year's Ig Nobels, the prize for comical scientific achievement.
Warming, other factors worsened Pakistan floods, study finds
14hClimate change likely juiced rainfall by up to 50% late last month in two southern Pakistan provinces, but global warming wasn't the biggest cause of the country's catastrophic flooding that has killed more than 1,500 people, a new scientific analysis finds.
Photos of the Week: Cliff Diving, Bull Chasing, River Ballet
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15hNews September 15 2022
A fossilized dinosaur skull in Paris, protests over high fuel prices in Haiti, wildfires and mudflows in California, continued warfare in eastern Ukraine, a music festival in Rio de Janeiro, drag racing in Thailand, mourning for Queen Elizabeth in the United Kingdom, and much more
Schneider Shorts 16.09.2022 – Targeted Harassment
15hSchneider Shorts 16.09.2022 – Israelis solve COVID-19 and lab-grown meat, Danes solve obesity and autism, a Californian Persian solves diabetes, with a harassed editor, an unretractable Schrödinger's paper, Temple fraud on national news, how much Dr Oz loves puppies, more eugenics endorsement from EMBL, and a persecuted dirty old man in Marseille with a sperm bank.
Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2022 – winning images
15hSome of the winning images from the Royal Observatory Greenwich’s 14th Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition. The selection includes the winning image by Gerald Rhemann, Disconnection Event, a rare photograph of a piece of Comet Leonard’s gas tail being disconnected and carried away by the solar wind The images will be on display as part of an exhibition, which opens at the National Mari
Bagsiden: Emilio Hestepis serverer en milliard pizzaer
16hNår du bestiller en pizza-rap på enmilliardpizzaer.dk giver en algoritme dig din helt unikke version af ingredienser, tekst og musik ud fra en milliard kombinationsmuligheder.
Magten og æren
16hMed magtlisten må vi tænke på, at en stor del af disse indflydelsesrige personer netop sidder med magten og ansvaret for, at vi får et sundhedsvæsen i balance. Der er ikke nemme løsninger, og dogmer og privilegier kan blive udfordret. Men vil vi have et bæredygtigt sundhedsvæsen, hvor opgaver og ressourcer er i balance, så skal der ske noget.
Kom igen, når benet er groet sammen, og smerterne har fortaget sig
16hUnge, der er ramt af både psykiske vanskeligheder og problematisk brug af rusmidler, bliver alt for ofte mødt af beskeden: ‘Kom igen, når du har det bedre’. Dét må vi kunne gøre anderledes. Der er brug for mod til at møde de unge, hvor de er.
Assassination drones and bio weapons: the future of warfare?
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Scientists are using AI to dream up revolutionary new proteins. Huge advances in artificial intelligence mean researchers can design completely original molecules in seconds instead of months
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Seismic device made for extraterrestrial research can help tackle climate change on Earth
16hUnderground carbon sequestration is a promising approach to fight climate change, yet there are major obstacles to overcome before this technology can be applied on a large scale. A new study from Japan may address one such obstacle by identifying how to continuously and affordably monitor carbon reservoirs to detect leaks or other changes that require attention. The article, "4 cm Portable Active
CO2-lagring: De 5 bedst egnede steder at skaffe indfanget kuldioxid af vejen
16hPLUS. Hvis vi i Danmark skal holde på CO2, som ellers ville være blevet sluppet ud i atmosfæren, så skal vi finde egnede CO2-lagre.
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ANALYSE Vi har brug for CO2-lagring – men der er ikke et quick fix
17hPLUS. Fangst og lagring af CO2 er for alvor kommet på dagsordenen. Der er behov for en snarlig politisk beslutning om investeringer, og pengene skal falde bredt.
NASA Breakthrough as Rover Finds Strong Signal of Organic Matter on Mars
18hWe're looking in the right place.
Ig Nobel prizes 2022: The unlikely science that won this year's awards
18hFrom how constipation affects the mating prospects of scorpions to an analysis of what makes legal documents unnecessarily difficult to understand, this year's Ig Nobel prizes, for “achievements that first make people laugh, then make them think”, are unveiled
Is Biden the Most Pro-Union President in History?
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18hBiden Deal Unions Strike
For now, the country’s railroads will continue to run. A national strike—which would’ve started at midnight tonight and disrupted both freight and passenger rail—was averted by a tentative deal between union leaders and railroad management. That deal still needs to be ratified by the union members themselves. President Joe Biden praised the agreement as “a big win for America.” The president “bas
How Can You Protect The Living From Vampires? These Are The Tricks People Really Used
19hA good way to chip a fang.
Beyond AlphaFold: A.I. excels at creating new proteins
19hOver the past two years, machine learning has revolutionized protein structure prediction. Now there's a similar revolution in protein design. Biologists show that machine learning can be used to create protein molecules much more accurately and quickly than previously possible. By creating new, useful proteins not found in nature, they hope this advance will lead to many new vaccines, treatments,
Adult ADHD linked to elevated risk of cardiovascular diseases
19hAdults with ADHD are at greater risk of developing a range of cardiovascular diseases than those without the condition, according to a large observational study.
Pollutants from burning structures linger in waterways post-wildfire
19hAs the frequency of wildfires has increased, so have pollutants in the waters from burned watersheds, say researchers in a review paper that highlights the need for more research in the area.
Earth's newest secret: How volcanoes really work
19hIt isn't every day that we learn something that fundamentally changes how we understand our world. But for volcanologists across the globe, such a revelation has occurred.
Scientists discover novel mechanism that causes rare brain disease
19hA rare but potentially debilitating brain disorder finally has a definitive cause, thanks to research teams working on opposite sides of the globe. A mutation in the gene that manages the transportation out of cells of zinc, an essential dietary micronutrient, is responsible for the disorder, called hypomyelinating leukodystrophy.
T cells use force to destroy cancer cells
19hNew research reveals the mechanical processes used by T cells to kill cancer cells more efficiently.
Mind over matter: Helping amputees regain their independence
19hNew research says adopting a new, attentional mindset in the field of physical therapy can help amputees live with prosthesis more naturally.
Landscape and climate factors can predict prevalence of Lyme disease bacteria
20hBy developing predictive models that incorporate climate and landscape variables, researchers have accurately forecasted the prevalence and distribution of Lyme disease bacteria. Such a tool could be a powerful public health asset, the researchers say.
Beyond AlphaFold: A.I. excels at creating new proteins
20hOver the past two years, machine learning has revolutionized protein structure prediction. Now there's a similar revolution in protein design. Biologists show that machine learning can be used to create protein molecules much more accurately and quickly than previously possible. By creating new, useful proteins not found in nature, they hope this advance will lead to many new vaccines, treatments,
Physicists demo method for designing topological metals
20hPhysicists have demonstrated a design principle for predicting whether metallic compounds are likely to host topological states that arise from strong electron interactions. The method cross-references theoretical models for 'Weyl-Kondo semimetals' that are based on realistic crystal structures with information from a materials database.
Machine learning gives glimpse of how a dog's brain represents what it sees
20hScientists have decoded visual images from a dog's brain, offering a first look at how the canine mind reconstructs what it sees.
Physicists demo method for designing topological metals
20hPhysicists have demonstrated a design principle for predicting whether metallic compounds are likely to host topological states that arise from strong electron interactions. The method cross-references theoretical models for 'Weyl-Kondo semimetals' that are based on realistic crystal structures with information from a materials database.
Saturn Might Be Hiding Remains of a Secret, Massive Moon in Its Rings
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20hChrysalis Saturn Moon
Secret Moon A team of astronomers at MIT suspect Saturn may be hiding the remains of an ancient moon in its rings — which could explain the planet's unusual tilt. In a new paper published in the journal Science this week, the team suggests there may have been a sizable satellite dubbed Chrysalis orbiting the gas giant for several billion years, a tantalizing new theory that could explain why the
XTURISMO hoverbike takes flight: 'What we've all dreamed of since we were little kids'
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Christianity in the U.S. is quickly shrinking and may no longer be the majority religion within just a few decades, research finds
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The hemispheres are not equal: How the brain is not symmetrical
21hAlthough the brain is divided into two halves, it is not exactly a mirror image. Some functions are processed more on the left side, others more on the right. Scientists have now discovered heritable underpinnings of brain asymmetry and how much we share with monkeys.
'Digital mask' could protect patients' privacy in medical records
21hScientists have created a 'digital mask' that will allow facial images to be stored in medical records while preventing potentially sensitive personal biometric information from being extracted and shared.
Is Current Understanding of Physics Sufficient to Understand the Brain?
21hI am interested in your takes and any journals/works related to this question. Is it assumed that what we know of physics is enough to understand the brain and behavior or is it known that there are brain functions/activities that physics cannot adequately explain? Not necessarily meaning to go down the hard problem of consciousness rabbit hole, but I'm open to discuss it. Thanks. submitted by /u
Roger Federer’s Other Legacy
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21hRoger Federer Tennis
Of all the achievements that Roger Federer has notched during his stellar tennis career, his 19 consecutive ATP Fans’ Favourite awards are particularly telling. The accolades are not remotely as consequential as his 20 Grand Slam titles (the third-most ever) or the 310 weeks he spent ranked No. 1 in the world (the second-most ever). The Fans’ Favourite award is essentially an annual popularity co
Why America’s Floors Turned Gray
21hThis is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here . Today our staff writer Amanda Mull answers my questions about her recent article exploring gray floors, house flipping, and how America fell under HGTV’s spell. But first, here are three new stories f
In ‘Cancer Alley,’ Judge Blocks Huge Petrochemical Plant
21hThe company, an affiliate of Formosa Plastics, said it intended to move forward with the $9.4 billion complex in St. James Parish despite the ruling.
Climate change: Pakistan floods 'likely' made worse by warming
21hEmissions from human activities played a role in the recent floods that have brought devastation to Pakistan.
Japanese professor wins Ig Nobel prize for study on knob turning
22hAnnual satirical awards laud little-known research topics such as why ducklings swim in a line formation It is one of life’s overlooked arts: the optimal way to turn a knob. Now an investigation into this neglected question has been recognised with one of science’s most coveted accolades: an Ig Nobel prize. After a series of lab-based trials, a team of Japanese industrial designers arrived at the
Videos on healthy eating can help obese children lose weight, study finds
22hDoctor says findings show online healthcare can be as effective as face-to-face appointments Watching videos about how to cook, eat less and choose healthier foods can help obese children lose weight, reduce their risk of diabetes and become happier, a study has found. The doctor behind the findings believes they can help in treating childhood obesity because they show that online healthcare can
A cut above — two devices are teamed to simplify, quicken and improve ear reconstruction
22hThanks to two novel tools, the traditionally difficult surgery to create a replacement ear from a patient's rib cartilage may soon be done faster, more simply and accurately.
Life on Mars? NASA’s Rover Helps Us Find It.
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22hNASA Mars Perseverance
Rocks collected by Perseverance are filled with organic molecules, and they formed in a lake that would have been habitable a few billion years ago.
Bubbles in water have been caught doing backflips for the first time
22hAfter colliding with a tilted wall, air bubbles in water execute a backflip and hit the wall for a second time because they get caught in their own wake. These acrobatics could be harnessed for cleaning
The Perseverance rover is finding more and more organic matter on Mars
22hNASA’s Perseverance rover has found a glut of organic molecules on Mars, as well as other materials that make the dry river delta it is now exploring perfect for hunting for signs of life
Joe Biden Mocked for Tweeting About EVs With Pic of Gas Car
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22hBiden Detroit EV American
Pure Optimism It's no secret that US president Joe Biden is prone to gaffes . But confusing a gas-guzzling Corvette sports car for an electric vehicle has us stumped. "You all know I'm a car guy," Biden tweeted this week . "Today I visited the Detroit Auto Show and saw firsthand the electric vehicles that give me so many reasons to be optimistic about our future." Confoundingly, though, the image
Inside the Minds of the Short Men Who Get Their Legs Broken to Add 3-6 Inches of Height
22hSome short men are so insecure about their height that they're quite literally allowing doctors to break their bones during surgical leg-lengthening procedures. As GQ reports , the excruciating surgery can involve a year of "relentless, ambient" pain during healing — though the orthopedic surgeons who do the leg-lengthening often give their patients pain medicine, per a man who got it done, which
Moral values explain differences in COVID-19 vaccination rates across US counties
22hNew research shows that moral values predict regional differences in COVID-19 vaccination rates beyond structural, demographic and political barriers to vaccination.
Heart of our evolution discovered: 380-million-year-old heart
22hResearchers have discovered a 380-million-year-old heart — the oldest ever found — alongside a separate fossilized stomach, intestine and liver in an ancient jawed fish, shedding new light on the evolution of our own bodies.
Saturn's rings and tilt could be the product of an ancient, missing moon
22hScientists propose a lost moon of Saturn, which they call Chrysalis, pulled on the planet until it ripped apart, forming rings and contributing to Saturn's tilt.
Astronomers risk misinterpreting planetary signals in James Webb data
22hif models to interpret the data don't improve, a new study finds.
Immunotherapy reduces lung and liver fibrosis in mice
22hChronic diseases often lead to fibrosis, a condition in which organ tissue suffers from excessive scarring. Researchers have now developed an immunotherapy that specifically targets the cause — activated fibroblasts — while leaving normal connective tissue cells unharmed. If this approach is also found to work in humans, it could lead to an effective treatment for fibrosis.
What's the Science of Public Grief?
22hMost of the people mourning the death of Queen Elizabeth II were not close to her—research can shed light on the nature of their grief
Scientists Can Now Monitor Thinning Sea Ice Year-Round
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22hArctic Earth Ice Year
A new technique can measure the thickness of Arctic sea ice even during the difficult summer months
A US Rail Strike Was Averted—but the Crisis Is Far From Over
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23hTentative Rail Agreement
A preliminary agreement prevented a total shutdown, but many supply chains still face delays and disruption caused by staff shortages.
Repeated infections associated with increased risk of some neurodegenerative diseases
23hInfections treated with specialty hospital care in early- and mid-life are associated with an increased subsequent risk of Alzheimer's (AD) and Parkinson's diseases (PD), but not amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), according to a new study.
People who receive periodontal care have better outcomes after heart attack, study finds
23hResearchers studied patients receiving periodontal care, dental cleanings or no dental care during 2016-2018 and who had acute myocardial infarction (heart attack) in 2017. They found that patients who had heart attacks and received periodontal maintenance care had the shortest length of stay in the hospital, and more follow-up visits. The longest length of stay was experienced by the no-dental-ca
COVID-19 vaccination rates at NYC schools varied significantly by race/ethnicity and borough
23hFor the more than one million children attending New York City public schools, the likelihood of receiving COVID-19 vaccines depended on their race and ethnicity, and the borough in which they live.
Team develops method to identify future SARS-CoV-2 mutations that could affect rapid antigen test performance
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23hNIH Future Sars Rapid
Researchers have shown that commercially available rapid antigen tests can detect past and present variants of concern and have identified potential mutations that may impact test performance in the future.
Resident physicians report COVID-19 impacts
23hA study assessed resident physicians' perceptions, coping strategies and self-reported levels of depression, anxiety and stress experienced during the early phase of the pandemic.
Pushing the boundaries of chemistry: Properties of heaviest element studied so far measured at GSI/FAIR
23hResearchers have gained new insights into the chemical properties of the superheavy element flerovium — element 114 — at the accelerator facilities of the GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung in Darmstadt. The measurements show that flerovium is the most volatile metal in the periodic table.
Should Your Flu and COVID Shots Go in Different Arms?
23hAt a press briefing earlier this month, Ashish Jha, the White House’s COVID czar, laid out some pretty lofty expectations for America’s immunity this fall. “Millions” of Americans, he said, would be flocking to pharmacies for the newest version of the COVID vaccine in September and October, at the same appointment where they’d get their yearly flu shot. “It’s actually a good idea,” he told the pr
The “fingerprints” of climate change are clear in Pakistan’s devastating floods
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23hClimate Change Pakistan
Climate change very likely intensified the South Asian monsoon that flooded Pakistan in recent weeks, killing more than 1,000 people and destroying nearly 2 million homes. That’s according to a new analysis by World Weather Attribution, a network of scientists who use climate models, weather observations, and other tools to determine whether global warming increased the likelihood or severity of
Recent findings from Iceland's Fagradalsfjall eruptions change what we know about how volcanoes work
23hIt isn't every day that we learn something that fundamentally changes how we understand our world. But for UC Santa Barbara Earth scientist Matthew Jackson and the thousands of volcanologists across the globe, such a revelation has occurred.
Does squishing invasive lanternflies really help stop their spread?
23hSeveral states in the eastern US encourage residents to stomp on spotted lanternflies that threaten grapevines and other crops. But smooshing isn't a long-term solution
Video Shows Vivid Green Meteor Screaming Over Residential Area
23hFly-By On Wednesday night, thousands of onlookers in Ireland and the UK watched in awe as the green fireball of a low flying meteor streaked across the night sky of residential areas. First spotted after nightfall, the fireball spurned over 1,000 reports to the International Meteor Organization. In other words, there were a lot of eyeballs on this burning space debris. And luckily for all of us a
Best LG Sound Bars of 2022
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23hSteelSeries 5.1 9 LG
Home theater sound systems with sound bars have succeeded in creating immersive audio that transformed our living rooms into personal cinemas. Suddenly, the nightly news and the big game had the same booming, dramatic sound reproduction as blockbuster action movies. But sound bars aren’t simply a way to recreate a cinema sound experience in the home. As audio technologies have leapt forward — to
Immunotherapy Treats Fibrosis in Mice
23hResearchers report that vaccination against proteins found on profibrotic cells reduced liver and lung fibrosis in laboratory rodents.
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Digs Up Organic Molecules on Mars
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23hNASA Perseverance Mars
These are tantalizing hints that microbes might have lived on Mars billions of years ago, but scientists need to study the rocks back on Earth to be sure.
Researchers discover expanding and intensifying low-oxygen zone in the Arabian gulf
23hA team of researchers from the Arabian Center for Climate and Environmental Sciences (ACCESS) at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) studied the evolution of dissolved oxygen in the Arabian Gulf over three decades and discovered a significant decline in oxygen concentrations and the expansion of the seasonal near-bottom hypoxic zone (lower oxygen levels near the bottom of the Gulf in certain seasons). The resea
Cracking the secrets to earthquake safety, one shake simulation at a time
23hTo make sure our buildings and infrastructure are earthquake-safe, we must understand how seismic activity affects different structures. Miniature models and historical observations are helpful, but they only scratch the surface of understanding and quantifying a geological event as powerful and far-reaching as a major earthquake.
Honeybees are less likely to sting in larger groups
23hTo sting or not to sting? An alarm pheromone plays a decisive role in bees' willingness to sting—and their group size, as scientists from the University of Konstanz have now shown
High school students with disabilities achieve better outcomes in inclusive academic settings
23hIndiana high school students with disabilities who spent 80 percent of their educational time in general education classrooms scored higher on state reading and math assessments and were better prepared for postsecondary education and employment opportunities than their peers in less inclusive settings, according to a new study.
Mucus-based lubricant proves highly effective against HIV and herpes, study finds
23hCow mucus provides the basis for a synthetic prophylactic gel developed to protect against HIV and herpes transmission. The lubricating gel proved 70 percent effective in lab tests against HIV, and 80 percent effective against herpes.
Typical movement behavior at large events increases risk of spreading infectious diseases
23hWhat is the typical movement behavior of visitors to large events, such as concerts, and what does this mean for the risk of spreading infectious diseases like COVID-19? Researchers set out to investigate using data from events in a large stadium in Amsterdam.
New, comprehensive framework could better inform carbon-cutting policies
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23hNew Comprehensive Better
Researchers have developed an integrated framework to take into account the many variables relevant to accurate carbon emissions modeling, allowing for policy makers to see a fuller picture to choose the best path forward. They applied this framework to model transportation energy emissions for China's 31 regions.
Paving the way for large-scale, efficient organic solar cells with water treatment
23hUsing water for morphology control of active layer thin films, researchers develop large-area, high-performance organic solar cells.
Better screening could predict and prevent sudden cardiac death in young people
23hNearly nine in ten cases of sudden cardiac death (SCD) due to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) in young people are preceded by symptoms, ECG abnormalities or a positive family history, according to a new study. Those findings suggest that expanding cardiac screening beyond competitive athletes could aid in the prevention of SCD in the young population with HCM.
What ancient dung reveals about Epipaleolithic animal tending
23hTiny crystals in ancient animal dung serve as key evidence in a new analysis suggesting the possibility that hunter-gatherers at Abu Hureyra, Syria, may have tended small numbers of animals just outside their dwellings between 12,800 and 12,300 years ago.
Why Elon Musk Said a Remote Controlled Sex Toy Was Used to Cheat at a Chess Tournament
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1dMagnus Carlsen Chess
Fact-Checkmate Before you say anything: yes, this is beneath us. But news is news, and this ongoing chess drama demands to be unpacked. And so it's with great regret that we break down why, exactly, Elon Musk accused a young chess player of using vibrating, remote-controlled anal beads to beat the game's current No. 1 star. "If they want me to strip fully naked, I will do it," the young champion
Save Hundreds on the Best Desktop Gaming PCs in September
1dSummer is finally winding down, and there are few things as satisfying as gaming during “pumpkin spice” months. The temperatures cooling off mean you can finally game on your PC without the fear of your desktop overheating. Still, if your go-to device is a little less than powerful, there’s a sale on tower gaming PCs going on right now so you can be ready for all the fun the season has to offer.
Ether Price Falls After "Merge" to Cut Its Environmental Toll
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1dEthereum Merge Crypto
Post-Merge The Ethereum blockchain has finally completed its long-awaited "Merge ," switching from a proof-of-work to proof-of-stake system, a change that has allowed it to become substantially more environmentally friendly. It's a pivotal moment in the history of the tech, with experts hailing it as the "biggest event in crypto since the creation of bitcoin and Ethereum," as Jon Charbonneau, a r
Turbulent current sheet frozen in bursty bulk flow: observation and model
1dScientific Reports, Published online: 15 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41598-022-19266-6
Development of a new and facile method for determination of chlorpyrifos residues in green tea by dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction
1dScientific Reports, Published online: 15 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41598-022-20021-0
Fireball seen over UK confirmed as meteor after day of confusion
1dExperts revise initial assumption that sighting was space junk linked to Elon Musk’s satellite programme A fireball seen over many parts of the northern UK has been confirmed as a meteor after a day of confusion about its identity. The fireball was visible above northern England, Northern Ireland and Scotland as it blazed across the clear night sky just after 10pm on Wednesday night. Continue rea
Honeybees are less likely to sting in larger groups
1dTo sting or not to sting? An alarm pheromone plays a decisive role in bees' willingness to sting—and their group size, as scientists from the University of Konstanz have now shown
Pollutants from burning structures linger in waterways post-wildfire
1dAs the frequency of wildfires has increased, so have pollutants in the waters from burned watersheds, say researchers in a review paper that highlights the need for more research in the area.
Researchers use purified liquid xenon to search for mysterious dark matter particles
1dSitting a mile below ground in an abandoned gold mine in South Dakota is a gigantic cylinder holding 10 tons of purified liquid xenon closely watched by more than 250 scientists around the world. That tank of xenon is the heart of the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment, an effort to detect dark matter—the mysterious invisible substance that makes up 85% of the matter in the universe.
Study shows potential of Southern cattail for phytoremediation of areas contaminated by mine tailings
1dTypha domingensis, the Southern cattail, a reedy marsh plant that inhabits fresh to slightly brackish waters and is about 2.5 m tall, can scavenge up to 34 times more manganese from contaminated soil than other plants found in similar environments. In a recent study, it accumulated between 10 and 13 times more manganese than other naturally occurring wetland plants such as hibiscus, sedges and rus
Her work helped her boss win the Nobel Prize. Now the spotlight is on her
1dScientists have long studied the work of Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, the Indian-born American astrophysicist who won the Nobel Prize in 1983, but few know that his research on stellar and planetary dynamics owes a deep debt of gratitude to an almost forgotten woman: Donna DeEtte Elbert.
High school students with disabilities achieve better outcomes in inclusive academic settings
1dIndiana high school students with disabilities who spent 80% of their educational time in general education classrooms scored higher on state reading and math assessments and were better prepared for post-secondary education and employment opportunities than their peers in less inclusive settings, according to a new study by Indiana University researchers.
Decoupling from China on clean tech comes with far more risks than reward, study finds
1dThe current U.S. trajectory to decouple from China on clean energy technologies can harm national and global efforts to mitigate climate change, reveals a new study.
How songbirds' striking colors put them at risk
1dBright, uniquely colored songbirds are at higher risk of extinction and more likely to be traded as pets. Researchers also predict that almost 500 additional bird species, most of them living in the tropics, are at risk of future trade based on their unique and desirable coloration.
When microbiomes collide
1dResearchers used data from over 300 human fecal microbiota transplants to understand what happens when two gut microbiomes mix together. The answer could inform better therapeutic strategies for gut disorders and provide a richer understanding of how microbes behave and interact in complex natural ecosystems.
New signal for triggering human immune response
1dResearchers found that disruption of a cellular structure, known as the actin cytoskeleton, is a 'priming signal' for the body to respond to a virus. These findings potentially lay the groundwork for development of new anti-viral vaccines and treatments.
Modeling antimicrobial use and resistance in Canadian turkey flocks
1dIn a new study, researchers across North America have modeled how antimicrobial use impacts the emergence of antimicrobial resistance in Escherichia coli isolated from Canadian turkey flocks.
Study tracks waterbird use of Chicago-area wetlands
1dA three-year study in northeastern Illinois and northwestern Indiana found that — even at small scales — emergent wetlands or ponds support many wetland bird species. The study also found that, at least in the years surveyed, the level of urbanization had little effect on most of the studied species' use of such sites, provided the right kinds of habitat were available.
Contrast-enhanced in-phase Dixon sequence impacts biopsy clip detection on breast MRI
1dContrast-enhanced in-phase Dixon sequence could reduce the need for correlation among other imaging modalities to better identify areas of prior biopsy during breast MRI interpretation, according to a new study.
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