:: How to become a space tourist: 8 companies (almost) ready to launchSpace How much are you willing to pay to become an astronaut? From heavy-hitters to newcomers to the space tourism scene, here are the most recent commercial space programs that would love to take you out of this world—for a…
:: How to bend and stretch a diamondBrittle diamond can turn flexible and stretchable when made into ultrafine needles, researchers at MIT and elsewhere have discovered.
:: How to bend and stretch a diamondBrittle diamond can turn flexible and stretchable when made into ultrafine needles, researchers at MIT and elsewhere have discovered.
:: How to Build Custom Alexa Skills for the Amazon EchoThe new Blueprints tool makes it easy for anyone to build custom skills for Alexa.
:: How to catch a fish genome with big dataIf you eat fish in the U.S., chances are it once swam in another country. That's because the U.S. imports over 80 percent of its seafood, according to estimates by the United Nations. New genetic research could help make farmed fish more palatable and bring America's wild fish species to dinner tables. Scientists have used big data and supercomputers to catch a fish genome, a first step in its sus
:: How to catch a fish genome with big dataResearchers assembled and annotated genome of the Seriola dorsalis fish species, aka California Yellowtail. Z-W sex determination identified in Seriola dorsalis. XSEDE Extended Collaborative Support Services, Blacklight, and Stampede resources utilized in fish genome discovery. This research on California Yellowtail could potentially help in its sustainable aquaculture harvest.
:: How to Clean Your Computer Inside and OutScrub down those keys, wipe the fingerprints off your screen, and delete all the files that have been clogging your tubes.
:: How to Code in Python: A Free eBook for Beginners :: Get started learning how to code in Python, one of the world's most popular programming languages.
:: How to Code in Python: A Free eBook for Beginners :: Get started learning how to code in Python, one of the world's most popular programming languages.
:: How to cool a smartphoneNUST MISIS scientists have developed composites which conduct heat many times better than their counterparts and are even subject to simple and cheap processing. By using the newly obtained technology in modern electronics it is possible to solve the problem of PCB overheating. The research results were published in the Journal of Alloys and Compounds.
:: How to cool a smartphoneNUST MISIS scientists have developed composites which conduct heat many times better than their counterparts and are even subject to simple and cheap processing. By using the newly obtained technology in modern electronics it is possible to solve the problem of PCB overheating. The research results were published in the Journal of Alloys and Compounds.
:: How to fix one of Bitcoin’s biggest problemsMIT professor Silvio Micali says his new system allows blockchains to operate efficiently at a large scale.
:: How to Fold 5 High-Flying Stunt Paper Airplanes"The Paper Airplane Guy" John Collins shows us how to fold planes that do loops, flap their wings, and fly world-record distances.
:: How to Foster Diversity in Science through StorytellingMen’s scientific stories and receive greater coverage in media, whereas women’s contributions to progress are notoriously absent — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: How to Foster Diversity in Science through StorytellingMen’s scientific stories and receive greater coverage in media, whereas women’s contributions to progress are notoriously absent — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: How to Get the Comics Backstory for *Avengers: Infinity War* for Less Than $20Need a cram session before the next Marvel movie? This one won't break the bank.
:: How to Get the Comics Backstory for *Avengers: Infinity War* for Less Than $20Need a cram session before the next Marvel movie? This one won't break the bank.
:: How to hijack degrading complexes to put cancer cells asleepPalbociclib is a drug used for the treatment of advanced estrogen-receptor-positive breast cancer. Researchers at the Universities of Dundee and Newcastle and their colleagues investigated the drug's mode of action in more detail and uncovered the proteasome, a cellular degradation machinery vital for the control of cell proliferation, as its yet unknown target. Their discovery could potentially h
:: How to log into your computer with your fingerprint or faceDIY Upgrade to biometric security. Your phone isn't the only device that accepts a fingerprint log-in. Your computer will also let you verify your identity with your finger or even your face.
:: How to make global food systems more sustainableLast October, movie director James Cameron and his wife Suzy Amis Cameron launched an organic pea protein operation in Saskatchewan. Once it is up and running, this facility will be the top producer of organic pea protein in North America.
:: How to make gold nanoparticles on water dropletsScientists have discovered a new way to create gold nanoparticles and nanowires using water droplets. The experiment wasn’t designed to turn up anything of note but instead produced a “bewildering” surprise, they say. The technique is the latest discovery in the field of on-droplet chemistry and could lead to more environmentally friendly ways to produce nanoparticles of gold and other metals, sa
:: How to prevent those annoyign texting typosDIY Type faster and more accurately. Your text messages are full of misspelled words, random spaces, and hilarious autocorrect mistakes. Here’s how to prevent these keyboard betrayals.
:: How to prevent those annoyign texting typosDIY Type faster and more accurately. Your text messages are full of misspelled words, random spaces, and hilarious autocorrect mistakes. Here’s how to prevent these keyboard betrayals.
:: How to profit from biowasteETH Zurich and Eawag researchers are developing a method to produce animal feed from biowaste products. This is one of 14 projects in the Engineering for Development programme funded by the Sawiris Foundation over the past decade and entering its next 5-year cycle.
:: How to purge all your search historiesDIY Asking for a friend… Your browser makes it relatively easy to purge your search history, but many sites keep their own records of your past queries. Here's how to delete that data.
:: How to Reconcile with a Romantic PartnerStudy suggests the best strategy depends on gender — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: How to Reconcile with a Romantic PartnerStudy suggests the best strategy depends on gender — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: How to revive drowsy beesA vet gives advice on how to assist dehydrated bumblebees emerging from hibernation.
:: How to rewrite your own life storyJessica Huie turned her life around brilliantly. Now she’s helping other people – including her friend Meghan Markle Jessica Huie didn’t have the most promising start. She was expelled from school at 15 and pregnant two years later. Her father, a cab driver who had worked round the clock to give her opportunities, was devastated, as was her mum, a former model. But somehow she turned her life aro
:: How to rewrite your own life storyJessica Huie turned her life around brilliantly. Now she’s helping other people – including her friend Meghan Markle Jessica Huie didn’t have the most promising start. She was expelled from school at 15 and pregnant two years later. Her father, a cab driver who had worked round the clock to give her opportunities, was devastated, as was her mum, a former model. But somehow she turned her life aro
:: How to Share Songs on Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, and Google Play MusicSpotify Music ServiceAll of the popular streaming services have features where you can follow friends or recommend tracks. Here's how to use them.
:: How to Stop Abandoning ProjectsDr. Ellen Hendriksen offers five ways to stop abandoning projects and finally cross the finish line. — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: How to Stop Eye Strain: Tips, Tricks, and AppsThe aching eyes, sore muscles, and headaches caused by eye strain can be prevented by following these tips.
:: How to Stop Eye Strain: Tips, Tricks, and AppsThe aching eyes, sore muscles, and headaches caused by eye strain can be prevented by following these tips.
:: How to throw a punchDIY Without hurting yourself more than your opponent. Understanding how to throw a punch—before you go all John Wayne on a bad guy—will prevent you from hurting yourself more than whatever you’re swinging at.
:: How to turn light into atomic vibrationsSheet-like materials can have intriguing properties that could benefit devices from flexible electronics to solar cells. Researchers think they can customize the properties of these materials by using light pulses to rapidly switch the materials from one state to another. For example, light pulses could turn an electrical insulator into a conductor. But the ability to do this depends on how effici
:: How to watch NASA’s next exoplanet hunter launchNASA’s next exoplanet hunter, TESS, launches today to seek planets in 85 percent of the sky.
:: How Trump Channels the 1970sPresident Trump has brought the spirit of the 1970s into the Oval Office. If there is one consistent message that has come out of this White House, it is a message born out of the turbulent decade: Don’t trust any institution. Every president carries with them the zeitgeist of a period that shaped their values and vision. In recent decades, Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush embodied t
:: How Trump Channels the 1970sPresident Trump has brought the spirit of the 1970s into the Oval Office. If there is one consistent message that has come out of this White House, it is a message born out of the turbulent decade: Don’t trust any institution. Every president carries with them the zeitgeist of a period that shaped their values and vision. In recent decades, Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush embodied t
:: How Tutus Took Over Runners’ WardrobesBy mile nine, Kelly Lewis and her friends knew they were on to something. She and her pals Elise Wallace and Carrie Lundell had donned sparkly skirts that Lundell, a seamstress, had whipped up as a way to stand out while they ran the 2010 Surf City USA Marathon. At the time, wearing something so outlandish on a non-costume run was such an anomaly that Wallace was reluctant to join in. “She said,
:: How U.S. ‘energy revolution’ shakes up global marketRecent years have seen huge increases in American oil and gas production, with dramatic consequences for the US economy and international energy markets. But how has this new production affected global prices? And, will it alter the relationship between the US and traditional energy producers, particularly in the Middle East? And how have concerns about climate change affected energy policies in
:: How we can teach computers to make sense of our emotions | :: Raphael ArarHow can we make AI that people actually want to interact with? Raphael Arar suggests we start by making art. He shares interactive projects that help AI explore complex ideas like nostalgia, intuition and conversation — all working towards the goal of making our future technology just as much human as it is artificial.
:: How we need to remake the internet | :: Jaron LanierIn the early days of digital culture, Jaron Lanier helped craft a vision for the internet as public commons where humanity could share its knowledge — but even then, this vision was haunted by the dark side of how it could turn out: with personal devices that control our lives, monitor our data and feed us stimuli. (Sound familiar?) In this visionary talk, Lanier reflects on a "globally tragic, a
:: How Wild Wild Country Explains Religious Freedom in AmericaMy students know that I have based my life on television’s teachings. Hour-length dramas, sci-fi and fantasy shows, and even nighttime teen soap operas (don’t get me started on Buffy the Vampire Slayer ) often offer clues to where the nation is heading that don’t show up on news programs until much later. But in the Trump years, TV drama isn’t much help. None of the “political” shows— House of Ca
:: How Will This Attack on Syria Be Any Different?Updated at 10:12 p.m. The U.S. military—supported by Britain and France—launched strikes against key government targets in Syria on Friday, nearly a week after the Assad regime was accused of using chemical weapons in Eastern Ghouta. “The nations of Britain, France, and the United States of America have marshaled their righteous power against barbarism and brutality,” President Donald Trump said
:: How Will This Attack on Syria Be Any Different?Updated at 10:12 p.m. The U.S. military—supported by Britain and France—launched strikes against key government targets in Syria on Friday, nearly a week after the Assad regime was accused of using chemical weapons in Eastern Ghouta. “The nations of Britain, France, and the United States of America have marshaled their righteous power against barbarism and brutality,” President Donald Trump said
:: How you and your friends can fight back against online trollsSquadbox lets people team up with their friends to fight back against trolls, so that together they can filter out abusive messages online
:: How you and your friends can fight back against online trollsSquadbox lets people team up with their friends to fight back against trolls, so that together they can filter out abusive messages online
:: How you helped create the crisis in private dataFacebook Cambridge AnalyticaAs Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg testifies before Congress, he's likely wondering how his company got to the point where he must submit to public questioning. It's worth pondering how we, the Facebook-using public, got here too.
:: How You React When Startled Is a Window Into Your SoulTo understand the expressive range of the human face, nothing beats watching a colleague scream his head off in slow motion. When my lab began to study protective reflexes in the early 2000s, the video cameras came out and the place became a scare factory. Graduate students took to lurking in hidden corners and lunging out with Velociraptor shrieks. Sundry plastic bugs and a pair of taxidermized
:: How You React When Startled Is a Window Into Your SoulTo understand the expressive range of the human face, nothing beats watching a colleague scream his head off in slow motion. When my lab began to study protective reflexes in the early 2000s, the video cameras came out and the place became a scare factory. Graduate students took to lurking in hidden corners and lunging out with Velociraptor shrieks. Sundry plastic bugs and a pair of taxidermized
:: How your brain learns to expect mud puddles in the park (and other things)Whenever there's a mismatch between what you expect to experience and what you actually experience, the brain has to register the error and update your expectation. These changing expectations are fundamental for making decisions. A new study is the first to show how your midbrain responds to the error, and the orbitofrontal cortex updates the information. That's how you know what to expect tomorr
:: How your brain learns to expect mud puddles in the park (and other things)Whenever there's a mismatch between what you expect to experience and what you actually experience, the brain has to register the error and update your expectation. These changing expectations are fundamental for making decisions. A new study is the first to show how your midbrain responds to the error, and the orbitofrontal cortex updates the information. That's how you know what to expect tomorr
:: How your WiFi can protect against intrudersThe applications of wireless networks go far beyond logging onto the free Airport WiFi while you wait to board your flight, or binge watching the latest Netflix series on a rainy Sunday afternoon.
:: Howards End Is a Lavish Portrait of Cultural DivisionThe 1992 film adaptation of E.M. Forster’s novel Howards End is still so sumptuous, so thrilling in its excavation of buried Edwardian desire, that you might question whether a new version is necessary. Yet Kenneth Lonergan’s four-part miniseries, which arrives Sunday on Starz, is its own masterpiece, visually lavish and narratively restrained. Lonergan and the director Hettie Macdonald find some
:: Howards End Is a Lavish Portrait of Cultural DivisionThe 1992 film adaptation of E.M. Forster’s novel Howards End is still so sumptuous, so thrilling in its excavation of buried Edwardian desire, that you might question whether a new version is necessary. Yet Kenneth Lonergan’s four-part miniseries, which arrives Sunday on Starz, is its own masterpiece, visually lavish and narratively restrained. Lonergan and the director Hettie Macdonald find some
:: HSBC leaker Falciani freed on bail in SpainA Spanish judge on Thursday released on bail Herve Falciani, a former HSBC computer analyst detained in Madrid at the request of Switzerland for leaking documents alleging widespread tax evasion.
:: HSBC leaker Falciani freed on bail in SpainA Spanish judge on Thursday released on bail Herve Falciani, a former HSBC computer analyst detained in Madrid at the request of Switzerland for leaking documents alleging widespread tax evasion.
:: Hubble catches a colossal clusterThis NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows a massive galaxy cluster glowing brightly in the darkness. Despite its beauty, this cluster bears the distinctly unpoetic name of PLCK G308.3-20.2.
:: Hubble catches a colossal clusterThis NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows a massive galaxy cluster glowing brightly in the darkness.
:: Hubble catches a colossal clusterThis NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows a massive galaxy cluster glowing brightly in the darkness.
:: Hubble celebrates 28th anniversary with a trip through the Lagoon NebulaThis colorful cloud of glowing interstellar gas is just a tiny part of the Lagoon Nebula, a vast stellar nursery. This nebula is a region full of intense activity, with fierce winds from hot stars, swirling chimneys of gas, and energetic star formation all embedded within a hazy labyrinth of gas and dust. Hubble used both its optical and infrared instruments to study the nebula, which was observed
:: Hubble space telescope captures image of most distant star ever seenIcarus is a blue supergiant, a rare type of star that is larger than the Sun and far more luminous It might look like a tiny speck amid a bejewelled vista of the universe, but scientists say a pinprick of light in an image captured by the Hubble space telescope is the most distant individual star ever seen that is not a supernova. The team behind the find say the light was emitted from the star –
:: Hubble telescope celebrates 28 years in space with a dip in the dazzling Lagoon NebulaHubble telescope celebrates 28 years of being a space sleuth with these dazzling images of the Lagoon Nebula, 4,000 light-years away. Read More
:: Hubble uncovers the farthest star ever seenMore than halfway across the universe, an enormous blue star nicknamed Icarus is the farthest individual star ever seen.
:: Hubble uses cosmic lens to discover most distant star ever observedAstronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have found the most distant star ever discovered. The hot blue star existed only 4.4 billion years after the Big Bang. This discovery provides new insight into the formation and evolution of stars in the early universe, the constituents of galaxy clusters and also on the nature of dark matter.
:: Huge Trove of Unknown Viruses Found in Fish, Frogs and ReptilesResearchers often focus on pathogens that infect mammals and birds — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: Huge Trove of Unknown Viruses Found in Fish, Frogs and ReptilesResearchers often focus on pathogens that infect mammals and birds — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: Huge variation in prescribing practice for gluten-free foods in EnglandPrescribing practice for gluten-free foods in England varies hugely, and doesn't seem to be driven by obvious medical factors, reveals research published in the online journal BMJ Open.
:: Huge variation in prescribing practice for gluten-free foods in EnglandPrescribing practice for gluten-free foods in England varies hugely, and doesn't seem to be driven by obvious medical factors, reveals research published in the online journal BMJ Open.
:: Human "Sea Nomads" May Have Evolved to Be the World's Elite DiversNew genetic evidence suggests these indigenous Southeast Asians are singularly suited for underwater hunting — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: Human bony labyrinth is an indicator of population history and dispersal from Africa [Anthropology]The dispersal of modern humans from Africa is now well documented with genetic data that track population history, as well as gene flow between populations. Phenetic skeletal data, such as cranial and pelvic morphologies, also exhibit a dispersal-from-Africa signal, which, however, tends to be blurred by the effects of local…
:: Human bony labyrinth is an indicator of population history and dispersal from Africa [Anthropology]The dispersal of modern humans from Africa is now well documented with genetic data that track population history, as well as gene flow between populations. Phenetic skeletal data, such as cranial and pelvic morphologies, also exhibit a dispersal-from-Africa signal, which, however, tends to be blurred by the effects of local…
:: Human bony labyrinth used as an indicator of dispersal from AfricaAn international team of researchers has found that it is possible to use the human bony labyrinth of the ear as an indicator of dispersal from Africa. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the group describes their study of hundreds of ancient ear bones from around the world and the differences they found among them.
:: Human bony labyrinth used as an indicator of dispersal from AfricaAn international team of researchers has found that it is possible to use the human bony labyrinth of the ear as an indicator of dispersal from Africa. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the group describes their study of hundreds of ancient ear bones from around the world and the differences they found among them.
:: Human Brain Organoids Thrive in Mouse BrainsAfter implantation, the tissue developed blood vessels and became integrated into neuronal networks in the animals' brains.
:: Human brains make new nerve cells — and lots of them — well into old ageIn humans, new neurons are still born in old brains, new research suggests.
:: Human brains make new nerve cells — and lots of them — well into old ageIn humans, new neurons are still born in old brains, new research suggests.
:: Human breeding practices found to be likely reason for lack of paternal DNA diversity in modern horsesA team of researchers from across Europe has found that human breeding practices, particularly during the Iron Age, are likely the cause of a lack of variability in paternally inherited DNA in modern horses. In their paper published on the open access site Science Advances, the group describes the DNA study they undertook to better understand the genetic history of the modern horse and what they f
:: Human Cancer Drugs May Be Effective in Tasmanian DevilsA new study reveals similarities between the transmissible cancers that infect the endangered marsupials, and hints at ways to treat them.
:: Human daily rhythms: Clocks vs light/dark cycleA new study analyses daily primary activities of European laborers and the sources of social synchronization.
:: Human daily rhythms: Clocks vs light/dark cycleA new study analyses daily primary activities of European laborers and the sources of social synchronization.
:: Human daily rhythms: Clocks vs. light/dark cycleFrom time use surveys in 17 European countries and two American countries (located from 35º to 61º latitude) this study characterizes laborer's primary activities and get them positioned along the daily and yearly cycle of light and dark.
:: Human daily rhythms: Clocks vs. light/dark cycleFrom time use surveys in 17 European countries and two American countries (located from 35º to 61º latitude) this study characterizes laborer's primary activities and get them positioned along the daily and yearly cycle of light and dark.
:: Human genome sequencing is starting to live up to the hypeEighteen years on from the first human genome sequence, we are finally getting a glimpse of what genetically tailored medicine might look like
:: Human hydroxymethylbilane synthase: Molecular dynamics of the pyrrole chain elongation identifies step-specific residues that cause AIP [Medical Sciences]Hydroxymethylbilane synthase (HMBS), the third enzyme in the heme biosynthetic pathway, catalyzes the head-to-tail condensation of four molecules of porphobilinogen (PBG) to form the linear tetrapyrrole 1-hydroxymethylbilane (HMB). Mutations in human HMBS (hHMBS) cause acute intermittent porphyria (AIP), an autosomal-dominant disorder characterized by life-threatening neurovisceral attacks. Althou
:: Human impact on sea urchin abundanceSea urchin populations are more sensitive to human activities than previously believed, according to a half-century observational study. Researchers found that changing water temperature and algal blooms strongly affected sea urchin populations and even caused some abnormal development of their larvae. The research is published in the journal Ecological Indicators.
:: Human mutation rate a legacy from our past
:: Human protein important for cellular communication resembles bacterial toxinA protein that plays an important role in embryonic development and nervous system wiring in humans appears to have been borrowed from bacteria. In a new study, scientists from the UChicago and Stanford describe the three-dimensional structure of proteins called teneurins for the first time.
:: Human protein important for cellular communication resembles bacterial toxinA protein that plays an important role in embryonic development and nervous system wiring in humans appears to have been borrowed from bacteria. In a study published April 19, 2018, in Cell, scientists from the University of Chicago and Stanford University describe the three-dimensional structure of proteins called teneurins for the first time.
:: Humane studies of octopuses get a boost
:: Humane studies of octopuses get a boost
:: Humankind’s Most Important MaterialTo reach you, these words were encoded into signals of light moving about 125,000 miles per second through fiber-optic cables. These lines, splayed out across mountains and oceans, are made of hair-thin glass 30 times more transparent than the purest water. The technology was made possible in part by a team from Corning Incorporated. In 1970 they patented a type of cable that could transmit large
:: Human-like walking mechanics evolved before the genus HomoA close examination of 3.6-million-year-old hominin footprints discovered in Laetoli, Tanzania, suggests our ancestors evolved the hallmark trait of extended leg, human-like bipedalism substantially earlier than previously thought.
:: Human-like walking mechanics evolved before the genus HomoA close examination of 3.6-million-year-old hominin footprints discovered in Laetoli, Tanzania, suggests our ancestors evolved the hallmark trait of extended leg, human-like bipedalism substantially earlier than previously thought.
:: Human-like walking mechanics evolved before the genus HomoEver since scientists realized that humans evolved from a succession of primate ancestors, the public imagination has been focused on the inflection point when those ancestors switched from ape-like shuffling to walking upright as we do today. Scientists have long been focused on the question, too, because the answer is important to understanding how our ancestors lived, hunted and evolved.
:: Humans and others exposed to prenatal stress have high stress levels after birthVertebrate species, including humans, exposed to stress prenatally tend to have higher stress hormones after birth, according to a new study. While previous research has reported examples of maternal stress experience predicting offspring stress hormones in different species, this study is the first to empirically demonstrate the impact of prenatal stress on offspring stress hormone levels using d
:: Humans may have a surprising evolutionary advantage: Expressive eyebrowsAnimals Scientists still aren’t sure why early humans had such weird skulls—or why we don’t. It’s one of the first things you notice when you look at archaic humans in a textbook or museum. Just above the eyes rests an imposing feature, a prominent brow ridge…
:: Humans may have occupied Indonesian site Leang Burung 2 earlier than previously thoughtRenewed excavations at the Late Pleistocene Leang Burung 2 rock shelter archaeological site on the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia have revealed new evidence of early human occupation, according to findings by Adam Brumm of Griffith University's Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution, and colleagues from Indonesia's National Research Centre for Archaeology (ARKENAS), published April 11, 2018
:: Humans may have occupied Indonesian site Leang Burung 2 earlier than previously thoughtRenewed excavations at the Late Pleistocene Leang Burung 2 rock shelter archaeological site on the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia have revealed new evidence of early human occupation, according to findings by Adam Brumm of Griffith University's Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution, and colleagues from Indonesia's National Research Centre for Archaeology (ARKENAS), published April 11, 2018
:: Humans Probably Practiced Brain Surgery on This Cow 5,000 Years AgoAbout 5,000 years ago, humans used crude stone tools to puncture a hole in a cow's head, making it the earliest known instance of skull surgery in an animal.
:: Humans produce new brain cells throughout their lives, say researchersFindings could help hunt for treatment for degenerative conditions such as Alzheimers, and psychiatric problems Humans continue to produce new neurons in a part of their brain involved in learning, memory and emotion throughout adulthood, scientists have revealed, countering previous theories that production stopped after adolescence. The findings could help in developing treatments for neurologi
:: Humans produce new brain cells throughout their lives, say researchersFindings could help hunt for treatment for degenerative conditions such as Alzheimers, and psychiatric problems Humans continue to produce new neurons in a part of their brain involved in learning, memory and emotion throughout adulthood, scientists have revealed, countering previous theories that production stopped after adolescence. The findings could help in developing treatments for neurologi
:: Hundreds line Cambridge streets to honor Stephen HawkingThe life of renowned physicist and author Stephen Hawking was celebrated Saturday in English city of Cambridge, with hundreds of well-wishers lining the streets for a glimpse of the hearse carrying his remains to a private funeral.
:: Hundreds of Inherited Gene Variants Contribute to CancerIn the largest study of its kind to date, researchers find more than 850 rare, heritable genetic alterations that can predispose humans to cancer.
:: Hundreds of Inherited Gene Variants Contribute to CancerIn the largest study of its kind to date, researchers find more than 850 rare, heritable genetic alterations that can predispose humans to cancer.
:: Hungry birds as climate change drives food 'mismatch'Warmer springs create a "mismatch" where hungry chicks hatch too late to feast on abundant caterpillars, new research shows.
:: Hungry birds as climate change drives food 'mismatch'Warmer springs create a 'mismatch' where hungry chicks hatch too late to feast on abundant caterpillars, new research shows.
:: Hungry birds as climate change drives food 'mismatch'Warmer springs create a 'mismatch' where hungry chicks hatch too late to feast on abundant caterpillars, new research shows.
:: Hunting mystery giant lightning from spaceA new mission aboard the International Space Station is taking storm chasing to new heights.
:: Hurricane Harvey: Dutch-Texan research shows most fatalities occurred outside flood zonesScientists found that most Houston-area drowning deaths from Hurricane Harvey occurred outside the zones designated by government as being at higher risk of flooding: the 100- and 500-year floodplains. Harvey, one of the costliest storms in US history, hit Texas on Aug. 25, 2017, causing unprecedented flooding and killing dozens. Researchers at Delft University of Technology and Rice University pu
:: Hurricane Harvey: Most fatalities occurred outside flood zones, Dutch-Texan research showsScientists found that most Houston-area drowning deaths from Hurricane Harvey occurred outside the zones designated by government as being at higher risk of flooding: the 100- and 500-year floodplains. Harvey, one of the costliest storms in US history, hit Texas on Aug. 25, 2017, causing unprecedented flooding and killing dozens.
:: Hurricane Harvey: Research shows most fatalities occurred outside flood zonesA Dutch-Texan team found that most Houston-area drowning deaths from Hurricane Harvey occurred outside the zones designated by government as being at higher risk of flooding: the 100- and 500-year floodplains. Harvey, one of the costliest storms in US history, hit southeast Texas on 25 August 2017 causing unprecedented flooding and killing dozens. Researchers at Delft University of Technology in t
:: Hvad er Bitcoin mining?Hvordan kan man fremtrylle penge med en kraftig computer? Og hvad er en mining-computer egentlig?
:: Hvad hjælper forbud mod bi-dræbende pesticider, hvis landmændene alligevel får dispensation?Sammen med 12 andre landet har Danmark tilladt landbruget at bringe de forhadte neonikotinoider ud på markerne, selv om samme landes miljøministre har forbudt dem – og EU's videnskabsfolk siger, at de er med til at slå bier ihjel.
:: Hvidovre skræddersyr specialiseret palliationFra standardkontroller til en individuelt tilpasset indsats. Det er grundtanken bag et nyt specialiseret palliativt tilbud, som Hvidovre Hospital har udviklet til patienter med livstruende lungesygdom. Håbet er at løfte den basale palliation i lungemedicinsk regi, så de alvorligt syge lungepatienter sikres bedre livskvalitet i deres sidste levetid.
:: Hvorfor kæmper I ikke noget mere for medlemmernes arbejdsvilkår?OK18: Det kan undre, at organisationerne ikke i større grad bruger overenskomstforhandlingerne til at kæmpe for at sikre deres medlemmer bedre arbejdsvilkår. Faglig stolthed og empati betyder for mange mere end den sidste hundredlap i lønforhøjelse. Det er også vigtigt for arbejdsgiverne at levere kvalitet, og derfor er vinderen af overenskomstforhandlingerne ikke den part, som har klemt de sidste
:: Hybrid swarm in global mega-pestScientists have confirmed the hybridization of two of the world's major pest species, into a new and improved mega-pest.
:: Hybrid swarm in global mega-pestScientists have confirmed the hybridization of two of the world's major pest species, into a new and improved mega-pest.
:: Hydrogenation of levulinic acid over carbon supported small ruthenium nanoparticlesAn improved performance (activity, selectivity and stability) catalyst for the LA hydrogenation reaction is developed based on carbon supported ruthenium with low metal particle size (1.2 nm).
:: Hydrologic regulation of plant rooting depth: Pay attention to the widespread scenario with intense seasonal groundwater table fluctuation [Physical Sciences]In PNAS, Fan et al. (1) demonstrate that water table depth (WTD) is a vital determinant and a good predictor of plant rooting depth at a global scale. However, Pierret and Lacombe (2) point out that there are some plants extending their roots far below the WTD [figure 3F and…
:: Hypothesized benefit from integrative treatments for veterans’ chronic pain fails to materializeResearchers hypothesized that chiropractic, acupuncture and massage would benefit veterans with chronic pain. Their results said otherwise.
:: Højesteret efterlader læger i et lammende tomrum
:: Højesteret efterlader læger i et lammende tomrum
:: Hør ugens podcast om nye højspændingsledningerIngeniørens ugentlige podcast, Transformator, handler denne gang om 170 km nye højspændingsledninger, som der er planer om at rejse master til i Jylland, samtidig med at man andre steder har spenderet milliarder på at fjerne højspændingsmaster og lægge kablerne i jorden.
:: Høring om mobilstråling: Lav prestige i forskningsfeltet blokerer for ny viden om risikoenEr stråling fra mobiler farligt eller ej? En diskussion, der deler vandene. Alle ved dog, at forskning er vanskelig, fordi mange faktorer spiller ind.
:: I aften sker det: Danmarks dyreste rumprojekt sendes ud i rummet- Nu bliver det os, der kører med klatten i international rumforskning, siger lederen af projektet.
:: 'I believe because it is absurd': Christianity's first memeIs it ever okay to believe in things we consider to be impossible or extremely improbable? Read More
:: I Can’t Stop’: Schools Struggle With Vaping ExplosionSchool and health officials struggling with a sudden influx of easily concealed e-cigarettes fear vaping is creating a new generation of nicotine addicts.
:: 'I Expected to Have a Day Job for the Rest of My Life'At age 12, Philip Glass started working in a Baltimore record store owned by a man he called Ben. Ben was, in fact, Glass’s father, but he and his brother, Marty, both referred to him by his first name because they didn’t want anyone to know they were his children. Of course everyone still knew who they were. Even before working in that small record store and spending countless evenings with Ben,
:: I Feel Pretty Is a Message Movie That Can't Stay on MessageWhere’s Judd Apatow when you need him? The comedy I Feel Pretty seems like an Apatowian undertaking in almost every regard: modestly high-concept, gently moralistic, and starring Amy Schumer, who had her big-screen breakthrough in Apatow’s 2015 movie Trainwreck . All that’s missing is any actual participation by Apatow himself—which is a pity, because the intelligence and nuance (not to mention h
:: 'I Married a Jew,' 80 Years LaterIn a recent Washington Post opinion piece that was lambasted on social media, a writer named Carey Purcell wrote that she was done dating Jewish men after two previous relationships ended poorly. “I’ve optimistically begun interfaith relationships with an open mind twice, only to become the last woman these men dated before settling down with a nice Jewish girl,” she explains. “At almost every ev
:: 'I Married a Jew,' 80 Years LaterIn a recent Washington Post opinion piece that was lambasted on social media, a writer named Carey Purcell wrote that she was done dating Jewish men after two previous relationships ended poorly. “I’ve optimistically begun interfaith relationships with an open mind twice, only to become the last woman these men dated before settling down with a nice Jewish girl,” she explains. “At almost every ev
:: I Ran U.S. Border Patrol—And I Support Trump's Call to Deploy the National GuardIn 2006, as the national chief of the Border Patrol, I welcomed the assignment of roughly 6,000 National Guardsmen to serve as a force multiplier to the then-9,000 Border Patrol agents on duty along the U.S.-Mexico border. It was the right call to make at the time. The influx of drugs, illegal immigration, and criminal organizations was overwhelming the agency, and cartel violence was at its peak
:: I Sat Through the First Stop on Facebook's Feel-Good Road ShowSome time ago, a man named Stephen found himself yearning for his home-state’s famous peaches. He’d grown up in Georgia, but lived in Nashville, Tennessee, where the peaches—desiccated, tasteless things—barely merited the name. Sensing a market, Stephen started selling Georgia peaches out of the back of his truck. The peach truck was a hit, as was Stephen’s subsequent online peach store. In just
:: IBM scientists measure the energy levels of single molecules on insulatorsOur understanding of single-molecule electronics has become clearer and the answer involved using a common household item – salt.
:: IBM scientists measure the energy levels of single molecules on insulatorsOur understanding of single-molecule electronics has become clearer and the answer involved using a common household item – salt.
:: IBS patients obtain robust, enduring relief from home-based treatment programIn the largest federally funded non-drug clinical trial for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), patients with the most severe and persistent symptoms achieved robust and sustained relief by learning to control symptoms with minimal clinician contact. Led by University at Buffalo researchers in collaboration with colleagues at New York University and Northwestern University, the study was published onl
:: IBS patients obtain robust, enduring relief from home-based treatment programIn the largest federally funded non-drug clinical trial for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), patients with the most severe and persistent symptoms achieved robust and sustained relief by learning to control symptoms with minimal clinician contact.
:: Ice cliffs make these Himalayan glaciers melt fasterResearchers have confirmed their suspicion that north-facing ice cliffs on debris-covered glaciers in the Himalayas accelerate ice melt. Glaciers in the high mountain regions of the Himalayas offer a different picture to those in the Alps: many of them are completely covered in debris, and steep ice walls—vertical cliffs up to 30 meters high—overlook many areas. From a distance, this makes their
:: Ice cliffs make these Himalayan glaciers melt fasterResearchers have confirmed their suspicion that north-facing ice cliffs on debris-covered glaciers in the Himalayas accelerate ice melt. Glaciers in the high mountain regions of the Himalayas offer a different picture to those in the Alps: many of them are completely covered in debris, and steep ice walls—vertical cliffs up to 30 meters high—overlook many areas. From a distance, this makes their
:: Ice-free Arctic summers could hinge on small climate warming rangeA range of less than one degree Fahrenheit (or half a degree Celsius) of climate warming over the next century could make all the difference when it comes to the probability of future ice-free summers in the Arctic, new University of Colorado Boulder research shows.
:: Ice-free Arctic summers could hinge on small climate warming rangeA range of less than one degree Fahrenheit (or half a degree Celsius) of climate warming over the next century could make all the difference when it comes to the probability of future ice-free summers in the Arctic, new University of Colorado Boulder research shows.
:: Ice-free Arctic summers could hinge on small climate warming rangeA range of less than one degree Fahrenheit (or half a degree Celsius) of climate warming over the next century could make all the difference when it comes to the probability of future ice-free summers in the Arctic, new research shows.
:: Iceland resumes fin whale hunt after two-year pauseIcelandic whaling company Hvalur said Tuesday it would resume its controversial hunt of endangered fin whales after a two-year suspension, sparking angry protests from animal rights activists.
:: Iceland resumes fin whale hunt after two-year pauseIcelandic whaling company Hvalur said Tuesday it would resume its controversial hunt of endangered fin whales after a two-year suspension, sparking angry protests from animal rights activists.
:: Identification of a queen and king recognition pheromone in the subterranean termite Reticulitermes flavipes [Evolution]Chemical communication is fundamental to success in social insect colonies. Species-, colony-, and caste-specific blends of cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) and other chemicals have been well documented as pheromones, mediating important behavioral and physiological aspects of social insects. More specifically, royal pheromones used by queens (and kings in termites) enable workers…
:: Identification of long-lived synaptic proteins by proteomic analysis of synaptosome protein turnover [Neuroscience]Memory formation is believed to result from changes in synapse strength and structure. While memories may persist for the lifetime of an organism, the proteins and lipids that make up synapses undergo constant turnover with lifetimes from minutes to days. The molecular basis for memory maintenance may rely on a…
:: Identification of long-lived synaptic proteins by proteomic analysis of synaptosome protein turnover [Neuroscience]Memory formation is believed to result from changes in synapse strength and structure. While memories may persist for the lifetime of an organism, the proteins and lipids that make up synapses undergo constant turnover with lifetimes from minutes to days. The molecular basis for memory maintenance may rely on a…
:: Identifying psychological responses of stigmatized groups to referendums [Psychological and Cognitive Sciences]Public votes and referendums on the rights of marginalized communities are utilized in 27 states and occur with some regularity. However, research has only recently begun to examine the psychological consequences of these voter referendums for members of stigmatized groups, and a number of important questions remain regarding the internal…
:: Identifying single-cell types in the mouse brain
:: Identifying what makes a faster typistThe largest-ever dataset on typing speeds and styles, based on 136 million keystrokes from 168,000 volunteers, finds that the fastest typists not only make fewer errors, but they often type the next key before the previous one has been released.
:: Identifying what makes a faster typistThe largest-ever dataset on typing speeds and styles, based on 136 million keystrokes from 168,000 volunteers, finds that the fastest typists not only make fewer errors, but they often type the next key before the previous one has been released.
:: If (Virtual) Reality Feels Almost Right, It's Exactly WrongHow adding touch to VR can lead to an “uncanny valley” of sensations—and what we can do about it — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: If AI Thinks Like a Human it Might Get Depressed Like Onesubmitted by /u/NaiveSkeptic [link] [comments]
:: If Democrats Retake Congress, Could House Climate Committee Come Back?Previous incarnation oversaw clean energy spending, investigated Deepwater Horizon spill — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: If 'Oumuamua Is an Alien Spacecraft, It's Keeping Quiet So FarAre there intelligent aliens living on the cigar-shaped, interstellar object that's zooming through our solar system? To find out, astronomers in Western Australia used the Murchison Widefield Array telescope to eavesdrop on the rocky visitor.
:: If Singing's Tough, Try WhistlingA new study claims it's easier to accurately whistle a melody than to sing it. Christopher Intagliata reports. — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: If two deletions don't stop growth, try three
:: If we weren’t the first industrial civilization on Earth, would we ever know?Fossils and objects are unlikely to survive more than a few million years. Searching for chemical traces of industrialization offers an intriguing alternative.
:: If you love staying up late and sleeping in, doing otherwise might actually hurt your healthHealth Here’s one more way our modern sleep schedules might be killing us. Night owls might get a rap for staying up too late watching Netflix or getting lost in meme spirals on the web, but it’s not all fun and games. Study after study shows…
:: If You Want Your Friend to Vaccinate Their Kids, Don't Try to Change Their MindNudging people toward the right behavior without trying to win their hearts is the key to improving vaccination rates.
:: If your genes put you at risk of heart disease, exercise might be able to helpHealth And every little bit counts. In a study out this week researchers analyzed data from nearly 500,000 people who were enrolled in a long term health study in the United Kingdom and found that exercise…
:: IKEA har ikke styr på databehandlerneEn afgørelse fra Datatilsynet viser, at IKEA Danmark ikke har styr på databehandleraftalerne eller tilsyn med virksomhederne, der behandler personalets personoplysninger.
:: IKEA har ikke styr på databehandlerneEn afgørelse fra Datatilsynet viser, at IKEA Danmark ikke har styr på databehandleraftalerne eller tilsyn med virksomhederne, der behandler personalets personoplysninger.
:: Ilana Chefetz Confronts Ovarian CancerThe University of Minnesota researcher is on the front lines in the fight against the disease.
:: Illegalt elektronikskrot gemt i gamle danske biler havner i NigeriaKortlægning af en hidtil næsten ukendt importmetode afslører omfattende ulovlig indførelse af ødelagt eller forbudt elektronisk udstyr fra især EU – herunder Danmark.
:: Iltrobot skal forbedre sikkerheden for KOL-patienterLedende overlæge på Medicinsk enhed på Hvidovre Hospital, Ejvind Frausing, begyndte i sidste uge at teste den iltrobot, han siden 2011 har haft under udvikling. De første resultater ser lovende ud, og han forventer, at robotten vil øge patientsikkerheden, forkorte indlæggelsestiden og frigøre sygeplejerskeressourcer på de medicinske afdelinger landet over.
:: I'm Here for the BallsResearchers use balls to study dog minds — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: Image of the Day: Ant Attack!A new species of ant discovered in Borneo fends off invaders with a uniquely suicidal strategy.
:: Image of the Day: Brain, Heal ThyselfWhen a mouse's brain undergoes traumatic injury, immune cells clear the dead from the affected area, after which blood cells swoop in to repair blood vessels.
:: Image of the Day: Colorful Butterfly-BotScientists engineered biomaterials similar to those chameleons use to change color and applied them to a robot.
:: Image of the Day: Colorful Butterfly-BotScientists engineered biomaterials similar to those chameleons use to change color and applied them to a robot.
:: Image of the Day: Dino TracksA combination of analysis techniques including 3-D models and false-color depth maps allow researchers to study tridactyl dinosaur tracks in Switzerland.
:: Image of the Day: Elephant TwinsA pair of calves was born about eight months ago in Tanzania's Tarangire National Park.
:: Image of the Day: Four EyesAncient monitor lizards had an extra set of 'eyes' on top of their heads.
:: Image of the Day: Four EyesAncient monitor lizards had an extra set of 'eyes' on top of their heads.
:: Image of the Day: Immune Cell In ActionBy combining two new microscopy technologies, researchers filmed immune cells toiling away in the inner ear of a living zebrafish.
:: Image of the Day: Nanobot SchematicA magnetically controlled device could have applications in studies of cell biology and biophysics.
:: Image of the Day: Original FinResearchers identify the genetics underlying the development of dorsal fins in ancient fish.
:: Image of the Day: Retinal Cell ImplantFor the first time, a transplant of replacement tissue grown from stem cells has been shown to be feasible for patients with macular degeneration.
:: Image of the Day: Retinal Cell ImplantFor the first time, a transplant of replacement tissue grown from stem cells has been shown to be feasible for patients with macular degeneration.
:: Image of the Day: Sad Clownfish?Climate change is bleaching sea anemones, and it's stressing out the clownfish that live in them.
:: Image of the Day: SuckersA recently expanded online database allows researchers and the public to share and view videos of sea lampreys.
:: Image of the Day: Tumor OrganoidsMiniature versions of bladder cancers could help physicians identify personalized treatment options for patients.
:: Image: 3-D-molded interconnect devicesAn alternative to conventional circuit boards, these '3-D-molded interconnect devices' add electrical connectivity to the surface of three-dimensional structures.
:: Image: Hangout in spaceNASA astronaut Drew Feustel seemingly hangs off the International Space Station while conducting a spacewalk with fellow NASA astronaut Ricky Arnold (out of frame) on March 29, 2018.
:: Image: Hangout in spaceNASA astronaut Drew Feustel seemingly hangs off the International Space Station while conducting a spacewalk with fellow NASA astronaut Ricky Arnold (out of frame) on March 29, 2018.
:: Image: Henderson IslandHenderson Island lies in the South Pacific, about halfway between New Zealand and Chile. As one of the best examples of a coral atoll, Henderson Island is a UN World Heritage site and one of the world's biggest marine reserves. However, while this remote, uninhabited, tiny landmass may look idyllic and untouched by humans, it's one of the most plastic-polluted places on Earth.
:: Image: Hubble's curious case of a calcium-rich supernovaThis image, captured by the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) on the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, shows the spiral galaxy NGC 5714, about 130 million light-years away in the constellation of Boötes (the Herdsman). NGC 5714 is classified as an Sc spiral galaxy, but its spiral arms—the dominating feature of spiral galaxies—are almost impossible to see, as NGC 5714 presents itself at an almost pe
:: Image: Hyderabad, IndiaThe Copernicus Sentinel-2A satellite takes us over southern India to the capital of Telangana: Hyderabad.
:: Image: Lagoon Nebula (visible-light view)This mayhem is all happening at the heart of the Lagoon Nebula, a vast stellar nursery located 4,000 light-years away and visible in binoculars simply as a smudge of light with a bright core.
:: Image: Memphis from spaceFifty years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. came to Memphis, Tennessee to support striking sanitation workers. He delivered the famous speech known as "I've Been to the Mountaintop" from the Mason Temple in Memphis on April 3, 1968, and was assassinated at the Lorrain Motel (now the National Civil Rights Museum) just a day later, on April 4. Today, we honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
:: Image: Memphis from spaceFifty years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. came to Memphis, Tennessee to support striking sanitation workers. He delivered the famous speech known as "I've Been to the Mountaintop" from the Mason Temple in Memphis on April 3, 1968, and was assassinated at the Lorrain Motel (now the National Civil Rights Museum) just a day later, on April 4. Today, we honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
:: Image: The Aurora and the Sunrise"Sunrise crashes an aurora party over the southern hemisphere," said astronaut Ricky Arnold of the image he snapped from the International Space Station.
:: Image: The cat in OrionWhat is the first creature that comes to mind when you look at the dark cloud in this image? Perhaps a dark kitten with a vivid white nose, front paws stretching towards the right of the frame and tail up towards the left? Or perhaps a fox, running with its mouth open and looking ahead, its vigilant eyes pointing to the right?
:: Image: The cat in OrionWhat is the first creature that comes to mind when you look at the dark cloud in this image? Perhaps a dark kitten with a vivid white nose, front paws stretching towards the right of the frame and tail up towards the left? Or perhaps a fox, running with its mouth open and looking ahead, its vigilant eyes pointing to the right?
:: Images frozen in time
:: Imaging technique reveals complex protein movements in cell membraneWhat do ballet and cell biology have in common? Perhaps more than you might think.
:: Imagining a positive outcome biases subsequent memoriesImagining that an event will go well 'colors' how people remember that event after learning how it actually went, according to findings in published in Psychological Science. The findings showed that participants were more likely to mistakenly identify positive details from the event as 'true' if they had previously imagined the event going well.
:: Imagining a positive outcome biases subsequent memoriesImagining that an event will go well 'colors' how people remember that event after learning how it actually went, according to new findings. The findings showed that participants were more likely to mistakenly identify positive details from the event as 'true' if they had previously imagined the event going well.
:: Imagining an object can change how we hear sounds laterSeeing an object at the same time that you hear sound coming from somewhere else can lead to the 'ventriloquist illusion' and its aftereffect, but research suggests that simply imagining the object produces the same illusory results. The findings are published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.
:: Imagining an object can change how we hear sounds laterSeeing an object at the same time that you hear sound coming from somewhere else can lead to the 'ventriloquist illusion' and its aftereffect, but research suggests that simply imagining the object produces the same illusory results.
:: Immigrants Give America a Foreign-Policy AdvantageIt has often been thought that the composition of the American public, consisting as it does of immigrants from so many lands, is a vulnerability in foreign policy—that, for example, German immigrants would harbor affinities for their land of origin and become disloyal during the world wars. The argument was taken to a shameful extreme with the internment of Japanese Americans after Pearl Harbor.
:: Immune diversity among the KhoeSan populationBy analyzing genes of two distinct groups of the KhoeSan, investigators were able to find a level of diversity and divergence in immune cell repertoires much higher than identified in any other population. The findings are described in an article published this month in The Journal of Immunology.
:: Immune diversity among the KhoeSan populationBy analyzing genes of two distinct groups of the KhoeSan, investigators were able to find a level of diversity and divergence in immune cell repertoires much higher than identified in any other population.
:: Immune Therapy Improves Lung Cancer Patients SurvivalPembrolizumab combined with chemotherapy nearly doubles survival rates and shrinks tumors in some individuals.
:: Immune Therapy Improves Lung Cancer Patients SurvivalPembrolizumab combined with chemotherapy nearly doubles survival rates and shrinks tumors in some individuals.
:: Immune-engineered device targets chemo-resistant lymphomaCornell University researchers have developed a 'lymphoma micro-reactor' device that exposes human lymphomas to fluid flow similar to that in the lymphatics and parts of the lymph node. It is designed to explore how fluid forces may relate to a tumors' drug resistance.
:: Immunotherapy provides long-term survival benefit: Further evidence in lung cancerFurther evidence that immunotherapy provides long-term survival benefit for patients with lung cancer was presented today at ELCC 2018 (European Lung Cancer Congress) in Geneva, Switzerland.Researchers presented the three-year survival results of the randomised phase 2 POPLAR trial in second line, which is the longest follow-up reported to date with anti-programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) immunothe
:: Impact of Medicare annual wellness visit on detection of cognitive impairment is minimalIn the first nationwide study to measure the effect of the Medicare Annual Wellness Visit on early identification of cognitive impairment such as Alzheimer's disease, researchers from the Indiana University Center for Aging Research, Regenstrief Institute and IU Center for Health Innovation and Implementation Science found the visit has only minimal impact on detection of cognitive impairment as w
:: Impact of the tree prior on estimating clock rates during epidemic outbreaks [Evolution]Bayesian phylogenetics aims at estimating phylogenetic trees together with evolutionary and population dynamic parameters based on genetic sequences. It has been noted that the clock rate, one of the evolutionary parameters, decreases with an increase in the sampling period of sequences. In particular, clock rates of epidemic outbreaks are often…
:: Impact of the tree prior on estimating clock rates during epidemic outbreaks [Evolution]Bayesian phylogenetics aims at estimating phylogenetic trees together with evolutionary and population dynamic parameters based on genetic sequences. It has been noted that the clock rate, one of the evolutionary parameters, decreases with an increase in the sampling period of sequences. In particular, clock rates of epidemic outbreaks are often…
:: Implant would put a mole on your skin to warn of tumorA prototype early warning system for the four most common types of cancer makes a visible mole appear on the skin when calcium levels indicate a tumor has developed. Many cancer patients only receive a diagnosis after a tumor has developed extensively. This often significantly reduces the chance of recovery: the cure rate for prostate cancer is 32 percent and only 11 percent for colon cancer. The
:: Improved memory devices for synthetic cells
:: Improved method of delivering anti-cancer drugsA new non-toxic method for delivering anti-cancer drugs to specific parts of the human body could mean the end of the severe and nasty side effects associated with many cancer therapies, according to researchers at Cardiff University's School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
:: Improved method of delivering anti-cancer drugsA new non-toxic method for delivering anti-cancer drugs to specific parts of the human body could mean the end of the severe and nasty side effects associated with many cancer therapies, according to researchers at Cardiff University's School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
:: Improving public engagement with science museumsA team of computer science, education and museum researchers is launching a project to better understand how museum visitors interact with educational exhibits. The ultimate goal: helping museums capture public interest.
:: In 200 Years Cows May Be the Biggest Land Mammals on the PlanetHumans may be driving large mammals to extinction — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: In a Few Centuries, Cows Could Be the Largest Land Animals LeftThere used to be a type of elephant called Palaeoloxodon that could have rested its chin on the head of a modern African elephant. There was a hornless rhino called Paraceratherium , which was at least 10 times heavier than living rhinos. There was once a giant wombat that could have looked you level in the eye, a ground sloth the size of an elephant, a short-faced bear that would have loomed ove
:: In ancient Mesopotamia, sex among the gods shook heaven and earthSexuality was central to life in ancient Mesopotamia, an area of the Ancient Near East often described as the cradle of western civilisation roughly corresponding to modern-day Iraq, Kuwait, and parts of Syria, Iran and Turkey. It was not only so for everyday humans but for kings and even deities.
:: In animal studies, stimulating a brain pathway reduces depressive behaviorNeurobiology researchers have identified a pathway in brain circuitry that, when stimulated, leads to 'antidepressive' behavior in animals. If such brain stimulation proves to have similar effects in people, it may eventually lead to a novel treatment for depression.
:: In Case You Missed ItTop news from around the world — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: In Congress this week, Mark Zuckerberg was making fake news of his own
:: In His Haste to Roll Back Rules, Scott Pruitt, E.P.A. Chief, Risks His AgendaCourts have found his orders on lead paint, pesticides and other issues to be poorly crafted, and have struck them down.
:: In Huntington's disease, heart problems reflect broader effects of abnormal proteinResearchers investigating a key signaling protein in Huntington's disease describe deleterious effects on heart function, going beyond the disease's devastating neurological impact. By adjusting protein levels affecting an important biological pathway, the researchers improved heart function in experimental animals, shedding light on the biology of this fatal disease.
:: In Huntington's disease, heart problems reflect broader effects of abnormal proteinResearchers investigating a key signaling protein in Huntington's disease describe deleterious effects on heart function, going beyond the disease's devastating neurological impact. By adjusting protein levels affecting an important biological pathway, the researchers improved heart function in experimental animals, shedding light on the biology of this fatal disease.
:: In its second year, March for Science grows up
:: In its second year, March for Science grows up
:: In many countries, bone health may be at risk due to low calcium intakeAt a special symposium held today at the World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases in Krakow, Poland, experts discussed the findings of the newly launched IOF Global Map of Dietary Calcium Intake in Adults and the implications of low calcium intake for the global population.
:: In mice, long-lasting brain proteins offer clues to how memories last a lifetimeIn the tiny brain space where two nerve cells meet, chemical and electric signals shuttle back and forth, a messaging system that ebbs and flows in those synaptic spaces, sometimes in ways that scientists believe aid and abet learning and memory. But because most of the proteins found in those synapses die and renew themselves so rapidly, scientists have had a hard time pinning down how synapses a
:: In mice, long-lasting brain proteins offer clues to how memories last a lifetimeIn the tiny brain space where two nerve cells meet, chemical and electric signals shuttle back and forth, a messaging system that ebbs and flows in those synaptic spaces, sometimes in ways that scientists believe aid and abet learning and memory. But because most of the proteins found in those synapses die and renew themselves so rapidly, scientists have had a hard time pinning down how synapses a
:: In mice, long-lasting brain proteins offer clues to how memories last a lifetimeIn the tiny brain space where two nerve cells meet, chemical and electric signals shuttle back and forth, a messaging system that ebbs and flows in those synaptic spaces, sometimes in ways that scientists believe aid and abet learning and memory. But because most of the proteins found in those synapses die and renew themselves so rapidly, scientists have had a hard time pinning down how synapses a
:: In new anthology, experts look to future for managing dementia, mental healthA new supplement to the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society finds field leaders in dementia and mental health research weighing in on the science, public policy, and professional education and practice that will change our experience of aging.
:: In photos: a rare glimpse inside the heart of a quantum computerTechnology Inside the lab where computing makes a quantum leap. For decades, the promise of quantum computing has tickled the neurons of drug-makers, spies, and tech CEOs.
:: In pursuit of perfect chemistry—a vision for unifying catalysisSeveral fields of research have sprung up around the chemical drivers, called catalysts, at work in many industrial processes – including those that boost the production of fuels, fertilizers, and foods. These research efforts have developed more useful catalysts that accelerate chemical reactions and make the reactions more efficient without being consumed in the process.
:: In quest of the coldest possible antihydrogenCurrently, one of the major goals in ultracold science is to cool antihydrogen atoms to as close to absolute zero as possible. Ultracold antihydrogen would pave the way toward ultraprecise antimatter experiments that could help answer some of the most perplexing questions about antimatter. For example, how does gravity act on antimatter? Why don't we see any antimatter in the universe? And could i
:: In the surcharge blame game, companies tend to finish lastCompanies may bear the brunt of the blame for imposing surcharges on consumers, even when an outside agency foisted those charges on the company, according to an international team of researchers.
:: In the surcharge blame game, companies tend to finish lastCompanies may bear the brunt of the blame for imposing surcharges on consumers, even when an outside agency foisted those charges on the company, according to an international team of researchers.
:: In This Issue [This Week in PNAS]Brain atlas reveals differential effects of aging and Alzheimer’s disease 3D model of average anatomy of the hippocampus. Each color represents a different subfield. Existing data on the anatomical variability and 3D organization of the human hippocampus—as well as the effects of age and disease on this brain region—are limited…
:: In This Issue [This Week in PNAS]Brain atlas reveals differential effects of aging and Alzheimer’s disease 3D model of average anatomy of the hippocampus. Each color represents a different subfield. Existing data on the anatomical variability and 3D organization of the human hippocampus—as well as the effects of age and disease on this brain region—are limited…
:: In This Issue [This Week in PNAS]Brewer’s yeast engineered to produce potential cancer drug Brewer’s yeast. Noscapine, a widely used nonnarcotic cough suppressant, can act as a potential cancer drug with purportedly fewer side effects than conventional chemotherapy when administered in high doses. The drug is extracted from opium poppy straws, but poppy farming is time-consuming,…
:: In This Issue [This Week in PNAS]Pheromone distinguishes termite royalty from worker castes Primary queen of R. flavipes with attendant workers. Image courtesy of Matt Bertone (North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC). For eusocial insects, caste systems prescribe crucial social and reproductive division of labor. Nestmates primarily recognize one another and their roles within the colony…
:: In vivo CRISPR screening unveils histone demethylase UTX as an important epigenetic regulator in lung tumorigenesis [Cell Biology]Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Inactivation of tumor suppressor genes (TSGs) promotes lung cancer malignant progression. Here, we take advantage of the clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/Cas9-mediated somatic gene knockout in a KrasG12D/+ mouse model to identify bona fide TSGs. From individual knockout…
:: In zebrafish, the cholera bacterium sets off a surprising flushResearchers experimenting with live zebrafish witnessed a 200 percent increase in the strength of intestinal contractions soon after exposure to the cholera-causing bacterium Vibrio cholerae, leading to expulsion of native gut bacteria.
:: In zebrafish, the cholera bacterium sets off a surprising flushResearchers experimenting with live zebrafish witnessed a 200 percent increase in the strength of intestinal contractions soon after exposure to the cholera-causing bacterium Vibrio cholerae, leading to expulsion of native gut bacteria.
:: In zebrafish, the cholera bacterium sets off a surprising flushResearchers experimenting with live zebrafish witnessed a 200-percent increase in the strength of intestinal contractions soon after exposure to the cholera-causing bacterium Vibrio cholerae, leading to expulsion of native gut bacteria.
:: In zebrafish, the cholera bacterium sets off a surprising flushResearchers experimenting with live zebrafish witnessed a 200-percent increase in the strength of intestinal contractions soon after exposure to the cholera-causing bacterium Vibrio cholerae, leading to expulsion of native gut bacteria.
:: Increased autophagy blocks HER2-mediated breast tumorigenesis [Cell Biology]Allelic loss of the autophagy gene, beclin 1/BECN1, increases the risk of patients developing aggressive, including human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive, breast cancers; however, it is not known whether autophagy induction may be beneficial in preventing HER2-positive breast tumor growth. We explored the regulation of autophagy in breast…
:: Increased autophagy blocks HER2-mediated breast tumorigenesis [Cell Biology]Allelic loss of the autophagy gene, beclin 1/BECN1, increases the risk of patients developing aggressive, including human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive, breast cancers; however, it is not known whether autophagy induction may be beneficial in preventing HER2-positive breast tumor growth. We explored the regulation of autophagy in breast…
:: In-depth genomic analysis of 33 cancer typesResearchers have completed a detailed analysis from a dataset containing molecular and clinical information on over 10,000 tumors from 33 forms of cancer. Known as the Pan-Cancer Atlas, this analysis empowers cancer clinicians and researchers through a comprehensive understanding of how, where and why tumors arise in humans.
:: In-depth genomic analysis of 33 cancer typesResearchers have completed a detailed analysis from a dataset containing molecular and clinical information on over 10,000 tumors from 33 forms of cancer. Known as the Pan-Cancer Atlas, this analysis empowers cancer clinicians and researchers through a comprehensive understanding of how, where and why tumors arise in humans.
:: India Joins the Worldwide March for ScienceScientists across 50 cities took to the streets against funding cuts and government leaders’ anti-science rhetoric — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: India’s Vicious PatriarchyIndian law prohibits the identification of a rape victim by name or appearance without explicit permission from the survivor or their next of kin. Yet for the last three months, the name and face of an eight-year-old child, raped and murdered in the small town of Kathua in January this year, circulated widely in the Indian media. Perhaps her details were published due to early confusion over the
:: Indian scientists lose contact with satelliteIndia's national space agency has lost contact with a satellite days after it was launched into orbit with much fanfare, authorities said Sunday.
:: India's TCS crosses $100-bln market valueTata Consultancy Services (TCS) became the first Indian company in a decade to breach the $100-billion market value barrier after stocks in the IT giant soared on Monday.
:: Indie Title 'Small Talk' Is the Cartoony Party Game of My DreamsA lot of games try to capture the way the world works—but precious few try to distill how it feels.
:: Indigenous people's experiences on social media differ significantly from the mainstream population: national studyA new national report released today on Indigenous Australians' social media practices has found social media plays a complex role in the lives of Indigenous people, and often differs considerably from non-Indigenous populations.
:: Individual impurity atoms detectable in grapheneA team including physicists from the University of Basel has succeeded in using atomic force microscopy to clearly obtain images of individual impurity atoms in graphene ribbons. Thanks to the forces measured in the graphene's two-dimensional carbon lattice, they were able to identify boron and nitrogen for the first time, as the researchers report in the journal Science Advances.
:: Individual impurity atoms detectable in grapheneA team including physicists from the University of Basel has succeeded in using atomic force microscopy to clearly obtain images of individual impurity atoms in graphene ribbons. Thanks to the forces measured in the graphene's two-dimensional carbon lattice, they were able to identify boron and nitrogen for the first time, as the researchers report in the journal Science Advances.
:: Individual impurity atoms detectable in grapheneA team including physicists from the University of Basel has succeeded in using atomic force microscopy to obtain clear images of individual impurity atoms in graphene ribbons. Thanks to the forces measured in the graphene's two-dimensional carbon lattice, they were able to identify boron and nitrogen for the first time, as the researchers report in the journal Science Advances.
:: Individual impurity atoms detectable in grapheneA team including physicists from the University of Basel has succeeded in using atomic force microscopy to obtain clear images of individual impurity atoms in graphene ribbons. Thanks to the forces measured in the graphene's two-dimensional carbon lattice, they were able to identify boron and nitrogen for the first time, as the researchers report in the journal Science Advances.
:: Individual impurity atoms detectable in graphenePhysicists have succeeded in using atomic force microscopy to clearly obtain images of individual impurity atoms in graphene ribbons. Thanks to the forces measured in the graphene's two-dimensional carbon lattice, they were able to identify boron and nitrogen for the first time.
:: Individually addressable and dynamic DNA gates for multiplexed cell sorting [Applied Biological Sciences]The ability to analyze and isolate cells based on the expression of specific surface markers has increased our understanding of cell biology and produced numerous applications for biomedicine. However, established cell-sorting platforms rely on labels that are limited in number due to biophysical constraints, such as overlapping emission spectra of…
:: Indonesia's Lion Air buying 50 Boeing 737's in $6.2 bn dealIndonesia's Lion Air is buying 50 Boeing 737 MAX 10 airplanes in a deal valued at about $6.2 billion, the firms said Tuesday, as the carrier looks to cash in on a transport boom in the Southeast Asian nation.
:: Industrial Steel Method from 1968; Industrial Candy in 1868Innovation and discovery as chronicled in Scientific American — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: Inequality in science fundingNew research shows that winners of a large research grant programme in the Netherlands have a 2.5 times greater chance of obtaining a follow-up grant than nonwinners. The research, which focused on NWO Vidi Grants, was jointly carried out by sociologists from the University of Amsterdam, Utrecht University and the University of California, Berkeley.
:: Infant death study reveals dangerous sleep practices among babysitters, relatives, othersBabies who died during their sleep while being watched by someone other than parents often had been placed in unsafe sleep positions, such as on their stomachs, or in unsafe locations, such as a couch, a new study has found.
:: Infant death study reveals dangerous sleep practices among babysitters, relatives, othersBabies who died during their sleep while being watched by someone other than parents often had been placed in unsafe sleep positions, such as on their stomachs, or in unsafe locations, such as a couch, a new study has found.
:: Infected Ants Chemically Attract Workers to Destroy ThemSocial insects kill infected individuals for the benefit of the colony-and now a study has shown how they know who's sick.
:: Infinitesimal Odds: A Scientist Finds Her Child’s Rare Illness Stems From the Gene She StudiesWhen it comes to studying the genetics of the brain, Soo-Kyung Lee is a star, yet she was stunned to discover the cause of her daughter’s devastating disabilities.
:: Infographic: Cancer Drug PairingsResearchers use several different strategies to deliver a one-two punch.
:: Infographic: Capturing Exosomes From FluidsA microfluidic device collects microRNAs for analysis.
:: Infographic: How dangerous is your daily commute?Infographics present the latest NHTSA statistics on the likelihood of having a fatal accident while commuting to and from work. Read More
:: Infographic: How Escaped Chromosomes Can Aid MetastasisErrors in segregation during cell division can lead to inflammation in daughter cells.
:: Infographic: Structure of the Perineuronal NetSee the web of proteins that make up these neuronal wrappings.
:: Infographic: Tumor-Associated Macrophages and CancerThe immune cells play various roles in the tumor-some that assist cancer's spread, and others that hinder it.
:: Informed wisdom trumps rigid rules when it comes to medical evidenceNarrative reviews of medical evidence offer benefits that the supposedly superior systematic approach can’t.
:: Ingeniøren går i luften med nichemedie for energibranchenGridTech er navnet på Ingeniørens første nichemedie. Ambitionen er at skabe et unikt værktøj for professionelle, der arbejder mod et elektrificeret og CO2-neutralt samfund.
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:: Inherent feminizing effect of germ cells: New insights into sex determinationA new study shows for the first time germ cells have an inherent property to feminize the body in teleost fish, medaka.
:: Inherited variation contributes to autism
:: Inhibiting metabolism found to be effective in treating aggressive form of lung cancerResearchers from UCLA and Long Beach Memorial Medical Center have found that two targeted therapies could be more effective if used in combination to treat squamous cell carcinomas of the lung
:: Inhibition of Enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (EZH2) induces natural killer cell-mediated eradication of hepatocellular carcinoma cells [Medical Sciences]Natural killer (NK) cell-mediated tumor cell eradication could inhibit tumor initiation and progression. However, the factors that regulate NK cell-mediated cancer cell eradication remain unclear. We determined that hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells exhibit transcriptional down-regulation of NK group 2D (NKG2D) ligands and are largely resistant to NK cell-mediated eradication. Because…
:: Injectable bandage createdA penetrating injury from shrapnel is a serious obstacle in overcoming battlefield wounds that can ultimately lead to death. Given the high mortality rates due to hemorrhaging, there is an unmet need to quickly self-administer materials that prevent fatality due to excessive blood loss.
:: Injectable bandage createdA penetrating injury from shrapnel is a serious obstacle in overcoming battlefield wounds that can ultimately lead to death. Given the high mortality rates due to hemorrhaging, there is an unmet need to quickly self-administer materials that prevent fatality due to excessive blood loss.
:: Injecting gene cocktail into mouse pancreas leads to humanlike tumorsA researcher at UT Health San Antonio (The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio) has invented a unique method to generate, in mice, pancreatic tumors that resemble human pancreatic cancer. This will be a tool researchers can use to develop new drugs that extend patients' lives, and it is a tool researchers have not had at their disposal before.
:: Injecting gene cocktail into mouse pancreas leads to humanlike tumorsA researcher at UT Health San Antonio (The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio) has invented a unique method to generate, in mice, pancreatic tumors that resemble human pancreatic cancer. This will be a tool researchers can use to develop new drugs that extend patients' lives, and it is a tool researchers have not had at their disposal before.
:: Innate immune adaptor TRIF confers neuroprotection in ALSAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease damaging motor neurons in brain and spinal cords. ALS patients show progressive muscle weakness and atrophy, leading to a fatal respiratory muscle paralysis. There are no effective therapies for ALS.
:: Innate immune adaptor TRIF confers neuroprotection in ALSResearchers led by Nagoya University report that deficiency of the innate immune adaptor TIR domain-containing adaptor inducing interferon-β (TRIF) significantly shortens survival time and accelerates disease progression of ALS mice. They revealed for the first time that the TRIF pathway is involved in eliminating aberrantly activated astrocytes to maintain the microenvironment surrounding motor n
:: Innovations for investigating the plant tree of lifeAdvances in genome sequencing are providing vast amounts of genetic information that researchers are using to explore the plant family tree. This special issue showcases cutting-edge techniques that are providing solutions to challenges in the study of evolution of species (or phylogenetics); issue highlights include an overview of current options for phylogenomic studies, a new natural language p
:: Innovative imaging technology leads to automated pathological diagnosisFUJIFILM Corporation has developed surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) imaging technology capable of analyzing large areas of unlabeled/unstained tissue metabolites with high precision using SERS that enhances the Raman scattering light when the target substance is irradiated with light, detecting substances with a high sensitivity.
:: Insecticide resistance in a major malaria vectorResearchers have shown the rapid selection of a novel P450 enzyme leading to insecticide resistance in a major malaria vector.
:: Insects help scientists solve century-old evolution mysteryBiology researchers have found that polyploidy, the duplication of whole genomes, has occurred many times during the evolution of insects, the most diverse group of animals. The discovery helps resolve a conundrum puzzling scientists for more than a century. Evolutionary biologists long have known that genome duplication was a common part of the evolution of plants, and Barker specializes in meth
:: Insensitive white audiences make black people feel unwelcome at cultural eventsSome black people are being put off attending art galleries and classical music concerts because they are made to feel unwelcome by insensitive white attendees, research says.
:: Inside an asteroidWhy Perth scientists are hoping to score asteroid fragments brought back to Earth by an ambitious space mission.
:: Inside Nokia’s 3310 and 8110 Feature Phone Nostalgia TripWith the Nokia 3310 and 8110, feature phones are back and better than ever.
:: Inside 'Problem Areas'—Wyatt Cenac's Bold HBO Experiment on Policing in AmericaThe comedian's new show 'Problem Areas' takes a serious look at the problems plaguing law enforcement.
:: Inside 'Problem Areas'—Wyatt Cenac's Bold HBO Experiment on Policing in AmericaThe comedian's new show 'Problem Areas' takes a serious look at the problems plaguing law enforcement.
:: Inside the Jordan refugee camp that runs on blockchainSyrian refugees could regain legal identities that were lost when they fled their homes.
:: Inside the OSTP: Q&A With a Senior Science Policy AdvisorSara Brenner discusses why she took a break from academia to join the White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy, and what she hopes to accomplish there.
:: Inside the Unnerving CCleaner Supply Chain AttackCCleaner owner Avast is sharing more details on the malware attackers used to infect legitimate software updates with malware.
:: Inside the Unnerving CCleaner Supply Chain AttackCCleaner owner Avast is sharing more details on the malware attackers used to infect legitimate software updates with malware.
:: Insight from the maximal activation of the signal transduction excitable network in Dictyostelium discoideum [Cell Biology]Cell migration requires the coordination of an excitable signal transduction network involving Ras and PI3K pathways with cytoskeletal activity. We show that expressing activated Ras GTPase-family proteins in cells lacking PTEN or other mutations which increase cellular protrusiveness transforms cells into a persistently activated state. Leading- and trailing-edge markers were…
:: Insight from the maximal activation of the signal transduction excitable network in Dictyostelium discoideum [Cell Biology]Cell migration requires the coordination of an excitable signal transduction network involving Ras and PI3K pathways with cytoskeletal activity. We show that expressing activated Ras GTPase-family proteins in cells lacking PTEN or other mutations which increase cellular protrusiveness transforms cells into a persistently activated state. Leading- and trailing-edge markers were…
:: Instagram vil lade brugere downloade deres indholdDet sociale medie Instagram planlægger at følge i Facebooks spor og lade brugere downloade deres indhold.
:: Instant Pot Cookbook Review: America's Test Kitchen's Multicooker Perfection Is Sure to Be an Instant HitAmerica's Test Kitchen new cookbook for Instant Pots and other multicookers is a great way to navigate the pressure-cooker trend.
:: Insurance coverage for genomic tests
:: Integrating optical components into existing chip designsA new technique can assemble optical and electronic components separately on the surface of a computer chip, enabling the addition of optical components to existing chips with little design modification.
:: Integrating optical components into existing chip designsA new technique co-developed at MIT can assemble optical and electronic components separately on the surface of a computer chip, enabling the addition of optical components to existing chips with little design modification.
:: Integrating optical components into existing chip designsTwo and a half years ago, a team of researchers led by groups at MIT, the University of California at Berkeley, and Boston University announced a milestone: the fabrication of a working microprocessor, built using only existing manufacturing processes, that integrated electronic and optical components on the same chip.
:: Intel shares dive on report Apple making own Mac chipsApple Intel MacsIntel shares dove on Monday after Bloomberg reported that Apple intends to switch to chips of its own for Mac computers in two years.
:: Interactions within quantum batteries are key to their charge advantageRecent theoretical studies at Monash University bring us a step closer to realistic quantum batteries.
:: Interactions within quantum batteries are key to their charge advantageRecent theoretical studies at Monash University bring us a step closer to realistic quantum batteries.
:: Intermittent fasting can help you lose weight. But can it make you live longer?Health What you should know before you try it. While people have been practicing intermittent fasting for thousands of years, it’s only in the past two decades that scientists began to understand what, if any,…
:: Internal states and extrinsic factors both determine monkey vocal production [Psychological and Cognitive Sciences]A key question for understanding speech evolution is whether or not the vocalizations of our closest living relatives—nonhuman primates—represent the precursors to speech. Some believe that primate vocalizations are not volitional but are instead inextricably linked to internal states like arousal and thus bear little resemblance to human speech. Others…
:: Internet “power user” Mark Zuckerberg knows Facebook has issuesFacebook Mark ZuckerbergFacebook’s CEO talks about how he’s fixing the world’s biggest social network as it reels from a massive data scandal.
:: Internet “power user” Mark Zuckerberg knows Facebook has issuesFacebook Mark ZuckerbergFacebook’s CEO talks about how he’s fixing the world’s biggest social network as it reels from a massive data scandal.
:: Internt jobskifte opfyldte karrieredrøm»Var det blevet et nej, ville jeg nok have søgt andre veje,« fortæller Trine Sundsvald Christensen, som pressede på, indtil hun til sidst fik mulighed for at skifte specialistrollen ud med et job som projektleder.
:: Interplanetary CubeSats Are Go!NASA’s latest Mars probe has a couple of very special hitchhikers — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: Interrelated role of Klotho and calcium-sensing receptor in parathyroid hormone synthesis and parathyroid hyperplasia [Medical Sciences]The pathogenesis of parathyroid gland hyperplasia is poorly understood, and a better understanding is essential if there is to be improvement over the current strategies for prevention and treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism. Here we investigate the specific role of Klotho expressed in the parathyroid glands (PTGs) in mediating parathyroid hormone…
:: Interrelated role of Klotho and calcium-sensing receptor in parathyroid hormone synthesis and parathyroid hyperplasia [Medical Sciences]The pathogenesis of parathyroid gland hyperplasia is poorly understood, and a better understanding is essential if there is to be improvement over the current strategies for prevention and treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism. Here we investigate the specific role of Klotho expressed in the parathyroid glands (PTGs) in mediating parathyroid hormone…
:: Interventions to decrease cardiovascular disease are not one-size-fits-allIn a study spanning four culturally different communities, tailored recruitment materials were developed to facilitate community engagement.
:: Intron retention induced by microsatellite expansions as a disease biomarker [Medical Sciences]Expansions of simple sequence repeats, or microsatellites, have been linked to ∼30 neurological–neuromuscular diseases. While these expansions occur in coding and noncoding regions, microsatellite sequence and repeat length diversity is more prominent in introns with eight different trinucleotide to hexanucleotide repeats, causing hereditary diseases such as myotonic dystrophy type 2…
:: Intron retention induced by microsatellite expansions as a disease biomarker [Medical Sciences]Expansions of simple sequence repeats, or microsatellites, have been linked to ∼30 neurological–neuromuscular diseases. While these expansions occur in coding and noncoding regions, microsatellite sequence and repeat length diversity is more prominent in introns with eight different trinucleotide to hexanucleotide repeats, causing hereditary diseases such as myotonic dystrophy type 2…
:: Introverts vs Extroverts: Personality Face-offPopularized by Swiss psychoanalyst Carl Jung, the introversion/extroversion personality continuum is one that we’ve heard a lot about in recent years. But what does it mean to be an introvert or an extroverts? Is one painfully shy and meek? Is the other brazen with a voice that could echo in a vacuum chamber? Well, not exactly. The main difference between extroverts and introverts is where they d
:: Introverts vs. Extroverts: Extroverts win!It was a hard fought battle, but in the end one personality trait came out on top. Congrats to team Extrovert! Socializing ftw! Leaderboard: Artwork by Daniela Gamba
:: Inuka, first polar bear born in the tropics, may be put downAn elderly polar bear at Singapore zoo, one of the site's most beloved animals, may be put down after its health deteriorated markedly, the zoo operator said Thursday.
:: Invasive bullfrogs linked to spread of deadly fungus in western USScientists have uncovered a strong historical link between the introduction of the American bullfrog into the western United States and the emergence of the deadly chytrid fungus, a pathogen that has caused declines and extinctions of amphibians around the world.
:: Invertebrates inspire first fully 3-D printed active materials for robotsTo overcome the material rigidity and actuation limitations in current robotic systems, a joint US Army Research Laboratory and University of Minnesota research project sought inspiration from invertebrates.
:: Invertebrates inspire first fully 3-D printed active materials for robotsTo overcome the material rigidity and actuation limitations in current robotic systems, a joint US Army Research Laboratory and University of Minnesota research project sought inspiration from invertebrates.
:: Invertebrates inspire first fully 3-D printed active materials for robotsTo overcome the material rigidity and actuation limitations in current robotic systems, a joint US Army Research Laboratory and University of Minnesota research project sought inspiration from invertebrates.
:: Invertebrates inspire first fully 3-D printed active materials for robotsTo overcome the material rigidity and actuation limitations in current robotic systems, a joint US Army Research Laboratory and University of Minnesota research project sought inspiration from invertebrates.
:: Invisibilia: When Daydreaming Gets In The Way Of Real LifeIn this episode of the Invisibilia podcast, our hosts explore how it feels to be "in between," including the story of one woman who spends so much time daydreaming that it interferes with her life. (Image credit: Lily Padula for NPR)
:: Invisibilia: When Daydreaming Gets In The Way Of Real LifeIn this episode of the Invisibilia podcast, our hosts explore how it feels to be "in between," including the story of one woman who spends so much time daydreaming that it interferes with her life. (Image credit: Lily Padula for NPR)
:: Ionizing radiation found to soften tumor cell microenvironmentNearly half of all cancer patients receive radiation therapy to curb the growth of malignant cells. But little is known about how ionizing radiation affects the extracellular matrix (ECM), a patchwork of proteins and other biomolecules that surrounds cells and plays a vital role in their shape, movement and signaling functions. One team of researchers from Vanderbilt University aims to unlock how
:: Ionizing radiation found to soften tumor cell microenvironmentNearly half of all cancer patients receive radiation therapy to curb the growth of malignant cells. But little is known about how ionizing radiation affects the extracellular matrix (ECM), a patchwork of proteins and other biomolecules that surrounds cells and plays a vital role in their shape, movement and signaling functions. One team of researchers from Vanderbilt University aims to unlock how
:: Ionizing radiation found to soften tumor cell microenvironmentResearchers aim to unlock how irradiation — part of radiation therapy in cancer treatment — might alter the mechanical properties of the microenvironment. The team demonstrated that ionizing radiation can reduce the stiffness of both the extracellular matrix of an extracted tumor and an isolated matrix of collagen fibers. The results pave the way for irradiation to be used to create matrices wit
:: Ionizing radiation found to soften tumor cell microenvironmentResearchers aim to unlock how irradiation — part of radiation therapy in cancer treatment — might alter the mechanical properties of the microenvironment. The team demonstrated that ionizing radiation can reduce the stiffness of both the extracellular matrix of an extracted tumor and an isolated matrix of collagen fibers. The results pave the way for irradiation to be used to create matrices wit
:: Ionizing radiation found to soften tumor cell microenvironmentResearchers from Vanderbilt aim to unlock how irradiation — part of radiation therapy in cancer treatment — might alter the mechanical properties of the microenvironment. The team demonstrated that ionizing radiation can reduce the stiffness of both the extracellular matrix of an extracted tumor and an isolated matrix of collagen fibers. Appearing this week in APL Bioengineering, the results pav
:: Ionizing radiation found to soften tumor cell microenvironmentResearchers from Vanderbilt aim to unlock how irradiation — part of radiation therapy in cancer treatment — might alter the mechanical properties of the microenvironment. The team demonstrated that ionizing radiation can reduce the stiffness of both the extracellular matrix of an extracted tumor and an isolated matrix of collagen fibers. Appearing this week in APL Bioengineering, the results pav
:: iOS 11.3 lets you monitor your iPhone battery and stop Apple from slowing it downApple has released the highly anticipated software update for the iPhone that promises to give you greater visibility into your own health—as well as the health of what could be a failing handset battery.
:: iOS 11.3 lets you monitor your iPhone battery and stop Apple from slowing it downApple has released the highly anticipated software update for the iPhone that promises to give you greater visibility into your own health—as well as the health of what could be a failing handset battery.
:: IpdAB, a virulence factor in Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is a cholesterol ring-cleaving hydrolase [Biochemistry]Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) grows on host-derived cholesterol during infection. IpdAB, found in all steroid-degrading bacteria and a determinant of pathogenicity, has been implicated in the hydrolysis of the last steroid ring. Phylogenetic analyses revealed that IpdAB orthologs form a clade of CoA transferases (CoTs). In a coupled assay with a…
:: Iran's Real Enemy in Syria“What kind of a nation wants to be associated with the mass murder of innocent men, women, and children?” President Trump asked Russia and Iran Friday night after launching air strikes against the Syrian regime. “The nations of the world can be judged by the friends they keep.” Despite his speechwriters’ best efforts, if there is one thing Donald Trump and Iran share it is an inability to be sham
:: IRF9 and unphosphorylated STAT2 cooperate with NF-{kappa}B to drive IL6 expression [Immunology and Inflammation]In response to IFNβ, the IL6 gene is activated, modestly at early times by ISGF3 (IRF9 plus tyrosine-phosphorylated STATs 1 and 2), and strongly at late times by U-ISGF3 (IRF9 plus U-STATs 1 and 2, lacking tyrosine phosphorylation). A classical IFN-stimulated response element (ISRE) at −1,513 to −1,526 in the…
:: Iridescent Algae Glow with Their Very Own OpalsAlgae can be glamorous, too.
:: Iridescent photonic cellulose, mimicking the structural color of insects, with optical applicationsThe bright colors of some butterflies, beetles or birds are not due to the presence of pigments that selectively absorb light, but due to the so-called structural coloration. Structural coloration occurs on surfaces with a nanostructure with dimensions similar to those of the wavelength of the incident light (typically below the micron). These ordered nanostructures are known as photonic crystals.
:: Irish drugmaker Shire facing potential $60bn bidding warIreland's Shire Pharmaceuticals on Thursday faced the prospect of a bidding war after rejecting a $60-billion takeover from Japan's Takeda, as Botox-maker Allergan revealed it was mulling an offer.
:: Iron Age study targets British DNA mysteryA project to sequence DNA from ancient remains may solve a puzzle involving people from south-east Britain.
:: Is "Friendly Fire" in the Brain Provoking Alzheimer's Disease?Scientists want to combat dementia and neurodegeneration by keeping the brain’s immune system from going rogue — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: Is a hot dog a sandwich? The Apollo 13 astronauts had some thoughtsSpace The ubiquitous American food flew aboard quite a number of missions Forty-eight years ago today, a Saturn V rocket lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center, sending astronauts Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise into space on NASA’s…
:: Is April the cruelest month? What T.S. Eliot really meantIs April the cruelest month? What did T.S. Eliot mean by that? Read More
:: Is Atheism a cult?Atheism has been called many things over the years. Is it a cult, and what is a cult anyway? Read More
:: Is Buddhism a religion?A longtime debate over Buddhism's religiosity has drawn a line between metaphysics and action. Read More
:: Is Buddhism a religion?A longtime debate over Buddhism's religiosity has drawn a line between metaphysics and action. Read More
:: Is dark matter made of primordial black holes?Astronomers studying the motions of galaxies and the character of the cosmic microwave background radiation came to realize in the last century that most of the matter in the universe was not visible. About 84 percent of the matter in the cosmos is dark matter, much of it located in halos around galaxies. It was dubbed dark matter because it does not emit light, but it is also mysterious: it is no
:: Is Facebook really changing? Or just trimming its data haul?Facebook Data M. ZuckerbergLost amid a flurry of Facebook announcements about privacy settings and data access is a much more fundamental question: Is Facebook really changing its relationship with users, or just tinkering around the edges of a deeper problem—its insatiable appetite for the data it uses to sell ads?
:: Is human civilization Earth’s first?Earth is old enough to have been home to other industrialized civilizations so far back in the past we have no idea they were there. What we’ll leave behind may offer clues of what we could look for as evidence. Read More
:: Is Humanity Unusual In The Cosmos?Commentator Adam Frank talks with Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb about exo-civilizations, techno-signatures, and the search for alien life — living or long-gone. (Image credit: ESO)
:: Is It Better to Be Polite or Honest?The advice column as we know it today started with a deception. In The Athenian Mercury , a London magazine that ran from 1690 to 1697, the Athenian Society—supposedly a group of 30-some experts across many fields—answered anonymous reader questions. They replied to all sorts of queries, as Jessica Weisberg recounts in her new book Asking for a Friend : “Why alcohol killed erections and made peop
:: Is it time to abandon the Nobel Prize?In a commentary piece published in De Gruyter's journal Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, authors Clare Fiala and Eleftherios P. Diamandis spawned a debate now further nourished by recent disclosures.
:: Is it time to abandon the Nobel Prize?In a commentary piece published in De Gruyter's journal Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, authors Clare Fiala and Eleftherios P. Diamandis spawned a debate now further nourished by recent disclosures.Fiala and Diamandis argue that it is time to abandon the Nobel Prize in favor of alternative recognitions which encompass the collaborative nature of modern science.
:: Is it time to regulate targeted ads and the web giants that profit from them?In the wake of Facebook's massive breach of personal data of 87 million users, CEO Mark Zuckerberg answered questions from US politicians over two days of congressional hearings. These questions mostly focussed on the tight link between Facebook's business model of selling targeted personalised advertising and its need to capture, and exploit, large amounts of personal information from its users.
:: Is it time to worry about human cloning again?People are copying pets to preserve a physical – and spiritual – connection to dead children. MIT Technology Review reports. When Barbra Streisand revealed to Variety magazine that she’d had her dog cloned for $50,000, many people learned for the first time that copying pets and other animals is a real business. That’s right: you can pay to clone a dog, a horse or a top beef bull and get a living
:: Is It Too Late to Stop the Rise of Marijuana, Inc.?The marijuana wars are entering a new phase. The first phase, over whether or not to legalize the recreational use of cannabis, is over. The partisans of legalization have won the battle for public opinion. Soon, I suspect, marijuana legalization will be entrenched in federal law. At this point, to fight against legalization is to fight against the inevitable. The only question now is what form A
:: Is King All That We Are Allowed to Become?From September 1957 until the end of 1958, Martin Luther King Jr. was both the president of the newly formed Southern Christian Leadership Conference and an advice columnist. For those 16 months, King answered questions from readers of Ebony magazine, the premiere lifestyle magazine for African Americans, under the title “Advice for Living.” Predictably, many of the questions have to do with civi
:: Is marijuana legalization really linked to an increase in fatal car crashes?April 20, 4:20 in stoner folklore, is a day of celebration—as well as a 12 percent increase in fatal car crashes. Read More
:: Is Masdar City a ghost town or a green lab?Environment Tour Abu Dhabi’s ambitious, and incomplete, eco-utopia. It’s not quite a mirage, but it is a work-in-progress: Masdar City, the most ambitious—and expensive—urban planning experiment on the planet today.
:: Is Rural America Getting Tired of Tough-on-Crime Policies?Incarceration policy represents the reddest of red meat. From Richard Nixon’s calls for “ law and order ,” to George H.W. Bush’s Willie Horton ads, to President Trump’s promises to jail or deport “bad dudes,” modern American leaders have reliably used punitive rhetoric to get elected—and have overseen the expansion of the carceral society that inevitably followed. There’s evidence now, however, t
:: Is Science Hitting a Wall?Economists show increased research efforts are yielding decreasing returns — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: Is Science Hitting a Wall?Economists show increased research efforts are yielding decreasing returns — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: Is sickle cell trait genetic risk factor for increased stroke risk?Sickle cell trait may not be associated with the occurrence of ischemic stroke (when a blood clot blocks a blood vessel in the brain) in African-Americans, according to a meta-analysis that combined the results of four studies with 19,464 African-American participants.
:: Is smartphone app associated with medication adherence, blood pressure control?Among patients with poorly controlled high blood pressure, those who used a smartphone application had a small improvement in self-reported medication adherence but no change in systolic blood pressure.
:: Is Sparkling Water As Healthy As Regular Water?So refreshing. But is it hydrating?
:: Is the blood in our bodies sometimes blue or is it just a myth?The answer is not only telling of our biology but that of other organisms as well. Read More
:: Is the crypto world sexist? That might be the wrong question.“Inclusion happens when people in power use that power to bring people in rather than keep people out.”
:: Is the Milky Way getting bigger?The galaxy we inhabit, the Milky Way, may be getting even bigger, according to Cristina Martínez-Lombilla, a Ph.D. candidate at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias in Tenerife, Spain, and her collaborators. She will present the work of her team in a talk on Tuesday, April 3, at the European Week of Astronomy and Space Science in Liverpool.
:: Is the Milky Way getting bigger?The galaxy we inhabit, the Milky Way, may be getting even bigger, according to Cristina Martínez-Lombilla, a Ph.D. candidate at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias in Tenerife, Spain, and her collaborators. She will present the work of her team in a talk on Tuesday, April 3, at the European Week of Astronomy and Space Science in Liverpool.
:: Is the Milky Way getting bigger?The galaxy we inhabit, the Milky Way, may be getting even bigger, according to Cristina Martínez-Lombilla, a PhD candidate at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias in Tenerife, Spain, and her collaborators. She will present the work of her team in a talk on Tuesday 3 April at the European Week of Astronomy and Space Science in Liverpool.
:: Is the Milky Way getting bigger?The galaxy we inhabit, the Milky Way, may be getting even bigger, according to Cristina Martínez-Lombilla, a PhD candidate at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias in Tenerife, Spain, and her collaborators. She will present the work of her team in a talk on Tuesday 3 April at the European Week of Astronomy and Space Science in Liverpool.
:: Is the Milky Way getting bigger?The galaxy we inhabit, the Milky Way, may be getting even bigger, according to new research.
:: Is the Milky Way getting bigger?The galaxy we inhabit, the Milky Way, may be getting even bigger, according to new research.
:: Is the 'queen bee' phenomenon a myth?Portrayals in the media and academic research suggest that females act like queen bees. When they succeed in male-dominated settings they mistreat subordinate women and stop their professional advancement—contributing to gender inequality in the work place. The latest study on the "Queen Bee" phenomenon, published in The Leadership Quarterly, presents a different perspective altogether.
:: Is the 'queen bee' phenomenon a myth?Portrayals in the media and academic research suggest that females act like queen bees. When they succeed in male-dominated settings they mistreat subordinate women and stop their professional advancement — contributing to gender inequality in the work place. The latest study on the 'Queen Bee' phenomenon, published in The Leadership Quarterly, presents a different perspective altogether.
:: Is the 'Queen Bee' phenomenon a myth?Portrayals in the media and academic research suggest that females act like queen bees. When they succeed in male-dominated settings they mistreat subordinate women and stop their professional advancement — contributing to gender inequality in the work place. The latest study on the 'Queen Bee' phenomenon presents a different perspective altogether.
:: Is there a law of physics to explain odd socks in the washing?The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific concepts Is there a law of physics to explain why I always end up with odd socks after I have done the washing? Jonathan East Continue reading…
:: Is there life adrift in the clouds of Venus?In the search for extraterrestrial life, scientists have turned over all sorts of rocks. Mars, for example, has geological features that suggest it once had — and still has — subsurface liquid water. Scientists have also eyed Saturn's moons as well as Jupiter's as possible havens for life in the oceans under their icy crusts. Now, however, scientists are dusting off an old idea that promises a n
:: Is there life adrift in the clouds of Venus?In the search for extraterrestrial life, scientists have turned over all sorts of rocks. Mars, for example, has geological features that suggest it once had — and still has — subsurface liquid water. Scientists have also eyed Saturn's moons as well as Jupiter's as possible havens for life in the oceans under their icy crusts. Now, however, scientists are dusting off an old idea that promises a n
:: Is there life adrift in the clouds of Venus?In the search for extraterrestrial life, scientists have turned over all sorts of rocks.
:: Is This Tissue a New Organ? Maybe. A Conduit for Cancer? It Seems Likely.A new study reveals a network of tissue that acts as a “highway of moving fluid” but loses its shape when viewed.
:: Is whole-brain radiation still best for brain metastases from small-cell lung cancer?A new study compares outcomes of 5,752 small-cell lung cancer patients who received whole-brain radiation therapy (WBRT) with those of 200 patients who received stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), finding that the median overall survival was actually longer with SRS (10.8 months with SRS versus 7.1 months with WBRT).
:: Is whole-brain radiation still best for brain metastases from small-cell lung cancer?University of Colorado Cancer Center study compares outcomes of 5,752 small-cell lung cancer patients who received whole-brain radiation therapy (WBRT) with those of 200 patients who received stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), finding that the median overall survival was actually longer with SRS (10.8 months with SRS versus 7.1 months with WBRT).
:: Is your Easter egg bad for the environment?A recent study has looked at the carbon footprint of chocolate and its other environmental impacts. It has done this by assessing the impacts of ingredients, manufacturing processes, packaging and waste.
:: Island-hopping study shows the most likely route the first people took to AustraliaThe First Australians were among the world's earliest great ocean explorers, undertaking a remarkable 2,000km maritime migration through Indonesia which led to the discovery of Australia at least 65,000 years ago.
:: Isolated lakes found beneath Canadian ice sheetTwo lakes discovered beneath an Arctic ice sheet may help us to learn about Europa's subsurface ocean.
:: Israel and Iran Are Headed for a Collision in SyriaThe reports of yet another Israeli Air Force strike this week on a base near Homs show that there is a new reality in Syria, taking shape as the civil war draws to a close—one that creates a predetermined chronicle of collision between Israel and Iran, on the soil of a third party. The routing of ISIS and the reestablishment of Bashar al-Assad's rule across much of the state of Syria, alongside t
:: Issa Rae: ‘I Never Identified as a Nerd’When Issa Rae read an article several years back asking why there wasn’t a black counterpart to 30 Rock ’s resolutely awkward Liz Lemon, she was inspired to create one. With a little help from Kickstarter, she made a web series, The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl , which quickly went viral. In 2015, HBO picked up her show Insecure , which will enter its third season later this year. A crispl
:: It’s 4/20, and an FDA Panel Just OK’d a Drug Made From MarijuanaThe treatment was fast-tracked for approval, and the first person to use the drug in the US was our writer's son.
:: It’s going to happen’: is the world ready for war in space?The next theatre of conflict is likely to be in Earth’s orbit – and may have dire consequences for us all When you hear the phrase “space war”, it is easy to conjure images that could have come from a Star Wars movie: dogfights in space, motherships blasting into warp speed, planet-killing lasers and astronauts with ray guns. And just as easy to then dismiss the whole thing as nonsense. It’s why l
:: It’s not just Syria—chemical weapons still pose a global threatMilitary What you need to know about chemical weapons. Despite most of the world condemning them, chemical weapons still cause harm around the globe. But what, exactly, are chemical weapons, and who has them?
:: It’s not just taxis—Uber wants to take over all of city travel
:: Italy: Ongoing hepatitis A virus outbreak among men who have sex with men is linked to current outbreaks in EuropeILC 2018: Phylogenetic analysis of circulating viruses in an ongoing acute hepatitis A outbreak in Lombardy, Italy links the majority of cases to two virus strains responsible for recent outbreaks in the UK and the Netherlands.
:: Italy's robot concierge a novelty on the way to better AIRobby Pepper can answer questions in Italian, English and German. Billed as Italy's first robot concierge, the humanoid will be deployed all season at a hotel on the popular Lake Garda to help relieve the desk staff of simple, repetitive questions.
:: 'It's about expanding Earth': could we build cities in space?Meet the startup hoping to colonise the final frontier, one zero-gravity 3D printer at a time During the early weeks of his 167-day stint aboard the International Space Station in 2014, astronaut Barry “Butch” Wilmore noticed that a torque wrench was missing. “It’s not uncommon for things to disappear in space,” he tells me over the phone from the Johnson Space Center in Houston. “You just don’t
:: It's Difficult for Trans People to Enter Public Spaces'It’s easy to take for granted the ability to move through public spaces without consequence. But for many marginalized communities, this simply isn’t the reality. “[People] say that we’re unnatural, that we’re perverted, that we’re not genuine people,” says a transgender woman in Cecilia Golding and Nick Finegan’s documentary, The Swimming Club . “It’s difficult for trans people to enter public s
:: It's Full of Stars: New 3-D Milky Way Map Could Settle Debate over Who Discovered the First ExoplanetBetter data from the Gaia spacecraft also promises to shed light on mysterious brown dwarfs — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: It's Not My Fault, My Brain Implant Made Me Do ItWhere does responsibility lie if a person acts under the influence of their brain implant? — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: It's Not My Fault, My Brain Implant Made Me Do ItWhere does responsibility lie if a person acts under the influence of their brain implant? — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: It's not your fitness tracker — it's youAn international study reveals that no one defines physical activity the same way when they are asked to report how much they exercise. The findings are a caution for researchers trying to make cross-cultural comparisons about exercise.
:: It's not your fitness tracker — it's youAn international study reveals that no one defines physical activity the same way when they are asked to report how much they exercise. The findings are a caution for researchers trying to make cross-cultural comparisons about exercise.
:: It's rude to ask a galaxy's age. Luckily, its shape offers a clue.Space Younger galaxies appear flatter than their more well-rounded elders Previous research suggested the 3-D shape of a galaxy may hold important hints about its history. Now astrophysicists find these shapes may reveal clues about the age of…
:: It's The Hubble Space Telescope's Birthday. Enjoy Amazing Images Of The Lagoon NebulaThis month marks the Hubble Space Telescope's 28 years in space, and as a gift to us earthlings, NASA and the European Space Agency issued photos of colorful, explosive beauty. (Image credit: NASA, ESA, STScI)
:: It's time to pick a better smartphone photo editing appGadgets Ditch the stock Instagram filters for something more sophisticated. Smartphones take good pictures, unfortunately, they all look the same.
:: Ivory crisis: Growing no-trade consensus
:: Ivory crisis: Role of bioprinting technology
:: Jack Ma says Alibaba 'doing a lot of research' on driverless carsE-commerce giant Alibaba is steering resources towards driverless car technology, its CEO Jack Ma confirmed on Thursday, joining a global race to shape the future of driving.
:: Jagten er gået ind på grundstof nummer 119Russerne og japanerne kæmper om at blive de første til at tage ottende række i det periodiske system i brug. De har begge allieret sig med amerikanerne.
:: James Comey Is No HeroJames Comey’s highly anticipated book, A Higher Loyalty , reportedly makes no secret of the disdain in which the former FBI director holds the president who fired him. Comey compares President Trump to a mob boss, calling him a liar living in a “cocoon of alternative reality” and a man who is “unethical, and untethered to truth and institutional values.” The most damning revelations in the publis
:: James Comey Is No HeroJames Comey’s highly anticipated book, A Higher Loyalty , reportedly makes no secret of the disdain in which the former FBI director holds the president who fired him. Comey compares President Trump to a mob boss, calling him a liar living in a “cocoon of alternative reality” and a man who is “unethical, and untethered to truth and institutional values.” The most damning revelations in the publis
:: James Comey's Media Tour Tops This Week's Internet News RoundupLast week fired FBI director James Comey went on a massive media tour—and the internet followed every minute of it.
:: James Comey's Shocking—Yet Unsurprising—InterviewJames Comey DonaldFormer FBI Director James Comey called President Donald Trump “morally unfit to be president,” a liar, someone who “does not reflect the values” at the core of the United States during a scorching interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos Sunday night. “A person who sees moral equivalence in Charlottesville, who talks about and treats women like they're pieces of meat, who lies constantly about
:: Japan har fundet et enormt lager af sjældne metaller til havsLandet kan overtage markedet fra Kina og dække behovet for visse sjældne jordarter flere hundrede år.
:: Japan 'rare earth' haul sparks hopes of cutting China relianceThe discovery of potentially millions of tons of valuable "rare earth" elements in sea sludge off Japan has raised hopes that Asia's number-two economy can reduce its dependence on Chinese supply.
:: Japan team maps 'semi-infinite' rare earth reservesJapanese researchers have mapped vast reserves of rare earth elements in deep-sea mud, enough to feed global demand on a "semi-infinite basis," according to a fresh study.
:: Japan whalers return from Antarctic hunt after killing 333 whalesJapanese whaling vessels returned to port on Saturday after catching more than 300 of the mammals in the Antarctic Ocean without facing any protests by anti-whaling groups, officials said.
:: Japanese astronomers discover gas giant planets orbiting evolved starsUsing radial velocity method a group of Japanese astronomers has found that two evolved stars, namely 24 Booties and Gamma Librae, are orbited by gas giant planets. They discovered that 24 Booties hosts one planet, while Gamma Librae is circled by two alien worlds. The finding is detailed in a paper published April 11 on arXiv.org.
:: Japanese paper art could let electronics stretch outKirigami, a variation of origami that involves cutting folded pieces of paper, has inspired researchers’ efforts to build malleable electronic circuits. Their innovation—creating tiny sheets of strong yet bendable electronic materials made of select polymers and nanowires—could lead to improvements in smart clothing, electronic skin, and other applications that require pliable circuitry. “Traditi
:: Japanese paper art could let electronics stretch outKirigami, a variation of origami that involves cutting folded pieces of paper, has inspired researchers’ efforts to build malleable electronic circuits. Their innovation—creating tiny sheets of strong yet bendable electronic materials made of select polymers and nanowires—could lead to improvements in smart clothing, electronic skin, and other applications that require pliable circuitry. “Traditi
:: Japan's vaunted alert system runs up against limitsOn January 5, as Tokyo's commuters were struggling back to work after their long New Year break, blaring sirens from every phone pierced the sleepy atmosphere: "strong" earthquake coming.
:: Japan's vaunted alert system runs up against limitsOn January 5, as Tokyo's commuters were struggling back to work after their long New Year break, blaring sirens from every phone pierced the sleepy atmosphere: "strong" earthquake coming.
:: Jayadev Athreya's Favorite TheoremThe University of Washington mathematician talks trees, lattices and a plucky constant that seems to show up everywhere — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: Jayadev Athreya's Favorite TheoremThe University of Washington mathematician talks trees, lattices and a plucky constant that seems to show up everywhere — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: Jeff Bezos wants to help you get your junk in your trunk
:: Jesse Williams and John Legend Talk Race in AmericaMemphis King J. JacksonEditor’s Note: Read The Atlantic ’s special coverage of Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy. J ohn Legend and Jesse Williams are known mainly as, respectively, a Grammy-winning R&B singer and a lead actor on ABC’s long-running medical drama Grey’s Anatomy . But they are also outspoken about racial injustice and the continuing struggle for civil rights. Legend, 39, has headlined benefit concerts and f
:: Jesus wasn't white: he was a brown-skinned, Middle Eastern Jew. Here's why that mattersThere is no doubt that the historical Jesus, the man who was executed by the Roman State in the first century CE, was a brown-skinned, Middle Eastern Jew. Read More
:: Jet Airways rules out Air India bidJet Airways on Tuesday became the latest major Indian airline to rule out a bid for debt-laden national carrier Air India in a new blow to the government's privatisation plans.**
:: Jim Bridenstine Confirmed to Lead NASAThe US Senate narrowly approved the politician, who does not have a science background.
:: Job hunters drop ties with supportive colleaguesPeople considering quitting their jobs stop supporting current colleagues because they no longer feel they need to do favors for them, research shows.
:: Job hunters drop ties with supportive colleaguesPeople considering quitting their jobs stop supporting current colleagues because they no longer feel they need to do favors for them, research shows.
:: Job hunters drop ties with supportive colleaguesPeople considering quitting their jobs stop supporting current colleagues because they no longer feel they need to do favours for them, research shows.
:: John Boehner—former GOP mouthpiece—wants to legalize weedHey. Remember former Speaker of the House John Boehner? The guy who famously said that he was "unalterably opposed" to legalizing marijuana? Well, now he's a huge pothead. Read More
:: John Boehner—former GOP mouthpiece—wants to legalize weedHey. Remember former Speaker of the House John Boehner? The guy who famously said that he was "unalterably opposed" to legalizing marijuana? Well, now he's a huge pothead. Read More
:: John Legend and Jesse Williams on Art and ActivismThe Atlantic 's Adrienne Green sat down with Jesse Williams and John Legend for the MLK special edition of the magazine to discuss their stances on racial injustice, the struggle for civil rights, and how artists can move the needle on both counts. “Artists, in many ways, are stewards—a barometer for what's to come in terms of where people's consciousness is,” says Williams in the video. “We have
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:: Johns Hopkins performs first total penis and scrotum transplant in the worldMany soldiers returning from combat bear visible scars, or even lost limbs, caused by blasts from improvised explosive devices, or IEDs. However, some servicemen also return with debilitating hidden injuries — the loss of all or part of their genitals. Now, the Johns Hopkins reconstructive surgery team that performed the country's first bilateral arm transplant in a wounded warrior has successful
:: Joining metals without weldingWelding is still the standard technique for joining metals. However, this laborious process carried out at high temperatures is not suitable for all applications. Now, a research team from the "Functional Nanomaterials" working group at Kiel University, together with the company Phi-Stone AG from Kiel, has developed a versatile alternative to conventional welding and gluing processes. Based on a s
:: Jokey bosses can encourage rule breakersHaving a boss who jokes around in the workplace can be a mixed blessing, two new papers examining the benefits of corporate leaders having a sense of humor suggests. You might expect that a boss who cracks jokes is healthy for the workplace, while a boss who blows his or her stack isn’t. As it turns out, the opposite might be true—depending on the circumstances. Yes, humor can motivate and engage
:: Jordan Peterson: Conversation requires listening, not just talkingIn 12 Rules For Life, Jordan Peterson shows why listening is the most important aspect of any conversation. Read More
:: Jordan Peterson: Conversation requires listening, not just talkingIn 12 Rules For Life, Jordan Peterson shows why listening is the most important aspect of any conversation. Read More
:: Josh Rosen and the NFL's 'Ideal' QuarterbackThere may be nothing in sports at once so essential and elusive as a franchise quarterback. NFL teams spend years, sometimes decades, searching for their own Peyton Manning or Aaron Rodgers: a signal-caller with the physical attributes to make pinpoint throws and the mental abilities to master a playbook and thrive under pressure, plus the ineffable “it factor” that helps rally teammates behind t
:: Journal editors should not divide scientists
:: Jubel og champagne: Så er der strøm på dansk rumprojektDer er kommet strøm på Danmarks dyreste rumprojekt ASIM, så målingerne kan snart begynde.
:: Jubel og champagne: Så er der strøm på dansk rumprojektDer er kommet strøm på Danmarks dyreste rumprojekt ASIM, så målingerne kan snart begynde.
:: Jubel over rumprojekt: Sætter Danmark på verdenskortetProjektet har været 20 år undervejs og er Danmarks dyreste.
:: Jubel over rumprojekt: Sætter Danmark på verdenskortetProjektet har været 20 år undervejs og er Danmarks dyreste.
:: Judges as susceptible to gender bias as laypeople — and sometimes more soA new study of trial court judges suggests these arbiters of the law sometimes let their personal ideas about gender roles influence their decision-making. The findings, which are part of a broader study of judicial behavior, revealed that the judges were just as likely as laypeople to discriminate – in ways that harmed both men and women – in decisions involving child custody or workplace discrim
:: Junk DNA’ isn’t so useless after allResearchers have determined how satellite DNA, considered to be “junk DNA,” plays a crucial role in holding the genome together. Their findings, published recently in the journal eLife , indicate that this genetic “junk” performs the vital function of ensuring that chromosomes bundle correctly inside the cell’s nucleus, which is necessary for cell survival. And this function appears to be conserv
:: Jurist: Frifindelse i Svendborgsag sikrer ikke læger fremadrettetFrifindelsen i Svendborgsagen er så speget, at læger fortsat risikerer at blive dømt for grovere forsømmelse i kommende sager, hvis ikke der kommer klarere regler på området, advarer jurist.
:: Jurist: Frifindelse i Svendborgsag sikrer ikke læger fremadrettetFrifindelsen i Svendborgsagen er så speget, at læger fortsat risikerer at blive dømt for grovere forsømmelse i kommende sager, hvis ikke der kommer klarere regler på området, advarer jurist.
:: Just half a degree less global warming would avert food shortageGovernments are dithering over whether to limit climate change to 1.5°C or 2°C, but it seems the stricter target would avoid food shortages and major economic losses
:: Just half a degree less global warming would avert food shortageGovernments are dithering over whether to limit climate change to 1.5°C or 2°C, but it seems the stricter target would avoid food shortages and major economic losses
:: Just How Random Are Two Factor Authentication Codes?Have you noticed patterns in those ephemeral, six-digit tokens? There's a reason for that.
:: Just like bats, humans can use echolocationIt sounds amazing, but we can all learn to use sound to detect our surroundings, just like bats or dolphins. No eyes required.
:: Just like bats, humans can use echolocationIt sounds amazing, but we can all learn to use sound to detect our surroundings, just like bats or dolphins. No eyes required.
:: Just one more ash dieback spore could push European ash trees to the brinkAsh dieback threatens 95% of all European ash trees and has already killed or severely damaged a quarter in southern Sweden and destroyed more than 80% of young ash trees in Norway.
:: Just one more ash dieback spore could push European ash trees to the brinkEurope's ash dieback epidemic could well have been caused by just one or two mushroom-like fruiting bodies of a fungal pathogen from Asia, according to a comprehensive genome sequencing effort published in Nature Ecology & Evolution. This leaves even the most resistant ash trees at threat from the introduction of just one more spore from East Asia.
:: Just one more ash dieback spore could push European ash trees to the brinkEurope's ash dieback epidemic could well have been caused by just one or two mushroom-like fruiting bodies of a fungal pathogen from Asia, according to a comprehensive genome sequencing effort. This leaves even the most resistant ash trees at threat from the introduction of just one more spore from East Asia.
:: KAIST develops sodium ion batteries using copper sulfideA KAIST research team recently developed sodium ion batteries using copper sulfide anode. This finding will contribute to advancing the commercialization of sodium ion batteries (SIBs) and reducing the production cost of any electronic products with batteries.
:: KAIST develops sodium ion batteries using copper sulfideA KAIST research team recently developed sodium ion batteries using copper sulfide anode. This finding will contribute to advancing the commercialization of sodium ion batteries (SIBs) and reducing the production cost of any electronic products with batteries.
:: KAIST succeeds in producing 50x more stable adsorbentA KAIST research team developed a technology to increase the stability of amine-containing adsorbents by fifty times, moving one step further toward commercializing stable adsorbents that last longer.
:: KAL’s cartoon
:: KAL’s cartoon
:: Kalkpiller og falske operationer: Sådan snyder narremedicin dig raskDyr medicin er bedre end billig? Her er fem eksempler på, at placebo snyder din hjerne.
:: Kalkpiller og falske operationer: Sådan snyder narremedicin dig raskDyr medicin er bedre end billig? Her er fem eksempler på, at placebo snyder din hjerne.
:: Kaster vi vores dårlige samvittighed i hovedet på en svag patientgruppe?Hvad er egentlig evidensen for, at en livsstilsintervention for psykisk syge patienter rent faktisk vil øge deres samlede livslængde og -kvalitet?
:: Kattegæt: Niras fjernede jernbaner fra ti år gamle overslagNiras baserede deres skøn for en togfri Kattegatforbindelse på ti år gamle anlægsoverslag, hvor de i stort omfang blot kunne fjerne banerelaterede udgifter. Det førte til omtrent en halvering af det samlede overslag.
:: Kattegæt: Niras fjernede jernbaner fra ti år gamle overslagNiras baserede deres skøn for en togfri Kattegatforbindelse på ti år gamle anlægsoverslag, hvor de i stort omfang blot kunne fjerne banerelaterede udgifter. Det førte til omtrent en halvering af det samlede overslag.
:: Keep your love of chocolate from destroying the planet with this one easy fixNexus Media News Chocolate production generates a lot of pollution. You don't have to give up chocolate to reduce carbon emissions, but you might choose your indulgence more wisely. Here are a few tips to keep your sweet tooth from…
:: Keeping an eye on the soundness of structuresScientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) used synthetic-aperture radar data from four different satellites, combined with statistical methods, to determine the structural deformation patterns of the largest bridge in Iran.
:: Keeping livers 'alive' boosts transplant success, trial findsThe alternative to ice involves pumping livers with blood, nutrients and medicines while in a machine.
:: Keeping your smartphone nearby reduces your cognitive capacitysubmitted by /u/randomusefulbits [link] [comments]
:: KELCH F-BOX protein positively influences Arabidopsis seed germination by targeting PHYTOCHROME-INTERACTING FACTOR1 [Plant Biology]Seeds employ sensory systems that assess various environmental cues over time to maximize the successful transition from embryo to seedling. Here we show that the Arabidopsis F-BOX protein COLD TEMPERATURE-GERMINATING (CTG)-10, identified by activation tagging, is a positive regulator of this process. When overexpressed (OE), CTG10 hastens aspects of seed…
:: Kellyanne Conway's Double StandardKellyanne Conway has become a media legend for her snowblower method of dissimulation: scoop up everything and hurl it into the air, with no concern for where the stuff lands. So it was perhaps not surprising that when Dana Bash asked Conway an unwelcome question on CNN this weekend, Bash got buried under particulate matter. The exchange , which has gotten a lot of play in the past 24 hours, is a
:: Kendrick Lamar and the Shell Game of 'Respect'Kendrick Lamar PulitzerHere’s one among the many provocative questions raised by Kendrick Lamar’s Damn winning the Pulitzer Prize for Music: Is Damn the best work of rap or pop ever made? The Pulitzers, whose only stated criteria is “for distinguished musical composition by an American” in the eligible timeframe, have previously only awarded classical and jazz artists. By making an exception for Lamar, the Pulitzers co
:: Kendrick Lamar and the Shell Game of 'Respect'Kendrick Lamar PulitzerHere’s one among the many provocative questions raised by Kendrick Lamar’s Damn winning the Pulitzer Prize for Music: Is Damn the best work of rap or pop ever made? The Pulitzers, whose only stated criteria is “for distinguished musical composition by an American” in the eligible timeframe, have previously only awarded classical and jazz artists. By making an exception for Lamar, the Pulitzers co
:: Key points from Facebook-Zuckerberg hearingsFacebook chief Mark Zuckerberg testified for nearly 10 hours over two days on Facebook's privacy and data protection issues before committees of the Senate and House on Tuesday and Wednesday. Here are key points:
:: Key tethering protein found to transport cellular cholesterolDespite its less-than-stellar reputation in the news, cholesterol is an essential molecule for living things. It serves as the building block for hormones and gives shape to the membranes that enclose cells and their internal parts (Fig.1). Consequently, many diseases arise from defects in the proper transport of cholesterol. Now, researchers at Osaka University have shed new light on one of the k
:: Key tethering protein found to transport cellular cholesterolDespite its less-than-stellar reputation in the news, cholesterol is an essential molecule for living things. It serves as the building block for hormones and gives shape to the membranes that enclose cells and their internal parts (Fig.1). Consequently, many diseases arise from defects in the proper transport of cholesterol. Now, researchers at Osaka University have shed new light on one of the k
:: Keyboard tech speeds browsing for blind internet usersA new keyboard tool makes it easier for blind internet users or those who have low vision to quickly access options on popular websites. Browsing through offerings on Airbnb, for instance, means clicking on rows of photos to compare options from prospective hosts. This kind of table-based navigation is increasingly common, but can be tedious or impossible for people who are blind or have low visi
:: Kids ask Nasa astronaut about going to spaceKaren Nyberg, who's been to space twice, answers questions from primary school children.
:: Kids ask Nasa astronaut about going to spaceKaren Nyberg, who's been to space twice, answers questions from primary school children.
:: Kids hit hard by junk food advertising: New researchJunk food ads are shown more frequently on TV at times when many children are watching, new Heart Foundation-funded research shows.
:: Kids hit hard by junk food advertising: New researchJunk food ads are shown more frequently on TV at times when many children are watching, new Heart Foundation-funded research shows.
:: Kids hit hard by junk food advertisingJunk food ads are shown more frequently on TV at times when many children are watching, new research shows.
:: Kids hit hard by junk food advertisingJunk food ads are shown more frequently on TV at times when many children are watching, new research shows.
:: Killer AI boycott row shows there is research we can’t acceptA South Korean university has dismissed fears it would work on killer robots. The dispute reflects growing worries over autonomous weapons, says Paul Marks
:: Killer AI boycott row shows there is research we can’t acceptA South Korean university has dismissed fears it would work on killer robots. The dispute reflects growing worries over autonomous weapons, says Paul Marks
:: 'Killer' kidney cancers identified by studying their evolutionScientists have discovered that kidney cancer follows distinct evolutionary paths, enabling them to detect whether a tumor will be aggressive and revealing that the first seeds of kidney cancer are sown as early as childhood.
:: 'Killer' kidney cancers identified by studying their evolutionScientists have discovered that kidney cancer follows distinct evolutionary paths, enabling them to detect whether a tumor will be aggressive and revealing that the first seeds of kidney cancer are sown as early as childhood.
:: 'Killer Robot' Lab Faces Boycott from Artificial Intelligence ExpertsThe artificial intelligence (AI) community has a clear message for researchers in South Korea: Don't make killer robots.
:: 'Killer Robot' Lab Faces Boycott from Artificial Intelligence ExpertsThe artificial intelligence (AI) community has a clear message for researchers in South Korea: Don't make killer robots.
:: Killer whale genetics raise inbreeding questionsA new genetic analysis of Southern Resident killer whales found that two male whales fathered more than half of the calves born since 1990 that scientists have samples from, a sign of inbreeding in the small killer whale population that frequents Washington's Salish Sea and Puget Sound.
:: Killer whale genetics raise inbreeding questionsA new genetic analysis of Southern Resident killer whales found that two male whales fathered more than half of the calves born since 1990 that scientists have samples from, a sign of inbreeding in the small killer whale population that frequents Washington's Salish Sea and Puget Sound.
:: Killer whales seen in river ClydePod of orcas spotted between Dunoon and Gourock, thought to be hunting seals or porpoises A pod of killer whales has been spotted in the river Clyde apparently hunting seals or porpoises. Images and videos have been posted on social media over the weekend of about half a dozen killer whales, or orcas, between Dunoon and Gourock. Continue reading…
:: Killing Eve Is a Sign of TV to ComeBBC America’s new drama Killing Eve , which debuted on Sunday night, is already one of the most critically acclaimed new shows of the year, alongside HBO’s Barry and Netflix’s The End of the F*ing World. And, like both those shows, it’s tricky to categorize. Killing Eve at its core is a cat-and-mouse spy story between an MI6 investigator named Eve Polastri (Sandra Oh) and a glamorous assassin k
:: Kinesisk røntgenteleskop får dansk instrumentMed rumteleskopet EXTP, der skal registrere røntgenstråling fra sorte huller og neutronstjerner, rykker Kina op i superligaen for videnskabelige satellitter. Det sker med hjælp fra DTU Space.
:: Kinesisk røntgenteleskop får dansk instrumentMed rumteleskopet EXTP, der skal registrere røntgenstråling fra sorte huller og neutronstjerner, rykker Kina op i superligaen for videnskabelige satellitter. Det sker med hjælp fra DTU Space.
:: King penguin breeding colonies are structured like fluidsColonies of breeding king penguins behave much like particles in liquids do, according to a new study by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and international colleagues. This "liquid" organization and structure enables breeding colonies to protect themselves against predators while also keeping members together.
:: King penguin breeding colonies are structured like fluidsColonies of breeding king penguins behave much like particles in liquids do, according to a new study by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and international colleagues. This "liquid" organization and structure enables breeding colonies to protect themselves against predators while also keeping members together.
:: King's Death Gave Birth to Hip-HopThe interlude immediately following Outkast’s “Rosa Parks” on their 1998 album Aquemini is perhaps the best starting point for understanding the group and the arts they bent to their whim. “You gotta come provocative, nigga. You know what I mean?” muses Wu-Tang Clan member Raekwon to Outkast’s Big Boi. “Shit gotta be spine-tingling with mad styles and crazy-dangerous, I mean, bust-ya-shit-open be
:: King's Death Gave Birth to Hip-HopThe interlude immediately following Outkast’s “Rosa Parks” on their 1998 album Aquemini is perhaps the best starting point for understanding the group and the arts they bent to their whim. “You gotta come provocative, nigga. You know what I mean?” muses Wu-Tang Clan member Raekwon to Outkast’s Big Boi. “Shit gotta be spine-tingling with mad styles and crazy-dangerous, I mean, bust-ya-shit-open be
:: Kiri Is a British Import Worth WatchingIf there’s one thing British TV drama does better than its American counterpart, it’s turning real-life events into necessary cultural debates. Ripped-from-the-headlines stories in the U.S. get relegated to one-off episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit , or sporadic “topical” plotlines in other splashy network dramas. But in the U.K., which has perfected the art of the three- or four-epis
:: Kirkens verdensbillede blev fastholdt mod bedre videndeModerne fladjordsteoretikere taler mod bedre vidende. Men det gjorde de fleste før i tiden.
:: Klar til affyring: NASA-rumteleskop skal finde tusindvis af planeterI nat opsendes det længe ventede rumteleskop TESS. Det skal finde Jord-kopier i solsystemets nabolag.
:: Klar til anden halvleg: Kan Kongressen ryste en selvsikker Zuckerberg?Kl. 16 dansk tid går den anden af to høringer i den amerikanske kongres i gang. Du kan følge seancen live her på dr.dk.
:: Klimaforandringernes skueplads: 3 danske projekter overvåger smeltende ArktisEnorme smeltende ismasser, svækkede havstrømme og ødelagte økosystemer. Tre danske projekter har netop fået støtte til klimaforskning i Arktis.
:: Klimasynder: Du skal lære hundredevis af navne for at undgå palmeoliePalmeolie er en klimasynder. Men det bruges i et utal af produkter, og som forbruger er det svært at undgå.
:: Knife-Armed Man Leaves World's Coolest SkeletonLosing a hand should have killed him. Instead, it made him an even bigger badass.
:: Knife-Armed Man Leaves World's Coolest SkeletonLosing a hand should have killed him. Instead, it made him an even bigger badass.
:: Kom med ind i DTU's nye imponerende vindtunnelEfter to års arbejde er DTU Vindenergis nye, unikke vindtunnel ved at være færdig på Risø Campus udenfor Roskilde. Vi har været på rundtur i den store betonkonstruktion – heldigvis i vindstille.
:: Kom med ind i DTU's nye imponerende vindtunnelEfter to års arbejde er DTU Vindenergis nye, unikke vindtunnel ved at være færdig på Risø Campus udenfor Roskilde. Vi har været på rundtur i den store betonkonstruktion – heldigvis i vindstille.
:: Kommentar: Facebook er vor tids CheminovaOm 30 år vil vi se tilbage på den ringe regulering af it-giganterne fuldstændig som vi i dag ser på kemikaliereguleringens historie, mener Version2s redaktør.
:: Kommunale toiletdata driller app-udviklerKvaliteten af kommunernes åbne data er så ringe, at det ifølge app-udvikler afholder det mange private virksomheder fra at bruge dem til smart city-løsninger.
:: Kommuner og energiselskaber vil drive egne datanetværkAarhus Kommune og energiselskabet Seas NVE er i gang med at etablere selvstændige netværk til sensordata.
:: Kommuner protesterer mod flytning af misbrugsbehandling til regionerKommuner er stærkt bekymret over regeringens plan, hvor regionerne skal overtage misbrugsbehandlingen af borgere med en psykisk lidelse. Danske Regioner forstår ikke bekymringerne.
:: Kongemageren fra GanløseKarin Friis Bach vil som ny formand for sundhedsudvalget i Danske Regioner skabe bedre samarbejde – både internt mellem regionerne og med kommunerne. Som kræftpatient har hun oplevet sundhedsvæsenet indefra og ved derfor, hvor sårbar man er som patient.
:: Kongemageren fra GanløseKarin Friis Bach vil som ny formand for sundhedsudvalget i Danske Regioner skabe bedre samarbejde – både internt mellem regionerne og med kommunerne. Som kræftpatient har hun oplevet sundhedsvæsenet indefra og ved derfor, hvor sårbar man er som patient.
:: Korps af droner skal samarbejde om at flyve sårede soldater i sikkerhedPå Georgia Tech-universitetet i USA udvikler og programmerer man droner, der ved at samarbejde og løfte byrden i flok kan flyve sårede soldater eller tilskadekomne civile i sikkerhed.
:: Korrespondent om datalæk: Zuckerberg kan ikke snakke sig ud af det herKrise i Facebook efter massivt datalæk. Stifteren har et kæmpe problem.
:: Korsang skal give KOL-patienter bedre kontrol over deres sygdomEt landsdækkende forskningsprojekt undersøger, om sangtræning kan afhjælpe åndenød, hoste og manglende åndedrætskontrol samt øge KOL-patienters livskvalitet på samme niveau, som fysisk træning kan. Viser det sig at være tilfældet, vil det åbne op for at udvide paletten af rehabiliteringstilbud til patientgruppen, vurderer projektets leder.
:: Kraftfulde droner kan være starten på et nyt norsk industrieventyrI Norge hopper Griff Aviation op og falder ned på, hvad droner normalt bruges til. Grifferne skal blandt andet kunne erstatte kranløft offshore.
:: Kraftfulde droner kan være starten på et nyt norsk industrieventyrI Norge hopper Griff Aviation op og falder ned på, hvad droner normalt bruges til. Grifferne skal blandt andet kunne erstatte kranløft offshore.
:: Kronik: Kortlæg energiforbruget i bygninger systematisk
:: Kronik: Kystsikring handler om mere end at holde på sit eget sand
:: Kronik: Kystsikring handler om mere end at holde på sit eget sand
:: Kronik: Udnyt den digitale omstilling inden for fødevarer
:: Kruppel homolog 1 represses insect ecdysone biosynthesis by directly inhibiting the transcription of steroidogenic enzymes [Physiology]In insects, juvenile hormone (JH) and the steroid hormone ecdysone have opposing effects on regulation of the larval–pupal transition. Although increasing evidence suggests that JH represses ecdysone biosynthesis during larval development, the mechanism underlying this repression is not well understood. Here, we demonstrate that the expression of the Krüppel homolog…
:: Kubrick’s 2001: the film that haunts our dreams of spaceThe film director’s masterpiece, which has influenced scientists and artists alike, is 50 years old this month Astronomers last week announced official names for the principal mountains and valleys of one of the solar system’s remotest objects, the tiny world of Charon. More than 3.6bn miles distant from the Sun, the moon – which orbits the dwarf planet, Pluto – was first observed closely in 2015
:: Kubrick’s 2001: the film that haunts our dreams of spaceThe film director’s masterpiece, which has influenced scientists and artists alike, is 50 years old this month Astronomers last week announced official names for the principal mountains and valleys of one of the solar system’s remotest objects, the tiny world of Charon. More than 3.6bn miles distant from the Sun, the moon – which orbits the dwarf planet, Pluto – was first observed closely in 2015
:: Kubrick's AI nightmare, 50 years laterAs David Bowman – the surviving crew member aboard the Discovery One spacecraft in Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey – disassembles HAL 9000, the sentient computer pleads in an affectless, monotone voice:
:: KU-forskere vælger skyen fra: For dyrt og for langsomtKøbenhavns Universitets naturvidenskabelige fakultet vil være førende inden for håndtering af forskningsdata. For at håndtere eksplosionen i forskernes datamængder har fakultetet bygget sit eget datacenter i kælderen under H.C. Ørsted Instituttet.
:: Kun hver anden nyansat får officiel oplæring i SundhedsplatformenHospitalsafdelinger holder nyansatte væk fra Region Hovedstadens officielle undervisning i Sundhedsplatformen, fordi kvaliteten af kurserne ikke er gode nok.
:: Kv4.2 autism and epilepsy mutation enhances inactivation of closed channels but impairs access to inactivated state after opening [Physiology]A de novo mutation in the KCND2 gene, which encodes the Kv4.2 K+ channel, was identified in twin boys with intractable, infant-onset epilepsy and autism. Kv4.2 channels undergo closed-state inactivation (CSI), a mechanism by which channels inactivate without opening during subthreshold depolarizations. CSI dynamically modulates neuronal excitability and action potential…
:: Kvinderne lider, når mændene bliver sygeKvinder, som er i et forhold til mænd, der har prostatakræft, påvirkes negativt af mændenes sygdomsforløb, viser et nyt studie. Studiet åbner for en diskussion af, hvordan de urologiske afdelinger bedre tager hensyn til de pårørende.
:: Kvinderne lider, når mændene bliver sygeKvinder, som er i et forhold til mænd, der har prostatakræft, påvirkes negativt af mændenes sygdomsforløb, viser et nyt studie. Studiet åbner for en diskussion af, hvordan de urologiske afdelinger bedre tager hensyn til de pårørende.
:: Kvinderne lider, når mændene bliver sygeKvinder, som er i et forhold til mænd, der har prostatakræft, påvirkes negativt af mændenes sygdomsforløb, viser et nyt studie. Studiet åbner for en diskussion af, hvordan de urologiske afdelinger bedre tager hensyn til de pårørende.
:: Kvinderne lider, når mændene bliver sygeKvinder, som er i et forhold til mænd, der har prostatakræft, påvirkes negativt af mændenes sygdomsforløb, viser et nyt studie. Studiet åbner for en diskussion af, hvordan de urologiske afdelinger bedre tager hensyn til de pårørende.
:: Kühnau: Måske kan vi lukke en aftale i dagTrods arbejdstagernes musketered var regionernes chefforhandler, Anders Kühnau (S), optimistisk forud for dagens overenskomstforhandlinger.
:: Kølecontainer siger selv til, før den går i stykkerMaskinlæring skal forhindre rådne bananer til søs og spare væsentlige beløb.
:: Kølecontainer siger selv til, før den går i stykkerMaskinlæring skal forhindre rådne bananer til søs og spare væsentlige beløb.
:: Køresyge skyldes en forvirret hjerneMange lider af transportsyge, men forskerne er stadig usikre på, hvorfor nogle bliver ramt, og andre går fri.
:: Køresyge skyldes en forvirret hjerneMange lider af transportsyge, men forskerne er stadig usikre på, hvorfor nogle bliver ramt, og andre går fri.
:: Lab 'Accident' Becomes Mutant Enzyme That Devours PlasticA new enzyme unintentionally produced by researchers has a voracious appetite for plastic.
:: Lab 'Accident' Becomes Mutant Enzyme That Devours PlasticA new enzyme unintentionally produced by researchers has a voracious appetite for plastic.
:: Label-free and charge-sensitive dynamic imaging of lipid membrane hydration on millisecond time scales [Biophysics and Computational Biology]Biological membranes are highly dynamic and complex lipid bilayers, responsible for the fate of living cells. To achieve this function, the hydrating environment is crucial. However, membrane imaging typically neglects water, focusing on the insertion of probes, resonant responses of lipids, or the hydrophobic core. Owing to a recent improvement…
:: Label-free and charge-sensitive dynamic imaging of lipid membrane hydration on millisecond time scales [Biophysics and Computational Biology]Biological membranes are highly dynamic and complex lipid bilayers, responsible for the fate of living cells. To achieve this function, the hydrating environment is crucial. However, membrane imaging typically neglects water, focusing on the insertion of probes, resonant responses of lipids, or the hydrophobic core. Owing to a recent improvement…
:: Lack of iron and B12 tied to aggression in boysSignificant iron deficiency and low blood levels of vitamin B12 in boys around age 8 are associated with behavior problems when they get to middle school, according to new research. These problems exhibit as both internalizing behaviors, such as anxiety and depression, and externalizing actions, including being aggressive and breaking rules. “Iron deficiency is still highly prevalent in many regi
:: Lack of sleep leads to obesity in children and adolescentsChildren who get less than the recommended amount of sleep for their age are at a higher risk of developing obesity.Research at the University of Warwick has found that children and adolescents who regularly sleep less than others of the same age gain more weight when they grow older and are more likely to become overweight or obese.
:: Lack of sleep may be linked to risk factor for Alzheimer's diseaseLosing just one night of sleep led to an immediate increase in beta-amyloid, a protein in the brain associated with Alzheimer's disease, according to a small, new study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health.
:: Lack of sleep may be linked to risk factor for Alzheimer's diseaseLosing just one night of sleep led to an immediate increase in beta-amyloid, a protein in the brain associated with Alzheimer's disease, according to a small, new study.
:: Lack of sleep may be linked to risk factor for Alzheimer's diseaseLosing just one night of sleep led to an immediate increase in beta-amyloid, a protein in the brain associated with Alzheimer's disease, according to a small, new study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health.
:: Lack of vegetable choices in infant and toddler food is widespreadThe inability to foster children's taste for dark green vegetables is related to a lack of commercially prepared single-vegetable products, according to a new study led by researchers from the University of Colorado School of Medicine on the Anschutz Medical Campus.
:: Land use and pollution shift female-to-male ratios in snapping turtlesCurrent research shows that increasing global temperatures as a result of climate change are expected to produce more female turtles since their offspring are influenced by the nest's temperature. But now, a team of Virginia Tech biologists has found that the nesting environment of turtles in agricultural habitats, which can ultimately lower nesting temperatures, can actually produce more males.
:: Land use and pollution shift female-to-male ratios in snapping turtlesCurrent research shows that increasing global temperatures as a result of climate change are expected to produce more female turtles since their offspring are influenced by the nest's temperature. But now, a team of biologists has found that the nesting environment of turtles in agricultural habitats, which can ultimately lower nesting temperatures, can actually produce more males.
:: Land use and pollution shift female-to-male ratios in snapping turtlesMost of us know that our biological sex is decided by the pairing of X and Y chromosomes during conception.
:: Landmark paper finds light at end of the tunnel for world's wildlife and wild placesA new WCS paper published in the journal BioScience finds that the enormous trends toward population stabilization, poverty alleviation, and urbanization are rewriting the future of biodiversity conservation in the 21st century, offering new hope for the world's wildlife and wild places.
:: Landmark paper finds light at end of the tunnel for world's wildlife and wild placesA new WCS paper published in the journal BioScience finds that the enormous trends toward population stabilization, poverty alleviation, and urbanization are rewriting the future of biodiversity conservation in the 21st century, offering new hope for the world's wildlife and wild places.
:: Landmark study links tumor evolution to prostate cancer severityFindings from Canadian Prostate Cancer Genome Network (CPC-GENE) researchers and their collaborators, published today in Cell, show that the aggressiveness of an individual prostate cancer can be accurately assessed by looking at how that tumor has evolved. This information can be used to determine what type and how much treatment should be given to each patient, or if any is needed at all.
:: Lang daglig fasteperiode afprøves som kur mod diabetesEr det muligt at forebygge diabetes ved at spise inden for et kortere, dagligt tidsinterval og på faste tidspunkter? Det undersøger dansk forsker i et nyt forskningsprojekt.
:: Large aggregates of ALS-causing protein might actually help brain cellsScientists add to evidence that small aggregates of SOD1 protein are the brain-cell killing culprits in ALS, but the formation of larger, more visible, and fibril-like aggregates of the same protein may protect brain cells.
:: Large aggregates of ALS-causing protein might actually help brain cellsScientists add to evidence that small aggregates of SOD1 protein are the brain-cell killing culprits in ALS, but the formation of larger, more visible, and fibril-like aggregates of the same protein may protect brain cells.
:: Large Candida auris outbreak linked to multi-use thermometers in UK ICUOutbreaks of the fungal pathogen Candida auris in healthcare settings, particularly in intensive care units (ICUs), may be linked to multi-use patient equipment, such as thermometers, according to research presented at the 28th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.
:: Large Candida auris outbreak linked to multi-use thermometers in UK ICUOutbreaks of the fungal pathogen Candida auris in healthcare settings, particularly in intensive care units (ICUs), may be linked to multi-use patient equipment, such as thermometers, according to new research.
:: Large crack in East African Rift is evidence of continent splitting in twoA large crack, stretching several kilometres, made a sudden appearance recently in south-western Kenya . The tear, which continues to grow, caused part of the Nairobi-Narok highway to collapse and was accompanied by seismic activity in the area. The Earth is an ever-changing planet, even though in … Read More
:: Large crack in East African Rift is evidence of continent splitting in twoA large crack, stretching several kilometres, made a sudden appearance recently in south-western Kenya . The tear, which continues to grow, caused part of the Nairobi-Narok highway to collapse and was accompanied by seismic activity in the area. The Earth is an ever-changing planet, even though in … Read More
:: Large disparities in impact of cardiovascular disease persist between statesLarge disparities remain in the impact of cardiovascular disease around the United States, mostly due to risk factors that can be changed.
:: Large wildfires bring increases in annual river flowLarge wildfires cause increases in stream flow that can last for years or even decades, according to a new analysis of 30 years of data from across the continental United States.
:: Large wildfires bring increases in annual river flowLarge wildfires cause increases in stream flow that can last for years or even decades, according to a new analysis of 30 years of data from across the continental United States.
:: Large wildfires bring increases in annual river flowLarge wildfires cause increases in stream flow that can last for years or even decades, according to a new analysis of 30 years of data from across the continental United States.
:: Larger spleens may help ‘sea nomads’ stay underwater longerThe Bajau people of Southeast Asia have a gene variant associated with larger spleens, boosting their oxygen while breath-hold diving, researchers say.
:: Large-scale integrated quantum optics
:: Large-scale replication study challenges key evidence for the pro-active reading brainWhen people read or listen to a conversation, their pro-active brains sometimes predict which word comes next. But a scientific team led by the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics in the Netherlands now demonstrates that the predictive function of the human language system may operate differently than the field has come to believe in the last decade. Their study is the first large-scale, mu
:: Large-scale replication study challenges key evidence for the pro-active reading brainWhen people read or listen to a conversation, their pro-active brains sometimes predict which word comes next. But a scientific team now demonstrates that the predictive function of the human language system may operate differently than the field has come to believe in the last decade. Their study is the first large-scale, multi-laboratory replication effort for the field of cognitive neuroscience
:: Large-scale study links PCOS to mental health disordersWomen with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), the most common hormone condition among young women, are prone to mental health disorders, and their children face an increased risk of developing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
:: Largest cancer genomics study spurs efforts to promote specialized clinical trialsThe final output from the largest-ever cancer genomic study reveals new possibilities for immune-based and other novel cancer therapeutics, and provides a push for clinicians to obtain and utilize comprehensive genomic information to enroll their patients into specialized 'basket or umbrella' clinical trials. Results from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Network are highlighted in 27 studies publish
:: Largest cancer genomics study spurs efforts to promote specialized clinical trialsThe final output from the largest-ever cancer genomic study reveals new possibilities for immune-based and other novel cancer therapeutics, and provides a push for clinicians to obtain and utilize comprehensive genomic information to enroll their patients into specialized 'basket or umbrella' clinical trials. Results from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Network are highlighted in 27 studies publish
:: Lasers squeezed iron to mimic the conditions of exoplanet coresIn the first experiment to measure what exoplanets might be like on the inside, scientists hit iron with 176 lasers at once.
:: Last week in tech: A robot ate my iPhoneTechnology Apple's new recycling bot, Nike's new 3D-printed shoe, and Chrome finally shuts up auto-play videos. Be sure to download the latest edition of the Last Week in Tech podcast!
:: Last week in tech: All the technology news with none of the April Fool’s nonsenseTechnology It was a good week for Apple news and a very bad week for Tesla. Be sure to check out the latest episode of the Last Week in Tech podcast!
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:: Late to Bed, Early to Die? Night Owls May Die SoonerBad news for "night owls": Those who tend to stay up late and sleep in well past sunrise are at increased risk of early death, a new study suggests.
:: Late, but not too late — screening for olfactory dysfunctionIn a large population-based study of randomly selected participants in Germany, researchers found that participants aged 65-74 years with olfactory dysfunction showed impaired cognitive performance. Interestingly, this strong association was not present in younger (55-64 years) or older (75-86 years) participants. Additionally, the effect was more present in women than men.
:: Later school start times really do improve sleep timeA new study in SLEEP, published by Oxford University Press, indicates that delaying school start times results in students getting more sleep, and feeling better, even within societies where trading sleep for academic success is common.
:: Later school start times really do improve sleep timeA new study indicates that delaying school start times results in students getting more sleep, and feeling better, even within societies where trading sleep for academic success is common.
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:: Late-winter storms ease California's dive back into droughtStorms hitting at the end of California's rainy season have eased the state's plunge back into drought.
:: Late-winter storms ease California's dive back into droughtStorms hitting at the end of California's rainy season have eased the state's plunge back into drought.
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:: Launching early tonight: NASA’s TESS, designed to find livable planets nearbyTESS NASA EarthWatch it live! Read More
:: Lavas in the lab could lead miners to new iron ore depositsGeologists have discovered that some magmas split into two separate liquids, one of which is very rich in iron. Their findings can help to discover new iron ore deposits for mining.
:: Lavas in the lab could lead miners to new iron ore depositsGeologists have discovered that some magmas split into two separate liquids, one of which is very rich in iron. Their findings can help to discover new iron ore deposits for mining.
:: Lavas in the lab could lead miners to new iron ore depositsGeologists have discovered that some magmas split into two separate liquids, one of which is very rich in iron. Their findings can help to discover new iron ore deposits for mining.
:: Lawrence Brown obituaryAs an x-ray crystallographer from the late 1940s onwards, my father, Lawrence Brown, who has died aged 95, was one of a select band of British scientists who helped to determine the atomic and molecular structure of crystals. He put the knowledge he gained to good use in the then growing field of synthetic fibres, particularly with the textile company Courtaulds, where he rose to become head of i
:: Lawrence Brown obituaryAs an x-ray crystallographer from the late 1940s onwards, my father, Lawrence Brown, who has died aged 95, was one of a select band of British scientists who helped to determine the atomic and molecular structure of crystals. He put the knowledge he gained to good use in the then growing field of synthetic fibres, particularly with the textile company Courtaulds, where he rose to become head of i
:: Layers for red luminescence
:: Layers for red luminescence
:: Leadership and adaptive reserve are not associated with blood pressure controlPrimary care leadership and practice resilience can strengthen organizational culture. In small primary care practices, however, practice adaptive reserve and leadership capability are not associated with baseline blood pressure control.
:: Leading genetics study method may need reconsideration, significant distortions discoveredMany conclusions drawn from a common approach to the study of human genetics could be distorted because of a previously overlooked phenomenon, according to researchers at the Department of Genetics and Genomics Sciences at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and collaborators from Massachusetts General Hospital and the Broad Institute. Their conclusions and a unique method they developed t
:: Leading genetics study method may need reconsideration, significant distortions discoveredMany conclusions drawn from a common approach to the study of human genetics could be distorted because of a previously overlooked phenomenon.
:: Lean on Pete: A Deeply Sad Tale of a Boy and His Horse“Don’t get attached to the horses,” a grizzled trainer named Del (Steve Buscemi) advises his young assistant Charley (Charlie Plummer) not long into Lean on Pete . It’s professional advice—he’s cautioning against forming an emotional bond with an animal you might later have to sell. But his words feel like a warning for the viewer, too, as the quiet drama of Andrew Haigh’s new film promises to bu
:: Lean on Pete: A Deeply Sad Tale of a Boy and His Horse“Don’t get attached to the horses,” a grizzled trainer named Del (Steve Buscemi) advises his young assistant Charley (Charlie Plummer) not long into Lean on Pete . It’s professional advice—he’s cautioning against forming an emotional bond with an animal you might later have to sell. But his words feel like a warning for the viewer, too, as the quiet drama of Andrew Haigh’s new film promises to bu
:: Learned immunosuppressive placebo responses in renal transplant patients [Medical Sciences]Patients after organ transplantation or with chronic, inflammatory autoimmune diseases require lifelong treatment with immunosuppressive drugs, which have toxic adverse effects. Recent insight into the neurobiology of placebo responses shows that associative conditioning procedures can be employed as placebo-induced dose reduction strategies in an immunopharmacological regimen. However, it is uncl
:: Learned immunosuppressive placebo responses in renal transplant patients [Medical Sciences]Patients after organ transplantation or with chronic, inflammatory autoimmune diseases require lifelong treatment with immunosuppressive drugs, which have toxic adverse effects. Recent insight into the neurobiology of placebo responses shows that associative conditioning procedures can be employed as placebo-induced dose reduction strategies in an immunopharmacological regimen. However, it is uncl
:: Learning computer programming, with no teachers and no tuitionAspiring software engineers Kevin Yook and Becky Chen are hunched over a computer screen, fervently discussing lines of code indecipherable to the average person.
:: Learning from 1968's Leading Anti-Immigration AlarmistEditor’s Note: This is part of The Atlantic’s ongoing series looking back at 1968. All past articles and reader correspondence are collected here . New material will be added to that page through the end of 2018. Fifty years ago, the Conservative Member of Parliament Enoch Powell delivered what may be the most controversial speech in postwar British history: an attack on mass immigration comparin
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:: Legalized medical cannabis lowers opioid use, study findsU.S. states that have approved medical cannabis laws saw a dramatic reduction in opioid use, according to a new study.
:: Legalized medical cannabis lowers opioid use, study findsU.S. states that have approved medical cannabis laws saw a dramatic reduction in opioid use, according to a new study.
:: Legalizing Marijuana Could Have This Unexpected BenefitAccess to medical marijuana may have cut patients' need for this other drug.
:: Legendary scientist at lab that developed atomic bomb diesScientist Nerses "Krik" Krikorian, who was born a refugee and later became a legend in the once-secret New Mexico city where the atomic bomb was developed, has died. He was 97.
:: Lemons: Health Benefits & Nutrition FactsLemons are full of vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients and antioxidants, and they are especially good sources of vitamin C and folate.
:: Leptin's neural circuit identifiedScientists have identified a neural circuit in the hypothalamus as the primary mechanism mediating the hormone leptin's anti-obesity and anti-diabetes effects and found two mechanisms underlying leptin's inhibition of appetite. The work in mice advances efforts to treat human obesity and diabetes.
:: Lessons from lemurs: To make friends, show off your smartsDo smart kids make more friends? If others see their cleverness paying off, then yes—at least, that seems to be true for our primate cousins, ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta), report a team of Princeton University researchers.
:: Lessons from lemurs: To make friends, show off your smartsDo smart kids make more friends? If others see their cleverness paying off, then yes—at least, that seems to be true for our primate cousins, ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta), report a team of Princeton University researchers.
:: Lessons from lemurs: To make friends, show off your smartsPrinceton researchers show that clever lemurs — some of our earliest primate relatives — gain social standing as the result of their problem-solving skills.
:: Lessons from lemurs: To make friends, show off your smartsPrinceton researchers show that clever lemurs — some of our earliest primate relatives — gain social standing as the result of their problem-solving skills.
:: Lessons from lemurs: To make friends, show off your smartsResearchers show that clever lemurs — some of our earliest primate relatives — gain social standing as the result of their problem-solving skills.
:: Lessons from lemurs: To make friends, show off your smartsResearchers show that clever lemurs — some of our earliest primate relatives — gain social standing as the result of their problem-solving skills.
:: Let it go: Mental breaks after work improve sleepIf you've had a bad day at work thanks to rude colleagues, doing something fun and relaxing after you punch out could net you a better night's sleep.
:: Let it go: Mental breaks after work improve sleepIf you've had a bad day at work thanks to rude colleagues, doing something fun and relaxing after you punch out could net you a better night's sleep.
:: Let’s destroy BitcoinThree ways Bitcoin could be brought down, co-opted, or made irrelevant.
:: Let’s talk about cancer treatment, not ‘cancer journeys’ | :: LettersOversharing may be better than the dreadful silence that once surrounded ‘the big C’, but many patients might prefer more practical advice It is astonishing that “cancer diaries” ( Why I live in dread of another cancer confessional , 18 April) have proliferated to the extent that some of your correspondents ( As a cancer patient, I needed distraction , Letters, Anne Hay, 23 April) can describe the
:: Let's talk about sex chromosomesVincent Pasque from KU Leuven, Belgium, and Kathrin Plath from UCLA led an international study into how specialized cells reprogram to induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS). The researchers discovered that female and male cells behave differently after the reprogramming process and that this is due to their different number of X chromosomes.
:: Let's watch Mark Zuckerberg testify in front of CongressMark Zuckerberg FacebookTechnology Get ready for the wildest couple hours C-Span has to offer. Mark Zuckerberg is in Washington to testify in front of House and Senate committees. Let's watch, shall we?
:: Letters: ‘And Now, Now Will We Go to War?’What If There Is No Ethical Way to Act in Syria Now? Last week, Sigal Samuel spoke with a variety of philosophers and ethicists about America’s moral responsibility in Syria. Many of them were at a loss. The philosophers dropping in for comments throughout Sigal Samuel’s piece left me utterly baffled and frustrated. I have no doubts of their sincerity, let alone any good intentions. However, firs
:: Letters: Is There a Difference Between a Frat and a Gang?What’s the Difference Between a Frat and a Gang? In a recent essay on TheAtlantic.com, Ibram X. Kendi drew parallels between collegiate sexual assault and urban violence, arguing that America stereotypes, rationalizes, and polices fraternity and gang violence differently. Let me preface this by saying that this is not a defense of fraternities. Having been a member of a Greek organization myself,
:: Letters: Legalizing 'Free-Range' Parenting Is a Step in the Right Direction‘Free-Range’ Parenting's Unfair Double Standard In a recent article on TheAtlantic.com, Jessica McCrory Calarco examined Utah’s new “free-range” parenting law, and argued that issues of interpretation may put poor and working-class families—particularly poor families of color—at a disadvantage. Is the “free-range” parenting bill that passed in Utah “unfair” to the poor and people of color, as the
:: Letters: Who Handles The Dishes?Doing Dishes Is the Worst Last week, Caroline Kitchener wrote about a new report that examines the strain dishwashing can have on heterosexual relationships. I always love reading The Atlantic , but today I take issue with some of the wording in your article “Doing Dishes Is the Worst.” You say (both in the article and in the Facebook status promoting the article), “Women who wash the vast majori
:: Levy flight movements prevent extinctions and maximize population abundances in fragile Lotka-Volterra systems [Ecology]Multiple-scale mobility is ubiquitous in nature and has become instrumental for understanding and modeling animal foraging behavior. However, the impact of individual movements on the long-term stability of populations remains largely unexplored. We analyze deterministic and stochastic Lotka–Volterra systems, where mobile predators consume scarce resources (prey) confined in patches. In…
:: LGBQ students less likely to stay in STEM majorsFor years, researchers have known that it is hard to attract and keep women and some minorities in science, technology, engineering and math – or STEM – fields. Now, a Montana State University researcher has found that the same problem applies to sexual minorities.
:: LGBQ students less likely to stay in STEM majorsFor years, researchers have known that it is hard to attract and keep women and some minorities in science, technology, engineering and math – or STEM – fields. Now, a Montana State University researcher has found that the same problem applies to sexual minorities.
:: Life expectancy significantly worse in deprived areasLife expectancy and health outcomes worsen the more deprived an area or population is, new research from Cass Business School has found.
:: Life expectancy significantly worse in deprived areasLife expectancy and health outcomes worsen the more deprived an area or population is, new research has found.
:: Life history variation is maintained by fitness trade-offs and negative frequency-dependent selection [Ecology]The maintenance of diverse life history strategies within and among species remains a fundamental question in ecology and evolutionary biology. By using a near-complete 16-year pedigree of 12,579 winter-run steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) from the Hood River, Oregon, we examined the continued maintenance of two life history traits: the number of…
:: Life on nearest exoplanet may have been wiped out by superflareBad news for life near Proxima Centauri – the star has been seen emitting explosive blasts of radiation that would destroy the ozone on its Earth-like planet
:: Life on toxic Venus? Acid-loving microbes could thrive in cloudsLife on Venus has been thought impossible due to its acidic atmosphere. But acid-loving microbes are all over Earth, so they could also live in its toxic clouds
:: Lifespan of new solar cell technologies to increase tenfoldArmi Tiihonen defended her doctoral dissertation at Aalto University 6 April 2018 on the ageing of new kinds of perovskite and dye-sensitised solar cells. She has developed ways to increase the lifetime of solar cells and also proposes ways to improve ageing tests for them.
:: Liftoff: Danmarks største rumprojekt sendes op til ISS i aftenKlimaobservatoriet Asim skal efter års forsinkelse af sted med en SpaceX-raket klokken 22:30 dansk tid.
:: Light at end of the tunnel for world's wildlife and wild placesA new article finds that the enormous trends toward population stabilization, poverty alleviation, and urbanization are rewriting the future of biodiversity conservation in the 21st century, offering new hope for the world's wildlife and wild places.
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:: Light 'relaxes' crystal to boost solar cell efficiencyA collaboration led by Rice University and Los Alamos National Laboratory discovered a novel phenomenon: Light-induced lattice expansion in perovskite materials that cures bulk and interface defects, which leads to an enhancement of the optoelectronic properties.
:: Light 'relaxes' crystal to boost solar cell efficiencyA collaboration led by Rice University and Los Alamos National Laboratory discovered a novel phenomenon: Light-induced lattice expansion in perovskite materials that cures bulk and interface defects, which leads to an enhancement of the optoelectronic properties.
:: Light 'relaxes' crystal to boost solar cell efficiencyScientists have discovered a novel phenomenon: Light-induced lattice expansion in perovskite materials that cures bulk and interface defects, which leads to an enhancement of the optoelectronic properties.
:: Light 'relaxes' crystal to boost solar cell efficiencyScientists have discovered a novel phenomenon: Light-induced lattice expansion in perovskite materials that cures bulk and interface defects, which leads to an enhancement of the optoelectronic properties.
:: Light 'relaxes' crystal to boost solar cell efficiencySome materials are like people. Let them relax in the sun for a little while and they perform a lot better.
:: Light 'relaxes' crystal to boost solar cell efficiencySome materials are like people. Let them relax in the sun for a little while and they perform a lot better.
:: Light relaxes hybrid perovskites
:: Light relaxes hybrid perovskites
:: Light-activated helical inversion in cholesteric liquid crystal microdroplets [Applied Physical Sciences]Cholesteric liquid crystal (CLC) droplets exhibit nontrivial topological features, which are controlled by the ratio between the cholesteric pitch and the droplet radius. The radial spherical structure (RSS) is of particular interest, as it reveals an onion-like concentric organization of the cholesteric helices, leading to the expression of spherical Bragg…
:: Light-controlled current transport by charged atoms demonstrated for the first timeLight makes some materials conductive in a previously unforeseen way. In silicon solar cells, electrons flow when the sun shines. However, scientists at the Stuttgart-based Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research have now come up with a surprise: in a special perovskite, another material used for solar cells, light not only releases electrons, but also electrically charged atoms, known as io
:: Light-induced dilation in nanosheets of charge-transfer complexes [Chemistry]We report the observation of a sizable photostrictive effect of 5.7% with fast, submillisecond response times, arising from a light-induced lattice dilation of a molecular nanosheet, composed of the molecular charge-transfer compound dibenzotetrathiafulvalene (DBTTF) and C60. An interfacial self-assembly approach is introduced for the thickness-controlled growth of the thin films….
:: Light-induced lattice expansion leads to high-efficiency perovskite solar cellsLight-induced structural dynamics plays a vital role in the physical properties, device performance, and stability of hybrid perovskite–based optoelectronic devices. We report that continuous light illumination leads to a uniform lattice expansion in hybrid perovskite thin films, which is critical for obtaining high-efficiency photovoltaic devices. Correlated, in situ structural and device charac
:: Light-induced lattice expansion leads to high-efficiency perovskite solar cellsLight-induced structural dynamics plays a vital role in the physical properties, device performance, and stability of hybrid perovskite–based optoelectronic devices. We report that continuous light illumination leads to a uniform lattice expansion in hybrid perovskite thin films, which is critical for obtaining high-efficiency photovoltaic devices. Correlated, in situ structural and device charac
:: Lighting up DNA-based nanostructuresBiophysicists from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich have used a new variant of super-resolution microscopy to visualize all the strands of a DNA-based nanostructure for the first time. The method promises to optimize the design of such structures for specific applications.
:: Like human societies, whales value culture and family tiesIn a detailed genetic kinship study, an international team is the first to reveal that just like human societies, beluga whales appear to value culture and their ancestral roots and family ties. They have demonstrated that related whales returned to the same locations year after year, and decade after decade. Not only do these whales know where to go and where not to go, they are passing on this i
:: Like human societies, whales value culture and family tiesIn a detailed genetic kinship study, an international team is the first to reveal that just like human societies, beluga whales appear to value culture and their ancestral roots and family ties. They have demonstrated that related whales returned to the same locations year after year, and decade after decade. Not only do these whales know where to go and where not to go, they are passing on this i
:: Like human societies, whales value culture and family tiesIt might seem like a "whale of tale," but groundbreaking research from Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute is the first to demonstrate that just like human societies, beluga whales appear to value culture as well as their ancestral roots and family ties.
:: Like human societies, whales value culture and family tiesIt might seem like a "whale of tale," but groundbreaking research from Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute is the first to demonstrate that just like human societies, beluga whales appear to value culture as well as their ancestral roots and family ties.
:: Lingering negative responses to stress linked with health a decade laterPeople whose negative emotional responses to stress carry over to the following day are more likely to report health problems and physical limitations later in life compared with peers who are able to 'let it go.'
:: Linkage to care specialist facilitates access to hepatitis C treatment for people who inject drugsA longitudinal study involving more than 1,000 individuals reports promising role for linkage to care specialists in expanding access to hepatitis C treatment for people who inject drugs.
:: Links between eating red meat and distal colon cancer in womenA new study suggests that a diet free from red meat significantly reduces the risk of a type of colon cancer in women living in the United Kingdom. When comparing the effects of certain diets to cancer development in specific subsites of the colon, scientists found that those regularly eating red meat compared to a red meat-free diet had higher rates of distal colon cancer — cancer found on the d
:: Links between eating red meat and distal colon cancer in womenA new study suggests that a diet free from red meat significantly reduces the risk of a type of colon cancer in women living in the United Kingdom. When comparing the effects of certain diets to cancer development in specific subsites of the colon, scientists found that those regularly eating red meat compared to a red meat-free diet had higher rates of distal colon cancer — cancer found on the d
:: Links between eating red meat and distal colon cancer in womenDiego Rada Fernandez de Jauregui, member of the Preventive Medicine and Public Health Department of the UPV/EHU's Pharmacy Faculty and the Nutritional Epidemiology Group (NEG) at the University of Leeds (UK), was part of an international team of researchers that investigated the associations between common dietary patterns and colorectal cancer risk. The International Journal of Cancer has just pu
:: Lion Whisperer | :: Racing Extinction (360 Video)Kevin Richardson, also known as the "lion whisperer", wrestles with some members of his pride. Richardson explains the complexities of his relationship to one female in particular, and summarizes his life’s work of protecting these amazing animals from the game hunting trade. Join a conservation biologist on an interactive mission to learn how animals critical to the world’s ecosystem thrive and
:: Liquid biopsy technology to improve prostate cancer treatmentProstate cancer is the second most common cancer in men and the fifth leading cause of death from cancer in men worldwide, according to 2012 numbers. While several viable treatment options for prostate cancer exist, many men affected with prostate cancer will not respond to first-line treatments. Researchers have now developed a new technology for liquid biopsy to identify which patients may not r
:: Liquid cell transmission electron microscopy makes a window into the nanoscaleFrom energy materials to disease diagnostics, new microscopy techniques can provide more nuanced insight. Researchers first need to understand the effects of radiation on samples.
:: Liquid cell transmission electron microscopy makes a window into the nanoscaleFrom energy materials to disease diagnostics, new microscopy techniques can provide more nuanced insight. Researchers first need to understand the effects of radiation on samples, which is possible with a new device developed for holding tightly sealed liquid cell samples for transmission electron microscopy.
:: Liquid cell transmission electron microscopy makes a window into the nanoscaleFrom energy materials to disease diagnostics, new microscopy techniques can provide more nuanced insight. Researchers first need to understand the effects of radiation on samples, which is possible with a new device developed for holding tightly sealed liquid cell samples for transmission electron microscopy.
:: Liquid nicotine used in e-cigarettes still a danger to children despite recent decline in exposuresA new study found that there were more than 8,200 calls to US poison centers regarding exposures to liquid nicotine and e-cigarettes among children younger than 6 years of age from January 2012 through April 2017, averaging 129 calls each month or more than four a day.
:: Liquid nicotine used in e-cigarettes still a danger to children despite recent decline in exposuresThe study found that there were more than 8,200 calls to US poison centers regarding exposures to liquid nicotine and e-cigarettes among children younger than 6 years of age from January 2012 through April 2017, averaging 129 calls each month or more than four a day.
:: Liquid-repellent surface maximizes water harvest and transportBy learning how water is collected by living organisms, including rice leaves and pitcher plants, scientists at The University of Texas at Dallas created and tested a combination of materials that can do the same thing, but faster.
:: Listen: Expert offers the case against arming teachersArming teachers to protect students from shootings in schools will make the problem worse, argues Philip J. Cook, whose research focuses on gun violence in the United States. “The tragic Parkland, Florida, shooting on February 14th is yet another dreadful reminder that schools are no sanctuary against mass violence,” writes Cook, professor emeritus of public policy studies at Duke University’s Sa
:: Listen: Expert offers the case against arming teachersArming teachers to protect students from shootings in schools will make the problem worse, argues Philip J. Cook, whose research focuses on gun violence in the United States. “The tragic Parkland, Florida, shooting on February 14th is yet another dreadful reminder that schools are no sanctuary against mass violence,” writes Cook, professor emeritus of public policy studies at Duke University’s Sa
:: Listen: What it’s like to discover a ‘missing link’ fishEvolutionary biologist Neil Shubin says he’ll never forget the day in 2004 when he unearthed the discovery of a lifetime. After spending six years in the Arctic searching for a fossil that could be a missing link between sea and land animals, Shubin finally found himself eye-to-eye with the 375-million-year-old creature that would come to be known as Tiktaalik roseae . “I had staring at me the sk
:: Listen: What it’s like to discover a ‘missing link’ fishEvolutionary biologist Neil Shubin says he’ll never forget the day in 2004 when he unearthed the discovery of a lifetime. After spending six years in the Arctic searching for a fossil that could be a missing link between sea and land animals, Shubin finally found himself eye-to-eye with the 375-million-year-old creature that would come to be known as Tiktaalik roseae . “I had staring at me the sk
:: Listening to M.I.A., FinallyBlack and white polka-dots covering her nine-months-pregnant belly, M.I.A. sauntered onto the Grammys stage in 2009 for a performance that would seem to announce the arrival of a supremely 21st-century sort of icon—artistically daring, unapologetically female, and from a part of the world the West has often ignored. But in retrospect now, the moment stands as the apex of her supposedly finished m
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:: LIVE TV Zuckerberg: Vi lytter ikke med på dine telefonsamtalerFacebooks stifter svarer netop nu – for anden dag i træk – på spørgsmål i Kongressen.
:: Live: Følg jagten på exoplaneter – Danmark er medNatten til tirsdag sender Nasa en satellit med fire kameraer i kredsløb. DTU Space og Aarhus Universitet er med. Læs om missionen her og følg Nasas transmission, der allerede er begyndt.
:: LIVE-TV Zuckerberg: Jeg håber ikke, vores dataindsamling overrasker brugerneMark Zuckerberg er i fuld sving med at afgive forklaring i Kongressen om misbrug af data fra 87 millioner profiler.
:: Lizards, mice, bats and other vertebrates are important pollinators tooBees are not the only animals that carry pollen from flower to flower. Species with backbones, among them bats, birds, mice, and even lizards, also serve as pollinators. Although less familiar as flower visitors than insect pollinators, vertebrate pollinators are more likely to have co-evolved tight relationships of high value to the plants they service, supplying essential reproductive aid for wh
:: Lizards, mice, bats and other vertebrates are important pollinators tooBees are not the only animals that carry pollen from flower to flower. Species with backbones, among them bats, birds, mice, and even lizards, also serve as pollinators. Although less familiar as flower visitors than insect pollinators, vertebrate pollinators are more likely to have co-evolved tight relationships of high value to the plants they service, supplying essential reproductive aid for wh
:: Lizards, mice, bats and other vertebrates are important pollinators, tooAlthough less familiar as flower visitors than insect pollinators, vertebrate pollinators are more likely to have coevolved tight relationships of high value to the plants they service, supplying essential reproductive aid for which few or no other species may substitute.
:: Lizards, mice, bats and other vertebrates are important pollinators, tooAlthough less familiar as flower visitors than insect pollinators, vertebrate pollinators are more likely to have coevolved tight relationships of high value to the plants they service, supplying essential reproductive aid for which few or no other species may substitute.
:: LJI researchers are one step closer to an effective anti-atherosclerosis vaccineA new paper published in Circulation by researchers at La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology reports successful vaccination of atherosclerotic mice with a small chunk of protein snipped out of 'bad cholesterol.' Vaccination reduced plaque levels in test mice, and other experiments with human blood samples identified the class of T cells likely responsible for positive outcomes. The paper s
:: Local protein solvation drives direct down-conversion in phycobiliprotein PC645 via incoherent vibronic transport [Chemistry]The mechanisms controlling excitation energy transport (EET) in light-harvesting complexes remain controversial. Following the observation of long-lived beats in 2D electronic spectroscopy of PC645, vibronic coherence, the delocalization of excited states between pigments supported by a resonant vibration, has been proposed to enable direct excitation transport from the highest-energy to…
:: Locals share their memories at Stephen Hawking’s funeralHuge turnout at service, as those who knew him reminisce about the great physicist Rain had been promised but, as with many of the gloomiest predictions made for the young Stephen Hawking, the threatened deluge did not come. Indeed, despite the solemnity of the occasion, the Cambridge funeral of a man who throughout his life seemed to command as much admiration from the lay public as from his aca
:: Location and voice technology are the future of retailRetailers, struggling to connect with their customers, have been trialling new technologies to blend in-store and digital experiences.
:: Logging in tropical forests jeopardizing drinking waterA team of researchers from The University of Queensland (UQ), Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), and other groups have found that increasing land clearing for logging in Solomon Islands-even with best management strategies in place — will lead to unsustainable levels of soil erosion and significant impacts to downstream water quality.
:: Logging in tropical forests jeopardizing drinking waterGlobally, remaining tropical forests are being rapidly cleared, particularly in countries like the Solomon Islands where commercial logging accounts for about 18 percent of government revenue, and at least 60 percent of exports while providing the largest number of formal sector jobs. However, the loss of native forests has huge ecological and social consequences, many of which are poorly document
:: Logging in tropical forests jeopardizing drinking waterResearchers have found that increasing land clearing for logging in Solomon Islands — even with best management strategies in place — will lead to unsustainable levels of soil erosion and significant impacts to downstream water quality.
:: London firm revamps pay by letting staff set salariesAgainst a backdrop in Britain of gender pay gaps and ongoing disputes over executives' earnings, employees at one London company are helping each other set salaries.
:: Loneliness linked to major life setbacks for millennials, study saysLonely millennials found to be more likely to have mental health problems and be out of work Share your views on the causes of loneliness in young people Lonely millennials are more likely to have mental health problems, be out of work and feel pessimistic about their ability to succeed in life than their peers who feel connected to others, regardless of gender or wealth, research has revealed. L
:: Long-distance stone transport and pigment use in the earliest Middle Stone AgePrevious research suggests that the complex symbolic, technological, and socioeconomic behaviors that typify Homo sapiens had roots in the middle Pleistocene
:: Long-distance stone transport and pigment use in the earliest Middle Stone AgePrevious research suggests that the complex symbolic, technological, and socioeconomic behaviors that typify Homo sapiens had roots in the middle Pleistocene
:: Long-lived soundwaves in crystalline solidsA new study published in Nature Physics describes how a team of scientists used a laser beam to gain access to long-lived soundwaves in crystalline solids as the basis for a potentially new approach to information processing and storage. One of Northern Arizona University's newest physicists, assistant professor Ryan Behunin, is a co-author of the study. In collaboration with scientists at Yale an
:: Long-lived soundwaves in crystalline solidsA new study published in Nature Physics describes how a team of scientists used a laser beam to gain access to long-lived soundwaves in crystalline solids as the basis for a potentially new approach to information processing and storage. One of Northern Arizona University's newest physicists, assistant professor Ryan Behunin, is a co-author of the study. In collaboration with scientists at Yale an
:: Long-term caffeine worsens symptoms associated with Alzheimer's diseaseA study coordinated by the Institute of Neuroscience of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and in collaboration with the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden provides evidence that a long-term consumption of caffeine has negative effects for Alzheimer's disease, worsening the neuropsychiatric symptoms appearing in the majority of those affected by the disorder. The research was recently published in
:: Long-term caffeine worsens symptoms associated with Alzheimer's diseaseA study coordinated by the Institute of Neuroscience of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and in collaboration with the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden provides evidence that a long-term consumption of caffeine has negative effects for Alzheimer's disease, worsening the neuropsychiatric symptoms appearing in the majority of those affected by the disorder. The research was recently published in
:: Long-term in vivo recording of circadian rhythms in brains of freely moving mice [Neuroscience]Endogenous circadian clocks control 24-h physiological and behavioral rhythms in mammals. Here, we report a real-time in vivo fluorescence recording system that enables long-term monitoring of circadian rhythms in the brains of freely moving mice. With a designed reporter of circadian clock gene expression, we tracked robust Cry1 transcription reporter…
:: Long-term in vivo recording of circadian rhythms in brains of freely moving mice [Neuroscience]Endogenous circadian clocks control 24-h physiological and behavioral rhythms in mammals. Here, we report a real-time in vivo fluorescence recording system that enables long-term monitoring of circadian rhythms in the brains of freely moving mice. With a designed reporter of circadian clock gene expression, we tracked robust Cry1 transcription reporter…
:: Long-term obeticholic acid treatment leads to reversal or stabilization of fibrosis/cirrhosis in patients with PBCAfter three years of treatment with obeticholic acid, 85 percent of patients with PBC and an incomplete response to UDCA experienced stabilization or regression of fibrosis/cirrhosis in the POISE biopsy sub-study.
:: Long-Term Study Reveals Flip in Plant Responses to Carbon DioxideThe 20-year project calls into question the conventional wisdom about the role plants will play in mitigating future climate change.
:: Long-wavelength (reddish) hues induce unusually large gamma oscillations in the primate primary visual cortex [Neuroscience]Gamma oscillations (∼30–80 Hz) are a prominent signature of electrophysiological signals, with a purported role in natural vision. Previous studies in the primary visual cortex (area V1) have shown that achromatic gratings or gabor stimuli generate salient gamma oscillations, whose strength and frequency depend on stimulus properties such as their…
:: Look up – it's a satellite!I saw my first artificial satellite with my naked eyes during the summer of 1994. I was watching pieces of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 impact Jupiter from a small observatory with a college astronomy club when someone pointed up – away from the telescope – and said, "Look, it's a satellite!"
:: Look up – it's a satellite!I saw my first artificial satellite with my naked eyes during the summer of 1994. I was watching pieces of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 impact Jupiter from a small observatory with a college astronomy club when someone pointed up – away from the telescope – and said, "Look, it's a satellite!"
:: Look! Down in the petri dish! It's a superplatelet!A bioengineer has endowed platelets with extra powers to make the clotting process more resilient in the face of trauma. If it's proven to work in clinical situations, such 'superplatelets' might become a standard part of emergency department supplies, along with bandages, oxygen and saline.
:: Look! Down in the petri dish! It's a superplatelet!A University of British Columbia bioengineer has endowed platelets with extra powers to make the clotting process more resilient in the face of trauma. If it's proven to work in clinical situations, such 'superplatelets' might become a standard part of emergency department supplies, along with bandages, oxygen and saline.
:: Looking for extrasolar planets: DARKNESS lights the wayAn international team of scientists has developed a new instrument to detect planets around the nearest stars. It is the world's largest and most advanced superconducting camera.
:: Looking for extrasolar planets: DARKNESS lights the wayAn international team of scientists has developed a new instrument to detect planets around the nearest stars. It is the world's largest and most advanced superconducting camera.
:: Los Angeles port commission approves SpaceX rocket facilityLos Angeles harbor commissioners have approved a permit for Space Exploration Technologies to build a facility on 19 acres of port land to manufacture a Mars rocket that will be so big it will require an oceangoing barge for transport to launch sites.
:: Losing your first language? Here’s how to rediscover your voice | :: Monika SchmidExpats are often shaky in their mother tongue. But fear not: the fight in the brain known as language attrition can be stopped • Monika Schmid is a professor of linguistics at the University of Essex When a former PhD candidate recently asked me to write a reference for her, I found myself facing an unexpected dilemma. She is a wonderful person and a brilliant scientist whom any employer should c
:: Losing your first language? Here’s how to rediscover your voice | :: Monika SchmidExpats are often shaky in their mother tongue. But fear not: the fight in the brain known as language attrition can be stopped • Monika Schmid is a professor of linguistics at the University of Essex When a former PhD candidate recently asked me to write a reference for her, I found myself facing an unexpected dilemma. She is a wonderful person and a brilliant scientist whom any employer should c
:: Losing your nest egg can kill youA sudden loss of net worth in middle or older age is associated with a significantly higher risk of death, reports a new study. When people lose a big chunk of their total wealth during a two-year period, they are 50 percent more likely to die in the next 20 years. More than 25 percent of Americans had a wealth shock over the 20 years of the study. This is the first look at the long-term effects o
:: Losing your nest egg can kill youA sudden loss of net worth in middle or older age is associated with a significantly higher risk of death, reports a new study. When people lose a big chunk of their total wealth during a two-year period, they are 50 percent more likely to die in the next 20 years. More than 25 percent of Americans had a wealth shock over the 20 years of the study. This is the first look at the long-term effects o
:: Losing your nest egg can kill youA sudden loss of net worth in middle or older age is associated with a significantly higher risk of death, reports a new study. When people lose a big chunk of their total wealth during a two-year period, they are 50 percent more likely to die in the next 20 years. More than 25 percent of Americans had a wealth shock over the 20 years of the study. This is the first look at the long-term effects o
:: Losing your nest egg can kill youA sudden loss of net worth in middle or older age is associated with a significantly higher risk of death, reports a new study. When people lose a big chunk of their total wealth during a two-year period, they are 50 percent more likely to die in the next 20 years. More than 25 percent of Americans had a wealth shock over the 20 years of the study. This is the first look at the long-term effects o
:: Loss of TDP43 inhibits progression of triple-negative breast cancer in coordination with SRSF3 [Cell Biology]Aberrant alternative splicing has been highlighted as a potential hallmark of cancer. Here, we identify TDP43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43) as an important splicing regulator responsible for the unique splicing profile in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Clinical data demonstrate that TDP43 is highly expressed in TNBC with poor prognosis. Knockdown…
:: Lost shark seen for first time in a decade – in a fish marketPhotographs of a Ganges river shark snapped at a fish market in Mumbai are the first confirmed record of the species for more than a decade
:: Lost shark seen for first time in a decade – in a fish marketPhotographs of a Ganges river shark snapped at a fish market in Mumbai are the first confirmed record of the species for more than a decade
:: Lots more stroke patients end up at big hospitalsStroke patients are increasingly transferring out of smaller community and rural hospitals and going to larger medical centers for their care and rehabilitation, research finds. That’s a good thing for patients who need more advanced care—but the trend has drawbacks in terms of cost and highlights a need for more coordination of care between hospitals. “The underlying goal of stroke care is to ge
:: Lots more stroke patients end up at big hospitalsStroke patients are increasingly transferring out of smaller community and rural hospitals and going to larger medical centers for their care and rehabilitation, research finds. That’s a good thing for patients who need more advanced care—but the trend has drawbacks in terms of cost and highlights a need for more coordination of care between hospitals. “The underlying goal of stroke care is to ge
:: Low bending loss waveguide opens the avenue to downsizing of 3-D photonic integrated circuitsFemtosecond laser direct writing is a promising technology for the fabrication of photonic integrated chips mainly due to its intrinsic capability of three-dimensional (3-D) prototyping in transparent substrates. Currently, the difficulty in inducing large refractive index changes smoothly distributed in the laser-irradiated regions is the major obstacle for producing compact photonic integrated c
:: Low gravity may hold the key to a healthy heartThe impact of this research could help save millions of lives each year. Only thing is, it has to be done from space. Read More
:: Low total testosterone in men widespread, linked to chronic diseaseNew research finds that more men have suboptimal testosterone levels than previously known, and it may be putting these men at risk.
:: LRRK2 kinase in Parkinson's disease
:: LRRK2 kinase in Parkinson's disease
:: LTP requires postsynaptic PDZ-domain interactions with glutamate receptor/auxiliary protein complexes [Neuroscience]Long-term potentiation (LTP) is a persistent strengthening of synaptic transmission in the brain and is arguably the most compelling cellular and molecular model for learning and memory. Previous work found that both AMPA receptors and exogenously expressed kainate receptors are equally capable of expressing LTP, despite their limited homology and…
:: Ludwig researchers devise and test pioneering personalized ovarian cancer vaccineA Ludwig Cancer Research study has shown that an entirely new type of personalized cancer vaccine induces novel, potent and clinically effective immune responses in patients receiving a combination of standard therapies for recurrent, stage III and IV ovarian cancer.
:: Ludwig scientists share new cancer research findings at 2018 AACR Annual MeetingLudwig Cancer Research released today the full scope of findings to be presented by Ludwig researchers at this year's American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting in Chicago, Ill., April 14-18, 2018. Research conducted by more than 100 Ludwig scientists will be presented in symposiums, plenaries, town meetings, education sessions and poster sessions.
:: Lufthansa'a Alitalia bid the 'most promising': MinisterLufthansa emerged as the number one candidate to take over Alitalia on Monday after an Italian government minister called the German airline's bid the "most promising".
:: Luminar's New Lidar Could Dominate the Self-Driving Car MarketThe company run by a 23-year-old photonics genius is ramping up production as self-driving cars get closer to reality.
:: Lunar X Prize to put a rover on the moon has been resurrectedThe competition for a private firm to put a rover on the moon was cancelled in January when no firm seemed close enough. It’s back now, but without a cash prize
:: Lunar X Prize to put a rover on the moon has been resurrectedThe competition for a private firm to put a rover on the moon was cancelled in January when no firm seemed close enough. It’s back now, but without a cash prize
:: Lunefuld atomkraft: Indisk tøven og ny dansk debatbogIndien bygger fortsat mange atomkraftværker, men ikke helt så hurtigt, som tidligere planer indikerede. På langt sigt har Indien planer om at gå til thoriumreaktorer – det bør Danmark også gøre, mener dansk debattør.
:: Lung Cancer Patients Live Longer With Immune TherapyAdding immunotherapy to standard chemo treatments can halve the risk of death for people with the most common type of lung cancer, a new study shows.
:: Lung stem cells repair airways after injuryWorking in mice, University of Iowa researchers have identified a new population of lung stem cells that appear to be important for regenerating the airway following severe injury. The cells, known as glandular myoepithelial cells (MECs), can self-renew and differentiate into seven distinct cell types in the airway. Overexpression of the transcription factor Lef-1 in MECs is sufficient to activate
:: Lupus treatment generates positive results in Phase III clinical trialNew research indicates that belimumab, a monoclonal antibody therapy that targets a component of the immune system, provides considerable benefits to patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a predominately female, chronic inflammatory disease that can affect virtually any organ.
:: Lupus treatment generates positive results in Phase III clinical trialNew research indicates that belimumab, a monoclonal antibody therapy that targets a component of the immune system, provides considerable benefits to patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a predominately female, chronic inflammatory disease that can affect virtually any organ.
:: Lyft Delivers Carbon-Neutral RidesThe ride-hailing company announced last week that it plans to become one of the largest voluntary purchasers of carbon offsets in the world.
:: Lying eyes: Google engineer developing tool to spot fake videoIn an era replete with fake news stories, you might expect video evidence to provide a clearer picture of the truth.
:: Lykke Friis stopper som prorektorLykke Friis forlader Københavns Universitet til sommer. Derfor vil Københavns Universitet…
:: Lyskryds står pivåbne for hackerangrebLygtepæle og lyskryds med sim-kort på åbne bredbånd gør dem nemme at finde og angribe. Og så står døren åben til den samlede forsyning.
:: Lægeforeningen vælger ny næstformandPrivatpraktiserende speciallæge Kirsten Ilkjær afløser Michael Dupont som næstformand i Lægeforeningen.
:: Læger søger ikke hjælp til behandling af misbrugEt nyt studie viser, at læger ikke søger hjælp for deres misbrug. I stedet forsøger de selv at behandle misbruget.
:: Macedonia: 8 million-year-old elephant-like remains foundPaleontologists from Bulgaria and Macedonia are excavating the fossilized remains of a prehistoric elephant believed to pre-date the mammoth, after its bones were discovered accidentally by a man working in a field.
:: Machine learning offers new way of designing chiral crystalsEngineers and chemists at Hiroshima University successfully used the same technology at the core of facial recognition to design chiral crystals. This is the first study reporting the use of this technology, called logistic regression analysis, to predict which chemical groups are best for making chiral molecules.
:: Machine learning offers new way of designing chiral crystalsEngineers and chemists at Hiroshima University successfully used the technology underlying facial recognition to design chiral crystals. This is the first study reporting the use of this technology, called logistic regression analysis, to predict which chemical groups are best for making chiral molecules. Results were published in Chemistry Letters.
:: Machine learning offers new way of designing chiral crystalsEngineers and chemists have successfully used the same technology at the core of facial recognition to design chiral crystals. This is the first study reporting the use of this technology, called logistic regression analysis, to predict which chemical groups are best for making chiral molecules.
:: Machine learning techniques may reveal cause-effect relationships in protein dynamics dataMachine learning algorithms excel at finding complex patterns within big data, so researchers often use them to make predictions. Researchers are pushing this emerging technology beyond finding correlations to help uncover hidden cause-effect relationships and drive scientific discoveries.
:: Machine learning techniques may reveal cause-effect relationships in protein dynamics dataMachine learning algorithms excel at finding complex patterns within big data, so researchers often use them to make predictions. Researchers are pushing this emerging technology beyond finding correlations to help uncover hidden cause-effect relationships and drive scientific discoveries.
:: Machine learning techniques may reveal cause-effect relationships in protein dynamics dataMachine learning algorithms excel at finding complex patterns within big data, so researchers often use them to make predictions. Researchers are pushing the technology beyond finding correlations to help uncover hidden cause-effect relationships and drive scientific discoveries. At the University of South Florida, researchers are integrating machine learning techniques into their work studying pr
:: Machine learning techniques may reveal cause-effect relationships in protein dynamics dataMachine learning algorithms excel at finding complex patterns within big data, so researchers often use them to make predictions. Researchers are pushing the technology beyond finding correlations to help uncover hidden cause-effect relationships and drive scientific discoveries. At the University of South Florida, researchers are integrating machine learning techniques into their work studying pr
:: Machine learning techniques may reveal cause-effect relationships in protein dynamics dataMachine learning algorithms excel at finding complex patterns within big data, so researchers often use them to make predictions. Researchers are pushing the technology beyond finding correlations to help uncover hidden cause-effect relationships and drive scientific discoveries. Researchers are integrating machine learning techniques into their work studying proteins. One of their challenges has
:: Machine learning techniques may reveal cause-effect relationships in protein dynamics dataMachine learning algorithms excel at finding complex patterns within big data, so researchers often use them to make predictions. Researchers are pushing the technology beyond finding correlations to help uncover hidden cause-effect relationships and drive scientific discoveries. Researchers are integrating machine learning techniques into their work studying proteins. One of their challenges has
:: Machine Learning’s ‘Amazing’ Ability to Predict ChaosIn new computer experiments, artificial-intelligence algorithms can tell the future of chaotic systems.
:: Machine speak: Left to their own devices, computers can figure it outUsing novel machine learning techniques, a research team from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory is teaching electronic devices how to speak for themselves.
:: Machine-learning software predicts behavior of bacteriaIn a first for machine-learning algorithms, a new piece of software developed at Caltech can predict behavior of bacteria by reading the content of a gene. The breakthrough could have significant implications for our understanding of bacterial biochemistry and for the development of new medications.
:: Machine-learning system processes sounds like humans doUsing a machine-learning system known as a deep neural network, MIT researchers have created the first model that can replicate human performance on auditory tasks such as identifying a musical genre. This type of model can shed light on how the human brain may be performing the same tasks.
:: Machine-learning system processes sounds like humans doUsing a machine-learning system known as a deep neural network, researchers have created the first model that can replicate human performance on auditory tasks such as identifying a musical genre. This type of model can shed light on how the human brain may be performing the same tasks.
:: Macrophages impede CD8 T cells from reaching tumor cells and limit the efficacy of anti-PD-1 treatment [Immunology and Inflammation]In a large proportion of cancer patients, CD8 T cells are excluded from the vicinity of cancer cells. The inability of CD8 T cells to reach tumor cells is considered an important mechanism of resistance to cancer immunotherapy. We show that, in human lung squamous-cell carcinomas, exclusion of CD8 T…
:: Macrophages Play a Double Role in CancerMacrophages play numerous roles within tumors, leaving cancer researchers with a choice: eliminate the cells or recruit them.
:: Macular degeneration linked to aging immune cellsStudying mice and cells from patients, vision researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found that as immune cells called macrophages get older, they are more likely to contribute to inflammation and abnormal blood vessel growth in the back of the eye. This can damage vision in patients with age-related macular degeneration.
:: Macular degeneration linked to aging immune cellsStudying mice and cells from patients, vision researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found that as immune cells called macrophages get older, they are more likely to contribute to inflammation and abnormal blood vessel growth in the back of the eye. This can damage vision in patients with age-related macular degeneration.
:: Magical' mushroom mix to boost regrowth of lost Scottish forestsReturn of Great Caledonian forest speeded up with fungi spores to help saplings flourish The return of the Great Caledonian forest that once covered much of Scotland’s highlands is being boosted with a special mix of mushroom spores that should help saplings survive better on the hills. Fungi living on the roots of trees play a vital role in the ecology, helping to break down nutrients in the soi
:: Magnetic Fields Are A Big Predictor Of A Loggerhead Turtle's GenesYou might expect turtles that live near each other or in similar environments would be genetically similar. But new research shows that magnetic fields actually have more to do with genetic likeness. (Image credit: Wilfredo Lee/AP)
:: Magnitude 5.3 quake strikes off Southern California coastA magnitude-5.3 earthquake struck Thursday afternoon under the ocean off Southern California and was felt widely along the mainland coast, but there were no immediate reports of damage or a tsunami warning.
:: Magnitude 5.3 quake strikes off Southern California coastA magnitude-5.3 earthquake struck Thursday afternoon under the ocean off Southern California and was felt widely along the mainland coast, but there were no immediate reports of damage or a tsunami warning.
:: Maine's Fitful Experiment With a New Way of VotingIn two months, Maine voters will go to the polls to select their nominees to succeed the state’s pugnacious two-term Republican governor, Paul LePage. Whether all of the candidates accept the results of those party primaries, however, remains a surprisingly open question. The June 12 balloting will be the first statewide elections in the nation to use ranked-choice voting, a system Maine voters a
:: Major differences in billing complexity among US health insurersOne frequently proclaimed advantage of single-payer health care is its potential to reduce administrative costs, but new research calls that assumption into question.
:: Major differences in billing complexity among US health insurersOne frequently proclaimed advantage of single-payer health care is its potential to reduce administrative costs, but new research calls that assumption into question.
:: Major disruptions are frequent in primary careAmong 208 primary care practices, two-thirds experienced one or more major disruptive events, such as personnel changes or relocation, adversely affecting quality improvement efforts.
:: Major Earthquake On Bay Area Fault Could Kill 800 People, USGS PredictsThe U.S. Geological Survey simulated a 7.0 magnitude earthquake on the Hayward Fault near Oakland, Calif., and found that such a quake could kill hundreds and cause more than $100 billion in damage. (Image credit: Ben Margot/AP)
:: Major milestone reached in effort to ID cancers' genetic rootsResearchers nationwide have reached a major milestone in describing the genetic landscape of cancer. Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and other institutions have completed the genetic sequencing and analyses of more than 11,000 tumors from patients, spanning 33 types of cancer — all part of The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) project, funded by the National Cancer In
:: Major milestone reached in effort to ID cancers' genetic rootsResearchers nationwide have reached a major milestone in describing the genetic landscape of cancer. Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and other institutions have completed the genetic sequencing and analyses of more than 11,000 tumors from patients, spanning 33 types of cancer — all part of The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) project, funded by the National Cancer In
:: 'Make America Smart Again': hundreds rally for US scienceGesturing towards the White House, home to President Donald Trump who has called himself "a very stable genius," Isaac Newton begged to differ.
:: Making a leap from high-ability high school to college of lesser academic status can be a real downerMaking the transition from high school to college may be stressful — but it can be downright depressing for students who graduate from a school with peers of high academic ability and wind up at a college with students of lesser ability, according to a new study.
:: Making computer animation more agile, acrobatic — and realisticAnimation in film and video games is hard to make realistic: each action typically requires creating a separate controller, while deep reinforcement learning has yet to generate realistic human or animal motion. UC Berkeley computer scientists have now developed an algorithm that uses reinforcement learning to generate realistic simulations that can even recover realistically, after tripping, for
:: Making computer animation more agile, acrobatic — and realisticAnimation in film and video games is hard to make realistic: each action typically requires creating a separate controller, while deep reinforcement learning has yet to generate realistic human or animal motion. Computer scientists have now developed an algorithm that uses reinforcement learning to generate realistic simulations that can even recover realistically, after tripping, for example. The
:: Making computer animation more agile, acrobatic—and realisticIt's still easy to tell computer-simulated motions from the real thing – on the big screen or in video games, simulated humans and animals often move clumsily, without the rhythm and fluidity of their real-world counterparts.
:: Making custom qubits by pushing together two individual atomsFor the first time, we’ve made a molecule by pressing two atoms together to make them bond on command. This could help build better qubits for quantum computers
:: Making protein patterns robustCorrect protein localization is crucial for many fundamental cellular processes. LMU physicists have now asked how to confer robustness against variations in protein concentrations on pattern formation mechanisms.
:: Making protein patterns robustCorrect protein localization is crucial for many fundamental cellular processes. LMU physicists have now asked how to confer robustness against variations in protein concentrations on pattern formation mechanisms.
:: Making the nitrate problem of agriculture vanish into airNitrate concentrations of our groundwater are among the highest in the European Union. The main reason is over-fertilization of fields with feces from livestock farming. Every year, a "liquid manure shower" of 200 million tons goes down onto German fields, the result being too high nitrate levels at one third of the groundwater quality measurement points. Researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Tech
:: Malaria can be deadly because of these proteinsThe most severe strains of malaria infection are associated with a small group of proteins, according to a new study. The finding could be a step toward a vaccine against the deadliest forms of the disease. “The great burden of mortality for malaria is in children under five.” Not all cases of malaria are the same. There are thousands of different strains—some parasites cause only mild symptoms,
:: Malaria: Mosquitoes reveal fatal attractionMalaria causes the bodies of its human hosts to emit specific odors from the skin that make the hosts even more attractive to mosquitoes, which invites further bites and risks infection of more mosquitoes and wider transmission of the disease. It's a vicious circle but one that has enabled researchers to identify the odors as organic hydrocarbons whose discovery could bring relief to a disease tha
:: Malaria: Mosquitoes reveal fatal attractionMalaria causes the bodies of its human hosts to emit specific odors from the skin that make the hosts even more attractive to mosquitoes, which invites further bites and risks infection of more mosquitoes and wider transmission of the disease. It's a vicious circle but one that has enabled researchers to identify the odors as organic hydrocarbons whose discovery could bring relief to a disease tha
:: Male contraceptive compound stops sperm without affecting hormones: Study in monkeysA new study details how a compound called EP055 binds to sperm proteins to significantly slow the overall mobility of the sperm without affecting hormones, making EP055 a potential 'male pill' without side effects.
:: Male contraceptive compound stops sperm without affecting hormonesA new study published today in the journal PLOS ONE details how a compound called EP055 binds to sperm proteins to significantly slow the overall mobility of the sperm without affecting hormones, making EP055 a potential 'male pill' without side effects.
:: Male fruit flies enjoy ejaculationRed light exposure made some genetically engineered fruit flies ejaculate, spurring a surge of a brain reward compound — and less desire for booze.
:: Male fruit flies feel pleasure when they ejaculateMale insects have been genetically engineered to climax on command, and it seems they get a real buzz out of it – perhaps even a fly orgasm
:: Male Fruit Flies Take Pleasure in Having SexSex-deprived males seek out alcohol.
:: Male OB-GYNs Are Rare, But Is That A Problem?Women outnumber men in obstetrics and gynecology residencies and medical practices in the U.S. Heads of training programs now wonder if they should go out of their way to recruit more men. (Image credit: Alex Olgin/WFAE)
:: Malibu Moves To Ban Single-Use PlasticWhether you think it's time or a waste of time, the city of Malibu decided to ban the use of plastic straws, utensils and stirrers as a means of reducing their harmful effects on the environment. (Image credit: Reed Saxon/AP)
:: Malnutrition, anemia among Rohingya children in Bangladesh refugee campThe pervasiveness of malnutrition and anemia among Rohingya children in a refugee camp in Bangladesh exceeds emergency thresholds.
:: Man develops severe 'thunderclap' headaches after eating world's hottest chili pepperTaking part in a hot chili pepper eating contest might have some unexpected consequences, highlight doctors in a recent case study.
:: Man develops severe 'thunderclap' headaches after eating world's hottest chili pepperTaking part in a hot chili pepper eating contest might have some unexpected consequences, highlight doctors in the journal BMJ Case Reports.
:: Man eats world's hottest chilli pepper – and ends up in hospitalCarolina Reaper appears to have narrowed the arteries in the competitive eater’s brain, causing a series of thunderclap headaches A man who took part in a chilli pepper eating contest ended up with more than he bargained for when he took on the hottest pepper in the world. After eating a Carolina Reaper pepper, the 34-year-old started dry heaving before developing a pain in his neck that turned i
:: Managing chronic pain with lightScientists from EMBL Rome have identified the population of nerve cells in the skin that are responsible for sensitivity to gentle touch, and which cause severe pain in neuropathic pain patients. The team developed a light-sensitive chemical that selectively binds to this type of nerve cell. By first injecting the affected skin area with the chemical and then illuminating it with near-infrared lig
:: Managing chronic pain with lightScientists have identified the population of nerve cells in the skin that are responsible for sensitivity to gentle touch, and which cause severe pain in neuropathic pain patients. The team developed a light-sensitive chemical that selectively binds to this type of nerve cell. By first injecting the affected skin area with the chemical and then illuminating it with near-infrared light, the targete
:: Manipulating an antiferromagnet
:: Man-made antibodies show promise in attacking cancer cells in animal modelsUsing chemotherapy along with aptamers — lab-made molecules that function like antibodies — Duke Health researchers showed that they can zero in on and kill prostate cancer tumors in mice while leaving healthy tissue unscathed.
:: Mantle minerals offer clues to deep Earth's compositionScientists now have a clearer picture of the Earth's mantle, thanks to Michigan State University research published in the current issue of Nature Communications.
:: Mantle minerals offer clues to deep Earth's compositionScientists now have a clearer picture of the Earth's mantle, thanks to Michigan State University research published in the current issue of Nature Communications.
:: Many People Taking Antidepressants Discover They Cannot QuitLong-term use of the medications is surging in the United States, according to an analysis by The Times. One reason: withdrawal symptoms that make it difficult to stop.
:: Many Scientific Studies Are Bogus, but Blockchain Can HelpThe technology best known for enabling Bitcoin is ideal for sharing data securely so colleagues can assess new research claims — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: Many social media users unaware researchers study their dataIf you're unaware that your tweets could be analyzed by researchers and published in studies without your consent, you're not alone. A majority of Twitter users don't know that researchers often gather and study their tweets – and occasionally, even the deleted ones.
:: Many young East Europeans have experienced more racism and xenophobia since the Brexit voteHalf of young East Europeans living in England and Scotland who were surveyed by researchers said they had experienced an increased level of racism and xenophobia since the Brexit vote.
:: Map records UK's small ups and downsThe subtle warping of the land surface across Britain is fully mapped in detail for the first time.
:: Mapping the modern death sentenceResearchers at the University of Virginia School of Law have collaborated on a new website that uses a data-driven, interactive map to illustrate the rapid decline of the issuance of the death sentence in the United States since 1991.
:: Maralinga Journal: Australia’s Least Likely Tourist Spot: A Test Site for Atom Bombs“Yes, there is still radiation here,” Australia’s only nuclear tour guide says of Maralinga, where the Australian and British governments dropped seven bombs between 1956 and 1963.
:: Marching OnRush Holt, CEO of AAAS, discusses what's changed as a result of the March for Science-and what hasn't.
:: March's Stellar Space PhotosMarch's Stellar Space Photos Peer into the distant past this month with images of Scholz's star, the Crab Nebula and more. 2_image005_crop.jpg In this illustration, the artist imagines an ancient man gazing upon Scholz's star as it visited our solar system 70,000 years ago. Image credits: José A. Peñas/SINC Space Friday, March 30, 2018 – 17:00 Abigail Malate, Staff Illustrator (Inside Science) —
:: Margrethe Vestager bliver ny æresalumne på Københavns UniversitetEU’s konkurrencekommissær Margrethe Vestager bliver ny æresalumne ved Københavns…
:: Margrethe Vestager bliver ny æresalumne på Københavns UniversitetEU’s konkurrencekommissær Margrethe Vestager bliver ny æresalumne ved Københavns…
:: Margrethe Vestager kræver gennemskuelige algoritmer: Ikke nok at pege på sort boksIfølge Gartner er store softwareleverandører ved at tilpasse deres produkter, så algoritmernes resultater kan forklares.
:: Marine fish won an evolutionary lottery 66 million years ago, UCLA biologists reportWhy do the Earth's oceans contain such a staggering diversity of fish of so many different sizes, shapes, colors and ecologies? The answer, a UCLA-led team of biologists reports, dates back 66 million years ago, when a six-mile-wide asteroid crashed to Earth, wiping out the dinosaurs and approximately 75 percent of animal and plant species worldwide.
:: Marine fish won an evolutionary lottery 66 million years ago, UCLA biologists reportWhy do the Earth's oceans contain such a staggering diversity of fish of so many different sizes, shapes, colors and ecologies? The answer, a UCLA-led team of biologists reports, dates back 66 million years ago, when a six-mile-wide asteroid crashed to Earth, wiping out the dinosaurs and approximately 75 percent of animal and plant species worldwide.
:: Marine fish won an evolutionary lottery 66 million years agoWhy do our oceans contain such a staggering diversity of fish of so many different sizes, shapes and colors? A UCLA-led team of biologists reports that the answer dates back 66 million years, when a six-mile-wide asteroid crashed to Earth, wiping out the dinosaurs and approximately 75 percent of the world's animal and plant species.
:: Marine fish won an evolutionary lottery 66 million years agoWhy do our oceans contain such a staggering diversity of fish of so many different sizes, shapes and colors? A UCLA-led team of biologists reports that the answer dates back 66 million years, when a six-mile-wide asteroid crashed to Earth, wiping out the dinosaurs and approximately 75 percent of the world's animal and plant species.
:: Marine fish won an evolutionary lottery 66 million years agoWhy do the Earth's oceans contain such a staggering diversity of fish of so many different sizes, shapes, colors and ecologies? The answer, biologists report, dates back 66 million years ago, when a six-mile-wide asteroid crashed to Earth, wiping out the dinosaurs and approximately 75 percent of animal and plant species worldwide.
:: Marine fish won an evolutionary lottery 66 million years agoWhy do the Earth's oceans contain such a staggering diversity of fish of so many different sizes, shapes, colors and ecologies? The answer, biologists report, dates back 66 million years ago, when a six-mile-wide asteroid crashed to Earth, wiping out the dinosaurs and approximately 75 percent of animal and plant species worldwide.
:: Maritim klimaaftale er hverken teknisk eller ambitiøsIMO er blevet enig om en klimaaftale for skibsfarten. Men forhandlingerne fokuserede for lidt på de teknologiske muligheder og for meget på storpolitik, mener Danske Maritime.
:: Mark Zuckerberg Answers to Congress For Facebook's TroublesTensions around Facebook's privacy and ad practices have escalated dramatically since the last time the company sat before Congress.
:: Mark Zuckerberg has been deleting his past messages on Facebook — and you can'tIn the middle of the Cambridge Analytica data harvesting controversy, the Facebook founder has been erasing his private chats from Facebook servers. So why isn't this an option for anyone else? Read More
:: Mark Zuckerberg has been deleting his past messages on Facebook — and you can'tIn the middle of the Cambridge Analytica data harvesting controversy, the Facebook founder has been erasing his private chats from Facebook servers. So why isn't this an option for anyone else? Read More
:: Mark Zuckerberg Is Halfway to Scot-FreeMark Zuckerberg FacebookMark Zuckerberg finally walked into Congress today in a suit and Facebook-blue tie. He sat alone in a chair, behind a brown wooden desk, backed by a short-row of Facebook lawyers, and facing a U of nearly half the Senate, a joint hearing of the Senate Judiciary and Commerce Committees. And as the first day of the hearings came to a close, not one Senator had landed a good punch on the CEO of Face
:: Mark Zuckerberg Is Revealing Facebook’s Terrible Power in CongressMark Zuckerberg FacebookMark Zuckerberg's testimony is not just about Cambridge Analytica. He's answering for the un-checked influence that Facebook wields—on its users, and the world.
:: Mark Zuckerberg Makes Facebook Privacy Sound So EasyMark Zuckerberg Facebook[In his testimony to Congress, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg repeatedly misrepresented the amount of control Facebook users really have over their data.](https://www.wired.com/story/mark-zuckerberg-congress-day-one)
:: Mark Zuckerberg Plays the Scapegoat for Our Facebook SinsPhilosopher René Girard's theory of "mimetic desire" explains much of the Facebook congressional hearings.
:: Mark Zuckerberg Plays the Scapegoat for Our Facebook SinsPhilosopher René Girard's theory of "mimetic desire" explains much of the Facebook congressional hearings.
:: Mark Zuckerberg Should Answer This One Question When He Testifies Before CongressFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has finally agreed to appear before Congress—which means he might finally get at the real issue behind Facebook's woes.
:: Mark Zuckerberg Should Answer This One Question When He Testifies Before CongressFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has finally agreed to appear before Congress—which means he might finally get at the real issue behind Facebook's woes.
:: Mark Zuckerberg’s Hearings Were Facebook’s and Silicon Valley’s Ultimate DebutTo spectators, Mark Zuckerberg's appearance before Congress marked a crisis at Facebook. To tech's elite, it was a demonstration of how the Valley operates.
:: Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony to congress begins today. What will he say?“In modern politics, even the leader of the free world needs help from the sultan of Facebookistan.” ― Rebecca MacKinnon Read More
:: Mark Zuckerberg's Congress Testimony Day One: Simple Questions, Hard AnswersMark Zuckerberg FacebookThe basic lines of questioning Congress pursued show just how inscrutable Facebook remains to most Americans.
:: Mark Zuckerberg's Congress Testimony Day Two: Republicans and Democrats DivergeIn his second day of Congressional testimony, Democrats wanted to know about privacy. Republicans wanted to hear about Diamond and Silk.
:: Mark Zuckerberg's Testimony Birthed a Memepocalypse—Which Is a Good ThingMark Zuckerberg FacebookGive the internet some credit: People watched hours upon hours of testimony just to get some jokes off.
:: Marker substance for research into brain diseasesA new substance makes particular molecules in the brain visible using imaging, enabling better research into brain diseases.
:: Market failure, fake news and the First AmendmentThe rise of social media and fake news challenge long-held assumptions about the First Amendment and are undermining the functioning of the 'the marketplace of ideas,' a Duke professor argues in a new article. Much of our thinking about the First Amendment assumes that the answer to false speech is more speech, or counter-speech, and that the truth will triumph in the marketplace of ideas, he says
:: Market squid tell a tale of two krillIn good years, noisy fishing boats filled with freshly-netted market squid spill their slippery catch into processing plants on the California coast. During those years, market squid (Doryteuthis opalescens) are California's most productive fishery, accounting for up to $70 million in revenue and 110,000 metric tons of squid. But in other years, calamari is hard to find. Cyclical changes in ocean
:: Market squid tell a tale of two krillIn good years, noisy fishing boats filled with freshly-netted market squid spill their slippery catch into processing plants on the California coast. During those years, market squid (Doryteuthis opalescens) are California's most productive fishery, accounting for up to $70 million in revenue and 110,000 metric tons of squid. But in other years, calamari is hard to find. Cyclical changes in ocean
:: 'Marriage diversity' a must-have for rock bands to businessesThe rock n' roll lore says that once a bandmate gets married, the party's over for the group. But recent research says that the blended mix of married and unmarried bandmates improves creativity, innovation and collaborative thinking (and, that the same goes for working professionals).
:: 'Marriage diversity' a must-have for rock bands to businessesThe rock n' roll lore says that once a bandmate gets married, the party's over for the group. But recently published Michigan State University research says that the blended mix of married and unmarried bandmates improves creativity, innovation and collaborative thinking (and, that the same goes for working professionals).
:: 'Marriage diversity' a must-have for rock bands to businessesThe rock n' roll lore says that once a bandmate gets married, the party's over for the group. But recently published Michigan State University research says that the blended mix of married and unmarried bandmates improves creativity, innovation and collaborative thinking (and, that the same goes for working professionals).
:: Marriage reduces depression in couples earning less than $60,000 per year, study findsPeople who are married and earning less than $60,000 per year in total household income have fewer symptoms of depression than comparable earning unmarried people, but for couples earning more, marriage doesn't show the same mental health benefits.
:: Marriage reduces depression in couples earning less than $60,000 per year, study findsPeople who are married and earning less than $60,000 per year in total household income have fewer symptoms of depression than comparable earning unmarried people, but for couples earning more, marriage doesn't show the same mental health benefits, according to a study co-authored by a Georgia State University researcher.
:: Marriage reduces depression in couples earning less than $60,000 per year, study findsPeople who are married and earning less than $60,000 per year in total household income have fewer symptoms of depression than comparable earning unmarried people, but for couples earning more, marriage doesn't show the same mental health benefits, according to a study co-authored by a Georgia State University researcher.
:: Mars Express v.2.0Every so often, your smartphone or tablet receives new software to improve its functionality and extend its life. Now, ESA's Mars Express is getting a fresh install, delivered across over 150 million km of space.
:: Mars impact crater or supervolcano?These images from ESA's Mars Express show a crater named Ismenia Patera on the Red Planet. Its origin remains uncertain: did a meteorite smash into the surface or could it be the remnants of a supervolcano?
:: Maryland bill seeks transparency in online political adsIn the wake of alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential race, Maryland is close to enacting a law that some experts say would set a new standard for how states deal with foreign interference in local elections and increase overall transparency in online political ads.
:: Mass extinction crisis triggered expansion of dinosaursIt is commonly understood that the dinosaurs disappeared with a bang – wiped out by a great meteorite impact on the Earth 66 million years ago.
:: Material scientists shape the surface of tiny, curved carbon fibres using laser structuringThe surfaces of materials can have an enormous influence on their function. If the external properties are changed, this also expands the range of possible applications. This is why materials scientists at Friedrich Schiller University Jena (Germany) are researching how they can tailor the surfaces of different materials using laser technology. They are mainly focusing on laser-induced periodic su
:: Materials that make heat worse for kids demand a rethink by designersIt is with some relief that Australians are leaving behind the excruciatingly hot days of summer. But did you ever stop to think about the role of design in making matters better – or worse? Spending all day in air-conditioned rooms before walking out to a car that has baked in the sun all day is an exercise in extremes that many of us have faced. It's easy to forget these conditions are shaped an
:: Maternal metabolic factors and early-onset pubertyIn a study of more than 15,000 girls and their mothers maternal overweight and hyperglycemia were linked to the earlier onset of puberty in girls 6 to 11 years old. Early puberty has been linked to multiple adverse health developments as girls grow up.
:: Math can help uncover cancer's secrets | :: Irina KarevaIrina Kareva translates biology into mathematics and vice versa. She writes mathematical models that describe the dynamics of cancer, with the goal of developing new drugs that target tumors. "The power and beauty of mathematical modeling lies in the fact that it makes you formalize, in a very rigorous way, what we think we know," Kareva says. "It can help guide us to where we should keep looking,
:: Math can help uncover cancer's secrets | :: Irina KarevaIrina Kareva translates biology into mathematics and vice versa. She writes mathematical models that describe the dynamics of cancer, with the goal of developing new drugs that target tumors. "The power and beauty of mathematical modeling lies in the fact that it makes you formalize, in a very rigorous way, what we think we know," Kareva says. "It can help guide us to where we should keep looking,
:: Math, Music and ImaginationMath can be experienced as play much as music is—just what’s needed to enlarge the tribe of creative problem solvers in mathematics and other human disciplines — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: Matter: All by Itself, the Humble Sweet Potato Colonized the WorldMany botanists argued that humans must have carried the valuable staple to the Pacific from South America, a hidden chapter in human history. Not so, according to a new study.
:: Matter: Bodies Remodeled for a Life at SeaBajau Diving Sea SpleensThe Bajau, who spend most of their time on the ocean, are among the best divers in the world. Evolution is remaking them, a new study finds.
:: 'Maximum' security as Philippines readies Boracay shutdownPolice with assault rifles patrolled entry points to Boracay island on Tuesday just days before a six-month shutdown and clean-up of one of the Philippines' top tourist attractions.
:: Maybe we should ask about Google’s data privacy
:: MDMX acidic domain inhibits p53 DNA binding in vivo and regulates tumorigenesis [Biochemistry]The MDM2 homolog MDMX oncoprotein is indispensable for inhibition of p53 during normal embryonic development and malignant transformation, yet how MDMX harnesses p53 functions is unclear. In addition to a canonical N-terminal p53-binding domain, recent work suggests the central acidic domain of MDMX regulates p53 interaction through intramolecular mimicry and…
:: Measles serious threat for babies, toddlers, unvaccinated youths, ECDC saysThe vast majority of measles cases in Europe were reported in unvaccinated patients, and children younger than two years old were at a higher risk of dying from measles than older patients, according to research presented at the 28th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID).
:: Measles serious threat for babies, toddlers, unvaccinated youthsThe vast majority of measles cases in Europe were reported in unvaccinated patients, and children younger than two years old were at a higher risk of dying from measles than older patients, according to new research.
:: Measles vaccination gaps in teenagers and young adults highlighted in ECDC's reportECDC data show that up to 80 percent of teenagers and young adults who contracted measles in 2017 had not been vaccinated. ECDC analysis of sub-national data indicates that even countries with high overall levels of vaccine coverage may have groups that are unvaccinated. In recent and ongoing measles outbreaks, ECDC's recent rapid risk assessment identifies healthcare workers as among those affect
:: Measurement of the fine-structure constant as a test of the Standard ModelMeasurements of the fine-structure constant α require methods from across subfields and are thus powerful tests of the consistency of theory and experiment in physics. Using the recoil frequency of cesium-133 atoms in a matter-wave interferometer, we recorded the most accurate measurement of the fine-structure constant to date: α = 1/137.035999046(27) at 2.0 x 10 –10 accuracy. Using multiphoton i
:: Measurement of the fine-structure constant casts doubt on dark photon theoriesA team of researchers from the University of California and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has conducted an ultra-precise measurement of the fine-structure constant, and in so doing, have found evidence that casts doubts on dark photon theory. In their paper published in the journal Science, the group describes their measurement process and what they found by using it.
:: Measuring devices for the world's most extreme environmentNorwegian research scientists are contributing to the development of the world's hottest geothermal well in a non-volcanic area. The goal is to exploit the inexhaustible supply of heat from the interior of the Earth, and this calls for equipment that can withstand the most extreme conditions.
:: Measuring the risks of extreme temperatures on public healthExtreme hot and cold weather increase the number of deaths and emergency room visits, but affect specific at-risk populations differently, according to new research from the U.S. and Japan.
:: Measuring the risks of extreme temperatures on public healthHeat and cold waves affect people with certain health conditions differently, highlighting the need for tailored public service risk communication.
:: Mechanism of oxidative unzipping of multiwall carbon nanotubes to graphene nanoribbonsUnzipping multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) attracted great interest as a method for producing graphene nanoribbons (GNRs). However, depending on the production method, the GNRs have been proposed to form by different mechanisms. Here, we demonstrate that the oxidative unzipping of MWCNTs is intercalation-driven, not oxidative chemical-bond cleavage as was formerly proposed. The unzipping mechan
:: Mechanistic insights into staphylopine-mediated metal acquisition [Chemistry]Metal acquisition is vital to pathogens for successful infection within hosts. Staphylopine (StP), a broad-spectrum metallophore biosynthesized by the major human pathogen, Staphylococcus aureus, plays a central role in transition-metal acquisition and bacterial virulence. The StP-like biosynthesis loci are present in various pathogens, and the proteins responsible for StP/metal transportation…
:: Mechanosensitivity of Jagged-Notch signaling can induce a switch-type behavior in vascular homeostasis [Biophysics and Computational Biology]Hemodynamic forces and Notch signaling are both known as key regulators of arterial remodeling and homeostasis. However, how these two factors integrate in vascular morphogenesis and homeostasis is unclear. Here, we combined experiments and modeling to evaluate the impact of the integration of mechanics and Notch signaling on vascular homeostasis….
:: Mechanosensitivity of Jagged-Notch signaling can induce a switch-type behavior in vascular homeostasis [Biophysics and Computational Biology]Hemodynamic forces and Notch signaling are both known as key regulators of arterial remodeling and homeostasis. However, how these two factors integrate in vascular morphogenesis and homeostasis is unclear. Here, we combined experiments and modeling to evaluate the impact of the integration of mechanics and Notch signaling on vascular homeostasis….
:: Media alert: New articles in The CRISPR JournalThis press release is issued on behalf of The CRISPR Journal, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert Inc. delivering outstanding research and commentary on all aspects of CRISPR and gene editing research. The Journal is dedicated to validating and publishing research in CRISPR biology, technology and genome editing, and providing a forum for commentary and debate of key policy, regulatory,
:: Media professor says Facebook's business model is perfectly predatoryWith all eyes on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's congressional testimony, UVA Today sat down Wednesday – ironically, in a Facebook Live chat – with University of Virginia media studies professor Siva Vaidhyanathan to break everything down.
:: Medical chemists discover peptic ulcer treatment metallodrug effective in 'taming' superbugsA novel solution to antimicrobial resistance — medical chemists discover peptic ulcer treatment metallodrug effective in 'taming' superbugs.
:: Medical doctors remain trapped in their substance-use disorders, study findsFear of dismissal or of losing their authorization keeps medical doctors trapped in their substance-use disorders, and instead of seeking help they attempt self-treatment, according to a new study.
:: Medical doctors remain trapped in their substance-use disordersFear of dismissal or of losing their authorization keeps medical doctors trapped in their substance-use disorders, and instead of seeking help they attempt self-treatment. This is shown by a new study from Aarhus University.
:: Medical marijuana gets wary welcome from older adults, poll showsFew older adults use medical marijuana, a new national poll finds, but the majority support its use if a doctor recommends it, and might talk to their own doctor about it if they developed a serious health condition. And two-thirds say the government should do more to study the drug's health effects.
:: Medical marijuana gets wary welcome from older adults, poll showsFew older adults use medical marijuana, a new national poll finds, but the majority support its use if a doctor recommends it, and might talk to their own doctor about it if they developed a serious health condition. And two-thirds say the government should do more to study the drug's health effects.
:: Medical Marijuana's 'Catch-22': Limits On Research Hinder Patient ReliefSuffering Americans seek medical marijuana as an alternative to opioids and other powerful pharmaceuticals. Though legal in 29 states, doctors say the lack of strong data make it hard to recommend. (Image credit: Melissa Bailey/Kaiser Health News)
:: Medical research needs big data – Tessa Jowell gets the ball rolling | :: Sonia SodhaWe think nothing of sharing personal information with tech giants so why are we so suspicious about our health records? Half of us born after 1960 will be told we have cancer at some point in our lives . Virtually no one will go through life untouched by the disease, whether as a sufferer, a survivor or supporter. So every year, millions of us lace up running shoes, bake cakes and cultivate moust
:: Medicare program linked with reduced black-white disparities in hospital readmissionsA Medicare program that penalizes hospitals for high readmission rates was associated with a narrowing of readmission disparities between black and white patients and between minority-serving hospitals and other hospitals in the US, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
:: Medicare program linked with reduced black-white disparities in hospital readmissionsA Medicare program that penalizes hospitals for high readmission rates was associated with a narrowing of readmission disparities between black and white patients and between minority-serving hospitals and other hospitals in the US, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
:: Medicine in antiquity—from ancient temples to Roman logisticsWe usually regard the Greek doctor Hippocrates as the father of the Western medicine. His greatest achievement was to separate healing from religion and apply natural science methods – an early medical science that was in use centuries before the Christian era.
:: Medie: Amazon udvikler talende robot til hjemmetRobotten kan allerede næste år finde vej til almindelige brugeres hjem, rapporterer Bloomberg. Det er dog uklart, hvad den kan.
:: Meditation and aerobic exercise helps women recover after sexual assaultWomen who are sexually assaulted and suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can learn to decrease negative thoughts and enhance self-worth by a combination of meditation and aerobic exercise. A combination of mental and physical training with meditation and aerobic exercise done for one hour twice a week over a six-week period significantly reduced post-traumatic and ruminative thoughts
:: Meditation could help anxiety and cardiovascular healthIn a student-led study, one hour of mindfulness meditation shown to reduce anxiety and some cardiovascular risk markers.
:: Meditation could help anxiety and cardiovascular healthIn a student-led study, one hour of mindfulness meditation shown to reduce anxiety and some cardiovascular risk markers.
:: Mediterranean-style diet improves gut microbial diversity and reduces hospitalizationILC 2018: Diets rich in vegetables, fermented milk products, tea, coffee and chocolate may improve outcomes in patients with liver cirrhosis.
:: Medscape's annual physician compensation report finds modest increase in physician payThis is the 2018 Medscape Annual Physician Compensation Report, which surveys more than 20,000 US physicians across 29 specialties on questions such as quality of life, salary, and more. It has been used by more than 470,000 physicians in the US to assess information on compensation, hours worked, time spent with patients, and what they find most rewarding — and challenging — about their jobs
:: Meet "Dracula," the Largest Pterosaur Found to DateA reconstruction of the reptile, found in Transylvania, is on display in Germany — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: Meet "Dracula," the Largest Pterosaur Found to DateA reconstruction of the reptile, found in Transylvania, is on display in Germany — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: Meet 7 Versions of BB-8, the Lovable 'Star Wars' DroidCreators of the endearing "Star Wars" droid BB-8 revealed how they constructed this adorable mechanical marvel.
:: Meet 7 Versions of BB-8, the Lovable 'Star Wars' DroidCreators of the endearing "Star Wars" droid BB-8 revealed how they constructed this adorable mechanical marvel.
:: Meet 'Norman,' the Darkest, Most Disturbed AI the World Has Ever SeenA team of computer programmers trained a neural network to be a "psychopath." What could possibly go wrong?
:: Meet 'Norman,' the Darkest, Most Disturbed AI the World Has Ever SeenA team of computer programmers trained a neural network to be a "psychopath." What could possibly go wrong?
:: Meet the Illustrator Behind WIRED’s New Staff PortraitsThe black-and-white portraits capturing more than 100 WIRED staff members in profile were created by New York–based artist Simone Noronha.
:: Meet the mud dragon—the tiny animal that lives on the beachYou might not know it, but you have probably met the mud dragon before. They live at the beach, hidden in the sand and floating in the shallows.
:: Meet the test dummies NASA uses to simulate and study aircraft crashesTechnology Here's how the space agency gathers data when planes (purposely) hit the ground hard. At NASA’s Langley Research Center, engineers subject aircraft to what they call “severe but survivable” crashes. Here's how that works.
:: Mefloquine effectively prevents malaria during pregnancy but is not well toleratedThe antimalarial drug mefloquine is more effective than the currently recommended treatment to prevent malaria infection in pregnant women living in endemic countries of sub-Saharan Africa, but the high frequency of adverse events represents a barrier to its use. These are the conclusions of a meta-analysis performed by ISGlobal — a centre supported by the 'la Caixa' Foundation — and published i
:: Mefloquine effectively prevents malaria during pregnancy but is not well toleratedThe antimalarial drug mefloquine is more effective than the currently recommended treatment to prevent malaria infection in pregnant women living in endemic countries of sub-Saharan Africa, but the high frequency of adverse events represents a barrier to its use. These are the conclusions of a meta-analysis performed by ISGlobal — a centre supported by the 'la Caixa' Foundation — and published i
:: Meg Wolitzer – Messages From Another Planet – Think Again – a Big Think Podcast #142Love is like umami. Adulthood is accepting the schmo you are. Wordplay and worldbuilding with novelist Meg Wolitzer. Read More
:: Megafaunal loss
:: Meijer to launch self-scanning app to speed grocery checkoutMeijer plans to launch a self-scanning mobile application in Chicago-area stores by the end of the summer, a move likely to be followed by some larger retailers in the near future.
:: Melting of Arctic mountain glaciers unprecedented in the past 400 yearsGlaciers in Alaska's Denali National Park are melting faster than at any time in the past four centuries because of rising summer temperatures, a new study finds.
:: Melting of Arctic mountain glaciers unprecedented in the past 400 yearsGlaciers in Alaska's Denali National Park are melting faster than at any time in the past four centuries because of rising summer temperatures, a new study finds.
:: Melting of Arctic mountain glaciers unprecedented in the past 400 yearsGlaciers in Alaska's Denali National Park are melting faster than at any time in the past four centuries because of rising summer temperatures, a new study finds.
:: Memory training needs to target specific difficulties to be effective, suggests studyA recent study suggests that training programs can help, but only if they are tailored towards an individual's specific memory difficulty, such as trouble remembering faces, voices or recent events.
:: Memory training needs to target specific difficulties to be effective, suggests studyA recent study suggests that training programs can help, but only if they are tailored towards an individual's specific memory difficulty, such as trouble remembering faces, voices or recent events.
:: Memory training needs to target specific difficulties to be effective, suggests studyA recently published Baycrest study suggests that training programs can help, but only if they are tailored towards an individual's specific memory difficulty, such as trouble remembering faces, voices or recent events.
:: Memory training needs to target specific difficulties to be effective, suggests studyA recently published Baycrest study suggests that training programs can help, but only if they are tailored towards an individual's specific memory difficulty, such as trouble remembering faces, voices or recent events.
:: Men willing to punish more than women to get aheadChapman University has published research measuring gender differences in cooperation and punishment behavior. Results showed that men punish more than women, men obtain higher rank, and punishment by males decreases payoffs for both sexes. Furthermore, men are willing to punish people who have done nothing wrong, except cooperate to the fullest extent possible.
:: Men willing to punish more than women to get aheadChapman University has published research measuring gender differences in cooperation and punishment behavior. Results showed that men punish more than women, men obtain higher rank, and punishment by males decreases payoffs for both sexes. Furthermore, men are willing to punish people who have done nothing wrong, except cooperate to the fullest extent possible.
:: Men willing to punish more than women to get aheadResearchers have measured gender differences in cooperation and punishment behavior. Results showed that men punish more than women, men obtain higher rank, and punishment by males decreases payoffs for both sexes. Furthermore, men are willing to punish people who have done nothing wrong, except cooperate to the fullest extent possible.
:: Men younger than 50: The more you smoke, the more you strokeThe more cigarettes men younger than 50 smoked, the more likely they were to have a stroke. Researchers say, while smoking cessation is the goal, just reducing the number of cigarettes younger men smoke could help reduce their stroke risk.
:: Mental, not physical, fatigue affects seniors' walking abilityLow 'mental energy' may affect walking patterns in older adults more than physical fatigue. New research about the relationship between walking ability and self-reported mood will be presented today at the American Physiological Society (APS) annual meeting at Experimental Biology 2018 in San Diego.
:: Mental, not physical, fatigue affects seniors' walking abilityLow 'mental energy' may affect walking patterns in older adults more than physical fatigue. New research shows the relationship between walking ability and self-reported mood.
:: Mercedes' Electric Maybach SUV Has a Built-In Tea KettleA tea kettle surrounded by rose gold, white leather, and lots of swanky features.
:: Merkel party warns competition 'impossible' against FacebookA leading politician from German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative party warned Monday that Facebook's dominance makes competition "impossible", joining a broadside against the social network from Berlin.
:: Mesotocin found to be the driver behind prosocial behavior in pinyon jaysA team of researchers with the University of Nebraska has found that the hormone mesotocin plays a major role in pinyon jay prosociality. In their paper published in the journal Biology Letters, the group describes experiments they conducted with the birds and what they found.
:: Metallisk-organisk komposit renser drikkevand for bly og kviksølvForskere har fundet ud af, hvordan man kan oprense vand med tungmetaller med et materiale, der både er billigt og miljøvenligt.
:: Metamaterial device controls transmission and reflection of acoustic wavesMetamaterials researchers at Duke University have demonstrated the design and construction of a thin material that can control the redirection and reflection of sound waves with almost perfect efficiency.
:: Metastatic KnowledgeThe research enterprise surrounding cancer spreads and changes as it explores multiple facets of the complex disease.
:: MFN2 agonists reverse mitochondrial defects in preclinical models of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2AMitofusins (MFNs) promote fusion-mediated mitochondrial content exchange and subcellular trafficking. Mutations in Mfn2 cause neurodegenerative Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2A (CMT2A). We showed that MFN2 activity can be determined by Met 376 and His 380 interactions with Asp 725 and Leu 727 and controlled by PINK1 kinase–mediated phosphorylation of adjacent MFN2 Ser 378 . Small-molecule mimi
:: Michael Cohen Has a Big ProblemUpdated at 12:11 p.m. Whatever evidence federal prosecutors have collected concerning Michael Cohen, President Trump’s longtime attorney, it is most likely extraordinarily strong. Before federal agents raided Cohen’s home, hotel room, and office Monday afternoon, they would have had to convince high-ranking officials at the Department of Justice and a federal judge that a search warrant was neces
:: Michigan is practically giving away clean water—but not to FlintEnvironment Nestlé: 1. Michiganders: 0. On April 2, Michigan approved Nestlé’s controversial bid to bottle hundreds of thousands of gallons of Great Lakes water. A few days later, they stopped sending water…
:: Microbes eat rocks and leave carbon dioxide
:: Microbes in Soil Help Sorghum Stay Strong Against DroughtsMicrobes in Soil Help Sorghum Stay Strong Against Droughts Bacteria that help sorghum survive drought could someday be used as probiotics for crops. Sorghum-harvest.jpg Image credits: mailsonpignata via Shutterstock Creature Tuesday, April 17, 2018 – 12:30 Anna Katrina Hunter, Contributor (Inside Science) — Scientists want to know how one of the world's most important grain crops, sorghum, can t
:: Microbes in Soil Help Sorghum Stay Strong Against DroughtsMicrobes in Soil Help Sorghum Stay Strong Against Droughts Bacteria that help sorghum survive drought could someday be used as probiotics for crops. Sorghum-harvest.jpg Image credits: mailsonpignata via Shutterstock Creature Tuesday, April 17, 2018 – 12:30 Anna Katrina Hunter, Contributor (Inside Science) — Scientists want to know how one of the world's most important grain crops, sorghum, can t
:: Microbes in underground aquifers beneath deep-sea Mid-Atlantic Ridge 'chow down' on carbonAll life on Earth—from blue whales to microbes—uses carbon in one form or another. But all carbon is not created equal.
:: Microbes vs. chemistry in the origin of the anaerobic gut lumen [Biophysics and Computational Biology]The succession from aerobic and facultative anaerobic bacteria to obligate anaerobes in the infant gut along with the differences between the compositions of the mucosally adherent vs. luminal microbiota suggests that the gut microbes consume oxygen, which diffuses into the lumen from the intestinal tissue, maintaining the lumen in a…
:: Microbes vs. chemistry in the origin of the anaerobic gut lumen [Biophysics and Computational Biology]The succession from aerobic and facultative anaerobic bacteria to obligate anaerobes in the infant gut along with the differences between the compositions of the mucosally adherent vs. luminal microbiota suggests that the gut microbes consume oxygen, which diffuses into the lumen from the intestinal tissue, maintaining the lumen in a…
:: Microbial oxidation of lithospheric organic carbon in rapidly eroding tropical mountain soilsLithospheric organic carbon ("petrogenic"; OC petro ) is oxidized during exhumation and subsequent erosion of mountain ranges. This process is a considerable source of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) to the atmosphere over geologic time scales, but the mechanisms that govern oxidation rates in mountain landscapes are poorly constrained. We demonstrate that, on average, 67 ± 11% of the OC petro initially p
:: Microbiome study suggests marine nematodes are not picky eatersThe ocean floors are literally crawling with nematode worms. A square meter of sediment can contain millions of worms from hundreds of species.
:: Microbiome study suggests marine nematodes are not picky eatersThe ocean floors are literally crawling with nematode worms. A square meter of sediment can contain millions of worms from hundreds of species.
:: Microengineered slippery rough surface for water harvesting from airA slippery rough surface (SRS) inspired by both pitcher plants and rice leaves outperforms state-of-the-art liquid-repellent surfaces in water harvesting applications, according to a team of researchers at Penn State and the University of Texas at Dallas.
:: Microengineered slippery rough surface for water harvesting from airA slippery rough surface (SRS) inspired by both pitcher plants and rice leaves outperforms state-of-the-art liquid-repellent surfaces in water harvesting applications, according to a team of researchers.
:: Microglia Remember Bouts of Bodily Inflammation in MiceA new study reports that immune memory may contribute to neurodegenerative diseases.
:: Microphone for light: Tiny guitar string vibrates 1 billion times when pluckedScientists have engineered a tiny guitar string that vibrates 1 billion times when plucked. They would like to use it as a microphone for light.
:: Microplastics everywhere
:: Microplastics everywhere
:: Microplastics litter the ocean, but what about freshwater and land?Hundreds of scientific publications now show that microplastics contaminate the world's oceans, yet scientists have only just begun to document and study microplastics in freshwater and terrestrial systems.
:: Microplastics litter the ocean, but what about freshwater and land?Hundreds of scientific publications now show that microplastics contaminate the world's oceans, yet scientists have only just begun to document and study microplastics in freshwater and terrestrial systems.
:: Microplastics may enter freshwater and soil via compostCompost is pinpointed as a source of plastic pollution, but environmental fate and effects unknown.
:: Microplastics may enter freshwater and soil via compostCompost is pinpointed as a source of plastic pollution, but environmental fate and effects unknown.
:: Microplastics research–from sink to source
:: Microplastics research–from sink to source
:: Microsoft turns to former rival to improve internet securityMicrosoft is turning to a former rival to improve the security of computing devices.
:: Microsoft turns to former rival to improve internet securityMicrosoft is turning to a former rival to improve the security of computing devices.
:: Microsoft-topchef: »Inden for fem år har vi en kommerciel kvantecomputer«Todd Holmdahl er hardwaremand til fingerspidserne og har til opgave at bringe Microsofts verdensomspændende indsats for at bygge en kvantecomputer i mål.
:: Microsoft-topchef: »Inden for fem år har vi en kommerciel kvantecomputer«Todd Holmdahl er hardwaremand til fingerspidserne og har til opgave at bringe Microsofts verdensomspændende indsats for at bygge en kvantecomputer i mål.
:: Middle East energy subsidy reform updates 'patronage-based autocratic governance'A series of converging trends provided political cover for the reforms of long-standing energy subsidies launched by oil-exporting states in the Middle East and North Africa, according to a new paper by an expert in the Center for Energy Studies at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy. These subsidies are thought to be an important source of legitimacy for autocratic regimes.
:: Mideast ride-sharing app Careem says it was hackedThe Mideast ride-sharing app Careem says it has been hacked.
:: Mighty Mississippi: Scientists use model in land loss fightScientists working on new ways to battle the erosion that threatens Louisiana's coastline have a dramatic new tool: a massive replica of the lower Mississippi River.
:: Mighty Mississippi: Scientists use model in land loss fightScientists working on new ways to battle the erosion that threatens Louisiana's coastline have a dramatic new tool: a massive replica of the lower Mississippi River.
:: Mike Pompeo Barely Avoids an Unprecedented ReproachNever in its 202-year history had the Senate Foreign Relations Committee given a public thumbs-down to a presidential nominee for secretary of state. Until a few minutes before the panel met late Monday afternoon, it looked like CIA Director Mike Pompeo would carry that unprecedented blemish to the Senate floor later this week as he bids to replace Rex Tillerson atop the State Department. But jus
:: Mikrofossil opkaldt efter dansk geologHenrik Nøhr-Hansen fra Geus lægger navn til en ny art af mikrofossiler.
:: Milestone for next-gen solid-state batteries to power future long-range electrical vehiclesImec, the world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics, energy and digital technologies and partner in EnergyVille, has fabricated an innovative type of solid-state Li-ion battery achieving an energy density of 200 Wh/liter at a charging speed of 0.5C (2 hours). This battery is a milestone on our roadmap to surpass wet Li-ion battery performance and reach 1000Wh/L at 2C by 2024. Wi
:: Militære sværvægtere ruster sig til krig på kunstig intelligensStormagterne ser stort potentiale i autonome våbensystemer, der kan gøre tempoet på slagmarken så højt, at mennesker ikke kan følge med. FN har netop afsluttet en uges debat uden at blive enige om restriktioner.
:: Miljøstyrelsen: Svært at undgå, at elektronikskrot havner i fattige landeFN-rapport afslører, at Danmark også bidrager til, at store mængder illegalt elektronisk udstyr ender i Nigeria.
:: Milky Way's supermassive black hole may have 'unseen' siblingsAstronomers are beginning to understand what happens when black holes get the urge to roam the Milky Way.
:: Milky Way's supermassive black hole may have 'unseen' siblingsIn a new study published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters, researchers from Yale, the University of Washington, Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris, and University College London predict that galaxies with a mass similar to the Milky Way should host several supermassive black holes.
:: Millennials aren't getting the message about sun safety and the dangers of tanningMany millennials lack knowledge about the importance of sunscreen and continue to tan outdoors in part because of low self-esteem and high rates of narcissism that fuel addictive tanning behavior, a new study from Oregon State University-Cascades has found.
:: Mind the gap – does age difference in relationships matter?Romantic couples with a large age gap often raise eyebrows. Studies have found partners with more than a ten-year gap in age experience social disapproval. But when it comes to our own relationships, both men and women prefer someone their own age, but are open to someone 10-15 years their junior or senior.
:: Mind: Antidepressants and Withdrawal: Readers Tell Their StoriesNearly 9,000 readers wrote to The Times to talk about their use of antidepressants. Here’s what we learned.
:: Mind: Antidepressants and Withdrawal: Readers Tell Their StoriesNearly 9,000 readers wrote to The Times to talk about their use of antidepressants. Here’s what we learned.
:: Mind-based’ intervention for IBS eases symptomsIn a non-drug clinical trial for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), patients with the most severe and persistent symptoms achieved robust and sustained relief by learning to control symptoms with minimal clinician contact, a new study shows. Of 436 patients recruited for the study, 61 percent reported symptom improvement two weeks after home-based behavioral treatment ended compared to 55 percent in
:: 'Mind-Reading' Headset Lets You Control a Computer with Your Thoughts … Sort OfA new "mind-reading" headset can track the minute movements of your vocal muscles whenever you read or imagine a word.
:: Minds Is the Anti-Facebook That Pays You For Your TimeFacebook Data PrivacyIn the wake of privacy scandals, Facebook users are newly realizing their data makes the company rich. What if platforms paid them for their contributions?
:: Mine Social Media Posts To Predict FluResearchers used Twitter searches for non-flu words associated with behavior to predict flu outbreaks two weeks in advance. — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: Mine Social Media Posts To Predict FluResearchers used Twitter searches for non-flu words associated with behavior to predict flu outbreaks two weeks in advance. — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: Mini Brains Just Got Creepier—They’re Growing Their Own VeinsThe more like real brains they became, the more useful these organdies are for studying complex behaviors and neurological diseases.
:: Mini Brains Just Got Creepier—They’re Growing Their Own VeinsThe more like real brains they became, the more useful these organdies are for studying complex behaviors and neurological diseases.
:: Mini toolkit for measurements: New NIST chip hints at quantum sensors of the futureResearchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have created a chip on which laser light interacts with a tiny cloud of atoms to serve as a miniature toolkit for measuring important quantities such as length with quantum precision. The design could be mass-produced with existing technology.
:: Mini toolkit for measurements: New NIST chip hints at quantum sensors of the futureResearchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have created a chip on which laser light interacts with a tiny cloud of atoms to serve as a miniature toolkit for measuring important quantities such as length with quantum precision. The design could be mass-produced with existing technology.
:: Miniature Human Brains Grow for Months When Implanted in Mice SkullsThe lab-grown cerebrums are about the size of a lentil — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: Miniature Human Brains Grow for Months When Implanted in Mice SkullsThe lab-grown cerebrums are about the size of a lentil — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: Mining the data—latest five-year PA DEP report on effects and remediation of underground coal mining subsidenceAlthough Pennsylvania's vast coal resources have been mined since before the creation of the United States, protection of the environment from the effects of mining have slowly evolved and expanded since the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act of 1945. Act 54 of 1994 amended the Commonwealth's mining statutes to include a new set of repair and compensation provisions for structures and
:: Mini-rumfærge skal til ISS i 2020Dream Chaser er ikke som andre rumskibe. Den er kan sendes op med flere forskellige typer raketter og kan i teorien lande i enhver international lufthavn.
:: Ministre skyder teknologipagt i gang: Skal skabe flere teknologi-studerendeI dag har ministre og repræsentanter for uddannelsesinstitutioner og foreninger giver håndslag på en teknologipagt efter hollandsk forbillede. Målet er at få flere unge til at vælge teknologiske uddannelser. IDAs formand er sikker på, at de private virksomheder vil deltage aktivt.
:: Minor cereals offer major promise for organic farmingThe potential benefits of less cultivated varieties of cereals are garnering more interest in a drive towards healthy nutrition.
:: Minor earthquakes rattle Silicon Valley, California farmlandTwo minor earthquakes a few minutes apart shook farmland in the southern San Joaquin Valley and wilderness east of Silicon Valley.
:: MIPT delivers world's first biosensor chips based on copper and graphene oxideScientists have developed biosensor chips of unprecedented sensitivity, which are based on copper instead of the conventionally used gold. Besides making the device somewhat cheaper, this innovation will facilitate the manufacturing process. This engineering solution is an important step towards developing biological sensors based on photonic and electronic technology. By relying on standard manuf
:: MIPT physicists design a model of Martian winterA team of researchers from MIPT and their German and Japanese colleagues have designed a numerical model of the annual water cycle in the Martian atmosphere. In this study, the MIPT team expanded the analysis to include smaller particles that are more elusive. As a result, the calculations turned out to be more accurate and consistent with the data obtained from Mars orbiters.
:: MIPT physicists design a model of Martian winterA team of researchers from MIPT and their German and Japanese colleagues have designed a numerical model of the annual water cycle in the Martian atmosphere. In this study, the MIPT team expanded the analysis to include smaller particles that are more elusive. As a result, the calculations turned out to be more accurate and consistent with the data obtained from Mars orbiters.
:: Missile strikes against Syria 'as serious as triggering events,' expert saysThe University of Notre Dame's Mary Ellen O'Connell says reprisal attacks are a serious breach of the United Nations charter.
:: Mission Accomplished’ and the Meme PresidencyEveryone remembers the banner. It was huge, for one thing—those gigantic soft-brush stars and stripes, the big letters shouting: “MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.” It was also a huge mistake. What’s faded, 15 years since George W. Bush stood beneath that infamous sign on May 1, 2003, is that the political theater that took place on an aircraft carrier in the Pacific Ocean was as meticulously planned as it w
:: Mission Accomplished’ and the Meme PresidencyEveryone remembers the banner. It was huge, for one thing—those gigantic soft-brush stars and stripes, the big letters shouting: “MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.” It was also a huge mistake. What’s faded, 15 years since George W. Bush stood beneath that infamous sign on May 1, 2003, is that the political theater that took place on an aircraft carrier in the Pacific Ocean was as meticulously planned as it w
:: Mission to Antarctica's Larsen ice shelvesAn international expedition next year will try to reach the site of a major new iceberg.
:: Mission to demonstrate space junk techA UK-led project aims to showcase how space debris could be removed from orbit.
:: Mississippi River diversions will produce new land, but more slowly than shoreline is lostThe best solution to sustaining portions of the Mississippi Delta may be river diversions that bring sediment to shrinking coastlines. However, a new study concludes that the rate of land-building will likely be dwarfed by the rate of wetland loss.
:: Mississippi River diversions will produce new land, but more slowly than shoreline is lostThe best solution to sustaining portions of the Mississippi Delta may be river diversions that bring sediment to shrinking coastlines. However, a new study concludes that the rate of land-building will likely be dwarfed by the rate of wetland loss.
:: Mississippi River diversions will produce new land, but slowly, study saysAlthough river diversions that bring land building sediment to shrinking coastlands are the best solution to sustaining portions of the Mississippi Delta, a new Tulane University study concludes that the rate of land building will likely be dwarfed by the rate of wetland loss.
:: Mississippi River diversions will produce new land, but slowly, Tulane study saysAlthough river diversions that bring land building sediment to shrinking coastlands are the best solution to sustaining portions of the Mississippi Delta, rate of land building will likely be dwarfed by the rate of wetland loss, a new Tulane University study says.
:: MIT is making a device that can 'hear' the words you say silentlyTechnology It's like having Siri listen to your internal commands. Students from MIT have created a prototype device, dubbed AlterEgo, that can recognize the words you mouth when silently talking to yourself.
:: MIT Just Cut Ties with Nectome, the '100-Percent-Fatal' Brain-Preserving CompanyMIT cut ties with the brain-preserving company citing a lack of research.
:: MIT Just Cut Ties with Nectome, the '100-Percent-Fatal' Brain-Preserving CompanyMIT cut ties with the brain-preserving company citing a lack of research.
:: MIT severs ties to company promoting fatal brain uploadingA startup called Nectome collected $200,000 from people hoping to become digitally immortal through suicide.
:: MIT severs ties to company promoting fatal brain uploadingA startup called Nectome collected $200,000 from people hoping to become digitally immortal through suicide.
:: MIT: Nu kan du kommunikere med din indre stemmeDet er ikke selvhjælp, men en ny teknologi, der netop er blevet præsenteret fra MIT Media Lab. Det er ikke kønt, men du bliver i stand til at kommunikere – uden ord eller bevægelser – med al elektronik omkring dig.
:: MitoCPR–A surveillance pathway that protects mitochondria in response to protein import stressMitochondrial functions are essential for cell viability and rely on protein import into the organelle. Various disease and stress conditions can lead to mitochondrial import defects. We found that inhibition of mitochondrial import in budding yeast activated a surveillance mechanism, mitoCPR, that improved mitochondrial import and protected mitochondria during import stress. mitoCPR induced expr
:: MIT-rapport: AAU’s ingeniøruddannelser tilhører verdenselitenDet amerikanske topuniversitet har interviewet 178 ekspert fra hele verden, og deres svar placerer ingeniøruddannelserne fra Aalborg Universitet som fjerdebedst i verden. Den problembaserede undervisningsform får æren.
:: Mobilepay: Opdater ikke vores appDen seneste opdatering til den populære mobil-betalingsløsning MobilePay får app'en til at crashe. Derfor opfordrer MobilePay brugere til ikke at opdatere og i stedet vente til problemet er løst.
:: Mobilepay: Opdater ikke vores appDen seneste opdatering til den populære mobil-betalingsløsning MobilePay får app'en til at crashe. Derfor opfordrer MobilePay brugere til ikke at opdatere og i stedet vente til problemet er løst.
:: Model can predict success of treatments that manipulate the gut microbiotaA new mathematical model can predict the effectiveness of microbiome therapies that manipulate the immune system through live bacteria and could help doctors choose the most appropriate treatment for people with inflammatory or allergic diseases, a study in eLife reveals.
:: Model can predict success of treatments that manipulate the gut microbiotaA new mathematical model can predict the effectiveness of microbiome therapies that manipulate the immune system through live bacteria and could help doctors choose the most appropriate treatment for people with inflammatory or allergic diseases, a study in eLife reveals.
:: Model suggests well-designed subsidies can help farmers and give consumers better food choicesWhen it comes to pegging the blame for the obesity crisis, farm subsidies are a popular target. Subsidies, the argument goes, encourage farmers to grow less-healthy foods—corn, turned into corn syrup, is the common culprit here—and fewer unsubsidized fruits and vegetables.
:: Modeling future earthquake and tsunami risk in southeast JapanGeoscience researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Smith College and the Japanese Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology this week unveiled new, GPS-based methods for modeling earthquake-induced tsunamis for southeast Japan along the Nankai Trough. A Nankai-induced tsunami is likely to hit there in the next few decades, says lead author Hannah Baranes at UMass Amherst, and
:: Modeling future earthquake and tsunami risk in southeast JapanGeoscience researchers at UMass Amherst, Smith College and the Japanese Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology unveil new, GPS-based methods for modeling earthquake-induced tsunamis for southeast Japan along the Nankai Trough. A Nankai-induced tsunami is likely to hit there in the next few decades, says lead author Hannah Baranes at UMass Amherst, and has the potential to displace four tim
:: Modeling future earthquake and tsunami risk in southeast JapanGeoscience researchers unveil new, GPS-based methods for modeling earthquake-induced tsunamis for southeast Japan along the Nankai Trough. A Nankai-induced tsunami is likely to hit there in the next few decades, and has the potential to displace four times the number of people affected by the massive Tohoku tsunami of 2011, according to new research.
:: Modeling prosocial behavior increases helping in 16-month-oldsShortly after they turn 1, most babies begin to help others, whether by handing their mother an object out of her reach or giving a sibling a toy that has fallen. Researchers have long studied how this helping behavior develops, but why it develops has been examined less. A new study looked at the role of imitation to find that when 16-month-olds observe others' helping behavior, they're more like
:: Modeling prosocial behavior increases helping in 16-month-oldsShortly after they turn 1, most babies begin to help others, whether by handing their mother an object out of her reach or giving a sibling a toy that has fallen. Researchers have long studied how this helping behavior develops, but why it develops has been examined less. A new study looked at the role of imitation to find that when 16-month-olds observe others' helping behavior, they're more like
:: Modeling prosocial behavior increases helping in 16-month-oldsShortly after they turn 1, most babies begin to help others, whether by handing their mother an object out of her reach or giving a sibling a toy that has fallen. Researchers have long studied how this helping behavior develops, but why it develops has been examined less. A new study looked at the role of imitation to find that when 16-month-olds observe others' helping behavior, they're more like
:: Modeling prosocial behavior increases helping in 16-month-oldsShortly after they turn 1, most babies begin to help others, whether by handing their mother an object out of her reach or giving a sibling a toy that has fallen. Researchers have long studied how this helping behavior develops, but why it develops has been examined less. A new study looked at the role of imitation to find that when 16-month-olds observe others' helping behavior, they're more like
:: Models of the complement C1 complex [Biological Sciences]Almitairi et al. (1) present structural information on the interaction between the proteases C1r and C1s, both consisting of six domains, called CUB1-EGF-CUB2-CCP1-CCP2-SP. The authors also propose a model for the C1 complex where the C1r2s2 tetramer is bound to C1q. Using our published and deposited small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS)…
:: Modern Reflexology: Still As Bogus As Pre-Modern ReflexologyReflexology is a belief system based on imaginary connections between spots on the skin and internal organs. It has no basis in science.
:: Modern science shows Roman wheat farming advice was highly accuratePlant biologists from The University of Western Australia have made an important discovery about rising temperatures and wheat crops—and subsequently learned that the Romans suspected the effect more than 2000 years ago.
:: Modular radical cross-coupling with sulfones enables access to sp3-rich (fluoro)alkylated scaffoldsCross-coupling chemistry is widely applied to carbon-carbon bond formation in the synthesis of medicines, agrochemicals, and other functional materials. Recently, single-electron–induced variants of this reaction class have proven particularly useful in the formation of C(sp 2 )–C(sp 3 ) linkages, although certain compound classes have remained a challenge. Here, we report the use of sulfones to
:: Modular radical cross-coupling with sulfones enables access to sp3-rich (fluoro)alkylated scaffoldsCross-coupling chemistry is widely applied to carbon-carbon bond formation in the synthesis of medicines, agrochemicals, and other functional materials. Recently, single-electron–induced variants of this reaction class have proven particularly useful in the formation of C(sp 2 )–C(sp 3 ) linkages, although certain compound classes have remained a challenge. Here, we report the use of sulfones to
:: Mogensens rumkapsel kan snart ses på teknisk museumRumkapslen, der sendte første dansker i verdensrummet, udstilles på Teknisk Museum i Helsingør.
:: Molecular and structural architecture of polyQ aggregates in yeast [Cell Biology]Huntington’s disease is caused by the expansion of a polyglutamine (polyQ) tract in the N-terminal exon of huntingtin (HttEx1), but the cellular mechanisms leading to neurodegeneration remain poorly understood. Here we present in situ structural studies by cryo-electron tomography of an established yeast model system of polyQ toxicity. We find…
:: Molecular excitonic seesaws [Chemistry]The breaking of molecular symmetry through photoexcitation is a ubiquitous but rather elusive process, which, for example, controls the microscopic efficiency of light harvesting in molecular aggregates. A molecular excitation within a π-conjugated segment will self-localize due to strong coupling to molecular vibrations, locally changing bond alternation in a process…
:: Molecular excitonic seesaws [Chemistry]The breaking of molecular symmetry through photoexcitation is a ubiquitous but rather elusive process, which, for example, controls the microscopic efficiency of light harvesting in molecular aggregates. A molecular excitation within a π-conjugated segment will self-localize due to strong coupling to molecular vibrations, locally changing bond alternation in a process…
:: Molecular machines and the place of physics in the biology curriculumThe other day, through no fault of my own, I found myself looking at the courses required by our molecular biology undergraduate degree program. I discovered a requirement for a 5 credit hour physics course, and a recommendation that this course be taken in the students' senior year – a point in their studies when most have already completed their required biology courses. Befuddlement struck me,
:: Molecular mechanism of activation of human musk receptors OR5AN1 and OR1A1 by (R)-muscone and diverse other musk-smelling compounds [Biophysics and Computational Biology]Understanding olfaction at the molecular level is challenging due to the lack of crystallographic models of odorant receptors (ORs). To better understand the molecular mechanism of OR activation, we focused on chiral (R)-muscone and other musk-smelling odorants due to their great importance and widespread use in perfumery and traditional medicine,…
:: 'Molecular microscope' system safer, more effective in heart and lung transplant biopsiesA transplant biopsy system that uses gene chips to read molecules is far safer and more effective than existing approaches used for heart transplant biopsies and is showing promising results for lung transplant biopsies, new University of Alberta-led research shows.
:: 'Molecular microscope' system safer, more effective in heart and lung transplant biopsiesA transplant biopsy system that uses gene chips to read molecules is far safer and more effective than existing approaches used for heart transplant biopsies and is showing promising results for lung transplant biopsies, new research shows.
:: Molecular motor: Four states of rotationWith the help of ultrafast spectroscopy and quantum mechanical calculations, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich researchers have characterized the complete rotational cycle of the light-driven, chemical motor molecule hemithioindigo.
:: Molecular motor: Four states of rotationWith the help of ultrafast spectroscopy and quantum mechanical calculations, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich researchers have characterized the complete rotational cycle of the light-driven, chemical motor molecule hemithioindigo.
:: Molecular movement analysis with accurate softwareThe software 'PyFRAP' is an accurate and reliable tool for the analysis of molecular movement, employing numerical simulations rather than simplified assumptions.
:: 'Molecular scissors' could be key to cutting off diseases including HIV infectionOne way to fight diseases including HIV infection and autoimmune disorders could involve changing how a naturally occurring enzyme called SAMHD1 works to influence the immune system, new research suggests.
:: Molecular spherical nucleic acids [Chemistry]Herein, we report a class of molecular spherical nucleic acid (SNA) nanostructures. These nano-sized single molecules are synthesized from T8 polyoctahedral silsesquioxane and buckminsterfullerene C60 scaffolds, modified with 8 and 12 pendant DNA strands, respectively. These conjugates have different DNA surface densities and thus exhibit different levels of nuclease resistance,…
:: Molecular structural diversity of mitochondrial cardiolipins [Biochemistry]Current strategies used to quantitatively describe the biological diversity of lipids by mass spectrometry are often limited in assessing the exact structural variability of individual molecular species in detail. A major challenge is represented by the extensive isobaric overlap present among lipids, hampering their accurate identification. This is especially true…
:: Molecular structural diversity of mitochondrial cardiolipins [Biochemistry]Current strategies used to quantitatively describe the biological diversity of lipids by mass spectrometry are often limited in assessing the exact structural variability of individual molecular species in detail. A major challenge is represented by the extensive isobaric overlap present among lipids, hampering their accurate identification. This is especially true…
:: Molecule that dilates blood vessels hints at new way to treat heart diseaseAmericans die of heart or cardiovascular disease at an alarming rate. In fact, heart attacks, strokes and related diseases will kill an estimated 610,000 Americans this year alone. Some medications help, but to better tackle this problem, researchers need to know exactly how the heart and blood vessels stay healthy in the first place.
:: Molecule that dilates blood vessels hints at new way to treat heart diseaseAmericans die of heart or cardiovascular disease at an alarming rate. In fact, heart attacks, strokes and related diseases will kill an estimated 610,000 Americans this year alone. Some medications help, but to better tackle this problem, researchers need to know exactly how the heart and blood vessels stay healthy in the first place.
:: Monash discovery uncovers clue to disarm gonorrhea superbugMonash University researchers have discovered a way the gonorrhea bacteria cleverly evade the immune system — opening up the way for therapies that prevent this process, allowing the body's natural defenses to kill the bug.
:: Monitor detects dangerously low white blood cell levelsMIT researchers have now developed a portable device that could be used to monitor patients' white blood cell levels at home, without taking blood samples.
:: Monitor detects dangerously low white blood cell levelsMIT researchers have now developed a portable device that could be used to monitor patients' white blood cell levels at home, without taking blood samples.
:: 'Mono' virus linked to 7 serious diseasesThe Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) — best known for causing mononucleosis — also increases the risks for some people of developing seven other major diseases, according to a new study. The diseases are: systemic lupus erythematosus, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, celiac disease, and type 1 diabetes. Combined, these diseases affect n
:: 'Mono' virus linked to 7 serious diseasesThe Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) — best known for causing mononucleosis — also increases the risks for some people of developing seven other major diseases, according to a study in Nature Genetics. The diseases are: systemic lupus erythematosus, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, celiac disease, and type 1 diabetes. Combined, these di
:: Monthly Stats for Eyewire: March 2018It’s a snowy day here at HQ… that’s April in Boston for you! As for March, it snowed new millionaires and we achieved an astonishing new marathon record of 4 hours 38 minutes! In fact, we also managed two marathons in the same month with the special NEI Marathon. And we completed 33 cells, whee! Check out the other stats below. New Scouts: Just_someone_curious New Millionaire Milestones: 25M – ga
:: Mood disorders could be diagnosed by the way you fiddle with your phone
:: Mood disorders could be diagnosed by the way you fiddle with your phone
:: More Americans aware of growing problem of opioid addictionA new survey by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research reveals the number of Americans who see opioid addiction as a significant issue for their community today is up significantly over just two years ago. Forty-three percent of Americans now say the misuse of prescription drugs is a serious problem, compared with 33 percent in 2016.
:: More Americans aware of growing problem of opioid addictionA new survey by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research reveals the number of Americans who see opioid addiction as a significant issue for their community today is up significantly over just two years ago. Forty-three percent of Americans now say the misuse of prescription drugs is a serious problem, compared with 33 percent in 2016.
:: More dairy associated with higher bone density and greater spine strength in men over 50Researchers from Hebrew SeniorLife's Institute for Aging Research (IFAR), Wageningen University, Tilburg University, University of Reading, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have discovered that higher intake of dairy foods, such as milk, yogurt, and cheese, is associated with higher volumetric bone mineral density and vertebral strength at the spine in men. Dairy intake seems to be
:: More dairy associated with higher bone density and greater spine strength in men over 50Researchers from Hebrew SeniorLife's Institute for Aging Research (IFAR), Wageningen University, Tilburg University, University of Reading, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have discovered that higher intake of dairy foods, such as milk, yogurt, and cheese, is associated with higher volumetric bone mineral density and vertebral strength at the spine in men. Dairy intake seems to be
:: More organic than thou? Rebel farmers create new food labelWas your tomato grown in dirt or water? Organic shoppers might notice additional labels this summer that will give them the answer—and tell them whether their choices align with what a rebellious group of farmers and scientists deem the true spirit of the organic movement.
:: More people staying longer in federally assisted housing strains ability to serve families, study findsPeople are staying in federally assisted housing for about six years, up from the average of 4 1/2 years 20 years ago, which is straining the federal rental assistance program's ability to serve families with children, according to a University of Kansas researcher.
:: More prehospital deaths may mean increased intensity in violenceA new analysis of national trauma data shows that trauma patients were four times more likely to die from gunshot wounds and nearly nine times more likely to die from stab wounds before getting to a trauma center in 2014, compared with rates in 2007.
:: More prehospital deaths may mean increased intensity in violenceA new Johns Hopkins Medicine analysis of national trauma data shows that trauma patients were four times more likely to die from gunshot wounds and nearly nine times more likely to die from stab wounds before getting to a trauma center in 2014, compared with rates in 2007.
:: More students report carrying guns in Chicago than New York or Los AngelesMore students report carrying guns in Chicago than in New York or Los Angeles, a new Northwestern Medicine study shows. The findings provide historical background for Chicago's 2016 spike in gun violence, which occurred mostly among youth and young adults.
:: More students report carrying guns in Chicago than New York or Los AngelesMore students report carrying guns in Chicago than in New York or Los Angeles, a new study shows. The findings provide historical background for Chicago's 2016 spike in gun violence, which occurred mostly among youth and young adults.
:: More than 12,000 marine creatures uncovered during first-ever exploration of West Java seasDespite a stormy start thanks to Cyclone Marcus, scientists who participated in the South Java Deep Sea Biodiversity Expedition 2018 (SJADES 2018) had collected more than 12,000 creatures during their 14-day voyage to survey the unexplored deep seas off the southern coast of West Java, Indonesia.
:: More than 12,000 marine creatures uncovered during first-ever exploration of West Java seasDespite a stormy start thanks to Cyclone Marcus, scientists who participated in the South Java Deep Sea Biodiversity Expedition 2018 (SJADES 2018) had collected more than 12,000 creatures during their 14-day voyage to survey the unexplored deep seas off the southern coast of West Java, Indonesia.
:: More than 12,000 marine creatures uncovered during West Java deep-sea explorationScientists who participated in the South Java Deep Sea Biodiversity Expedition 2018 had collected more than 12,000 creatures during their 14-day voyage to survey the unexplored deep seas off the southern coast of West Java, Indonesia.
:: More than 12,000 marine creatures uncovered during West Java deep-sea explorationScientists who participated in the South Java Deep Sea Biodiversity Expedition 2018 had collected more than 12,000 creatures during their 14-day voyage to survey the unexplored deep seas off the southern coast of West Java, Indonesia.
:: More than 12,000 marine creatures uncovered during West Java deep-sea explorationScientists who participated in the South Java Deep Sea Biodiversity Expedition 2018 had collected more than 12,000 creatures during their 14-day voyage to survey the unexplored deep seas off the southern coast of West Java, Indonesia.
:: More than 12,000 marine creatures uncovered during West Java deep-sea explorationScientists who participated in the South Java Deep Sea Biodiversity Expedition 2018 had collected more than 12,000 creatures during their 14-day voyage to survey the unexplored deep seas off the southern coast of West Java, Indonesia.
:: More Than 200 Million Eggs Recalled Over Salmonella FearsAn egg farm in Hyde County, N.C., is the likely source of a salmonella outbreak that has sickened 22 people. Eggs from the farm may have reached nine states, officials said.
:: More than 3000 years of human activity in 5 square metresNico Staring, researcher in Egyptian art, culture and history is taking part in an excavation mission in Saqqara. During the New Kingdom, the tombs of Horemheb and Maya were built. But also long before and after, over a period of 3.000 years, the location was used a cemetery .
:: More than half your body is not humanHuman cells make up only 43% of the body's total cell count, while the rest are microscopic colonists.
:: More than just menageries: First look at zoo and aquarium research shows high outputMost of us think of zoos and aquariums as family destinations: educational but fun diversions for our animal-loving kids. But modern zoos and aquariums are much more than menageries. According to a new study, the institutions are increasingly contributing to our knowledge base on biodiversity conservation and other scientific topics.
:: More than just menageries: First look at zoo and aquarium research shows high outputMost of us think of zoos and aquariums as family destinations: educational but fun diversions for our animal-loving kids. But modern zoos and aquariums are much more than menageries. According to a new study, the institutions are increasingly contributing to our knowledge base on biodiversity conservation and other scientific topics.
:: More than just menageries: First look at zoo and aquarium research shows high outputMost of us think of zoos and aquariums as family destinations: educational but fun diversions for our animal-loving kids. But modern zoos and aquariums are much more than menageries. According to a new study, the institutions are increasingly contributing to our knowledge base on biodiversity conservation and other scientific topics.
:: Mosquitoes reveal fatal attractionMalaria causes the bodies of its human hosts to emit specific odors from the skin that make the hosts even more attractive to mosquitoes, which invites further bites and risks infection of more mosquitoes and wider transmission of the disease. It's a vicious circle but one that has enabled researchers to identify the odors as organic hydrocarbons whose discovery could bring relief to a disease tha
:: Moss capable of removing arsenic from drinking water discoveredA moss capable of removing arsenic from contaminated water has been discovered by researchers from Stockholm University. And it happens quickly — in just one hour, the arsenic level is so low that the water is no longer harmful for people to drink. The study has been published in the journal Environmental Pollution.
:: Moss capable of removing arsenic from drinking water discoveredA moss capable of removing arsenic from contaminated water has been discovered. And it happens quickly — in just one hour, the arsenic level is so low that the water is no longer harmful for people to drink.
:: Moss capable of removing arsenic from drinking water discoveredMoss capable of removing arsenic from contaminated water has been discovered by researchers from Stockholm University. Within just one hour, it reduces water arsenic to levels harmless enough for consumption. The study has been published in the journal Environmental Pollution.
:: Moss capable of removing arsenic from drinking water discoveredMoss capable of removing arsenic from contaminated water has been discovered by researchers from Stockholm University. Within just one hour, it reduces water arsenic to levels harmless enough for consumption. The study has been published in the journal Environmental Pollution.
:: Most primitive kangaroo ancestor rediscovered after 30 years in obscurityA handful of tiny teeth have led scientists to identify the most distant ancestor of today's kangaroos. The fossils were found in the desert heart of Australia, and then hidden away, and almost forgotten in a museum collection for over three decades.
:: Most primitive kangaroo ancestor rediscovered after 30 years in obscurityA handful of tiny teeth have led scientists to identify the most distant ancestor of today's kangaroos. The fossils were found in the desert heart of Australia, and then hidden away, and almost forgotten in a museum collection for over three decades. The findings are published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.
:: Most primitive kangaroo ancestor rediscovered after 30 years in obscurityA handful of tiny teeth have led scientists to identify the most distant ancestor of today's kangaroos. The fossils were found in the desert heart of Australia, and then hidden away, and almost forgotten in a museum collection for over three decades. The findings are published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.
:: Most widely prescribed diabetes drug improves nicotine withdrawal symptoms in animal modelMetformin, the most widely used medication for diabetes, has also been shown to help treat dementia and some cancers. New research shows smoking cessation may be added to that list. The research team found that after giving mice metformin the animals displayed reduced symptoms when going through nicotine withdrawal.
:: Most widely prescribed diabetes drug improves nicotine withdrawal symptoms in animal modelMetformin, the most widely used medication for diabetes, has also been shown to help treat dementia and some cancers. New research shows smoking cessation may be added to that list. The research team found that after giving mice metformin the animals displayed reduced symptoms when going through nicotine withdrawal.
:: Most young Syrian refugees are in work or studying, research saysAround two-thirds of young Syrian refugees in Britain are either in work or studying, latest figures show.
:: Moth antennae grab sex pheromones with scales, not sizeBigger antennae would help male moths detect more female sex pheromone, but would create aerodynamic drag during flight. New research suggests the solution is for some male moths to have evolved intricate scale arrangements on their antennae to enhance detection of female sex pheromones, by trapping them close to the antennae for longer. This also means that the antennae can remain at an optimal
:: Mother's depression might do the same to her child's IQRoughly one in 10 women in the United States will experience depression, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The consequences, however, may extend to their children, report researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, who found that a mother's depression can negatively affect a child's cognitive development up to the age of 16. The findings are pub
:: Mother's depression might do the same to her child's IQRoughly one in 10 women in the United States will experience depression, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The consequences, however, may extend to their children, report researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, who found that a mother's depression can negatively affect a child's cognitive development up to the age of 16. The findings are pub
:: Motivation for using fake Instagram (Finsta) is not to reveal inappropriate selfAs Instagram is viewed as a place for building the ideal self, some users have created fake Instagram (Finsta) accounts to buck this trend. But are these "fake" accounts really there to express the real, sometimes ugly self, or is there a deeper motivation? A recent study by researchers at Pennsylvania State University, found that users align their real Instagram accounts (Rinsta) with their actua
:: Motivation for using fake Instagram (Finsta) is not to reveal inappropriate selfAs Instagram is viewed as a place for building the ideal self, some users have created fake Instagram (Finsta) accounts to buck this trend. But are these 'fake' accounts really there to express the real, sometimes ugly self, or is there a deeper motivation? A recent study by researchers at Pennsylvania State University, found that users align their real Instagram accounts (Rinsta) with their actua
:: Motorola Moto G6 and Moto E5: Price, Specs, Release DateMoto G6 Play PhonesWith the Moto G6 and E5, the king of budget phones has no plans to abdicate its throne in 2018.
:: Mount Sinai research on omega-3 fatty acid supplementation for dry eyeResults show the supplement is no better than placebo in relieving signs and symptoms of disease.
:: Mount Sinai research on omega-3 fatty acid supplementation for dry eyeResults show the supplement is no better than placebo in relieving signs and symptoms of disease.
:: Mount Sinai-led task force identifies ways US health care systems can learn from the worldThe Task Force report explores how the US can apply global lessons to improve community health.
:: Mountain erosion may add CO2 to the atmosphereScientists have long known that steep mountain ranges can draw carbon dioxide (CO2) out of the atmosphere — as erosion exposes new rock, it also starts a chemical reaction between minerals on hill slopes and CO2 in the air, 'weathering' the rock and using CO2 to produce carbonate minerals like calcite.
:: Mountain erosion may add CO2 to the atmosphereScientists have long known that steep mountain ranges can draw carbon dioxide (CO2) out of the atmosphere — as erosion exposes new rock, it also starts a chemical reaction between minerals on hill slopes and CO2 in the air, 'weathering' the rock and using CO2 to produce carbonate minerals like calcite.
:: Mountain erosion may add CO2 to the atmosphereScientists have long known that steep mountain ranges can draw carbon dioxide (CO2) out of the atmosphere—as erosion exposes new rock, it also starts a chemical reaction between minerals on hill slopes and CO2 in the air, "weathering" the rock and using CO2 to produce carbonate minerals like calcite.
:: Mouse study provides insights into how the metal accumulates in bone tissueNew research shows how and where tungsten accumulates in bones of mice exposed to the element through drinking water. The findings, by a team of chemists and biologists at McGill University, could add to doubts over the once-universal assumption that tungsten poses little or no health risk to the general human population.
:: Mouse study provides insights into how the metal accumulates in bone tissueNew research shows how and where tungsten accumulates in bones of mice exposed to the element through drinking water. The findings, by a team of chemists and biologists at McGill University, could add to doubts over the once-universal assumption that tungsten poses little or no health risk to the general human population.
:: Move over fake news: Hostile neighbors pose big threats to governancePropaganda by way of 'fake news' is one way a nation can wage war without firing a single shot. Another is through tactics of subversion and coercion, in which a country intentionally keeps neighboring countries weak in order to advance its own foreign policy interests, according to a new study.
:: Mozilla's Internet Health Report Diagnoses Life OnlineThe foundation released a broad, sweeping report Tuesday about the state of our lives online.
:: MRI analysis with machine learning predicts impairment after spinal injury, study showsA test of machine-learning algorithms shows promise for computer-aided prognosis of acute spinal cord injury, according to a new study.
:: MRI analysis with machine learning predicts impairment after spinal injury, study showsA test of machine-learning algorithms shows promise for computer-aided prognosis of acute spinal cord injury, according to a new study.
:: MRI analysis with machine learning predicts impairment after spinal injury, study showsA test of machine-learning algorithms shows promise for computer-aided prognosis of acute spinal cord injury, according to a study to be presented at the ARRS 2018 Annual Meeting, set for April 22-27 in Washington, D.C.
:: MRI analysis with machine learning predicts impairment after spinal injury, study showsA test of machine-learning algorithms shows promise for computer-aided prognosis of acute spinal cord injury, according to a study to be presented at the ARRS 2018 Annual Meeting, set for April 22-27 in Washington, D.C.
:: MRIs of brain wiring promise better diagnosisFunctional connectivity MRI (fcMRI)—a kind of brain scan that shows how brain regions interact—can reliably detect fundamental differences in the wiring of individual brains, research shows. The technique could potentially help scientists distinguish healthy people from people with brain diseases or disorders, and provide insight into variations in cognitive ability and personality traits. Curren
:: MSU scientists rolled 2-D cadmium telluride up into nanoscrollsA team of scientists from the Faculty of Chemistry and the Faculty of Materials Science, MSU together with foreign colleagues discovered that two-dimensional sheets of cadmium telluride can spontaneously fold into nanoscrolls. This effect may be used in electronics and photonics. The results of the study were published in the highly-rated Chemistry of Materials journal.
:: Multidimensional quantum entanglement with large-scale integrated opticsThe ability to control multidimensional quantum systems is central to the development of advanced quantum technologies. We demonstrate a multidimensional integrated quantum photonic platform able to generate, control, and analyze high-dimensional entanglement. A programmable bipartite entangled system is realized with dimensions up to 15 x 15 on a large-scale silicon photonics quantum circuit. Th
:: Multidisciplinary study provides new insights about French RevolutionNew research from experts in history, computer science and cognitive science shines fresh light on the French Revolution, showing how rhetorical and institutional innovations won acceptance for the ideas that built the French republic's foundation and inspired future democracies.
:: Multidisciplinary study provides new insights about French RevolutionNew research from experts in history, computer science and cognitive science shines fresh light on the French Revolution, showing how rhetorical and institutional innovations won acceptance for the ideas that built the French republic's foundation and inspired future democracies.
:: Multidisciplinary study provides new insights about French RevolutionNew research from experts in history, computer science and cognitive science shines fresh light on the French Revolution, showing how rhetorical and institutional innovations won acceptance for the ideas that built the French republic's foundation and inspired future democracies.
:: Multidisciplinary study provides new insights about French RevolutionNew research from experts in history, computer science and cognitive science shines fresh light on the French Revolution, showing how rhetorical and institutional innovations won acceptance for the ideas that built the French republic's foundation and inspired future democracies.
:: Multidisciplinary study provides new insights about French RevolutionNew research from experts in history, computer science and cognitive science shines fresh light on the French Revolution, showing how rhetorical and institutional innovations won acceptance for the ideas that built the French republic's foundation and inspired future democracies.
:: Multidisciplinary study provides new insights about French RevolutionNew research from experts in history, computer science and cognitive science shines fresh light on the French Revolution, showing how rhetorical and institutional innovations won acceptance for the ideas that built the French republic's foundation and inspired future democracies.
:: Multigenerational memory and adaptive adhesion in early bacterial biofilm communities [Microbiology]Using multigenerational, single-cell tracking we explore the earliest events of biofilm formation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. During initial stages of surface engagement (≤20 h), the surface cell population of this microbe comprises overwhelmingly cells that attach poorly (∼95% stay <30 s, well below the ∼1-h division time) with little increase in…
:: Multiple nuclear-replicating viruses require the stress-induced protein ZC3H11A for efficient growth [Microbiology]The zinc finger CCCH-type containing 11A (ZC3H11A) gene encodes a well-conserved zinc finger protein that may function in mRNA export as it has been shown to associate with the transcription export (TREX) complex in proteomic screens. Here, we report that ZC3H11A is a stress-induced nuclear protein with RNA-binding capacity that…
:: Multiple nuclear-replicating viruses require the stress-induced protein ZC3H11A for efficient growth [Microbiology]The zinc finger CCCH-type containing 11A (ZC3H11A) gene encodes a well-conserved zinc finger protein that may function in mRNA export as it has been shown to associate with the transcription export (TREX) complex in proteomic screens. Here, we report that ZC3H11A is a stress-induced nuclear protein with RNA-binding capacity that…
:: Multiple sclerosis may be linked to sheep disease toxinExposure to a toxin primarily found in sheep could be linked to the development of multiple sclerosis (MS) in humans, new research suggests.
:: Multiscale mixing patterns in networks [Applied Mathematics]Assortative mixing in networks is the tendency for nodes with the same attributes, or metadata, to link to each other. It is a property often found in social networks, manifesting as a higher tendency of links occurring between people of the same age, race, or political belief. Quantifying the level…
:: Multiscale mixing patterns in networks [Applied Mathematics]Assortative mixing in networks is the tendency for nodes with the same attributes, or metadata, to link to each other. It is a property often found in social networks, manifesting as a higher tendency of links occurring between people of the same age, race, or political belief. Quantifying the level…
:: Mummified body found in Iran could be father of last shahThe discovery in Iran of a mummified body near the site of a former royal mausoleum has raised speculation it could be the remains of the late Reza Shah Pahlavi, founder of the Pahlavi dynasty.
:: Munchies, Anyone? Colorado Restaurant Workers Most Likely to Use Legal WeedAfter more than four years of legal weed in Colorado, the results are rolling in.
:: Muons spin tales of undiscovered particlesScientists at U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratories are collaborating to test a magnetic property of the muon. Their experiment could point to the existence of physics beyond our current understanding, including undiscovered particles.
:: Murder most fowl: Oxford dodo 'shot in the back of the head'Revelation astonishes experts, who thought the renowned bird lived out its life in London as a money-spinning curiosity With its plump head and bulbous beak, the renowned remains of a dodo at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History have long captivated visitors, Lewis Carroll among them. Now researchers say they have uncovered how the dodo died – a discovery that makes the old bird’s past
:: Museum researchers rediscover animal not seen in 30 yearsResearchers from the San Diego Natural History Museum (The Nat) and the non-profit organization Terra Peninsular A.C. have rediscovered the San Quintin kangaroo rat (Dipodomys gravipes) in Baja California; the Museum is partnering with the organization and local authorities on a conservation plan for the species.
:: Museum researchers rediscover animal not seen in 30 yearsResearchers from the San Diego Natural History Museum (The Nat) and the non-profit organization Terra Peninsular A.C. have rediscovered the San Quintin kangaroo rat (Dipodomys gravipes) in Baja California. The Museum is partnering with Terra and local authorities on a conservation plan for the species, which was last seen in 1986, and was listed as endangered by the Mexican government in 1994. It
:: Museum researchers rediscover animal not seen in 30 yearsResearchers have rediscovered the San Quintin kangaroo rat (Dipodomys gravipes) in Baja California. The Museum is partnering with Terra and local authorities on a conservation plan for the species, which was last seen in 1986, and was listed as endangered by the Mexican government in 1994. It was held as an example of modern extinction due to agricultural conversion.
:: Mushrooms might save the world—if they don't kill us firstScience Some musings on our favorite mycological marvels. Mushrooms just might be able to cut down on cow farts, wash your clothes, treat PTSD, replace styrofoam and leather, fight cancer, and save the bees.
:: Mushrooms, feathers combine in biodegradable shoesTwo University of Delaware students put their best foot forward at this year's National Sustainable Design Expo, showing off a biodegradable shoe they fashioned using mushrooms, chicken feathers and textile waste.
:: Music business grows at record pace as digital dominatesThe global music industry soared a record 8.1 percent last year as digital sales for the first time made up the majority of revenue thanks to the streaming boom, the industry said Tuesday.
:: Music can seriously improve your workout. Here's how to create the perfect playlist.DIY And choose the right headphones to go with it. Countless studies have shown the right music can help you exercise longer and harder. Here's how to harness that science in the perfect workout playlist.
:: Music intensifies effects of anti-hypertensive medicationA research shows anti-hypertensive drugs improving heart rate more in patients who listen to music after taking medication. Among musical genres, classical music is the one with greatest efficiency at reducing arterial pressure; Brazilian authors of the study speculate whether music acts on the patients' parasympathetic system, increasing their capability of absorbing medication.
:: Music intensifies effects of anti-hypertensive medicationResearch shows anti-hypertensive drugs improve heart rate more in patients who listen to music after taking medication. Among musical genres, classical music is the one with greatest efficiency at reducing arterial pressure; authors of the study speculate whether music acts on the patients' parasympathetic system, increasing their capability of absorbing medication.
:: Music intensifies effects of anti-hypertensive medicationResearch shows anti-hypertensive drugs improve heart rate more in patients who listen to music after taking medication. Among musical genres, classical music is the one with greatest efficiency at reducing arterial pressure; authors of the study speculate whether music acts on the patients' parasympathetic system, increasing their capability of absorbing medication.
:: Music lessens pain and anxiety in patients undergoing surgeryMusic can reduce the anxiety and pain of invasive surgery, according to an analysis of all relevant randomized controlled trials published since 1980.
:: Music That Mourns, Whether It Wants to or NotIn the days after the Las Vegas country-music festival at which the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history happened, attendees Steve and Teresa Munoz, husband and wife, differed about what to listen to. Steve only wanted to listen to country songs, he later told Pitchfork ’s Quinn Moreland for a revealing article about the survivors of concert violence . Teresa absolutely did not. She
:: Musk says that SpaceX will use a giant party balloon to bring an upper stage backWhen Elon Musk of SpaceX tweets something interesting, it generates a wave of excitement. So when he tweeted recently that SpaceX might be working on a way to retrieve upper stages of their rockets, it set off a chain of intrigued responses.
:: Mutant ferrets offer clues to human brain sizeHHMI scientists have engineered ferrets genetically to study abnormally small brain size in humans — and, in the process, discovered hints as to how our brains evolved.
:: Mutant ferrets offer clues to human brain sizeScientists have engineered ferrets genetically to study abnormally small brain size in humans — and, in the process, discovered hints as to how our brains evolved.
:: Mutant RAS Proteins Team Up for OncogenicityMice with cancer whose KRAS proteins couldn't link together had much better survival outcomes than those whose oncogenic mutant paired with wild-type KRAS.
:: My Facebook Was Breached by Cambridge Analytica. Was Yours?Facebook has begun to notify users who were affected by the Cambridge Analytica data breach. If you or one of your friends installed the personality-quiz app “This Is Your Digital Life” prior to 2015, then some of your data illicitly made it to the servers of the voter-profiling company. If your data was ensnared in the breach, you’re not alone. I’m also one of Cambridge Analytica’s victims. (If
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:: Münster researchers identify factors promoting physical activity in childhoodResearchers at Münster University (Germany) show in a study published in the 'Scientific Reports' journal that the more accurately children assess their motor competences, the more positive is the effect on their physical activity.
:: Mysteries of Life in the UniverseHow did life begin on Earth? Does it exist elsewhere? What would those life forms be like? These fundamental questions about the nature of life and our own cosmic significance are endlessly… — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: Mysterious red spots on Mercury get names – but what are they?Mercury is the closest planet to the sun, but far from being a dull cinder of a world, it has instead turned out to be a real eye opener for geologists. Among the revelations by NASA's MESSENGER probe, which first flew past Mercury in 2008 and orbited it between 2011 and 2015, is the discovery of a hundred or so bright red spots scattered across the globe. Now they are at last being named.
:: Mystery disease spreads, threatens coral reefs in Lower Florida KeysA mysterious disease hammering Florida's dwindling reefs was found for the first time this week in the Lower Keys, alarming scientists who have used epoxy Band-Aids, amputated sick coral and even set up underwater "fire breaks" in a four-year battle to contain the outbreak.
:: Mystery map of best-selling musicians by state of birthWhat’s Eminem doing in Missouri? Kanye West in Georgia? And Wiz Khalifa in, of all places, North Dakota? Read More
:: Mystery Mummy Found in Ceiling of Minneapolis Department StoreThe primate was found 'mummified' in a ceiling duct.
:: Mystery of sea nomads' amazing ability to freedive is solvedScientists have uncovered the secrets of the Bajau people, long-famed for their ability to hold their breath for extraordinary lengths of time The secret behind the ability of a group of “sea nomads” in Southeast Asia to hold their breath for extraordinary periods of time while freediving to hunt fish has finally been revealed – and it’s down to evolution. The Bajau people are able to dive tens o
:: Mænd med dødelig prostatakræft lever markant længereEt nyt stort studie fra Copenhagen Prostate Cancer Center viser, at tidlig diagnostik og bedre medicinsk behandling har rykket markant ved 5-års dødeligheden blandt mænd diagnosticeret med spredt prostatakræft. De sidste 15 år er dødeligheden faldet fra 80 pct. til, at det i dag er knap halvdelen af mændene, der er i live fem år efter diagnosetidspunktet. Resultatet er »lidt af en game-changer«,
:: Mænd med dødelig prostatakræft lever markant længereEt nyt stort studie fra Copenhagen Prostate Cancer Center viser, at tidlig diagnostik og bedre medicinsk behandling har rykket markant ved 5-års dødeligheden blandt mænd diagnosticeret med spredt prostatakræft. De sidste 15 år er dødeligheden faldet fra 80 pct. til, at det i dag er knap halvdelen af mændene, der er i live fem år efter diagnosetidspunktet. Resultatet er »lidt af en game-changer«,
:: Nanomedicine: Drugs can be made 'smarter'A new method has been developed to make drugs 'smarter' using nanotechnology so pharmacologists can tailor their drugs to more accurately target an area on the body, such as a cancer tumor.
:: Nanomedicine: Drugs can be made 'smarter'A new method has been developed to make drugs 'smarter' using nanotechnology so pharmacologists can tailor their drugs to more accurately target an area on the body, such as a cancer tumor.
:: Nanomedicine: Drugs can be made 'smarter'A new method has been developed to make drugs 'smarter' using nanotechnology so they will be more effective at reaching their target.
:: Nanomotor guided inside a living cell using a magnetic fieldA team of researchers at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore has developed a type of nanomotor that can be guided inside of a living cell using an external magnetic field. In their paper published in the journal Advanced Materials, the group describes their nanomotor, how it works, and possible uses for it.
:: Nanomotor guided inside a living cell using a magnetic fieldA team of researchers at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore has developed a type of nanomotor that can be guided inside of a living cell using an external magnetic field. In their paper published in the journal Advanced Materials, the group describes their nanomotor, how it works, and possible uses for it.
:: Nanoparticle breakthrough could capture unseen light for solar energy conversionAn international team of scientists has demonstrated a breakthrough in the design and function of nanoparticles that could make solar panels more efficient by converting light usually missed by solar cells into usable energy.
:: Nanoparticle breakthrough could capture unseen light for solar energy conversionAn international team, led by Berkeley Lab scientists, has demonstrated a breakthrough in the design and function of nanoparticles that could make solar panels more efficient by converting light usually missed by solar cells into usable energy.
:: Nanoparticles for lung cancer pass next testNon-small cell lung cancer Nanoparticles pass the next stage of development in preclinical tests.
:: Nanoparticles for lung cancer pass next testThe most common type of lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), continues to be difficult to treat, with five year survival rates of about 36 percent for stage 3A tumors. Jefferson College of Pharmacy researchers are developing a new treatment approach based on nanotechnology that was recently shown to be effective in mouse models of the disease. The research was published in the journal
:: Nanoscale coating enables solar cells to absorb 20 percent more sunlightTrapping light with an optical version of a whispering gallery, researchers have developed a nanoscale coating for solar cells that enables them to absorb about 20 percent more sunlight than uncoated devices.
:: Nanoscale coating enables solar cells to absorb 20 percent more sunlightTrapping light with an optical version of a whispering gallery, researchers have developed a nanoscale coating for solar cells that enables them to absorb about 20 percent more sunlight than uncoated devices.
:: NanoString: Comprehensive Gene Expression Profiling of NeuroinflammationTargeting Neuroinflammatory and Neurodegenerative Diseases
:: NanoString: Comprehensive Gene Expression Profiling of NeuroinflammationTargeting Neuroinflammatory and Neurodegenerative Diseases
:: NASA and SpaceX Delay Launch of TESS, a New Planet HunterEarth TESS NASAThe orbiting satellite will search for planets around nearby star systems, advancing the search for other signs of life in the Milky Way, but the launch was pushed back to Wednesday.
:: NASA Doesn't Know What Poked These Holes in the Arctic's Sea IceNASA scientists flying over the arctic earlier this month spotted strange shapes out the window, but they aren't sure what caused them.
:: Nasa engineer: Three facts about landing on MarsA Nasa flight analyst explains three things you need to know about going to Mars.
:: NASA engineers dream big with small spacecraftMany of NASA's most iconic spacecraft towered over the engineers who built them: think Voyagers 1 and 2, Cassini or Galileo—all large machines that could measure up to a school bus.
:: NASA Finally Gets a New LeaderNASA Jim BridenstineAfter an unprecedented wait, the nation’s space agency has a Trump-picked, Senate-approved, permanent leader at last. Lawmakers voted 50–49 on Thursday to approve the nomination of Jim Bridenstine, a Republican congressman from Oklahoma, for NASA administrator, following months of debate over his qualifications and growing uncertainty over leadership at the agency. The vote was split along party
:: NASA finds Tropical Cyclone Keni dropped heavy rain on Fiji, direct hit to KadavuAs expected, Tropical Cyclone Keni followed a track similar to Tropical Cyclone Josie and passed to the southwest of Fiji's main island of Viti Levu on April 10, 2018 (UTC).
:: NASA finds Tropical Cyclone Keni dropped heavy rain on Fiji, direct hit to KadavuAs expected, Tropical Cyclone Keni followed a track similar to Tropical Cyclone Josie and passed to the southwest of Fiji's main island of Viti Levu on April 10, 2018 (UTC).
:: NASA finds wind shear slamming Tropical Cyclone KeniNASA satellite imagery showed that Tropical Cyclone Keni was being battered by vertical wind shear. NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite revealed that wind shear was pushing the clouds and storms associated with Keni to the southeast of the center.
:: NASA finds wind shear slamming Tropical Cyclone KeniNASA satellite imagery showed that Tropical Cyclone Keni was being battered by vertical wind shear. NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite revealed that wind shear was pushing the clouds and storms associated with Keni to the southeast of the center.
:: NASA funds project to study feasibility of using robot bees to study Mars from a new perspectiveNASA has announced that it has awarded funding to a combined team of researchers from the University of Alabama and an unnamed team in Japan for development of a new kind of Mars explorer. The project team has been awarded $125,000 to develop what NASA calls Marsbees—a swarm of robot bees that could fly in the thin Martian atmosphere and deliver information from their sensors.
:: NASA funds project to study feasibility of using robot bees to study Mars from a new perspectiveNASA has announced that it has awarded funding to a combined team of researchers from the University of Alabama and an unnamed team in Japan for development of a new kind of Mars explorer. The project team has been awarded $125,000 to develop what NASA calls Marsbees—a swarm of robot bees that could fly in the thin Martian atmosphere and deliver information from their sensors.
:: NASA GPM data used to evaluate Hawaii's flooding rainfallA weather system moving slowly westward through the northwestern Hawaiian Islands has caused destructive flooding and mudslides and NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM satellite analyzed the heavy rainfall.
:: NASA Has a Plan to Put Robot Bees on MarsThese Marsbees would flap their way around the Red Planet, mapping the terrain and collecting air samples.
:: NASA Has a Plan to Put Robot Bees on MarsThese Marsbees would flap their way around the Red Planet, mapping the terrain and collecting air samples.
:: NASA Hopes Supersonic X Plane Will Deliver Less Bang For The BuckThe new plane will test technologies to reduce the loud boom planes make when they break the sound barrier. (Image credit: Courtesy Lockheed Martin)
:: NASA Hopes Supersonic X Plane Will Deliver Less Bang For The BuckThe new plane will test technologies to reduce the loud boom planes make when they break the sound barrier. (Image credit: Courtesy Lockheed Martin)
:: NASA is trying to build a supersonic aircraft without the boomNASA awarded a $247.5 million contract to Lockheed Martin to design and build an aeroplane that breaks the sound barrier without shattering the peace and quiet
:: NASA is trying to build a supersonic aircraft without the boomNASA awarded a $247.5 million contract to Lockheed Martin to design and build an aeroplane that breaks the sound barrier without shattering the peace and quiet
:: NASA lander to probe interior of Mars
:: NASA mapping hurricane damage to everglades, Puerto Rico forestsLast spring, NASA researchers flew over the Everglades and Puerto Rico to measure how mangroves and rainforests grow and evolve over time. Five months later, hurricanes Irma and Maria tore through those study areas – creating a unique opportunity to investigate the devastating effects of massive storms on these ecosystems, as well as their gradual recovery.
:: NASA mapping hurricane damage to everglades, Puerto Rico forestsLast spring, NASA researchers flew over the Everglades and Puerto Rico to measure how mangroves and rainforests grow and evolve over time. Five months later, hurricanes Irma and Maria tore through those study areas – creating a unique opportunity to investigate the devastating effects of massive storms on these ecosystems, as well as their gradual recovery.
:: NASA planet hunter on its way to orbitNASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) launched on the first-of-its-kind mission to find worlds beyond our solar system, including some that could support life. Researchers will use spectroscopy to determine a planet's mass, density and atmospheric composition. Water, and other key molecules, in its atmosphere can give us hints about a planets' capacity to harbor life.
:: Nasa planet-hunter set for launchTESS NASA EarthThe Tess mission will survey nearly the entire sky and is expected to find thousands of new worlds.
:: NASA satellite gets an eye-opening look at Super Typhoon JelawatSatellite imagery showed that Tropical Cyclone Jelawat had developed an eye as it strengthened into a Super Typhoon.
:: NASA satellite gets an eye-opening look at Super Typhoon JelawatSatellite imagery showed that Tropical Cyclone Jelawat had developed an eye as it strengthened into a Super Typhoon.
:: NASA scientist collects bits of the solar system from an Antarctic glacierOn rare calm days, the most striking thing you notice at an altitude of more than 8,000 feet on an Antarctic glacier is the silence. "There was just no sound; no air handling equipment, no leaves rustling, no bugs, no planes or cars. So quiet you just heard your heartbeat," said Barbara Cohen, planetary scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Most of the time, howev
:: NASA scientist collects bits of the solar system from an Antarctic glacierOn rare calm days, the most striking thing you notice at an altitude of more than 8,000 feet on an Antarctic glacier is the silence. "There was just no sound; no air handling equipment, no leaves rustling, no bugs, no planes or cars. So quiet you just heard your heartbeat," said Barbara Cohen, planetary scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Most of the time, howev
:: NASA sees ex-Tropical Cyclone Iris now better organizedSatellite imagery showed that the former tropical cyclone known as Iris appeared better organized and more circular.
:: NASA sees ex-Tropical Cyclone Iris now better organizedSatellite imagery showed that the former tropical cyclone known as Iris appeared better organized and more circular.
:: NASA sees Iris the Zombie Storm reborn near QueenslandDuring the week of March 26 Tropical Cyclone Iris weakened to a low pressure area and since then it has been lingering off the coast of Queensland, Australia. On April 2, strengthened by the warm waters of the Coral Sea, Southern Pacific Ocean Iris re-generated into a tropical cyclone. NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite captured an image of the zombie storm after it was "re-born."
:: NASA sees Iris the zombie storm reborn near QueenslandDuring the week of March 26 Tropical Cyclone Iris weakened to a low pressure area and since then it has been lingering off the coast of Queensland, Australia. On April 2, strengthened by the warm waters of the Coral Sea, Southern Pacific Ocean Iris regenerated into a tropical cyclone. NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite captured an image of the zombie storm after it was 'reborn.'
:: NASA sees Tropical Cyclone Iris weakening off Queensland coastNASA's Terra satellite passed over the Coral Sea and captured an image of Tropical Cyclone Iris as it continued weakening and moving away from the coast of Queensland, Australia.
:: NASA sees Tropical Cyclone Iris weakening off Queensland coastNASA's Terra satellite passed over the Coral Sea and captured an image of Tropical Cyclone Iris as it continued weakening and moving away from the coast of Queensland, Australia.
:: NASA sees Tropical Cyclone Iris weakening off Queensland coastNASA's Terra satellite passed over the Coral Sea and captured an image of Tropical Cyclone Iris as it continued weakening and moving away from the coast of Queensland, Australia. The Australian Bureau of Meteorology dropped all warnings for land areas, but maintained a High Seas Weather Warning for Metarea 10.
:: NASA sees Tropical Cyclone Iris weakening off Queensland coastNASA's Terra satellite passed over the Coral Sea and captured an image of Tropical Cyclone Iris as it continued weakening and moving away from the coast of Queensland, Australia. The Australian Bureau of Meteorology dropped all warnings for land areas, but maintained a High Seas Weather Warning for Metarea 10.
:: NASA sees Tropical Cyclone Josie crawling south of FijiNASA obtained an infrared look at Tropical Cyclone Josie as it continued moving very slowly south of Fiji. NASA's Aqua satellite found very cold cloud top temperatures and strong storms.
:: NASA sees Tropical Cyclone Josie crawling south of FijiNASA obtained an infrared look at Tropical Cyclone Josie as it continued moving very slowly south of Fiji. NASA's Aqua satellite found very cold cloud top temperatures and strong storms.
:: NASA selects new technologies for flight tests for future space explorationThrough NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate's Flight Opportunities program, six promising space technologies have been selected to be tested on commercial low-gravity-simulating aircraft and suborbital rockets. The opportunity to fly on these vehicles helps advance technologies closer to practical use by taking them from a laboratory environment to the real world.
:: Nasa sender satellit op for at lede efter nye planeterDTU Space og Danmark har en stor aktie i missionen, hvor man håber at opdage 20.000 exoplaneter.
:: NASA still eyeing ex-Tropical Cyclone Iris' remnantsThe remnant low pressure area that was once Tropical Cyclone Iris continues to linger in the South Pacific Ocean. NASA's Aqua satellite passed over the system and captured a visible image of it.
:: NASA still eyeing ex-Tropical Cyclone Iris' remnantsThe remnant low pressure area that was once Tropical Cyclone Iris continues to linger in the South Pacific Ocean. NASA's Aqua satellite passed over the system and captured a visible image of it.
:: NASA survey seen as steppingstone for astronomyBy studying dust in the habitable zones of nearby stars, the HOSTS Survey is helping to determine how big future telescopes should be, which stars are likely candidates for harboring Earth-like planets and what the average star system looks like.
:: NASA survey seen as steppingstone for astronomyBy studying dust in the habitable zones of nearby stars, the HOSTS Survey is helping to determine how big future telescopes should be, which stars are likely candidates for harboring Earth-like planets and what the average star system looks like.
:: NASA survey seen as steppingstone for astronomyImagine trying to see a firefly next to a distant spotlight, where the beams from the spotlight all but drown out the faint glow from the firefly. Add fog, and both lights are dimmed. Is the glow from the firefly still visible at all?
:: NASA teams study the agency's future in astrophysics; tackle formidable technology challengesWhat does NASA's future look like? Will the next-generation telescope investigate the first black holes in the distant universe or will it look for life on an Earth-like planet light-years away? As in past decades, the agency won't make that decision in a vacuum or without understanding the technical obstacles, which are formidable.
:: NASA Tess spacecraft to prowl for planets as galactic scoutLook up at the sky tonight. Every star you see—plus hundreds of thousands, even millions more—will come under the intense stare of NASA's newest planet hunter.
:: Nasa to launch Tess on hunt for 20,000 new worldsTelescope hitching ride on a SpaceX rocket designed to spot alien worlds If the vagaries of weather and rocket science do not intervene, the most ambitious search for alien worlds around the brightest stars in the sky will begin on Monday with the launch of Nasa’s newest planet-hunting spacecraft. After final preparations at the weekend, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, or Tess, is on c
:: NASA watching stubborn remnants of ex-Tropical Cyclone IrisFormer Tropical Cyclone Iris continues to linger in the Southwestern Pacific Ocean off the coast of Queensland, Australia. NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite passed over the remnants of Iris on April 10.
:: NASA watching stubborn remnants of ex-Tropical Cyclone IrisFormer Tropical Cyclone Iris continues to linger in the Southwestern Pacific Ocean off the coast of Queensland, Australia. NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite passed over the remnants of Iris on April 10.
:: NASA’s incredible exoplanet-hunting telescope is about to launchSpace TESS will give us a new view of our galactic neighborhood. There is some good news on the horizon for astronomers, astrophysicists, planetary geologists, and people who just like learning neat things about far-away worlds. It's…
:: NASA’s incredible exoplanet-hunting telescope is about to launchSpace TESS will give us a new view of our galactic neighborhood. There is some good news on the horizon for astronomers, astrophysicists, planetary geologists, and people who just like learning neat things about far-away worlds. It's…
:: NASA’s New Exoplanet Satellite TESS Could Find Life Close to HomeTESS is designed to find and study the exoplanets closest to Earth.
:: NASA’s New Exoplanet Satellite TESS Could Find Life Close to HomeTESS is designed to find and study the exoplanets closest to Earth.
:: NASA’s new exoplanet-hunting telescope set to launch on MondayThe hunt for exoplanets is getting a new set of eyes. The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is set to launch Monday and could find 20,000 new worlds
:: Nasal mist vaccine suppresses peanut allergy in miceA new research study reports that a vaccine delivered as an ultrafine nasal spray was found to limit or prevent peanut allergy symptoms in mice. This study is the first step in potentially developing a vaccine to treat food allergies in humans.
:: Nasal mist vaccine suppresses peanut allergy in miceA new research study publishedin the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology and supported by FARE reports that a vaccine delivered as an ultrafine nasal spray was found to limit or prevent peanut allergy symptoms in mice. This study, conducted by researchers with the Mary H. Weiser Food Allergy Center at the University of Michigan, is the first step in potentially developing a vaccine to treat
:: NASA's Aqua satellite sees wind shear affecting Tropical Cyclone FakirTropical Cyclone Fakir was southeast of La Reunion Island in the Southern Indian Ocean when NASA's Aqua satellite passed overhead in space. Visible imagery from Aqua showed that wind shear was affecting Fakir.
:: NASA's Got a Plan for a 'Galactic Positioning System' to Save Astronauts Lost in SpaceExotic, ultra-precise pulsing stars would be used to navigate probes and crewed ships through deep space.
:: NASA's GPM catches line of strong storms responsible for tornadoes in eastern USOn Sunday, April 15, a line of strong storms at one point stretched from the Florida Straits below the Florida Keys all the way up the East Coast and into Ohio. The Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM core satellite analyzed the severe storms as it passed overhead. GPM is a joint mission between NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA.
:: NASA's GPM catches line of strong storms responsible for tornadoes in eastern USOn Sunday, April 15, a line of strong storms at one point stretched from the Florida Straits below the Florida Keys all the way up the East Coast and into Ohio. The Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM core satellite analyzed the severe storms as it passed overhead. GPM is a joint mission between NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA.
:: NASA's GPM sees Keni following Tropical Cyclone Josie's trackAnother tropical cyclone called Keni has formed in the South Pacific Ocean between Vanuatu and Fiji and the data from the Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM found heavy rainfall occurring in the new storm.
:: NASA's GPM sees Tropical Cyclone Fakir forming near MadagascarThe southwest Indian Ocean cyclone season started on November 15, 2017 and will officially end on April 30, 2018. A tropical cyclone called Fakir formed on April 23 near northeastern Madagascar and the Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM core satellite looked at the storm's rainfall rates.
:: NASA's Juno mission provides infrared tour of Jupiter's north poleScientists working on NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter shared a 3-D infrared movie depicting densely packed cyclones and anticyclones that permeate the planet's polar regions, and the first detailed view of a dynamo, or engine, powering the magnetic field for any planet beyond Earth. Those are among the items unveiled during the European Geosciences Union General Assembly in Vienna, Austria, on Wedn
:: NASA's new planet-hunter to seek closer, Earth-like worldsNASA is poised to launch a $337 million washing machine-sized spacecraft that aims to vastly expand mankind's search for planets beyond our solar system, particularly closer, Earth-sized ones that might harbor life.
:: Nasa's Tess planet-hunter: What stars sound likeUK astronomer Bill Chaplin demonstrates the noises that stars make and why this is useful to know.
:: Nasa's Tess planet-hunter: What stars sound likeUK astronomer Bill Chaplin demonstrates the noises that stars make and why this is useful to know.
:: NASA's Tess spacecraft embarks on quest to find new planetsNASA's Tess spacecraft embarked Wednesday on a quest to find new worlds around neighboring stars that could support life.
:: Nasa's Tess: Planet-hunting satellite lifts offNasa's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (Tess) searches for new planets.
:: NASA's world tour of the atmosphere reveals surprises along the wayTwo thirds of Earth's surface are covered by water—and two thirds of Earth's atmosphere reside over the oceans, far from land and the traditional ways that people measure the gases and pollutants that cycle through the air and around the globe. While satellites in space measuring the major gases can close some of that gap, it takes an aircraft to find out what's really happening in the chemistry o
:: NASA's world tour of the atmosphere reveals surprises along the wayTwo thirds of Earth's surface are covered by water—and two thirds of Earth's atmosphere reside over the oceans, far from land and the traditional ways that people measure the gases and pollutants that cycle through the air and around the globe. While satellites in space measuring the major gases can close some of that gap, it takes an aircraft to find out what's really happening in the chemistry o
:: National Parkinson’s Awareness Month Interview with Robert Edwards, M.D.Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a chronic, degenerative neurological disorder that affects roughly one in 100 people over the age of 60. With no biomarker or objective test to make a definitive diagnosis, PD has kept researchers searching for clues on how to treat, and hopefully prevent, the disease. April is National Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month, and so we sat down with Dana Alliance member R
:: National Trust needs to be 'radical'The new director-general of the National Trust says the charity needs to reach out to people in urban areas.
:: Nato: Cyberangreb kan udløse musketer-paragrafNato's generalsekretær melder nu ud, at et cyberangreb vil udløse forsvarsalliancens vigtigste artikel: Hvis du angriber en af os, angriber du os alle.
:: Nato: Cyberangreb kan udløse musketer-paragrafNato's generalsekretær melder nu ud, at et cyberangreb vil udløse forsvarsalliancens vigtigste artikel: Hvis du angriber en af os, angriber du os alle.
:: Natural barcodes enable better cell trackingA group of researchers from the Wyss Institute at Harvard University and Harvard Medical School has developed a new genetic analysis technique that harnesses the 10 million small nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) found in the human genome as 'barcodes' to create a faster, cheaper, and simpler way to keep track of pooled cells from multiple individuals during multiplexed experiments, enabling large s
:: Natural barcodes enable better cell trackingResearchers have developed a new genetic analysis technique that harnesses the 10 million small nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) found in the human genome as 'barcodes' to create a faster, cheaper, and simpler way to keep track of pooled cells from multiple individuals during multiplexed experiments, enabling large samples of cells from multiple people to be quickly analyzed for personalized medici
:: Natural disasters in 2017 cost record $144 bn: Swiss ReThe cost of natural diasters hit a record $144 billion (117 billion euros) last year, a study from one of the world's top reinsurance firms, Swiss Re, said Tuesday.
:: Natural selection gave a freediving people in Southeast Asia bigger spleensBajau Diving Sea SpleensThe Bajau people of Southeast Asia, known as Sea Nomads, spend their whole lives at sea, working eight-hour diving shifts with traditional equipment and short breaks to catch fish and shellfish for their families. Researchers now report that the extraordinary diving abilities of the Bajau may be thanks in part to their unusually large spleens, a rare example of natural selection in modern humans.
:: Natural selection gave a freediving people in Southeast Asia bigger spleensThe Bajau people of Southeast Asia, known as Sea Nomads, spend their whole lives at sea, working eight-hour diving shifts with traditional equipment and short breaks to catch fish and shellfish for their families. In a study published April 19 in the journal Cell, researchers report that the extraordinary diving abilities of the Bajau may be thanks in part to their unusually large spleens, a rare
:: NATure of actin amino-terminal acetylation [Biochemistry]Actins constitute a highly structurally conserved family of proteins found in virtually all eukaryotic cells, in which they participate in processes such as production of contractile force, structural stabilization of the cell, cell motility, endocytosis, and exocytosis (1). The actin monomer, or G-actin, has a nucleotide-binding cleft separating two large…
:: Nature-based solutions can prevent $50 billion in Gulf Coast flood damagesWhile coastal development and climate change are increasing the risk of flooding for communities along the US Gulf Coast, restoration of marshes and oyster reefs are among the most cost-effective solutions for reducing those risks, according to a new study.
:: Nature-based solutions can prevent $50 billion in Gulf Coast flood damagesWhile coastal development and climate change are increasing the risk of flooding for communities along the U.S. Gulf Coast, restoration of marshes and oyster reefs are among the most cost-effective solutions for reducing those risks, according to a new study.
:: Nature-based solutions can prevent $50 billion in Gulf Coast flood damagesWhile coastal development and climate change are increasing the risk of flooding for communities along the US Gulf Coast, restoration of marshes and oyster reefs are among the most cost-effective solutions for reducing those risks, according to a new study.
:: Nazi Germany's Most High-Tech Submarine Found 73 Years After It Was Blown UpThe deadly quiet, superfast U-boat was sunk by an Allied aerial assault on May 6, 1945.
:: Nazi legacy found in Norwegian treesThe chemical fog used to hide the Tirpitz battleship in WWII stunted the growth of trees.
:: Neanderthals cared for each other and survived into old age – new researchWhen we think of Neanderthals, we often imagine these distant ancestors of ours to be rather brutish, dying at a young age and ultimately becoming extinct. But new findings show that at least some of these ancient Neanderthals survived into old age – despite suffering from sickness or diseases.
:: Neanderthals cared for each other and survived into old age – new researchWhen we think of Neanderthals, we often imagine these distant ancestors of ours to be rather brutish, dying at a young age and ultimately becoming extinct. But new findings show that at least some of these ancient Neanderthals survived into old age – despite suffering from sickness or diseases.
:: Neddylation mediates ventricular chamber maturation through repression of Hippo signaling [Physiology]During development, ventricular chamber maturation is a crucial step in the formation of a functionally competent postnatal heart. Defects in this process can lead to left ventricular noncompaction cardiomyopathy and heart failure. However, molecular mechanisms underlying ventricular chamber development remain incompletely understood. Neddylation is a posttranslational modification that attaches u
:: Need a new look? Facebook’s AI fashion designer has some ideasFacebook has built an AI fashion designer that is intended to be truly creative. It has designed more than 1000 handbags, jumpers and T-shirts
:: Negative fateful life events and the brains of middle-aged menConflict, a death in the family, financial hardship and serious medical crises are all associated with accelerated physical aging. In a new study, researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine found that such negative fateful life events — or FLEs — appear to also specifically accelerate aging in the brain.
:: Negative fateful life events and the brains of middle-aged menConflict, a death in the family, financial hardship and serious medical crises are all associated with accelerated physical aging. In a new study, researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine found that such negative fateful life events — or FLEs — appear to also specifically accelerate aging in the brain.
:: Negative regulator of E2F transcription factors links cell cycle checkpoint and DNA damage repair [Plant Biology]DNA damage poses a serious threat to genome integrity and greatly affects growth and development. To maintain genome stability, all organisms have evolved elaborate DNA damage response mechanisms including activation of cell cycle checkpoints and DNA repair. Here, we show that the DNA repair protein SNI1, a subunit of the…
:: Negative regulator of E2F transcription factors links cell cycle checkpoint and DNA damage repair [Plant Biology]DNA damage poses a serious threat to genome integrity and greatly affects growth and development. To maintain genome stability, all organisms have evolved elaborate DNA damage response mechanisms including activation of cell cycle checkpoints and DNA repair. Here, we show that the DNA repair protein SNI1, a subunit of the…
:: Neither Precise Nor Proportionate“Precise and proportionate,” is how Secretary of Defense James Mattis described the recent shower of missiles that fell on three targets in Syria. Precise, possibly, although anyone who has dealt with them knows that smart weapons often do dumb things. But proportionate? On that one we should trust the words of poets, not generals: Avenge! No such revenge – revenge for the blood of a little child
:: Nemours study highlights psychological and social barriers to treating childhood obesityChildren whose families have elevated psychological and social risks, including child behavior problems, parent mental health issues, and family financial difficulties, were more likely to drop out of weight management treatment and less likely to have an improvement in weight status.
:: Nemours study highlights psychological and social barriers to treating childhood obesityChildren whose families have elevated psychological and social risks, including child behavior problems, parent mental health issues, and family financial difficulties, were more likely to drop out of weight management treatment and less likely to have an improvement in weight status.
:: Neolithic surgeons might have practiced their skull-drilling techniques on cowsScience Trepanation may not have been limited to humans. Bovine brain surgery is pretty rare. So if you were visiting the Neolithic dig site at Champ-Durand in France and you found a roughly 5,200 year-old cow skull with a…
:: Nest Cam Baby Monitor: How to Make It SecureA few ways to help keep the footage of your kids away from mean old hackers.
:: Nest Cam Baby Monitor: How to Make It SecureA few ways to help keep the footage of your kids away from mean old hackers.
:: Netanyahu's Incredible Flip-Flop on African MigrantsIsraeli Benjamin NetanyahuUpdated April 3 at 10:05 a.m. EST Benjamin Netanyahu made two major announcements on Monday, completely reversing his administration’s policy on the roughly 40,000 African asylum-seekers in Israel—twice. First, the Israeli prime minister declared that he had scrapped a plan to deport these migrants to third-party countries such as Rwanda or Uganda, instead taking in as many as 16,000 and routing
:: Netanyahu's Incredible Flip-Flop on African MigrantsIsraeli Benjamin NetanyahuUpdated April 3 at 10:05 a.m. EST Benjamin Netanyahu made two major announcements on Monday, completely reversing his administration’s policy on the roughly 40,000 African asylum-seekers in Israel—twice. First, the Israeli prime minister declared that he had scrapped a plan to deport these migrants to third-party countries such as Rwanda or Uganda, instead taking in as many as 16,000 and routing
:: Netflix is proving to be a tough act for copycats to followNetflix's video-streaming service has been thriving for so long that other companies are striving to duplicate its success in other kinds of digital entertainment and content.
:: Netflix Is Suddenly a Huge Political Issue in BrazilIn April 2016, Netflix announced it had greenlit a fictional television series based on a very large, very much ongoing corruption investigation in Brazil. Titled O Mecanismo , or “The Mechanism,” the show, which debuted in March, follows a team of federal police investigators working to uncover a multi-billion-dollar kickback scheme implicating much of Brazil’s political and economic elite. Lava
:: Netflix Is Suddenly a Huge Political Issue in BrazilIn April 2016, Netflix announced it had greenlit a fictional television series based on a very large, very much ongoing corruption investigation in Brazil. Titled O Mecanismo , or “The Mechanism,” the show, which debuted in March, follows a team of federal police investigators working to uncover a multi-billion-dollar kickback scheme implicating much of Brazil’s political and economic elite. Lava
:: Neural Circuit of Parental Behavior Mapped in MiceThis is the first time the precise brain cells and their connections controlling a complex behavior have been worked out.
:: Neural network trained to assess fire effectsSkoltech's Aeronet Lab has developed an algorithm that makes it possible to analyze satellite images of areas affected by fires and other natural disasters and to make a quick assessment of the economic damage. The algorithm is based on machine learning and computer vision.
:: Neural precursors of future liking and affective reciprocity [Neuroscience]Why do certain group members end up liking each other more than others? How does affective reciprocity arise in human groups? The prediction of interpersonal sentiment has been a long-standing pursuit in the social sciences. We combined fMRI and longitudinal social network data to test whether newly acquainted group members’…
:: Neurodegenerative diseases: Deadly dropletsLudwig-Maximilians-Universitaet in Munich researchers have characterized the mechanism that initiates the pathological aggregation of the protein FUS, which plays a central role in two distinct neurodegenerative diseases.
:: Neurons derived from super-obese people respond differently to appetite hormonesScientists have successfully generated hypothalamic-like neurons from human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) taken from the blood and skin cells of super-obese individuals and people with a normal body weight. The researchers found that the brain cells derived from the super obese were more likely to dysregulate hormones related to feeding behavior and hunger, as well as obesity-related gen
:: Neurons derived from super-obese people respond differently to appetite hormonesUS scientists have successfully generated hypothalamic-like neurons from human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) taken from the blood and skin cells of super-obese individuals and people with a normal body weight. The researchers found that the brain cells derived from the super obese were more likely to dysregulate hormones related to feeding behavior and hunger, as well as obesity-related
:: Neuroscience In the GalleryThe Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience is seeking entries for a competition that celebrates visual art inspired by the brain — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
:: Neuroscientist Gregory Berns: ‘Studying dogs is way more enjoyable than studying humans’The US researcher on exploring the bond between dogs and humans and why animal testing needs to be questioned Gregory Berns is a distinguished professor of neuroeconomics at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. His current work involves taking brain scans of dogs to probe what goes on between canine ears, as well as using scanning techniques to probe the connections within brains of dead animals,
:: Neuroscientist Gregory Berns: ‘Studying dogs is way more enjoyable than studying humans’The US researcher on exploring the bond between dogs and humans and why animal testing needs to be questioned Gregory Berns is a distinguished professor of neuroeconomics at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. His current work involves taking brain scans of dogs to probe what goes on between canine ears, as well as using scanning techniques to probe the connections within brains of dead animals,
:: Neurosurgeon Eric Leuthardt: ‘An interface between mind and machine will happen’The US researcher – and sci-fi author – on how brain implants will drive the next turning point in human evolution Dr Eric C Leuthardt, 45, is a neurosurgeon at Washington University in St Louis. He is also the co-founder of NeuroLutions, a research laboratory developing direct interfaces between mind and computer . Leuthardt is pioneering the use of electrical brain implants to help restore motor
:: Neutrinos from the big bang influence where galaxies form todayJust after the big bang, waves of neutrinos and other matter raced across the cosmos. Those neutrinos reached forward in time to dictate where galaxies form now
:: Neutrinos from the big bang influence where galaxies form todayJust after the big bang, waves of neutrinos and other matter raced across the cosmos. Those neutrinos reached forward in time to dictate where galaxies form now
:: Neutrons provide insights into increased performance for hybrid perovskite solar cellsNeutron scattering at Oak Ridge National Laboratory has revealed, in real time, the fundamental mechanisms behind the conversion of sunlight into energy in hybrid perovskite materials. A better understanding of this behavior will enable manufacturers to design solar cells with significantly increased efficiency.
:: Neutrons provide insights into increased performance for hybrid perovskite solar cellsNeutron scattering has revealed, in real time, the fundamental mechanisms behind the conversion of sunlight into energy in hybrid perovskite materials. A better understanding of this behavior will enable manufacturers to design solar cells with increased efficiency.
:: Neutrons provide insights into increased performance for hybrid perovskite solar cellsNeutron scattering has revealed, in real time, the fundamental mechanisms behind the conversion of sunlight into energy in hybrid perovskite materials. A better understanding of this behavior will enable manufacturers to design solar cells with significantly increased efficiency.
:: New actors identified in atherosclerosisStroke and heart attack are the leading cause of death in the Western world. Würzburg scientists have used a special technique to get a clearer picture of the cells involved and their activity.
:: New actors identified in atherosclerosisStroke and heart attack are the leading cause of death in the Western world. Würzburg scientists have used a special technique to get a clearer picture of the cells involved and their activity.
:: New advances in the fight against cancerResearch into cancer can provide new insight into how this disease works and how it can be stopped. The Experimental Biology 2018 meeting (EB 2018) will showcase innovative research that could lead to new ways to treat and prevent cancer.
:: New affordable hepatitis C combination treatment shows 97 percent cure rateThe sofosbuvir/ravidasvir combination treatment for hepatitis C has been shown to be safe and effective, with extremely high cure rates, according to interim results from the Phase II/III STORM-C-1 trial presented by DNDi at the International Liver Conference in Paris.
:: New algorithm could add life to bridgesA new algorithm developed by the University of Surrey could help structural engineers better monitor the health of bridges and alert them to when they need repair faster.
:: New algorithm enables data integration at single-cell resolutionA team of computational biologists has developed an algorithm that can 'align' multiple sequencing datasets with single-cell resolution. The new method has implications for better understanding how different groups of cells change during disease progression, in response to drug treatment, or across evolution.
:: New algorithm enables data integration at single-cell resolutionA team of computational biologists has developed an algorithm that can 'align' multiple sequencing datasets with single-cell resolution. The new method has implications for better understanding how different groups of cells change during disease progression, in response to drug treatment, or across evolution.
:: New algorithm enables data integration at single-cell resolutionA team of computational biologists has developed an algorithm that can 'align' multiple sequencing datasets with single-cell resolution. The new method has implications for better understanding how different groups of cells change during disease progression, in response to drug treatment, or across evolution.
:: New algorithm enables data integration at single-cell resolutionA team of computational biologists has developed an algorithm that can 'align' multiple sequencing datasets with single-cell resolution. The new method, published today in the journal Nature Biotechnology, has implications for better understanding how different groups of cells change during disease progression, in response to drug treatment, or across evolution.
:: New ancestor of modern sea turtles found in AlabamaA sea turtle discovered in Alabama is a new species from the Late Cretaceous epoch, according to a new study.
:: New ant species from Borneo explodes to defend its colonyAmongst the countless fascinating plants and animals inhabiting the tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia, there are the spectacular "exploding ants", a group of arboreal, canopy dwelling ants nicknamed for their unique defensive behaviour.
:: New ant species from Borneo explodes to defend its colonyWhen their colony is threatened by an intruder, workers of a newly discovered species of ant can actually tear their own body apart, in order to release toxins and either kill or hold off the enemy. Discovered by an interdisciplinary team of researchers from Austria, Thailand and Brunei, the new species is the first of the so-called 'exploding ants' to be described since 1935. The study is publish
:: New bioinformatics tool identifies and classifies CRISPR-Cas systemsDesigned to improve the utility and availability of increasingly diverse CRISPR-Cas genome editing systems, the new CRISPRdisco automated pipeline helps researchers identify CRISPR repeats and cas genes in genome assemblies. The freely available software provides standardized, high throughput analytical methods that detect CRISPR repeats and accurately assign class, type, and subtypes, as describe
:: New bioinformatics tool identifies and classifies CRISPR-Cas systemsDesigned to improve the utility and availability of increasingly diverse CRISPR-Cas genome editing systems, the new CRISPRdisco automated pipeline helps researchers identify CRISPR repeats and cas genes in genome assemblies.
:: New biological research framework for Alzheimer's seeks to spur discoveryThe research community now has a biomarker-based construct for Alzheimer's which could result in a more precise and faster approach to testing drug and other interventions.
:: New bird-of-paradise has killer dance movesOrnithologists have classified the Vogelkop superb bird-of-paradise as its own species after recognizing differences in two similar-looking kinds of the birds. For years, people mistook the Vogelkop superb bird-of-paradise for the wider spread and closely related Superb Bird-of-Paradise. “After you see what the Vogelkop form looks like and acts like in the wild, there’s little room for doubt that
:: New blood pressure guidelines could put lives at risk, say expertsA new report in JAMA Internal Medicine by University of Sydney and Bond University scholars weighs the risks and benefits of a recent change to blood pressure guidelines in the US.