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Interstellar cloud mapped by listening to its magnetic wavesMagnetic waves vibrating through an interstellar cloud called Musca reveal its 3D shape. We though it was long and thin, but it’s actually flat like a pancake
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Latest Science News — ScienceDaily
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Untangling brain neuron dysfunction in Parkinson's disease and dementia with Lewy bodiesIn Parkinson's disease and dementia with Lewy bodies, pathological aggregates of misfolded alpha-synuclein protein develop in brain neurons. Researchers have now described changes in hippocampal neurons early after the aggregates begin to appear. This understanding, combined with further exploration of the mechanisms underlying the neuronal changes, could point to novel therapeutic treatments to p
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Futurity.org
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Super low sounds let scientists monitor far-off volcanoesInfrasound sensors, which detect sound waves with frequencies below the lower limit of human hearing, can also track volcanic eruptions in remote locations, a new case study suggests. As part of the United Nations’ Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, an International Monitoring System was built to detect any nuclear explosion on Earth—underground, underwater, or in the atmosphere. Within that
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Satellite images reveal how powerful North Korea’s nukes areStudying pictures of North Korea's nuclear test site has let researchers calculate its weapons are about 10 times more powerful than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima
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New Scientist – News
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A plague from South Korea is killing frogs and toads worldwideThe world’s amphibians are dying in swathes because of the lethal chytrid fungus, and it seems the epidemic had its origins on the Korean peninsula
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EurekAlert! – Breaking News

Eurovision Song Contest associated with increase in life satisfactionParticipating in the Eurovision Song Contest may be linked to an increase in a nation's life satisfaction, according to new research.
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Latest Science News — ScienceDaily
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New tool analyzes disease and drug effects with unprecedented accuracy and consistencyA new protein analysis tool could increase the quality and accuracy of medical diagnosis and quicken the pace of pharmaceutical development.
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Latest Science News — ScienceDaily
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Chemists develop molecular switch for on-demand cargo releaseChemists have found a molecular switch such that two compounds that would readily react with each other can be in the same solution, separated by a very thin membrane and kept from reacting with each other until a molecular switch is thrown.
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Prenatal marijuana use can affect infant size, behavior, study findsSmoking during pregnancy has well-documented negative effects on birth weight in infants and is linked to several childhood health problems. Now, researchers have found that prenatal marijuana use also can have consequences on infants' weight and can influence behavior problems, especially when combined with tobacco use.
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Scientists uncover brain circuits behind putting up a fight or freezing in placeIn a study of mice, researchers describe a new circuit involved in fine-tuning the brain's decision either to hide or confront threats.
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How do public 'report cards' affect physicians' treatment decisions?A new survey finds that two-thirds of interventional cardiologists have avoided potentially lifesaving procedures for high-risk patients when results are publicly reported.
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Depleted metabolic enzymes promote tumor growth in kidney cancerBy integrating data on the function of essential metabolic enzymes with genetic, protein, and metabolic abnormalities associated with 'clear cell' renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC), researchers have determined that enzymes important in multiple pathways are universally depleted in ccRCC tumors. Kidney cancer, one of the ten most prevalent malignancies in the world, has increased in incidence over the l
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Patients who have had an irregular heart beat can't ever be considered 'cured'Patients with an abnormal heart rhythm that can leave them at a higher risk of suffering from stroke still need treatment even after their heart rhythm seems to have returned to normal, say researchers.
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Levitation yields better neutron-lifetime measurementBeing repulsive can have its advantages. In the case of an experiment at Los Alamos National Laboratory's linear accelerator, a repulsive magnetic field and a clever detector system are allowing ultracold neutrons to be levitated so their actual lifetimes can be more accurately measured.
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Profiling extreme beams: Scientists devise new diagnostic for particle acceleratorsThe world's cutting-edge particle accelerators are pushing the extremes in high-brightness beams and ultrashort pulses to explore matter in new ways. To optimize their performance — and to prepare for next-generation facilities that will push these extremes further — scientists have devised a new tool that can measure how bright these beams are, even for pulses that last only quadrillionths or e
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A European origin for leprosy?New research by an international team has revealed that there was much more diversity in the leprosy strains circulating in Medieval Europe than previously thought. This finding, based on the sequencing of 10 new ancient genomes from the leprosy-causing bacterium Mycobacterium leprae, complicates prior assumptions about the origin and spread of the disease, and also includes the oldest M. leprae g
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What gives bees their sweet tooth?Scientists have discovered bees linger on a flower, emptying it of nectar, because they have sugar-sensing taste neurons which work together to prolong the pleasure of the sweetness.
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Shooting the Achilles heel of drug-resistant cancerCancer cells that develop resistance to drugs, also develop a new vulnerability. If this can be identified, it may be exploited clinically. A team of cancer researchers has now exposed this acquired vulnerability in melanoma that has developed resistance to treatment with BRAF-inhibitors. The team then developed a new therapeutic strategy to selectively kill the drug-resistant cancer cells.
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Futurity.org
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Want to look cool in photos? Crack a smileThe difference in appearing cool or not can hinge on something as simple as a smile, new research suggests. Caleb Warren, assistant professor of marketing in the University of Arizona’s Eller College of Management, has spent his career trying to answer the question: What makes things and people cool? When he started his research, many assumed that the way to become cool was by being different or
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Science : NPR
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Massive Eradication Effort Ends Rodents' Reign Of Terror On Forbidding IsleSince humans came to South Georgia Island centuries ago, rats have terrorized rare native birds. But an ambitious project, using some plucky canine aides, has cleared the frigid wilderness. (Image credit: Oliver Prince/Courtesy of South Georgia Heritage Trust)
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Futurity.org
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Marijuana during pregnancy may result in smaller babiesMarijuana use during pregnancy may have consequences for infants’ weight and behavior, particularly in combination with tobacco use. Smoking during pregnancy has well-documented negative effects on birth weight in infants and is linked to several childhood health problems. Now, researchers at the University at Buffalo Research Institute on Addictions have found that prenatal marijuana use also ca
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Futurity.org
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Evidence shows animals can play back memoriesResearchers have found the first evidence that non-human animals can mentally replay past events from memory. The discovery could help advance the development of new drugs to treat Alzheimer’s disease. “The reason we’re interested in animal memory isn’t only to understand animals, but rather to develop new models of memory that match up with the types of memory impaired in human diseases such as
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Futurity.org
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5 tips—and a new device—to keep your credit card safeResearchers have teamed up with the New York City Police Department’s Financial Crimes Task Force to deploy the “Skim Reaper,” a device that instantly detects the presence of a credit card skimmer, allowing law enforcement and merchants to take action before the theft of card’s data. Credit card skimmers are electronic devices criminals stick on ATMs and gas pumps to secretly suck up your sensiti
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Family doctors could better detect child neglect with increased dental health trainingNew research now suggests that GPs lack the awareness and training to identify dental neglect in children, and therefore could miss the opportunity to share potential cases of wider abuse or neglect to other health and welfare professionals. The study in The British Dental Journal was led by Sascha Colgan, consultant GP and visiting researcher at the University of Southampton in the UK, and was pu
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Aggression at work can lead to 'vicious circle' of misconductNew research led by the University of East Anglia reveals that frequently being the target of workplace aggression not only affects the victim's health but can also cause them to behave badly towards others. Workplace aggression is a significant issue particularly in the healthcare sector, where nurses can be targeted by both their colleagues and co-workers through bullying, and by patients and th
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New link between gut microbiome and artery hardening discoveredThe level of diversity of the 'good bacteria' in our digestive systems has been found to be linked to a feature of cardiovascular disease — hardening of the arteries — in new research by experts at the University of Nottingham and King's College London.
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Hostile teachers can lose students 5 percent on test scoresTeachers who antagonize their students by belittling them, showing favoritism, or criticizing their contributions can damage their learning potential, a new study warns.
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Big Think
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VR vs AR: What's the difference?What's the difference between VR and AR? Find out what they are and what these emerging technologies are being used for around the world. Read More
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Latest Science News — ScienceDaily
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Making next-generation preconception screening a reality for parentsFor those planning to become parents, advances in sequencing technologies could make preconception carrier screening more useful by looking at a much broader set of genes. A recent clinical study uncovered genetic variants that more targeted panels might have missed, but researchers believe interpretation challenges remain before this technology becomes more broadly available.
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Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories
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Hostile teachers can lose students 5 percent on test scoresTeachers who antagonize their students by belittling them, showing favoritism, or criticizing their contributions can damage their learning potential, a new study warns.
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Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories
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Aggression at work can lead to 'vicious circle' of misconductNew research led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) reveals that frequently being the target of workplace aggression not only affects the victim's health but can also cause them to behave badly towards others.
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The Atlantic
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The Atlantic Daily: Begin to ImagineWhat We’re Following Nuclear Negotiations: President Trump announced that he will hold talks with North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un, on June 12 in Singapore. The location has no symbolic connection to the Korean War or to the North Korean nuclear program, making it a safe diplomatic choice if not an especially striking one. Meanwhile, critics of the Iran nuclear deal say the U.S.’s withdrawal cou
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Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories
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News Corp reports loss on writedowns, weakness in newspapersRupert Murdoch's newspaper-focused News Corp on Thursday reported a loss in the past quarter, as results were hit by a writedown in the value of its Australian television operations and declines in print advertising revenues.
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White House cancels NASA program on greenhouse gas: reportThe White House has "quietly killed" a $10-million per year NASA program that tracks carbon and methane, key greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming, the journal Science said Thursday.
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How turning down the heat makes a baby turtle maleBoy or girl? For those who want to influence their baby's sex, superstition and folk wisdom offer no shortage of advice whose effectiveness is questionable at best—from what to eat to when to make love. But some animals have a technique backed by scientific proof: In turtles and other reptiles, whether an egg hatches male or female depends on the temperature of its nest.
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NYT > Science
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Trilobites: Frog-Killing Fungus Found to Have Origins on Korean PeninsulaBy studying a wide range of samples from all over the planet, researchers say the rise of global trade helped spread the disease that has wiped out many amphibians.
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NYT > Science
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Charlie Russell, Who Befriended Bears, Dies at 76Mr. Russell challenged conventional, fear-based ideas of bear management by going to live among black bears in a remote part of Russia.
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Popular Science
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Your forearm is a great place to grow a new earHealth A soldier who lost her left ear in an accident just got a handy replacement. Army private Shamika Burrage was lucky to survive a motor vehicle accident two years ago in Texas, but she lost her entire left ear in the process. Now a new, unorthodox…
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EurekAlert! – Breaking News
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New study finds ginger proven to treat vomiting in children with acute gastroenteritisResearchers presenting at the 51st ESPGHAN Annual Meeting have today revealed the results of a new study which proves the efficacy and effectiveness of using ginger to treat vomiting in children with acute gastroenteritis — one of the most common conditions resulting in admission to pediatric emergency departments.
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Half of all young children with a rare inherited liver disease need a liver transplantAn international research team has today reported the first results of a study investigating the natural history of progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC) — a rare genetic liver disease that predominantly affects children. Most alarmingly, the team reported that, by the age of 10 years, approximately half of the children with two different forms of PFIC had already received a liver
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Jupiter and Venus Squeeze Earth's OrbitSediment records have confirmed that Jupiter and Venus change the Earth's orbit from virtually circular to noticeably elliptical and back every 405,000 years. Christopher Intagliata reports. — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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A deadly frog-killing fungus probably originated in East AsiaThe disastrous form of Bd chytrid fungus could have popped up just 50 to 120 years ago.
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BBC News – Science & Environment
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Origins of amphibian-killing fungus uncoveredA deadly fungus that has devastated amphibian populations worldwide probably originated in East Asia, new research suggests.
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The Atlantic
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The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Singapore Fling-Written by Elaine Godfrey ( @elainejgodfrey ) Today in 5 Lines Shortly after greeting three American prisoners just released from North Korea, President Trump announced that he will meet with Kim Jong Un on June 12 in Singapore. The summit will be the first meeting between a sitting U.S. president and North Korean leader. In an interview with NBC News, Vice President Mike Pence said he wants Spe
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The Atlantic
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Spotify's Lonely Stance Against Alleged AbuseR. Kelly Spotify“With all artists who have challenges, I believe it’s about the music,” Thea Mitchem, a New York radio programmer, told Billboard recently about her station’s decision to play the song “Sad!” by XXXTentacion. Artists who have challenges is a euphemism, and the challenges in his particular case are accusations that XXXTentacion had beaten his then-pregnant girlfriend. The fact that the 20-year-old
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NYT > Science
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Stanley Falkow, Who Saw How Bacteria Cause Disease, Dies at 84He found resistance to antibiotics spreading among bacteria and was hailed for his discoveries, though a Nobel Prize eluded him. (Not that he wanted one.)
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BBC News – Science & Environment
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Red tide: Electric blue waves wash California shoreGlowing blue algae have transformed California's coast.
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Latest Science News — ScienceDaily
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Researchers hide information in plain textComputer scientists have invented FontCode, a way to embed hidden information in ordinary text by imperceptibly changing the shapes of fonts in text. The hidden information persists even when documents or images with perturbed texts are printed or converted to another file type. Method could prevent document tampering, protect copyrights, as well as embed QR codes and other metadata without alteri
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Latest Science News — ScienceDaily
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A holistic approach for mycetoma managementMycetoma, a neglected tropical disease, can cause severe disfigurement and disability if not treated early. A holistic, community-based approach to detection and case management is effective at boosting disease prognoses, researchers now report.
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Latest Science News — ScienceDaily
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Food-carrying ants use collective problem solving to get through or around obstaclesAnts working together to carry a large piece of food get around obstacles by switching between two types of motion: one that favors squeezing the morsel through a hole and another to seek a path around the barrier.
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Video of moving discs reconstructed from rat retinal neuron signalsUsing machine-learning techniques, a research team has reconstructed a short movie of small, randomly moving discs from signals produced by rat retinal neurons.
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Big Think
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Can A.I. remove human bias from the hiring process?AI may help organizations overcome unconscious biases in hiring and increase diversity. Read More
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Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories
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SpaceX to launch next-gen reuseable Falcon 9 rocketSpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5SpaceX on Thursday prepared to launch its new Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket, which the California-based company promises to be more powerful and easier to re-use.
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Apple, Goldman Sachs collaborating on credit card: reportApple Goldman SachsApple is working with financial giant Goldman Sachs on a credit card that would carry the iPhone maker's digital wallet logo, according to a report Thursday in the Wall Street Journal.
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Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories
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Under-threat DR Congo national park bans tree-fellingThe threatened Virunga National Park in DR Congo announced on Thursday it has banned the felling of trees throughout the nature reserve.
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Death Dealer painting outshines Superman comic at auctionSuperman may be the Man of Steel, but he's no Death Dealer.
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How turning down the heat makes a baby turtle maleScientists have started to crack the 50-year-old puzzle of how temperature turns baby turtles male or female. In a study in the journal Science, researchers show that cooler egg incubation temperatures turn up a key gene called Kdm6b in the turtle's immature sex organs. This in turn acts as a biological 'on' switch, activating other genes that allow testes to develop without altering the underlyin
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EurekAlert! – Breaking News

Oral antibiotics may raise risk of kidney stonesPediatric researchers have found that children and adults treated with some oral antibiotics have a significantly higher risk of developing kidney stones. This is the first time that these medicines have been linked to this condition. The strongest risks appeared at younger ages and among patients most recently exposed to antibiotics.
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Oral antibiotics linked to increased kidney stone riskThe potential to promote antibiotic resistance in bacteria isn't the only reason to avoid using antibiotics when possible. A new study reveals that antibiotics are also linked with an increased risk of developing kidney stones, with the greatest risk among children. The findings appear in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
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Aluminum production could get much better for the environmentApple Alcoa Rio TintoTechnology The breakthrough is great news for your gadgets A new way of smelting aluminum releases oxygen, not carbon dioxide.
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Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories
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Nanodiamonds are foreverSay goodbye to the slogan "diamonds are forever." For industries that use dry lubricant, the up-and-coming phrase is more likely to be "broken nanodiamonds are forever."
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Kilauea and the Implacable Power of Volcanic LavaThe Hawaiian volcano continues to erupt. There’s not much anyone can do about it except watch.
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Nanodiamonds are foreverArgonne researchers have created a self-generating, very-low-friction dry lubricant that lasts so long it could almost be confused with forever.
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Heat and sound wave interactions in solids could run engines, refrigeratorsA solid can serve as a medium for heat and sound wave interactions just like a fluid does for thermoacoustic engines and refrigerators — resulting in leak-free machines that can stay operating longer.
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Ancient skull shows early 'baleen whale' had teethToday's baleen whales (Mysticetes) support their massive bodies by filtering huge volumes of small prey from seawater using comb-like baleen in their mouths. But new evidence based on careful analysis of a 34-million-year-old whale skull from Antarctica — the second-oldest 'baleen' whale ever found — suggests that early whales actually didn't have baleen. Their had well-developed gums and teeth,
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A new puzzle piece to control the aging and age-related diseasesScientists have made a basic discovery of how the cellular functions are connected to control aging. The study shows that an increasingly deteriorating communication between the cells' organelles is an important cause of aging.
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Molecule could improve memory, reduce Alzheimer's degradation, study findsSERCA activator may improve memory and cognition for Alzheimer's patients by preserving calcium ion balance in neurons and offering a new therapeutic strategy for neurodegeneration drug development.
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Purple districts elect the most extreme legislators, driving polarizationSo-called purple voting districts that change hands between Republicans and Democrats — rather than reliably conservative and liberal districts — are an underappreciated source of rising political polarization in state legislatures, according to a study led by a Princeton University researcher.
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Would video games be better if you could play as yourself? Well, not exactlyA new study shows no gender difference or negative effect on a video game player's performance or subjective involvement based on whether a photorealistic avatar looked like them or like their friend.
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Brain-computer interface based on mutual learning helps tetraplegics in avatar raceBrain-computer interfaces (BCIs) are seen as a potential means by which severely physically impaired individuals can regain control of their environment, but establishing such an interface is not trivial. A new study suggests the most dramatic improvements in computer-augmented performance are likely to occur when both human and machine are allowed to learn.
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Discovery of how HIV hedges its bets opens the door to new therapiesHIV covers its bases in a volatile environment by generating both active and dormant infections. But if the virus is randomly switching between these two fates, how does it ever commit to remaining in one state? New research has now answered this longstanding question and potentially uncovered how biological systems make such decisions.
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Neglected atom has top properties for atomic clocksLike watchmakers choosing superior materials to build a fine timepiece, physicists have singled out an atom that could allow us to build better atomic clocks.
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YouTube videos help researchers study dog bitesResearchers have turned to the popular video-sharing site YouTube to study the complex issue of dog bites.
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Boosting the effects of vitamin D to tackle diabetesA new study suggests new approach for treating type 2 diabetes and other diseases, including cancer.
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15-minute 'daily mile' could enhance health of the world's childrenPolicymakers should consider introducing The Daily Mile to improve the health and fitness of schoolchildren around the world, according to new research.
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Strain improves performance of atomically thin semiconductor materialMaterials scientists show conclusively for the first time that the properties of atomically thin materials can be mechanically manipulated to enhance their performance. The finding could lead to faster computer processors and more efficient optical sensors.
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How the power of mathematics can help assess lung functionResearchers have developed a new computational way of analyzing X-ray images of lungs, which could herald a breakthrough in the diagnosis and assessment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and other lung diseases.
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Flexible work arrangements reduce wage gap for mothersAccess to flexible work arrangements reduces the wage gap for mothers compared to women who don't have children, new research suggests.
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Live Science
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This Huge, Ancient Whale Would Have Ripped You to ShredsLlanocetus denticrenatus lived about 34 million years ago. It was big. It was an early ancestor of modern humpbacks and blue whales. And it had teeth.
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Trump White House axes Nasa research into greenhouse gas cutsCutting Nasa's research jeopardises the ability to measure climate change progress, a journal reveals.
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Most oncologists have discussed medical marijuana with patientsData from a new survey show that as many as 80 percent of oncologists have discussed medical marijuana use with their patients. According to the authors, this is the first nationally-representative survey to examine oncologists' practices and beliefs on the subject since the implementation of state medical marijuana laws. The research published online today in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
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Untangling brain neuron dysfunction in Parkinson's disease and dementia with Lewy bodiesIn Parkinson's disease and dementia with Lewy bodies, pathological aggregates of misfolded alpha-synuclein protein develop in brain neurons. Researchers have now described changes in hippocampal neurons early after the aggregates begin to appear. This understanding, combined with further exploration of the mechanisms underlying the neuronal changes, could point to novel therapeutic treatments to p
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Record Heat In The Gulf Fueled Hurricane Harvey's DelugeNew research shows how scorching temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico led to massive rainfall when the storm hit last year. The findings also suggest global warming will make the problem worse. (Image credit: Getty Images)
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2018 World Science FestivalThe annual World Science Festival is back in New York City, starting May 29 and continuing until June 3. Since 2008, the week-long festival has collectively drawn over 2.5 million visitors from all over the world with the mission of cultivating a general public informed and inspired by science. Offering an exciting series of programs featuring experts spanning science and the arts, the World Scie
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Democrats have released thousands of Russian-linked Facebook adsFacebook Russian US
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Nuclear Bomb Test Moved North Korea MountainSatellite images give scientists an idea of the aftereffects of North Korea's latest nuclear test.
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First 3-D map of a gas cloud in space shows it’s flat like a pancakeAn interstellar gas cloud dubbed the Dark Doodad Nebula looks like a wispy, thin cylinder. But it’s actually a flat sheet.
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Ultrasonic Waves Are Everywhere. Can You Hear Them?There are horrible sounds all around us that most people cannot hear but some people can. And scientists don't know how bad the problem is.
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Live Science
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Why Are People Still Getting Sick from the E. Coli Romaine Outbreak?The E. coli outbreak tied to romaine lettuce seems to keep getting bigger.
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Study reveals that many oncologists recommend medical marijuana clinically despite not feeling sufficiently knowledgeable to do soWhile a wide majority of oncologists do not feel informed enough about medical marijuana's utility to make clinical recommendations, most do in fact conduct discussions on medical marijuana in the clinic and nearly half recommend it to their patients, say researchers who surveyed a population-based sample of medical oncologists.
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When Cancer Patients Ask About Weed, Many Doctors Say Go For ItAbout half of oncologists recommend medical marijuana to patients, though most feel ignorant of its proper medical use. (Image credit: Jupiterimages/Getty Images)
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Neuroscientists find first evidence animals can mentally replay past eventsResearchers have reported the first evidence that non-human animals can mentally replay past events from memory. The discovery could help improve the development of drugs to treat Alzheimer's disease by providing a way to study memory in animals that more closely addresses how memory works in people.
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Marriage name game: What kind of guy would take his wife's last name?The study looked at whether a man's level of education — both his own and relative to his wife's — influences the likelihood that he chooses a nontraditional surname in marriage.
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What is a species? Bird expert develops a math formula to solve the problemWhether co-habiting populations belong to the same species is only as tough as figuring out if they interbreed or produce fertile offspring. On the other hand, when populations are geographically separated, biologists often struggle to determine whether they represent different species or merely subspecies. To address the age-long issue, a British bird expert has developed a new universal mathemat
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Lots of Doctors Recommend Weed Without Understanding ItHalf of oncologists who recommended marijuana did so without feeling they had sufficient knowledge of the drug.
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Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories
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Heat and sound wave interactions in solids could run engines, refrigeratorsA solid can serve as a medium for heat and sound wave interactions just like a fluid does for thermoacoustic engines and refrigerators – resulting in leak-free machines that can stay operating longer.
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Racial or ethnic discrimination impacts Latinas' satisfaction with contraception servicesYoung Latina women who have experienced racial or ethnic discrimination are less satisfied overall with their contraceptive care, which could affect their access to more effective contraceptives, a new study from Oregon State University has found.
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Radar reveals details of mountain collapse after North Korea's most recent nuclear testNorth Korea's Sept. 3, 2017, underground nuclear test — it's latest and biggest — created a 5.2 magnitude earthquake and 4.5 magnitude aftershock. Researchers combined synthetic aperture radar with seismic measurements to determine that the explosion pushed the mountain surface outward up to 11 feet and left it 20 inches shorter, probably after cavity collapse and subsequent compression of fract
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Eyes in the back of the headA team has tested the human spatial ability to perceive our surroundings without actually seeing it.
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TED Talks Daily (SD video)
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"Iyeza" / "Zabalaza" | Thandiswa MazwaiSelf-styled wild woman and rebel singer Thandiswa Mazwai rocks the TED stage with an electrifying performance of two songs: "Iyeza" and "Zabalaza."
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Racial-ethnic disparities in the quality of end-of-life care among lung cancer patientsSignificant disparities in the quality of end-of-life lung cancer care were found among racial-ethnic minorities, with higher odds of experiencing potentially preventable medical encounters during end-of-life as compared with non-Hispanic whites.
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Heat and sound wave interactions in solids could run engines, refrigeratorsA solid can serve as a medium for heat and sound wave interactions just like a fluid does for thermoacoustic engines and refrigerators — resulting in leak-free machines that can stay operating longer.
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Big fish produce disproportionately more and bigger eggsContrary to prevailing dogma, plus-sized female fish invest disproportionately more in making eggs than smaller females. Therefore, taking a single big fish has a bigger impact on the fish population than taking multiple small ones.
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Global trade spreads deadly frog disease from AsiaNew research has revealed a deadly disease that threatens the survival of the world's frogs originated from East Asia, and global trade was almost certainly responsible for the disease's spread.
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Divide and conquer: Creating better medicines with fewer side effectsA new study describes a breakthrough technology with the power to create drugs with fewer unwanted side effects.
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Tau-Microtubule and Neurological DiseasesResearchers have combined cutting-edge cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) with computational molecular modeling to produce a near atomic-resolution model of the interaction between microtubules — crucial components of eukaryotic cell ultrastructure — and microtubule-associated proteins called tau.
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Hawaii volcano could spew boulders the size of refrigeratorsIf Hawaii's Kilauea volcano blows its top in the coming days or weeks, as experts fear, it could hurl ash and boulders the size of refrigerators miles into the air, shutting down airline traffic and endangering lives in all directions, scientists said Thursday.
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Sick pelicans mysteriously showing up in Southern CaliforniaThe number of sick and dying brown pelicans has surged for unknown reasons along the Southern California coast in the past week, a wildlife organization said Thursday.
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Canada, Apple back development of carbon-free aluminum smelting techApple Alcoa Rio TintoCanada and Quebec province, as well as tech giant Apple, announced Thursday their backing of aluminum producers Alcoa and Rio Tinto's new joint venture to develop a carbon-free smelting process.
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The case for burning our way to a cleaner planetNexus Media News A novel and unproven plan to fight climate change and feed humanity. An experimental approach to BECCS skips the controversy surrounding the technology and creates energy with a valuable byproduct—food.
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Say goodbye to La Nina, maybe hello to a more normal summerU.S. scientists say this winter's brief La Nina has evaporated, meaning an increased likelihood of a more normal summer.
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This company hopes its cryptocurrency can help the internet of things reach its true potentialHelium, a startup focused on connecting low-power devices, thinks a blockchain can seed the spread of cheap, ubiquitous connectivity.
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The Selective Westernization of NYU's Abu Dhabi CampusAbu Dhabi’s Saadiyat Island gleams in promotional photographs. It is all glittering museums and hotels, green-grassed university campuses and golf courses, and smiling Emirati men and women. It is the home to branches of some of the Western world’s premier cultural and educational institutions: the Louvre, the Guggenheim, New York University. Officials in the United Arab Emirates tout the island
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Museum to display mummified monkey found in air ductA mummified monkey that was found in the air ducts of a former department store in downtown Minneapolis last month is going on display.
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China tech giant sidelined, US imports held amid trade spatA Chinese tech giant has been brought to its knees. Tougher inspections at Chinese ports are holding up cars, apples and lumber imported from the U.S. These are among the early signs that the widening trade dispute between China and the U.S. is exacting a toll on both sides.
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Rising religious 'none' rates linked to conservative Christian politicsReligious "nones," people who do not officially associate themselves with a specific religion, are on the rise in the United States. While there are many contributing factors to this phenomenon, new research suggests one reason is the merging of politics and conservative Christian beliefs.
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How departure times impact airline competition and the role aviation authorities playNew research from the UBC Sauder School of Business is the first to explore how airlines compete using departure times, and reveals the impact that 'departure time competition' has on consumers' bottom line.
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Working overtime linked to less collaboration between nurses and doctorsWorking overtime may negatively influence nurses' collaboration with fellow nurses and physicians, finds a new study by researchers at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing.
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How Did This Soldier 'Grow' an Ear on Her Forearm?When this soldier lost her left ear in a car crash, Army surgeons helped her grow a new one — on her forearm.
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Record-breaking ocean heat fueled Hurricane HarveyIn the weeks before Hurricane Harvey tore across the Gulf of Mexico and plowed into the Texas coast in August 2017, the Gulf's waters were warmer than any time on record, according to a new analysis led by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR).
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Divide and conquer: Researchers find key to creating better medicines with fewer side effectsToday, a new study published in Science by Professors Yossi Paltiel of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Ron Naaman from the Weizmann Institute of Science describes a breakthrough technology with the power to create drugs with fewer unwanted side effects.
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New tool analyzes disease and drug effects with unprecedented accuracy and consistencyA new protein analysis tool developed at the University at Buffalo could vastly increase the speed and precision with which disease and drug effects are analyzed.
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Profiling extreme beams: Scientists devise new diagnostic for cutting-edge and next-gen particle acceleratorsThe world's cutting-edge particle accelerators are pushing the extremes in high-brightness beams and ultrashort pulses to explore matter in new ways.
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Structural model of physiological tau-microtubule interactions sheds light on neurological diseasesResearchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California, Berkeley have combined cutting-edge cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) with computational molecular modeling to produce a near atomic-resolution model of the interaction between microtubules—crucial components of eukaryotic cell ultrastructure—and microtubule-associated proteins called tau.
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What Should MLB Do About the 'Juiced' Ball Debate?These days, everybody digs the long ball . Since halfway through the 2015 season, Major League Baseball has seen a sustained power surge that in 2017 broke the all-time record for home runs in a season. The spike has been not just unprecedented, but also unexpected. Just before the inflection point in 2015, offense was down so much that some writers began proposing rule changes to save the game.
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Researchers hide information in plain textColumbia Engineering computer scientists invent FontCode, a way to embed hidden information in ordinary text by imperceptibly changing the shapes of fonts in text. The hidden information persists even when documents or images with perturbed texts are printed or converted to another file type. Method could prevent document tampering, protect copyrights, as well as embed QR codes and other metadata
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How 250 Siberians Became the First Native AmericansThe Americas are a big place, but the Native American group that first settled it was small — just about 250 people, according to a new genetic study.
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What's the Most Massive Object in the Universe?Hint: It holds 3.3 trillion stars.
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New technology could slash carbon emissions from aluminium productionDevelopment could transform how one of the world’s most common materials is made Technology has been unveiled that could drastically cut greenhouse gas emissions from aluminium production, in a development that could transform the way one of the world’s most common materials is made. Aluminium is used to make cars, construction materials, industrial machinery, electrical products, drinks cans, fo
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Rising religious 'none' rates linked to conservative Christian politicsA study published in April in the journal Political Research Quarterly examined states that enacted policies against same-sex marriage, and found a correlation between these activities and a rising number of people who do not affiliate with a specific religion.
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The Danger of Imitating TrumpDonald Trump’s genius has always been his ability to capitalize, literally, on his fame—to use his celebrity as a vehicle to enrich himself, even when he didn’t have the accomplishments or knowledge or business prowess (or the cash) to back up what he claimed. Since his entry into politics, plenty of his hangers-on have attempted the same thing, hoping that Trump’s fame could prove their meal tic
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Singapore: The Safe Choice for Trump's Meeting With Kim Jong UnSEOUL—Lee Kuan Yew, the founding father of Singapore, was often described as a big man on a small stage. Now that small stage will need to accommodate two big men. On Thursday, Donald Trump announced that he will hold nuclear negotiations with Kim Jong Un—the first encounter between a U.S. president and North Korean leader—on June 12 in the Southeast Asian city-state. It’s a safe choice over a sy
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Afraid you’ll be revealed as an impostor? You’re not aloneMost people experience impostorism at least once. Certain groups however are more prone to it than others. Read More
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Temperature-controlled turtle sex gene foundScientists have isolated the gene responsible for temperature-controlled sex determination in turtles.
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Published study reports molecule could improve memory, reduce Alzheimer's degradationSERCA activator may improve memory and cognition for Alzheimer's patients by preserving calcium ion balance in neurons and offering a new therapeutic strategy for neurodegeneration drug development. A report on this study was published in the Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters.
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Using proteomics to understand pathogensRecent studies in the journal Molecular & Cellular Proteomics have shed light on pathogenic mechanisms of the sexually-transmitted parasite Trichomonas vaginalis and the HIV-associated opportunistic lung fungus Aspergillus.
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Scientists uncover brain circuits behind putting up a fight or freezing in placeIn a study of mice, National Institutes of Health-funded researchers describe a new circuit involved in fine-tuning the brain's decision either to hide or confront threats. The study, published in Nature, was partially funded by the NIH's Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative.
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Tau-tolly microtubular!Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California, Berkeley have combined cutting-edge cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) with computational molecular modeling to produce a near atomic-resolution model of the interaction between microtubules–crucial components of eukaryotic cell ultrastructure–and microtubule-associated proteins called tau.
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Divide and conquer: Israeli researchers find key to creating better medicines with fewer side effectsA new study published in Science by professors Yossi Paltiel of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Ron Naaman from the Weizmann Institute of Science describes a breakthrough technology with the power to create drugs with fewer unwanted side effects.
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Levitation yields better neutron-lifetime measurementBeing repulsive can have its advantages. In the case of an experiment at Los Alamos National Laboratory's linear accelerator, a repulsive magnetic field and a clever detector system are allowing ultracold neutrons to be levitated so their actual lifetimes can be more accurately measured.
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Global trade spreads deadly frog disease from AsiaNew research has revealed a deadly disease that threatens the survival of the world's frogs originated from East Asia, and global trade was almost certainly responsible for the disease's spread.
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Radar reveals details of mountain collapse after North Korea's most recent nuclear testNorth Korea's Sept. 3, 2017, underground nuclear test — it's latest and biggest — created a 5.2 magnitude earthquake and 4.5 magnitude aftershock. Researchers from Singapore, UC Berkeley, Germany and China combined synthetic aperture radar with seismic measurements to determine that the explosion pushed the mountain surface outward up to 11 feet and left it 20 inches shorter, probably after cavi
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Big fish produce disproportionately more and bigger eggsContrary to prevailing dogma, plus-sized female fish invest disproportionately more in making eggs than smaller females. Therefore, taking a single big fish has a bigger impact on the fish population than taking multiple small ones.
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At long last, a 3D picture of an interstellar cloud, a clue to star formationA duo of astronomers has accomplished a difficult feat: determining the 3D structure of an interstellar cloud, the birth site of stars.
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A deadly fungus afflicting amphibians arose in Korea, spread via human tradeThe origins of a deadly fungus, which for decades has contributed to a global decline of numerous amphibian populations, has been traced to the Korean peninsula, a new study reports. The data provide a more complete picture of how the fungus spread from region to region, and underscore how, over the past century, human trade of amphibian species has accelerated the spread of the disease.
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Big mamma fish give proportionally bigger reproductive outputsEven accounting for their proportionate size, bigger female fish produce many more offspring than smaller fish, a new study reveals. The results hold implications for fisheries managers, since climate change is expected to reduce the size of fish (and thus the number of their offspring) in many regions around the globe.
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A new genetic 'map' of ancient human migration across AsiaThe analysis of dozens of ancient genomes extracted from across the vast expanse between Europe and East Asia is shedding light on historical human migration patterns, as well as the spread of Indo-European languages and horse domestication.
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A European origin for leprosy?New research by an international team has revealed that there was much more diversity in the leprosy strains circulating in Medieval Europe than previously thought. This finding, based on the sequencing of 10 new ancient genomes from the leprosy-causing bacterium Mycobacterium leprae, complicates prior assumptions about the origin and spread of the disease, and also includes the oldest M. leprae g
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Genetic clues reveal origins of killer fungus behind the 'amphibian plague'A deadly fungus responsible for the devastation of amphibian populations around the world may have originated in East Asia, new research has found.
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Video of moving discs reconstructed from rat retinal neuron signalsUsing machine-learning techniques, a research team has reconstructed a short movie of small, randomly moving discs from signals produced by rat retinal neurons. Vicente Botella-Soler of the Institute of Science and Technology Austria and colleagues present this work in PLOS Computational Biology.
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Food-carrying ants use collective problem solving to get through or around obstaclesAnts working together to carry a large piece of food get around obstacles by switching between two types of motion: one that favors squeezing the morsel through a hole and another to seek a path around the barrier. Jonathan Ron of the Weizmann Institute, Israel, and colleagues present these findings in PLOS Computational Biology.
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A holistic approach for mycetoma managementMycetoma, a neglected tropical disease, can cause severe disfigurement and disability if not treated early. A holistic, community-based approach to detection and case management is effective at boosting disease prognoses, researchers now report in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases.
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Brain-computer interface based on mutual learning helps tetraplegics in avatar raceBrain-computer interfaces (BCIs) are seen as a potential means by which severely physically impaired individuals can regain control of their environment, but establishing such an interface is not trivial. A study publishing May 10 in the open-access journal PLOS Biology, by a group of researchers at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Geneva, Switzerland, suggests the most dramatic imp
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Handedness in shearing auxetics creates rigid and compliant structuresIn nature, repeated base units produce handed structures that selectively bond to make rigid or compliant materials. Auxetic tilings are scale-independent frameworks made from repeated unit cells that expand under tension. We discovered how to produce handedness in auxetic unit cells that shear as they expand by changing the symmetries and alignments of auxetic tilings. Using the symmetry and ali
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Magnetic seismology of interstellar gas clouds: Unveiling a hidden dimensionStars and planets are formed inside dense interstellar molecular clouds by processes imprinted on the three-dimensional (3D) morphology of the clouds. Determining the 3D structure of interstellar clouds remains challenging because of projection effects and difficulties measuring the extent of the clouds along the line of sight. We report the detection of normal vibrational modes in the isolated i
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Asymmetric nucleophilic fluorination under hydrogen bonding phase-transfer catalysisCommon anionic nucleophiles such as those derived from inorganic salts have not been used for enantioselective catalysis because of their insolubility. Here, we report that merging hydrogen bonding and phase-transfer catalysis provides an effective mode of activation for nucleophiles that are insoluble in organic solvents. This catalytic manifold relies on hydrogen bonding complexation to render
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Fish reproductive-energy output increases disproportionately with body sizeBody size determines total reproductive-energy output. Most theories assume reproductive output is a fixed proportion of size, with respect to mass, but formal macroecological tests are lacking. Management based on that assumption risks underestimating the contribution of larger mothers to replenishment, hindering sustainable harvesting. We test this assumption in marine fishes with a phylogeneti
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The histone demethylase KDM6B regulates temperature-dependent sex determination in a turtle speciesTemperature-dependent sex determination is a notable model of phenotypic plasticity. In many reptiles, including the red-eared slider turtle Trachemys scripta elegans ( T. scripta ), the individual’s sex is determined by the ambient temperature during egg incubation. In this study, we show that the histone H3 lysine 27 (H3K27) demethylase KDM6B exhibits temperature-dependent sexually dimorphic ex
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Rapid sea level rise in the aftermath of a Neoproterozoic snowball EarthEarth’s most severe climate changes occurred during global-scale "snowball Earth" glaciations, which profoundly altered the planet’s atmosphere, oceans, and biosphere. Extreme rates of glacioeustatic sea level rise are predicted by the snowball Earth hypothesis, but supporting geologic evidence has been lacking. We use paleohydraulic analysis of wave ripples and tidal laminae in the Elatina Forma
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Efficient coding explains the universal law of generalization in human perceptionPerceptual generalization and discrimination are fundamental cognitive abilities. For example, if a bird eats a poisonous butterfly, it will learn to avoid preying on that species again by generalizing its past experience to new perceptual stimuli. In cognitive science, the "universal law of generalization" seeks to explain this ability and states that generalization between stimuli will follow a
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Natural selection interacts with recombination to shape the evolution of hybrid genomesTo investigate the consequences of hybridization between species, we studied three replicate hybrid populations that formed naturally between two swordtail fish species, estimating their fine-scale genetic map and inferring ancestry along the genomes of 690 individuals. In all three populations, ancestry from the "minor" parental species is more common in regions of high recombination and where t
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An anatomic transcriptional atlas of human glioblastomaGlioblastoma is an aggressive brain tumor that carries a poor prognosis. The tumor’s molecular and cellular landscapes are complex, and their relationships to histologic features routinely used for diagnosis are unclear. We present the Ivy Glioblastoma Atlas, an anatomically based transcriptional atlas of human glioblastoma that aligns individual histologic features with genomic alterations and g
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Structural basis for recognition of frizzled proteins by Clostridium difficile toxin BClostridium difficile infection is the most common cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea in developed countries. The major virulence factor, C. difficile toxin B (TcdB), targets colonic epithelia by binding to the frizzled (FZD) family of Wnt receptors, but how TcdB recognizes FZDs is unclear. Here, we present the crystal structure of a TcdB fragment in complex with the cysteine-rich domain of
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Structure, mechanism, and regulation of the chloroplast ATP synthaseThe chloroplast adenosine triphosphate (ATP) synthase uses the electrochemical proton gradient generated by photosynthesis to produce ATP, the energy currency of all cells. Protons conducted through the membrane-embedded F o motor drive ATP synthesis in the F 1 head by rotary catalysis. We determined the high-resolution structure of the complete cF 1 F o complex by cryo–electron microscopy, resol
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Metabolic regulation of transcription through compartmentalized NAD+ biosynthesisNAD + (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide in its oxidized state) is an essential molecule for a variety of physiological processes. It is synthesized in distinct subcellular compartments by three different synthases (NMNAT-1, -2, and -3). We found that compartmentalized NAD + synthesis by NMNATs integrates glucose metabolism and adipogenic transcription during adipocyte differentiation. Adipogenic
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High-resolution cryo-EM analysis of the yeast ATP synthase in a lipid membraneMitochondrial adenosine triphosphate (ATP) synthase comprises a membrane embedded F o motor that rotates to drive ATP synthesis in the F 1 subunit. We used single-particle cryo–electron microscopy (cryo-EM) to obtain structures of the full complex in a lipid bilayer in the absence or presence of the inhibitor oligomycin at 3.6- and 3.8-angstrom resolution, respectively. To limit conformational he
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Recent Asian origin of chytrid fungi causing global amphibian declinesGlobalized infectious diseases are causing species declines worldwide, but their source often remains elusive. We used whole-genome sequencing to solve the spatiotemporal origins of the most devastating panzootic to date, caused by the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis , a proximate driver of global amphibian declines. We traced the source of B. dendrobatidis to the Korean peninsula, where on
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Measurement of the neutron lifetime using a magneto-gravitational trap and in situ detectionThe precise value of the mean neutron lifetime, n , plays an important role in nuclear and particle physics and cosmology. It is used to predict the ratio of protons to helium atoms in the primordial universe and to search for physics beyond the Standard Model of particle physics. We eliminated loss mechanisms present in previous trap experiments by levitating polarized ultracold neutrons above t
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New study suggests leprosy came from EuropeSkeletal analysis shows the oldest strains of the disease came from Europe, the oldest from Greater Chesterford, Essex circa 500AD Leprosy may have originated in Europe rather than Asia, according to the largest study to date on ancestral strains of the disease. The study has revealed that more leprosy strains than expected were present in medieval Europe, prompting scientists to reconsider the o
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Cook’s voyages were always controversial, a new show revealsThe achievements of the eighteenth-century explorer stand up surprisingly well to modern scrutiny, finds Boyd Tonkin
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Fundamental equations guide marine robots to optimal sampling sitesNew principled approach helps autonomous underwater vehicles explore the ocean in an intelligent, energy-efficient manner. Read More
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Origin of Frog-Killing Chytrid Fungus FoundDNA evidence points to Asian amphibians as the source of a fatal disease that has been wiping out frogs across the globe.
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Artificial Intelligence Mimics Navigation Cells in the BrainAn algorithm trained to move through a virtual environment spontaneously generated patterns of activity found in so-called grid neurons.
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Head of Global Health Security Ousted from White HouseThe position was eliminated the same week a new Ebola outbreak was declared in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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The Origins of the Killer Fungus Driving Frogs to ExtinctionThe arrival of a chytrid fungus can herald nothing short of catastrophe. In the past few decades, one particular type of the fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis , or Bd, has killed off so many frogs in Australia, Europe, and the Americas that scientists have warned of an impending mass extinction. “We’ll just see lakes surrounded by hundreds if not thousands of dead or dying amphibians,” says
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Study: Pasta isn’t bad for you after allAn analysis of 32 randomized control studies showed that pasta, as part of a low-glycemic diet, didn't contribute to weight gain in participants. Read More
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Levitation yields better neutron-lifetime measurementBeing repulsive can have its advantages. In the case of an experiment at Los Alamos National Laboratory's linear accelerator, a repulsive magnetic field and a clever detector system are allowing ultracold neutrons to be levitated so their actual lifetimes can be more accurately measured. For the first time, the measurements are considered accurate enough that potential corrections are not larger t
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Genetic clues reveal origins of killer fungus behind the 'amphibian plague'A deadly fungus responsible for the devastation of amphibian populations around the world may have originated in East Asia, new research has found.
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Big fish produce disproportionately more and bigger eggsWhat difference does it make whether an angler catches one big fish or two smaller fish, each half its weight? Experts assumed that big and small fish invest the same proportion of their energy to make eggs. But a new report in Science by a Smithsonian biologist and colleagues shows that plus-sized females invest disproportionately more in the number of eggs and the size of individual eggs. Theref
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Radar reveals details of mountain collapse after North Korea's most recent nuclear testAs North Korea's president pledges to "denuclearize" the Korean peninsula, an international team of scientists is publishing the most detailed view yet of the site of the country's latest and largest underground nuclear test on Sept. 3, 2017.
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DNA study reveals previously unknown diversity of leprosy strains in Medieval EuropeNew research by an international team of collaborators has revealed that there was much more diversity in the leprosy strains circulating in Medieval Europe than previously thought. This finding, based on the sequencing of 10 new ancient genomes from the leprosy-causing bacterium Mycobacterium leprae, complicates prior assumptions about the origin and spread of the disease, and also includes the o
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Food-carrying ants use collective problem solving to get through or around obstaclesAnts working together to carry a large piece of food get around obstacles by switching between two types of motion: one that favors squeezing the morsel through a hole and another to seek a path around the barrier. Jonathan Ron of the Weizmann Institute, Israel, and colleagues present these findings in PLOS Computational Biology.
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The Bigger The Mother Fish, The More Babies She HasPlus-sized mama fish have a size advantage over their petite counterparts: They can produce more eggs, and those eggs produce larger fish. It's a reminder that protecting big fish matters. (Image credit: Education Images/UIG via Getty Images)
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Study finds prenatal marijuana use can affect infant size, behaviorSmoking during pregnancy has well-documented negative effects on birth weight in infants and is linked to several childhood health problems. Now, researchers at the University at Buffalo Research Institute on Addictions have found that prenatal marijuana use also can have consequences on infants' weight and can influence behavior problems, especially when combined with tobacco use.
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Satellite data backs theory of North Korean nuclear site collapseAfter North Korea’s most recent nuclear test, two underground cave-ins occurred, possibly rendering the facility unusable, a new study suggests.
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There’s a genetic explanation for why warmer nests turn turtles femaleScientists have found a temperature-responsive gene that controls young turtles’ sex fate.
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Mantas Flying on the Edge | Racing Extinction (360 Video)A group of more than 50 Manta Rays feeding on plankton appeared, demonstrating their curiosity and grace. "Flying" through the waters off the coast of Mexico these aquatic wonders appeared while feeding near whale sharks. Join a conservation biologist on an interactive mission to learn how animals critical to the world’s ecosystem thrive and survive in the wild. For a more immersive experience do
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Record-breaking ocean heat fueled Hurricane HarveyRecord-hot Gulf of Mexico waters supercharged Hurricane Harvey, fueling it with vast stores of water and setting the stage for devastating flooding after it stalled near Houston.
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Vaccines Are Pushing Pathogens to EvolveAndrew Read became a scientist so he could spend more time in nature, but he never imagined that would mean a commercial chicken farm. Read, a disease ecologist who directs the Pennsylvania State University Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics, and his research assistant Chris Cairns meandered their way through a hot, humid, pungent-smelling barn teeming with 30,000 young broiler chickens deep
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How departure times impact airline competition and the role aviation authorities playNew UBC Sauder research has uncovered how low-cost carriers compete with big players in the fiercely competitive airline travel market.
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UMass Amherst chemists develop molecular switch for on-demand cargo releaseIn an unexpected finding, chemist Sankaran 'Thai' Thayumanavan and colleagues at the University of Massachusetts Amherst show for the first time how movement of a single chemical bond can compromise a membrane made up of more than 500 chemical bonds. Their system uses light as a switch to create a reversible, on-demand molecular control mechanism.
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New tool analyzes disease and drug effects with unprecedented accuracy and consistencyA new protein analysis tool developed at the University at Buffalo could increase the quality and accuracy of medical diagnosis and quicken the pace of pharmaceutical development.
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Network Rail tree felling faces review over wildlife concernsRemoving too much trackside vegetation harms the environment, wildlife charities say.
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Trilobites: This Asteroid Shouldn’t Be Where Astronomers Found ItSpace rocks like 2004 EW95 are common between Mars and Jupiter. The discovery of the object near Neptune may provide insights into how the planets formed.
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Out There: ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ Is Still the ‘Ultimate Trip’The rerelease of Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece encourages us to reflect again on where we’re coming from and where we’re going.
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'All Is Shambles': The Days After the Iran DealRead some of the most prominent critics of the Iran nuclear deal and you’ll notice something: They seem to be preparing their alibis in case Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from it proves a catastrophic mistake. Trump, wrote Bret Stephens on Tuesday in The New York Times , “was absolutely right” to leave the agreement, “assuming, that is, serious thought has been given to what comes next.” On
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Russia’s Controversial Knockoff of The AmericansIf these were ordinary times, the Russian television series Sleepers might have received little attention. When it premiered on Russian network television, in October, it seemed like just another rip-off of a foreign show—in this case, the FX spy drama The Americans , now concluding its final season . But amid real-world election-interference campaigns and extraterritorial assassination attempts
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The Battle Between Israel and Iran Is SpreadingIsrael Syria IranianWhen Israeli missiles rained down on multiple Iranian targets across Syria overnight, it was one of Israel’s largest military operations in Syria in decades. The bombing came after Israel said that Iran, too, had committed an action without recent precedent, when its forces in Syria launched some 20 rockets against Israeli forces in the Golan Heights. It was a dramatic escalation, but it also fit
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The White House says a new AI task force will protect workers and keep America firstSaying the US is ahead of other nations in AI, the administration touts actions it has already taken to promote the technology.
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AI Re-Creates Activity Patterns That Brain Cells Use in NavigationDeep-learning algorithm spontaneously mimicked the activity of specialized neurons that tell us where we are in space — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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A Bright Idea: Illuminating the Brain with GCaMPYou might’ve read stories about some brain region “lighting up” in response to some stimulus. But what does “lighting up” actually mean? Oftentimes it refers to scientists using a fMRI machine that applies sophisticated technology to translate changes in blood flow into pixels on a computer screen. Sometimes though the brain can literally light up, […]
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Eating all your meals before 3pm could be good for your healthEating all of your daily meals by mid-afternoon has been found to lower appetite and cut blood pressure, and may make you less likely to develop diabetes
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An asteroid that nobody knew was coming flew very, very close to our planet. Gulp.Quick, what’s traveling at 106,000 kilometers per hour (66,000 mph) and is as big as a football field? Read More
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The use of online banking by people over 60The researchers state that the majority of over-60s access online banking when they understand its usefulness, although they assume certain risks because of a lack of competence, and that they also value very positively the influence that they exercise over younger family members, who are more used to using electronic services.
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High efficiency synthesis of insulin by self-assembly based organic chemistryResearchers have succeeded in efficiently synthesizing insulin by using only chemical processes based on organic synthesis.
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Robert N. Hall, 96, Whose Inventions Are Everywhere, Is DeadHe came up with a semiconductor laser used in supermarket scanners, printers and remote controls. His magnetron was adapted for the microwave oven.
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Discovery of how HIV hedges its bets opens the door to new therapiesHIV covers its bases in a volatile environment by generating both active and dormant infections. But if the virus is randomly switching between these two fates, how does it ever commit to remaining in one state? Weinberger's laboratory has now answered this longstanding question and potentially uncovered how biological systems make such decisions. Their findings are published today in the prominen
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YouTube videos help researchers study dog bitesResearchers at the University of Liverpool have turned to the popular video-sharing site YouTube to study the complex issue of dog bites.Preventing dog bites is an increasingly important public health and political issue. However, it remains difficult for researchers to understand the circumstances leading up to dog bites, with most studies relying on evidence collected after bites happen.In a new
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Profiling extreme beams: Scientists devise new diagnostic for particle acceleratorsThe world's cutting-edge particle accelerators are pushing the extremes in high-brightness beams and ultrashort pulses to explore matter in new ways. To optimize their performance — and to prepare for next-generation facilities that will push these extremes further — scientists have devised a new tool that can measure how bright these beams are, even for pulses that last only quadrillionths or e
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Neglected atom has top properties for atomic clocksLike watchmakers choosing superior materials to build a fine timepiece, physicists at the Centre for Quantum Technologies (CQT) at the National University of Singapore have singled out an atom that could allow us to build better atomic clocks.
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Record-breaking ocean heat fueled Hurricane HarveyRecord-hot Gulf of Mexico waters supercharged Hurricane Harvey, fueling it with vast stores of water and setting the stage for devastating flooding after it stalled near Houston.
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What gives bees their sweet tooth?Scientists have discovered bees linger on a flower, emptying it of nectar, because they have sugar-sensing taste neurons which work together to prolong the pleasure of the sweetness.
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UN puts brave face as climate talks get stuckClimate talks in Bonn officially suspended as countries fail to resolve differences about the Paris agreement.
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Microbes from marine volcanic vents reveal how humans adjusted to a changing atmosphereScientists detail the structure of MBH, a molecular complex involved in microbial respiration. The near-atomic resolution images are the first ever of MBH and show that its structure is remarkably similar to its counterpart in humans, Complex I.
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Effects of physical activity during pregnancyIn a recent study, a combined lifestyle intervention including dietary counseling and twice-weekly exercise classes during pregnancy resulted in a slightly longer first stage of labor, without any other effects during labor or delivery.
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4 Ways "Internet of Things" Toys Endanger ChildrenSuch toys wirelessly connect with online databases to recognize voices and images, identifying children’s queries, commands and requests and responding to them — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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How do public 'report cards' affect physicians' treatment decisions?Researchers from the Smith Center for Outcomes Research in Cardiology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) provide a closer look at physicians' knowledge, attitudes and beliefs about public reporting on percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
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Obesity may worsen symptoms for patients with lupusIn a recent Arthritis Care & Research study of 148 women with lupus, obesity was linked with worse disease activity, depressive symptoms, and symptoms of pain and fatigue.
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What you need to know about the volcanic eruptions going on in Hawaii right nowEnvironment Volcanoes giveth, and volcanoes taketh away. Last week, a new eruption sprouted in the Leilani Subdivision on the sprawling volcano’s southeast flank, with fissures popping up along a 2.5 mile stretch and lava…
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What gives bees their sweet tooth?Scientists have discovered bees linger on a flower, emptying it of nectar, because they have sugar-sensing taste neurons which work together to prolong the pleasure of the sweetness.
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Italian researchers develop lighter, cheaper robotic handItalian researchers on Thursday unveiled a new robotic hand they say allows users to grip objects more naturally and featuring a design that will lower the price significantly.
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Why Is Everybody Getting Married in a Barn?It’s early May. Which means it’s wedding season. Which means a whole lot of Americans will soon be partying in a barn. Millennials, in staggering numbers, are choosing to start their married lives under high eaves and exposed beams, looking out over long, stripped-down wooden benches and lines of mason jars. According to an annual survey from The Knot, an online wedding-planning platform and maga
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The Atlantic Premieres Crazy/Genius – New Podcast Series with Senior Editor Derek Thompson on the Intersection of Technology and CultureWashington, D.C. (May 10, 2018)—Today The Atlantic premieres Crazy/Genius , the latest addition to its suite of podcast programming. Hosted by senior editor Derek Thompson , the new eight-episode series asks consequential questions and arrives at provocative conclusions about how technology is changing our lives. From blockchain to online dating to space exploration, the series will debate whethe
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Gene disruption signals cerebral palsy and autism linkResearchers have uncovered a genetic signal common to both cerebral palsy and autism. The finding comes from the first large-scale study of gene expression in children with cerebral palsy.
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Women seeking crowdfunding financing for start-ups are perceived as more trustworthyWhile men have benefited from a gender bias against women when seeking financing for business start-ups, the opposite may be true for female entrepreneurs seeking initial investment through crowdfunding efforts, according to research.
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Developing a method for synthesizing a novel polyester with alternating arrangementResearchers have developed a method for synthesizing a 'pure' alternating copolymer of L– and D-lactic acids in which L– and D-lactic acids are alternately arranged, i.e., a 'syndiotactic' poly(lactic acid). With this method, it is possible to synthesize syndiotactic polyesters in which L- and D-type monomers are arranged alternately. These polyesters are conventionally difficult to synthesize.
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The Yogi masters were right — meditation and breathing exercises can sharpen your mindIt has long been claimed by Yogis and Buddhists that meditation and ancient breath-focused practices, such as pranayama, strengthen our ability to focus on tasks. A new study explains for the first time the neurophysiological link between breathing and attention.
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'Bisexual' beetles are simply inept, new study findsNew research shows that same-sex mating among male insects is more likely to be due to incompetence rather than sexual preference. More than 100 species of insects engage in same-sex mating behavior, and in some species the same-sex mating is more common than heterosexual mating. The research team studied the red flour beetle to find out why.
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Cocoa CRISPR: Gene editing shows promise for improving the 'chocolate tree'Use of the powerful gene-editing tool CRISPR-Cas9 could help to breed cacao trees that exhibit desirable traits such as enhanced resistance to diseases.
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Net neutrality rules in the US aren’t quite dead yetFCC Ajit Pai Senate
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Eyes in the back of the headA team from RIEC has tested the human spatial ability to percieve our surroundings without actually seeing it.
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Marriage name game: What kind of guy would take his wife's last name?The study looked at whether a man's level of education — both his own and relative to his wife's — influences the likelihood that he chooses a nontraditional surname in marriage.
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Study examines the effects of physical activity during pregnancyIn a recent Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica study, a combined lifestyle intervention including dietary counseling and twice-weekly exercise classes during pregnancy resulted in a slightly longer first stage of labor, without any other effects during labor or delivery.
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Would Super Mario Bros. be better if you could play as yourself? Well, not exactlyA new study by USC Institute for Creative Technologies and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign shows no gender difference or negative effect on player's performance or subjective involvement based on whether a photorealistic avatar looked like them or like their friend.
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With deadline looming, UN climate talks fall shortUN talks ending Thursday failed to hammer out a draft of the "operating manual" that would bring the landmark Paris climate treaty to life, forcing governments to add an emergency negotiating session ahead of a December climate summit.
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Marriage name game: What kind of guy would take his wife's last name?It's rare for men who get married to change their last names – whether they take their wife's, adopt a hyphenated version or create a combination of the two. But those that do tend to be less educated, according to a new Portland State University study.
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UK lawmakers summon ex-Cambridge Analytica chief to testifyBritish lawmakers investigating the use of Facebook users' information in political campaigns issued a summons Thursday for the former head of data firm Cambridge Analytica after he declined to answer their questions.
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Big jump in job program for foreign graduates of US collegesA program that allows foreign students to stay in the United States for temporary employment after graduation has expanded significantly over a dozen years as technical companies stepped up hiring of science and engineering majors, according to a report released Thursday.
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Carnegie Mellon offers new artificial intelligence majorCarnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh will offer the nation's first undergraduate degree program in artificial intelligence.
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Spotify cuts R. Kelly music from playlists, cites new policyR. Kelly SpotifySpotify has removed R. Kelly's music from its playlists, citing its new policy on hate content and hateful conduct.
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How parents cause children's friendships to endA new study reveals why childhood friendships fall apart and is the first to demonstrate that parents are an important source of these breakups. Using data from 1,523 children, researchers examined parenting styles as well as mother and father self-reported depressive symptoms to predict the occurrence and timing of best friendships breaking up from the start to the end of elementary school (grade
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A vital pause: Neurons in the brain's striatum may help regulate response to unexpected stimuliUsing light to control the activity of a specific group of nerve cells, researchers have revealed a possible brain mechanism for responding to surprising or important cues.
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Putting distinct memories of similar events in their placeNeuroscientists have found new evidence on how distinct memories of similar events are represented in the brain.
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Purple districts elect the most extreme legislators, driving polarizationSo-called purple voting districts that change hands between Republicans and Democrats—rather than reliably conservative and liberal districts—are an underappreciated source of rising political polarization in state legislatures, according to a study led by a Princeton University researcher.
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The Jaguar Is Made for the Age of Humans“T here’s a jaguar in the baño ,” George Olah told me with a small smile. “Um?” I managed, squinting into the dusky Amazon forest surrounding our camp. “She’s behind that tree. Look for spots,” Olah said. Then: “No. That tree,” pointing to a trunk between 30 and 40 feet away. In an instant, I registered that, yes, the bathroom trail we had cut through the Peruvian jungle was indeed occupied by a
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NASA eyes versatile carbon-nanotube technology for spaceflight applicationsAn ultra-dark coating comprised of nearly invisible shag rug-like strands made of pure carbon is proving to be highly versatile for all types of spaceflight applications.
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Flexible work arrangements reduce wage gap for mothersAccess to flexible work arrangements reduces the wage gap for mothers compared to women who don't have children, new UBC research suggests.
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People, power costs keep indoor farming down to EarthThere's a budding industry that's trying to solve the problem of the limp lettuce and tasteless tomatoes in America's supermarkets.
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Video: Does melatonin do anything?Melatonin is a widely used supplement. Many people turn to the hormone hoping it will improve their sleep, but do claims of its efficacy have any merit?
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Study paves the way for better treatment of prostate cancerA new study published today has found a way to identify men with locally advanced prostate cancer who are less likely to respond well to radiotherapy.Led by Professor Catharine West, the University of Manchester team created a method of selecting prostate cancer patients who would benefit from treatments which target oxygen deficient tumors.The study was funded by Prostate Cancer UK and NIHR Manch
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Boosting the effects of vitamin D to tackle diabetesA Salk Institute study suggests new approach for treating type 2 diabetes and other diseases, including cancer.
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Depleted metabolic enzymes promote tumor growth in kidney cancerBy integrating data on the function of essential metabolic enzymes with genetic, protein, and metabolic abnormalities associated with 'clear cell' renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC), researchers have determined that enzymes important in multiple pathways are universally depleted in ccRCC tumors. Kidney cancer, one of the ten most prevalent malignancies in the world, has increased in incidence over the l
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Receptor related to neurotransmitter serotonin to boost memory formationIn a breakthrough that could one day help individuals with cognitive impairment, researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) identified a specific receptor related to the neurotransmitter serotonin that could be targeted with drugs to boost memory.
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Shooting the Achilles heel of drug-resistant cancerCancer cells that develop resistance to drugs, also develop a new vulnerability. If this can be identified, it may be exploited clinically. A team of cancer researchers, led by Rene Bernards of the Netherlands Cancer Institute and Oncode Institute, now exposed this acquired vulnerability in melanoma that has developed resistance to treatment with BRAF-inhibitors. The team then developed a new ther
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Microbes from marine volcanic vents reveal how humans adjusted to a changing atmosphereThe findings, published today in Cell by scientists at Van Andel Research Institute (VARI), University of Georgia (UGA) and Washington State University, detail the structure of MBH, a molecular complex involved in microbial respiration. The near-atomic resolution images are the first ever of MBH and show that its structure is remarkably similar to its counterpart in humans, Complex I.
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A new puzzle piece to control the aging and age-related diseasesA basic discovery of how the cellular functions are connected to control aging is presented in the journal Cell Metabolism. The study shows that an increasingly deteriorating communication between the cells' organelles is an important cause of aging. The discovery is the result of a collaboration between five research groups at the universities of Stockholm and Gothenburg.
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Body's 'natural opioids' affect brain cells much differently than morphineA new study led by UC San Francisco scientists shows that brain cells, or neurons, react differently to opioid substances created inside the body — the endorphins responsible for the 'natural high' that can be produced by exercise, for example — than they do to morphine and heroin, or to purely synthetic opioid drugs, such as fentanyl. The researchers say their findings may help explain why the
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Multigene testing replacing BRCA tests for breast cancer risk, Stanford researcher saysThe use of genetic tests aimed at detecting the presence of mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes in women with breast cancer is rapidly declining in favor of tests that can detect multiple cancer-associated mutations, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine and five other US medical centers.
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How the germ behind flesh-eating disease hijacks neurons to avoid immune destructionA study conducted in mice reveals that neurons play key role in the development of flesh-eating disease.The findings show that a bacterium that causes flesh-eating disease hijacks the normal crosstalk between nervous and immune systems to avoid immune destruction, thus ensuring its own survival.Two approaches prevent infections, halt disease progression in mice.
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Free eyeglasses improve student math scoresProviding free eyeglasses through a hospital-based vision center to students in rural China with poor vision helped to improve student math scores.
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New technique using computer algorithm, 3D printing shows promise for creating prosthetic noseA computer algorithm and 3D printer created prosthetic noses rated similar to those pictured in photographs, and the technology could be a low-cost option for temporary prostheses or models for reconstructive surgeons.
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New cancer immunotherapy drugs rapidly reach patients after approvalThe majority of patients eligible for cancer immunotherapy drugs known as checkpoint inhibitors received treatment within a few months of FDA approval, according to a new Yale-led study. The finding suggests that cancer immunotherapies are adopted at a much quicker pace than is typical for newly approved medical treatments, the researchers said.
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Neuroscientists find first evidence animals can mentally replay past eventsIndiana University researchers have reported the first evidence that non-human animals can mentally replay past events from memory. The discovery could help improve the development of drugs to treat Alzheimer's disease by providing a way to study memory in animals that more closely addresses how memory works in people.
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Making next-generation preconception screening a reality for parentsFor those planning to become parents, advances in sequencing technologies could make preconception carrier screening more useful by looking at a much broader set of genes. A recent clinical study published May 10 in the American Journal of Humans Genetics uncovered genetic variants that more targeted panels might have missed, but researchers at Oregon Health & Science University believe interpreta
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Ancient skull shows early 'baleen whale' had teethToday's baleen whales (Mysticetes) support their massive bodies by filtering huge volumes of small prey from seawater using comb-like baleen in their mouths. But new evidence reported in the journal Current Biology on May 10 based on careful analysis of a 34-million-year-old whale skull from Antarctica — the second-oldest 'baleen' whale ever found — suggests that early whales actually didn't hav
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Are A.I. churches and 'tech faith' cults the future of religion?A.I. churches are springing up, even if just online, yet they're speaking a very old language. Read More
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This augmented reality game helps stroke victims recover fasterA new augmented reality game is being developed to help stroke victims stick to their rehabilitation regimen. Read More
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Changing students' attitudes to mathematics improves test scoresA new study finds a free 'massive, open, online course' (MOOC) led to students feeling more positive about math, more engaged during math class, and scoring significantly higher in mathematics assessments. This is the first of its kind to focus on changing students' mindsets and beliefs about their mathematics potential.
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Underwater acoustic ground cloak designedScientists are now working to take cloaking devices from the dramatic realm of science fiction and make them real. Researchers are taking the introductory steps to make acoustic ground cloaks. These materials redirect approaching waves around an object without scattering the wave energy, concealing the object from the sound waves.
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Device could make underwater objects appear invisible to sonarResearchers have developed a device that could make objects appear invisible to sonar detection.
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Climate Science Can Be More Transparent, Researchers SayMaking data more publicly available is complicated by the large volume — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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The answer to life, the universe and everything might be 73. Or 67A new estimate of the Hubble constant – the rate at which the universe is expanding – is baffling many of the finest minds in the cosmology community A crisis of cosmic proportions is brewing: the universe is expanding 9% faster than it ought to be and scientists are not sure why. The latest, most precise, estimate of the universe’s current rate of expansion – a value known as the Hubble constant
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Image: InSight in sightOn 5 May 2018, ESA's 35 m-diameter deep-space radio dish at New Norcia, Western Australia, monitored NASA's InSight spacecraft providing critical tracking support during launch and early operations on its journey to Mars.
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Congress Wants to Put a Bunch of Money into the Search for AliensAfter a 25-year gap, the federal government may fund the search for intelligent aliens with $10 million for the next two years.
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Kilauea Volcano Could Launch 10-Ton Ballistic Boulders in a Dramatic ExplosionGeologists warn that Hawaii's Kilauea volcano could start spewing rocks
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What is a species? British bird expert develops a math formula to solve the problemNature is replete with examples of identifiable populations known from different continents, mountain ranges, islands or lowland regions. While, traditionally, many of these have been treated as subspecies of widely-ranging species, recent studies relying on molecular biology have shown that many former "subspecies" have in fact been isolated for millions of years, which is long enough for them to
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MoviePass Rival Sinemia Is in It for the Long HaulSinemia may have an awkward name, but its movie subscription plans are priced for sustainable growth.
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Ancient skull shows early 'baleen whale' had teethToday's baleen whales (Mysticetes) support their massive bodies by filtering huge volumes of small prey from seawater using comb-like baleen in their mouths much like a sieve. But new evidence reported in the journal Current Biology on May 10 based on careful analysis of a 34-million-year-old whale skull from Antarctica—the second-oldest "baleen" whale ever found—suggests that early whales actuall
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Neuroscientists find first evidence animals can mentally replay past eventsNeuroscientists at Indiana University have reported the first evidence that non-human animals can mentally replay past events from memory. The discovery could help advance the development of new drugs to treat Alzheimer's disease.
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Microbes from marine volcanic vents reveal how humans adjusted to a changing atmosphereAncient microbes that thrive in some of the world's most extreme environments and modern-day humans have more in common than meets the eye—namely, they both respire and conserve energy using a similar molecular mechanism, one that has adapted to changing environmental conditions over billions of years.
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Video: Fly over Neukum craterThis movie, based on images taken by ESA's Mars Express, showcases the 102 km wide Neukum Crater in the southern hemisphere of Mars.
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Trilobites: The Green-Feathered Terror That Slaughtered Bats in SpainThe largest bat in Europe, a vulnerable species, found shelter in a city park’s trees. Then they started to turn up dead.
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Flexible work arrangements reduce wage gap for mothersAccess to flexible work arrangements reduces the wage gap for mothers compared to women who don't have children, new UBC research suggests.
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How the power of mathematics can help assess lung functionResearchers at the University of Southampton have developed a new computational way of analyzing X-ray images of lungs, which could herald a breakthrough in the diagnosis and assessment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and other lung diseases.
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Strain improves performance of atomically thin semiconductor materialUConn materials scientists show conclusively for the first time that the properties of atomically thin materials can be mechanically manipulated to enhance their performance. The finding could lead to faster computer processors and more efficient optical sensors.
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Simple walking test helps predict risk for cognitive issues after heart surgeryThe distance a patient can walk in 6-minutes before a heart operation may be a clue to whether that patient will develop problems with memory, concentration, and attention after the procedure, according to a study published online today in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.
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Bubbly graphene: how cool or hot are you?Scientists have measured and controlled the temperature of individual graphene bubbles with a single laser beam for the first time. The strain and curvature introduced by the bubbles is known to tune the electronic, chemical, and mechanical properties of this material. Generally, graphene bubbles are more reactive than flat graphene, so they might be more prone to be decorated with chemical groups
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Artificial intelligence needs to be socially responsible, says new policy reportThe development of new artificial intelligence (AI) technology is often bias, and the resulting systems can be discriminatory, meaning more should be done by policymakers to ensure its development is democratic and socially responsible. This is according to a new policy report on the role of AI and robotics in society.
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A new paper in JEP:General looks at the relationship between accuracy of judgments and confidence.submitted by /u/markmana [link] [comments]
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Changing students' attitudes to mathematics improves test scoresA free 'massive, open, online course' (MOOC) designed to change students' attitudes towards mathematics makes them more engaged in class—leading to significantly higher test scores. Published in open-access journal Frontiers in Education, these findings go against the discouraging results of previous studies. It is the first of its kind to show the impact of an online course in changing students'
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What it's like to be a transgender dad | LB HannahsLB Hannahs candidly shares the experience of parenting as a genderqueer individual — and what it can teach us about authenticity and advocacy. "Authenticity doesn't mean 'comfortable.' It means managing and negotiating the discomfort of everyday life," Hannahs says.
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Eye scanner can tell if you’ve mastered a foreign languageBy monitoring unconscious eye movements while reading, an algorithm can predict the proficiency of someone learning English as a second language
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Madame Pele's Grip on HawaiiHawaii Kilauea volcanoOf all the Hawaiian deities, Pele is perhaps the most formidable. The goddess of fire (and volcanoes and lightning and wind), she has a reputation for being as fickle as she is fervent. From her home in the Halemaʻumaʻu crater at the summit of the Kīlauea volcano, the legend goes, Madame Pele determines when and where the lava flows. She is the goddess who “ shapes the sacred land .” Pele’s prese
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Trump's High-Pressure EconomySteve Mnuchin is not exactly a tribune of the people. A wealthy financier with a taste for the high life, he is better known for his glamorous spouse than for his commitment to public service. One could argue that Mnuchin’s chief qualification as treasury secretary is simply that while other more distinguished Goldman Sachs veterans refused to back Donald Trump’s seemingly quixotic presidential c
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A new approach to social resilience through landscape architectureLandscape architecture is not a subject commonly associated with refugee settlements. But in a field of study where resilience is often applied to help fortify coasts against erosion or to safeguard habitats against loss, UConn landscape architecture researchers have begun using their expertise to encourage resilience in a different form.
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For some tough depression, ‘shock therapy’ may beat drugsIf people with depression fail to find relief with two other kinds of treatment, such as antidepressants and talk therapy, a modern form of the treatment once called “shock therapy” should be more available, say researchers. “We shouldn’t allow the stigma attached to the past incarnations of this approach to prevent its modern form from being seriously considered for appropriate patients.” Curren
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Cost savings from integrative medicine via pain reduction in hospitalized patientsResearchers at Allina Health conducted a large NIH-funded observational study to examine pain treatment outcomes of integrative medicine in hospitalized patients.
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Purple districts elect the most extreme legislators, driving polarizationSo-called purple voting districts that change hands between Republicans and Democrats — rather than reliably conservative and liberal districts — are an underappreciated source of rising political polarization in state legislatures, according to a study led by a Princeton University researcher.
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Artificial intelligence needs to be socially responsible says new policy reportThe development of new artificial intelligence (AI) technology is often subject to bias, and the resulting systems can be discriminatory, meaning more should be done by policymakers to ensure its development is democratic and socially responsible.
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'New views of Jupiter' showcases swirling clouds on giant planetMembers of NASA's Juno mission team, some of the world's leading observers of Jupiter, and citizen scientists from across the globe will attend a workshop 'New Views of Jupiter: Pro-Am Collaborations during and beyond the NASA Juno Mission' at the Royal Astronomical Society in London on 10-11 May.
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Improving the sound insulation of building materialsResearcher Alberto Esteban-González has developed a method for measuring the soundproofing performance of building materials by means of small samples, thus reducing costs and resources.
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Strain improves performance of atomically thin semiconductor materialResearchers in UConn's Institute of Materials Science significantly improved the performance of an atomically thin semiconductor material by stretching it, an accomplishment that could prove beneficial to engineers designing the next generation of flexible electronics, nano devices, and optical sensors.
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YouTube videos help researchers study dog bitesResearchers at the University of Liverpool have turned to the popular video-sharing site YouTube to study the complex issue of dog bites.
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Research suggests a 15-minute 'daily mile' could enhance health of the world's childrenPolicymakers should consider introducing The Daily Mile to improve the health and fitness of schoolchildren around the world, according to new research led by the Universities of Stirling and Edinburgh.
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Patients who have had an irregular heart beat can't ever be considered 'cured'Patients with an abnormal heart rhythm that can leave them at a higher risk of suffering from stroke still need treatment even after their heart rhythm seems to have returned to normal, say researchers at the University of Birmingham.
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Food recognition in hundred-year-olds: this explains how our semantic memory worksA study by SISSA shows that, differently from younger individuals, centenarians recognise natural foods more accurately than processed foods, because they have eaten them with greater frequency during their lifetime. This result clarifies the mechanisms at the root of our semantic memory, that do not appear to depend on the characteristics of food alone but also on experience and eating habits thr
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What is a species? British bird expert develops a math formula to solve the problemWhether co-habiting populations belong to the same species is only as tough as figuring out if they interbreed or produce fertile offspring. On the other hand, when populations are geographically separated, biologists often struggle to determine whether they represent different species or merely subspecies. To address the age-long issue, a British bird expert has developed a new universal mathemat
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Cocoa CRISPR: Gene editing shows promise for improving the 'chocolate tree'Use of the powerful gene-editing tool CRISPR-Cas9 could help to breed cacao trees that exhibit desirable traits such as enhanced resistance to diseases, according to Penn State plant scientists.
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The BIG Bell TestOn Nov. 30, 2016, more than 100,000 people around the world contributed to a suite of first-of-a-kind quantum physics experiments known as the BIG Bell Test. The results have now been analyzed, and are reported in this week's Nature.
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4 ways 'internet of things' toys endanger childrenAs Amazon releases an Echo Dot smart-home device aimed at children, it's entering a busy and growing marketplace. More than one-third of U.S. homes with children has at least one "internet of things" connected toy – like a cuddly creature who can listen to and respond to a child's inquiries. Many more of these devices are on the way, around the world and in North America specifically.
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Postponing Day Zero: Investment in water efficiency will keep taps runningCalifornia, Brazil and South Africa have all recently experienced major drought, threatening serious disruption to supplies for major cities ('Day Zero' events). How can England prepare for drought without harming the environment or driving up water charges?
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Eco-friendly composting toilets already bring relief to big cities – just ask London's canal boatersEvery day in central London, some 5,000 people manage without access to basic amenities such as piped water, sewerage or electricity. They are London's boaters; the people who call the city's network of canals and waterways home. Living on a canal boat is often cheaper than renting a flat, and a growing number of people are being won over by the beauty of the waterways, and the promise of a slower
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Gene editing shows promise for improving the 'chocolate tree'Use of the powerful gene-editing tool CRISPR-Cas9 could help to breed cacao trees that exhibit desirable traits such as enhanced resistance to diseases, according to Penn State plant scientists.
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Copernicus Sentinel-3B delivers first imagesLess than two weeks after it was launched, the Copernicus Sentinel-3B satellite has delivered its first images of Earth. Exceeding expectations, this first set of images include the sunset over Antarctica, sea ice in the Arctic and a view of northern Europe.
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An AI learns to spot tree species, with help from a drone
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Special crops aren’t what make leafcutter ants uniqueHumans developed agriculture about 10,000 years ago, but leafcutter ants began cultivating massive subterranean fungus gardens more than 10 million years ago. A complex genetic analysis has biologists re-evaluating some long-held beliefs about the way societies evolved following the invention of agriculture by these six-legged farmers. Like humans, leafcutter ants grow crops, and like humans, far
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I Played Fortnite and Figured Out the UniverseIn Fortnite Battle Royale, the world’s most popular video game, released last September and today being played by millions of people at a time, you’re dropped into the sky above a richly rendered island, 99 other players all parachuting down alongside you. You angle toward your preferred terrain and as soon as you touch down, you are searching for a weapon—any weapon. The island is ringed by a gl
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The Yogi masters were right — meditation and breathing exercises can sharpen your mindIt has long been claimed by Yogis and Buddhists that meditation and ancient breath-focused practices, such as pranayama, strengthen our ability to focus on tasks. A new study by researchers at Trinity College Dublin explains for the first time the neurophysiological link between breathing and attention.
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Bubbly graphene: how cool or hot are you?IBS scientists have measured and controlled the temperature of individual graphene bubbles with a single laser beam for the first time. The strain and curvature introduced by the bubbles is known to tune the electronic, chemical, and mechanical properties of this material. Generally, graphene bubbles are more reactive than flat graphene, so they might be more prone to be decorated with chemical gr
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'Bisexual' beetles are simply inept, new study findsNew research shows that same-sex mating among male insects is more likely to be due to incompetence rather than sexual preference. More than 100 species of insects engage in same-sex mating behavior, and in some species the same-sex mating is more common than heterosexual mating. The research team studied the red flour beetle to find out why.
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New method of measuring internal stresses for aerospace and aircraft engineeringComposite materials have become an integral part of our lives: they are used in aviation and space technologies, as well as the automobile and mining industries. However, there has been a problem of internal stress assessment with composite material designs since their inception.
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Life beyond the Laboratory BenchA panel discussion at Memorial Sloan Kettering explores the issues scientists (especially women) face in advancing their careers — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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House Democrats Release 3,500 Russia-Linked Facebook AdsRussian Facebook USIn the most extensive look yet at the IRA troll factory's Facebook efforts, familiar themes emerge.
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The Brutal Normalcy of the War on TerrorSeemingly mundane images tell the story of our two-decade-long battle.
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Why Can’t Facebook Tell the Truth?When I signed up for Facebook during my freshman year of college, I knew exactly what it was: an online college directory. Thirteen years and 1 billion users later, nobody seems to have any clue what it is. Facebook has launched a thousand metaphors, earning comparisons to a cable company , a railroad , a virtual supranational government , and a grapevine for lies. In the past 18 months—perhaps t
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Settlers in the 'Most Contentious Place on Earth'“Why would an Israeli Jew choose to live in the West Bank?” That’s the question that motivates writer Wajahat Ali to travel to Israel in a new documentary from The Atlantic . Ali, who has been critical of Israel, embarks on a personal quest to understand the perspectives of some of the 600,000 Israeli Jews who live in the occupied territory in defiance of international law—and to hear from the Pa
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How to keep your body cool when the weather is scorchingDIY Four scientific tricks for temperature control. The weather's heating up, but don’t sweat. We have four scientific ways to cool down your body without resorting to a portable AC unit.
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Artificial intelligence needs to be socially responsible, says new policy reportThe development of new artificial intelligence (AI) technology is often bias, and the resulting systems can be discriminatory, meaning more should be done by policymakers to ensure its development is democratic and socially responsible. This is according to a new policy report on the role of AI and robotics in society, being published today by the University of Manchester and Policy@Manchester.
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Developing a method for synthesizing a novel polyester with alternating arrangementToyohashi University of Technology researchers have developed a method for synthesizing a 'pure' alternating copolymer of L- and D-lactic acids in which L- and D-lactic acids are alternately arranged, i.e., a 'syndiotactic' poly(lactic acid). With this method, it is possible to synthesize syndiotactic polyesters in which L- and D-type monomers are arranged alternately. These polyesters are convent
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Changing students' attitudes to mathematics improves test scoresA new study finds a free 'massive, open, online course' (MOOC) led to students feeling more positive about math, more engaged during math class, and scoring significantly higher in mathematics assessments. This is the first of its kind to focus on changing students' mindsets and beliefs about their mathematics potential.
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New research puts distinct memories of similar events in their placeNeuroscientists have found new evidence on how distinct memories of similar events are represented in the brain.
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Do the elderly want technology to help them take their medication?Over 65s say they would find technology to help them take their medications helpful, but need the technology to be familiar, accessible and easy to use, according to research by Queen Mary University of London and University of Cambridge.
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A vital pause: Neurons in the brain's striatum may help regulate response to unexpected stimuliOkinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, JapanUsing light to control the activity of a specific group of nerve cells, OIST researchers have revealed a possible brain mechanism for responding to surprising or important cues.
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Pterocarpanquinones and carbapterocarpans with anti-tumor activity against MDR leukemiasThe pterocarpanquinone LQB-118 and the carbapterocarpan LQB-223 were evaluated on models of human hematological neoplasias and solid tumors. Both compounds presented great selectivity and anti-MDR capabilities, seeming to 'adapt' their mode of action to circumvent diverse phenotypes of drug resistance, especially on leukemic cells.
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Kenyan cave sheds new light on dawn of modern manForty-eight thousand year-old crayons and shell beads were among a treasure trove of items unearthed by archaeologists at a cave in Kenya. Archaeologists have discovered more than 30,000 items at the site which is shedding new light on the crucial time period when Homo sapiens first started showing signs of modern behavior.
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How parents cause children's friendships to endA new study reveals why childhood friendships fall apart and is the first to demonstrate that parents are an important source of these breakups. Using data from 1,523 children, researchers examined parenting styles as well as mother and father self-reported depressive symptoms to predict the occurrence and timing of best friendships breaking up from the start to the end of elementary school (grade
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Diabetes-associated pain linked to disrupted insulin signallingChronic pain hypersensitivity is commonly experienced by individuals with diabetes, and is difficult to treat. The origin of this pain was previously assumed to be damaged blood vessels or the effect of high blood sugar on tissue surrounding neurons. Now, new research in fruit flies indicates that the pain results instead from disrupted insulin signalling in pain sensory neurons, and demonstrates
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TGen develops quality-control test for detecting cancer in bloodThere is vast potential in precision-medicine methods of both detecting and monitoring disease by looking for indications of cancer mutations in cell-free DNA (cfDNA), found floating in the blood. To help ensure the quality of these molecular biomarkers, a scientific team led by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) has devised a rapid test — a droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) assay —
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Gene disruption signals cerebral palsy and autism linkUniversity of Adelaide researchers have uncovered a genetic signal common to both cerebral palsy and autism. The finding comes from the first large-scale study of gene expression in children with cerebral palsy.
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Chinese scientists generate a high-quality wheat A genome sequenceA joint research team from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, BGI Shenzhen and Keygene in the Netherlands generated a high-quality genome sequence of T. urartu by combining BAC-by-BAC sequencing, single molecule real-time whole-genome shotgun sequencing and next-generation mapping technologies.
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Photo of the Week: Hawaii's Massive Volcano Seen From AbovePhotographer Demian Barrios used a drone to capture the stunning image of Kilauea's fissure.
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Mysterious Insect Fossil Gap ExplainedA lack of diverse, winged hexapods—not low oxygen levels—could explain the gap in the fossil record — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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Polymer researchers discover path to sustainable and biodegradable polyestersThere's a good chance you've touched something made out of the polyolefin polymer today. It's often used in polyethylene products like plastic bags or polypropylene products like diapers.
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UTA study finds art therapy helps veterans cope with traumaResearchers at The University of Texas at Arlington have found that 98 percent of veterans participating in the University's Artopia program consider that art therapy helped them cope with service-related trauma or disability. An equal percentage reported that art therapy helped them cope with everyday life.
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Cloaking devices—it's not just 'Star Trek' anymoreCloaking devices play a pivotal role in many sci-fi television programs. Scientists are now working to take this technology from the dramatic realm of science fiction and make it real. Amanda D. Hanford, at Pennsylvania State University, is taking the introductory steps to make acoustic ground cloaks. These materials redirect approaching waves around an object without scattering the wave energy, c
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Tracking the clouded leopardSatellite collars have provided researchers in Borneo with a new insight into the mysterious movements of the Sunda clouded leopard, helping to ensure the future of this vulnerable species.
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'Bisexual' beetles are simply inept, new study findsSame-sex mating behaviour amongst male insects is much more likely to be due to incompetence, than sexual preference, male-male competition or evolutionary motivation—according to new research from the University of East Anglia.
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An example of plasmons directly impacting moleculesA team of researchers from Japan, Korea and the U.S. has found a way to demonstrate an example of plasmons directly causing changes to a molecule. In their paper published in the journal Science, the group describes their technique and what they learned from it.
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'Sanitised' nightlife precincts become places where some are not welcomeNightlife precincts in Australian cities have come under intense scrutiny in recent years following a spate of "one punch" assaults and other incidents. Places like Sydney's Kings Cross, Brisbane's Fortitude Valley and Perth's Northbridge have been framed as unsafe and unruly "problem spaces" – the kind of places that parents warn their teenage children to avoid.
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The talking AI story since '2001: A Space Odyssey'Almost everyone knows the story of HAL 9000, the killer supercomputer in Stanley Kubrick's landmark film 2001: A Space Odyssey, whose 50th anniversary will be celebrated on May 12, 2018 at the 71st Cannes Film Festival. In an intriguing scheduling coincidence, IBM, Kubrick's partner during the filming of A Space Odyssey, and Airbus have just unveiled the CIMON (Crew Interactive Mobile Companion) p
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Stone Age hepatitis B virus decodedAn international team of scientists led by researchers at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History and the University of Kiel has successfully reconstructed genomes from Stone Age and Medieval European strains of the hepatitis B virus. This unprecedented recovery of ancient virus DNA indicates that hepatitis B was circulating in Europe at least 7000 years ago. While the ancient vi
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Alexa, check my security settingsDo you trust the Internet of Things? More to the point, do you trust "Alexa" the voice-activated software in the Amazon Echo and related IoT devices? There is not necessarily any particular reason not to trust Alexa and Amazon, although one must always remember that data held by any company on its servers may be compromised by hackers or malware. In addition, might your "conversations" with Alexa
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Stone Age hepatitis B virus decodedScientists have successfully reconstructed genomes from Stone Age and Medieval European strains of the hepatitis B virus. This unprecedented recovery of ancient virus DNA indicates that hepatitis B was circulating in Europe at least 7,000 years ago.
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Angry birds: Size of jackdaw mobs depends on who calls warningJackdaws recognize each other's voices and respond in greater numbers to warnings from familiar birds than strangers, new research shows.
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New shrew species discovered on 'sky island' in PhilippinesA team of scientists recently identified Palawanosorex muscorum, a new species of shrew known more informally as the Palawan moss shrew. This shrew, found on what Heaney calls a 'sky island,' may help explain why the Philippines is such a hotbed for mammalian biodiversity.
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DNA found in lake bottom offers historical clues regarding impact of an invasive speciesA team of researchers from France, Italy and Norway has found a natural historical record of the impact of an invasive species of rabbit on a remote Indian Ocean island. In their paper published on the open access site Science Advances, the researchers describe their efforts to learn more about the environmental impact of an invasive species.
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The New Era of Multimessenger AstronomyAstronomers' newfound ability to see the same cosmic events in light, particles and gravitational waves—a synthesis called multimessenger astronomy—gives them a fuller picture of some of… — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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Team of atmospheric scientists goes to work in an evolving arcticLast spring, University of Colorado, Boulder research scientist Jessie Creamean spent a few weeks in frigid and windy Oliktok Point, Alaska. Within sight of the ice-bound Beaufort Sea and North Slope oil rigs and refineries, she set up an aerosol sampling system for a project on ice nucleating particles (INPs).
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World’s most powerful camera can spot planets drowned by starlightA new, incredibly powerful camera called DARKNESS can take pictures of planets close to bright, nearby stars that would normally obscure them. Somewhere in the vastness of the universe another habitable planet likely exists. And it may not be that far—astronomically speaking—from our own solar system. Distinguishing that planet’s light from its star, however, can be problematic. “Taking a picture
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Why do I get congested when I drink alcohol?Allergic Reaction Alcohol allergies are pretty rare, but intolerance is a lot more common Every time I enjoy a cold hard cider, I feel nauseated. Not immediately—first comes the congestion. Then I feel woozy. Then, hours later, my stomach churns. I wanted to…
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Cassava breeding hasn't improved photosynthesis or yield potentialUniversity of Illinois researchers analyzed four African cultivars to find out how breeding has impacted photosynthesis — the process that transforms light energy and carbon dioxide into yield. They found that unimproved landraces of cassava – cultivars that have not been bred for improvements like pest and disease resistance – are actually 20 percent better at photosynthesizing than their improv
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Cloaking devices — it's not just 'Star Trek' anymoreScientists are now working to take cloaking devices from the dramatic realm of science fiction and make them real. Amanda D. Hanford, at Pennsylvania State University, is taking the introductory steps to make acoustic ground cloaks. These materials redirect approaching waves around an object without scattering the wave energy, concealing the object from the sound waves. During the 175th ASA Meetin
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Hun migrations 'linked to deadly Justinian Plague'Scientists find a deadly plague may have been spread to Europe and western Asia by the Huns.
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Cassava breeding hasn't improved photosynthesis or yield potentialCassava is a staple in the diet of more than one billion people across 105 countries, yet this "orphaned crop" has received little attention compared to popular crops like corn and soybeans. While advances in breeding have helped cassava withstand pests and diseases, cassava yields no more today than it did in 1963. Corn yields, by comparison, have more than doubled.
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What Are the Preferred Jobs of Serial Killers?The recent and startling arrest of the elusive Golden State Killer in what was arguably the most vexing and disturbing constellation of interlinked cold cases in American history, has raised more questions than answers.
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A study of pollen reconstructs the landscape of Madrid during 400,000 yearsSusana Rubio, Joaquín Panera and Alfredo Pérez González, scientists at the Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH), have published a study in the journal Quaternary International on the changes to vegetation and climate over the last 400,000 years in the region of Madrid, a Mediterranean area subject to an important continental influence key to understanding global clim
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Counting perovskitesMarina Filip, Postdoctoral Research Assistant, and Feliciano Giustino, Professor of Materials, both in the Department of Materials, explain how elementary geometry and modern data analytics can be combined to predict the existence of thousands of new materials called 'perovskites', as shown in their recent publication in PNAS.
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Raman spectral band oscillations in large graphene bubblesA team of researchers at the Center for Multidimensional Carbon Materials, within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) have measured and controlled the temperature of individual graphene bubbles with a single laser beam for the first time. The study is now available from Physical Review Letters.
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How we're using fish ear bones as 'time capsules' of past river healthFish have ears. They also have ear bones, known as otoliths. Recent research has focused on otoliths of fish from Australia's inland waters. These unique structures act as a kind of scientific time capsule, telling us about environmental conditions of the past.
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Remembering the Cinematic Prowess of Anne V. CoatesThe art of film editing is arguably the most unheralded, most crucial part of filmmaking—a craft that can rescue a difficult production process, reshape a tortured performance, or hone an already great work into something perfect. It’s a quiet and hermetic activity, largely performed in tiny studios for weeks and months on end, lacking in Hollywood glitz and glamor but pivotal to packaging someon
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A Muslim Among Israeli SettlersImage above: A Palestinian worker in Shiloh tends to the grounds of what some Jews believe was the first capital of the Israelite kingdom. I was here to report on Jewish settlers, the 600,000 citizens of Israel living beyond its pre-1967 borders. My main concern was whether the normally guarded and cautious settler community would open up and talk to me: a brown-skinned, practicing Muslim from th
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Napoleon Complex: Are smaller men really more aggressive?A study investigating short-man syndrome suggests that smaller men may behave more aggressively than others, providing there are no likely repercussions
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New techniques to improve the shelf life of our food could help minimize harvest lossA new technique to dry cocoa beans, fruits, herbs and edible birds nests is helping to improve quality and increase the shelf life of our food.
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Are Air Fryers Worth It?Can the trendy, expensive countertop air fryer outperform a simple sheet pan in an oven?
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T-Mobile-Sprint Merger: Promises Mean Little for ConsumersOpinion: The proposed merger of two wireless giants will reduce competition and should be blocked.
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Inside the Arena Where Drones Battle a Wall of 1,300 Computer FansIn Caltech’s fancy new drone arena, the machines face terrifying atmospheric disturbances, all to help shape the future of flight.
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Image of the Day: Glowing TideEach year, bioluminescent microorganisms create striking displays on the beaches of San Diego.
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Building Sails for Interstellar Probes Will Be Tough, but Not ImpossibleA new study validates the feasibility of constructing gossamer-thin light sails for propelling spacecraft to other stars — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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Spinning data into soundIt could be the background soundtrack for a science fiction movie. Some sounds bubble up like prehistoric chirps from primordial ooze. Others whirl up and down octaves, quickly joined by a progressive rattling that slinks across the sound landscape.
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Light could make semiconductor computers a million times faster or even go quantumA technique to manipulate electrons with light could bring quantum computing up to room temperature.
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Archaeologists find remains of Roman-era temple in EgyptEgypt says archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a temple dating back to the second century.
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Telecom Italia reaches content-sharing deal with MediasetTelecom Italia has announced a content-sharing agreement with Mediaset, Italy's largest private broadcaster, as the former telecom monopoly pushes ahead with its plan to improve digital content after a boardroom shakeup.
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Apple fells plans for Ireland data centre over treesUS tech giant Apple announced Thursday it had shelved plans to build an 850-million-euro ($1.0-billion) data centre in Ireland over a court battle with conservationists seeking to preserve a forest.
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Panasonic profit soars on automotive business growthJapanese electronics giant Panasonic on Thursday said its full-year net profit surged, helped by growth in its automative-related business.
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Volunteers work to save vintage train simulator in BerlinHydraulic systems jerk and pull the metal train cab back and forth as the driver pilots it along the tracks of Berlin's commuter rail system, as images of the city just after the fall of the Berlin Wall whiz by.
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David Goodall, Australia's oldest scientist, ends his own life aged 104Goodall ate fish and chips and cheesecake and listened to Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony in final hours Australia’s oldest scientist, David Goodall, has ended his own life at a clinic in Switzerland, surrounded by family and while listening to Beethoven’s Ode to Joy. The British-born 104-year-old professor was forced to travel on a one-way ticket from his home in Western Australia to Switzerland wher
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World-first study aims to keep emissions targets on trackA simple method to determine if fossil fuel producers are on track to meet global emission reduction targets has been developed by University of Queensland researchers.
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Avengers remembered: why franchises can be so popular | Dean BurnettThe success of Avengers: Infinity War shows just how much people enjoy seeing familiar faces doing vaguely new things. Why is this so appealing? Current data suggest that Avengers: Infinity War is well on course to being Marvel’s biggest UK hit to date. Given how many successful movies Marvel has produced over the last decade , that’s really saying something. But the current glut of superhero mov
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Stone Age hepatitis B virus decodedAn international team of scientists led by researchers at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History and the University of Kiel has successfully reconstructed genomes from Stone Age and Medieval European strains of the hepatitis B virus. This unprecedented recovery of ancient virus DNA indicates that hepatitis B was circulating in Europe at least 7,000 years ago.
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Understanding Kilauea—a different flavor of volcanoHawaii's Kilauea volcano has been oozing lava for more than three decades. But in recent days fountains of lava hundreds of feet high, a dozen new fissures and plumes of steam, ash, and gases have struck the area around Kilauea and forced more than 1,700 people to flee their homes. Hundreds of earthquakes and changes in the shape of Kilauea foretold the eruption and facilitated early warnings for
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Caterpillar 'road rage' could affect migrationMonarch butterfly caterpillars living next to roads may be stressed by the sound of passing cars and trucks, according to a new study from the University of Georgia.
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Researchers invent tiny, resealable packets to deliver materials on cueYour body keeps its neurons firing, immune system working and serotonin flowing with a clever bit of engineering: tiny capsules that deliver signaling molecules from place to place in the body.
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Image: Full moon over NewfoundlandThe crew of the International Space Station snapped this image of the full Moon on April 30, 2018, as the station orbited off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada.
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Scientists taught fluorescent microscope to automatically adapt to any sampleAn international team of physicists found a new way to improve images obtained by fluorescence microscopy. The method is based on adaptive optics and implies an automatic correction of aberrations. Moreover, this correction is based on the quality of individual pixels, rather than the image as a whole. This helps avoid re-calibration of microscope in case of changing the sample. As a result, micro
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Patrick Melrose Is a Lacerating Tour de ForceThe genius of Edward St. Aubyn’s five Patrick Melrose novels is in how relentlessly they amalgamate horror and beauty. The loosely autobiographical series—once named the Melrosiad by a Guardian reviewer—depicts child sexual abuse, drug addiction, alcoholism, and a smorgasbord of emotional torture, but does so in such entrancing prose that it insulates the reader from the unbearable. Heroin, in St
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Estimating species loss from habitat clearingNUS ecologists have developed improved methods for estimating biodiversity loss from habitat-clearing activities, to aid conservation planning.
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The Catch-22 of Mass Prescribing AntibioticsResearchers have found that seemingly unnecessary drugs are saving lives in the developing world. Is that worth the threat of antibiotic resistance?
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Who Pays the Most, and Least, in Silicon Valley?Median pay at Facebook tops $240,000 a year, more than eight times the $28,446 median at Amazon.
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Rolls-Royce Reveals the $325,000 Cullinan, Its Rowdy, Regal SUVThe luxury carmaker's new behemoth combines a massive engine and clever suspension to take the fancy folk absolutely anywhere they care to go.
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Watch the New SpaceX Reusable Rocket Make Its DebutSpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5The Block 5 version of the Falcon 9 is designed to re-fly as soon as 48 hours after landing.
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A Hangover Pill? Tests on Drunk Mice Show PromiseThe treatment decreased rodents’ blood alcohol level by 45 percent — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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Satellite pair arrive for Galileo's next rumble in the jungleThe next two satellites in Europe's Galileo satellite navigation system have arrived at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, ahead of their planned launch from the jungle space base in July.
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Aw, Shucks: How Oysters Gave One Man a Rare Bacterial InfectionA rare oyster-shucking hazard.
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Liquid crystals self-regulate the release of drugs in precise, repeating doses with simple nudge from their environmentLiquid crystals—much like the ones forming these words on computer monitors—could be tuned to fight bacteria or scuttle compromised electronics by reacting to subtle changes in their environment with tiny, measured doses of liquid or solids.
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Protonic ceramic fuel cells are highly durable, fuel flexibleProtonic ceramic fuel cells could one day be used to power off-the-grid cabins in remote locations, backup generators during natural disasters and more.
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Could Future Nerve Implants Detect and Monitor Illness?Researchers are intent on decoding body-brain nerve signals to diagnose ailments — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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Elucidation of vibration energy of a single molecule in an external force fieldThe vibration of a molecule on a surface contains critical information on the molecule-surface interaction, crucial for understanding surface phenomena and for important processes like catalysis. It was previously investigated with a scanning probe microscopy, but the probe tip appeared to exert a force on the molecule, affecting the vibration. Here, by combining STM, AFM and model calculations, t
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Topic-adjusted visibility metric for scientific articlesAn NUS statistician has developed a metric that automatically accounts for citation variations in different disciplines for measuring the research merit of scientific articles.
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Identification of bovine IVF embryos without chromosome abnormalities by live-cell imagingIn vitro fertilized (IVF) embryo transfer has become an important innovation in the agricultural sectors, such as in cattle production. Approximately half of all bovine embryos produced worldwide were derived from IVF. However, the pregnancy success rate of IVF embryos transplanted into recipients remains low. To increase the success of pregnancy, key technological issues affecting the in vitro pr
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Climate geoengineering research should include developing countriesPlacing giant mirrors in orbit to reflect sunlight before it reaches Earth and launching millions of tons of sulfur into the stratosphere to simulate the effects of a major volcanic eruption are among the mind-boggling climate geoengineering projects that are under consideration as ways to mitigate the global warming caused by greenhouse gases.
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Mixed forests: Ecologically and economically superiorMixed forests are more productive than monocultures. This is true on all five continents, and particularly in regions with high precipitation. These findings from an international overview study, in which the Technical University of Munich (TUM) participated, are highly relevant for forest science and forest management on a global scale.
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For how long will the USA remain the Nobel Prize leader?Since first being awarded in 1901, most Nobel Prizes for science have gone to the U.S., the United Kingdom, Germany and France. An empirical study by Professor Claudius Gros from the Institute for Theoretical Physics at the Goethe University in Frankfurt has now shown that the Nobel Prize productivity in these countries is primarily determined by two factors: a long-term success rate, and periods
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Brood parasitism in fishThere are other animals besides the cuckoo who smuggle their offspring into another animal's nest. The synodontis multipunctatus, which lives in Lake Tanganyika in Africa and is better known as the cuckoo catfish, is just as cunning as the cuckoo. This savvy parasite, like the cuckoo bird, places its eggs among those of cichlids. To protect their eggs, cichlids carry their eggs in their mouths.
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Combining GANs and reinforcement learning for drug discoveryInsilico Medicine publishes a new research paper in Molecular Pharmaceutics journal titled 'Adversarial Threshold Neural Computer for Molecular De Novo Design.' The described Adversarial Threshold Neural Computer (ATNC) model based on the combination of Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) with Reinforcement Learning (RL) is intended for the design of novel small organic molecules with the desir
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OSA in older adults: Often present, seldom investigatedResearch finds more than half of Medicare beneficiaries have a high risk of obstructive sleep apnea, but few have been assessed for the sleep disorder.
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Københavns grundejere vil etablere et renovationsselskabTrætønder skal afløses af ståltønder, al omhældning af latrin i gårdene skal undgås, og tønderne skal tømmes senest hver 10. dag. Det er nogle af punkterne i det ‘Forslag til Udførsel af Natrenovationen’, som Kjøbenhavns Grundejerforeninger har fremsat.
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Nissan dropper dieselmotoren i EuropaNissan vil gradvist trække dieselmodeller ud af verdens største marked for dieselbiler: Det euopæiske.
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The Defense That Failed White NationalistsThe photographs of the beating show DeAndre Harris curled up in a ball on the floor of a parking lot trying to protect his face and body as the men around him, some armed with boards or pipes, strike him repeatedly. The men beating Harris were there to attend the white-nationalist rally in Charlottesville last August, where one counter-protester, Heather Heyer, was killed when a car drove into th
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Will Facebook's New Ad-Transparency Tools Protect Democracy?Time and again, when facing criticism about Facebook’s role in elections, the company’s executives have promised to provide maximal transparency about the advertising that runs on their services. The digital tools will ensure this transparency will be unprecedented for not just Facebook and the digital advertising industry, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has repeatedly contended, but for any medium
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Alexa and Siri Can Hear This Hidden Command. You Can’t.Researchers can now send secret audio instructions undetectable to the human ear to Apple’s Siri, Amazon’s Alexa and Google’s Assistant.
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Sharks love jazz but are stumped by classical, say scientistsA study at Macquarie University in Sydney found that sharks could recognise jazz – if there was food on offer Researchers at Sydney’s Macquarie University have discovered that sharks can recognise jazz music. In a paper published in Animal Cognition , the researchers, led by Catarina Vila Pouca, trained juvenile Port Jackson sharks to swim over to where jazz was playing, to receive food. It has b
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Identification of bovine IVF embryos without chromosome abnormalities by live-cell imagingResearch groups of Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Kindai University, FUSO Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. and NARO succeeded in selecting viable bovine IVF embryos by long-term live cell imaging. This technique revealed that bovine IVF embryos judged morphologically transferable according to the criteria of the International Embryo Technology Society have chromosomal abnormalities
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Scientists identify cause of resistance to breakthrough breast and ovarian cancer drugFindings could allow doctors to predict resistance and lead to changes in treatment. New gene editing technique used to unearth mutation linked to resistance to targeted PARP inhibitor treatments. Scientists have identified a mutation that gives cancer cells resistance to the breakthrough cancer treatment olaparib and other PARP inhibitors.
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Annual well woman visit to the OB/GYN can keep your heart healthyYearly well woman exams by OB/GYNs should include a heart disease risk assessment.
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Team develops optically controlled, non-reciprocal multifunctional photonic devicesThe USTC Microcavity Research Group in the Key Laboratory of Quantum Information has perfected a 4-port, all-optically controlled non-reciprocal multifunctional photonic device based on a magnetic-field-free optomechanical resonator. This achievement is published in Nature Communications .
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Visualization of molecular soccer ballsFullerenes are composed of 60 carbon atoms joined together in hexagonal rings to form a sphere that resembles a soccer ball. Fullerenes are of great interest to materials scientists because their interesting electronic properties make them attractive for use in advanced electronics and nanotechnology.
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Iraq's Looming Election Has ISIS SpookedISIS Iraqi Syria USThe Islamic State has issued a stern warning to any Sunni Muslims planning to taking part in Iraq’s upcoming general elections—don’t. On April 22, Abu al-Hassan al-Muhajir, the spokesman of ISIS, delivered a speech filled with lengthy Koranic verses and fiery religious rhetoric. He celebrated European and American “unbelievers being run over, stabbed, or killed in the streets of Paris, London, an
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They can keep their ‘cure’ for baldness. I love my hairless head | Tom UsherWhen I started losing my long, obsidian, Linkin Park hair, I shaved it all off. It’s one of the best decisions I’ve ever made In news that will be mostly of no use to anyone but ennui-ridden middle-aged men now contemplating their lost youth in the wake of their own fading good looks, it looks like a potential cure for baldness has been found . Scientists from the University of Manchester used a d
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Shapeshifters by Gavin Francis review – bristling with insight into our bodiesThe award-winning writer and Edinburgh GP combines patient case studies with cultural history in this profound study of how humans change “My aim is to sing of the ways bodies change.” Ovid, in The Metamorphoses , provides one of six epigraphs to Gavin Francis’s ambitious book on the same theme. Among the other authors Francis quotes at the outset are Hume, Thoreau and Marina Warner , who writes:
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Aged-care providers to face inquiry over alleged tax avoidanceFor-profit nursing-home providers to answer allegations they are shifting profits offshore while receiving vast sums of government funding • Sign up to receive the top stories in Australia every day at noon A Senate inquiry has been announced into allegations of multinational tax avoidance among Australia’s largest for-profit nursing home providers. The inquiry comes on the back of a damning repo
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Lightning strikes kill dozens across BangladeshDozens of Bangladeshis were killed in lightning strikes as pre-monsoon thunderstorms wreaked havoc across the South Asian country, an official said Thursday.
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US investigating battery fire in fatal Tesla crashThe US National Transportation Safety Board on Wednesday sent a team to investigate a Tesla Model S crash that left two people dead and another injured in Florida.
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Human-sounding Google Assistant sparks ethics questionsThe new Google digital assistant converses so naturally it may seem like a real person.
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China's ZTE teeters as US ban hits operations (Update)Chinese telecom giant ZTE faces a grim future after ceasing major operations due to a US ban on American sales of critical technology to the company, raising the stakes in a trade spat between the world's two largest economies.
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UK telecoms giant BT axes 13,000 jobsBritish telecoms and television broadcasting company BT announced Thursday that it will axe 13,000 jobs in administration and management.
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General Motors, Seoul agree to $7 billion bailout for S. Korea unitUS auto giant General Motors and Seoul have agreed on a multi-billion-dollar bailout for the firm's troubled South Korean unit, a government minister said Thursday.
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White House hosts AI summit with tech firmsTop U.S. tech executives and researchers are planning to press the Trump administration to invest in artificial intelligence and craft policies they hope will strengthen the economy without displacing jobs.
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Scientists: Explosive eruption possible at Hawaii volcanoHawaii's Kilauea volcano could soon send boulders and ash shooting out of its summit crater in the kind of explosive eruption last displayed nearly a century ago.
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Aide to Iowa governor touts Apple deal, gets job at companyA top aide to Gov. Kim Reynolds took a management job with tech giant Apple months after helping promote a $208 million incentive package for the company's planned Iowa data center as a good deal for taxpayers.
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New film highlights human pressures of diamond industry in Sierra LeoneEnormous wealth and power inequalities mean that people making a living out of mining diamonds in Sierra Leone continue to face huge economic and social challenges, in spite of international efforts to improve the diamond trade over the past decade.
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Angry birds: Size of jackdaw mobs depends on who calls warningJackdaws recognise each other's voices and respond in greater numbers to warnings from familiar birds than strangers, new research shows.
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Women seeking crowdfunding financing for start-ups are perceived as more trustworthyWhile men have benefited from a gender bias against women when seeking financing for business start-ups, the opposite may be true for female entrepreneurs seeking initial investment through crowdfunding efforts, according to research from Indiana University's Kelley School of Business.
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Næsehorn lader livet for at trøste døende vietnamesereDansk-vietnamesisk studie afslører nye årsager til, at truede næsehorn bliver skudt.
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Tobakspartikler i tøj og vægge forurener luften i røgfrie rumForskere opdager ny vej til at blive udsat for skadelig ’rygning på tredje hånd’.
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Scientists Warn That Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano Could Erupt 'Ballistic Rocks'The U.S. Geological Survey says that as magma in the volcano drops below the water table, it could create steam pressure and a sudden eruption that would spew toxic gas and "ballistic rocks." (Image credit: U.S. Geological Survey via AP)
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Crowdfunding unproven stem cell treatments: overstated efficacy, unstated risksCrowdfunding campaigns for unproven stem cell treatments exaggerate the benefits and underemphasize the risks, all the while raising considerable funds and generating social media buzz.
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Women seeking crowdfunding financing for start-ups are perceived as more trustworthyWhile men have benefited from a gender bias against women when seeking financing for business start-ups, the opposite may be true for female entrepreneurs seeking initial investment through crowdfunding efforts, according to research from Indiana University's Kelley School of Business.
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Angry birds: Size of jackdaw mobs depends on who calls warningJackdaws recognize each other's voices and respond in greater numbers to warnings from familiar birds than strangers, new research shows.
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Elucidation of vibration energy of a single molecule in an external force fieldThe vibration of a molecule on a surface contains critical information on the molecule-surface interaction, crucial for understanding surface phenomena and for important processes like catalysis. It was previously investigated with a scanning probe microscopy, but the probe tip appeared to exert a force on the molecule, affecting the vibration. Here, by combining STM, AFM and model calculations, t
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Treatment for MRSA no longer more costly than for susceptible Staph aureus infectionsA new study found that infections caused by one of the most common drug resistant bacteria in the US — methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, known as MRSA — are no more expensive to treat than MSSA, the methicillin-susceptible version of the same bacteria. These findings are contrary to earlier studies that have found that MRSA was much more expensive to treat than MSSA.
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New film highlights human pressures of diamond industry in Sierra LeoneA new feature film from the University of Bath, 'Voices from the Mine,' highlights what happens when a diamond journeys from mine to market and who really benefits.
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Study shows prolonged NAS treatment for infants discharged earlyInfants who are diagnosed with drug withdrawal after birth who are treated with medication as outpatients at home are treated three times longer than infants treated solely as inpatients, according to a new Vanderbilt study.
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Volcano erupts at end of man's gardenThis Hawaii resident had a surprise when he returned home after fleeing the Kilauea eruption.
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The scientist still fighting for the clean fuel the world forgotA decade of investment in advanced biofuels led nowhere, but Jay Keasling remains undaunted.
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Richard Dawkins wants to move to New Zealand to get away from Brexit 'madness'Scientist says half the population of Britain and US would prefer a country ‘where intellect might be appreciated’ The British scientist Richard Dawkins has said he would like to move to New Zealand as a refuge from the “madness” of a post-Trump, post-Brexit northern hemisphere. “America had just gone mad, and Britain had gone mad in a slightly less dramatic way with Brexit,” he told The Project,
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Thymus: Facts, Function & DiseasesThe thymus is the source of T-cells. The body uses T-cells to help destroy infected or cancerous cells.
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F.D.A. Moves to Stop Rogue Clinics From Using Unapproved Stem Cell TherapiesThe agency is seeking permanent injunctions against companies in Florida and California that are marketing unregulated uses of stem cells.
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China is building a huge weather-control machine – will it work?Water shortages are a huge problem for Chinese agriculture, so the country has just begun the world's largest ever weather control experiment
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DeepMind AI developed navigation neurons to solve a maze like usHumans have neurons called “grid cells” that help us find our way as we navigate our surroundings. DeepMind's AI has developed something similar as it learned to navigate a maze
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Struggling Tesla Faces an Investor InsurrectionAmid a pile of crises and slow Model 3 production, one investor is calling for a shakeup of Tesla’s board of directors—and for more oversight over CEO Elon Musk.
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Operating on brain gliomas by detecting the 'glow'Scientists report on novel imaging technology for malignant brain tumors.
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Depression linked to memory problems and brain agingDepression in older adults may be linked to memory problems, according to new research. The study also showed that older people with greater symptoms of depression may have structural differences in the brain compared to people without symptoms.
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Idle talk or fierce competition? Research finds women use gossip as a weapon in rivalriesNew research investigating how women use gossip to compete in the realm of romance offers insights that aim to reduce bullying and enhance women's friendships.
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'Top-ranked' reviewers aren't the top influencers when it comes to online salesTop-ranked reviewers on online retail sites such as Amazon.com may influence purchases, but a new study finds that those who post reviews less often and more informally can be seen as more trustworthy and have more of an impact on sales.
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New moon mission will not distract from effort to reach Mars, Nasa boss saysTwo missions ‘are supportive of each other’, says agency’s new head after Trump signed directive aimed at returning to moon The US effort to return to the moon will not undermine its mission to be the first country to put a human on Mars, the new head of Nasa insisted on Wednesday. In December, Donald Trump signed a policy directive instructing Nasa to send astronauts back to the moon, half a cen
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FAA Relaxes Drone Restrictions With 10 New ProgramsSelected local authorities can use drones for defibrillator deliveries, runway inspections, and mosquito control.
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