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Future Space Travel Might Require Mushrooms
10hThe mycologist Paul Stamets discusses the potential extraterrestrial uses of fungi, including terraforming planets, building human habitats—and providing psilocybin therapy to astronauts — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Cracking one more layer of genetic code will finally enable personalized medicine, researcher says
2hWhen the Human Genome Project reached its ambitious goal of mapping the entire human genome, it seemed the world was entering an era of personalized medicine, where evidence from our own specific genetic material would guide our care.
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Surprise! Turns Out Giraffes Have Highly Complex Social Lives Akin to Elephants
10hHow did we not notice before!?
NASA Rover Finds Ancient Stone Arch on Martian Surface
4hArch Nemesis NASA’s Curiosity rover has found something on the surface of Mars which, in scientific language, can only be described as “absolutely awesome”: a small, naturally-formed stone arch in Gale Crater. You can spot the arch in NASA’s official photo repository , as CNET reports, but NASA-JPL engineer Kevin M. Gill stitched the images together for an even better glimpse of the strange forma
Unvaccinated People Need to Bear the Burden
6hWhen you go to the airport, you see two kinds of security rules. Some apply equally to everyone; no one can carry weapons through the TSA checkpoint. But other protocols divide passengers into categories according to how much of a threat the government thinks they pose. If you submit to heightened scrutiny in advance, TSA PreCheck lets you go through security without taking off your shoes; a no-f
The Covid-vaccine ‘hesitant’ may simply need persuading
5hResistance to inoculation is not immovable and both governments and employers should play their part
Researchers are first in the world to watch plants 'drink' water in real-time
7hThe inability to monitor water uptake inside roots—without damaging the specimen—has been a key stumbling block for researchers seeking to understand the motion of fluids in living plant cells and tissues.
This Controversial Cave Art Really Was Painted by Neanderthals, Study Confirms
20hCreativity from 60,000 years ago.
Trial to test if cannabis-based mouth spray can treat brain tumours
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First such study in the world aims to find out if Sativex combined with chemotherapy can help treat glioblastoma Cancer charities and the NHS are preparing to investigate whether a cannabis-based mouth spray can treat brain tumours and help patients to live longer. Doctors will give patients across the UK with a recurrent brain tumour called a glioblastoma the drug, which is known as Sativex, alo
Where Covax, the Vast Global Vaccine Program, Went Wrong
7hAfter months of struggle, the U.N.-backed Covax alliance will soon have many more doses, promising relief for vaccine shortages in poorer countries. But it faces a deepening crisis: difficulties getting shots into arms as the Delta variant spreads.
Covid drug could help reduce heavy menstrual bleeding
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Trial suggests anti-inflammatory dexamethasone may offer welcome alternative to intra-uterine system Researchers hope a steroid that shot to prominence during the Covid pandemic may help reduce blood loss in those who experience heavy periods. The cheap anti-inflammatory dexamethasone was discovered to improve survival rates among patients critically ill with Covid . It is also used for condition
Scientist Says Astronauts Should Take Psychedelic Mushrooms in Space
5hIn the future, when space agencies start to send human crew s deep into space to explore or terraform distant worlds, we may need to send them off with extra goodies to keep morale high. When astronauts are feeling lonely, depressed, traumatized, or just generally bad, a little pick-me-up in the form of psychedelic mushrooms could help, mycologist Paul Stamets suggested to Scientific American . I
The Space Station Incident Was Far Worse Than NASA Admitted
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Record Baby Last week, calamity nearly struck the International Space Station when Russia’s newly-docked Nauka module accidentally fired its thrusters and sent the space station literally spinning . Now, it seems the problem was worse than anyone admitted at the time. Initially, NASA announced that the ISS had rotated about 45 degrees away from its original position. But faced with reporting from
The Gymnast Who Won’t Let Her Daughters Do Gymnastics
9hChildren around the country have spent the past week watching American gymnasts perform dazzling feats at the Tokyo Olympics. They also watched Simone Biles step back from the team finals and all-around competition, citing concerns about her ability to participate safely. What those kids are watching is a sport, and a culture, going through a reckoning over what it takes to achieve athletic great
Hopes UK trial will allay pregnant women’s Covid vaccine concerns
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Researchers aim to determine optimal gap between doses as well as explore potential side-effects in more detail Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The optimal vaccination schedule to protect pregnant women against Covid-19 is to be explored in a UK clinical trial researchers hope will also allay concerns about getting the jab. Last week, Prof Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent, ch
Experiment Reveals Why Getting More Sleep Isn't Always Beneficial
18hIt's not just about time spent in bed.
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The Covid Variant in Schools: What to Know
22hClassrooms are opening their doors to a different pandemic. Here is how to think about risk.
Giraffe grandmothers are high-value family members, say scientists
8hAs with elephants and orcas, worldly wisdom and childcare brings group-survival perks, research suggests Pillars of family life, the community and often the workplace, grandmothers are a crucial component of human society – now researchers say they may also play an important role among giraffes. Experts conducting a review of giraffe social behaviour say female giraffes live for about eight years
Tusk master: Wally the walrus departs Isles of Scilly and heads north
9hMarine experts hope the creature is on his way back to the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard After spending the summer wowing British holidaymakers – and sometimes making a nuisance of himself by accidentally sinking boats – Wally the walrus appears to be trying to head home. The British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) said on Tuesday that Wally had departed the Isles of Scilly, where he had be
Reforestation hopes threaten global food security, Oxfam warns
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Over-reliance on tree-planting to offset carbon emissions could push food prices up 80% by 2050 Governments and businesses hoping to plant trees and restore forests in order to reach net-zero emissions must sharply limit such efforts to avoid driving up food prices in the developing world, the charity Oxfam has warned. Planting trees has been mooted as one of the key ways of tackling the climate
Sacred stone tied to the legend of Romulus and Remus unearthed in Rome
7hAn immense stone that defined the sacred city limits of ancient Rome almost 2,000 years ago has been unearthed by construction workers in the historic center of the city.
Touring Trinity, the Birthplace of Nuclear Dread
14hA recent visit to the site of the first atomic bomb explosion offered desert vistas, (mildly) radioactive pebbles and troubling reflections.
Covid restrictions and screens linked to myopia in children, study shows
22hHong Kong research suggests less time outdoors and more doing ‘near work’ accelerates short-sightedness Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Spending more time indoors and on screens because of Covid restrictions may be linked to an increased rate of short-sightedness in children, researchers say. The study, which looked at two groups of children aged six to eight in Hong
Why Even the Fastest Human Can’t Outrun Your House Cat
10hA new model explains the forces and body design features that limit maximum sprinting speed.
What if Highways Were Electric? Germany Is Testing the Idea.
12hAn electrified highway is theoretically the most efficient way to eliminate truck emissions. But the political obstacles are daunting.
Finance firms plan to close coal plants in Asia
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The Asian Development Bank aims to have the plan ready for the COP26 climate conference in November.
Queensland Covid update: more than 400 health staff in isolation as 16 new local cases recorded
18hState’s Delta cluster rises to 47, with nine of the new cases in school students and exposure sites in three major Brisbane hospitals Follow our Covid live blog for the latest updates Most Australians comfortable with vaccination passports for domestic travel and venues, poll reveals Some Australians turned away from getting Covid vaccine because of register errors Qld hotspots ; Queensland Covid
Iraq Reclaims 17,000 Looted Artifacts, Its Biggest-Ever Repatriation
1hThe cuneiform tablets and other objects had been held by the Museum of the Bible, founded by the family that owns the Hobby Lobby craft store chain, and by Cornell University.
Videos Shows Meteor Explosion Turning Sky an Eerie Green
2hMeteor Shower Last Saturday night, a meteor burned its way into the atmosphere and caused an explosion that appeared to light the night sky over İzmir, Turkey an eerie shade of green. Here’s a compilation of videos showing the strange event: Meteor fell on #Izmir city southern #Turkey #TurkeyNeedsHelp pic.twitter.com/C89r8A4iOF — A ز a n (@Aladdin_Hu_Me) August 2, 2021 The fireball and explosion
Hot Vax Summer Crumbled Before My Eyes
3hThe first time I heard there was a problem, I was hanging out in a leather bar. A friend texted with news that Provincetown, Massachusetts, the queer beach town where I’d been vacationing, had experienced a spike of COVID-19 cases among vaccinated people. He asked about the mood in town. I looked around the room and saw burly guys—it was Bear Week—chatting over beers. I remembered what another fr
Galois Groups and the Symmetries of Polynomials
5hBefore being mortally wounded in a duel at age 20, Évariste Galois discovered the hidden structure of polynomial equations. By studying the relationships between their solutions — rather than the solutions on their own — he created new concepts that have since become an essential part of many branches of mathematics. No one knows why Galois found himself on a Paris dueling ground early in the…
28 ancient viruses unknown to science found in a Tibetan glacier
6hResearchers find 28 surviving viruses from 15,000 years ago inside a glacier. The viruses are not believed to be harmful to humans. The viruses could reveal insights into evolution and climate change. Researchers have found 15,000-year-old viruses in ice samples taken from the Tibetan Plateau in China, the majority of which are unlike any of the viruses currently known to science. The study, publ
The Atlantic Daily: 3 Key Tenets for the Pandemic’s Next Chapter
7hEvery weekday evening, our editors guide you through the biggest stories of the day, help you discover new ideas, and surprise you with moments of delight. Subscribe to get this delivered to your inbox. The pandemic has entered a new chapter. The highly contagious Delta variant is driving upticks in infections and hospitalizations . Vaccinated people are being asked to once again cover up in publ
Russia’s Space Station Incident Points to Larger Issues
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Nauka’s errant firings were likely the result of human error—and they raise concerns about the future of the country’s space program and its partnership with NASA.
Space station mishap with Russian module more serious than NASA first reported
9hA Russian module accidentally pushed the International Space Station out of place. Now, a NASA flight director has revealed that the event was even more serious than initially reported.
Beijing shuts down transport links as Delta variant spreads to cities
14hVaccinated citizens infected by latest outbreak but expert insists Chinese-made jabs are effective
One of world's rarest chameleons, once feared extinct, found in African rainforest
21hScientists have found one of the world's rarest chameleons again after fearing the species was extinct due to shrinking forests.
Coronavirus live news: US reaches 70% first-shot goal while Japan shifts to home care for most Covid patients
15hWhite House greets vaccine news as ‘Milestone Monday’ while Japan moves to ensure it has enough hospital beds amid a spike in Covid cases US reaches Biden’s 70% first-shot goal as threat to unvaccinated people grows Hundreds of health workers in isolation as Delta hits Australian state of Queensland Johnson dumps ‘amber watchlist’ plan as it emerges top adviser has quit 7.06am BST That’s from me,
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NYC will require COVID-19 vaccination proof for indoor dining, gyms
4hNew York City will become the first city in the U.S. to require proof of vaccination for such activities.
Robin DiAngelo and the Problem With Anti-racist Self-Help
10hIllustration by Vahram Muradyan; images by Les Byerley / Shutterstock; QuartoMundo / CGTrader This article was published online on August 3, 2021. L ast March , just before we knew the pandemic had arrived, my husband and I enrolled our son in a progressive private school in Pasadena, California. He was 14 and, except for a year abroad, had been attending public schools his whole life. Private wa
Watch the U.K. to Understand Delta
5hWhen the U.K. dropped all coronavirus restrictions on “Freedom Day,” July 19, critics called the move a “ dangerous and unethical experiment .” Harsher critics called it “ epidemiologically stupid .” At the time, cases in the country were still rising amid a Delta-fueled spike . Then, to nearly everyone’s surprise, COVID-19 cases started falling. This suggests that Delta hit a natural peak in the
Chinese State Media Compares Video Games to Addictive Drugs for Kids
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Evocative Language On Tuesday, a Chinese state media organization published an article that criticized online video games, calling for extra restrictions on the industry in order to keep children from getting addicted. The article, which compared gaming to opium for its ability to get children hooked, sent stocks of gaming titans Tencent and NetEase plummeting, NBC News reports . The article is p
Ivermectin (Still) Lacks Scientific Support as a COVID-19 Drug
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A Cochrane review bolsters scientists' advice that ivermectin should not be used against the disease outside of clinical trials, while a study claiming to have found beneficial effects in patients was withdrawn following allegations of data manipulation.
Infrastructure Bill Recognizes Climate Change Is a Crisis
1hFor the first time, both parties have acknowledged — by their actions, if not their words — that the United States is unprepared for global warming and will need huge amounts of cash to cope.
Smoking-related cancer twice as prevalent among poor in England
21hOverall cancer rates are higher among the wealthy, finds Cancer Research UK – but smoking and its cancers are now concentrated among the poor Smoking causes almost twice as many cancer cases among the poor than the well-off, according to new findings that underline the close link between cigarettes and deprivation. About 11,247 cases of cancer caused by smoking are diagnosed among the poorest 20%
The world has a serious deforestation problem: These 7 images prove it.
9hFrom Borneo to Bolivia, here are just a handful of places around the world were deforestation has become a real problem
The voices of women in tech are still being erased
11hIn the middle of the night on May 24, TikTok changed its voice . The ubiquitous woman’s voice that could read your video’s text out loud in a slightly stilted, robotic cadence was suddenly replaced by one with an almost smirky, upbeat tone. Many users started calling the new one the “Uncanny Valley Girl” to express their displeasure. Lil Nas X even made a TikTok about it. But what happened to the
Boeing attempts uncrewed test flight to ISS a second time
13hBoeing will be aiming to get its spaceflight program back on track Tuesday with an uncrewed flight of its Starliner capsule to the International Space Station (ISS), after its last such test in 2019 ended in failure.
NASA satellites help plan future for Palau fish stocks
7hIt's the weekend, and freshly caught fish sizzles on the grill. The view: an unforgettable beach and the cobalt blues of the Pacific Ocean in the backdrop.
Running quantum software on a classical computer
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Two physicists, from EPFL and Columbia University, have introduced an approach for simulating the quantum approximate optimization algorithm using a traditional computer. Instead of running the algorithm on advanced quantum processors, the new approach uses a classical machine-learning algorithm that closely mimics the behavior of near-term quantum computers.
There's A Way You Can Beat The Best Investors. You've Just Got To Know When To Sell
10hA new study finds finance professionals fail at their jobs in a surprising way. There are lessons for all of us. (Image credit: Augusto Ordóñez/Pixabay)
The Truth About the Quietest Town in America
9hThe National Radio Quiet Zone limits wireless communications. But a journey to its center in Green Bank, West Virginia reveals a town at odds with itself.
Hundreds of health workers in isolation as Delta hits Australian state of Queensland
16hOutbreak forces millions into lockdown in the sunshine state as New South Wales races to administer 6m doses amid Covid surge See all our coronavirus coverage Hundreds of critical health workers in the Australian state of Queensland have gone into isolation as the country battles a growing Delta outbreak, while New South Wales raced to administer 6m vaccine doses before the scheduled end of lockd
Genetic Testing for Selection of Psychotropic Medications
14hGeneSight is a blood test to determine which neuropsychiatric medications are indicated for an individual based on genetic analysis. The test is expensive and not likely to be helpful for most patients. The post first appeared on Science-Based Medicine .
Ability of urban trees, soils to maintain critical ecosystem services
9hIf you're a tree, country life is much easier than city living. Rural trees—which can live long, productive lives of sometimes more than 100 years—draw on vast resources of an extensive forest network of nearby trees. In urban areas, friendly, neighboring trees can be few and far between. Heat island effects and variation in nutrient levels leave urban trees more vulnerable to natural environmenta
Screen Use Strongly Linked to Failing Eyesight in Children
1hOur parents may have been right all those times they warned us that staring at the TV all day would fry our eyeballs. After over a year spent indoors staring at movies, TV, and video games, scientists say that near-sightedness and other vision problems are skyrocketing among children. While strained eyes entertaining oneself under lockdown are preferable to the horrors of COVID-19, doctors and sc
Volcanic tremor and deformation at Kīlauea
7hKīlauea in Hawaii is the best-monitored volcano in the world. The 2018 eruption was the largest in some 200 years, providing researchers with a plethora of new data to understand the volcano's plumbing and behavior. Two new studies dig into data on volcanic tremor and deformation to better characterize the events leading up to and following the 2018 eruption.
Blizzard President Departs as Workers Demand Systemic Change
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Nearly a week after Activision Blizzard employees walked out to protest alleged discrimination at the company, executive J. Allen Brack has left.
Graveyard of rhinos, horses and hippos found in ancient, dried-up watering hole
6hThree periods of drought left an ancient watering hole littered with the bodies of horses, hippos and rhinos who gathered in search of moisture.
Appearance of cystic fibrosis at the molecular scale
7hDespite remarkable medical advances over the last years, cystic fibrosis remains the most prevalent lethal genetic disease. It is due to mutations in the CFTR protein which is normally required to maintain proper fluid balances in key organs such as lungs, pancreas or the digestive system.
Scientists discover 'bulkheads' between liver cells
7hResearchers from Skoltech and their colleagues from Germany and the U.S. have discovered structures responsible for the shape of bile canaliculi, a network of canals in the liver. Published in the Journal of Cell Biology, their study also reveals the gene essential for the formation of these structures, which the team compares to boat bulkheads.
How Accessibility at the Summer's Gaming Events Stack Up
10hWhile a number of recent announcements highlighted accessibility in games, or offered great options for viewers, there's more work to be done.
New York City to require proof of vaccine for some indoor activities
4hCity is first in the US to mandate customers be jabbed to access restaurants, gyms and other entertainment
Indigenous fire stewardship promotes global biodiversity
13hThe disruption of Indigenous-controlled fire use at the onset of colonization has resulted in high-severity fire activity, according to a new study by a research team at the University of Waterloo.
Skull of 340 million year old animal digitally recreated, revealing secrets of ancient amphibian
7hResearchers from the University of Bristol and University College London have used cutting-edge techniques to digitally reconstruct the skull of one of the earliest limbed animals.
NASA and Boeing Postpone Launch of Starliner Spacecraft
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After a flawed trip to orbit in 2019, the company hopes to take another crack at an uncrewed test flight of its spacecraft for NASA astronauts.
How Did People Find the Fundamental Charge With Drops of Oil?
8hBack in 1909, figuring out the charge of a single electron was a Nobel-worthy pursuit. Today, it’s a good lesson in understanding four key forces.
The Customer Is Often Wrong
1hI n May, I stood in the rear galley of an airplane and watched as a line formed to berate the flight attendant next to me. We were at a gate at LaGuardia, our flight half an hour delayed, and the air inside the cabin was acrid with the aromas of anxiety sweat and bags of fast food procured at the gate. Impatient passengers squeezed past others hoisting carry-ons into overhead bins to jockey for p
Two new genera and species of conifers from upper Cretaceous discovered in Hokkaido, Japan
5hIllustrations depicting the dinosaur era—whether in books or movies—are often accompanied by lush greenery. During the Cretaceous period, the trees commonly dominating a wide range of Earth's terrestrial environments were conifers—similar to the pines, spruces, cypresses and cedars that populate the earth today. These conifers played a key role in ecosystems, providing nourishment, nutrients, and
Giraffes are as socially complex as elephants: study
8hScientists at the University of Bristol have discovered evidence that giraffes are a highly socially complex species.
Seeing things on Mars: A history of Martian illusions
3hIn this vast and lonely universe, are Earthlings just desperate for next door neighbors to play with?
The billionaire space race – podcast
17hLast month, billionaire after billionaire hopped into spacecraft to reach the final frontier. Shivani Dave speaks to Robert Massey, the deputy executive director at the Royal Astronomical Society, to understand what, if any, positives might come from what has been called ‘the billionaire space race’, or if the money and resources spent on space exploration should be redistributed to focus on the
Particles from paints, pesticides can have deadly impact
8hHundreds of thousands of people around the world die too soon every year because of exposure to air pollution caused by our daily use of chemical products and fuels, including paints, pesticides, charcoal and gases from vehicle tailpipes, according to a new CU Boulder-led study.
Nitrous oxide emissions coming from legume cover crops, manure, can be reduced
8hThe application of manure after the growth and demise of legume cover crops in rotations is a recipe to increase nitrous oxide releases during ensuing corn growth, according to a team of Penn State researchers who conducted a new study. They suggest that innovative management strategies are needed to reduce these emissions.
Sports Science Is Changing How Female Olympians Train. It Could Help You, Too
1hU.S. Olympic heptathlete Annie Kunz says tracking her monthly cycles and learning she needs to eat more and get more naps when she's fatigued has already improved her athletic performance. (Image credit: Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
France Cracked Down on Google’s Ad Tech. What’s Next?
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The French Competition Agency has hit the company with $855 million in fines this year. The money is meaningless—but the changes could be profound.
New method to solve the plastics sustainability problem
9hPlastics sustainability has come a long way in recent years thanks in large part to scientific advances. But even as plastics become more and more environmentally friendly, the world continues to be polluted as many industries rely on them for their widely used products.
The Data Behind the CDC's New Masking Recommendations
21hAs a result of massive summer gatherings in and around Cape Cod, hundreds of vaccinated people tested positive for COVID-19 with viral titers similar to unvaccinated patients.
Why did birds survive extinction while dinosaurs died out?
5hA new study looked at a well-preserved fossil of an Ichthyornis that lived about 70 million years ago. The scientists compared the brain of the ancient bird to that of modern birds. Modern birds' brains are structurally different, which might have allowed them to survive the mass extinction that killed the dinosaurs. That beautiful singing bird on your fence is a descendent of dinosaurs. As all d
Nanoparticles could boost cancer immunotherapy
9hBoosting function of natural killer cells with magnetic nanoparticles could make cancer immunotherapy more efficient, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in ACS Nano.
Holistic assessment of plastic pollution in the Caribbean
9hNew research has resulted in the first holistic assessment of marine and land-based plastic pollution in the Southern Caribbean and some of the environmental and human factors which might influence its distribution.
How sex cells get the right genetic mix: An interdisciplinary approach solves a century-old puzzle
12hA new discovery explains what determines the number and position of genetic exchanges that occur in sex cells, such as pollen and eggs in plants, or sperm and eggs in humans.
Why don’t we see more meteorites after big asteroid belt collisions?
16hAmount of cosmic debris reaching Earth has stayed surprisingly constant in last 500m years, say scientists This month it is worth turning your eyes to the night sky to watch the spectacular Perseid meteor shower . Peak viewing time will be around 12 August, when as many as 150 meteors an hour will whizz overhead. Generated by Earth passing through the debris left behind by Comet Swift-Tuttle, the
Semi-natural habitat patches complement flower strips in protecting pollinators
4minEcologists observe the diversity of insects on the edge of apple orchards on Lake Constance.
Tracking circadian rhythms from your smartwatch
4minSmartwatches are handy devices for people to keep track of the number of steps they take per day or to track their mile time during a run. But they are also opportunities for scientists to understand people's physiological processes while they are going about their everyday lives.
New tool enables mapping of protein interaction networks at scale
4minBioengineers have developed a technology capable of revealing the protein-protein interactions (PPI) among thousands of proteins in a cell, in a single experiment. The tool, called PROPER-seq (protein-protein interaction sequencing), allows researchers to map the PPI network from their cells of interest within several weeks, without any specialized resources such as antibodies or pre-made gene lib
Experimental model of ovarian cancer shows effect of healthy cell arrangement in metastasis
4minA key element to slowing metastasis in ovarian cancer is understanding the mechanisms of how tumor cells invade tissues. Biophysics researchers explain how microscopic defects in how healthy cells line up can alter how easily ovarian cancer cells invade tissue. Using an experimental model, the group found that disruptions in the normal cellular layout, called topological defects, affect the rate o
As Plan S Takes Effect, Some Anticipate Inequitable Outcomes
12minThe plan's signatories seek to make the results of their funded research available to all, but some scientists say the transition to open access has led to climbing publication fees and could exacerbate global disparities.
What caused a woman to lactate from her armpit?
31minUp to 6% of women are born with extra breast tissue in their body.
Dominate The Leaderboards With These Gaming Deals
58minBuilding your dream gaming setup? These limited-time gaming deals have everything you need to outfit your battle station, from headsets to controllers. They’re all 15% off when you use code ANNUAL15, but grab them while you can. These deals are only available for a limited time! HCG1 Pro Gaming Headset Pictured above, the HCG1 is compatible with every gaming setup, from consoles to high-end PCs.
65,000-Year-Old Cave Markings Made by Neanderthals: Study
1hAn analysis concludes that pigments were transported into the cave, and the marks were made with intention, though their ultimate meaning remains unknown.
Longer Days Led to Oxygen Buildup on Early Earth: Study
1hResearchers propose that some of the planet’s earliest photosynthesizers benefited from a slowing of the Earth’s rotation that allowed them to produce a surplus of oxygen and paved the way for more complex life.
Thick smoke over Athens as suburbs battle wildfires
1hHundreds of firefighters, water-bombing planes and helicopters battled forest fires near Athens on Tuesday that saw villages evacuated and part of a major motorway closed, officials said.
How chemical reactions compute
1hA single molecule contains a wealth of information. It includes not only the number of each kind of constituent atom, but also how they're arranged and how they attach to each other. And during chemical reactions, that information determines the outcome and becomes transformed. Molecules collide, break apart, reassemble, and rebuild in predictable ways.
5G Wireless Could Interfere with Weather Forecasts
1hSatellite tracking of water vapor, critical for accurate forecasts, may be foiled by cellphone tower transmissions — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The music of silence: Imagining a song triggers similar brain activity to moments of mid-music silence
1hImagining a song triggers similar brain activity as moments of silence in music, according to new research. The results reveal how the brain continues responding to music, even when none is playing, and provide new insights into how human sensory predictions work.
Novel therapy shows promise for lung cancer patients with rare EGFR mutation
1hResearchers report on a multinational, early phase clinical trial evaluating a new targeted therapy for patients with metastatic or unresectable non-small cell lung cancer who have a specific genetic mutation: EGFR Ex20Ins.
Volcano that built an island paradise is attuned to the sea
1hNature, Published online: 02 August 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02121-5 Eruptions of Santorini volcano, which created the Greek island of the same name, are linked to drops in sea level.
Your home decor can reveal personality traits as you age
1hPhotos of a person’s living space can accurately point at personality traits and the mood of the people who live there, especially as a person gets older, according to a new study. For the study, researchers studied 286 people over the age of 65. They took photographs of the rooms where the subjects spent the most time (typically the living room) and found that certain characteristics of a person
Understanding Our Enemies: Identifying Mechanisms of Antibiotic Resistance
2hResearchers sample and sequence bacteria from biological and environmental sources to learn how to overcome selective pressure
Does visual feedback of our tongues help in speech motor learning?
2hWhen we speak, we use our auditory and somatosensory systems to monitor the results of the movements of our tongue or lips. Since we cannot typically see our own faces and tongues while we speak, however, the potential role of visual feedback has remained less clear. Researchers explore how readily speakers will integrate visual information about their tongue movements during a speech motor learni
Artificial stomach reveals fluid dynamics of food digestion
2hScientists have extensively studied how gastric juices in the stomach break down ingested food and other substances. However, less is known about how complex flow patterns and mechanical stresses in the stomach contribute to digestion. Researchers built a prototype of an artificial antrum to present a deeper understanding of how physical forces influence food digestion based on fluid dynamics. The
Is reducing opioids for pain patients linked to higher rates of overdose and mental health crisis?
2hA new study found a 68% increase in overdose events and a doubling of mental health crises among patients who were on stable opioid therapy but had their doses tapered.
Trains in the brain — Scientists uncover switching system used in information processing and memory
2hA team of scientists has uncovered a system in the brain used in the processing of information and in the storing of memories — akin to how railroad switches control a train's destination.
Two new genera and species of conifers discovered from upper Cretaceous in Hokkaido, Japan
2hPaleobotanists describe two new genera of ancient conifers based on two beautifully preserved 3-D fossil seed cones. These new conifers belong to the cypress family, which was important in many ecosystems during the age of dinosaurs.
Researchers discover key stem cell dormancy mechanism which could help unlock future cancer treatments
2hResearchers have made new findings which provide a broader understanding of how dormant hematopoietic stem cells are activated and could pave the way towards therapeutic treatments for a number of cancers.
Border restrictions will not stop variants entering UK, say scientists
2hGovernment prepares to announce simplified system for international travel this week
Bringing discoveries to light: X-ray science at Argonne
2hFor more than 25 years, the Advanced Photon Source's intense X-rays have enabled important breakthroughs. With a massive upgrade in the works, scientists will be able to see things at scale never seen before.
How to Grow a Mouse Embryo in a Dish
2hResearchers are taking the concept of three-dimensional cell culture beyond single organoids to develop embryos from cells.
Organoid Shape Identifies Potential Cancer Drugs
2hAn unusual drug screen takes advantage of “porcupine-like” structures of cancer cells in 3D organoids.
Hidden ‘lakes’ on Mars are more likely clay than water
2hNew research may put to rest a theory that water lies under the south polar cap of Mars. A form of clay called smectites may account for the bright radar reflections under the south polar cap of Mars, the researchers report. The science community has long been skeptical of the water theory, specifically that a lake or any other body of water, existed at the bottom of the Mars polar cap, says Isaa
Publisher Correction: Bispecific IgG neutralizes SARS-CoV-2 variants and prevents escape in mice
2hNature, Published online: 03 August 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03719-5
Surprise dip in UK COVID cases baffles researchers
2hNature, Published online: 03 August 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02125-1 Daily recorded infections have more than halved since mid-July. Few researchers anticipated such a sharp decline, and they are now struggling to interpret it.
The human cytomegalovirus protein pUL13 targets mitochondrial cristae architecture to increase cellular respiration during infection [Microbiology]
2hViruses modulate mitochondrial processes during infection to increase biosynthetic precursors and energy output, fueling virus replication. In a surprising fashion, although it triggers mitochondrial fragmentation, the prevalent pathogen human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) increases mitochondrial metabolism through a yet-unknown mechanism. Here, we integrate molecular virology, metabolic assays, quantita
Enhancing ion transport in charged block copolymers by stabilizing low symmetry morphology: Electrostatic control of interfaces [Chemistry]
2hRecently, the interest in charged polymers has been rapidly growing due to their uses in energy storage and transfer devices. Yet, polymer electrolyte-based devices are not on the immediate horizon because of the low ionic conductivity. In the present study, we developed a methodology to enhance the ionic conductivity of…
TrbK controls astrocyte-driven oligodendrocyte copper poisoning [Immunology and Inflammation]
2hAstrocytes Play Important Roles in MS Pathology Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory disease of the central nervous system (CNS) associated with the destruction of oligodendrocyte-produced myelin, which results in neuron and oligodendrocyte loss (1, 2). The dysregulated activity of cells of the adaptive immune system, specifically T cells and…
Sleep loss drives acetylcholine- and somatostatin interneuron-mediated gating of hippocampal activity to inhibit memory consolidation [Neuroscience]
2hSleep loss disrupts consolidation of hippocampus-dependent memory. To characterize effects of learning and sleep loss, we quantified activity-dependent phosphorylation of ribosomal protein S6 (pS6) across the dorsal hippocampus of mice. We find that pS6 is enhanced in dentate gyrus (DG) following single-trial contextual fear conditioning (CFC) but is reduced throughout…
Immunization with HMW1 and HMW2 adhesins protects against colonization by heterologous strains of nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae [Microbiology]
2hNontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) is a common cause of localized respiratory tract disease and results in significant morbidity. The pathogenesis of NTHi disease begins with nasopharyngeal colonization, and therefore, the prevention of colonization represents a strategy to prevent disease. The NTHi HMW1 and HMW2 proteins are a family of conserved…
Arginine-selective modulation of the lysosomal transporter PQLC2 through a gate-tuning mechanism [Biophysics and Computational Biology]
2hLysosomes degrade excess or damaged cellular components and recycle their building blocks through membrane transporters. They also act as nutrient-sensing signaling hubs to coordinate cell responses. The membrane protein PQ-loop repeat-containing protein 2 (PQLC2; “picklock two”) is implicated in both functions, as it exports cationic amino acids from lysosomes and…
No evidence of SARS-CoV-2 reverse transcription and integration as the origin of chimeric transcripts in patient tissues [Biological Sciences]
2hThere is interest in understanding the mechanisms that underlie reports that patients infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) remain PCR positive many weeks after initial infection. The recent paper by Zhang et al. (1) suggests a potential explanation of this phenomenon by claiming that SARS-CoV-2 RNA can…
Response to Parry et al.: Strong evidence for genomic integration of SARS-CoV-2 sequences and expression in patient tissues [Biological Sciences]
2hOur paper (1) draws two conclusions:1)SARS-CoV-2 sequences can integrate into the genome of infected cells that either overexpress (tables 1 and 2 of ref. 1) or do not overexpress (figure 2F of ref. 1) LINE1 by a LINE1-mediated retroposition mechanism.2)We have identified large fractions of chimeric RNAs derived from negative-strand…
Researchers uncover a way to harness the power of immunotherapy for advanced prostate cancer
2hResearchers identified an inhibitor that showed promise against metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer cells. From there, they continued to untangle the web to discover multiple levels of cellular processes that were preventing the immune system from mounting a response. Break past them with this inhibitor and suddenly what's considered an immune cold tumor turns red hot.
Mapping the cellular circuits behind spitting
2hFor over a decade, researchers have known that the roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans can detect and avoid short-wavelength light, despite lacking eyes and the light-absorbing molecules required for sight. As a graduate student in the Horvitz lab, Nikhil Bhatla proposed an explanation for this ability. He observed that light exposure not only made the worms wriggle away, but it also prompted them to
AI Helps Predict Winners and Losers in Clinical Trials
2hPradipta Ghosh has plans to revolutionize the drug discovery pipeline.
Flip Flop: Why Variations in Earth's Magnetic Field Aren't Causing Today's Climate Change
2hEarth is surrounded by a system of magnetic fields, called the magnetosphere. The magnetosphere shields our home planet from harmful solar and cosmic particle radiation, but it can change shape in response to incoming space weather from the Sun. Credit: NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio A constant outflow of solar material streams out from the Sun, depicted here in an artist's rendering. Thi
Lack of upward mobility can shorten Black men’s lives
2hUpward mobility, the capacity to improve one’s socioeconomic status, is key to realizing the American dream of a long, prosperous, and happy life, researchers say. In a new study, they found a strong relationship between the lack of upward mobility early in life and increased mortality rates in young adults, particularly among Black males. The study in the journal Health & Place is the first to e
When ant colonies get bigger, new foraging behavior emerges
3hMillions of army ants occasionally stream out of their nest in a coordinated hunting swarm, seeking prey to devour. How this extraordinary mass raiding behavior evolved has long been a mystery, until now.
'A Chronic Lack of Fire': The Paradox Fueling Megafires in The US
3hIt's been building up for decades.
Rethinking remdesivir: Researchers modify current drug, creating oral version that can be taken earlier in COVID-19 diagnoses
3hIn a new paper, researchers describe cell and animal studies that demonstrate how lipid modifications of remdesivir nucleoside can improve drug delivery, effectiveness and toxicity compared to remdesivir.
Boeing Starliner Test Flight Scrubbed Again Following System Anomaly
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A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft onboard is seen as it is rollout out of the Vertical Integration Facility to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 ahead of the Orbital Flight Test mission, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The Orbital Flight Test with be Starliner’s maiden mission to the International Sp
'Problematic' Greenland polar bear may be shot
3hA polar bear in Greenland may be shot dead next time it endangers people after several close encounters, including one where it bit the hand of a documentary team member, authorities said.
Deadly wildfire encircles Turkish power plant
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Roaring blazes encircled a Turkish thermal power plant Tuesday and forced farmers to herd panicked cattle toward the sea as wildfires that have killed eight people raged on for a seventh day.
See Ominous Supercell Stormclouds as They Barrel across the U.S.
3hThese storms can unleash hail, lighting and—most notoriously—tornadoes — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
New study details enzyme that allows coronavirus to resist antiviral medications
3hA new study details the structure of a critical enzyme present in SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. This enzyme removes nucleoside antiviral medications from the virus's RNA, rendering many treatments ineffective. Scientists could use data uncovered in the new study to find ways to inhibit the enzyme, possibly leading to more effective treatments.
Learning foreign languages can affect the processing of music in the brain
3hResearch has shown that a music-related hobby boosts language skills and affects the processing of speech in the brain. According to a new study, the reverse also happens — learning foreign languages can affect the processing of music in the brain.
New study finds emperor penguins increasingly threatened by climate change
3hA new study published today in Global Change Biology provides valuable new data that highlights how species extinction risk is accelerating due to rapid climate change and an increase in extreme climate events, such as glacial calving and sea ice loss. The study, led by Stephanie Jenouvrier, associate scientist, and seabird ecologist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and co-authored by an i
Digital marketing improves product recall compliance, providing a new tool to enhance consumer safety
3hResearchers from The Pennsylvania State University and the University of South Carolina published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that examines a digital marketing campaign's impact on improving low consumer recall completion rates.
Built-in vibration control may help soundproof spaces
3hA different kind of design for absorbing vibrations could help better soundproof walls and make vehicles more streamlined, a new study shows.
A new franchising model offers business opportunities to those who need it most
3hA social enterprise in California makes their franchises affordable with low interest loans and guaranteed salaries. The loans are backed by charitable foundations. If scaled up, the model could support tens of thousands of entrepreneurs who are currently financially incapable of entering franchise agreements. The underdog challenging McDonald’s & Wall Street | Hard Reset by Freethink www.youtube
Sturgeon hopes for imminent Covid vaccination approval for over-16s
3hScotland’s first minister says she expects updated advice this week from independent committee on immunisation
Chinese Scientists Developed World's First 3D Image of Monkey Brain; Capture Billions of Neurons in Unprecedented Detail
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Biofuel from kelp could provide cheaper, greener energy source
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Longevity AMA with Dr. Aubrey de Grey (reversing aging damage – SENS.org) and VitaDAO (funding research in a decentralized way)
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Physicists Outlined a Simple New Way to Create Antimatter, a breakthrough that could lead to new unimagined scientific discoveries revolving around the mysterious role of antimatter
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An advanced alien civilization could modify the light coming off of stars in order to communicate across enormous distances, according to a preprint paper published last week by quantum physicist Terry Rudolph
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Google, Princeton, Stanford researchers say that they have used Google’s quantum computer to demonstrate a genuine TIME CRYSTAL. “The consequence is amazing: You evade the second law of thermodynamics,” said Roderich Moessner, director of the Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems
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China to release updated climate plans 'in near future': envoy
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The Philosopher Cora Diamond and the Future Ethics of Lab Grown Meat
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This device harvests energy from your sweaty fingers while you sleep. The finger-sweat from one night's sleep can power an electronic wristwatch for 24 hours, for example.
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NASA to explore 3D printed Lunar Structure Possibilities with Redwire Regolith Print Launch – The regolith print demonstration will be the first-ever test of manufacturing regolith simulate feedstock in space.
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Farm Robots Are the Future – We Must Prepare Now to Avoid Dystopia
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Will Members of the Military Ever Be Willing to Fight Alongside Autonomous Robots?
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Two-thirds of economists agree the benefits of investing toward net-zero emissions by 2050 would exceed the costs
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Your AI Programmer is 'Unacceptable and Unjust' Says Free Software Foundation
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What’s killing coral reefs in Florida is also killing them in Belize
4hOnly 17 percent of live coral cover remains on fore-reefs in Belize. A study finds new evidence that nitrogen enrichment from land-based sources like agriculture run-off and sewage, are significantly driving macroalgal blooms to increase on the Belize Barrier Reef and causing massive decline in hard coral cover. With only 2 percent of hard coral cover remaining in the Florida Keys National Marine
Statins may improve survival for triple-negative breast cancer patients
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A new study found a significant association between cholesterol-lowering drugs commonly known as statins and survival rates of triple-negative breast cancer patients. Since statins are low in cost, easy to access and produce minimal side effects, this could have an important impact on outcomes for this aggressive disease.
Erupting volcano’s collapsing crater confirms friction ideas
4hA new analysis of the 2018 collapse of Kīlauea volcano’s caldera helps to confirm current ideas about how friction works on earthquake faults. The model quantifies the conditions necessary to start the kind of caldera collapse that sustains big, damaging eruptions of basaltic volcanoes like Kīlauea and could help to inform forecasting and mitigation. On April 30, 2018, on the eastern flank of Haw
Gamification: can video games change our money habits?
4hGamification is the process of incorporating elements of video games into a business, organization, or system, with the goal of boosting engagement or performance. Gamified personal finance apps aim to help people make better financial decisions, often by redirecting destructive financial behaviors (like playing the lottery) toward positive outcomes. Still, gamification has its risks, and scienti
Want to save more money? Start playing video games.
4hThe word is out on gaming—it's not just something that children do for fun anymore. Games are tools that can be used to teach new skills, reduce stress, and even change behaviors by triggering chemical reactions in the brain. These benefits and more have provided scientists and developers with a promising path forward. "Games reduce the stress of making decisions," says neuroscientist and profess
This Ingenious Device Is Bringing Guided Meditation to the Masses
5hIf you feel like life is more overwhelming than ever, know that you’re not alone. On average, during the pandemic, about 4 in 10 Americans have reported symptoms of anxiety or depressive disorder , up from 1 in 10 adults who reported symptoms like these in 2019. However, studies have found introducing a mindfulness and meditation practice has the potential to be a low-cost, beneficial way to mana
Can East Asian monsoon enhancement induce global cooling?
5hThe study of the orogenic effects of the Tibetan Plateau uplift on global climate during the Cenozoic has focused almost exclusively on the India-Asia collision zone, the Himalayas. The strong erosion in the Himalayas was assumed to be a primary driver of Cenozoic atmospheric CO2 decline and global cooling predominantly through accelerating silicate chemical weathering in the India-Asia collision
Acquisition of channel state information for mmWave MIMO: Traditional and machine learning approaches
5hMillimeter wave (mmWave) communications have attracted extensive interest from academia, industry, and government as they can make full use of abundant frequency resources at the high-frequency band to achieve ultra-high-speed data transmission. The mmWave communication systems are usually equipped with large antenna arrays, known as mmWave massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO), to generat
Boeing delays key uncrewed test flight to ISS
5hBoeing delayed an uncrewed flight of its Starliner capsule to the International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday over a propulsion issue, pushing back by at least a day a key test it last attempted in 2019.
A New Pathway To Kill Resistant Breast Cancer
5hAs all the recent news about protein folding should make clear, there are a lot of ways for any given protein sequence to come together into a three-dimensional structure. For that phrase “a lot”, substitute “a larger number than the human mind can possibly comprehend”, and you’ll be about right. Biologically, many proteins already display a bias towards folding in the correct manner, and they’re
Users banned from social platforms shown to go elsewhere with increased toxicity
5hUsers banned from social platforms go elsewhere with increased toxicity, according to a new study featuring researchers from Binghamton University, State University of New York.
Prestressed plasters for old buildings
5hBent concrete beams, cracks on the undersides of bridges, risk of rust for the reinforcement: In Switzerland, many structures are getting on in years. Take national roads, for example: According to the 2019 report of the Federal Roads Office (FEDRO), a large proportion of bridges were built between the mid-1960s to the 1980s—with significantly lower traffic loads than today.
Smart water tank to improve platypus breeding odds
5hWater authorities will be turning to Melburnians to help with a novel system of 'smart' rainwater tanks and urban lakes that can provide crucial water to support platypus habitat when it's most needed—just before the breeding season.
Who you bargain against can impact your home price
5hWhen putting a house on the market, who has the edge when it comes to selling for a profit?
Publisher Correction: Origin and hydrodynamics of xylem sap in tree stems, and relationship to root uptake of soil water
5hScientific Reports, Published online: 03 August 2021; doi:10.1038/s41598-021-95470-0
Tool that shoots light through the skull may reveal new treatments
5hA less invasive optogenetic device takes researchers a step closer to new treatments for chronic pain, depression, epilepsy, and more. Everything that happens in the brain is a result of neurons sending and receiving signals in complex networks that are not completely understood by scientists. These networks are what allow us to pick up a cup of coffee, laugh at a joke, or stand up from a chair.
A path to global economic health is in sight
5hThe challenge is for rich countries to promote a Covid vaccination effort that covers the entire world
Kratom: What Does Science Say About the Controversial Botanical?
6hThe internet is flooded with contradictory information about Mitragyna speciosa, leaving consumers confused.
Meet the scientist couple driving an mRNA vaccine revolution | Uğur Şahin and Özlem Türeci
6hAs COVID-19 spread, BioNTech cofounders Uğur Şahin and Özlem Türeci had one goal: to make a safe, effective vaccine faster than ever before. In this illuminating conversation with head of TED Chris Anderson, the immunologists (and married couple) share the fascinating story of how their decades of mRNA research powered the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine — and forecast what this breakthrough science coul
Whatever is killing coral reefs in Florida is also killing them in Belize
7hIn 1842, Charles Darwin described the Belize Barrier Reef as "the most remarkable reef in the West Indies." Fast forward to 2021, only about 17 percent of live coral cover remains on fore-reefs in Belize. Overfishing, resulting in reduced grazing of algae, has long been blamed for adversely impacting this globally significant ecosystem along the Caribbean coast of Central America. Designated in pa
A study identified 15 novel biomarkers for diseases predisposing to dementia
7hA study provides new data on potential aetiological mechanisms that are linked with dementia caused by diseases, such as Alzheimer's and vascular dementia.
How sex cells get the right genetic mix – An interdisciplinary approach solves a century-old puzzle
7hA new discovery explains what determines the number and position of genetic exchanges that occur in sex cells, such as pollen and eggs in plants, or sperm and eggs in humans.
People living in dense parts of UK cities found to be more lonely
7hA team of researchers from the University of Hong Kong and one from Oxford University has found that people who live in the denser parts of U.K. cities tend to be lonelier than people living in more open areas. In their paper published in the journal Landscape and Urban Planning, the group describes their study of health data for people in the U.K. and what they found.
Mott insulator exhibits a sharp response to electron injection
7hIn a finding that will give theorists plenty to ponder, an all-RIKEN team has observed an unexpected response in an exotic material known as a Mott insulator when they injected electrons into it. This observation promises to give physicists new insights into such materials, which are closely related to high-temperature superconductors.
Scientists boost gene knockdown in human cells with CRISPR-Cas13 using chemically modified guide RNAs
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In the latest of ongoing efforts to expand technologies for modifying genes and their expression, researchers in the lab of Neville Sanjana at New York University (NYU) and the New York Genome Center (NYGC) have developed chemically modified guide RNAs for a CRISPR system that targets RNA instead of DNA. These chemically modified guide RNAs significantly enhance the ability to target—trace, edit,
Deadly summer of extreme weather as climate change bites
7hClimate scientists have long warned that the 21st century would see more natural disasters made worse or more likely by global warming.
A Race with a $43K Bet: Tricia vs Nate Schaloach | Street Outlaws: Memphis
7hStream Street Outlaws: Memphis on discovery+ ► https://www.discoveryplus.com/show/street-outlaws-memphis About Street Outlaws: Memphis: Street Outlaws is traveling to the toughest, meanest and wildest streets in the South, as it heads to Memphis to spotlight JJ Da Boss and his team of family and friends who have been racing together for decades. Subscribe to Discovery: http://bit.ly/SubscribeDisc
New ‘Universal Switch’ Lets Scientists Fine-Tune Gene Therapy
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The dose makes the poison. That’s the central tenet of pharmacology. Even salt can kill you if you take too little or too much. The one transformative treatment that hasn’t followed this rule? Gene therapy. It’s not that gene therapy was designed to be a rule-breaker, but until now, scientists haven’t been able to effectively control its strength. Once unleashed into the body, the treatment repla
People ratchet up feelings of burnout in stressed out fawns
7hInteractions between white-tailed deer fawns and predators suggest people aren’t the only ones to feel burnout. Prey animals feel it, too. “And you can understand why they do,” says Asia Murphy, who recently graduated with a doctorate from Penn State’s Intercollege Graduate Degree Program in Ecology. “Less than half of whitetail fawns live to see their first birthday, and many are killed by preda
Miniature brain models developed to study causes of Alzheimer’s disease and to test drugs in development
7hResearchers have developed a powerful miniature brain platform to study the mechanistic causes of Alzheimer's disease and to test dementia drugs in development.
Molecular dance that could eliminate soot pollution
7hA hidden, newly discovered molecular dance could hold the answer to the problem of soot pollution.
The Most Surreal Aspect of Returning to the Office
7hI returned to The Atlantic ’s New York offices a few weeks ago. Our company is still several months away from expecting employees to officially return, so I’ve been coming in only sporadically. The experience of knocking my fob against the sensor and walking through the glass doors lacked the ceremony I’d imagined for the better part of the previous year. No one else was there. The snack area was
Japanske forskere sender drone i luften med mikrobølger
7hKan mikrobølgestråler erstatte det dyre brændstof, som rumraketter i dag sendes op med? Det har et hold japanske forskere undersøgt med et nyt eksperiment, hvor de har forbedret deres tidligere metode.
New viable means of storing information for quantum technologies?
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7hNew Viable Quantum
Quantum information could be behind the next technological revolution. By analogy with the bit in classical computing, the qubit is the basic element of quantum computing. However, demonstrating the existence of this information storage unit and using it remains complex, and hence limited. In a study published on 3 August 2021 in Physical Review X, an international research team consisting of CNRS
Iraq gets back looted ancient artifacts from US, others
7hOver 17,000 looted ancient artifacts recovered from the United States and other countries were handed over to Iraq's Culture Ministry on Tuesday, a restitution described by the government as the largest in the country's history.
Cryptic transcription, a novel phenomenon in mammalian stem cells, linked to aging
7hResearchers have discovered that a cellular phenomenon called cryptic transcription, which had been previously described and linked to aging in yeasts and worms, is also involved in mammalian aging. They also discovered a mechanism that triggers the phenomenon in mammals.
Productivity of kelp forests, sans the iconic kelp
7hA lush canopy is a defining feature of most of the planet's forests. But canopy-forming species can be particularly vulnerable to disturbances and environmental change. So the question is: What is a forest without its trees?
Neanderthals indeed painted Andalusia’s Cueva de Ardales
7hThe origin and date of appearance of prehistoric cave art are the subjects of ongoing debate. Spain's Cueva de Ardales is one point of discussion. There a flowstone formation is stained red in places. This coloring is apparently almost 65,000 years old but until now, a part of the scientific community attributed it to a natural coating of iron oxide deposited by flowing water. However, that hypoth
Non-invasive method for diagnosing celiac disease
7hResearchers have now developed a non-invasive method to help diagnose celiac disease and which uses saliva. This research has shown that it is possible to considerably reduce the number of endoscopies, which are currently carried out via a non-invasive method of diagnosis.
Preoperative screening urinalysis is widely used—but usually unnecessary, study finds
7hClinicians frequently order preoperative urinalyses for patients scheduled to undergo many common procedures. A new study finds that nearly nine out of 10 of preoperative urinalyses are unnecessary. Overuse of low-value screening test wastes money, can harm patients and may contribute to the growing problem of antibiotic resistance.
Exercise improves health through changes on DNA
7hSix weeks of physical exercise led to changes in the epigenetic information of skeletal muscle cells in young men. These changes took place in areas of the genome that have been linked to disease. Scientists say their research shows how exercise remodels DNA in skeletal muscle, so that new signals are established to keep the body healthy.
Making voting easier for previously incarcerated people
7hIn March 2020, 83,000 New Jersey residents who had been ineligible to vote became eligible when a new law took effect restoring voting rights for people on parole or probation who had previously been convicted of felonies.
NASA begins launch preparations for first mission to the Trojan asteroids
7hNASA's first spacecraft to explore the Trojan asteroids arrived Friday, July 30, at the agency's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. It is now in a cleanroom at nearby Astrotech, ready to begin final preparations for its October launch.
Photoirradiation-based super-resolution gene analysis technology developed
7hA Japanese research group developed a technology termed Photo-Isolation Chemistry (PIC) and successfully detected genes acting in very small cell populations and in intracellular microstructures by photoirradiation.
How the pandemic has impacted environmental field research
7hField stations and marine laboratories (FSMLs) serve as great drivers of research, monitoring, and learning about our world. However, FSMLs across the globe are facing major cutbacks and even closure due to COVID-19 pandemic-driven budget cuts. UConn's Gene E. Likens and David L. Wagner, professors in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, have written an editorial in Science outlinin
Publisher Correction: Distinguishing chronic low back pain in young adults with mild to moderate pain and disability using trunk compliance
7hScientific Reports, Published online: 03 August 2021; doi:10.1038/s41598-021-95583-6
Author Correction: Identification of CRF89_BF, a new member of an HIV-1 circulating BF intersubtype recombinant form family widely spread in South America
7hScientific Reports, Published online: 03 August 2021; doi:10.1038/s41598-021-95679-z
Education professor outlines measures for meaningful education reform post-COVID
8hWith Ontario elementary and secondary schools looking at a full return to in-person learning this September, the burden of keeping them open should not just fall on the school boards, according to global education expert Prachi Srivastava.
Deaf Children in Developing Countries Are Getting Inferior Cochlear Implants
8hThe technology they receive is often obsolete or has never been used in wealthier nations — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Measuring nitrogen in green manures
8hBoth chemical fertilizers and cover crops can help build the nitrogen content in soil. But cover crops come with many other benefits, like improving soil structure and boosting beneficial microbes.
The hunt for red fluorescent proteins
8hNature, Published online: 03 August 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02093-6 By pushing fluorescent proteins further into the red, bioengineers are expanding the palette and penetration depth of biological imaging.
COVID ‘Fast Grants’ sped up pandemic science
8hNature, Published online: 03 August 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02111-7 Programme awarded $US50 million in rapid grants and highlights limitations in existing scientific-funding mechanisms.
What's driving the huge blooms of brown seaweed piling up on Florida and Caribbean beaches?
8hHere's a handy geography question for your next trivia match: What is the world's only sea that doesn't have a land border?
Algorithm helps probe connections between stream chemistry and environment
8hMachine learning techniques may help scientists better understand the intricate chemistry of streams and monitor broader environmental conditions, according to a team of researchers.
Image: Smoke billows from fires in Turkey
8hCaptured by the Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission on 30 July 2021, this image shows smoke billowing from several fires along the southern coast of Turkey. Turkey has been battling deadly wildfires since last week. Over the weekend, tourists and local residents had to be evacuated from Bodrum and Marmaris, with some fleeing by boat as the flames crept closer to the shoreline. Southeast Europe is curren
How years of fighting every wildfire helped fuel the Western megafires of today
8hAfter so many smoke-filled summers and record-setting burns, residents of Western North America are no strangers to wildfires. Still, many questions are circulating about why forest fires are becoming larger and more severe—and what can be done about it.
Where’s My Self-Driving Car?
8hA lot of people have noticed that the self-driving car revolution has been…delayed. For the last decade predictions of when the technology would be ready for mass adoption were converging on the 2020s, beginning early in the decade. In this 2010 article , the prediction was – at least 8 years. Also , “US Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx declared in 2016 that we’d have fully autonomous car
Tail snips offer clues to saving tiny lizards in Sri Lanka
8hNew research suggests how to conserve rough-nosed horned lizards, which live only in Sri Lankan rainforests. Characterized by the prominent horn in males, rough-nosed horned lizards ( Ceratophora aspera ) live in moist, humid microhabitats in rainforests and palm groves. These lizards are a good example of the consequences of rainforest habitat destruction, climate change, and the pet trade, as t
Genbrug i rummet: Ny europæisk satellit kan omprogrammeres i kredsløb
8hPLUS. Ny programmerbar kamelæon-satellit kan ændre placering, båndbredde og frekvensområde på meget kort tid.
Psychologist explains why spite could destroy liberal democracy
8hAs communism imploded in 1989, the American political scientist Francis Fukuyama asked if liberal democracy was "the end of history," being the form all societies were destined to take. The past decades have suggested not. Illiberal democracies and hybrid democratic-authoritarian regimes continue to emerge.
Air pollution exposure is shifting from outdoor to indoor – here's why
8hYou may have seen the before-and-after-lockdown photos of major cities that appear to show dramatic changes in air quality. In one, the India Gate war memorial in New Delhi is barely visible amid the smog. Then, during lockdown, it's clearly visible in its red Bharatpur stone grandness.
Deciphering how light controls stomatal production in plants
8hNUS biologists have discovered the mechanism of how light regulates stomatal production on the leaf surface, a process critical for the adaptation and fitness of plants.
Left-Wing Activists Are Bringing Back MAGA Twitter
8hOver the past year, a noticeable portion of MAGA world has been removed from mainstream social-media platforms or inspired to decamp to newer, more permissive sites such as Parler, Gab, MeWe, and Rumble. These alternative platforms are not known for their tough content moderation or for providing a great user experience; however, they are not exactly the dark web, either. You or I can easily look
Are women climate scientists judged for speaking out? Not so much, research suggests
9hMany scientists are likely to be invited for media appearances in the run up to COP26, the international negotiations on global heating that will take place in Glasgow in November 2021. Journalists will ask climate scientists to help place the talks in context and to discuss the value of particular options for reducing emissions, or to explain how climate change may have contributed to particular
Harmful algal blooms jeopardize health of reptiles, songbirds
9hToxic algal blooms in the Great Lakes region cause mixed reactions in wildlife, from higher stress levels to weaker immune systems.
Mimicking brain functions with graphene-diamond junctions
9hThe human brain holds the secret to our unique personalities. But did you know that it can also form the basis of highly efficient computing devices? Researchers from Nagoya University, Japan, recently showed how to do this, through graphene-diamond junctions that mimic some of the human brain's functions.
How much water each day does pregnancy require?
9hNew research may clarify how much hydration is necessary during different stages of pregnancy. Water needs increase during pregnancy to support fetal development and maternal health, however little is known about the relationship between hydration status and outcomes on both mother and child. A study recently examined the hydration status of pregnant women, the effect of a behavioral intervention
Equality and fairness: Vaccines against this pandemic of mistrust
9hThe COVID crisis has laid bare a crisis of trust.
Climate change will impact future water availability for hydropower and public water supply in Wales
9hWales could face public water supply challenges and lower hydro power generation potential in the future according to new research. The findings of a recently published study conducted by Bangor University researchers, as part of the ERDF funded Dŵr Uisce project, shows that water availability in Wales will become more seasonal under future climate change.
Agent-based modeling for archaeology can simulate the complexity of societies
9hThe more we learn about the past, the more we come to understand that ancient societies share some striking similarities to our own. From the first waves of migration out of Africa to the Ancestral Pueblo, the peoples of the past created art, migrated to new lands, fought wars, raised families, and exploited natural resources for housing, food, and tools—just like we do. With the help of a powerfu
Discovery within cell cycle process to bring understanding of cellular diseases
9hResearch from the School of Biosciences and the University of Manchester has uncovered an essential mechanism coordinating the processes of cell division and adhesion within humans. This discovery has profound potential for advancing understanding of cell adhesion signaling in cancerous tumor progression and metastasis.
Emergence of leaders and influencers a result of a self-reinforcing social process, not necessarily skills and talent
9hNew research by UTS economist Associate Professor David Goldbaum suggests influential leaders emerge from an evolutionary social process that has less to do with skills and talent than we might think.
Harvard-forsker går all in på at finde intelligente rumvæsner
9hStort forskningsprojekt skal gøre os klogere på, om der er avanceret teknologi i rummet.
Why sports concussions are worse for women
9hNature, Published online: 03 August 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02089-2 As women’s soccer, rugby and other sports gain popularity, scientists are racing to understand how the female brain responds to head injury.
Author Correction: Dynamic consolidated bioprocessing for innovative lab-scale production of bacterial alkaline phosphatase from Bacillus paralicheniformis strain APSO
9hScientific Reports, Published online: 03 August 2021; doi:10.1038/s41598-021-95272-4
Author Correction: Strain driven emergence of topological non-triviality in YPdBi thin films
9hScientific Reports, Published online: 03 August 2021; doi:10.1038/s41598-021-95598-z
Author Correction: Transcriptome analysis provides insight into prickle development and its link to defense and secondary metabolism in Solanum viarum Dunal
9hScientific Reports, Published online: 03 August 2021; doi:10.1038/s41598-021-95476-8
Welcome to the Afterparty of the American Dream
9hIn addition to being freighted with hardship, the American immigrant experience is occasionally hilarious. Misunderstandings, wonky translations, and cultural exchanges gone wrong are inevitable fodder for comedy—the question is who gets to enjoy the punch line. In her book Minor Feelings , the Korean American poet Cathy Park Hong describes humor as potentially liberating for the Asian immigrant,
Ny flysoftware-sag: Begge motorer slukkede uventet på Airbus under landing i København
10hPLUS. Ekspert trækker paralleller til Boeing 737 Max-problemer, efter at en automatiseret motornedlukning overraskede piloter på en Airbus 220 fra Air Baltic.
Earth’s solid metal inner core is growing more on one side than the other
10hMore than 5,000 kilometres beneath us, Earth's solid metal inner core wasn't discovered until 1936 . Almost a century later, we're still struggling to answer basic questions about when and how it first formed. These aren't easy puzzles to solve. We can't directly sample the inner core, so the key to unravelling its mysteries lies in collaboration between seismologists , who indirectly sample it w
Cash payments in Africa could boost vaccine uptake
10hNature, Published online: 03 August 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02086-5 When doses finally arrive, use cash incentives to overcome hesitancy.
Author Correction: Early induction of C/EBPβ expression as a potential marker of steroid responsive colitis
10hScientific Reports, Published online: 03 August 2021; doi:10.1038/s41598-021-95179-0
The expression of Netrin-1 in the MIA-induced osteoarthritic temporomandibular joint in mice
10hScientific Reports, Published online: 03 August 2021; doi:10.1038/s41598-021-95251-9
Beyond multi view deconvolution for inherently aligned fluorescence tomography
10hScientific Reports, Published online: 03 August 2021; doi:10.1038/s41598-021-95266-2
Machine learning-based prediction of acute kidney injury after nephrectomy in patients with renal cell carcinoma
10hScientific Reports, Published online: 03 August 2021; doi:10.1038/s41598-021-95019-1
Acute ischemic stroke triggers a cellular senescence-associated secretory phenotype
10hScientific Reports, Published online: 03 August 2021; doi:10.1038/s41598-021-95344-5
Interaction between the level of immunoglobulins and number of somatic cells as a factor shaping the immunomodulating properties of colostrum
10hScientific Reports, Published online: 03 August 2021; doi:10.1038/s41598-021-95283-1
Heavy-ion production of 77Br and 76Br
10hScientific Reports, Published online: 03 August 2021; doi:10.1038/s41598-021-94922-x Heavy-ion production of 77 Br and 76 Br
Author Correction: Dynamic causal modelling of immune heterogeneity
11hScientific Reports, Published online: 03 August 2021; doi:10.1038/s41598-021-95594-3
Genomics of African American remains — limits must not compound inequity
11hNature, Published online: 03 August 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02129-x
India’s cyclones: hasten mitigation measures
11hNature, Published online: 03 August 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02131-3
Declare how you are limiting your environmental impact
11hNature, Published online: 03 August 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02130-4
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft: A guide
11hStarliner is one of two vehicles designed to transport astronauts to and from the space station.
Author Correction: Deglacial water-table decline in Southern California recorded by noble gas isotopes
11hNature Communications, Published online: 03 August 2021; doi:10.1038/s41467-021-24923-x
Green infrastructure can limit but not solve air pollution injustice
11hNature Communications, Published online: 03 August 2021; doi:10.1038/s41467-021-24892-1 Outdoor air pollution contributes to millions of deaths worldwide yet air pollution has differential exposures across racial/ethnic groups and socioeconomic status. While green infrastructure has the potential to decrease air pollution and provide other benefits to human health, vegetation alone cannot resolve
Coherent coupling between vortex bound states and magnetic impurities in 2D layered superconductors
11hNature Communications, Published online: 03 August 2021; doi:10.1038/s41467-021-24531-9 Bound states in superconducting vortices are expected to exhibit an electron-hole asymmetry, but it is usually tiny and can be easily washed out. Here, the authors show that the vortex bound states coupling to magnetic impurities provides an axial electron-hole asymmetry on a much longer scale, and that the di
Selection rules of triboelectric materials for direct-current triboelectric nanogenerator
11hNature Communications, Published online: 03 August 2021; doi:10.1038/s41467-021-25046-z Appropriate triboelectric material selection is vital to for high performance direct current triboelectric nanogenerator (DC-TENG). The authors here provide effective selection rules as guideline to select triboelectric materials for DC-TENG to reduce the trial-and-error cost for DC-TENG’s research.
Mechanism of LolCDE as a molecular extruder of bacterial triacylated lipoproteins
11hNature Communications, Published online: 03 August 2021; doi:10.1038/s41467-021-24965-1 In Gram-negative bacteria, lipoproteins are transported from the inner membrane (IM) to the outer membrane (OM) by the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter LolCDE. Here the authors present cryo-EM structures of nanodisc-embedded LolCDE in different states, providing mechanistic insight into the transport mec
Cognitive functions and underlying parameters of human brain physiology are associated with chronotype
11hNature Communications, Published online: 03 August 2021; doi:10.1038/s41467-021-24885-0 How being a “morning person” or “evening person” affects human cognition and brain physiology is not well understood. Here the authors show evidence of an association of chronotype with cognitive functions and related physiological parameters.
Reversible polymer-gel transition for ultra-stretchable chip-integrated circuits through self-soldering and self-coating and self-healing
11hNature Communications, Published online: 03 August 2021; doi:10.1038/s41467-021-25008-5 Despite advances on fabrication of stretchable interconnects, realizing functional electronics with integrated solid-state technology (SST) remains a challenge. Here, the authors report a reversible Pol-Gel transition method for fabrication of liquid-metal based, chip-integrated, printed stretchable circuits.
Chemical tools for epichaperome-mediated interactome dysfunctions of the central nervous system
11hNature Communications, Published online: 03 August 2021; doi:10.1038/s41467-021-24821-2 Here, the authors show structural, biochemical, and functional insights into the discovery of epichaperome‐ directed chemical probes for use in central nervous system diseases. Probes emerging from this work have translated to human clinical studies in Alzheimer’s disease and cancer.
Often Overlooked, New Building Codes Could Buffer Climate Change
11hIn the wake of the 2020 wildfire season, the California Energy Commission proposed state building standards that require “electric ready” equipment and encourage electric heating rather than the use of natural gas. If regulators approve the new code, it will be another first-in-the-nation state standard.
Næsten 100 krigsskibe sejlede med falske positioner i AIS-system
12hSatellitbilleder afslører, at positionerne for skibe fra en lang række landes flåder har været spoofet i AIS-systemet. Blandt andre europæiske og amerikanske skibe er ramt.
TED talks seek to inject optimism into pandemic gloom
13hA TED conference under the theme "The Case for Optimism" on Monday threw down the gauntlet for a return to face-to-face gatherings, despite the daunting challenges of the coronavirus pandemic, climate change and deep political divides.
Sierra Nevada red fox to be listed as federally endangered
13hThe slender, bushy-tailed Sierra Nevada red fox will be listed as an endangered species, federal wildlife officials announced Monday, saying its population has dipped to just 40 animals in area of California stretching from Lake Tahoe to south of Yosemite National Park.
Study provides first holistic assessment of plastic pollution in the Caribbean
13hThe Caribbean is renowned globally for its stunning beaches and crystal clear ocean.
One of world's rarest chameleons found clinging to survival
13hUrgent conservation measures are needed to save a Critically Endangered species of chameleon which has been found clinging to survival in patches of rainforest in Malawi.
COVID, Quickly, Episode 11: Vaccine Booster Shots, and Reopening Offices Safely
14hToday we bring you a new episode in our podcast series: COVID, Quickly. Every two weeks, Scientific American ’s senior health editors Tanya Lewis and Josh Fischman catch you up on the essential developments in the pandemic: from vaccines to new variants and everything in between. You can listen to all past episodes here .
Electrons May Very Well Be Conscious – Facts So Romantic
14hPanpsychists look at the many rungs on the complexity ladder of nature and see no obvious line between mind and no-mind. Illustration by Yurchanka Siarhei / Shutterstock Last year, the cover of New Scientist ran the headline, “Is the Universe Conscious?” Mathematician and physicist Johannes Kleiner, at the Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy in Germany, told author Michael Brooks that a mat
Chinese Solar Firms Push Into Hydrogen. China is the largest solar market and also the dominant manufacturing base of materials for the rest of the world, but the largest Chinese players are now looking to expand into other renewables with an eye toward rising demand for green H2
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Will we ever transition to a world where UAV/UAS (drones) are allowed to fly in all airspace?
15hHow will we ever get to a world where drones can make deliveries or even transport people like you see in futuristic pictures? Been thinking about this for a while just because it seems like a huge threat to every country’s national security. Would it all have to be mapped like airplanes?Not sure if this is the right sub but I’d love to hear anyone’s thoughts… thx submitted by /u/jarovo [link] [c
The recycling myth: A plastic waste solution littered with failure
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Orbital's O2 floating turbine starts exporting clean power to the grid
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South Korean Battery Firms in Race to Secure Sustainable Supply Chain
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China wants to build a sustainable human presence on Mars. Here's how.
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I built a site for submitting the Worlds hardest problems, who is working on them and to follow along.
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US solar 4000% up on 2010 as industry booms and utilities no longer dominating new contracts
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The traffic light gets a dazzling, 21st century makeover
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Renewable Energy Overtook Both Coal and Nuclear in 2020
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New research using patent data could help inform decision-makers by predicting which technologies are improving the fastest.
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American Airline and United Airlines are Investing Billions in New Type of Aircraft: EVTOLs
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These scientists flew eggs across the ocean to save seabirds from climate change
16hA 6000-kilometer journey could help black-footed albatross at risk of sea-level rise
The billionaire space race
17hLast month, billionaire after billionaire hopped into spacecraft to reach the final frontier. Shivani Dave speaks to Robert Massey, the deputy executive director at the Royal Astronomical Society, to understand what, if any, positives might come from what has been called ‘the billionaire space race’, or if the money and resources spent on space exploration should be redistributed to focus on the c
Thinking Better by Marcus du Sautoy — maths’ greatest hits
17hThis romp through mathematical ideas doesn’t shy away from equations or challenging ideas but is always a model of clarity
Love Music? Interested in the Brain? Learn How We Process Pitch in Episode 3 of Neuroscience for Musicians.
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Dansk fjernovervågning af atleter kan blive nyt våben mod doping
20hPLUS. Ny urintest giver sikkerhed for, at der ikke er snydt med dopingprøver. Ideen kommer fra Anti Doping Danmark som en løsning på udfordringen med at holde afstand under corona.
Overfishing and other human pressures are severely harming many marine protected areas around the world, study finds
21hA new study points to a strong 'edge effect' in marine protected areas (MPAs), sharply reducing by 60 percent the fish population living up to 1 – 1.5 km within the MPA. This significantly diminishes the effectiveness of the MPA. Most of the damage stems from fishing pressure around the MPAs.
Cracking the code of crack propagation in rubberlike materials
21hResearchers have developed a simplified mathematical model (step-loading model, SLM) that unifies two earlier mechanisms to describe the velocity jump in crack propagation. Through SLM, they showed that the near-tip mechanical behavior observed from one analysis is derived from the dynamic glass transition at the crack tip described in another proposal, thus merging the two distinct analyses, and
Unforced Variations: Aug 2021
21hThis month is IPCC month – the Sixth Assessment Report from Working Group 1 is out on Monday August 9. We’ll have some detailed comments once it’s out, but in the meantime, feel free to speculate widely (always considering that IPCC is restricted to assessing existing literature…). Open thread – please stick to climate science topics. The post first appeared on RealClimate .
A simple text has the power to increase COVID vaccinations
21hNature, Published online: 02 August 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02108-2 People who received a short ‘nudge’ by mobile phone were more likely to get a jab than were those who did not.
Germany to make 100% Renewable Energy by 2030 and make life in Germany cheaper
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Is DeepMind’s new reinforcement learning system a step toward general AI?
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Pentagon believes its precognitive AI can predict events 'days in advance'
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Today it’s cool, tomorrow it’s junk. We have to act against our throwaway culture: We need products we can repair, reuse and recycle – not ones deliberately built to become obsolete
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SpaceTech Analytics Hosts Extraplanetary Literally Ground-Breaking Conference On The Space Mining Industry
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New Water Desalination Device Runs on Solar Energy and is 400% More Efficient
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Genetics professor's '500-year plan to alter human DNA to make us ready to colonise other planets’
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The U.S. Needs to Build More, Faster to Reach Net Zero – A new report shows that even with climate-friendly policies, the current rate of development would only get the U.S. halfway there by 2050.
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Big tech companies are at war with employees over remote work – CEOs want workers back at their desks. Employees and the virus have other plans.
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A Time Crystal Finally Made Real: researchers at Google in collaboration with physicists at Stanford, Princeton and other universities say that they have used Google’s quantum computer to demonstrate a genuine “time crystal.” | Quanta Magazine
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China is working on a relay satellite to support lunar polar missions: Optical communication proposed to bring a “solar system internet, operating like terrestrial internet, to provide network layer services to users” starting with the Moon | SpaceNews [X-Post /r/lasercom]
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Solar-powered microbes to feed the world?Researchers show that protein from microbes uses a fraction of the resources of conventional farming
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We’re Not Alone: Animals Suffer From Mental Health Issues Too
22hFrom dogs and cats to rodents and elephants, here’s how mental illness presents itself in other animals.
Seeing better by looking away
22hWhen we fixate an object, its image does not appear at the place where photoreceptors are packed most densely. Instead, its position is shifted slightly nasally and upwards from the cellular peak. Researchers observed such offsets in both eyes of 20 healthy subjects, and speculate that the underlying fixation behavior improves overall vision.
Like matryoshka dolls: One insect species introduced decades ago to a small island had an effect on several insect populations
22hResearchers thought 30 years ago that they just introduced some Glanville fritillary butterfly larvae on a small island in the Åland islands, Finland. Little did they know that within the butterfly larvae there nested two other insect species and a bacterial symbiont. This created a unique opportunity to study how a local accidental introduction of insects can affect the dynamics and genetics of t
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