A little joint in your foot allows you to walk around upright and run long distances.

Rare earth elements, like neodymium and dysprosium, are a critical component to almost all modern technologies, from smartphones to hard drives, but they are notoriously hard to separate from the Earth's crust and from one another. Scientists have discovered a new mechanism by which bacteria can select between different rare earth elements, using the ability of a bacterial protein to bind to anoth

In return for the shield, the billionaire owners of Purdue Pharma are committed to paying up to $6 billion to help compensate communities and individuals for the ravages of the opioid epidemic.

Rare earth elements, like neodymium and dysprosium, are a critical component to almost all modern technologies, from smartphones to hard drives, but they are notoriously hard to separate from the Earth's crust and from one another. Scientists have discovered a new mechanism by which bacteria can select between different rare earth elements, using the ability of a bacterial protein to bind to anoth

Scientists have taken the world's first X-ray SIGNAL (or SIGNATURE) of just one atom. This groundbreaking achievement could revolutionize the way scientists detect the materials.

Scientists have taken the world's first X-ray SIGNAL (or SIGNATURE) of just one atom. This groundbreaking achievement could revolutionize the way scientists detect the materials.

Beneath the surface of a freshwater stream, animals, plants, fungi, and microorganisms create complex patterns of biodiversity. Brooke Penaluna, research fisheries biologist at the USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station, studies these dynamics, which can be complicated.

Nature, Published online: 29 May 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-01765-9 Restored mangroves and seagrass meadows could suck more carbon from the atmosphere.

Beneath the surface of a freshwater stream, animals, plants, fungi, and microorganisms create complex patterns of biodiversity. Brooke Penaluna, research fisheries biologist at the USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station, studies these dynamics, which can be complicated.

A task force has not found any evidence that unidentified anomalous phenomena represent signs of extraterrestrial visits.

Astronomers recently identified asteroid 2023 FW13 as a quasi-moon, a space rock orbiting the sun nearly in tandem with Earth.

Ghoul Kids Club There is, apparently, a TikTok subgenre of the already-problematic true crime fandom that's using artificial intelligence to digitally resurrect the victims of heinous crimes and have them tell the stories of how these real-life children were killed. As Rolling Stone reports , most of these accounts change the appearance — and sometimes the names — of the actual victims when using

Chess grandmasters are often held up as the epitome of thinking far ahead. But can others, with a modest amount of practice, learn to think further ahead? In addressing this question, a team of cognitive scientists has created a computational model that reveals our ability to plan for future events. The work enhances our understanding of the factors that affect decision-making and shows how we can

Links have been reported between schizophrenia and proteins produced by the immune system that can act against one's own body, known as autoantibodies. Researchers have now identified autoantibodies that target a 'synaptic adhesion protein' in a subset of patients with schizophrenia. When injected into mice, the autoantibodies caused many schizophrenia-related changes.

After weeks of tense speculation over a looming financial catastrophe, should the U.S. default on its debts, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy and President Biden are finalizing terms for a bipartisan agreement to raise the debt ceiling. While it is clear that a bipartisan deal is necessary for legislative action during divided government, it is less clear whether bipartisanship is similarly us

When firms make their environmental policies public, they can get favorable media coverage only if their narrative carefully articulates signals of conformity (actions aimed at complying with existing norms) and distinctiveness (the adoption of a recognizably uncommon behavior).

Men who tried a high-fat, high-sugar diet developed disrupted electrical brain activity during the deepest stage of their sleep, suggesting that the food reduced their sleep quality

There's an intriguing exoplanet out there — 400 light-years out there — that is so tantalizing that astronomers have been studying it since its discovery in 2009. One orbit for WASP-18 b around its star that is slightly larger than our Sun takes just 23 hours. There is nothing like it in our Solar System. A new study about this exoplanet, an ultra-hot gas giant 10 times more massive than Jupiter

About two-thirds of the risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD) is thought to arise from genetic influences, but about a third could be influenced by environment and lifestyle, opening the door for behavioral interventions that could delay or prevent pathophysiological changes that occur with AD. Now a new study in a mouse model of AD examines the effects of environmental enrichment on AD symptom progre

Research using the world's most energetic laser has shed light on the properties of highly compressed matter — essential to understanding the structure of giant planets and stars, and to develop controlled nuclear fusion, a process that could harvest carbon-free energy.

Geneticists have unearthed a major event in the ancient history of sturgeons and paddlefish that has significant implications for the way we understand evolution. They have pinpointed a previously hidden 'whole genome duplication' (WGD) in the common ancestor of these species, which seemingly opened the door to genetic variations that may have conferred an advantage around the time of a major mass

Chemists add another powerful tool to their 'molecular editing' toolkit for crafting pharmaceuticals and other valuable compounds.

Scientists have identified a key chemical associated with lethal bronzing (LB) infected palm trees. LB is a bacterial disease that kills more than 20 species of palm trees in the Southern United States and Caribbean and has been devastating the Florida green industries for nearly two decades.

Researchers suggest a simple tweak to the first meal of the day might help people living with Type 2 diabetes (T2D) better control their blood sugar levels. Switching from a traditional western-style low-fat breakfast, like oatmeal, toast and fruit, to a low-carb meal higher in protein and fat, like eggs with bacon or cheese, can help people with T2D better manage their blood sugar for most of the

To combat outbreaks at restaurants and other dining establishments, policies that support sick workers, including paid leave, may be needed, the agency said in a report this week.

Researchers reveal the true perpetrator behind the bizarre 1871 paleontological tragedy and destruction of dinosaurs in New York.

Countries that offer tax breaks for corporate innovation realize greater economic growth than those with no such policies, according to a study from The University of Texas at Austin.

Palm trees infected with lethal bronzing disease emit signals that warn nearby healthy palms of the threat. Those healthy palms produce their own defense that University of Florida scientists one day hope to harness to protect palms against the disease.

For more than a decade, forests across much of Chile have been experiencing a megadrought, its effects overprinted on an already warming and drying climate. High in the Andes, stands of giant Nothofagus obliqua trees, also known as roble or southern beech, are stretching themselves to survive—and bucking a global forest trend.

Negotiators charged with hammering out a global treaty to end plastic pollution were warned there was "no time to lose" on Wednesday, after progress was slowed by two days of procedural debates that campaigners blamed on large producer countries.

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Small plastic particulates can induce inflammatory responses in the gut and brain, but removing them reverses this damage.

Palm trees infected with lethal bronzing disease emit signals that warn nearby healthy palms of the threat. Those healthy palms produce their own defense that University of Florida scientists one day hope to harness to protect palms against the disease.

For more than a decade, forests across much of Chile have been experiencing a megadrought, its effects overprinted on an already warming and drying climate. High in the Andes, stands of giant Nothofagus obliqua trees, also known as roble or southern beech, are stretching themselves to survive—and bucking a global forest trend.

An artificial intelligence (AI) tool is using satellite remote sensing and machine learning to predict agricultural yields of key crops across Africa, to help mitigate the harms of climate change and other crises, its developers say.

A new dissertation on forest industrial production systems, from researcher Per Nordin at Linnaeus University, reveals that successful regeneration measures are crucial for sustainable forestry. To ensure successful plant establishment, it is important to make decisions based on factors at regional, stand, and microenvironment levels.

The slimy outer layer of fungi and bacteria known as the "extracellular matrix," or ECM, has the consistency of jelly and acts as a protective and envelope layer. But, according to a recent study in the journal iScience, led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst in collaboration with Worcester Polytechnic Institute, the ECM of some microbes only gels when oxalic acid or other simple acids are

For the first time ever, researchers can track the movements of bats with the help of a brand new algorithm utilizing radar technology, created by the University of Haifa and Tel Aviv University.

The truth is out there—but we're going to need to look harder.

Firefighters on Wednesday faced a grueling uphill battle against wildfires in Canada's Nova Scotia province, including one threatening suburbs of Halifax.

A rare, triple-whammy of cyclones drove the deadly flooding that devastated much of northern Italy this month, but scientists said Wednesday that climate change doesn't seem to be to blame for the intense rainfall.

An artificial intelligence (AI) tool is using satellite remote sensing and machine learning to predict agricultural yields of key crops across Africa, to help mitigate the harms of climate change and other crises, its developers say.

A Griffith-led study has found that traditional and digital social networks are key to improving community water management and sanitation in the Pacific.

A new dissertation on forest industrial production systems, from researcher Per Nordin at Linnaeus University, reveals that successful regeneration measures are crucial for sustainable forestry. To ensure successful plant establishment, it is important to make decisions based on factors at regional, stand, and microenvironment levels.

The slimy outer layer of fungi and bacteria known as the "extracellular matrix," or ECM, has the consistency of jelly and acts as a protective and envelope layer. But, according to a recent study in the journal iScience, led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst in collaboration with Worcester Polytechnic Institute, the ECM of some microbes only gels when oxalic acid or other simple acids are

The increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gases in the atmosphere prevents the emission of heat into space. As a result, the Earth constantly absorbs more heat through solar radiation than it can give back off through thermal radiation.

For the first time ever, researchers can track the movements of bats with the help of a brand new algorithm utilizing radar technology, created by the University of Haifa and Tel Aviv University.

Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and KLA Corporation, a provider of inspection and measurement systems for the semiconductor and related industries, have improved the accuracy of scanning electron microscope (SEM) measurements. Used for process control applications in semiconductor manufacturing, SEMs help ensure high-yield production of functional, high-p

Venturing out of one's comfort zone to perform a task—and then performing poorly in that task, such as a baseball pitcher trying to hit—can lead to better performance when returning to one's specialty, new research suggests.

If you've ever played Kerbal Space Program, you know how difficult it can be to get your spacecraft into the orbit you want. It's even more difficult in real life. This is why it's pretty impressive to see a proposal to study all of Saturn's large inner moons in one go.

The Shoggoth AI researchers have a particularly telling — and frankly, somewhat disturbing — meme for understanding AI systems, according to new reporting from The New York Times . And, well, if you were having AI anxiety already, you might want to stop reading. The meme, per the NYT , is of something called "the Shoggoth," a monster of Cthulhian lore. First brought to life by the American sci-fi

How to maintain cell culture conditions for enhanced sample safety.

In the first-ever 'before and after' assessment of the impact of establishing Mexico's Revillagigedo National Park on the fishing industry, a team of US and Mexican researchers found that Mexico's industrial fishing sector did not incur economic losses five years after the park's creation despite a full ban in fishing activity within the MPA.

The ground beneath Antarctica's most vulnerable glacier has now been mapped, helping scientists to better understand how it is being affected by climate change. Analysis of the geology below the Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica shows there is less sedimentary rock than expected — a finding that could affect how the ice slides and melts in the coming decades.

Chemical and environmental engineering scientists have identified two species of bacteria found in soil that break down a class of stubborn 'forever chemicals'– per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, that have contaminated groundwater below industrial and military sites throughout the nation. The discovery gives hope for low-cost biological cleanup of these pollutants.

Malaise swept through the company after massive job cuts, mandatory return to the office, and surging emissions despite the company's pledge to get greener.

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Abstract Nanostructured metallic materials with abundant high-angle grain boundaries exhibit high strength and good radiation resistance. While the nanoscale grains induce high strength, they also degrade tensile ductility. We show that a gradient nanostructured ferritic steel exhibits simultaneous improvement in yield strength by 36% and uniform elongation by 50% compared to the homogenously str

Abstract The mantle’s compositional structure reflects the thermochemical evolution of Earth. Yet, even the radial average composition of the mantle remains debated. Here, we analyze a global dataset of shear and compressional waves reflecting off the 410- and 660-km discontinuities that is 10 times larger than any previous studies. Our array analysis retrieves globally averaged amplitude-distanc

Abstract An electron has recently been shown to catalyze the cross-coupling reaction of organometallic compounds with aryl halides. In terms of green and sustainable chemistry, the electron catalysis is much more desirable than the inevitably used transition metal catalysis but a high temperature of more than 100°C is required to achieve it. Here, we disclose that visible light photoirradiation a

Abstract The Jaynes-Cummings Hamiltonian is at the core of cavity quantum electrodynamics; however, it relies on bound-electron emitters fundamentally limited by the binding Coulomb potential. In this work, we propose theoretically a new approach to realizing the Jaynes-Cummings model using low-energy free electrons coupled to dielectric microcavities and exemplify several quantum technologies ma

Abstract Kuiper Belt objects exhibit a wider color range than any other solar system population. The origin of this color diversity is unknown, but likely the result of the prolonged irradiation of organic materials by galactic cosmic rays (GCRs). Here, we combine ultrahigh-vacuum irradiation experiments with comprehensive spectroscopic analyses to examine the color evolution during GCR processin

Abstract Centrioles are critical for fundamental cellular processes, including signaling, motility, and division. The extent to which centrioles are present after cell cycle exit in a developing organism is not known. The stereotypical lineage of Caenorhabditis elegans makes it uniquely well-suited to investigate this question. Using notably lattice light-sheet microscopy, correlative light elect

Abstract The experimental observation of nonlinear two-photon pumped vortex lasing from perovskite metasurfaces is demonstrated. The vortex lasing beam is based on symmetry-protected quasi-bound states in the continuum (QBICs). The topological charge is estimated to be +1 according to the simulation result. The quality factor and lasing threshold are around 1100 and 4.28 mJ/cm 2 , respectively. T

Abstract Extinction memory retrieval is influenced by spatial contextual information that determines responding to conditioned stimuli (CS). However, it is poorly understood whether contextual representations are imbued with emotional values to support memory selection. Here, we performed activity-dependent engram tagging and in vivo single-unit electrophysiological recordings from the ventral hi

Abstract DNA interstrand crosslinks (ICLs) pose a major obstacle for DNA replication and transcription if left unrepaired. The cellular response to ICLs requires the coordination of various DNA repair mechanisms. Homologous recombination (HR) intermediates generated in response to ICLs, require efficient and timely conversion by structure-selective endonucleases. Our knowledge on the precise coor

Abstract DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs), one of the most cytotoxic forms of DNA damage, can be repaired by the tightly regulated nonhomologous end joining (NHEJ) machinery (Stinson and Loparo and Zhao et al. ). Core NHEJ factors form an initial long-range (LR) synaptic complex that transitions into a DNA-PKcs (DNA-dependent protein kinase, catalytic subunit)–free, short-range state to align the

Abstract Yield-stress materials, which require a sufficiently large forcing to flow, are currently ill-understood theoretically. To gain insight into their yielding transition, we study numerically the rheology of a suspension of deformable droplets in 2D. We show that the suspension displays yield-stress behavior, with droplets remaining motionless below a critical body-force. In this phase, dro

Abstract Implantable bioelectronics provide unprecedented opportunities for real-time and continuous monitoring of physiological signals of living bodies. Most bioelectronics adopt thin-film substrates such as polyimide and polydimethylsiloxane that exhibit high levels of flexibility and stretchability. However, the low permeability and relatively high modulus of these thin films hamper the long-

Abstract Volumetric ultrasound imaging has the potential for operator-independent acquisition and enhanced field of view. Panoramic acquisition has many applications across ultrasound; spanning musculoskeletal, liver, breast, and pediatric imaging; and image-guided therapy. Challenges in high-resolution human imaging, such as subtle motion and the presence of bone or gas, have limited such acquis

Abstract In aromatic systems with large π-conjugated structures, armchair and zigzag configurations can affect each material’s electronic properties, determining their performance and generating certain quantum effects. Here, we explore the intrinsic effect of armchair and zigzag pathways on charge transport through single hexabenzocoronene molecules. Theoretical calculations and systematic exper

Abstract The emergence of a series of SARS-CoV-2 variants has necessitated the search for broad-spectrum antiviral targets. The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) senses tryptophan metabolites and is an immune regulator. However, the role of AhR in SARS-CoV-2 infection and whether AhR can be used as the target of antiviral therapy against SARS-CoV-2 and its variants are yet unclear. Here, we show th

Abstract Mitochondrial uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1) gives brown adipose tissue of mammals its specialized ability to burn calories as heat for thermoregulation. When activated by fatty acids, UCP1 catalyzes the leak of protons across the mitochondrial inner membrane, short-circuiting the mitochondrion to generate heat, bypassing ATP synthesis. In contrast, purine nucleotides bind and inhibit UCP1,

Abstract Tracking and eradicating Staphylococcus aureus in the periprosthetic microenvironment are critical for preventing periprosthetic joint infection (PJI), yet effective strategies remain elusive. Here, we report an implant nanoparticle coating that locoregionally yields bactericidal super chimeric antigen receptor macrophages (CAR-MΦs) to prevent PJI. We demonstrate that the plasmid-laden n

Abstract Fermi arcs, i.e., surface states connecting topologically distinct Weyl points, represent a paradigmatic manifestation of the topological aspects of Weyl physics. We investigate a light-matter interface based on the photonic counterpart of these states and prove that it can lead to phenomena with no analog in other setups. First, we show how to image the Fermi arcs by studying the sponta

Abstract Boron-based compounds exhibiting a multiresonance thermally activated delayed fluorescence are regarded promising as a narrowband blue emitter desired for efficient displays with wide color gamut. However, their planar nature makes them prone to concentration-induced excimer formation that broadens the emission spectrum, making it hard to increase the emitter concentration without raisin

Abstract Nonhomologous end joining is a critical mechanism that repairs DNA double-strand breaks in human cells. In this work, we address the structural and functional role of the accessory protein PAXX [paralog of x-ray repair cross-complementing protein 4 (XRCC4) and XRCC4-like factor (XLF)] in this mechanism. Here, we report high-resolution cryo–electron microscopy (cryo-EM) and x-ray crystall

Abstract Protein complex assembly often occurs while subunits are being translated, resulting in complexes whose subunits were translated from the same mRNA in an allele-specific manner. It has thus been hypothesized that such cotranslational assembly may counter the assembly-mediated dominant-negative effect, whereby co-assembly of mutant and wild-type subunits “poisons” complex activity. Here,

Abstract A major issue in neuroscience is the poor translatability of research results from preclinical studies in animals to clinical outcomes. Comparative neuroscience can overcome this barrier by studying multiple species to differentiate between species-specific and general mechanisms of neural circuit functioning. Targeted manipulation of neural circuits often depends on genetic dissection,

Abstract The geology beneath Thwaites Glacier, the Antarctic glacial catchment most vulnerable to climate change, is unknown. Thwaites Glacier lies within the West Antarctic Rift System, but details of the subglacial geology relevant to glacial flow, including sediment availability, underlying lithology, and heat flux, are lacking. We present the first sketch map of the subglacial geology of Thwa

Abstract Lung cancer is a lethal malignancy lacking effective therapies. Emerging evidence suggests that epigenetic enzyme mutations are closely related to the malignant phenotype of lung cancer. Here, we identified a series of gain-of-function mutations in the histone methyltransferase DOT1L. The strongest of them is R231Q, located in the catalytic DOT domain. R231Q can enhance the substrate bin

Abstract Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) allows patients with diabetes to manage critical disease effectively and autonomously and prevent exacerbation. A painless, wireless, compact, and minimally invasive device that can provide CGM is essential for monitoring the health conditions of freely moving patients with diabetes. Here, we propose a glucose-responsive fluorescence-based highly sensi

Abstract Marine protected areas (MPAs) that ban fishing restore marine life within their boundaries and can also replenish nearby fisheries. However, some argue that after large MPAs are established, fishing effort is displaced to unprotected areas and economic loss is incurred by the fishing industry. We tested these assumptions by assessing the behavior and productivity of the Mexican industria

New hazard-monitoring technology uses GPS signals to go wave-hunting in the Pacific Ring of Fire. GUARDIAN's long-term objective is to augment early warning systems.

Municipal climate action plans often identify equity and justice as goals, but engagement with these concepts is mostly rhetorical. A new study details how planners can bridge the gap and challenge the current state of climate change and social inequity.

Scientists show that a thin layer of plasma, created by ionizing air, could be promising as an active sound absorber, with applications in noise control and room acoustics.

Neuroscience has made progress in deciphering how our brains think and perceive our surroundings, but a central feature of cognition is still deeply mysterious: namely, that many of our perceptions and thoughts are accompanied by the subjective experience of having them. Consciousness, the name we give to that experience, can’t yet be explained — but science is at least beginning to understand it

Nature Communications, Published online: 31 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-38748-3 Acid chloride formation is generally limited to the chlorination of carboxylic acids. Here, the authors report a palladium-catalyzed regiodivergent hydrochlorocarbonylation of alkenes for the synthesis of various alkyl acid chlorides.

Nature Communications, Published online: 31 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-38698-w The authors report the high-resolution structure of human β-cardiac myosin in its sequestered state. The results provide insights into the cardiac regulation and represent a tool to investigate the development of inherited cardiomyopathies.

Mind Blown Emoji Over the weekend, an AI Guy presented Twitter with what he thought was a game-changing, AI-generated "conversation" between the billionaire Bill Gates and the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates. And rest assured, folks on Twitter definitely have some thoughts — but they probably weren't what the AI Guy in question , a designer named Linus Ekenstam, wanted to hear. "Is this the fu

The government is investigating hundreds of military UFO reports, but only a small fraction are truly "anomalous."

Déjà vu, the feeling of having experienced something before, is very common, but why does it happen?

Take a deep breath. Now take nine more. According to new research, the amount of oxygen in one of those 10 breaths was made possible thanks to a newly identified cellular mechanism that promotes photosynthesis in marine phytoplankton.

Whether it's baking a cake, building a house, or developing a quantum device, the quality of the end product significantly depends on its ingredients or base materials. Researchers working to improve the performance of superconducting qubits, the foundation of quantum computers, have been experimenting using different base materials in an effort to increase the coherent lifetimes of qubits.

Take a deep breath. Now take nine more. According to new research, the amount of oxygen in one of those 10 breaths was made possible thanks to a newly identified cellular mechanism that promotes photosynthesis in marine phytoplankton.

In a practical, playful talk, leadership visionary Anne Morriss reinvents the playbook for how to lead through change — with a radical, one-week plan to build trust and fix problems by following a step per day.

The Kuiper Belt is a massive disk of icy bodies, including Pluto, that is located just outside of Neptune's orbit in our solar system. Objects observed in the Kuiper Belt exhibit a more diversified color range than any other solar system population, with colors ranging from white to dark reddish. While the source of this diversity in colors is unknown, scientists have speculated that it is likely

Professor Marlize Lombard, University of Johannesburg, South Africa, who has a research focus in stone age archaeology and Peter Gärdenfors, a professor of cognitive science at the University of Lund, Sweden, teamed up to investigate the cognitive implications of early fire-making techniques.

The sympathetic nervous system influences gene expression in the heart to regulate the day-night cycle of resting heart rate.

Stem cells found within babies’ umbilical cords, normally discarded as medical waste, could help people newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes reduce their need for insulin injections

Why electricity may be better than hydrogen

When John Mestas' ancestors moved to Colorado over 100 years ago to raise sheep in the San Luis Valley, they "hit paradise," he said.

Three years into the COVID-19 pandemic, accurate testing remains a challenge, even more so as the virus has mutated over time, becoming more contagious with symptoms that are hard to tell apart from other illnesses. A new diagnostic device that can differentiate between COVID-19 and the flu, developed by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin, seeks to solve this problem while providing

Corn growers seeking to increase the amount of nitrogen taken up by their crop can adjust many aspects of fertilizer application, but recent studies from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign show those tweaks don't do much to improve uptake efficiency from fertilizer. That's because, the studies show, corn takes up the majority of its nitrogen—about 67% on average—from sources occurring nat

The composition of blood stains changes over the course of weeks and months. Forensic medicine hopes to make use of this fact in future to convict suspects—or to prove their innocence.

It's time to relax the strict guidelines around ecosourcing seed for local genetic stock if we want to build resilience into our changing environment.

Dating apps are making predictions about who you'll fall in love with while marketers are using your online data to predict what you'll want to buy. As technology has transformed how people work, shop and date, ecologists are asking: How can we use these same tools to help animals other than humans?

Mosquitoes, wasps and parasitic worms could improve the humble hypodermic

New systems cut pollution and allow fish to be raised anywhere in the world

Researchers are using sound to study Pando, the world's largest tree.

Corn growers seeking to increase the amount of nitrogen taken up by their crop can adjust many aspects of fertilizer application, but recent studies from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign show those tweaks don't do much to improve uptake efficiency from fertilizer. That's because, the studies show, corn takes up the majority of its nitrogen—about 67% on average—from sources occurring nat

It's time to relax the strict guidelines around ecosourcing seed for local genetic stock if we want to build resilience into our changing environment.

Dating apps are making predictions about who you'll fall in love with while marketers are using your online data to predict what you'll want to buy. As technology has transformed how people work, shop and date, ecologists are asking: How can we use these same tools to help animals other than humans?

Any spider can disturb a quiet night or a daytime chore around the house.

We are pursuing the dream of eternal life. We fast to stay healthy. And each year, we spend billions of dollars on treatment to make sure we stay alive. But some people turn 100 years old all by themselves. Why is that?

I Spy North Korea was trying its very best to send a spy satellite up into space — but it just didn't want to stay in the sky. As North Korea's Korean Central News Agency admitted , the Malligyong-1 satellite, which was launched on a homebrewed Chollima-1 rocket, experienced a second-stage malfunction that saw it tumbling down into the sea. The Pyongyang-run media attributed the satellite's failu

The first experiments with glacial rock flour from Greenland show that it can capture significant amounts of CO2 and provide a wider array of nutrients than commercial organic fertilizers, resulting in improved crop growth. In the long term, the glacial rock flour can be of great importance in stopping climate change. The researcher behind the studies calls it a "promising, scalable solution."

Flexible electronic nanomembranes show promise for revolutionary organ-on-chip technologies, potentially reducing the need for animal testing in medical research.

Any spider can disturb a quiet night or a daytime chore around the house.

We are pursuing the dream of eternal life. We fast to stay healthy. And each year, we spend billions of dollars on treatment to make sure we stay alive. But some people turn 100 years old all by themselves. Why is that?

Children are more curious to explore the unknown than great apes, but after a glimpse of the potential rewards, apes learn to investigate uncertain options, Alejandro Sánchez-Amaro at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Germany and Federico Rossano at the University of California San Diego in the United States report in the open-access journal PLOS ONE, May 31.

The ground beneath Antarctica's most vulnerable glacier has been mapped for the first time, helping scientists to better understand how it is being affected by climate change. Analysis of the geology below the Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica shows there is less sedimentary rock than expected—a finding that could affect how the ice slides and melts in the coming decades.

A new study published in Science Advances today provides evidence that large-scale, offshore, and fully-protected marine areas (MPAs) protect biodiversity without negatively impacting fishing and food security.

X-ray examination has enabled the classification of a previously-unidentified marine reptile fossil from Edgeøya, Svalbard, and the technique could provide future unique insights into ancient life here, according to a study published May 31, 2023 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Victoria S. Engelschiøn of the University of Oslo and colleagues.

New research has unlocked insights into how "good fat" tissue could potentially be harnessed to combat obesity and remove glucose from the blood, helping to control diabetes. Published today in Science Advances, the work is a collaboration between researchers with the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and University of Cambridge, Free University of Brussels and Universi

Workplace ostracism refers to an employee's perception of being excluded, ignored, or rejected in the workplace. A study published in PLOS ONE by Jun Qiu at the School of Nanchang, Institute of Technology, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China and colleagues suggests that romantic relationships between coworkers are associated with perceived ostracism and knowledge sabotage by other colleagues.

Electron microscopes give us insight into the tiniest details of materials and can visualize, for example, the structure of solids, molecules or nanoparticles with atomic resolution. However, most materials in nature are not static. They constantly interact, move and reshape between initial and final configurations.

Children are more curious to explore the unknown than great apes, but after a glimpse of the potential rewards, apes learn to investigate uncertain options, Alejandro Sánchez-Amaro at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Germany and Federico Rossano at the University of California San Diego in the United States report in the open-access journal PLOS ONE, May 31.

A new study published in Science Advances today provides evidence that large-scale, offshore, and fully-protected marine areas (MPAs) protect biodiversity without negatively impacting fishing and food security.

X-ray examination has enabled the classification of a previously-unidentified marine reptile fossil from Edgeøya, Svalbard, and the technique could provide future unique insights into ancient life here, according to a study published May 31, 2023 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Victoria S. Engelschiøn of the University of Oslo and colleagues.

New research has unlocked insights into how "good fat" tissue could potentially be harnessed to combat obesity and remove glucose from the blood, helping to control diabetes. Published today in Science Advances, the work is a collaboration between researchers with the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and University of Cambridge, Free University of Brussels and Universi

Cotton producers struggling with available water after drought and dropping water tables can maximize crop yields from limited water with some planning and implementation of variable deficit irrigation, according to research by Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists.

Cotton producers struggling with available water after drought and dropping water tables can maximize crop yields from limited water with some planning and implementation of variable deficit irrigation, according to research by Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists.

As of June, 22 states and the District of Columbia will allow residents to select a gender-neutral "X" marker, rather than "male" or "female," on their driver's licenses, birth certificates, and other government-issued identification documents.

Through a combination of basic science research and clinical trials, researchers uncover innovative approaches for targeted cancer treatment.

This article contains spoilers through the Season 4 finale of Succession . “The journey we went on with the amniocentesis after what the blood test showed us—everything looks healthy.” With these understated words uttered by a doctor over the phone, we learned in Episode 4 of Succession ’s final season that Shiv Roy (played beautifully by Sarah Snook) was pregnant. But in the episodes that follow

Three songs have been playing every night before Taylor Swift has taken the stage on her current tour , and each one seems to convey a different message. One track is Lesley Gore’s “You Don’t Own Me,” a classic assertion of female independence. Another is Lady Gaga’s “Applause,” a pump-up jam in which a celebrity confesses her hunger for approval. Then there’s Ice Spice’s “In Ha Mood,” a recent h

Sign up for The Weekly Planet, The Atlantic’ s newsletter about living through climate change, here. Five years ago, when Bill Ferro would take a road trip in his electric BMW i3, he needed to be ready for anything. Driving from Boston to Charlotte meant bringing along a 50-foot extension cord; a blanket, in case he needed to turn the car’s heater off to maximize its range; and a spreadsheet full

The diversity, equity, and inclusion industry exploded in 2020 and 2021, but it is undergoing a reckoning of late, and not just in states controlled by Republicans, where officials are dismantling DEI bureaucracies in public institutions. Corporations are cutting back on DEI spending and personnel. News outlets such as The New York Times and New York magazine are publishing more articles that cov

In October 2016, while hiking through a treacherous mountain pass, John Tuthill saw something move. He was almost 8,000 feet above sea level in Washington’s Alpine Lakes Wilderness, braving high winds and temperatures well below freezing. Although he and his hiking companion initially thought that they had the trail to themselves, they soon noticed small, brown specks zipping over the virgin snow

He’s not so absorbed in the life around him That he never looks up on clear nights To admire the starry face of the sky. But he’s awed even more by the earth he lives on, By how much, for instance, its fertility Depends on the unseen toil of earthworms. Who would believe that over decades Every inch of the field behind his house Passes through their bodies again and again As they feed on the dirt

According to a new study, a third of the planets around the most common stars in the galaxy could be in a goldilocks orbit close enough, and gentle enough, to hold onto liquid water—and possibly harbor life. The remaining two-thirds of the planets around these ubiquitous small stars are likely roasted by gravitational tides, sterilizing them. “I think this result is really important for the next

A chemical formed when we digest sucralose, a widely used artificial sweetener sold as Splenda, is “genotoxic,” meaning it breaks up DNA, according to a new study. The chemical is also found in trace amounts in the sweetener itself. The finding raises questions about how the sweetener may contribute to health problems. Previous work by the researchers established that several fat-soluble compound

Methyl chloride (CH3Cl) is one of the most common chlorine-based gases in Earth's atmosphere. Along with related chemicals, it depletes the ozone layer, exposing life on the planet to more of the sun's ultraviolet radiation. The sources and processes that emit the gas and remove it from the atmosphere are still unclear.

Nature Communications, Published online: 31 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-38971-y

Nature Communications, Published online: 31 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-38778-x The gut microbiome is causally linked to body weight in preclinical models. Here, in a controlled feeding study, the authors show that greater delivery of gut-microbiome fermentable dietary substrates to the colon leads to a net negative energy balance that is accompanied by robust microbial and host responses.

Nature Communications, Published online: 31 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-38893-9 The sparse, noisy, and distorted raw photon data captured by single-photon cameras make it difficult to estimate scene properties under challenging illumination conditions. Here, the authors present Collaborative photon processing for Active Single-Photon Imaging (CASPI), a technology-agnostic, application-agnost

Nature Communications, Published online: 31 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-38597-0 Osteoarthritis is a common disease that causes pain and difficulty moving joints. Here the authors present an injectable gelatin-based hydrogel that slowly releases teriparatide drug to avoid frequent injections, offering a potential solution for patients with osteoarthritis.

Researchers from Michigan State University, with colleagues from the University of South Dakota, recently published a paper analyzing socioecological influences on carbon in agroecosystems in the journal Landscape Ecology.

A new study led by scientists at Uppsala University and INRAE/Université Paris-Saclay has discovered that the pro-viral host protein ZC3H11A plays a critical role in maintaining embryo viability during early development. The study has uncovered a previously unknown function of ZC3H11A in the intricate process of embryonic growth and highlights its impact on development. The paper is published in

A new analysis finds that dry air and record-breaking temperatures linked to climate change have led to more frequent severe fires in California

Never attribute to malice what can be explained by mere convenience

Squirtle Aqua Jet! One of Saturn's weirdest and most fascinating moons has been caught by the James Webb Space Telescope spewing a gigantic plume of water vapor thousands of miles out from its icy surface and reader, we're living for it. As NASA notes in a new blog , Saturn's small, watery moon Enceladus is no stranger to these kinds of outbursts. But until the JWST pointed its uber-sensitive sci

Researchers from Michigan State University, with colleagues from the University of South Dakota, recently published a paper analyzing socioecological influences on carbon in agroecosystems in the journal Landscape Ecology.

Carbon markets have become a critical policy tool to combat climate change. They allow firms that emit greenhouse gases to buy and sell the right to pollute, which gives the firms flexibility while also reducing carbon emissions at the lowest cost. A patchwork of dozens of markets exists around the world, often with drastically different prices for carbon credits. In a new paper, a University of M

A new study led by scientists at Uppsala University and INRAE/Université Paris-Saclay has discovered that the pro-viral host protein ZC3H11A plays a critical role in maintaining embryo viability during early development. The study has uncovered a previously unknown function of ZC3H11A in the intricate process of embryonic growth and highlights its impact on development. The paper is published in

Oh no! Tiny skeletons!

Saturn’s moon Enceladus has a water ocean that makes it one of the most promising places to search for life, and water is spewing out of it in a jet bigger than any we have seen before

A new "molecular editing" technique from Scripps Research enables chemists to add new elements to organic molecules at locations that were previously out of reach.

It's springtime on campus, which means that flowers and plants of all kinds are bursting to life, growing and blooming.

Rocket exhaust will blow Moon dust into lunar orbit at high velocity. Now researchers are calculating how damaging this will be.

Feasting on the blood of prey is a dangerous and difficult task, so why do some creatures bother? Uncover the fascinating adaptations and survival strategies of the most notorious bloodsucking animals.

Influenza epidemics, caused by influenza A or B viruses, result in acute respiratory infection. They kill half a million people worldwide every year. These viruses can also wreak havoc on animals, as in the case of avian flu. A team has now identified how the influenza A virus manages to penetrate cells to infect them. By attaching itself to a receptor on the cell surface, it hijacks the iron tran

Even without nerves, plants can sense when something touches them and when it lets go, a study has found. In a set of experiments, individual plant cells responded to the touch of a very fine glass rod by sending slow waves of calcium signals to other plant cells, and when that pressure was released, they sent much more rapid waves. While scientists have known that plants can respond to touch, thi

Some foods and medicines, such as many COVID-19 vaccines, must be kept cold. As a step toward a robust, stable technique that could indicate when these products exceed safe limits, researchers report a class of brilliantly colored microcrystals in materials that become colorless over a wide range of temperatures and response times. As a proof of concept, the team packaged the color-changing materi

It's springtime on campus, which means that flowers and plants of all kinds are bursting to life, growing and blooming.

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Geneticists have unearthed a major event in the ancient history of sturgeons and paddlefish that has significant implications for the way we understand evolution. They have pinpointed a previously hidden "whole genome duplication" (WGD) in the common ancestor of these species, which seemingly opened the door to genetic variations that may have conferred an advantage around the time of a major mass

Alligators radically change the ecosystem around them to make the best of seasonal changes in water levels—and that's a good thing for wetlands.

The overfishing of codfish spanning the second half of the 20th century indicates that human action can force evolutionary changes more quickly than widely believed, according to a Rutgers-led study.

A team of researchers, led by Lancaster University, has been developing accessible and creative means of communicating sustainability research from the social sciences for policymakers and the wider public.

While most people have continued to live close to family as they pursue educational and job opportunities, high-income white people have moved farther from family over time, according to a recent study from Georgia State University.

Geneticists have unearthed a major event in the ancient history of sturgeons and paddlefish that has significant implications for the way we understand evolution. They have pinpointed a previously hidden "whole genome duplication" (WGD) in the common ancestor of these species, which seemingly opened the door to genetic variations that may have conferred an advantage around the time of a major mass

Across the country, people are evicted from their homes for various reasons, but not evenly by community or by neighborhood. A new study from the University of Kansas shows that neighborhood characteristics such as those in which renters are predominantly people of color or families with children have higher eviction rates than even gentrified neighborhoods or those with high rents.

A team of scientists from Ohio University, Argonne National Laboratory, the University of Illinois-Chicago, and others, led by Ohio University Professor of Physics, and Argonne National Laboratory scientist, Saw Wai Hla, have taken the world's first X-ray SIGNAL (or SIGNATURE) of just one atom. This groundbreaking achievement could revolutionize the way scientists detect the materials.

Alligators radically change the ecosystem around them to make the best of seasonal changes in water levels—and that's a good thing for wetlands.

In a new study, North Carolina State University researchers demonstrated that it's possible to make carbon dioxide capture filters using 3-D printing. Specifically, they printed a hydrogel material that can hold carbonic anhydrase, an enzyme that speeds a reaction that turns carbon dioxide and water into bicarbonate.

In 2021, lanthanide-doped nanoparticles made waves—or rather, an avalanche—when Changwan Lee, then a Ph.D. student in Jim Schuck's lab at Columbia Engineering, set off an extreme light-producing chain reaction from ultrasmall crystals developed at the Molecular Foundry at Berkeley Lab. Those same crystals are back again with a blink that can now be deliberately and indefinitely controlled.

The overfishing of codfish spanning the second half of the 20th century indicates that human action can force evolutionary changes more quickly than widely believed, according to a Rutgers-led study.

Curbing global heating at 1.5 degrees Celsius will avert runaway climate change but not mass suffering in developing nations, a consortium of 50 researchers warned Wednesday.

How does competition influence moral behavior? Studies have so far found evidence for both a negative and a positive influence of competition on moral behavior. Researchers from Innsbruck, Vienna, Stockholm and Amsterdam are using this unanswered question in a meta-study to investigate the extent to which different study designs can be responsible for variability in scientific results. The study w

NASA held its first public meeting on UFOs Wednesday a year after launching a study into unexplained sightings.

Baby boys babble more than girls, according to a scientific paper out Wednesday that upends a common belief that females hold a language advantage over males early on in life.

Plus: Microsoft patches two zero-day flaws, Google’s Android and Chrome get some much-needed updates, and more.

Nature, Published online: 31 May 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-01774-8 A model of the brain’s geometry better explains neuronal activity than a model based on the ‘connectome’.

Consuming nutritious food can improve metabolic health and delay aging. But what are the appropriate quantities of dietary macronutrients that can help achieve this? To answer this, researchers fed isocaloric diets with varying amounts of protein to young and middle-aged male mice. They found that the mice were metabolically healthier when fed moderate-protein diets. These findings could provide v

A team of researchers has been developing accessible and creative means of communicating sustainability research from the social sciences for policymakers and the wider public. Using fairy tale characters — mermaids, vampires, and witches — as metaphors, the team has sought to communicate typically complicated arguments in evocative and engaging terms.

The early stages of embryonic development contain many of life's mysteries. Unlocking these mysteries can help us better understand early development and birth defects, and help develop new regenerative medicine treatments. Researchers have now characterized a critical time in mammalian embryonic development using powerful and innovative imaging techniques.

Complicated, hard-to-heal wounds are a growing medical problem and there are currently only two drugs approved with proven efficacy. In a new study on humans, researchers show that treatment with a specific type of modified lactic acid bacteria works well and has a positive effect on the healing of wounds.

Leading Charles Darwin University (CDU) environmental microbiology researchers have presented research focused on understanding tropical rock oysters and Vibrios and the implications for food safety and human health at an international Aquaculture conference held this week in Darwin.

About five and a half million years ago, several gomphotheres—extinct relatives of elephants—died in or near a river in North Florida. Although their deaths likely occurred hundreds of years apart, their bodies were all deposited in a single location, entombed alongside other animals that had met with a similar fate.

Desert ants construct mounds to help them navigate the featureless landscape of the North African salt pan

A bacterium found in English oak buds can help separate out the rare earth elements used in technologies such as electric cars and wind turbines

As part of global ocean circulation, warm water in the upper layer flows from the Pacific Ocean to the Indian Ocean through the Indonesian Archipelago. The flow through the archipelago, known as the Indonesian Throughflow, is neither a steady one nor a single stream as it navigates through the various seas, straits and passages.

Leading Charles Darwin University (CDU) environmental microbiology researchers have presented research focused on understanding tropical rock oysters and Vibrios and the implications for food safety and human health at an international Aquaculture conference held this week in Darwin.

400 light-years out there is something that is so tantalizing that astronomers have been studying it since its discovery in 2009. One orbit for WASP-18 b around its star that is slightly larger than our sun takes just 23 hours. There is nothing like it in our solar system.

About five and a half million years ago, several gomphotheres—extinct relatives of elephants—died in or near a river in North Florida. Although their deaths likely occurred hundreds of years apart, their bodies were all deposited in a single location, entombed alongside other animals that had met with a similar fate.

Hospitals are evolving at warp speed, and autonomous surgical robots are just the beginning.

Researchers from University of Connecticut, Texas A&M University, University of Colorado at Boulder, and University of Florida published a new Journal of Marketing article that examines whether price promotions on some products differentially impact demand for other products depending on their relative locations within a display.

Analysis of a British spinosaur tooth by paleontologists at the EvoPalaeoLab of the University of Southampton shows that several distinct spinosaur groups inhabited Cretaceous Britain.

Recently, Prof. Zeng Jie's research group from Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), collaborating with Prof. Xia Chuan and Researcher Zheng Tingting's team from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, developed an undercoordinated Cu nanodots catalyst to achieve acetylene semihydrogena

A team led by Prof. Guo Guangcan from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) has made significant progress in the research of multilevel quantum system tunability.

Vortices of light, null regions of intensity surrounded by spiral phases, make up the skeleton of a wavefield and influence the properties of light. Since the discovery of the tight connection of optical vortices and orbital angular momentum (OAM) of light in the seminal paper in 1992, considerable research progress has been made to unveil the beauty of vortices of light.

A Monash University study has found systematic racism within Australia's justice system is linked to 151 Indigenous women's deaths, prompting calls for greater accountability of authorities in responding to domestic and family violence.

Multiple missions are destined for the moon in this decade. These include robotic and crewed missions conducted by space agencies, commercial space entities, and non-profit organizations. The risks and hazards of going to the moon are well-documented, thanks to Apollo Program and the six crewed missions it sent to the lunar surface between 1969 and 1972. But unlike the "footprints and flags" of ye

Recycling was once considered the obvious solution to the excessive amount of new (or virgin) plastic produced each year. This is no longer realistic. Global recycling capacity simply cannot keep up with the taking, making and wasting of natural resources.

Researchers have revealed, at high-resolution, the structure of a human protein complex named SIN3B, which is a 'nanomachine' involved in regulating cell division. Cell division is a fundamental process for life which, if it becomes uncontrolled, can lead to cancer.

Researchers from Skoltech, Jiangsu Normal University, and elsewhere have predicted unexpected compounds formed by lithium and cesium under high pressure. These new substances display unexpected chemistry and never-before-seen crystal structures, and possess the much sought-after property of superconductivity, losing any electrical resistance below the critical temperatures of around minus 223 to m

A detailed plan to transform product packaging and significantly cut plastic production and pollution has been developed by researchers.

"It was getting hotter. Frank May got off his mat and padded over to look out the window. Umber stucco walls and tiles, the color of the local clay… [he] took a deep breath. It reminded him of the air in a sauna. This, the coolest part of the day. In his entire life he had spent less than five minutes in saunas, he didn't like the sensation … Here, there was no escaping it."

Analysis of a British spinosaur tooth by paleontologists at the EvoPalaeoLab of the University of Southampton shows that several distinct spinosaur groups inhabited Cretaceous Britain.

Researchers have revealed, at high-resolution, the structure of a human protein complex named SIN3B, which is a 'nanomachine' involved in regulating cell division. Cell division is a fundamental process for life which, if it becomes uncontrolled, can lead to cancer.

NASA's group that formed around a year ago to study unidentified aerial phenomena is holding its first public meeting ahead of a report expected in the next few weeks

Scientific Reports, Published online: 31 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41598-023-35911-0

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Parker and his crew hit the jackpot using his homemade sluice box and uncovered over 500mg of gold. #discoveryplus #goldrushparkerstrail Stream Full Episodes of Gold Rush: Parker's Trail https://www.discovery.com/shows/gold-rush-parkers-trail About Gold Rush: Parker's Trail: Parker travels thousands of miles to South America and the most extreme jungle and mountain goldmines on the planet to try

One of the most common stereotypes about the human past is that men did the hunting while women did the gathering. That gendered division of labor, the story goes, would have provided the meat and plant foods people needed to survive.

Nature Communications, Published online: 31 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-38767-0 Low-energy excitations of strongly correlated systems are described by the Tomonaga–Luttinger liquid theory. Here the authors employ Bragg spectroscopy to demonstrate a spin-incoherent Luttinger liquid in 6Li atoms using charge and spin excitations.

Nature Communications, Published online: 31 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-38891-x It remains critical to understand the genomic events in response to treatment of oesophageal adenocarcinoma (OAC). Here, the authors perform a multi-omics analysis of OAC patients from the DOCTOR phase II clinical trial, finding genomic features and immune clusters associated with survival.

Nature, Published online: 31 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06230-1

Nature, Published online: 31 May 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-01803-6 How an AI overcomes data-scarcity to map gene networks, and assessing the impact of rocket noise on wildlife.

Nature, Published online: 31 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06000-z Quinuclidine-pyridone and sulfonamide-pyridone ligands enable transannular γ-methylene C–H arylation of cycloalkane carboxylic acids with a range of ring sizes, bringing us closer to molecular editing of saturated carbocycles.

Nature, Published online: 31 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06102-8 We model occult preneoplasia by biallelic inactivation of TP53, a common early event in gastric cancer, in human gastric organoids, the results implying predictability in the earliest stages of tumorigenesis.

Nature, Published online: 31 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06140-2 Detailed atomic models of axonemes from algal flagella and human respiratory cilia, which are hair-like protrusions from cells that enable motility and clear mucus from human airways, could provide insights into how they function.

Nature, Published online: 31 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06074-9 The cycles of laser light have been used to advance transmission electron microscopy to attosecond time resolution, revealing the interactions between light and matter in terms of their fundamental dimensions in space and time.

Nature, Published online: 31 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06124-2 A computational model based on a heuristic value function and forward search algorithm predicts human choices, response times and eye movements in games of games of four-in-a-row, and shows evidence for increased planning and improved attention with increased expertise.

Nature, Published online: 31 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06077-6 Reconstruction of oceanic phosphorus concentrations during a large negative carbon-isotope excursion co-occurring with global oceanic oxygenation and evolution of some of Earth’s earliest animals suggests that decoupled phosphorus and ocean anoxia cycles during the Ediacaran may have prolonged the rise of atmospheric oxygen.

Nature, Published online: 31 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06136-y The neuraminidase-targeting monoclonal antibody FNI9 potently inhibits the enzymatic activity of influenza A and B viruses via receptor mimicry.

Nature, Published online: 31 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06056-x Records show that tropical water availability rather than temperature appears to have been increasingly controlling the interannual variability of the terrestrial carbon cycle over the past 59 years.

Nature, Published online: 31 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06011-w Using a specialized tip as a detector, the fingerprints of a single atom of iron and terbium are observed in synchrotron X-ray absorption spectra, allowing elemental and chemical characterization one atom at a time.

Nature, Published online: 31 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-05945-5 A study biochemically and structurally characterizes a lanmodulin from Hansschlegelia quercus with an oligomeric state sensitive to rare-earth ionic radius.

Nature, Published online: 31 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06139-9 A context-aware, attention-based deep learning model pretrained on single-cell transcriptomes enables predictions in settings with limited data in network biology and could accelerate discovery of key network regulators and candidate therapeutic targets.

Nature, Published online: 31 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-05952-6 Combining alloy design with additive manufacturing process design creates α–β titanium–oxygen–iron alloys that are both strong and ductile, with the potential to revitalize off-grade sponge titanium and thereby reduce the carbon footprint of the titanium industry.

Nature, Published online: 31 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06132-2 Skin tumour array by microporation (STAMP) captures the dynamic relationships of spatial, cellular and molecular components of tumour rejection and has the potential to translate therapeutic concepts into successful clinical strategies.

Nature, Published online: 31 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06120-6 Mouse models show that myelin dysfunction and associated inflammation increase with age, which can promote amyloid-β deposition and therefore risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.

Nature, Published online: 31 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06116-2 A survey of mortality data from low- and middle-income countries shows that government-led cash transfer programmes are associated with decreased mortality among women and children under five years of age.

Nature, Published online: 31 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06123-3 A non-covalent inhibitor that binds preferentially to the inactive state of KRAS while sparing NRAS and HRAS is reported, indicating that most KRAS oncoproteins cycle between an active state and an inactive state in cancer cells.

Nature, Published online: 31 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06076-7 This study reports unlimited near-infrared photoswitching in inorganic avalanching nanoparticles via a discrete shift of threshold intensity mediated by internal defect-based colour centres.

Nature, Published online: 31 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06128-y We report the cryo-electron microscopy structure of native pre-60S particles trapped in the channel of the yeast nuclear pore complex, suggesting a translocation model for the export of pre-60S particles through the complex.

Nature, Published online: 31 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06130-4 A study identifies 41 consensus gene expression meta-programs that are coordinately upregulated in subpopulations of malignant cells across tumour types, providing a comprehensive picture of hallmarks of intratumour heterogeneity.

Nature, Published online: 31 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06083-8 We find that justice considerations constrain the integrated Earth system boundaries more than safety considerations for climate and atmospheric aerosol loading, and our assessment provides a foundation for safeguarding the global commons for all people.

Nature, Published online: 31 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06098-1 Cortical and subcortical activity can be parsimoniously understood as resulting from excitations of fundamental, resonant modes of the brain’s geometry rather than from modes of complex interregional connectivity.

Nature, Published online: 31 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06133-1 Suppressor tRNAs adapted to the amino acid that they carry enable readthrough of premature termination codons introduced by nonsense mutations and show potential for the treatment of genetic diseases such as cystic fibrosis.

Nature, Published online: 31 May 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-01495-y Brain activity is structured in space and time. The resulting activity patterns are conventionally thought to depend on an intricate web of anatomical connections that link specialized populations of cells. This work challenges this paradigm by showing that macroscale neuronal dynamics of the human brain are fundamentally shape

Nature, Published online: 31 May 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-01780-w Text- and image-generating tools present a new hurdle for efforts to tackle the growing number of fake papers making their way into the academic literature.

Nature, Published online: 31 May 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-01507-x Cash-transfer programmes have emerged as central components of poverty-reduction strategies in many countries, and became even more common during the COVID-19 pandemic. An analysis of 37 low- and middle-income countries finds that these programmes led to marked reductions in population-level mortality in adult women and young c

Nature, Published online: 31 May 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-01738-y Astronomers have used observations of infrared light to measure the heat emanating from an Earth-sized exoplanet known as TRAPPIST-1b. Their findings reveal that the planet is a bare rock, devoid of any atmosphere.

Nature, Published online: 31 May 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-01743-1 Biophysical and sociopolitical factors have been integrated into a set of measures of planetary change that aim to pinpoint safe and just thresholds for all living things. The exercise is immensely ambitious and inevitably challenging.

Nature, Published online: 31 May 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-01739-x A protein has been discovered that binds to the lighter members of the rare-earth family of metals more strongly than to the heavier ones — an amazing feat, given the chemical similarities of these elements.

Nature, Published online: 31 May 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-01744-0 The compilation and analysis of a compendium of single-cell RNA-sequencing studies across various cancers reveals recurring gene-expression programs that underpin tumour heterogeneity.

Nature, Published online: 31 May 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-01501-3 Axonemes are molecular machines that enable the movement of cilia, the hair-like structures found on the surface of some cells. Atomic models of axonemes from the flagella of green algae and from the cilia of human respiratory-tract cells reveal how the axoneme enables the cilia to move, and explain the effects of genetic mutat

Nature, Published online: 31 May 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-01504-0 A deep-learning model called Geneformer has been developed and pretrained using about 30 million single-cell gene-expression profiles to enable it to make predictions about gene-network biology in instances in which gene-expression data are limited. Geneformer can be tuned for many downstream applications to accelerate discover

Nature, Published online: 31 May 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-01749-9 Earth-system boundaries define a safe operating space for humanity. Accounting for the planet’s most vulnerable people provides a stark warning of the work still to be done.'

Nature, Published online: 31 May 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-01360-y An original class of strong, ductile titanium alloy containing the inexpensive and abundant oxygen and iron as principal alloying elements has been created using 3D printing. The research findings offer promise for turning low‑quality titanium sponge — a waste product of the energy-intensive production of titanium — into high‑p

A research group led by Prof. Shao Zhen from the Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health (SINH) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the collaborators charted a high-resolution roadmap for the process of pancreatic β cell regeneration by in vivo transdifferentiation from adult acinar cells using single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) technology. The study was published in Science Advanc

A team of leading Croatian researchers at the Center of Excellence in Reproductive and Regenerative Medicine, Zagreb School of Medicine, has made a novel discovery in our understanding of limb development and DNA methylation, with potential implications for the field of regenerative medicine. The study's principal investigator, Vedrana Mužić Radović, along with senior researcher Ana Katušić-Bojana

Australia has not had a national urban policy since the Rudd government. A troika of Liberal PMs followed. Tony Abbott wasn't interested. Malcolm Turnbull didn't quite live up to the hype but delivered cross-governmental City Deals and the Smart Cities and Suburbs Program. Scott Morrison at best presided over a business-as-usual approach lacking any resolve, urgency or innovation.

University of Queensland researchers have developed a nanoparticle to take a chemotherapy drug into fast growing, aggressive brain tumors.

A research group led by Prof. Shao Zhen from the Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health (SINH) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the collaborators charted a high-resolution roadmap for the process of pancreatic β cell regeneration by in vivo transdifferentiation from adult acinar cells using single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) technology. The study was published in Science Advanc

A recent report from the World Meteorological Organization about the state of the climate indicates that the global mean temperature in 2022 was 1.15°C above the 1850-1900 (preindustrial reference period) average. Moreover, the last eight years have been the warmest since the beginning of instrumental temperature records 173 years ago.

Astrophysicists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem published a new theoretical model that solves the mystery of the formation of early massive galaxies in the universe, in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. The findings naturally explain recent observations conducted using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), which revealed a surprising excess of massive galaxies in the univ

Coral islands are in danger of slowly sinking in the face of rising sea levels. In a new study, researchers from the Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT) found that sea level may not be the only factor playing a role in the fate of threatened islands.

A team of leading Croatian researchers at the Center of Excellence in Reproductive and Regenerative Medicine, Zagreb School of Medicine, has made a novel discovery in our understanding of limb development and DNA methylation, with potential implications for the field of regenerative medicine. The study's principal investigator, Vedrana Mužić Radović, along with senior researcher Ana Katušić-Bojana

Consumers value their personal data including the one collected by retail stores, service providers and loyalty schemes. The University of Bristol-led research, published in PLOS ONE, found 96% of people would protect their personal data from being shared by retailers and online services for commercial gain if they had a choice.

The recent news that BT would reduce its workforce by as many as 55,000 by 2030, including about 10,000 jobs replaced by artificial intelligence (AI), is part of a growing trend of job losses globally due to various forms of automation.

Australian students' performance and engagement in mathematics is an ongoing issue.

Joe Bidens regering bakker nu op om den amerikanske atomkraftudvikler Nuscale, der har fået 275 millioner dollars til at udbrede sin SMR-teknologi.

A beluga whale that was discovered wearing a suspicious harness in 2019 is on the move in search of other belugas. But it's heading in the wrong direction.

New findings link having a heart attack and cognitive decline in the years after. The new findings, published in JAMA Neurology , show that having a heart attack, among those who had never had one before, was not associated with a sudden decline in cognition. But, for those who had a heart attack versus those who did not, there was a significantly faster decline in cognition over the years follow

For the second time in just one month, Google's search engine has allowed an AI-generated fake of a famous artist's work to rise to the top of its search results. Earlier this May, we reported that when Google users searched for the iconic American realist artist "Edward Hopper," the search engine's top result was an AI-generated knockoff in the style of the American painter. Google fixed the iss

The Antarctic continent conjures visions of white ice and blue sky. But not far from Australia's Casey Station, 3,880km due south of Perth, moss beds emerge verdant and green.

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology report in Current Biology that in the absence of visible landmarks, desert ants increase the likelihood that foraging nest mates will find their way home quickly and safely by elevating their nest entrance.

Mortality rates fell by 20 percent among women in countries that began cash transfer programs to the poor. Children also benefited.

PM wants to see UK take key part in creating international agreement on how to develop AI capabilities Rishi Sunak will tell Joe Biden next week the UK should become a global hub for developing international regulation of artificial intelligence, as the prime minister rapidly shifts his position on the emerging technology. Sunak will travel to Washington DC on 7 and 8 June for meetings with the U

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Archaeologists at Flinders University have identified rare images of Moluccan vessels from Indonesia's eastern islands in rock art paintings that may provide the first archaeological evidence of visitors from Southeast Asia from somewhere other than Makassar on Sulawesi.

Rare earth elements, like neodymium and dysprosium, are a critical component to almost all modern technologies, from smartphones to hard drives, but they are notoriously hard to separate from the Earth's crust and from one another.

Humans are taking colossal risks with the future of civilization and everything that lives on Earth, a new study published in the journal Nature shows. Developed by an international science commission engaging more than 40 researchers from across the globe, the scientists deliver the first quantification of safe and just Earth system boundaries on a global and local level for several biophysical p

The Antarctic continent conjures visions of white ice and blue sky. But not far from Australia's Casey Station, 3,880km due south of Perth, moss beds emerge verdant and green.

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology report in Current Biology that in the absence of visible landmarks, desert ants increase the likelihood that foraging nest mates will find their way home quickly and safely by elevating their nest entrance.

In 1921, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Christian Lous Lange stated: "Technology is a useful servant but a dangerous master."

Growing up in a small town in Brazil, my daily life was shaped by the rhythms of my family's working hours. My father has been a night shift worker for over three decades at a local factory. We got used to silent days and busy nights, noticing how our lives weren't in sync with those of our neighbors.

Whenever the Scripps National Spelling Bee takes place, parents and children may wonder: What does it take to become a champion? Is it worth the effort?

Recently, a research team led by Prof. Sun Baolin from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) revealed the mechanism of transcriptional regulation via S-nitrosylation for vancomycin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus. Their work was published in Nature Communications.

In microbial electrosynthesis, microorganisms use CO2 and electricity to produce alcohol, for example. How this process works biologically, however, has only been speculated about, until now. Researchers at the Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology (Leibniz-HKI) have now been able to confirm experimentally for the first time that the bacteria use electrons from hydro

Influenza epidemics, caused by influenza A or B viruses, result in acute respiratory infection. They kill half a million people worldwide every year. These viruses can also wreak havoc on animals, as in the case of avian flu. A team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) has identified how the influenza A virus manages to penetrate cells to infect them.

In a quest to unravel Charles Darwin's enigmatic "abominable mystery," a team of scientists from The University of Western Australia has embarked on a ground-breaking study of flowering plants that thrived approximately 125 million years ago.

A team of nuclear chemists at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, working with a colleague from Changzhou University, has discovered a unique relaxation mechanism in a lattice-based material they built that had negative thermal expansion properties. In their study, reported in the journal Chemical Science, the group built latticed-based materials and observed their properties as they were heated.

Materials scientists are often bioinspired, and in a new study, bird-inspired by structural colors exhibited by avian species to form non-iridescent nanoparticle assemblies. Such nanoparticle mixtures varying in particle chemistry and size can affect the color produced to identify structure-color relationships and create designer materials with tailored color.

In microbial electrosynthesis, microorganisms use CO2 and electricity to produce alcohol, for example. How this process works biologically, however, has only been speculated about, until now. Researchers at the Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology (Leibniz-HKI) have now been able to confirm experimentally for the first time that the bacteria use electrons from hydro

Recently, a research team led by Prof. Sun Baolin from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) revealed the mechanism of transcriptional regulation via S-nitrosylation for vancomycin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus. Their work was published in Nature Communications.

Influenza epidemics, caused by influenza A or B viruses, result in acute respiratory infection. They kill half a million people worldwide every year. These viruses can also wreak havoc on animals, as in the case of avian flu. A team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) has identified how the influenza A virus manages to penetrate cells to infect them.

In a quest to unravel Charles Darwin's enigmatic "abominable mystery," a team of scientists from The University of Western Australia has embarked on a ground-breaking study of flowering plants that thrived approximately 125 million years ago.

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One of Australia's first long-distance walkers has been described after palaeontologists used advanced 3D scans and other technology to take a new look at the partial remains of a 3.5 million year old marsupial from central Australia. They have named a new genus of diprotodontid Ambulator, meaning walker or wanderer, because the locomotory adaptations of the legs and feet of this quarter-tonne ani

Nature, Published online: 26 May 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-01764-w A ‘meta-lens’ and corrective algorithms allow a tiny device to produce high-resolution images.

With more than 9 billion gigabytes of information traveling the internet every day, researchers are constantly looking for new ways to compress data into smaller packages. Cutting-edge techniques focus on lossy approaches, which achieve compression by intentionally “losing” information from a transmission. Google, for instance, recently unveiled a lossy strategy where the sending computer drops..

A man escaped death after being stung by a swarm of 1,000 killer bees, yet previous similar incidents have proved fatal. Why do some people survive and others don't?

UK start-up Puraffinity has created a method of removing pollution from water using a material that selectively binds to PFAS chemicals

Both immediate, in-the-moment happiness and the version of happiness that focuses on delayed gratification have benefits, research finds. The findings published in the journal Emotion suggest that people’s beliefs about happiness matter in shaping their everyday goal pursuits and well-being. “People can think of happiness as an investment, similar to how one might put money into a savings account

The emerging field of synthetic morphology bends boundaries between natural and artificial life

Sequencing circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) within liquid biopsies permits tumor identification and tracking.

Sacha_GPT Here's a particularly grim new use for AI: Vice reports that there's a new tool to "clone" a real person as an AI-powered romantic companion, with or without the consent of the real person. "I've been obsessing with OpenAI’s Large Language Model (LLM) and what it can do. I kept on thinking about the ability to create human-like agents that behave and act like humans do but found it hard

Nature Communications, Published online: 31 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-38113-4 Graft-versus-leukemia reactions are required for the eradication of myeloid malignancies after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. However, treatment efficacy is variable, depending on the immunological response. Here the authors show that dysfunction of HLA heterogeneity is associated with post-transp

The latest tiny addition to the Alexa family focuses on style rather than sound.

For several years now, we’ve been able to go to grocery stores or restaurants and buy all sorts of products made from plants in imitation of products from animals. Burgers. Chicken. Sausages. Bacon. Now another product is being added to the list, and it’s even more unexpected than fake meat; you could even call it downright bizarre. Companies are working on—and already selling—plant-based fat. Ye

The COVID pandemic shutdowns in South Asia greatly reduced the concentration of short-lived cooling particles in the air, while the concentration of long-lived greenhouse gases was barely affected. Researchers were thus able to see how reduced emissions of air pollution leads to cleaner air but also stronger climate warming.

The bright-eyed reptiles were identified as a new species after a genetic analysis of other geckos revealed they were separate from another closely related species.

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Danskernes cykelpotentiale er til at tage at føle på, viser en kortlægning fra SDU og Det Nationale Videnscenter for Cykelfremme.

Bermuda belongs at the center, not the periphery, of the American colonial story, according to a new book. Bermuda was a tabula rasa when European explorers first set foot on the North Atlantic archipelago in 1505. No Indigenous people, just colonies of shrieking birds, interrupted sporadically by violent storms. Spanish explorer Juan de Bermúdez came, saw little value, and left nothing but his n

Controlling mosquito populations, especially in isolated or remote areas, is a global public-health priority. In a new study, a team of Chinese researchers advanced this agenda with a more efficient design of safe, self-powered triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) to zap mosquitos and mitigate the mosquito-borne diseases.

A research team led by Prof. Geng Zhigang from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) designed a molecular catalyst that can undergo dynamically reversible interconversion for the electrooxidation of propylene into 1,2-propylene glycol. This work was published in Journal of the American Chemical Society.

A team of medical scientists at The Catholic University of America, in Washington, D.C., working with a colleague from Purdue University, has developed a way to engineer the bacteriophage T4 to serve as a vector for molecular repair. The study is reported in the journal Nature Communications.

Some foods and medicines, such as many COVID-19 vaccines, must be kept cold. As a step toward a robust, stable technique that could indicate when these products exceed safe limits, researchers in ACS Nano report a class of brilliantly colored microcrystals in materials that become colorless over a wide range of temperatures and response times. As a proof of concept, the team packaged the color-cha

Using the AstroSat spacecraft and the Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) onboard the International Space Station (ISS), Indian astronomers have observed an X-ray binary known as GX 349+2. Results of the observational campaign, published May 24 on the arXiv preprint server, deliver important insights into the behavior and nature of this system.

Nature Communications, Published online: 31 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-38738-5 Zeolites are porous aluminosilicate molecular sieves with uniform pores of molecular dimensions that have a wide range of applications. Here authors use machine learning to guide zeolite synthesis and predict the structure and properties of faujasite zeolites from synthesis conditions.

Igen i år skal badevandet undersøges for PFAS, men denne gang er havskum og 'soppesøer' i fokus.

A team of medical scientists at The Catholic University of America, in Washington, D.C., working with a colleague from Purdue University, has developed a way to engineer the bacteriophage T4 to serve as a vector for molecular repair. The study is reported in the journal Nature Communications.

Conservation efforts have helped revive them in some regions, but snow leopards are at risk of becoming endangered. Learn how we can protect these elusive big cats.

Allergies on the rise, the political power of dried plants, your brain on music, and more books out this month

Vicious attacks on women often accompany economic upheavals

Fake claims that Social Security is broken and that climate action isn’t urgent all come from flawed free-market ideology

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Ukraine and Russia must agree to maintain safety at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant to prevent a dangerous radiation leak, says the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency

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Nature, Published online: 31 May 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-01752-0 It does the thinking, so you don’t have to.

Hidden code in hundreds of models of Gigabyte motherboards invisibly and insecurely downloads programs—a feature ripe for abuse, researchers say.

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The documents provide evidence of climate change's effect on hardwood trees in Ohio

This is today’s edition of The Download , our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Longevity enthusiasts want to create their own independent state. They’re eyeing Rhode Island. —Jessica Hamzelou Earlier this month, I traveled to Montenegro for a gathering of longevity enthusiasts, people interested in extending human life through various bi

Cage structures made with nanoparticles could be a route toward making organized nanostructures with mixed materials, say researchers. They’ve shown how to achieve this through computer simulations. The finding could open new avenues for photonic materials that manipulate light in ways that natural crystals can’t. It also showcased an unusual effect that the team is calling entropy compartmentali

Nice approves rimegepant for preventing migraines in cases where at least three previous treatments have failed Thousands of people in England who get migraines could benefit from a drug that has been approved on the NHS. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice), the drugs regulator, said it was recommending rimegepant for preventing migraines in the approximately 145,000 adul

Here's how to watch the Red Planet swoop across the Beehive Cluster — one of the closest star clusters to Earth — after sunset this week.

Nature Communications, Published online: 31 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-38872-0 The design of efficient and selective catalysts is a formidable challenge in chemical science. Here the authors design a data-driven workflow to achieve the digitalized knowledge transfer between the synthetically relevant transformations, which was demonstrated in the prediction of chiral carboxylic acid co-cata

Nature Communications, Published online: 31 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-38841-7 There is still a limited understanding of mechanisms of sensitivity/resistance to cancer immunotherapy. Here the authors perform in vivo CRISPR/Cas9 loss-of-function screens in mouse lung cancer models, revealing Serpinb9 and Adam2 as regulators of immunotherapy response.

Nature Communications, Published online: 31 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-39015-1 Ultrasensitive, real-time profiling of bio-analytes is a prerequisite for precision medicine. Here, the authors present a versatile bio-electronic interface (VIBE) to sense signaling cascade-guided receptor-ligand interactions and show that it can detect hormone levels in blood samples and differentiate individua

Why plausibility must play a central role in scientific medicine. The post first appeared on Science-Based Medicine .

Starting in the 1990s, Island Fox populations began to dwindle due to an outbreak of canine distemper and an increase in attacks by golden eagles. Some islands saw their population drop to as low as 15 individuals, but conservation efforts by the Federal government restored numbers by 2017. A new study reveals a worrying decrease in genetic diversity within the species, signaling a new threat to t

Scientists found the virus strains that arrived in 2021 soon acquired genes from viruses in wild birds in North America. The resulting reassortant viruses have spread across the continent and caused more severe disease.

Scientists have observed a towering plume of water vapor more than 6,000 miles long — roughly the distance from the U.S. to Japan — spewing from the surface of Saturn's moon, Enceladus.

In a new study, researchers have investigated how junk food affects sleep. Healthy participants consumed an unhealthier as well as a healthier diet in a randomized order. After the unhealthier diet, the quality of the participants' deep sleep had deteriorated, compared with those who had followed the healthier diet.

A team of researchers have confirmed that 107-million-year-old pterosaur bones discovered more than 30 years ago are the oldest of their kind ever found in Australia, providing a rare glimpse into the life of these powerful, flying reptiles that lived among the dinosaurs.

Age-related memory loss is likely caused, in part, by lack of flavanols — nutrients found in certain fruits and vegetables — according to a large study in older adults.

A third of the exoplanets orbiting common M dwarf stars have gentle enough orbits to potentially be in the habitable zone capable of hosting liquid water.

A new iron complex has been developed as a catalyst for the oxidation of methane to selectively convert it to methanol. This complex can efficiently oxidize methane by internally trapping methane while preventing the overoxidation of the produced methanol. Using this complex, the direct and selective conversion of methane to methanol has been successfully achieved in an aqueous solution.

Older adults, who were trained at home daily for 12 weeks using a digital trail-making peg test device improved their manual dexterity and cognitive functioning.

UK researchers are developing peas that don't taste like peas as an environmentally friendly alternative to soya.

An old truism says that logistics wins wars—a recognition that outcomes on the battlefield are a result of the systems that underpin the military. Similarly, the still-mushrooming fiasco of Jack Teixeira’s disclosure of national secrets is not just about a single service member or incident, but a cascading failure of systems within the armed services. Teixeira, who was arrested in April, is accus

For the past several decades, Portsmouth International Airport at Pease, in New Hampshire, has hosted a frequent flier with no known credentials. It comes and goes as it pleases, always bypassing security; it carries no luggage, not even a government-issued ID. But unlike the other passengers that regularly flock to Pease, the upland sandpiper—a spindly, brown-freckled bird native to North Americ

The sliding doors of a supermarket open into a dilemma: Though one may find comfort in the grocery store’s order and abundance, its high stakes can also provoke anxiety—after all, this is the place where we trade hard-earned money for sustenance. “Everything was fine, would continue to be fine, would eventually get even better as long as the supermarket did not slip,” Don DeLillo’s narrator Jack

This article was featured in One Story to Read Today, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a single must-read from The Atlantic , Monday through Friday. Sign up for it here. The same day that Gayle and Mark Arrowood retired from their jobs at a Department of Energy lab, they drove to Sun Valley, Idaho, to start their next chapter: ski-resort bartending. Mark had a shift that very night. Th

New laws in Minnesota and Vermont understand that allowing people to test their drugs reduces harm—and is a vital public health measure.

Regeringen og dens aftalepartier har officielt indgået en aftale om danmarkshistoriens største udbygning af havvind på 9 GW havvind, selv om der er betydelig risiko for, at Energiø Bornholm og dermed en tredjedel af aftalens vindmøller bliver helt droppet.

Ifølge Brian Vad Mathiesen, professor i energiplanlægning og rådgiver for den Nationale Energikrisestab, er timingen helt gal for konkurrenceudsættelsen af de danske affaldsforbrændingsanlæg. Han forudser, at lovforslaget kommer til at sætte forsyningssikkerheden og -priserne under pres for at opnå tvivlsomme klimagevinster.

DNA test results may eventually enhance prevention and treatment of substance use, including alcohol use disorder, say researchers. Investigators recruited 325 college students, provided them with varying levels of information about alcohol use disorder and how genetics affect addiction risk, and asked them how they would react to learning they had high, medium, and low genetic tendencies toward

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Äter du fryspizza och choklad till middag finns risken att du sover sämre jämfört med om du ätit en nyttig laxpytt. Det framgår av ett sömnexperiment vid Uppsala universitet. De deltagare som åt en jämförelsevis onyttig mat fick ytligare djupsömn än andra. Inlägget dök först upp på forskning.se .

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Äter du fryspizza och choklad till middag finns risken att du sover sämre jämfört med om du ätit en nyttig laxpytt. Det framgår av ett sömnexperiment vid Uppsala universitet. De deltagare som åt en jämförelsevis onyttig mat fick ytligare djupsömn än andra. Inlägget dök först upp på forskning.se .

Risken för rökare att drabbas av ulcerös kolit ökar på samma sätt som för andra inflammatoriska tarmsjukdomar, IBD. Det visar en avhandling vid Umeå universitet. Inlägget dök först upp på forskning.se .

The EU is moving towards extra tracking and putting cameras on fishing boats to monitor their catches in order to prevent overfishing, under a deal Wednesday that environmentalists hailed as a "landmark moment".

The EU is moving towards extra tracking and putting cameras on fishing boats to monitor their catches in order to prevent overfishing, under a deal Wednesday that environmentalists hailed as a "landmark moment".

Frygt for følgeskader får Region Nordjylland til at sætte gang i udskiftning af vandrør i Nyt Aalborg Universitetshospital.

June's full moon is known as the Strawberry Moon, the Hot Moon and the Rose Moon. It will be at its fullest on Saturday night, June 3.

The AceMagician AMR5 is stylish and compact compact alternative to desktops and laptops that's ideal for space-saving students.

It’s swarming season in Britain, with honeybee colonies splitting in half in search of new homes. This year, beekeepers say they are getting an unusually high number of swarm sightings.

AI chatbots are less fluent in languages other than English, threatening to amplify existing bias in global commerce and innovation.

I test products and write reviews for my job. So I asked ChatGPT, Bard, and Bing Chat to recommend headphones—and I saw exactly where the AI falls short.

We talk to media scholar Ethan Zuckerman about why Twitter became the de facto digital public square and what other platforms like Bluesky or Mastodon might offer.

The fossil was a prehistoric bird is called Pelagornis sandersi, and its wings stretched out twice as wide as those of the great albatross.

China has sent three astronauts to its Tiangong Space Station, putting a civilian into orbit for the first time.

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The largest insurer in California said it would stop offering new coverage. It’s part of a broader trend of companies pulling back from dangerous areas.

The fossil was a prehistoric bird is called Pelagornis sandersi, and its wings stretched out twice as wide as those of the great albatross.

Macaques living on Yakushima Island in the 1980s experienced severe enamel hypoplasia, probably caused by extreme stress resulting from human activities

Himlen blev blåare och luften renare när utsläppen minskade under pandemin. Samtidigt ökade klimatuppvärmningen, visar en studie som tittat på effekten av nedstängningar i södra Asien. Inlägget dök först upp på forskning.se .

The fossil was a prehistoric bird is called Pelagornis sandersi, and its wings stretched out twice as wide as those of the great albatross.

Bitte små gletsjer-partikler kan indfange betydelige mængder CO2 og indeholder næringsstoffer,…

Nature, Published online: 31 May 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-01736-0 The London museum is a treasure chest of medical specimens both fascinating and ghoulish — now with a renewed focus on questions about how its collections came to be.

Nature, Published online: 31 May 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-01770-y Nature has learnt that the periodic table, as well as evolution, won’t be taught to under-16s as they start the new school year.

Even without nerves, plants can sense when something touches them and when it lets go, a Washington State University-led study has found.

Even without nerves, plants can sense when something touches them and when it lets go, a Washington State University-led study has found.

China Report is MIT Technology Review’s newsletter about technology developments in China. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every Tuesday. Back in April, there was a major development in the AI space in China. The Chinese internet regulator published a draft regulation on generative AI. Named Measures for the Management of Generative Artificial Intelligence Services, the document doesn’t call

Psychedelics are hot, but flawed studies mean a lot of the health claims could be hype. To get better evidence, scientists are trying unusual methods.

Zahra Jalilian The news of Zahra Jalilian’s death seemed to change as quickly as it spread. On Dec. 4, 2022, the University of Tehran announced that the nanotechnology graduate student had died following “a tragic self-harm incident.” Political opposition groups quickly countered that darker forces were likely at work, attributing the 31-year-old Ph.D. student’s death to Islamic mercenaries , gov

Do the global climate models (GCMs) we use for describing future climate change really capture the change and variations in the region that we want to study? There are widely used tools for evaluating global climate models, such as the ESMValTool , but they don’t provide the answers that I seek. I use GCMs to provide information about large-scale conditions, processes and phenomena in the atmosph

It’s a Friday morning in early May, and I’ve woken up to the sound of waves crashing against the rocks in a small bay on the coast of the Adriatic. The sky is completely gray, and there are continual rumbles of thunder. The weather has been bad since I arrived in Montenegro. It was too stormy for the pilot to land the plane I was traveling on, and we ended up touching down in neighboring Croatia.

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Gratitude ceremonies give students and faculty members a chance to recognize the sacrifice of those who gave their bodies for medical research and education, and the loved ones they left behind.

Nature Communications, Published online: 31 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-38227-9 Currently, NADH oxidases, (NOXs) are the standard regeneration, systems for oxidized nicotinamides but their dependency on O2 limits, their application at industrial scale. Here, the authors established an O2-free system, based on [NiFe] hydrogenase that, regenerates oxidized nicotinamides.

Nature, Published online: 31 May 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-01735-1 An explosion of skeletal editing methods to insert, delete or swap individual atoms in molecular backbones could accelerate drug discovery.

Nature, Published online: 26 May 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-01778-4 Brain cues produced by chronic stress lead to a cascade of events that eventually triggers immune cells in the gut. Plus, a key database that will guide deep-sea mining might be flawed and ‘tree islands’ can blunt the harm of oil-palm plantations.

This week New Yorkers celebrated the first Manhattanhenge of 2023. During the biannual celestial event the setting sun lines up between skyscrapers and bathes the city in a golden glow Continue reading…

The largest insurer in California said it would stop offering new coverage. It’s part of a broader trend of companies pulling back from dangerous areas.

Nemt er det ikke, men Copenhagen Atomic har efterhånden fundet en model for at finde og tiltrække de helt rigtige specialistkræfter til atomkraftselskabet, fortæller medstifter Thomas Jam Pedersen i et interview med Ingeniøren.

The maiden flight of the Spanish-built Miura 1 rocket was canceled Wednesday due to high winds, startup PLD Space said, in a setback for development of the small-scale space launcher.

The development of limbs is significant for the origin and evolution of tetrapods, providing multiple functions and capabilities. Although limb loss has occurred in many clades to adapt to new environments, it is particularly common in Squamata, which have evolved independently at least 26 times. Squamates are therefore an ideal model for studying the evolution of limb loss.

The development of limbs is significant for the origin and evolution of tetrapods, providing multiple functions and capabilities. Although limb loss has occurred in many clades to adapt to new environments, it is particularly common in Squamata, which have evolved independently at least 26 times. Squamates are therefore an ideal model for studying the evolution of limb loss.

European wines are finally being forced to reveal their ingredients to customers, but only on a website—not on the bottle. Environmental campaigners are unimpressed.

Faced with record-breaking heat, Vietnam's capital Hanoi has turned off some street lights to save electricity as demand for air conditioning soars.

A private flight carrying two Saudi astronauts and other passengers returned to Earth late Tuesday night after a nine-day trip to the International Space Station.

European wines are finally being forced to reveal their ingredients to customers, but only on a website—not on the bottle. Environmental campaigners are unimpressed.

Tiny foxes—each no bigger than a five-pound housecat—inhabiting the Channel Islands off the coast of Southern California were saved from extinction in 2016. However, new research reveals that the foxes now face a different threat to their survival.

University of California, Riverside, chemical and environmental engineering scientists have identified two species of bacteria found in soil that break down a class of stubborn "forever chemicals," giving hope for low-cost biological cleanup of industrial pollutants.

Tiny foxes—each no bigger than a five-pound housecat—inhabiting the Channel Islands off the coast of Southern California were saved from extinction in 2016. However, new research reveals that the foxes now face a different threat to their survival.

Every so often, life on Earth steps onto a nearly empty playing field and faces a spectacular opportunity. Something major changes—in the atmosphere or in the oceans, or in the organisms themselves —and the existing species begin to branch out into a brand-new world. Scientists are fascinated by this process, because it's a unique look into evolution at pivotal moments in the history of life.

Every so often, life on Earth steps onto a nearly empty playing field and faces a spectacular opportunity. Something major changes—in the atmosphere or in the oceans, or in the organisms themselves —and the existing species begin to branch out into a brand-new world. Scientists are fascinated by this process, because it's a unique look into evolution at pivotal moments in the history of life.

Startupfirmaer i flere lande satser nu på stellaratorer som fusionsteknologi. Et af dem henter dansk ekspert som ny CTO.

Today, the substation and jacket foundation made in Denmark sail across the Atlantic to Massachusetts. Ingeniøren was on board the ship before departure.

Forward-looking technology companies such as Mobile Industrial Robots and Universal Robots are a great inspiration for entrepreneurs in the Danish robotics cluster and have made Odense Robotics a world-renowned brand.

Until 30 June, Innargi will be driving around Greater Copenhagen and carrying out seismic surveys of the subsurface, which will be used for the company’s further work on building a geothermal district heating system.

On days when wind and weather permit, new software solution can push 30 percent more power through the grid. A solution that is expected to provide a socio-economic benefit worth approximately DKK 400 million by 2030.

Municipal climate action plans often identify equity and justice as goals, but engagement with these concepts is mostly rhetorical. A new study from the University of Waterloo details how planners can bridge the gap and challenge the current state of climate change and social inequity.

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The Heege Manuscript which ‘pokes fun at everyone, high and low’ is among the earliest evidence of the life and work of a real minstrel From mocking kings and priests to encouraging audiences to get drunk, newly discovered texts at the National Library of Scotland have shed light on the role played by minstrels in medieval society. Containing the earliest recorded use of the term “red herring” in

Far out.

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The precise details surrounding Zahra Jalilian’s death, including the status of any official investigation into the cause, remain unclear. But experts consulted by Undark said the problem of mental health care in Iran, or the lack of it, is particularly acute in academia — especially for graduate students.

Safety first.

In the next few thousand years, will having control over a babies genetics be almost as normal as giving birth in a hospital? I started thinking about how the abortion laws that form in the next century effect a new future. The ability to foresee what a child is like and whether it's wrong to nix it and try again. Or when you can alter genetics in a womb who get's a say to that child. Also the id

How do you say 'calm down' in funnel-web?

"The German President and delegation members also spoke with researchers working on challenges relating to clean energy,…"

Ooh la la.

This video includes conclusions of the creator climate scientist Dr. Adam Levy . It is presented to our readers as an informed perspective. Please see video description for references (if any). The world is getting hotter and the headlines are scary. So does climate change mean the world is about to pass the 1.5 degree limit set by the Paris Climate Agreement? And what would passing this limit ev

I’m an undergrad cognitive science major that wants to specialize in computational cognitive science. I’ve only taken intro level python/Java courses along with math classes up to calc 2. I’m willing to put in as much work as is needed to specialize in this field. What programming and math classes should I focus on to achieve this? Asking because my institution (UCB) doesn’t have a specific compu

We are raiding the Guardian Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors This week, from 2020: When he was six, Paul Alexander contracted polio and was paralysed for life. Today he is 74, and one of the last people in the world still using an iron lung. But after surviving one deadly outbreak, he did not expect to find himself threat

Classroom education, in an ideal sense, must engage all students in a constructive discussion with the teacher, making it the latter's responsibility to utilize different inclusive strategies. To bring the attention of distracted students back to the classroom discussion, teachers often have to use different methods to remind them that they are an equal and important part of this shared activity.

U.S. teachers are divided on whether arming themselves would make schools safer, with one in five saying they would be interested in carrying a gun to school, according to a nationally representative survey conducted by the RAND Corporation.

Nature Communications, Published online: 31 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-37897-9 A major challenge in biotechnology and biomanufacturing is the identification of a set of biomarkers for perturbations and metabolites of interest. Here, the authors develop a data-driven, transcriptome-wide approach to rank perturbation-inducible genes from time-series RNA sequencing data for the discovery of an

Engineers have developed ultraflexible implantable nanoelectrodes that can administer long-term, fine-grained brain stimulation.

At tog i årevis har tabt terræn til bilen, skyldes ikke blot de mange skandaler, men også at politikerne aktivt har fremmet bilismen.

Engineers have developed ultraflexible implantable nanoelectrodes that can administer long-term, fine-grained brain stimulation.

Scientists have spent years trying to develop an effective HIV vaccine, but none have proven successful. Based on findings from a recently published study, a research team may have put science one step closer to that goal.

Researchers shows how information about the quantity of absorbed light passes from the leaves to the roots. Photosynthetic sucrose not only supplies roots with carbohydrates but also acts as a signal transmitter for light-dependent root architecture.

A group of world leading health and scientific experts are calling on the aviation industry to take action to protect passengers and aircrew from dangerous cabin fumes which they say have led to a new emerging disease. Led by former pilot and aviation health researcher, the specialists have released the first medical protocol of its kind to help treat those effected by contamination of the aircraf

While it can take years for the pharmaceutical industry to create medicines capable of treating or curing human disease, a new study suggests that using generative artificial intelligence could vastly accelerate the drug-development process.

A graduate student is spearheading an extraordinary scientific endeavor — a groundbreaking mission to uncover periodic signals emanating from the core of the Milky Way called the Breakthrough Listen Investigation for Periodic Spectral Signals (BLIPSS). Such repetitive patterns could be the key to unlocking the mysteries of extraterrestrial intelligence in our galaxy.

Researchers are proposing a novel pathway through which coastal ecosystem restoration can permanently capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Seagrass and mangroves — known as blue carbon ecosystems — naturally capture carbon through photosynthesis, which converts carbon dioxide into living tissue.

A team has developed a new catalyst composed of elements abundant in the Earth. It could make possible the low-cost and energy-efficient production of hydrogen for use in transportation and industrial applications.

Just don't ask it to run.

I can't help but feel like the average person isn't fully grasping how quickly AI is growing and the potential down (and up) sides of this. It's weird to me because so many people have been sounding the alarm for so long. There are so many potential problems from job losses, to loss of privacy, to government takeover, etc. Of course there are just as many potential benefits, but the speed at whic

Seeing how complex and expensive lab grown meat is; why are they investing in it? What does it solve? Being green or Earth friendly? That was proven as false, it is 25 times more damaging to the environment. More ethical? They use fetal cows to make the starting culture to produce the meat. In fact it takes 300 fetuses to make 1 burger. ​ Why not use that money to make current meat farms greener?

We owe our very existence to this.

In a nutritional comparison of plant-based and dairy yogurts, almond milk yogurt came out on top, according to new research.

Don't panic.

This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. Over the weekend, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy agreed on a bill to raise the debt ceiling. If the bill passes the House Rules Committee vote today, then House Republicans will v

Poor diet, lack of exercise, stress and trauma, all drive America's declining life expectancy and high rates of chronic disease. So how can we live better in America? NPR looks for answers. (Image credit: Si-Gal/Getty Images)

Animal by-products being used for aviation fuel could increase demand for palm oil, experts fear.

He was near death after his plane was shot down in the Vietnam War but survived to fly the world’s fastest and highest-altitude jet.

Workers at Taste by Spellbound in Connecticut were shocked when they spotted the uninvited customer.

The majority of fish populations in the sea are responding to global warming by relocating towards colder waters nearer the north and south poles, according to the latest research on the impact of climate change on our oceans.

The majority of fish populations in the sea are responding to global warming by relocating towards colder waters nearer the north and south poles, according to the latest research on the impact of climate change on our oceans.

An unprecedented record of medieval live comedy performance has been identified in a 15th-century manuscript. Raucous texts—mocking kings, priests and peasants; encouraging audiences to get drunk; and shocking them with slapstick—shed new light on Britain's famous sense of humor and the role played by minstrels in medieval society.

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One of Australia's first long-distance walkers has been described after Flinders University paleontologists used advanced 3D scans and other technology to take a new look at the partial remains of a 3.5 million year old marsupial from central Australia.

One of Australia's first long-distance walkers has been described after Flinders University paleontologists used advanced 3D scans and other technology to take a new look at the partial remains of a 3.5 million year old marsupial from central Australia.

The decision gives the Purdue Pharma owners long-sought protection, but it is a major step toward releasing billions of dollars from their fortune to states and communities to help cope with the costs of addiction.

Insects use odor plumes — which travel like smoke and form when the wind blows odor molecules from their source — to track down sources such as flowers or pheromones. But wind tunnels are typically unable to replicate realistic outdoor wind conditions. Researchers decided to explore microscale wind conditions in various outdoor environments to better understand what flying insects might experien

A detailed plan to transform product packaging and significantly cut plastic production and pollution has been developed by researchers. The study comes as government representatives meet in Paris to negotiate a legally binding global plastics treaty with a mandate to end plastic pollution.

Genetic analysis shows dingo populations have significantly less dog ancestry than previously thought.

Self-driving cars fall short when it comes to understanding the social codes in traffic that let human drivers decide whether to give way or drive on, according to new research.

Researchers have demonstrated a novel concept for exciting and probing coherent phonons in crystals of a transiently broken symmetry. The key of this concept lies in reducing the symmetry of a crystal by appropriate optical excitation, as has been shown with the prototypical crystalline semimetal bismuth (Bi).

Self-driving cars fall short when it comes to understanding the social codes in traffic that let human drivers decide whether to give way or drive on, according to new research.

A scientific team has designed a strategy to fight obesity and diabetes in mice through ex vivo gene therapy which consists of implanting cells that have been manipulated and transformed in order to treat a disease. This is the first study to apply the ex vivo gene therapy technique to generate and implant cells that express the CPT1AM protein, an enzyme that plays a decisive role in many metaboli

An artificial intelligence computer program that processes magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can accurately identify changes in brain structure that result from repeated head injury, a new study in student athletes shows. These variations have not been captured by other traditional medical images such as computerized tomography (CT) scans. The new technology, researchers say, may help design new di

The next generation of sustainable energy technology might be built from some low-tech materials: rocks and the sun. Using a new approach known as concentrated solar power, heat from the sun is stored then used to dry foods or create electricity. A team has found that certain soapstone and granite samples from Tanzania are well suited for storing this solar heat, featuring high energy densities an

Star Power The race to commercial nuclear fusion is heating up after German startup Proxima Fusion announced that it's raised the equivalent of around $8.6 million to build awild-looking type of reactor called a stellarator, which looks like a distorted and especially twisty French cruller doughnut. Nuclear fusion, the process which powers up the Sun and other stars, promises to be a source of sa

A woman whose epilepsy was greatly improved by an experimental brain implant was devastated when, just two years after getting it, she was forced to have it removed due to the company that made it going bankrupt. As the MIT Technology Review reports , an Australian woman named Rita Leggett who received an experimental seizure-tracking brain-computer interface (BCI) implant from the now-defunct co

Climate activists are livid over a provision in the debt limit agreement that orders federal agencies to issue permits for the Mountain Valley Pipeline — and says courts can’t review them.

An unsatisfying caveat in a mathematical breakthrough discovery of a single tile shape that can cover a surface without ever creating a repeating pattern has been eradicated. The newly discovered "spectre" shape can cover a surface without repeating and without mirror images

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 120, Issue 22, May 2023.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 120, Issue 22, May 2023.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 120, Issue 22, May 2023.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 120, Issue 22, May 2023.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 120, Issue 22, May 2023.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 120, Issue 22, May 2023.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 120, Issue 22, May 2023.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 120, Issue 22, May 2023.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 120, Issue 22, May 2023.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 120, Issue 22, May 2023.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 120, Issue 22, May 2023.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 120, Issue 22, May 2023.