A planetary physicist at The University of Texas at Arlington is the lead author of a study that catalogs all known planet-hosting, triple-stellar systems—those having three or more stars with planets.

The streaming industry has been facing a reckoning for a while. This week, it hit.

After the ‘great dimming’, the closest red giant star to Earth is pulsating twice as fast as usual and lighting up the southern hemisphere’s early evening sky One of the brightest stars in the sky is behaving strangely, pulsating from bright to dim twice as fast as usual and giving scientists an unprecedented insight into how stars die. Betelgeuse, the closest red giant to Earth, has long been un

Let the water flow.

Adolescence can be a challenging time, but to a brain scientist it's a marvel — a time of breathtaking development. Scientists are learning a lot about how teenagers make decisions and approach risk.

Stem cells from the human stomach can be converted into cells that secrete insulin in response to rising blood sugar levels, offering a promising approach to treating diabetes, according to a preclinical study.

Researchers say they have evidence that an experimental drug may prevent or slow vision loss in people with diabetes. The results are from a study that used mouse as well as human retinal organoids and eye cell lines.

Isn’t it’s getting weird all around having these massive AI development like chat GPT. Like the essence of human creativity is mixing up and getting dull. It’s a human creation too, but also overpowers other aspects of humanity. I mean for art, philosophy which is a real major part of humanness development. Getting overshadowed by AI feels surreal and weird to be honest. I mean I don’t know if I’

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An experiment with a sticky fly trap in a Canadian forest suggests you will get more deer fly bites if you walk around than if you sit still

Egyptian antiquities authorities Saturday unveiled ancient workshops and tombs they say were discovered recently at a Pharaonic necropolis just outside the capital Cairo.

Scientists think they've cracked it.

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A spacecraft designed to watch for gigantic explosions on the Sun captured this arresting image of Earth's face smudged with smoke.

A river near Edinburgh, UK, has served for more than a decade as a natural laboratory for studying flood defences, providing benefits such as improved water quality worth millions of pounds

Nature Communications, Published online: 27 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-38886-8 The cellular differentiation states of paediatric rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) remain to be explored. Here, single-cell RNA sequencing analysis of RMS tumours reveals an immunosuppressive microenvironment and distinct transcriptional programs predictive of patient outcomes.

Big wonders come in small packages. Discover the wonders of the bumblebee bat, the smallest mammal in the world.

The Yale professor and long Covid expert on why the virus is causing ongoing illness for so many, and the challenges she faces as a woman of colour in science According to the most recent estimates, more than 65 million people worldwide may be living with some form of long Covid, a startling number that will only continue to increase, given the lack of available treatment options. One of the scie

After a day of petting nurse sharks, the Impractical Jokers send Sal to dive in a shark cage covered in shark repellant. #discoveryplus #sharkweek Stream Full Episodes of Shark Week https://www.discoveryplus.com/dp/shark-week About Shark Week: From Dawn of the Monster Mako to The Haunting of Shark Tower, you can stream all Shark Week shows right now. Subscribe to Discovery: https://www.youtube.co

COMPUTING IBM Wants to Build a 100,000-Qubit Quantum Computer Michael Brooks | MIT Technology Review “Late last year, IBM took the record for the largest quantum computing system with a processor that contained 433 quantum bits, or qubits, the fundamental building blocks of quantum information processing. Now, the company has set its sights on a much bigger target: a 100,000-qubit machine that it

Scientific Reports, Published online: 27 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41598-023-35456-2 Tuning of the band gap and dielectric loss factor by Mn doping of Zn 1-x Mn x O nanoparticles

Nature Communications, Published online: 27 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-38470-0 The transition between nonadiabatic and adiabatic electron transfer regimes has been observed in molecular donor-bridge-acceptor complexes. Here, the authors computationally show how to control this transition in colloidal quantum dot molecules and achieve coherent electron transfer at room temperature.

Nature Communications, Published online: 27 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-38901-y This study presents a deep learning pipeline to automatically locate and count large herds of migratory ungulates (wildebeest and zebra) in the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem using fine resolution satellite imagery. The results achieve accurate detection of nearly 500,000 individuals across thousands of square kilomete

Coastal ecosystems can absorb or emit the three main greenhouse gases: carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide.

Plastic pollution has emerged as one of the most pressing environmental challenges of our time. Over 100 million tons of plastic enters the environment each year, with more than 10 million tons ending up in our oceans. These plastics break down into harmful microplastic particles so small they can be consumed by wildlife.

For as long as humans have grown our own food, we have battled pest animals that destroy crops and take food for themselves.

A loose crab pot almost tosses Blaise over the side of the boat! #discoveryplus #deadliestcatch Stream Full Episodes of Deadliest Catch https://www.discoveryplus.com/show/deadliest-catch About Deadliest Catch: Crab fishermen risk their lives as they battle Arctic weather, brutal waves and a ticking clock for big money in this modern-day gold rush on the Bering Sea. Subscribe to Discovery: https:/

For as long as humans have grown our own food, we have battled pest animals that destroy crops and take food for themselves.

This is an edition of The Wonder Reader, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a set of stories to spark your curiosity and fill you with delight. Sign up here to get it every Saturday morning. “Attention is the beginning of devotion,” the poet Mary Oliver wrote in her final collection of essays. In 2021, the poet Leila Chatti took up Oliver’s words, reflecting on the challenge of them: “Al

This story was originally published in High Country News . As 90-degree temperatures bore down on the Pacific Northwest in May, real-time reporting to the CDC showed that heat-related emergency-room-visit rates were more than 30 times higher than they had been the previous weekend. Though state officials caution that the data are preliminary, Oregon and Washington confirmed 160 heat-related ER vi

For generations, the Khoisan people harvested the rooibos plant to make tea. As this caffeine-free drink has grown trendy — 9,000 tons exported a year — they've been cut out of revenues. Until now. (Image credit: Tommy Trenchard for NPR)

Nude photos, bank details and stolen credit card numbers have been found on devices sold by US police forces via auction sites

The increased use of light-emitting diodes is obscuring our view of the Milky Way as well as taking a toll on human and wildlife health The Herefordshire hills basked in brilliant sunshine last weekend. Summer had arrived and the skies were cloudless, conditions that would once have heralded succeeding nights of coal-dark heavens sprinkled with brilliant stars, meteorites and planets. It was not

TikTok user data is exposed to Chinese ByteDance employees, a screen recording app goes rogue in Google Play, and privacy groups want Slack to expand encryption.

Nature Communications, Published online: 27 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-38448-y Scala et al. show that mobilized peripheral blood hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells are more enriched in repopulating stem cells than bone marrow. Moreover, the quantity and type of infused subsets correlated with gene therapy outcome in humans.

Nature Communications, Published online: 27 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-38554-x Illuminating internal organs and tissues with high controllability and adaptability remains challenging. Here the authors present a flexible, biodegradable photonic device called iCarP for large area, high intensity, wide spectrum, deeply penetrating, continuous or pulsatile illumination.

Nature Communications, Published online: 27 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-38460-2 Achieving high-performance aqueous Zn-metal batteries is a challenge. Here, authors report a eutectic electrolyte that concurrently enables selective Zn2+ intercalation at the cathode and highly reversible Zn metal plating/stripping, resulting in a benchmark high-areal capacity Zn anode-free cell.

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Experts have linked recent deadly rains in the north of the country to climate change, but decades of urbanization and neglect helped lay the groundwork for a calamity.

In Oregon, psychedelics are moving from illegal status to an approved product. But this brave new world comes with lots of regulations and challenges, including training psychedelic 'facilitators.'

If Martian microbes were like those in this Earth lagoon, they could have survived the Red Planet’s primordial desiccation

If Martian microbes were like those in this Earth lagoon, they could have survived the Red Planet’s primordial desiccation

Depending on whom you ask in politics, the sudden advances in artificial intelligence will either transform American democracy for the better or bring about its ruin. At the moment, the doomsayers are louder. Voice-impersonation technology and deep-fake videos are scaring campaign strategists, who fear that their deployment in the days before the 2024 election could decide the winner. Even some A

Fairy tales do not typically stand up to a lot of scrutiny. One does not hear the story of Sleeping Beauty and think, Well, that all seems logical . These gauzy fables function because they only vaguely resemble reality, a condition that makes them perfect as subjects of Disney cartoons. But that also makes them terrible as subjects of Disney “live-action” remakes, which have been a scourge on po

These chest straps and watches can help keep your finger on the pulse of your wellness.

The number of ocean going birds has declined 70 percent since the 1950s, but restoring their populations can bolster marine ecosystems that sequester carbon.

Nature Communications, Published online: 27 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-38637-9 Cell type-specific gene expression patterns are outputs of transcriptional gene regulatory networks (GRNs) that connect transcription factors and signaling proteins to target genes. Here, the authors present single-cell Multi-Task Network Inference (scMTNI), a multi-task learning framework to infer cell type-spec

Nature Communications, Published online: 27 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-38803-z Nitrogen loss due to soil denitrification in global natural ecosystems is quantified using an isotope-benchmarking method, and is overestimated by almost two times in the current earth system models.

W ould you consider a donation to support Weekend Reads, and our daily work ? The week at Retraction Watch featured: Three journals’ web domains expired. Then major indexes pointed to hijacked versions After backlash, publisher to retract article that surveyed parents of children with gender dysphoria, says co-author ‘Stop playing with my life,’ researcher about to be up to 10 retractions asks sl

»En voksen ­mejeriingeniør, dimitteret 1984, står og kløver brænde. Kan nogle kloge kolleger hjælpe med lidt kalkulation?« Sådan indleder Lars Olesen sin mail til Bagsiden, og allerede her tegner det godt, for her skorter det ikke på kloge læsere, der synes, at Tænkeboksens opgaver er barnemad. Lars Olesen fortsætter: »Brændestykket er cirkulært, 25 cm i diameter. Det skal kløves i fire stykker.

Dr Joseph Dituri plans to spend 100 days in his subaquatic compound, as he attempts to document the long-term effects of increased pressure on the body More than 20ft below the surface of a Florida lagoon, one man is on a mission. Having already broken the record for the longest time living underwater, Dr Joseph Dituri is planning to spend 100 days in his subaquatic compound, to research the effe

Smarter Food ramps up production of its GRextra plant strain that helps lower elevated blood glucose levels Imagine eating a bowl of soup once a week that could help bring down your blood sugar levels and so reduce your risk of developing type 2 diabetes . This may sound like wishful thinking or the latest fad, but Smarter Food says this is already a reality for its customers. Continue reading…

The Baratza Encore ESP is fine-tuned to grind coffee to make espresso, but it's adept at prepping beans for almost all other brew methods too.

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Scientific Reports, Published online: 27 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41598-023-35834-w Myeloid MyD88 restricts CD8 + T cell response to radiation therapy in pancreatic cancer

Nature Communications, Published online: 27 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-38838-2 ‘Light-based bioprinting is employed in the fabrication of complex constructs but achieving high resolution remains challenging due to light scattering effects. Here, the authors develop a photoinhibiting additive which suppresses light scattering and demonstrate printing of functional scaffolds

Research provides a unique review of contact chemicals in packaging, utensils, plates, etc and how they contaminate food Recycled and reused food contact plastics are “vectors for spreading chemicals of concern” because they accumulate and release hundreds of dangerous toxins like styrene, benzene, bisphenol, heavy metals, formaldehyde and phthalates, new research finds. The study assessed hundre

De fleste fasthæftede organismer i danske farvande er lidt af en fødekædemæssig blindgyde, mener biolog.

Nature Communications, Published online: 27 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-38919-2 Self-renewing cells play an important role in initiation, progression, and therapy resistance in glioblastoma. Here, the authors identify histone variant macroH2A2 as a regulator of chromatin organisation resulting in the suppression of transcriptional programs of self-renewal in glioblastoma.

The Greek writer Plutarch proposed this question: If a ship's planks are replaced over time due to wear and tear until none of the original pieces remain, is it still the same ship?

Antarctica sets the stage for the world's greatest waterfall. The action takes place beneath the surface of the ocean. Here, trillions of tons of cold, dense, oxygen-rich water cascade off the continental shelf and sink to great depths. This Antarctic "bottom water" then spreads north along the sea floor in deep ocean currents, before slowly rising, thousands of kilometers away.

Nature Communications, Published online: 27 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-38687-z The Rpd3L HDAC complex is an ancient chromatin-modifying complex found in diverse eukaryotes. Here, authors describe the cryo-EM structure of the yeast complex and show that key features are preserved in the human complex.

Hello All, We are a group of serious scientists from diverse scientific fields preparing for the advent of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), a monumental milestone in the 70,000-year journey of human learning and growth. This is not a joke; this is the reality of the future we are stepping into. Our inside information suggests that major players in the field anticipate the arrival of AGI wit

We can already clone humans. Neuralink is coming. AI is advancing rapidly. In theory we can, or will be able to in the future, grow and create "blank slate" human brains. If not opting to use full clones. Giving AI a human body and brain as a vessel via Neuralink or similar technology. We should be able to create a new synthetic lifeform. Some sort of a super human hybrid. True sentience born fro

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Nature Communications, Published online: 27 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-38647-7 The mechanisms that drive myocyte orientation and fusion to control muscle directionality are not well understood. Here authors show that the developing skeleton produces mechanical tension that instructs the directional outgrowth of skeletal muscles.

May 27, 2023: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news over the past few days, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

Nature Communications, Published online: 27 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-38774-1 The ability to evolve Plasmodium drug resistance in vitro is challenging and time consuming. Here, Kümpornsin et al. generated a Plasmodium falciparum parasite line with an elevated mutation rate by impairing the proof-reading activity of DNA polymerase, which results in a higher mutation rate, quick resistance d

Exclusive: Injury research suggests training not keeping up with demands of elite women’s game Coaching methods are failing to keep up with the rapidly increasing demands of women’s professional football, resulting in more hamstring injuries among top female players. Experts are calling for women to be trained at a higher level to prevent such injuries. The incidence of hamstring injuries in fema

"The air contains an enormous amount of electricity."

Living on Mars wasn't exactly a childhood dream for Canadian biologist Kelly Haston, though she'll soon spend a year preparing for just that.

Nature Communications, Published online: 27 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-38852-4 Flexible thermoelectric generators can use body heat to power electronic wearables but are often limited by a trade-off between flexibility and output performance. Here, authors demonstrate a scalable, lightweight, elastic, and high-performing network-based Ag2Se thermoelectric generator.

The absolute internal quantum efficiency (IQE) of indium gallium nitride (InGaN) based blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs) at low temperatures is often assumed to be 100%. However, a new study from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Electrical and Computer Engineering researchers has found that the assumption of always perfect IQE is wrong: the IQE of an LED can be as low as 27.5%.

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Succession creator, Jesse Armstrong, on why the show nearly didn’t happen (1m24s), Marina Hyde is amused by the idea of the home secretary being too famous to attend an online speed awareness course (15m15s), and a hostage negotiator reveals the secrets that could transform your life (23m32s). Continue reading…

Farm to Coffin For the eco-conscious — and thrifty— a Dutch startup has created a mushroom coffin that will biodegrade in less than two months and costs the equivalent of just $1,000. Dubbed the "Loop Living Cocoon," the fungal sarcophagus is made from mycelium, the thread-like underground structure of mushrooms, and upcycled hemp fibers, according to the company , Loop Biotech. The company grows

Double Agents The captchas have turned! According to a new report from Vice , hCaptcha, a version of the widely-used gatekeeping integrations designed to keep unwanted bots out of digital spaces, is suddenly starting to keep humans out of those spaces, too. Why? Because they keep asking people to identify increasingly strange, AI-generated images of increasingly bizarre objects — some of which ar

Out With a Bang Look out for more than fireworks this summer. A massive star in the arm of the Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) has exploded — aka gone supernova — and its fiery death throes, Astronomy reports , are expected to be visible for months, even from amateur backyard telescopes . The supernova, now designated as SN 2023ixf, was first seen by supernova hunter Koichi Itagaki of Japan on May 19th. S

Electric Feel In intriguing new research, scientists are continuing to explore the finding that the electrical currents surrounding us can be harvested — using a material made from living organisms. In a statement, the University of Massachusetts Amherst announced that electrical engineer Jun Yao and his team had built upon prior research in a new paper in the journal Advanced Materials into what

Big Drop Tesla just fell 50 spots in Axios ' Harris Poll, an annual survey that ranks the nation's top 100 most reputable brands. In last year's survey , the Elon Musk-led EV manufacturer enjoyed a respectable spot at number 11. This year, however, the poll, which surveyed 16,310 Americans, tells a very different story. Amid a number of lawsuits and government inquiries — in addition, of course,

Bad Motherclucker Ferocious feral chickens with "supercharged survival skills" have gotten out of control in Hawaii, The Atlantic reports . The island of Kauai in particular has become famous for its astronomical chicken population. The wild roaming roosters and hens roam the beaches, peck at landscaping, and crow all the livelong day. They've even become a local tourist attraction. While tourist

A hot new conspiracy theory has dropped — and this one is a faked-Moon-landing-level doozy. This particular deranged rumor suggests that the International Space Station, which has been orbiting the Earth for well over two decades, is actually an underwater Hollywood soundstage. Social media users have been flooding comments sections, including ones on Futurism's own Facebook page, suggesting NASA

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Study from researchers at Western's Advanced Facility for Avian Research (AFAR), home to the world's first hypobaric climatic wind tunnel for bird flight, explores a brain region called cluster N that migratory birds use to perceive Earth's magnetic field. The team discovered the region is activated very flexibly, meaning these birds have an ability to process, or ignore, geomagnetic information,

The absolute internal quantum efficiency (IQE) of indium gallium nitride (InGaN) based blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs) at low temperatures is often assumed to be 100%. However, a new study has found that the assumption of always perfect IQE is wrong: the IQE of an LED can be as low as 27.5%.

Scientists generate low-energy electrons using ultraviolet light.

The first protein-based nano-computing agent that functions as a circuit has been created. The milestone puts them one step closer to developing next-generation cell-based therapies to treat diseases like diabetes and cancer.

Cancers often release molecules into the bloodstream that pathologically alter the liver, shifting it to an inflammatory state, causing fat buildup and impairing its normal detoxifying functions, according to a study from investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine. This discovery illuminates one of cancer's more insidious survival mechanisms and suggests the possibility of new tests and drugs for det

Experts say medication commonly used to treat insomnia may also be a therapeutic option for the condition known as REM sleep behavior disorder.

New research offers insights into how researchers can use their platforms to help end the use of stigmatizing language.

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The first protein-based nano-computing agent that functions as a circuit has been created. The milestone puts them one step closer to developing next-generation cell-based therapies to treat diseases like diabetes and cancer.

Researchers have published new findings on how our warming climate will affect the frequency of flash droughts and the risk to croplands globally.

A research group has found that in fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster), circulating fructose derived from dietary sugar is needed for enhanced egg production after mating. In this species, circulating fructose is required for an increase in germline stem cells, which divide into reproductive cells. This increase leads to enhanced post-mating egg production. These findings may help to determine w

The many types of cells in the human body are produced through the process of differentiation, in which stem cells are converted to more specialized types. Currently, it is challenging for researchers to control the differentiation of stem cells in the lab (in vitro). Of particular interest are oocytes, which are female germ cells that develop into eggs. Understanding their development could have

Researchers found that, in neurons that produced the neuropeptide NMS, the interaction between molecules SIK3 and HDAC4 has a critical role in sleep regulation through both the length of the circadian period and sleep homoeostasis. Given the similarities among different mammals, new information about how the circadian system works in mice could lead to new treatments for sleep and circadian rhythm

All biological amino acids on Earth appear exclusively in their left-handed form, but the reason underlying this observation is elusive. Recently, scientists uncovered new clues about the cosmic origin of this asymmetry. Based on the optical properties of amino acids found on the Murchison meteorite, they conducted physics-based simulations, revealing that the precursors to the biological amino ac

A new tool which could help reduce the spread of antimicrobial resistance is showing early promise, through exploiting a bacterial immune system as a gene editing tool.

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A team of researchers discovered mutations that occur during normal aging of human tissues that are induced by the jumping gene of 'long interspersed nuclear element-1' (L1).

To overcome global energy challenges and fight the looming environmental crisis, researchers around the world investigate new materials for converting sunlight into electricity. Some of the most promising candidates for high-efficiency low-cost solar cell applications are based on lead halide perovskite (LHP) semiconductors. Despite record-breaking solar cell prototypes, the microscopic origin of

Patients with MS show structural abnormalities in their white matter even before MS inflammation develops. Could this finding lead to a target for a new treatment to prevent MS inflammation?

Researchers developed a fully knitted, circuit-embedded knee wearable for wireless sensing of joint motion in real-time. Compared to other knitted electronics, this model has fewer externally integrated components and a more sensitive sensor, making it less error-prone.

Ultrafast laser physicists from the attoworld team have gained new insights into the dynamics of electrons in solids immediately after photoinjection.

Nuclear clocks could allow scientists to probe the fundamental forces of the universe in the future. Researchers have made a crucial advance in this area as part of an international collaboration.

New data from the phase III INTERACT3 study demonstrates that a new combination of treatments for stroke due to intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) significantly improves the chances of surviving without major disability.

A new study uses data from the Look AHEAD (Action for Health in Diabetes) study, a randomized controlled trial that compared an intensive lifestyle intervention with diabetes support and education in patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and overweight or obesity to track the development of cardiovascular disease over time.

The mental distress of cognitive dissonance — encountering information that conflicts with how we act or what we believe — can lead to added pressure on the neck and low back during lifting and lowering tasks, new research suggests.

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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. The dictator of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, has signed an agreement with Russia to base Russian nuclear weapons in his country. The strategic impact of such a move is negligible, but a lot can go wr

NPR's Selena Simmons-Duffin has a trick to get her kids to fall asleep at bedtime: lullabies. Science backs it up: Singing to your child helps them fall asleep faster, even than listening to Mozart!

Ever looked into home solar energy? I got some quotes. They all have the same scam approaches to "payback" with dumbed down con man math. Worse than insurance salesmen that sell high commission annuities or the $9.99 a month burial insurance on TV. Also, lots of costs they don't factor like maintenance, putting a thousand screw holes in your roof, washing the panels twice a year and the fact that

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Researchers at UC Davis have made a startling discovery that could change the way we view lab-grown meat. As detailed in a yet-to-be-peer-reviewed paper , they found that the meat alternative's environmental impact appears to be "orders of magnitude" higher than retail beef you can buy at the grocery store — itself already a very environmentally damaging foodstuff — at least based on current prod

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Abstract Single-protein–based devices that integrate signal sensing with logical operations to generate functional outputs offer exceptional promise for monitoring and modulating biological systems. Engineering such intelligent nanoscale computing agents is challenging, as it requires the integration of sensor domains into a functional protein via intricate allosteric networks. We incorporate a r

Abstract Mechanisms underlying arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are poorly understood. Using mice with endothelial cell (EC) expression of constitutively active Notch4 (Notch4* EC ), we show decreased arteriolar tone in vivo during brain AVM initiation. Reduced vascular tone is a primary effect of Notch4* EC , as isolated pial arteries from asymptomatic mice exhibited reduced pressure-induced a

Abstract Sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE) is a severe and frequent complication of sepsis causing delirium, coma, and long-term cognitive dysfunction. We identified microglia and C1q complement activation in hippocampal autopsy tissue of patients with sepsis and increased C1q-mediated synaptic pruning in a murine polymicrobial sepsis model. Unbiased transcriptomics of hippocampal tissue and

Abstract Genome-wide phenotypic screens in the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae , enabled by its knockout collection, have produced the largest, richest, and most systematic phenotypic description of any organism. However, integrative analyses of this rich data source have been virtually impossible because of the lack of a central data repository and consistent metadata annotations. Here, w

Abstract Accurate predictive biomarkers of response to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are required for better stratifying patients with cancer to ICI treatments. Here, we present a new concept for a bioassay to predict the response to anti-PD1 therapies, which is based on measuring the binding functionality of PDL1 and PDL2 to their receptor, PD1. In detail, we developed a cell-based reporti

Abstract An intense, nonresolving airway inflammatory response leads to destructive lung disease in cystic fibrosis (CF). Dysregulation of macrophage immune function may be a key facet governing the progression of CF lung disease, but the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. We used 5′ end centered transcriptome sequencing to profile P. aeruginosa LPS-activated human CF macrophages, sh

Abstract Implant-associated infection is a major threat affecting the success of orthopedic surgeries. Although various materials scavenge bacteria by generating reactive oxygen species (ROS), the intrinsic inability of ROS to distinguish bacteria from cells notably limits the therapeutic effects. Here, we found that the arginine carbon dots (Arg-CDs) that were transformed from arginine exhibited

Abstract Immune checkpoint inhibitors targeting programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) or programmed cell death 1 ligand 1 (PD-L1) have enabled some patients with cancer to experience durable, complete treatment responses; however, reliable anti–PD-(L)1 treatment response biomarkers are lacking. Our research found that PD-L1 K162 was methylated by SETD7 and demethylated by LSD2. Furthermore, PD-L

Abstract The crossing of environmental barriers poses major adaptive challenges. Rareness of freshwater-marine transitions separates the bacterial communities, but how these are related to brackish counterparts remains elusive, as do the molecular adaptations facilitating cross-biome transitions. We conducted large-scale phylogenomic analysis of freshwater, brackish, and marine quality-filtered m

Abstract All-inorganic CsPbI 3 perovskite solar cells (PSCs) with efficiencies exceeding 20% are ideal candidates for application in large-scale tandem solar cells. However, there are still two major obstacles hindering their scale-up: (i) the inhomogeneous solid-state synthesis process and (ii) the inferior stability of the photoactive CsPbI 3 black phase. Here, we have used a thermally stable i

Abstract HS3ST1 is a genetic risk gene associated with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and overexpressed in patients, but how it contributes to the disease progression is unknown. We report the analysis of brain heparan sulfate (HS) from AD and other tauopathies using a LC-MS/MS method. A specific 3- O -sulfated HS displayed sevenfold increase in the AD group ( n = 14, P O -sulfated HS is made by 3- O –

Abstract Developing oral nanomedicines that suppress intestinal inflammation while modulating gut microbiota and brain interactions is essential for effectively treating inflammatory bowel disease. Here, we report an oral polyphenol-armored nanomedicine based on tumor necrosis factor–α (TNF-α)–small interfering RNA and gallic acid–mediated graphene quantum dot (GAGQD)–encapsulated bovine serum al

Abstract Innovative therapeutic strategies are urgently needed for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) due to the increasing size of the aging population and the lack of effective drug treatment. Here, we report the therapeutic effects of extracellular vesicles (EVs) secreted by microglia, including macrosomes and small EVs, on AD-associated pathology. Macrosomes strongly inhibited β-amyloid (Aβ) aggregatio

Abstract Inspired by structural colors in avian species, various synthetic strategies have been developed to produce noniridescent, saturated colors using nanoparticle assemblies. Nanoparticle mixtures varying in particle chemistry and size have additional emergent properties that affect the color produced. For complex multicomponent systems, understanding the assembled structure and a robust opt

Abstract Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a progressive fibrotic disease characterized by excessive deposition of (myo)fibroblast produced collagen fibrils in alveolar areas of the lung. Lysyl oxidases (LOXs) have been proposed to be the central enzymes that catalyze the cross-linking of collagen fibers. Here, we report that, while its expression is increased in fibrotic lungs, genetic ablation o

Abstract To answer whether patients’ race belongs in clinical prediction algorithms, two types of prediction models are considered: (i) diagnostic, which describes a patient’s clinical characteristics, and (ii) prognostic, which forecasts a clinical risk or treatment effect that a patient is likely to experience in the future. The ex ante equality of opportunity framework is used, where specific

Nature, Published online: 26 May 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-01727-1 Analysis of more than 100 studies of non-invasive electrical brain stimulation probes whether the controversial technology works.

It's also one of the strongest storms ever recorded in the month of May — and it's pushing up waves topping out at nearly 65 feet high.

The Midwestern United States has lost 57.6 billion tons of topsoil due to farming practices over the past 160 years, and the rate of erosion, even following the U.S. Department of Agriculture's guidelines, is still 25 times higher than the rate at which topsoil forms. Yet, we need not despair: researchers recently reported that no-till farming, which is currently practiced on 40 percent of croplan

Some of nature's most diverse pollinators often go unnoticed, even by scientists: long-snouted beetles called weevils. A new study provides a deep dive into the more than 600 species of weevils, including ones whose entire life cycles are interwoven with a specific plant that they help pollinate.

Animals using the most of efficient methods of searching for resources may well pay with their lives, scientists have discovered.

Researchers developed a new cell culture system for expanding human hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) in the laboratory. The new system's culture medium is free of cytokines and albumin, once believed to be essential components for HSC growth. Using various molecular techniques, the team identified several chemicals that could activate necessary signaling pathways, stimulate cell proliferation, and

A new study has revealed that drying laundry using a condenser tumble dryer leads to hundreds of tons of potentially harmful microfibers being released into waterways and oceans across the UK and Europe.

Scientists have developed and validated an assay that could be used to diagnose Indian strains of the amphibian chytrid fungus that were not detected by previous tests. The novel assay also works for other better-known strains from other parts of the world, such as the one present in Panama.

A study on canine brain networks reveals that during mammalian brain evolution, the role of the cingulate cortex, a bilateral structure located deep in the cerebral cortex, was partly taken over by the lateral frontal lobes, which control problem-solving, task-switching, and goal-directed behavior. The study relies on a new canine resting state fMRI brain atlas, which can aid in the analysis of di

A new study from Swansea University and the University of Cape Town provides the first documented evidence of a cessation in urban space use by a female baboon after giving birth: another example of how wild animals are adaptively responding to urbanization.

Workers taking crisis hotline calls at the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) unionized — and just four days later, according to an NPR report , NEDA told its hotline staff that they would be fired and replaced by a chatbot. Per NPR , the hotline is hugely active. NEDA is the largest eating disorder-focused nonprofit in the US, and its helpline fielded nearly 70,000 calls last year alon

If you are willing to lie very still in a giant metal tube for 16 hours and let magnets blast your brain as you listen, rapt, to hit podcasts, a computer just might be able to read your mind. Or at least its crude contours. Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin recently trained an AI model to decipher the gist of a limited range of sentences as individuals listened to them—gesturing

ChatGPT has been a topic of great discussion in academia, particularly about how to prevent its unauthorized use in classes. However, students can benefit from understanding how to use generative artificial intelligence (AI) as a tool to save time and improve performance on writing assignments.

The tragic war underway in Sudan will soon start to impact neighboring countries, as refugees cross borders to flee the violence. Recurring civil conflicts have already displaced up to 3.2 million Sudanese internally. The latest violence—focused on Khartoum but flaring all around the country—is pushing more people to flee.

Active Brownian motion describes particles that can propel themselves forward while still being subjected to random Brownian motions as they are jostled around by their neighboring particles. Through a new analysis published in The European Physical Journal E, Meng Su at Northwestern Polytechnical University in China, together with Benjamin Lindner at Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany, have d

Indonesia is the biggest palm oil producer in the world, with the U.S. Department of Agriculture crediting it with a nearly 60 percent share of global production. The versatility of palm oil—it is used in cosmetics, food products, detergents—is a key reason for its popularity, which translates to a global market worth some US$60 billion that is predicted to reach US$100 billion by 2030.

A case study by SMU Assistant Professor Sayd Randle reveals how the maintenance of green infrastructure can place an extra burden on lower-income marginalized communities.

A study on canine brain networks reveals that during mammalian brain evolution, the role of the cingulate cortex, a bilateral structure located deep in the cerebral cortex, was partly taken over by the lateral frontal lobes, which control problem-solving, task-switching, and goal-directed behavior. The study relies on a new canine resting state fMRI brain atlas, which can aid in the analysis of di

Infections caused by fungi, such as Candida albicans, pose a significant global health risk due to their resistance to existing treatments, so much so that the World Health Organization has highlighted this as a priority issue.

Climate leaves indelible marks on our lives—impacting where we live, what we eat, our work and our leisure. Two scientists recently documented one of climate's lesser-known impacts: our given names.

The discovery of the Higgs boson at CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in 2012 marked a significant milestone in particle physics. Since then, the ATLAS and CMS collaborations have been diligently investigating the properties of this unique particle and searching to establish the different ways in which it is produced and decays into other particles.

A new study from Swansea University and the University of Cape Town provides the first documented evidence of a cessation in urban space use by a female baboon after giving birth: another example of how wild animals are adaptively responding to urbanization.

The same neural circuitry involved in habit formation underlies binge eating disorders, according to a new study. Habits are like shortcuts for our brains. Once we form a habit—say, putting on a seat belt whenever we get into a car—the behavior becomes almost automatic in the right context. But habit formation isn’t always a boon. Using brain imaging, researchers saw differences in the neural cir

As robots assume more roles in the world, a new analysis reviewed research on robot rights, concluding that granting rights to robots is a bad idea. Philosophers and legal scholars have explored significant aspects of the moral and legal status of robots, with some advocating for giving robots rights. The analysis, published in Communications of the ACM , looks to Confucianism to offer an alterna

The EV giant is under pressure to launch new products, but a huge dump of confidential files in Germany details a litany of technical failings.

It's a cold, wet day in 2015 and Anne Pringle is scouring the understory of a Northern California forest for the unassuming organism that has consumed her research for the last several years: the death cap mushroom, or Amanita phalloides.

Something is seriously wrong here.

As an important indicator of climate change in cold regions, changes in lake area are important for understanding hydrological and ecological processes in cold regions.

A study has found widespread mass loss of glaciers and ice caps in Greenland since the start of the 20th century.

Defense lawyers face numerous challenges accessing and reviewing evidence from phones and computers, a new study shows.

The first protein-based nano-computing agent that functions as a circuit has been created by Penn State researchers. The milestone puts them one step closer to developing next-generation cell-based therapies to treat diseases like diabetes and cancer.

It's a cold, wet day in 2015 and Anne Pringle is scouring the understory of a Northern California forest for the unassuming organism that has consumed her research for the last several years: the death cap mushroom, or Amanita phalloides.

Urban areas are where the majority of the world's population lives, and they are also usually most affected by climate change. Heat waves and extreme temperatures are more intense in heavily-built areas, intensifying existing weaknesses and inequalities among the urban population.

Fiber-optic imaging methods enable in vivo imaging deep inside hollow organs or tissues that are otherwise inaccessible to free-space optical techniques, playing a vital role in clinical practice and fundamental research, such as endoscopic diagnosis and deep-brain imaging.

Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFC) have attracted much attention because of high conversion efficiency, low environmental pollution, and high specific energy, which can be widely used in vehicles such as automobiles, airplanes, and stationary power stations.

Researchers are developing ways to help us stay independent as we get older. Learn about the next technological advancements that will help us 'age in place.'

Research this week presents the most robust evidence to date that ketamine is at least as effective as electroconvulsive therapy for patients with treatment-resistant depression who do not have psychosis.

Scientific Reports, Published online: 26 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41598-023-35878-y

As Judge Amit Mehta sentenced Stewart Rhodes yesterday to 18 years in prison—the longest yet for a defendant involved in the January 6 insurrection—he explained why the leader of the far-right group the Oath Keepers needed to be behind bars for a long time. “You pose an ongoing threat and peril to our democracy and the fabric of this country,” Mehta told Rhodes . Mehta was right about that. At hi

By targeting a single gene, scientists successfully turned chickens’ feet from scaly to feathery.

A newly discovered supernova can be watched as it develops in real-time online and for free. The livestream will begin at 6:30 p.m. EDT (2230 GMT) on Friday, May 26.

Look Back in Anger A second Gallagher brother has spoken out about AI-generated versions of his former band's music — and because one brother loved it, the other, of course, had to hate it. In an interview with Spin magazine , Noel Gallagher — the crabbier of the two warring brothers who made up the backbone of 90s rock band Oasis — bashed the phenomenon of AI-generated versions of an artist's vo

Monkey See Researchers from the National University of Singapore and The Chinese University of Hong Kong claim to have created an AI that can reconstruct "high-quality" video from brain signals. As the researchers explain in a yet-to-be-peer-reviewed paper , the AI model dubbed MinD-Video is "co-trained" on publicly available data from fMRI readings — specifically, data taken from instances where

Weather and climate are important factors affecting economic and social development. In China, the country's National Climate Center releases an annual climate report that comprehensively covers China's achievements and progress that year in climate system monitoring, climate impact assessment, and other aspects. This series of reports has been published in Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Letters

A private Japanese moon lander went into free-fall while trying to land on the lunar surface last month, company officials said Friday, blaming a software issue and a last-minute switch in the touchdown location.

Discovery of GS-9209, one of the furthest from the Milky Way, adds to evidence that large black holes prevent star formation, astronomers say A supermassive black hole discovered at the heart of an ancient galaxy is five times larger than expected for the number of stars it contains, astronomers say. Researchers spotted the immense black hole in a galaxy known as GS-9209 that lies 25bn light-year

Nature, Published online: 26 May 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-01706-6 Hoping to improve public debate and policymaking, multiple efforts have been launched to gather researchers' consensus views.

Near-Infrared (NIR) vision detectors and cameras play an essential role in today's high-tech tools for imaging, sensing and display technologies. Goggle- or binocular-based NIR cameras are particularly important for night vision, as well as medical and agriculture imaging. In conventional NIR cameras, the NIR light (700−2500 nm) is absorbed via a photocathode, leading to the discharge of electrons

Consider an auction. You have two types of main protagonists or agents: a seller (or auctioneer) and many potential buyers. There are, of course, certain ground rules. For instance, one objective may be to design the auction in such a way that the person buying the item(s) up for sale is the buyer "who values that good the most."

Since ancient times, religious beliefs and practices have been a powerful force in shaping morality, justice, values and the things that influence a society.

A pod of killer whales repeatedly rammed a yacht in the Strait of Gibraltar this week, damaging it enough to require Spanish rescuers to come to the aid of its four crew members.

In a new study, researchers from Uppsala University in Sweden, together with colleagues from the University of São Paulo, Brazil, have investigated the impact that a barren living environment for sows leaves on the next generation. The pigs in the study were bred in Brazil and kept according to breeding standards in that country. The sows' uncomfortable and unstimulating environment brought with i

Humanity uses and abuses hundreds of millions of tonnes of plastic a year because "it's so cheap", despite the huge cost of the pollution it creates, the head of the UN Environment Programme told AFP.

Over thousands of years some animals have specialized to live in environments where the sun never shines: giant squid with eyes the size of volleyballs see even in the darkest depths while others, like cave-dwelling olms, have lost the functionality of their eyes completely. But for animals that do not live in these extremes, how do species manage a world that suddenly becomes dark?

A pod of killer whales repeatedly rammed a yacht in the Strait of Gibraltar this week, damaging it enough to require Spanish rescuers to come to the aid of its four crew members.

In a new study, researchers from Uppsala University in Sweden, together with colleagues from the University of São Paulo, Brazil, have investigated the impact that a barren living environment for sows leaves on the next generation. The pigs in the study were bred in Brazil and kept according to breeding standards in that country. The sows' uncomfortable and unstimulating environment brought with i

Over thousands of years some animals have specialized to live in environments where the sun never shines: giant squid with eyes the size of volleyballs see even in the darkest depths while others, like cave-dwelling olms, have lost the functionality of their eyes completely. But for animals that do not live in these extremes, how do species manage a world that suddenly becomes dark?

Nature Communications, Published online: 26 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-38705-0 On September 26th 2022, LICIACube monitored Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission impact on asteroid Dimorphos, which is the smaller component of a binary asteroid system. These close observations revealed the impact ejecta features of the first planetary defence test with a kinetic impactor.

Nature Communications, Published online: 26 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-38888-6 The sustainable synthesis of cyclohexanone oxime, the precursor of nylon-6, without toxic SO2 or H2O2 usage is desirable. Here, the electrosynthesis of cyclohexanone oxime from nitrite and cyclohexanone under ambient conditions is reported.

A rainstorm has exposed the ancient Roman stone carvings of a phallus, face and cornucopia at a first-century fort in Spain.

After a spirited election campaign, the people of Timor-Leste voted for a new parliament on May 21. The vote was free, fair and largely uneventful. The results were accepted. This is a remarkable accomplishment for democracy.

When people consider extraordinary plants, most probably don't spare a thought for moss. It blends in against the green background of plant life, and seems to grow everywhere—whether you want it to or not.

A U.S. Supreme Court ruling this week rolled back protections for many wetlands nationwide. North Carolina is considering a law that would require the state to use the same test for a "wetland" as the federal government, which advocates warn would leave vast swaths of fragile areas like this one in Aurora, NC, without protection. 2006 News & Observer file photo

Scientists are learning more about the diets and groupings of little-studied Hector's dolphins at the top of the South Island.

A large-scale study to see if politically partisan cues can induce people to get COVID-19 vaccines found that, yes, they can.

In March 2022, Microsoft published research results about the realization of a special type of particle that might be used to make particularly robust quantum bits. Researchers at the University of Basel are now calling these results about so-called Majorana particles into doubt: through calculations they have shown that the findings can also be explained differently.

Excitations in solids can also be represented mathematically as quasiparticles; for example, lattice vibrations that increase with temperature can be well described as phonons. Mathematically, also quasiparticles can be described that have never been observed in a material before. If such "theoretical" quasiparticles have interesting talents, then it is worth taking a closer look. Take fractons, f

In Connecticut, deer are a frequent sight, whether they are quietly munching on plants around our yards, bounding into the cover of trees with a flash of white from their tails, or after they don't safely make it across a busy road. Though we may take them for granted, these deer have been here for millennia, and their story is intertwined with the human story of our region.

Karst forests develop in a karst landform, and have complex vegetation types and high biodiversity, and are rich in endemic species. As one of the important and special plant groups in the karst habitat, many orchids have unique adaption mechanisms. However, the distribution pattern and conservation status of orchids in karst forests remain largely unknown.

The challenge seems daunting. But we have overcome terrifying dangers before It started with an ick. Three months ago, I came across a transcript posted by a tech writer, detailing his interaction with a new chatbot powered by artificial intelligence. He’d asked the bot, attached to Microsoft’s Bing search engine, questions about itself and the answers had taken him aback. “You have to listen to

Florida Man Recycling radioactive waste is one thing, but this proposal from Florida lawmakers is, in classic Floridian fashion, taking things way too far. As CBS News reports , the Florida Senate has passed a bill that would allow new roads to be paved with a mining waste that is, per the Environmental Protection Agency , known to be "radioactive." The radioactive byproduct, known as phosphogyps

This is an edition of the revamped Books Briefing , our editors’ weekly guide to the best in books. Sign up for it here. Our summer reading guide is now live! This is our annual feature in which The Atlantic ’s writers and editors get a chance to play that slightly pushy character at the backyard barbecue who practically screams out, “I just finished this book, and you need to read it! Right now.

If I were an outside observer I would find it fascinating how, as our technological prowess expands (AI in this example), our embracing of willful ignorance and scientific illiteracy matches its speed. Reason, logic, and the scientific method paradoxically fuel contempt prior to investigation. In other words, people will choose to believe anything they see, particularly online, despite any and al

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When people consider extraordinary plants, most probably don't spare a thought for moss. It blends in against the green background of plant life, and seems to grow everywhere—whether you want it to or not.

Scientists are learning more about the diets and groupings of little-studied Hector's dolphins at the top of the South Island.

In Connecticut, deer are a frequent sight, whether they are quietly munching on plants around our yards, bounding into the cover of trees with a flash of white from their tails, or after they don't safely make it across a busy road. Though we may take them for granted, these deer have been here for millennia, and their story is intertwined with the human story of our region.

Karst forests develop in a karst landform, and have complex vegetation types and high biodiversity, and are rich in endemic species. As one of the important and special plant groups in the karst habitat, many orchids have unique adaption mechanisms. However, the distribution pattern and conservation status of orchids in karst forests remain largely unknown.

Ask anyone living in a coastal area of the UK and they'll confirm that seagulls can be a nuisance. These birds' pilfering of food knows no bounds, and no one is safe from one of their thieving attacks.

Mountains—their height, their mass, their climates and ecosystems—have fascinated humans for thousands of years. But there is one that holds extra-special meaning for many—Mount Everest, or Chomolungma as the Nepalese Sherpa people call it.

Can a computer learn from the past and anticipate what will happen next, like a human? You might not be surprised to hear that some cutting-edge AI models could achieve this feat, but what about a computer that looks a little different—more like a tank of water?

Companies implement corporate social responsibility (CSR) as a way to present an environmentally responsible image and therefore gain legitimacy in the eyes of their stakeholders. But some companies don't actually live up to their claims.

A new study found more than 5,000 new species in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, a mineral-rich area of seafloor that companies aim to mine for critical materials

A pathway between the brain and the immune system discovered in mice could explain why prolonged stress can exacerbate inflammatory bowel disease

The brain implant company Neuralink, founded by Elon Musk among others, previously tested implants in pigs and monkeys. Now it has approval for human trials

Dinosaur tracks can teach us more about the day-to-day behavior of creatures like T. rex or the Stegosaurus than their skeletons ever could, says paleontologist Martin Lockley. From a "dinosaur's lover's lane" in Colorado to the rocky shores of South Korea, Lockley explores what we can learn from the traces of some of the most impressive creatures ever to walk the Earth.

Nature, Published online: 26 May 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-01746-y US states pledge to cut their use of water from the river, which has been drained by climate change and drought.

Ispace was aiming to become the first private company to land on the surface of the moon, but lost contact with its robotic spacecraft in late April.

A new study found more than 5,000 new species in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, a mineral-rich area of seafloor that companies aim to mine for critical materials

Flash droughts develop fast, and when they hit at the wrong time, they can devastate a region's agriculture.

Ask anyone living in a coastal area of the UK and they'll confirm that seagulls can be a nuisance. These birds' pilfering of food knows no bounds, and no one is safe from one of their thieving attacks.

High school and middle school students in remote learning environments are more likely to be exposed to identity-based harassment, and have a greater likelihood of reporting the behavior, according to researchers. The findings suggest that employing transparency, streamlined reporting processes and restorative practices could help educators combat this type of bullying, which has been increasing s

Government officials can do the math and figure out how much taxation they need to cover everything from military defense to bridges, education and Medicare. The snag, as it's been for millennia, comes when they try to get people to actually pay those taxes.

A review in the International Journal of Management Development has highlighted the crucial role of personality types in the workplace. The study specifically focuses on dispelling the various misconceptions around leaders with introverted personalities. It reveals the key characteristics and qualities that make for effective leadership and compares the leadership styles of introverts and extrover

These historical objects have made some of the biggest impact on our understanding of Maya culture and society.

How we saw the world

Health is wealth as the saying goes and new research now shows that it is possible to have a healthy, less stressed society through familiar and inexpensive foods. One such food might be the Japanese natto which is made from softened soybeans that have been boiled or steamed and fermented with a bacteria called Bacillus subtilis var. natto. Bacillus subtilis var. natto is found in soil, plants, an

The amount lost in the last 30 years is equivalent to 17 Lake Meads — the largest reservoir in the U.S.

This past week, a crew of private space tourists — carried by a vehicle built by SpaceX and operated by Axiom Space — arrived at the International Space Station for the vacation of a lifetime. And because everybody poops , once they arrived they had to confront the grim realities of using the restroom in microgravity. NASA seemed to allude to the struggles in a cursory blog post , saying the spac

A group of researchers from universities in Thailand and Malaysia have collaborated to develop a unique film that is good for the environment and can decompose naturally. They made this film using leftover pineapple stems, which helps reduce the use of harmful plastic films. This new film has the potential to be used as packaging material, contributing to a more sustainable way of doing business a

Health is wealth as the saying goes and new research now shows that it is possible to have a healthy, less stressed society through familiar and inexpensive foods. One such food might be the Japanese natto which is made from softened soybeans that have been boiled or steamed and fermented with a bacteria called Bacillus subtilis var. natto. Bacillus subtilis var. natto is found in soil, plants, an

Picture Boston Harbor, a few years from now. The East Boston Greenway, a leafy urban trail, no longer stops a block from the pier, but extends into the ocean. A floating semi-circular trail arcs across the water; cyclists buzz and pedestrians stroll along it.

The quality factor (Q) is a critical parameter that characterizes the strength of light-matter interactions. Cavities with higher quality factors have the ability to efficiently confine light and thus enhance light-matter interactions. This feature holds significant importance in various applications such as lasers, filters, harmonic generation, and sensors.

In recent decades, the development of nano-fabrication technology is driven by the need to increase the density of components and performance, which requires high accuracy in material processing and the capability of manufacturing in an atmospheric environment. Compared to other advanced processing methods, ultrafast laser processing has been recognized as one of the most extensively used tools fo

Trafficking of wildlife and wildlife products is estimated to be the fourth largest illegal trade in the world.

People tend to think that the idea that biological sex is linked with one's role in society belongs in the past. But was it even the case in prehistory? Archaeologists at the University of Göttingen have investigated the representation of gender in Neolithic and Bronze Age graves (around 5500 BC to 1200 BC), in order to understand if the idea of gender in prehistoric Europe was really as "binary"

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Relating to someone else’s story with a similar one your own is often welcome, research indicates. Researchers used several studies to examine how people use and perceive “reciprocal self-disclosure,” which is responding to a self-disclosure with a self-disclosure. They studied more than 2,600 conversations on Reddit and Facebook, via text message, and in other settings. The findings indicate tha

Researchers are suggesting a new way to expand the search for habitable planets that takes into account a zone not previously considered: the space between the star and what’s called soot line in planet-forming disks. Worlds that form in this region—a disk of dust rotating around a central star from which planets may be built—could have surfaces rich in volatile carbon compounds quite different f

Trafficking of wildlife and wildlife products is estimated to be the fourth largest illegal trade in the world.

A team of researchers tracked thousands of people who took a daily multivitamin for three years. At the end of the first year, they performed slightly better on memory tests than people on a placebo. (Image credit: Grace Cary/Getty Images)

Most people will need more than 50 hours to beat Nintendo’s latest game. A determined clique of players can do it much, much faster.

Nature, Published online: 26 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06194-2

Nature, Published online: 26 May 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-01760-0 The country plans to vaccinate endangered condors in an effort to curb unprecedented H5N1 outbreaks.

Nature, Published online: 26 May 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-01399-x Two researchers with direct experience of online abuse describe its impact, coping strategies, and how it compares to other types of harassment.

Concerns about birth defects first raised in 1960s but evidence for causal link to pregnancy test remains contentious • Families lose bid for compensation over Primodos The high court in London has struck out a bid by families who believe their babies were harmed to sue the pharmaceutical company behind the hormone-based pregnancy test Primodos. Scientists first published concerns about birth def

First home buyers (FHBs) in New South Wales (NSW) are finding it more challenging to get into home ownership, and government intervention during the COVID-19 pandemic may be partly to blame.

In the first week of 2023, slow-moving Tropical Cyclone Ellie dropped 800mm of rainfall, flooding the Fitzroy River in Australia's northwest. Local residents were cut off from food and other supplies, leading to their evacuation by two military transport aircraft.

Since 2004, China has been pioneering many aspects of lunar exploration with the Chang'e project, of which all five missions were successful in obtaining new information about the moon.

New research has found the lack of new supply, driven by construction cost increases and labor shortages, will significantly affect housing markets over the next two years.

Mosquitoes have thermal preferences. This is an important parameter to better predict outbreaks of diseases transmitted by these insects.

Mosquitoes have thermal preferences. This is an important parameter to better predict outbreaks of diseases transmitted by these insects.

Ny bog fortæller historien om Tom Kristensens glorværdige karriere på den berømte racerbane i Le Mans.

Computational imaging has seen tremendous progress in the last decade. The process involves using a combination of advanced algorithms and hardware to create images that cannot otherwise be captured by traditional cameras.

As the third-busiest Memorial Day weekend since 2000 approaches, kicking off a summer travel season that AAA predicts will be one for the record books, particularly at airports, travelers are encouraged to pack their patience and buckle in for what may be a bumpier ride than usual.

Strategic decisions and debates about Australian values are shaped in the Anglosphere, a new research paper reveals.

How do humans make decisions when the outcomes are uncertain? One possible way would be to calculate the expected value of each option by multiplying each possible outcome amount by its probability and then choosing the option with the highest expected value. While this strategy would maximize the payoff in expectation, this is not what people tend to do. In particular, people seem to be irrationa

A tangle of pockets, tubes and sac-like membrane structures runs through the cells of humans, animals, plants and fungi—the endoplasmic reticulum, or ER for short. In the ER, proteins are manufactured, folded into their three-dimensional structure and modified, lipids and hormones are produced and calcium concentrations in the cell are controlled. In addition, the ER forms the basis for the cellul

Solvated dielectrons are the subject of many hypotheses among scientists, but have never been directly observed. They are described as a pair of electrons that is dissolved in liquids such as water or liquid ammonia. To make space for the electrons a cavity forms in the liquid that the two electrons occupy.

Chemists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a scalable hydrothermal approach for obtaining ferromagnetic single-atom spin catalysts which can boost the efficiency of water splitting reactions under the influence of a magnetic field.

Miniaturization is progressing rapidly in many fields, and the trend toward the creation of ever smaller units is also prevalent in the world of robot technology. In the future, minuscule robots used in medical and pharmaceutical applications might be able to transport medication to targeted sites in the body. Statistical physics can contribute to the foundations for the development of such techno

NASA has launched the final pair of a satellite quartet designed to track tropical cyclones hour by hour, in a project that could improve weather predictions on devastating storms.

A tangle of pockets, tubes and sac-like membrane structures runs through the cells of humans, animals, plants and fungi—the endoplasmic reticulum, or ER for short. In the ER, proteins are manufactured, folded into their three-dimensional structure and modified, lipids and hormones are produced and calcium concentrations in the cell are controlled. In addition, the ER forms the basis for the cellul

A team of horticulturists affiliated with a host of institutions in Canada and the U.S. has found a chemical that kills crop-parasitizing nematodes in the soil without killing other organisms. The study is reported in the journal Nature. The editors of the journal have also published a Research Briefing in the same issue outlining the work done by the team on this new effort.

The Rent Is Too Damn High In this economy, finding a new home is a brutal, demoralizing slog due to limited housing stock and surging demand , particularly in big cities. A man in Berlin, Germany claims to have radically expedited this process by using ChatGPT after fruitlessly searching for a new apartment to rent for four frustrating months. 28-year-old coder Daniel Dippold had almost given up

Join Parker Schnabel and his team as they embark on an epic adventure in South America's gold-rich lands. From dense jungles to treacherous mountains, witness their relentless pursuit of fortune across different mining sites on Parker's Trail. #discoveryplus #goldrushparkerstrail Stream Full Episodes of Gold Rush: Parker's Trail https://www.discovery.com/shows/gold-rush-parkers-trail About Gold R

Nature, Published online: 26 May 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-01771-x Don’t blame yourself if an enthusiastic and productive first encounter goes nowhere, says Aditya Simha.

Physicists studying particle collisions at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) have published the first observation of directed flow of hypernuclei. These short-lived, rare nuclei contain at least one "hyperon" in addition to ordinary protons and neutrons.

Recently, a research team led by Prof. Gou Yanyu from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) found that the solar outburst structure undergoes a complex reconfiguration evolution during the early outbursts. This is an important advancement in the study of solar outburst activity. This study was published in Nature Astronomy.

In a study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Prof. Xiao Yilin's group from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) quantitatively determined, for the first time, the chemical composition of supercritical fluids in deep subduction zones. Through 3D imaging modeling of ultrahigh-pressure (UHP) multiphase fluid incl

A research team has carried out a study on paleoclimatic evolution, volcanic activity and its socio-ecological impact in the Garrotxa Volcanic Field (Girona). The results of the paleoenvironmental study have been published in the journals The Holocene and Scientific Reports . The Autonomous University of Barcelona, the University of Burgos, the IPHES-CERCA, the IDAEA-CSIC, the University of Valenc

A team of horticulturists affiliated with a host of institutions in Canada and the U.S. has found a chemical that kills crop-parasitizing nematodes in the soil without killing other organisms. The study is reported in the journal Nature. The editors of the journal have also published a Research Briefing in the same issue outlining the work done by the team on this new effort.

A research team at the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) led by Professor Roberto Morandotti reported the first realization of a single-shot ultrafast terahertz (THz) photography system. This important achievement published in Nature Communications will be able to provide both the spatial and temporal evolution of ultrashort dynamics with sub-picosecond resolution.

Plasma engineers and chemists at the University of Illinois have demonstrated a sustainable way of forming carbon-carbon bonds—the bedrock of all organic compounds—without expensive, rare metals that are typically required as catalysts in bond-forming organic reactions.

It's been overlooked until now.

The abili ty of machines to read our minds has been steadily progressing in recent years. Now, researchers have used AI video generation technology to give us a window into the mind’s eye. The main driver behind attempts to interpret brain signals is the hope that one day we might be able to offer new windows of communication for those in comas or with various forms of paralysis. But there are al

A new study shows that philosophers with expertise on social discounting and intergenerational distribution want to put more emphasis on the conditions of future generations in climate economic calculations. But they fundamentally agree with economists on one of the key parameters.

As more researchers document the potential harms of social media use, especially for youngsters, both Republicans and Democrats are pushing legislation to rein in platforms

I learned how to be funny from Martin Amis. I don’t mean in person—I’m not funny in person, and I don’t know if Amis was, either. Although our paths crossed a couple of times after he moved to Brooklyn, I never spoke with him for long enough to learn whether the caustic hilarity of his 20th-century novels—which I devoured in the 1990s and then studied, trying to understand how their humor worked—

This fall, millions of Americans might be lining up for yet another kind of COVID vaccine: their first-ever dose that lacks the strain that ignited the pandemic more than three and a half years ago. Unlike the current, bivalent vaccine, which guards against two variants at once, the next one could, like the first version of the shot, have only one main ingredient—the spike protein of the XBB.1 li

This story contains spoilers through the ninth episode of Succession Season 4. R oman Roy was ready. He had written his eulogy for his father—a great man, he would say, great despite and because of it all—on hot-pink index cards. He had practiced the speech in front of a mirror. He had “pre-grieved,” he kept telling people, and so could be trusted to fulfill, one last time, the core duty of the f

As more researchers document the potential harms of social media use, especially for youngsters, both Republicans and Democrats are pushing legislation to rein in platforms

As more researchers document the potential harms of social media use, especially for youngsters, both Republicans and Democrats are pushing legislation to rein in platforms

Antarctica is a unique landscape, full of mystery and wonder. Its environments have a huge impact on the rest of the planet—on the climate, the ocean and on life itself.

Researchers led by Prof. Tian Jia from the Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a new strategy for visible-light-induced selective carbon dioxide (CO2) conversion by mimicking the key elements and assembly structures of natural photosynthetic purple bacterial chromatophores through supramolecular self-assembly.

In biomedical technology, tissue engineering for the ex-vivo production of skin or organs is becoming increasingly important. This requires biocompatible microfibers with enclosed microcapsules of controlled size and shape, as the cells used for tissue engineering must be embedded in material that is as similar as possible to the natural arrangement in vivo.

Researchers led by Prof. Tian Jia from the Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a new strategy for visible-light-induced selective carbon dioxide (CO2) conversion by mimicking the key elements and assembly structures of natural photosynthetic purple bacterial chromatophores through supramolecular self-assembly.

A new machine-knitted sweater “skin” could help robots sense contact and pressure. “We can use that to make the robot smarter during its interaction with humans,” says Changliu Liu, an assistant professor of robotics in the school of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University. Just as knitters can take any kind of yarn and turn it into a sock, hat, or sweater of any size or shape, the knitted

A team of environmental engineers at ETH Zurich's Institute of Environmental Engineering working with a colleague from the University of Luxembourg has found that the movement of individual gliding filaments of Trichodesmium and the way they interact with other filaments helps them to form aggregates. In their study, published in the journal Science, the group studied how samples of Trichodesmium

The marine ecosystems of the South Atlantic Ocean have experienced a significant decline in recent decades due to overfishing and habitat degradation. This is demonstrated by a scientific study led by the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB) that sheds light on the magnitude of human impact on these once thriving marine areas based o

Scientific Reports, Published online: 26 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41598-023-35391-2 Specific mating behavior of Malayan pangolin ( Manis javanica ) in captivity

Ruslands krig i Ukraine har synliggjort vigtigheden af at have et stærkt forsvar. Det mærker forsvarsindustrien, der nu bliver set på med anderledes positive øjne.

Nature Communications, Published online: 26 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-38779-w Developing materials which mimic thermal homeostasis is limited by complicated fabrication steps or unidirectional temperature transport. Here, the authors develop a homeostatic hydrogel that shows improved heat trapping at low temperatures, and enhanced evaporative cooling at high temperatures.

The US actors’ union will negotiate with Hollywood studios over the rights to use AI to create "digital twins" of actors, and the results could determine the viability of acting as a career

From how well they work to side effects such as hair loss, here’s the skinny on new weight loss injections that work by blocking a hormone that normally reduces appetite

A team of environmental engineers at ETH Zurich's Institute of Environmental Engineering working with a colleague from the University of Luxembourg has found that the movement of individual gliding filaments of Trichodesmium and the way they interact with other filaments helps them to form aggregates. In their study, published in the journal Science, the group studied how samples of Trichodesmium

The marine ecosystems of the South Atlantic Ocean have experienced a significant decline in recent decades due to overfishing and habitat degradation. This is demonstrated by a scientific study led by the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB) that sheds light on the magnitude of human impact on these once thriving marine areas based o

Using a high-speed "electron camera" at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and cutting-edge quantum simulations, scientists have directly imaged a photochemical "transition state," a specific configuration of a molecule's atoms determining the chemical outcome, during a ring-opening reaction in the molecule α-terpinene. This is the first time that scientists have preci

The future is blight.

Nature, Published online: 26 May 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-01772-w Authors from richer, English-speaking countries gain unconscious boost when identified to referees, study finds.

By analyzing fMRI scans, mind-reading technology can now translate brain activity into language. How accurate is it? Will we still have freedom of thought?

Identifying new sources that produce electrons faster could help to advance the many imaging techniques that rely on electrons. In a recent paper published in Physical Review Letters, a team of researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology demonstrated the scattering of subpicosecond electron bunches from an ultracold electron source.

Researchers from Nagoya City University have made an important advancement in the field of cellular imaging with the development of Seg2Link, a software tool that harnesses the power of artificial intelligence (AI) and semi-automated correction techniques to accurately segment cells in 3D images from a stack of 2D images. This solution bridges the gap between AI predictions and real-world accuracy

Discovered in 2004, graphene has revolutionized various scientific fields. It possesses remarkable properties like high electron mobility, mechanical strength, and thermal conductivity. Extensive time and effort has been invested in exploring its potential as a next-generation semiconductor material, leading to the development of graphene-based transistors, transparent electrodes, and sensors.

Researchers from the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science and collaborators have succeeded in creating a "superlattice" of semiconductor quantum dots that can behave like a metal, potentially imparting exciting new properties to this popular class of materials.

Like thieves that constantly look for ways to evade capture, Salmonella enterica, a disease-causing bacterium, uses various tactics to escape the human body's defense mechanisms. In a new study, researchers from the Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology (MCB), IISc, highlight two such strategies that the bacterium uses to protect itself, both driven by the same protein.

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Researchers from Nagoya City University have made an important advancement in the field of cellular imaging with the development of Seg2Link, a software tool that harnesses the power of artificial intelligence (AI) and semi-automated correction techniques to accurately segment cells in 3D images from a stack of 2D images. This solution bridges the gap between AI predictions and real-world accuracy

Frontotemporal dementia can release the creative potential of the brain’s visual areas

Frontotemporal dementia can release the creative potential of the brain’s visual areas

Before you go prospecting in the nearest river, here’s the science of what separates the rocks from the good stuff.

US lawmakers and CEOs alike say new rules are needed to prevent artificial intelligence from doing harm. So far, there are more wish lists than laws.

Therapy could help you figure out why you still resort to this coping mechanism from your past – which is one I can relate to Since childhood I have bitten the skin off my fingers, often leaving them bloody and painful. I am in my 50s now and my poor fingers look dreadful after years of chewing. I understand this to be a form of self -harm but it is such ingrained behaviour I seem unable to stop.

Lær at køre Ford T på den nostalgiske festival Timewinder, hvor dampmaskinerne snurrer, og IDAs selskab for Historisk Teknologi fortæller om biler, radioteknik og militærteknologi.

Døde dyr i tanken giver en CO2-besparelse på over 80 pct., fremhæver selskab, der producerer biodiesel.

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Like thieves that constantly look for ways to evade capture, Salmonella enterica, a disease-causing bacterium, uses various tactics to escape the human body's defense mechanisms. In a new study, researchers from the Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology (MCB), IISc, highlight two such strategies that the bacterium uses to protect itself, both driven by the same protein.

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Nature Communications, Published online: 26 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-38731-y A light-driven, chemical looping approach to CH3COOH synthesis from methane using a Pd/PdO–WO3 nanocomposite is reported. Methane is converted to methyl and carbonyl intermediates at the Pd and PdO sites, respectively, to produce CH3COOH.

A strong 6.2-magnitude quake shook buildings in Tokyo on Friday, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

As clocks across Washington, D.C., struck 1 on the morning of March 4, 1879, the Capitol bustled with activity. Sleepless tourists packed its halls; Cabinet secretaries stayed huddled in consultation with congressmen; diplomats and socialites remained shoulder-to-shoulder in the Senate viewing gallery, transfixed by the scene unfolding below them. They were all witnessing a grimly fascinating eve

T wo months before invading Ukraine, Russia massed more than 100,000 troops on its neighbor’s border and sent NATO a bill of demands . Moscow’s list—structured as a treaty—required that the alliance close itself off to new members. It declared that NATO states “shall not conduct any military activity on the territory of Ukraine as well as other States” in Eastern Europe. It insisted that NATO rem

I n March, 19 Republican governors issued a statement warning of “a direct threat to the American economy, individual economic freedom, and our way of life.” The threat in question was not one of the classic objects of conservative anxiety, like high taxes, government regulation, or socialized medicine. Instead, it was a bugbear of a more recent vintage: ESG investing. ESG, which stands for “envi

Photographs by Emin Özmen The Magnum photographer Emin Özmen remembers the day in 1993 when radical Islamists set fire to the Madımak Hotel in his hometown of Sivas, Turkey, killing 37 people. Intellectuals and artists had gathered there for a festival honoring a 16th-century Alevi poet. Many of those who died were themselves Alevis, members of a Muslim sect that is a minority in Turkey. During t

Nature, Published online: 26 May 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-01740-4 Biased hiring practices are limiting efforts to attract and retain researchers of colour.

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. A brain implant changed her life. Then it was removed against her will. Sticking an electrode inside a person’s brain can do more than treat a disease. Take the case of Rita Leggett, an Australian woman whose experimental brain implant designed to help people

The weight of New York City’s 1.1 million buildings is making the city slowly sink

Hell on Earth?

People with a rare condition experienced fewer or no complications after receiving an experimental mRNA therapy, with the technology having the potential to treat a range of disorders

Recommendations from the new report on youth mental health won’t protect kids—but they’ll destroy the privacy of everyone who uses the internet.

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Scientists have developed a nanodevice that can measure the absolute power of microwave radiation down to the femtowatt level at ultra-low temperatures — a scale trillion times lower than routinely used in verifiable power measurements. The device has the potential to significantly advance microwave measurements in quantum technology.

Nature Communications, Published online: 26 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-38196-z Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have improved our understanding of the genetic basis of lung adenocarcinoma but known susceptibility variants explain only a small fraction of the familial risk. Here, the authors perform a two-stage GWAS and report 12 novel genetic loci associated with lung adenocarcinoma i

Så kallade fideikommiss har under århundraden möjliggjort för främst adliga familjer att behålla en förmögenhet, ofta i form av slott och gods, samlad i generation efter generation. Ofta är det äldsta sonen som ensam ärvt. Sverige är idag det enda land som har kvar systemet. Varför? Så här säger forskare i historia. Inlägget dök först upp på forskning.se .

Uden egen ladestander betaler du langt mere for strømmen, og det er kun et af problemerne med den danske ladeinfrastruktur. I ugens Transformator kan du også høre om, hvordan Kina stormer ind på markedet for små elbiler.

Japan's private Hakuto-R spacecraft broke into at least four large pieces of debris, according to new images from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.

The MacBook Pro 14 is a stylish laptop with the power to handle anything students can throw at it, including coding and photo editing, and this model is 20% off.

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Personer som är vaccinerade mot smittkoppor har en minskad risk att drabbas av apkoppor. Det tyder på att immunförsvarets minnesceller är långlivade, enligt en studie. Inlägget dök först upp på forskning.se .

The weight of New York City’s 1.1 million buildings is making the city slowly sink

The COVID pandemic caused a U.S.-wide decline in fertility rates, but red states actually saw increases

Nature, Published online: 26 May 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-01725-3 A question of balance.

The prehistoric age has been stuck in a cultural rut since Jurassic Park. As a palaeontologist, I’m glad to see this era is over The utterly extraordinary Prehistoric Planet has returned this week for a second season and, as a palaeontologist, I remain utterly enthralled by the whole thing. You might think I’d be spoiled for choice with the apparently unending parade of movies, video games and do

A computer scientist explains what it means when the inner workings of AIs are hidden

The COVID pandemic caused a U.S.-wide decline in fertility rates, but red states actually saw increases

An outbreak of deadly ocular infections, which have cost some people their vision and even their life, has been traced to contaminated eye drops. The post first appeared on Science-Based Medicine .

What better way to kick off the summer than with an upgrade to TV, camera, headphones, and more?

Wondering where to start during this weekend's sales bonanza? Right here.

Scientists are “watching with bated breath” to see if ice will return to normal levels. The planetary consequences could be huge.

HBO’s critical-darling drama may be ending on Sunday, but the internet will always remember the Roys.

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Nature Communications, Published online: 26 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-38722-z There is much interest in how animals adapt behaviorally to their ecological niche. Here, the authors demonstrate a role for olfaction in the oviposition preference of the noni fruit specialist Drosophila sechellia, and evidence for an important contribution of Ir75b, a receptor for the noni odor hexanoic acid.

Thomas Danielsen afviste at igangsætte kompenserende afgravninger for Lynetteholms blokeringseffekt med det argument, at Sverige ikke længere havde indvendinger mod projektet. Han nævnte dog ikke, at de svenske myndigheder 12 dage forinden havde rykket de danske myndigheder for en handlingsplan for afgravningerne.

Here's how to reconcile the mismatch in what your senses are telling your brain

We're shambling onto your screens to look at the best zombie movies, and the scientific (and not so scientific) inspirations behind them.

Nature, Published online: 26 May 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-01714-6 Scientists say the system will help safeguard nature, but they want more transparency about the zones chosen for conservation.

Vaccine experts are excited about new clinical trial results for a device that delivers measles vaccine via a "microarray" patch — no syringe needed. (Image credit: Micron Biomedical )

Here's how to reconcile the mismatch in what your senses are telling your brain

Anna Abalkina Have you heard about hijacked journals, which take over legitimate publications’ titles, ISSNs, and other metadata without their permission? We recently launched the Retraction Watch Hijacked Journal Checker , and will be publishing regular posts like this one to tell the stories of some of those cases. When web domains of legitimate journals expire, fraudulent publishers have an op

The Chinese shopping app is topping app stores in the US. But it’s burning money and squeezing its suppliers to a breaking point in a bid to take on Amazon.

New photo manipulation tools from Google and Adobe are blurring the lines between real memories and those dreamed up by AI.

Den 29 maj för 70 år sedan nådde bergsbestigare toppen av Mount Everest. Men smältande glaciärer hotar nu inte bara framtida expeditioner. Klimatförändringarna riskerar även att slå hårt mot lokalbefolkningens vattenförsörjning, enligt hållbarhetsforskaren Mine Islar vid Lunds universitet. Inlägget dök först upp på forskning.se .

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Nature Communications, Published online: 26 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-38216-y Charge carrier transport in colloidal quantum dot assemblies is slow due to hopping transport nature. Here, the authors report the demonstration of gate-tuned metallic state in epitaxially-connected quantum dot superlattices by minimizing disorders.

Bipolär sjukdom ligger bakom ungefär fem procent av självmorden bland unga människor. Men när fler unga får bipolärdiagnos tycks självmorden minska, enligt en ny studie som tittat på hur det ser ut i Sveriges regioner. Inlägget dök först upp på forskning.se .

A trick for asking questions using capital letters seems to baffle artificial intelligences like ChatGPT, while humans can easily give the right answer

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Nature, Published online: 25 May 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-01761-z Even the scientists who have made quantum computers their life’s work say they can’t do anything useful yet — but the future is bright. Plus, how China’s data privacy laws affects researchers and LIGO is back, better than ever.

Nature, Published online: 24 May 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-01754-y Endangered orcas that have sunk three boats might have learnt from one traumatized individual. Plus, what scientists are learning as game-changing obesity drugs go mainstream and what to do about the mental-health crisis gripping science.

Efter fremvisningen af Tesla Bot sidste år kommer Tesla nu med en opdatering på projektet.

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This article is from The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Thursday, sign up here . Ian Burkhart sustained a severe spinal cord injury while he was on vacation at 19 years old. “It left me as a quadriplegic,” he says. “I had a little bit of movement in my arms, but nothing in my hands.” He wanted something that could give him more indepe

Igen i år har Ingeniøren kåret Danmarks mest attraktive arbejdspladser ifølge ingeniører og tech-folk. Herunder kan du hente årets magasin, seminar og ranglister.

When creating a computer program, errors in the code can introduce bugs to the software. Similarly, errors in our body's genetic code, DNA, which is stored in structures known as chromosomes, can bring about mutations in the body. These mutations are the cause of many deadly diseases—including cancer. Now, researchers in Japan have shed new light on a particular type of genetic mutation: gross chr

When creating a computer program, errors in the code can introduce bugs to the software. Similarly, errors in our body's genetic code, DNA, which is stored in structures known as chromosomes, can bring about mutations in the body. These mutations are the cause of many deadly diseases—including cancer. Now, researchers in Japan have shed new light on a particular type of genetic mutation: gross chr

Nature Communications, Published online: 26 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-38792-z Insect-scale untethered micro aerial vehicles such as artificial dandelion devices suffer from high flight randomness and inadequate controllability. Chen et al. design and fabricate an untethered dandelion-inspired microflier, which is spatially and temporally controlled by an ultralight and supersensitive light

Nature Communications, Published online: 26 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-38651-x The large coding potential of vaccinia virus (VV) vectors is a defining feature. Here the authors present vaccinia virus vector-adapted chemogenetic switches enabling temporal and dose control of viral replication and transgene expression, implementation of complex tunable transgene circuitry, and generation of s

Nature Communications, Published online: 26 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-38472-y The molecular mechanisms involved in the development of SMARCB1-deficient renal medullary carcinomas (RMCs) remain to be characterised. Here, the authors integrated RMC omics data to show that ferroptosis resistance contributes to transformation of renal thick ascending limb cells into several RMC cell states.

Det koster på omdømmet at blive på markedet i et krigsførende land, har blandt andre Rockwool erfaret. Men er det muligt at tie krisen ihjel — og kan et knækket brand repareres?

Det nordlige Odense er blevet klimasikret bedre mod stormflod i et projekt, der også gavner natur, miljø og klima. Men en højvandsklap virker ikke ved hverdags-agtigt højvande, og det har medført en retssag – og at klappen skal udskiftes.

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Thursday predicted a "near normal" hurricane season with 12 to 17 named storms packing winds of at least 39 mph (63 kph).

Biomassefyrede kraftvarmeanlæg er tænkt som en overgangsløsning, men ifølge ny opgørelse fortsætter milliardinvesteringerne i nye anlæg.

Sunlight transmitted through an optical fibre could be used to help cool a single charged atom to a temperature only a few millionths of a degree above absolute zero

En ny undersøgelse har kortlagt mængderne og fraktionsfordelingen af det danske husholdningsaffald. Undersøgelsen viser, at danskerne smider over store mængder madaffald ud som restaffald årligt og at der er et betydeligt potentiale for at forbedre sorteringen af madaffald.

Regional cultural boundaries in England and Wales put a brake on the rapid urbanization that took hold across Britain in the 19th and early 20th century, research has revealed.

Fremadstormende teknologivirksomheder som Mobile Industrial Robots og Universal Robots er en stor inspiration for underskoven af iværksættere i den danske robotklynge og har gjort Odense Robotics til et verdenskendt brand.

Self-deception is part of the human condition, and many people are unable to recognize, much less admit, the ceiling of their own capabilities. Psychologists have long studied our ignorance of our own ignorance, and the results are surprising. If deceiving ourselves won’t do us good, why do we still do it?

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Biomassefyrede kraftvarmeanlæg er tænkt som en overgangsløsning, men ifølge ny opgørelse fortsætter milliardinvesteringerne i nye anlæg.

In an industrial wasteland in Los Angeles, Kreigh Hampel is uprooting California buckwheat with a pitchfork to find out how much lead it has absorbed.

Three cheetah cubs born to a big cat that was brought to India from Africa last year died in central India's Kuno National Park in the past week, forest officials said, as a heat wave in the region sent temperatures soaring.

Nearly 9,000 sea lions, penguins, otters and small cetaceans have died in an avian flu outbreak battering Chile's north coast, the South American country's fisheries service said Thursday.

Squinting in the bright light of a hot summer morning, Vu Thi Thinh perches on the edge of her small wooden boat and plucks a polystyrene block from the calm waters of Vietnam's Ha Long Bay.

Three cheetah cubs born to a big cat that was brought to India from Africa last year died in central India's Kuno National Park in the past week, forest officials said, as a heat wave in the region sent temperatures soaring.

Nearly 9,000 sea lions, penguins, otters and small cetaceans have died in an avian flu outbreak battering Chile's north coast, the South American country's fisheries service said Thursday.

This story contains spoilers for the Season 2 finale of Showtime’s Yellowjackets . Back when she was just a member of the championship high-school soccer team known as the Yellowjackets, Natalie (played by Sophie Thatcher) was a wide midfielder, according to fans who studied the few scenes of the girls in action . The position comes with little glory. Wide midfielders don’t normally score the goa

As the main candidates head to a runoff, disinformation is running riot on Turkish social media.

Den här podden handlar om vad som händer i kroppen under övergångsåldern och om hur träning kan minska besvär. Men också om vallningar, psykisk hälsa, humör, sexliv, hormonbehandling och vad det finns för risker med naturläkemedel.

Schneider Shorts 26.05.2023 – a dyslexic graphing software in Israel, a Marseille court decides wisely, ingenious cures for autism and Parkinson's, with Nobelist's new retraction, stem cell fraudsters' retraction, botched-up retraction notice, more retractions, and finally, how a German professor-maker investigated his papers.

The Chelsea Flower Show in England, a scarecrow fair in Italy, a mountain-bike race in Bolivia, a volcanic eruption in Indonesia, the Cannes Film Festival in France, severe drought in Spain, flooding in Italy, a lantern festival in South Korea, kitesurfing in the Netherlands, and much more

Nature Communications, Published online: 26 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-38762-5 A long-standing puzzle in the quantum critical behavior of cuprate superconductors has been the observed sub-linear power-law dependence of optical conductivity. Here, the authors present measurements of the optical spectra and resistivity of La2−xSrxCuO4, and develop a theoretical framework that yields a unified

The cubs were the first to be born in the country 70 years after the animals were declared extinct here

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Since being laid low with the virus more than a year ago, Catherine Heymans can only operate in half-hour bursts. But her work could still change the way we understand the universe Continue reading…

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Nature Communications, Published online: 26 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-38744-7 Binding antibody levels correlate with protection against infection with the ancestral SARS-CoV-2 strain, but it is not clear whether this relationship extends to the Omicron variant. Here, the authors characterise antibody dynamics and their relationship with Omicron infection in a longitudinal cohort from Genev

På dage, hvor vind og vejr tillader det, kan Energinets nye software-løsning give en samfundsøkonomisk gevinst på cirka 400 millioner kroner frem mod 2030.

Listen over offentlige it-skandaler i Danmark er efterhånden så lang, at den ikke længere giver mening at remse op. Forsinkede, fejlramte eller endda helt skrottede it-systemer har kostet skatteyderne milliarder af kroner på tværs af politi, sundhedssektor og skattevæsen. Senest viser et grelt eksempel fra kommunerne, at vi tilsyneladende ikke bliver klogere eller lærer af selv vores værste fejl.

Det er en besværlig øvelse at rette it-fejl på kontanthjælpsområdet, der på ulovlig vis har skåret i borgeres ydelse.

It-understøttelsen af 225-timersreglen, der er central for kontanthjælpssystemet, er fuld af problemer.

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As robots assume more roles in the world, a new analysis reviewed research on robot rights, concluding that granting rights to robots is a bad idea. Instead, the article looks to Confucianism to offer an alternative.

One researcher says we should look beyond the hype to see how virtual reality can make scientists more effective. But to realize the benefits, researchers must also plan well and avoid potential pitfalls.

A new study suggests iron-rich ancient sediments may have helped cause some of the largest volcanic events in the planet's history.

A fecal analysis from two toilets dating to biblical times in Jerusalem has revealed the oldest evidence yet of the parasite that causes dysentery.

New animal research is helping explain why at least five people have become HIV-free after receiving a stem cell transplant, and may bring scientists closer to developing what they hope will be a widespread cure for the virus that causes AIDS. A new study describes how two nonhuman primates were cured of the monkey form of HIV after receiving a stem cell transplant. It also reveals that two circum

A study presents the detection of a system of two planets slightly larger than Earth orbiting a cold star in a synchronized dance. Named TOI-2096, the system is located 150 light-years from Earth. This system, located 150 light-years from Earth, is one of the best candidates for a detailed study of their atmosphere with the JWST space telescope.

Analysing up to 100 years' worth of residents' records from various almshouses in England, new research suggests that living in these communities can reduce the negative impact on health and social wellbeing which is commonly experienced by the older population in lower socioeconomic groups, particularly those individuals who are living in isolation.

Cage structures made with nanoparticles could be a route toward making organized nanostructures with mixed materials, and researchers have shown how to achieve this through computer simulations.

New research analyzes more than 25 years of climate and biological data. The findings include shorter hibernation periods in arctic ground squirrels, as well as differences between male and female hibernation periods.

A new study of the freshwater greenfin darter fish suggests river erosion can be a driver of biodiversity in tectonically inactive regions.

The latest observations from Low Earth Orbit with the International Space Station provide further evidence of spectral hardening and softening of cosmic ray particles.

Cage structures made with nanoparticles could be a route toward making organized nanostructures with mixed materials, and researchers have shown how to achieve this through computer simulations.

A new analysis of ancient feces taken from two Jerusalem latrines dating back to the biblical Kingdom of Judah has uncovered traces of a single-celled microorganism Giardia duodenalis—a common cause of debilitating diarrhea in humans.

Somehow, America’s desire for Ozempic is only growing. The drug’s active ingredient, semaglutide, is sold as an obesity medication under the brand name Wegovy—and it has become so popular that its manufacturer, Novo Nordisk, recently limited shipments to the U.S. and paused advertising to prevent shortages. Its promise has enticed would-be patients and set off a pharmaceutical arms race to create

Subscribe here: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Podcasts | Pocket Casts Today we relaunched The Atlantic ’s flagship podcast, Radio Atlantic , with a new host: senior editor Hanna Rosin, a former Atlantic writer who went on to become the editorial director for audio at New York magazine. “There’s this phrase someone said to me recently: road-testing ideas , like you would road-test a

Growing up in suburban New Jersey, I dreaded having new visitors over. I wasn’t asocial; I just feared that anyone who wasn’t Chinese—as in, the majority of my classmates—wouldn’t understand my family home and all of its inevitable differences from their own. Even if they didn’t ask me about the cultural objects they might stumble upon around the house, I felt the need to explain what they were s

Judgment Day Famed director James Cameron has revealed that he's working on a script for the next "Terminator" installment — and it'll be inspired, this time, by the rise of actual artificial intelligence in the real world, like OpenAI's ChatGPT. Cameron, who created the franchise in 1984, says he has some lingering questions about the emerging tech before he's ready to wrap up his draft. Speakin

Package of measures for UK life sciences sector also includes overhauling regulatory process for new medicines GPs could be offered financial incentives to help recruit patients for clinical trials under ambitious government plans to quadruple the participants in commercial clinical trials in the next four years. Unveiling a £650m package of measures for the UK life sciences sector, the chancello

In a study that has yet to be peer-reviewed, scientists documented behavior in a captive cephalopod that they say looks very similar to a bad dream.

Climate change is subjecting plants to rapid shifts in temperature and precipitation, pushing them into new ranges and stressing them in old ones.

Just wondering if there is any evidence to support a link in this relationship. You would expect intermittent fasting (IF) to lead to lower concentration and lower levels of critical thinking due to hunger/distraction. The doctor who runs HealthyGamerGG argues that fasting can help you change certain lifestyle patterns (bad habits that people keep circling back to, for example) and improve your a

Climate change is subjecting plants to rapid shifts in temperature and precipitation, pushing them into new ranges and stressing them in old ones.

Secret Surveillance An Android app that was supposed to be used to do screen recordings has been caught secretly recording audio and sending it somewhere shady — but the story behind the debacle goes even deeper. As the WeLiveSecurity blog reports , the app named "iRecorder – Screen Recorder" had more than 50,000 installs from the Google Play store after its fall 2021 launch and, by all indicatio

A man in Michigan developed deep vein thrombosis after reportedly being bitten by a brown recluse spider.

In an era marked by an escalating energy crisis, the world stands on the precipice of a transformative revolution in spintronics technology, promising ultra-low power consumption paired with superior performance. To illustrate the potential, consider this: the power consumed by AlphaGo during its famous Go game in 2016 equaled the daily power use of 100 households. By 2021, Tesla's autonomous driv

The US Supreme Court dealt a blow on Thursday to the federal government's authority to regulate wetlands under a landmark anti-pollution law.

A mountain lion studied by biologists in wilderness areas near Los Angeles has given birth to three healthy kittens, the National Park Service said Thursday.

A new study published in OMICS: A Journal of Integrative Biology has identified genes for virulence and antimicrobial resistance in two bacteria that co-occur with C. difficile, suggesting these pathogens as emerging potential threats in planetary health.

Solid oxide electrolysis cells (SOECs) provide a practical solution for direct conversion of CO2 to chemicals; however, an in-depth mechanistic understanding of the dynamic reconstruction of active sites for perovskite cathodes during CO2 electrolysis remains a great challenge.

New research from Copenhagen Business School, along with Leuphana University and University of Turku sheds light on the importance of subtracting as much as adding in the journey of digital workplace transformation.

What is the impact of affirmative actions, such as quota systems, on minorities' representation in top ranks of the academic and corporate worlds? Scientists used mathematical models for the first time to quantify how successful quota systems can be for improving women's visibility in science.

On a sunny springtime stroll through a park, it's easy to ignore the parts of plants that are hidden from view. Plant biologists see things differently. They look below the surface where plant roots are organized in elaborate systems that are critical to the organism's development. Intricately organized tree root systems, for example, can span as far underground as the tree grows high above the so

A mountain lion studied by biologists in wilderness areas near Los Angeles has given birth to three healthy kittens, the National Park Service said Thursday.

A new study published in OMICS: A Journal of Integrative Biology has identified genes for virulence and antimicrobial resistance in two bacteria that co-occur with C. difficile, suggesting these pathogens as emerging potential threats in planetary health.

On a sunny springtime stroll through a park, it's easy to ignore the parts of plants that are hidden from view. Plant biologists see things differently. They look below the surface where plant roots are organized in elaborate systems that are critical to the organism's development. Intricately organized tree root systems, for example, can span as far underground as the tree grows high above the so

In two new studies, North Carolina State University researchers have designed and tested a series of textile fibers that can change shape and generate force like a muscle. In the first study, published in Actuators, the researchers focused on the materials' influence on artificial muscles' strength and contraction length. The findings could help researchers tailor the fibers for different applicat

In two new studies, North Carolina State University researchers have designed and tested a series of textile fibers that can change shape and generate force like a muscle. In the first study, published in Actuators, the researchers focused on the materials' influence on artificial muscles' strength and contraction length. The findings could help researchers tailor the fibers for different applicat

Many physicians say they are reluctant to practice in states with abortion bans, harming access to regular exams and screenings

Exposure to opioids in the womb affects the development of important circuits in the brain and spinal cord that control breathing, new research with rats shows. The findings could lead to better treatments and interventions for at-risk infants. As opioid use has risen in the United States, so too has the number of infants exposed to the addictive drugs during pregnancy. After birth, those babies

The Delaware River could rise well more than a foot by midcentury, and temperatures could heat up nearly 6 degrees, accompanied by a rise in extreme heat days, according to a new report that localized data to create a snapshot of local climate change in Philadelphia.

When a new role opens up at a company, managers often face a choice: Promote an employee from within or bring an external candidate on board.

After months of using weed-killers, saws, shovels and hand-yanking invasive latherleaf fern out of a tropical forest on Virginia Key Beach Park, City of Miami parks naturalist Gloria Alejandra Antia was finally able to begin the process of rebuilding.

This winter's major storms laid down one of the largest snowpacks recorded in California's Sierra Nevada, along with an unusual amount of snow at low mountain elevations.

As part of the study titled "The impact of commission bans on household wealth: Findings from OECD countries," a team led by Professor Steffen Sebastian, Director at the Center for Finance at the University of Regensburg, investigated the impact of commission bans on the brokerage of financial investments.