Planetary Sciences
New model predicts solar storm particle acceleration and escape
The sun, a searing hot sphere of gas primarily composed of hydrogen and helium, boasts surface and outer atmospheric temperatures ranging from 10,000 to 3.6 million degrees Fahrenheit on its surface and its atmosphere's outermost ...
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Molecular & Computational biology
Microbial diversity mapped: 42% of bacteria lack genomic data, study finds
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Berkeley Laboratory, have published a study in Science Advances that evaluates the current ...
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Mars's two distinct hemispheres caused by mantle convection not giant impacts, study claims
Mars has northern and southern hemispheres like Earth, but their defining characteristics are markedly different, a phenomenon known as Martian dichotomy. The Southern Highlands are older, higher in elevation and more cratered ...
Mars's rare disappearing solar wind event explained
Mars's atmosphere and climate are impacted by interactions with solar wind, a stream of plasma comprised of protons and electrons that flows from the sun's outermost atmosphere (corona), traveling at speeds of 400–1,000 ...
Not only cereals: Revealing the menu of farmers 5,000 years ago
The so-called Funnel Beaker Culture (4000–2800 BCE) represents the first phase in Southern Scandinavia/northern Germany in which people were agriculturalists and kept livestock. The lifestyle of these farmers has been a ...
Archaeology
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Newly discovered mechanism enables precise gene regulation by combining DNA and RNA epigenetics
Our genes contain all the instructions our body needs to function, but their expression must be finely regulated to guarantee that each cell performs its role optimally. This is where DNA and RNA epigenetics come in: a series ...
Biotechnology
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Hubble tracks down a 'blue lurker' among stars
Our sun is a lonely star. At least half the stars in our galaxy have binary companions. This was nicely illustrated in the Star Wars movie trilogy where Luke Skywalker watched two suns set on the horizon as seen from his ...
Astronomy
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Suraxavir trial finds faster flu recovery times for male but not female users
A single 40-mg dose of the antiviral drug suraxavir marboxil significantly shortened flu symptom resolution time in male patients aged 5–65, according to research led by the China-Japan Friendship Hospital in China. Intriguingly, ...
Genetically modified mice hint at tau hyperphosphorylation's early role in neurodegenerative diseases
Tau is a microtubule-associated protein that helps to stabilize the structure of neurons, specifically by supporting microtubules, cylindrical structures that contribute to cell motility, intracellular transport and the maintenance ...
Programmable metasurface antenna exhibits remarkable wireless information mapping efficiency
In recent years, electronics engineers worldwide have been trying to develop new hardware that could further boost the speed and efficiency of wireless communications. Digitally programmable metasurfaces, advanced artificial ...
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Medical Xpress
Retinal neurons provide insight into schizophrenia disease mechanisms
The power of cinema: Study shows film intervention reduces violence against children
Fluorescent probes illuminate cholesterol and Alzheimer's research
Key enzyme identified as potential target for cancer immunotherapy
Brains of people with sickle cell disease appear older, study finds
Nutritional interventions found effective for hemodialysis patients, increasing energy intake
Hanging up the car keys hard for people with young onset dementia: Study highlights need for support
New article warns against restricting discussions on structural racism
Drop in episiotomy not tied to increase in obstetric anal sphincter injury for most women
AI can guide acquisition of diagnostic-quality lung ultrasound images
Exploring exercise-induced arterial adaptations in college baseball players
Tech Xplore
Programmable metasurface antenna exhibits remarkable wireless information mapping efficiency
Alexa, should voice assistants have a gender?
Charging infrastructure of medium voltage station upgraded to megawatt class
Underwater exploration boosted with image enhancer
Sky-high prices? Estimating the cost of climate-neutral aviation in the future
How the UK's plans for AI could derail net zero: The numbers explained
A chain reaction: HIV vaccines can lead to antibodies against antibodies
Many vaccines work by introducing a protein to the body that resembles part of a virus. Ideally, the immune system will produce long-lasting antibodies recognizing that specific virus, thereby providing protection.
HIV & AIDS
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A seed-sized signal amplifier chip could boost space communications
Smaller than a strawberry seed, this tiny signal amplifier was produced by the European Space Agency to fill a missing link in current technology, helping to make future radar-observing and telecommunications space missions ...
Space Exploration
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Direct measurements can reduce uncertainty in soil carbon credit markets
Directly measuring soil carbon rather than relying on predictive models can provide hard evidence of how much carbon is being stored, allowing for better assessments of confidence in carbon markets for croplands, according ...
Earth Sciences
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'Dog-found' truffle: Researchers and canines discover two new truffle species
Michigan State University researchers—along with colleagues at the University of Florida, citizen scientists and their "truffle dogs"—have discovered two new species of truffle. The research was published in the journal ...
Ecology
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Permafrost in climate change: Models predict Arctic's response to global warming
The Arctic is heating up particularly fast as a result of global warming—with serious consequences. The widespread permafrost in this region, where soils currently store twice as much carbon as the atmosphere, is thawing. ...
Earth Sciences
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Bioactive compounds with possible industrial applications identified in extremophilic bacteria from Andes
An article published in the journal Scientific Reports describes how researchers analyzed biofilm produced by bacteria found in the El Medano hot springs, located in Chile in the central Andes, and concluded that one of its ...
Cell & Microbiology
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Groundwater threatened by droughts and heavy rainfalls, long-term analyses find
Extreme climate events endanger groundwater quality and stability when rain water evades natural purification processes in the soil. This was demonstrated in long-term groundwater analyses using new analytical methods, as ...
Earth Sciences
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Specific neurons with an immune 'doorbell' may influence mood and memory
Interleukin-1 (IL-1) is a key molecule involved in inflammation and plays an important role in both healthy and diseased states. In disease, high levels of IL-1 in the brain are linked to neuroinflammation, which can disrupt ...
Neuroscience
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Polymer editing can upcycle waste into higher-performance plastics
By editing the polymers of discarded plastics, chemists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have found a way to generate new macromolecules with more valuable properties than those of the starting ...
Polymers
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Twisting light: Novel metasurface offers compact solution for circularly polarized light
Left and right circularly polarized light, where the electromagnetic waves spiral in a clockwise and counterclockwise manner as they travel, plays a crucial role in a wide range of applications, from enhancing medical imaging ...
Optics & Photonics
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A new industrial megaproject threatens the view of the world's best observatories
Astronomers have been battling threats to their clear skies on all fronts lately. One of the most notable battles, which we have reported on repeatedly, is the one against Starlink and other mega-constellations of satellites, ...
New sorghum variant outperforms soybeans in oil production
Researchers at the Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI) have developed a new sorghum variant that can outperform soybeans in oil production, with great potential as a clean source of renewable ...
2024 saw fastest-ever annual rise in CO2 levels: UK weather service
The UK weather service said Friday that carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere in 2024 grew at the fastest annual rate on record, exceeding their own projections by some margin.
Self-management skill and sense of purpose go hand-in-hand, study suggests
People who are goal-oriented tend to have better outcomes in life partly because having a "sense of purpose" is a skill that can yield positive results.
Study identifies illicit finance risks in Premier League club ownership structures
The Premier League is currently vulnerable to new investors and team owners who could have sourced their wealth from illicit activities.
Space itself may have created galaxies
According to new research, the earliest seeds of structures may have been laid down by gravitational waves sloshing around in the infant universe.
Researchers combine citizens' help and cutting-edge tech to track biodiversity
Researchers are using new technologies, including AI, as well as contributions from citizen scientists, to improve how we monitor and protect increasingly threatened habitats and species across Europe.
Research reveals hurricane impact on water resources and climate change
Tropical storms like hurricanes are not only terrifying, but also incredibly costly for coastal regions across the United States, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. Beyond the immediate devastation, these storms contribute ...
Study says tighter land-use controls hurt productivity, innovation among builders, fuel housing crisis
U.S. productivity soared in the second half of the 20th century, creating benefits for consumers in the form of lower prices across a wide range of goods. But one critical sector proved a glaring exception: housing.
Image: Hubble reveals Jupiter in ultraviolet light
This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image shows the planet Jupiter in a color composite of ultraviolet wavelengths. Released on Nov. 3, 2023, in honor of Jupiter reaching opposition, which occurs when the planet and the sun ...
How to glimpse a parade of planets in the January night sky
Six planets grace the sky this month in what's known as a planetary parade, and most can be seen with the naked eye.
SpaceX launch accident likely caused by fire that sent trails of flaming debris near the Caribbean
SpaceX suspects a fire may have caused its Starship to break apart during liftoff and send trails of flaming debris near the Caribbean.
EU watchdog approves new vaccines against bluetongue
The EU's medicines watchdog on Friday gave the thumbs up to two new vaccines against the bluetongue virus which struck parts of Europe from late 2023, infecting thousands of sheep, goats and cattle.
Long-term contributions from pre-formed leaves in cycad seeds
The most vulnerable phase of a plant's life is the short time period that follows germination. During this phase, the newly emerged seedling relies on the maternal parent to provision the food that is required for initial ...
Young people are losing interest in sustainable investing, survey shows
Facing economic uncertainty, Millennial and Gen Z investors say they're prioritizing profits over environmental and social priorities.
Big-eyed conch snails use vision to jump away from predators
Snails have a reputation for being slow, with poor eyes that can barely see the world around them.
Student unions: Warnings of toxic problems fueling disillusionment need to be dealt with
Almost every post-secondary student in Canada must live under some form of democratic student government known as a student union. They are largely incorporated under provincial or federal non-profit legislation.
NASA's IMAP instrument installations complete
With the installation of a charged particle detector on Dec. 3, 2024, all 10 of NASA's Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) science instruments have been fully integrated on the spacecraft.
Sewer sludge is dangerous to health, EPA says of biosolids and PFAS
Sewer sludge from wastewater treatment plants appears to expose farmers and nearby neighbors to toxic "forever" chemicals, a new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) draft risk assessment says.
What are the Santa Ana winds that are fueling the L.A. wildfires? When will they die down?
The Santa Ana winds fanning wildfires that have killed at least 25 people in Southern California and destroyed more than 10,000 houses, businesses and other structures in Greater Los Angeles are flaring up again.
