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Towards the quantum of sound
The quantum ground state of an acoustic wave of a certain frequency can be reached by completely cooling the system.
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Knowing what dogs like to watch could help veterinarians assess their vision
Ever wonder what kind of TV shows your dog might choose if they could work the remote control? New research
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The heat is on: Scientists discover southern Africa’s temps will rise past the rhinos’ tolerance
Southern Africa contains the vast majority of the world’s remaining populations of both black and white rhinoceroses (80% and 92%,
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Astronomers detect oldest black hole ever observed
Researchers have discovered the oldest black hole ever observed, dating from the dawn of the universe, and found that it
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The surface knows what lies beneath: Physicists show how to detect higher-order topological insulators
Just like a book can’t be judged by its cover, a material can’t always be judged by its surface. But,
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Amnesia caused by head injury reversed in early mouse study
A mouse study designed to shed light on memory loss in people who experience repeated head impacts, such as athletes,
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Physicists identify overlooked uncertainty in real-world experiments
The equations that describe physical systems often assume that measurable features of the system — temperature or chemical potential, for
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Chasing the light: Study finds new clues about warming in the Arctic
The Arctic, Earth’s icy crown, is experiencing a climate crisis like no other. It’s heating up at a furious pace
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For surgery patients, AI could help reduce alcohol-related risks
Using artificial intelligence to scan surgery patients’ medical records for signs of risky drinking might help spot those whose alcohol
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Few older adults use direct-to-consumer health services; Many who do don’t tell their regular provider
Only a small percentage of older Americans have jumped on the rising trend of getting health care services and prescriptions
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Innovative graphene-based implantable technology paves the way for high-precision therapeutic applications
A study published in Nature Nanotechnology presents an innovative graphene-based neurotechnology with the potential for a transformative impact in neuroscience
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Catalytic combo converts CO2 to solid carbon nanofibers
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and Columbia University have developed a way to convert
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Scientists identify how dietary restriction slows brain aging and increases lifespan
Restricting calories is known to improve health and increase lifespan, but much of how it does so remains a mystery,
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Beaches and dunes globally squeezed by roads and buildings
Beaches and dunes are becoming increasingly trapped between rising sea levels and infrastructure. Dutch researchers found that nowadays, when dropped
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Even the oldest eukaryote fossils show dazzling diversity and complexity
The sun has just set on a quiet mudflat in Australia’s Northern Territory; it’ll set again in another 19 hours.
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‘Carbon vault’ peat suffers greatly from drought
Peatlands are affected more by drought than expected. This is concerning, as these ecosystems are an important ally in the
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Blood test distinguishes neuroendocrine subtype of advanced prostate cancer
Like a criminal entering a witness protection program, cancer cells can shed their past and take on a new identity.
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Acidity of Antarctic waters could double by century’s end, threatening biodiversity
The acidity of Antarctica’s coastal waters could double by the end of the century, threatening whales, penguins and hundreds of
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NASA’s Webb finds signs of possible aurorae on isolated brown dwarf
Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have found a brown dwarf (an object more massive than Jupiter but smaller
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YAP and TAZ: Protein partners identified as potential key for fetal bone development
A pair of proteins, YAP and TAZ, has been identified as conductors of bone development in the womb and could
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Study shows liraglutide results in increased insulin sensitivity independent of weight loss
A new study published in the journal Diabetes demonstrates that a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R) agonist, a member of a
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The snail or the egg?
Animals reproduce in one of two distinct ways: egg-laying or live birth. By studying an evolutionarily recent transition from egg-laying
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Nematode proteins shed light on infertility
We have two copies of each chromosome in every cell in our bodies except in our reproductive cells. Sperm and
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Bacteria load their syringes | ScienceDaily
Many bacterial pathogens use small injection apparatuses to manipulate the cells of their hosts, such as humans, so that they
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Re-calibrating the sail plan for Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders in ocean sciences
n Hawaiʻi and across much of Oceania, Pacific Islanders celebrate the connections between their islands and the ocean that surrounds
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First dive survey of Lake Tahoe’s lakebed finds high amounts of plastic and other litter
Plastic litter is a growing problem around the world, and new research shows that the bottom of Lake Tahoe is
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Global warming intensifies typhoon-induced extreme precipitation over East Asia
Last year, Typhoon Hinnamnor — which caused 36 fatalities — gained notoriety as the first super typhoon that developed at
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Polymers that can kill bacteria
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria have become a rapidly growing threat to public health. Each year, they account for more than 2.8 million
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Big impacts from small changes in cell
Tiny things matter — for instance, one amino acid can completely alter the architecture of the cell. Researchers at the
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Sniffing women’s tears reduces aggressive behavior in men, researchers report
New research, publishing December 21 in the open access journal in PLOS Biology, shows that tears from women contain chemicals
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Two types of CBT are equally effective in the treatment of fibromyalgia
There does not appear to be any profound differences between so-called exposure-based CBT and traditional CBT in the treatment of
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New reptile on the block: A new iguana species discovered in China
A new iguana joins Asia’s rich reptile fauna, officially described as new to science in the open-access journal ZooKeys. “From
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Supernova encore: Second lensed supernova in a distant galaxy
In November 2023, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope observed a massive cluster of galaxies named MACS J0138.0-2155. Through an effect
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A carbon-lite atmosphere could be a sign of water and life on other terrestrial planets
Scientists at MIT, the University of Birmingham, and elsewhere say that astronomers’ best chance of finding liquid water, and even
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NASA’s Hubble watches ‘spoke season’ on Saturn
This photo of Saturn was taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope on October 22, 2023, when the ringed planet was
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How jellyfish regenerate functional tentacles in days
At about the size of a pinkie nail, the jellyfish species Cladonema can regenerate an amputated tentacle in two to
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Astronomers detect seismic ripples in ancient galactic disk
A new snapshot of an ancient, far-off galaxy could help scientists understand how it formed and the origins of our
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Where you live matters: A first-of-its-kind study illustrates how racism is interrelated with poor health
A team of health equity researchers from several institutions has leveraged a complex web of data to test a hypothesis:
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Organic compounds in asteroids formed in colder regions of space
Analysis of organic compounds — calledpolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) — extracted from the Ryugu asteroid and Murchison meteorite has foundthat
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Researchers map how measles virus spreads in human brain
Mayo Clinic researchers mapped how the measles virus mutated and spread in the brain of a person who succumbed to
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Light color is less important for the internal clock than originally thought
Light in the evening is thought to be bad for sleep. However, does the color of the light play a
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Researchers study a million galaxies to find out how the universe began
A team of researchers has analyzed more than one million galaxies to explore the origin of the present-day cosmic structures,
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Hubble sights a galaxy with ‘forbidden’ light
A whirling image features a bright spiral galaxy known as MCG-01-24-014, which is located about 275 million light-years from Earth.
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Reindeer sleep while chewing their cud
Researchers report December 22 in the journal Current Biology that the more time reindeer spend ruminating, the less time they
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Strong connections found between vaccine hesitancy and support for vaccinating pets
Texas A&M University School of Public Health research on attitudes toward pet vaccination and how they may be linked with
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How technology and economics can help save endangered species
A lot has changed in the world since the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was enacted 50 years ago in December
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New 1.5-billion-pixel image shows Running Chicken Nebula in unprecedented detail
While many holiday traditions involve feasts of turkey, soba noodles, latkes or Pan de Pascua, this year, the European Southern
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Night sweats reveal the severity of sleep apnea
A collaborative effort between the University of Córdoba and IMIBIC uses, for the first time, changes in sweat metabolism to
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Childhood trauma increases risk of chronic pain in adulthood, research to-date highlights
Physical, sexual, or emotional abuse, or neglect, either alone or combined with other types of childhood trauma, increases the risk
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Ringing in the holidays with ringed planet Uranus
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope recently trained its sights on unusual and enigmatic Uranus, an ice giant that spins on
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Mysterious fruit shown to be the oldest known fossils of the Frankincense and Myrrh family
Early in the 1970s, a paleontologist working on the outskirts of an Indian village found small, bead-like fossils embedded in
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AI’s memory-forming mechanism found to be strikingly similar to that of the brain
An interdisciplinary team consisting of researchers from the Center for Cognition and Sociality and the Data Science Group within the
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Acid sensor and calcium store discovered in plants
When plants are infected by pathogens, suffer from a lack of water or have to react to other external stimuli,
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Scientists measure the distance to stars by their music
For most of us, the countless bright spots in the nighttime sky all seem to be stars. But in fact,
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