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March 2, 2025
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Feb. 25, 2025 — Discarded food scraps, stray branches, seashells and many other natural materials are key ingredients in a system that can pull drinkable water out of thin air developed by ...
Feb. 25, 2025 — Researchers have developed a battery that can convert nuclear energy into electricity via light emission, a study ...
Feb. 25, 2025 — Researchers detail advances in the measurement of quantum devices that will be needed to realize a topological quantum computer. In an announcement, the team describes the operation of a device that is a necessary building block for a topological ...
Feb. 28, 2025 — Using drones, 17 distinct behaviors of narwhals were captured in the wild. Findings reveal complex behaviors of the Arctic's iconic whale never seen before. This highly gregarious whale uses its tusk to investigate, manipulate and influence the ...
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Feb. 28, 2025 — Scientists have come up with a lithium ion capacitor using electrodes produced from wood particles that are discarded as waste in sawmills. This ...
Feb. 28, 2025 — Scientists have a new target to prevent cold sores -- and genital herpes flare-ups caused by the same virus -- after researchers discovered an unexpected way the herpes virus re-activates in the ...
Feb. 28, 2025 — Scientists have discovered a previously unknown mechanism for how aggressive brain cancers reprogram immune system cells from fighting cancer to enabling further tumor ...
Feb. 27, 2025 — Red blood cells carry oxygen from the lungs to every other organ, and blood-forming stem cells must make about 200 billion new red blood cells each day to keep the oxygen flowing. For many years, ...
Feb. 27, 2025 — People who get moderate to vigorous physical activity may be less likely to develop dementia, stroke, anxiety, depression, and sleep disorders, ...
Feb. 27, 2025 — Scientists have revealed how quantum interference and symmetry dictate molecular behavior in collisions with gold surfaces, offering new insights into molecular interactions. The findings can have ...
Feb. 27, 2025 — An analysis of data covering 12 years and 10 U.S. Corn Belt states reveals that farmers suffer economic loss from the over-application of genetically ...
Feb. 27, 2025 — The discovery of a powerful 'weapon' used by many disease-causing fungi to infect and destroy major food crop staples, such as rice and corn, could ...
Feb. 27, 2025 — Using an animal model of multiple sclerosis (MS), researchers have created a four-dimensional brain map that reveals how lesions similar to those ...
Feb. 27, 2025 — A research group has revealed fundamental insights into anode-free solid-state batteries, paving the way for efforts to improve their ...
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Feb. 28, 2025 — Novel technology intends to redefine the virtual reality experience by expanding to incorporate a new sensory connection: ...
Feb. 28, 2025 — Physicists provide a viable and testable explanation for how UHECRs are ...
Feb. 28, 2025 — In the race to meet the growing global demand for lithium -- a critical component in batteries for electric vehicles -- a team of researchers has developed a breakthrough lithium extraction method ...
Feb. 28, 2025 — Why retinoic acid is effective in this setting but not against primary tumors, has been speculated about for nearly 50 years. Scientists resolved the mystery, showing the drug 'hijacks' a ...
Feb. 28, 2025 — Sado Island, Japan, is inhabited by seven species of snakes, the largest number in any isolated island in Japan, except for the subtropical Ryukyu Archipelago. Researchers conducted a 5-year field ...
Feb. 28, 2025 — A study has provided new insights into the role of the brain as a crucial control center and the origin of obesity and type 2 diabetes. The hormone insulin plays a key role in the development of ...
Feb. 28, 2025 — Researchers have identified a specific form of the tau protein that is responsible for mediating the toxicity of harmful protein clumps in human neurons and thus represents a target for future ...
Feb. 28, 2025 — Africa is a multilingual continent and many adults speak several languages fluently. An empirical study by a psycholinguist now shows that the roots of this multilingualism can be found in infancy: ...
Feb. 28, 2025 — Anthropologists, social scientists and veterans are analyze the relationship between the hormones cortisol and testosterone and PTSD in a non-industrialized ...
Feb. 27, 2025 — Air pollution contributes to nearly 7 million premature deaths each year, and its effects go far beyond the lungs. Breathing in wildfire smoke or automobile-related city smog doesn't just ...
Feb. 27, 2025 — A research team has developed a way for self-driving vehicles to share their knowledge about road conditions indirectly, making it possible for each vehicle to learn from the experiences of others ...
Feb. 27, 2025 — Scientists demonstrate a new quantum chip architecture for suppressing errors using a type of qubit known as a cat ...
Feb. 27, 2025 — Microscopic plastic pollutants drifting through the air are lodging in the lungs of birds, a new study finds. Researchers worldwide are increasingly alarmed by how pervasive these harmful particles ...
Feb. 27, 2025 — Scientists are designing a satellite and instruments capable of detecting space debris as small as 1 centimeter, less than one-half inch. Debris that small, which cannot currently be detected from ...
Feb. 27, 2025 — Researchers have shown that innate immune training, also known as trained immunity (TRIM), leads to aggravated bone loss in experimental models of periodontitis and inflammatory ...
Feb. 27, 2025 — A framework helps rail system operators or other planners identify the best joint infrastructure projects to collaborate on with other firms. Their tool can tell an operator how much to invest, the ...
Feb. 27, 2025 — Researchers have succeeded in generating high-quality feline embryonic stem cells using sperm and eggs from testes and ovaries discarded during sterilization ...
Feb. 27, 2025 — New research highlights the unique dilemma faced by Sydney's koala population. Populations in south-western Sydney are among the very few in New South Wales still free of chlamydia, a highly ...
Feb. 27, 2025 — Strong, lightweight, superelastic, and able to function across a range of temperatures, this newly developed alloy could be a game-changer for space exploration and medical ...
Feb. 27, 2025 — A twist you'll never see coming: a breakthrough in understanding the relationship between chirality and electric flow at a microscopic level may help us develop chiral information ...
Friday, February 28, 2025
- New Device Could Allow You to Taste a Cake in Virtual Reality
- How Do the Universe's Highest-Energy Particles Originate? Magnetic Outflows Stemming from Star Mergers, Analysis Concludes
- Researchers Develop Efficient Lithium Extraction Method, Setting Stage for Sustainable EV Battery Supply Chains
- Scientists Solve Mystery of How the Drug Retinoic Acid Works to Treat Neuroblastoma
- Snakes on Sado Island Coexist Through Differentiation of Activity Time, Habitat, and Diet
- Obesity Starts in the Brain
- Key Protein Identified for Understanding and Treating Alzheimer's Disease
- How Many Languages Can You Learn at the Same Time? -- Ghanaian Babies Grow Up Speaking Two to Six Languages
- Research Indicates Effects of PTSD on Body Vary by Culture
Thursday, February 27, 2025
- How Air Pollution and Wildfire Smoke May Contribute to Memory Loss in Alzheimer's Disease
- Self-Driving Cars Learn to Share Road Knowledge Through Digital Word-of-Mouth
- New Ocelot Chip Makes Strides in Quantum Computing
- Birds Breathe in Dangerous Plastics -- And So Do We
- Designing a Satellite to Hunt Small Space Debris
- Innate Immune Training Aggravates Inflammatory Bone Loss
- Sometimes, When Competitors Collaborate, Everybody Wins
- Pioneering Work Generates Feline Embryonic Stem Cells in Boon for Cats
- Koalas' Catch-22
- A Lightweight Flexible Alloy for Extreme Temperatures
- Unraveling How a 'magnetic Twist' Induces One-Way Electric Flow
- Scientists Crack the Code to Longer-Lasting Perovskite Solar Technology
- Interventions Identified to Eliminate Transmission of Hepatitis B in Africa
- Violence Alters Human Genes for Generations, Researchers Discover
- Scientists Discover Key Protein in Resilience to Stress
- Nasal Spray Shows Preclinical Promise for Treating Traumatic Brain Injury
- Reactive Nitrogen Species Dominance Is Key in the Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance
- Associative Learning: Primary School Children Outperform All Other Age Groups
- From Dormant to Danger: How VZV Reactivation Is Driving Central Nervous System Infections
- Why Scientific Results Vary
- Climate Change Increases the Risk of Tree Mortality in Urban Boreal Forests
- Improving Relationships Between Dads and Daughters... It's a Walk in the Park
- Professional Artists Viewed as More Creative Than AI Programs
- Researchers Demonstrate Laser Writing With Unprecedented Speed and Resolution
- New Combination Treatment Strategy Dramatically Increases Cell Death in Leukemia
- A Versatile AI System for Analyzing Series of Medical Images
- Breakthrough Study Discovers Genetic Mutation Could Be Basis for Novel Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Young Star Clusters Give Birth to Rogue Planetary-Mass Objects
- Scientists Track Pneumonia-Causing Bacteria as They Infect the Blood Stream
- Cracking the Code on Solid-State Batteries
- Trying to Be Happy Makes Us Unhappier by Zapping Our Self-Control, Study Finds
- Neurons Gather Together for Vision
- Researchers Challenge Textbook Ideas of How the Brain Specifies Movement
- One Gene Variant Is Poised to Cure a Devastating Inherited Disease
- The International Space Station Is Overly Sterile; Making It 'dirtier' Could Improve Astronaut Health
- When Birds Lose the Ability to Fly, Their Bodies Change Faster Than Their Feathers
- Genetic Switch Could Help Control Leaf Growth in Poor Soils
- Stem Cell Transplant Clears Clinical Safety Hurdle for the Treatment of Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration
- Conservation Focusing on Birds of a Feather May Have Mixed Results
- NASA's Hubble Provides Bird's-Eye View of Andromeda Galaxy's Ecosystem
- Can We Find Floating Vegetation on Ocean Planets?
- A Clear Game-Changer: Water-Repellent Glass Breaks New Ground
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
- Are Our Refrigerants Environmentally Safe? The Lingering Questions About the Chemicals Keeping Us Cool
- 'Fluorescent Phoenix' Discovered With Persistence Rivaling Marie Curie's
- Student Refines 100-Year-Old Math Problem, Expanding Wind Energy Possibilities
- Select Corn Lines Contain Compounds That Sicken, Kill Major Crop Pest
- Immunity Against Seasonal H1N1 Flu Reduces Bird Flu Severity in Ferrets, Study Suggests
- Influencer Marketing Can Help Tourism Industry Mitigate Waste, Pollution
- Material's 'incipient' Property Could Jumpstart Fast, Low-Power Electronics
- Drug May Prevent Some Migraine Attacks in Children and Teens
- Researchers Make Recommendations for Promoting Sustainable Development in Mangrove Forest Areas
- When the Wild Things Are: Surprising Details of Mammalian Daily Activity
- Do Starchy Carbs Cause Cavities?
- New Study Supports Caution Regarding Use of Steroids
- Treatment Strategy Reprograms Brain Cancer Cells, Halting Tumor Growth
- Genomic Tools Provide Clearer View of Health for Endangered Bats
- Why Brain Cancer Is Often Resistant to Immunotherapy
- A New Path to Recovery: Scientists Uncover Key Brain Circuit in the Fight Against Cocaine Use Disorder
- Problem-Based Learning Helps Students Stay in School
- Blood Test Could Lead to Better Diagnosis and Management of ALS
- Supercomputing Illuminates Detailed Nuclear Structure
- Possible Links Between PFAS Exposure and Childhood Cancers
- Nuns Contribute 30 Years of Critical Insight Into Dementia Disorders
- Extreme Heat May Speed Up Aging in Older Adults
- A Springtail-Like Jumping Robot
- Morphing Robot Turns Challenging Terrain to Its Advantage
- School of Rock: Properties of Rocks in Fault Zones Contribute to Earthquake Generation
- Adsorptive Regolith on Mars Soaks Up Water, Researchers Reveal
- New Method Searches Through 10 Sextillion Drug Molecules
- New Low-Cost Challenger to Quantum Computer: Ising Machine
- Researchers Uncover Key Insights Into CO2 Reduction Using SnO-Based Electrocatalysts
- Schizophrenia Is Reflected in the Brain Structure
- Feeding Anemone: Symbiote Fish Actively Feed Hosts in Wild
- New AI-Powered Tool Could Enhance Traumatic Brain Injury Investigations in Forensics and Law Enforcement
- A Protein from Tiny Tardigrades May Help Cancer Patients Tolerate Radiation Therapy
- Environmental Impact of Unexploded Ordnance in the Baltic Sea
- AI Generates Playful, Human-Like Games
- Time Interfaces: The Gateway to Four-Dimensional Quantum Optics
- Genetic Risk of Schizophrenia Affects Men and Women Differently
- Protein Design: Flexible Components Allow New Architectures
- New Genetic Risk Score Identifies Individuals at Risk for Heart Disease Who May Benefit Most from Cholesterol-Lowering Therapies
- Novel Photochromic Glass Can Store Rewritable 3D Patterns Long Term
- Some Fuel Lodges in the Inner Walls of Fusion Vessels: Researchers Now Have a Better Idea of How Much
- A New Drug Screening Method Could Bring a Solution to Drug Delivery and Efficacy Issues
- How Parenthood May Help Keep Your Brain Young
- Researchers Making Clean Water More Accessible
- Missing Protein Keeps Mice Slim, Even on a High-Fat Diet
- Beyond the Burn: Harvesting Dead Wood to Reduce Wildfires and Store Carbon
- When Dads Take Leave, Moms Breastfeed Longer
- Droplet Forming Power Is Key for Cells to Attach Properly
- Earliest Evidence for Humans in Rainforests