Cell & Microbiology
Study reveals how drug resistant bacteria secrete toxins, suggesting targets to reduce virulence
Antimicrobial resistance represents one of the top 10 global public health threats according to the World Health Organization, and scientists have been scrambling to find new tools to cure the most deadly drug-resistant infections.
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RNA's 'joints' play key role in our gene expression, scientists find
University of Chicago scientists have discovered a new wrinkle in our understanding of how our genes work. The team, led by Chuan He, the UChicago John T. Wilson Distinguished Service ...
University of Chicago scientists have discovered a new wrinkle in our understanding of how our genes work. The team, led by Chuan He, the UChicago John ...
Molecular & Computational biology
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Taxonomy goes viral: Experts publish a new set of consensus principles to classify the virosphere
The official body charged with virus classification has released four new principles that bring order to the viral world. This provides a unified framework that will enable all viruses to be classified, something vitally ...
Cell & Microbiology
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Is spontaneous sex better? New research casts doubt on commonly held belief
The idea that spur-of-the-moment sex is the most passionate and satisfying is a deeply ingrained one in popular Western imagination, but new research from York University calls this into question. In their latest study, psychology ...
Social Sciences
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Event Horizon Telescope captures images of NRAO 530 quasar
A large team of scientists has used data from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) project to create images of the NRAO 530 quasar. The findings are published in The Astrophysical Journal.
Researchers solve a 150-year-old mystery about aetosaurs
Aetosaurs had a small head and a crocodile-like body. The land dwellers were up to six meters long and widely distributed geographically. They died out about 204 million years ago, at the end of the Triassic.
Paleontology & Fossils
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Chiral phonons create spin current without needing magnetic materials
Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill used chiral phonons to convert wasted heat into spin information—without needing magnetic materials. The finding could ...
Condensed Matter
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Conundrum solved over HPV link with head and neck cancer
A major international trial published in The Lancet Oncology has looked at studies from 13 head and neck cancer centers from nine countries around the world. Using the data of 7,895 patients, a research team has found that ...
Medical research
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Could an app let you know if a first date is just not that into you?
Could an app tell if a first date is just not that into you? Engineers at the University of Cincinnati say the technology might not be far off. They trained a computer—using data from wearable technology that measures respiration, ...
Computer Sciences
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CBD may increase the adverse effects of THC in edible cannabis products, study shows
Contrary to some common claims, a study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers has found that relatively high doses of cannabidiol (CBD) may increase the adverse effects of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main ...
Medications
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Medical Xpress
Higher rates of heart issues in men with COVID-19 not explained by pre-existing cardiovascular conditions
Conundrum solved over HPV link with head and neck cancer
Time of day may determine the amount of fat burned by exercise
Why men are at higher risk from COVID-19
Decades of conflict in Iraq have fueled 'catastrophic' rise in antibiotic resistance, warn experts
How brains synchronize during cooperative tasks
COVID-19 measures: How strict do they need to be?
Even the best models for reading facial expressions may be partly subjective
New model identifies women at high risk for endometrial cancer
Study finds neurosteroid deficits lead to depressed behavior
Blood cancer manipulates immune cells in order to survive, study shows
Healthy kidneys might be key to surviving malaria
Tech Xplore
Could an app let you know if a first date is just not that into you?
Efficient technique improves machine-learning models' reliability
First steps toward more climate-friendly streaming
Electric utes can now power the weekend—and the work week
Sexting chatbot ban points to looming battle over AI rules
New AI voice-cloning tools 'add fuel' to misinformation fire
Quantum tunneling to boost memory consolidation in AI
Computer scientist discusses the pros and cons of ChatGPT
As Europe goes green, number crunchers map the ripple effects
Helping transit agencies visualize the transition to electric bus fleets
Will AI put lawyers out of work? Expert says it's unlikely
Discovery could lead to new fungicides to protect rice crops
A fungus that plagues rice crops worldwide gains entry to plant cells in a way that leaves it vulnerable to simple chemical blockers, a discovery that could lead to new fungicides to reduce the substantial annual losses of ...
Molecular & Computational biology
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Changes in how the heart produces energy may be the earliest signal of cardiac deterioration
Heart failure is often identified only when the heart has already deteriorated. This is in large part because the cause is unknown for about 70% of people who experience heart failure.
Cardiology
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Small planets orbiting low-mass stars detected with the SPIRou instrument and the TESS satellite
Since the discovery in 1995 of a planet in orbit around a star other than the sun, research in exoplanetology has revolutionized our knowledge of planetary systems. The SPIRou instrument, installed at the Canada-France-Hawaii ...
Astronomy
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Do forest trees really 'talk' through underground fungi?
.The idea that forest trees can "talk" to each other, share resources with their seedlings—and even protect them—through a connective underground web of delicate fungal filaments tickles the imagination.
Ecology
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Time of day may determine the amount of fat burned by exercise
Physical activity at the right time of the day seems able to increase fat metabolism, at least in mice. A new study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and the University of Copenhagen in Denmark shows that mice that did ...
Overweight & Obesity
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Can hearing loss be reversed? Research reveals clues that could regrow the cells that help us hear
Taking a bite of an apple is considered a healthy choice. But have you ever thought about putting in earplugs before your favorite band takes the stage?
Genetics
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Research reveals why cancers stop responding to kinase-blocking drugs and come back stronger
More than 70 FDA-approved cancer drugs are kinase inhibitors, which work by blocking kinases—enzymes that add phosphate groups to molecules in the cell—and preventing the chemical activity necessary for signaling and ...
Medical research
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Study reveals biodiversity engine for fishes: Shifting water depth
Fish, the most biodiverse vertebrates in the animal kingdom, present evolutionary biologists a conundrum: The greatest species richness is found in the world's tropical waters, yet the fish groups that generate new species ...
Evolution
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Using rocks found in Minnesota to help explain how Mars could have developed an atmosphere
A pair of Earth scientists, one with the University of Calgary, in Canada, the other from the University of Cambridge in the U.K., has found that studying rocks found in Duluth, Minnesota, might help us understand how Mars ...
Hundreds of new high-redshift quasars discovered
An international team of astronomers reports the detection of more than 400 new high-redshift quasars using the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI). The discovery, published February 3 on the arXiv preprint server, ...
Public awareness of 'nuclear winter' too low given current risks, argues expert
There is a lack of awareness among UK and US populations of "nuclear winter," the potential for catastrophic long-term environmental consequences from any exchange of nuclear warheads.
New guidelines support best practices in environmental DNA testing
Every living organism sheds its DNA into the environment, leaving an invisible record of its presence.
New frog species named after fantasy author J.R.R. Tolkien
A magnificent new species of stream frog from the Andes of Ecuador was named after J. R. R. Tolkien, creator of Middle-earth and author of famous fantasy works "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings." It lives in the pristine ...
Shipping activities on the high seas could hamper worldwide carbon mitigation and sustainability efforts
A new study on carbon mitigation has been published by Dr. Shouyang Wang from the Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Dr. Dabo Guan from Tsinghua University.
Researchers explore the effects of acid hydrolysis on sulfated fucans in sea cucumbers and sea urchins
Cultures from across the globe have used plant and animal extracts as food and traditional medicine. For instance, Asians, especially in Korea, China, and Japan, have used sea cucumber extracts to treat arthritis, frequent ...
Heterostructured nanoflowers for high-performance sodium storage
A Chinese team has published new work on battery designs employing heterostructured nanoflowers in Energy Material Advances.
Out with the old, in with the new? Exploring differences in elite mobility during the Meiji Restoration
Social mobility refers to the movement of individuals from one socio-economic strata to another, followed by a change in their social status. In today's world, social mobility is largely driven by personal motivation, education, ...
Dispersed marketing responsibility found to enhance the profitability of firms in the early stages of their operations
A recent study found that young firms should disperse marketing responsibility between different personnel groups in the early stages of their operations. These groups often have the ability to produce in-depth market information ...
New spacecraft can see into the permanently shadowed craters on the moon
Shackleton Crater at the lunar south pole is one of the locations on NASA's shortlist for human exploration with the future Artemis missions. But because craters at the lunar poles—like Shackleton—at have areas that are ...
Looking for a match made in heaven? Science says keep your feet on the ground
Psychologist Harry Reis knows a thing or two about romance. For nearly five decades, the Dean's Professor in Arts, Sciences & Engineering at the University of Rochester in upstate New York has been studying close relationships, ...
Urban birds prefer native trees, shows long-term study
Small passerine birds, such as blue and great tits, avoid breeding in urban areas where there are many non-native trees. Chicks also weigh less the more non-native trees there are in the vicinity of the nest. This is shown ...
Speeding up immigration claims urgently needed to help migrants experiencing homelessness
Unique research carried out during the COVID pandemic has highlighted major problems with the Home Office application process for immigration claims.
Satellites support impact assessment after Türkiye–Syria earthquakes
Türkiye and Syria are reeling from one of the worst earthquakes to strike the region in almost a century. Tens of thousands of people have been killed with many more injured in this tragedy.
For leaders, playing favorites can be a smart strategy
As anyone who's worked in an office, a factory, or any other workplace can attest, sometimes bosses play favorites. Whether it's assigning the most comfortable cubicles or the best parking spots, or deciding whose opinions ...
A method for analyzing tiny, complex crystals
The atomic structure of solid substances can often be analyzed quickly, easily and very precisely using X-rays. However, this requires that crystals of the corresponding substances exist. Chemist Professor Oliver Oeckler ...
Digital gift cards are easy to use and hard to lose, but givers still avoid them
Most gift givers likely won't choose a digital gift card over a physical gift card, even though many recipients would prefer the digital version.
Mandrills teach their daughters good hygiene practices
Humans are not the only ones to teach their children good hygiene practices—mandrills do it too.
Global comparison shows that soil transplantation boosts nature restoration
A new study comparing 46 field experiments in 17 countries across four continents clearly spells it out: Areas in need of nature restoration benefit from soil transplantation. The global results were collected by an international ...
As pythons in Florida try to hide, they face a new enemy: Possums with GPS collars
Wildlife researchers studying mammals in Key Largo have discovered a potentially groundbreaking—if not heartbreaking—way to locate and kill invasive Burmese pythons, especially the big ones.
Quantum dots with finely-tuned spherical defects could enhance nonlinear optics
Quantum dots are semiconductor particles measuring just a few nanometers across, which are now widely studied for their intriguing electrical and optical properties. Through new research published in The European Physical ...