Cell & Microbiology
3D printed hydrogels guide cell growth to form functional tissue structures
Researchers at the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation (TIBI) have developed a technique that could help advance treatments in tissue engineering. The study, published in the journal Small, introduces a technique ...
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Archaeology
Archaeologists uncover monumental relief of King Ashurbanipal in ancient city of Nineveh
A team from Heidelberg University excavating in Iraq made a spectacular find: In the throne room of the North Palace of King Ashurbanipal in the ancient city of Nineveh, the archaeologists discovered large portions of a monumental ...
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New fruit fly resource reveals nerve circuits that control flight and courtship
A team of researchers have created a new resource for studying motor control of wing movements in fruit flies.
Cell & Microbiology
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Alternative approach offers low-cost, energy-efficient way to study light-matter interactions
Researchers at the University of Turku in Finland have developed a simple method to explore a complex area of quantum science. The discovery makes research in this field cheaper and more accessible, which could significantly ...
Optics & Photonics
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Versatile fungi-based living material is tear-resistant and can even be safely eaten
Sustainably produced, biodegradable materials are an important focus of modern materials science. However, when working with natural materials such as cellulose, lignin or chitin, researchers face a trade-off. Although these ...
Biochemistry
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Current biomarkers may be ineffective for evaluating heart failure risk post-pregnancy
Biomarkers used to predict heart failure risk in the general population may be ineffective for assessing risk after pregnancies complicated by hypertension or diabetes, according to a study published in JAMA Cardiology.
Cardiology
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World's smallest self-powered bipedal robot achieves record speed and agility with simple mechanical design
At less than one and a half inches tall, roughly the same height as a LEGO minifigure, the world's smallest self-contained bipedal robot can self-start from standstill, walk faster than a half mile per hour, turn, skip, and ...
Robotics
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Mapping the brain's naming network: New insights into how people retrieve words during speech
How are we able to recall a word we want to say? This basic ability, called word retrieval, is often compromised in patients with brain damage. Interestingly, many patients who can name words they see, like identifying a ...
Neuroscience
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Low-dose interleukin-2 added to standard ALS treatment extends patient survival, clinical trial finds
The results of the MIROCALS randomized clinical trial have shown that adding low-dose interleukin-2 (IL2LD) to standard treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis slowed functional decline and extended the lifespan of people ...
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
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Large-scale OCD study unlocks new genes linked to debilitating condition
QIMR Berghofer researchers have found the genes linked to obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) for the first time, after identifying 30 regions in the human genome associated with this debilitating yet often misunderstood ...
Genetics
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Simulating MEMS Devices: 4 Case Studies
Multiphysics simulation is being used to develop MEMS devices.
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Tech Xplore
Astronomers detect eleven new active galactic nuclei
Using the Spektr-RG (SRG) space observatory, astronomers from the Russian Academy of Sciences have investigated dozens of X-ray sources in all-sky surveys, which resulted in the detection of 11 new active galactic nuclei. ...
Sponge-like pellets show promise for capturing carbon dioxide from industrial sources
Capturing carbon dioxide (CO₂) from industrial processes is a necessary step to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions and minimize the severe impacts of climate change. A new report from the University of Nottingham ...
Materials Science
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How we think about protecting data: Game-based study reveals how context shapes decisions
How should personal data be protected? What are the best uses of it? In our networked world, questions about data privacy are ubiquitous and matter for companies, policymakers, and the public.
Consumer & Gadgets
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Collective memory loss in herring results in 800 km shift in spawning grounds
Researchers led by the Institute of Marine Research in Norway report an 800 km poleward shift in the spawning grounds of Norwegian spring-spawning herring (NSS herring) following a loss of collective migration memory among ...
ALS drug testing in patient-derived cells provides personalized window into nervous system
Unlike other pathologies, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) cannot be reproduced accurately in animal models, complicating the development of effective drugs. Faced with this challenge, a group of researchers from IMDEA ...
Neuroscience
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Paleontologists identify 12 new dinosaur teeth in China's Nenjiang Formation
A recent study by Keifeng Yu and his colleagues, published in Acta Geologica Sinica, describes the discovery and identification of 12 new dinosaur teeth from the Upper Cretaceous Nenjiang Formation. The Cretaceous dinosaurs ...
Distinct neuron populations in the hypothalamus encode states associated with predator-related threats
The ability to detect imminent threats and execute behaviors aimed at protecting oneself, such as hiding, running away or defending oneself, is central to the survival of most animal species. A region of the mammalian brain ...
Record-large pore molecular crystals: A leap toward clean energy storage
In our study published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, our team from The University of Hong Kong and Northwestern University, led by the late Nobel Laureate Professor Fraser Stoddart, developed RP-H200, a ...
Understanding carbon traps: Physical probing of a promising material shows exactly how it locks CO₂ into place
As industries seek innovative solutions for carbon capture, scientists have turned to advanced materials that efficiently trap and store carbon dioxide (CO₂) from industrial emissions.
Analytical Chemistry
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Protein problem: Researchers challenge fundamental assumption in evolutionary biochemistry
How did life originate? Ancient proteins may hold important clues. Every organism on Earth is made up of proteins. Although all organisms—even single-celled ones—have complex protein structures now, this wasn't always ...
Evolution
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Tax Canadian movies? Why culture has always been at the center of trade wars
The United States government recently announced a plan to leverage a 100% tariff on "foreign" films. President Donald Trump explained it was because he wanted to protect the U.S. film industry. He said other reasons include ...
Have journalists skipped the ethics conversation when it comes to using AI?
Artificial intelligence (AI) is being used in journalistic work for everything from transcribing interviews and translating articles to writing and publishing local weather, economic reports and water quality stories.
AI can be a danger to students. Three things universities must do
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is trained on enormous bodies of text, video and images to identify patterns. It then creates new texts, videos and images on the basis of this pattern identification. Thanks to machine ...
What or where is the Indo-Pacific? How a foreign policy pivot redefined the global map
Open a book of maps and look for the "Indo-Pacific" region—it likely won't be there.
Research brings us a step closer to synthetic sugars as medicine
Sugars come in all shapes and sizes. We need them for energy and we enjoy them, but complex variants may also be used as medicine. Chemist Peter Moons from Radboud University has developed these types of sugars. He will defend ...
Why protecting wildland is crucial to American freedom and identity
As summer approaches, millions of Americans begin planning or taking trips to state and national parks, seeking to explore the wide range of outdoor recreational opportunities across the nation. A lot of them will head toward ...
How Asian American became a racial grouping, and why many with Asian roots don't identify with the term these days
For the first time, in 1990, May was officially designated as a month honoring Asian American and Pacific Islander heritage. Though the current U.S. administration recently withdrew federal recognition, the month continues ...
New opportunities for Arctic fishing 'must be carefully managed'
New opportunities for fishing off the west coast of Greenland are being opened up by climate change, University of Strathclyde research has found—but they bring risks to the region's ecosystem.
Big data approach makes plant predictions more accurate
Large amounts of data ("big data") offer enormous potential for improving the accuracy of genome-wide predictions in plant breeding. Encouraged by successful results with wheat hybrids, researchers at the IPK Leibniz Institute ...
Improving adult survival can stabilize declining giraffe subpopulations in the Serengeti
The giraffe, one of Africa's most iconic animals, is facing a crisis. Despite their worldwide popularity, giraffe populations in the wild are declining due to illegal killing and habitat loss. A new study published in The ...
Analyzing moral conundrums from Reddit's 'AITA?' board
Researchers often use moral dilemmas to probe the contours of human moral intuitions, but such studies typically take place in depersonalized contexts in which the precise relations between actors are unspecified—an intentional ...
State abortion laws diverge from public opinion after Supreme Court ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs vs. Jackson Women's Health Organization overturned Roe vs. Wade and devolved abortion regulation to the states.
Could gravity be evidence that the universe is a computer simulation? My new study suggests so
We have long taken it for granted that gravity is one of the basic forces of nature—one of the invisible threads that keeps the universe stitched together. But suppose that this is not true. Suppose the law of gravity is ...
Sponge-like pellets show promise for capturing carbon dioxide from industrial sources
Capturing carbon dioxide (CO₂) from industrial processes is a necessary step to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions and minimize the severe impacts of climate change. A new report from the University of Nottingham ...
Documenting local shellfish harvesting trends, changes
By studying the Damariscotta and Medomak River estuaries, University of Maine researchers have formally documented shifts in shellfish populations, from soft shell clams to oysters. Because Maine's intertidal mudflats, such ...
Why collect asteroid samples? Four essential reads on what these tiny bits of space rock can tell scientists
China's Tianwen-2 asteroid sample return mission is set to launch this month, May 2025, en route to the asteroid Kamoʻoalewa (2016 HO3). The country could join the United States and Japan, whose space agencies have both ...
Where tomorrow's scientists prefer to live, and where they'd rather not
Graduate students interested in an academic career after graduation day have often been told they need to be open to moving somewhere they may not want to live. This advice is because of how hard it is to get a tenure-track ...
Trump guts low-income energy assistance as summer heat descends and electricity prices rise
The U.S. is headed into what forecasters expect to be one of the hottest summers on record, and millions of people across the country will struggle to pay their power bills as temperatures and energy costs rise.
Developers, educators view AI harms differently, research finds
Teachers are increasingly using educational tools that leverage large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT for lesson planning, personalized tutoring and more in K-12 classrooms around the world.
Scientists increase complexity of tissue models, providing an alternative to using animals in science
Bioengineers at Queen Mary University of London have taken a significant step forward in the development of laboratory-based models of human tissues that may be used as alternatives to animal testing.
