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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Cell & Microbiology
Scientists reveal crystal structure of protein that allows viruses to infect cells in human airway
New research by scientists at the University of Toronto and the Structural Genomics Consortium has deepened our understanding of how viruses like the flu, common cold, and COVID-19 get into cells in human airways.
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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.
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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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 ...
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 ...
Archaeology
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Carbon dioxide is key to making a precise polymer safely
Watch a Cornell ice hockey game at Lynah Rink and you'll spend three periods looking at—or rather, through—a methacrylate, a type of polymer used widely in paints, adhesives and ...
Watch a Cornell ice hockey game at Lynah Rink and you'll spend three periods looking at—or rather, through—a methacrylate, a type of polymer used ...
Polymers
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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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AI can identify genetic perturbations from cell images, offering new path for drug discovery
Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have developed an AI that could open up a new, cost-effective approach to identifying genetic perturbation patterns in cell images—potentially enabling the development of new ...
Cell & Microbiology
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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
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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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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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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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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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 ...

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.

The real cost of achieving net-zero emissions in Australia's livestock sector
A conversation between a Tasmanian farmer and a researcher at the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) about the real cost of achieving net-zero emissions led to a multi-year study.

Echidna microbiome changes while moms nurse puggle, research reveals
Research from the University of Adelaide shows microbial communities in echidna pseudo-pouches undergo dramatic changes while the animal is lactating, which could help in creating an environment for their young, known as ...

Galileo satellite GSAT0104 retires after 12 years of navigation service
On 12 March 2013, Galileo satellite GSAT0104, alongside its fellow In-Orbit Validation (IOV) satellites, made history by enabling the first position fix by Europe's independent satellite navigation system Galileo. Now, after ...

Physicists at the Large Hadron Collider turned lead into gold—by accident
Medieval alchemists dreamed of transmuting lead into gold. Today, we know that lead and gold are different elements, and no amount of chemistry can turn one into the other.

Feeding cows seaweed reduces methane emissions, but does it make economic sense?
As they digest grass and hay, cows produce significant amounts of methane, a greenhouse gas. In the quest to identify an alternative livestock feed, seaweed has emerged as a promising contender.

Viking pregnancy was deeply political, new study indicates
Pregnant women wielding swords and wearing martial helmets, fetuses set to avenge their fathers—and a harsh world where not all newborns were born free or given burial.