Neural pathways reveal a push-pull system for coordinating goal-directed behavior in mice
Most of the tasks that humans complete daily entail carefully coordinating movements and tracking progress made toward a desired goal. Past studies have highlighted the role of the basal ganglia (BG), a set of interconnected ...
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Ancient algal defenses against UV may have helped plants conquer land
A new study sheds light on how the ancestors of modern land plants survived one of the most challenging aspects of life outside water: exposure to harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation. By examining a microscopic alga closely ...
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NASA races to save Swift telescope from falling back to Earth with daring rescue mission
NASA is racing to save an aging telescope from falling back to Earth with a daring rescue mission.
NASA is racing to save an aging telescope from falling back to Earth with a daring rescue mission.
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The sun's outbursts may briefly weaken rain and snow events across North America
For decades, scientists have searched for a clear link between the sun's explosive storms and the weather that occurs on Earth. A breakthrough study from the University of New Hampshire reveals that in the hours and days ...
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World's largest particle smasher halts for upgrade to boost hunt for dark matter
The world's most powerful particle accelerator will shutter operations Monday for four years of renovations to dramatically boost its collision capacity and the potential for unlocking one of the greatest mysteries of the ...
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Peptide alternative to antibiotics could combat antimicrobial resistance crisis
A University of Alberta research team has designed a promising alternative for treating antimicrobial-resistant infections, a pressing global health issue. In a paper recently published in Cell Biomaterials, the team describes ...
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Newly identified fossil sheds light on evolutionary history of saber-toothed cats
Fossils tucked away in a museum drawer and identified merely as "feline" are actually from a very ancient and enigmatic saber-toothed cat that inhabited North America more than 5 million years ago. Newly identified by a UC ...
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Burned-home soils showed uneven lead, arsenic contamination after Los Angeles wildfires
A chemical analysis of residential soils and ash around California homes burned by the Eaton and Palisades wildfires in early 2025 revealed wide variation in contamination by potentially harmful elements, including lead, ...
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Breastfeeding may help babies sleep longer by age one, challenging formula feeding claims
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life because of its many proven benefits, including protection against infections and support for healthy long-term development. ...
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'Impossible' low-loss, tunable dielectric achieved in microwave electronics
The result on his computer screen looked impossible. Late one night in 2009, Nate Orloff was alone in a laboratory, analyzing measurements from a set of experimental thin films sent to him by Darrell Schlom, the Tisch University ...
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Scratching that bug bite might feel good at first but science explains why it's a bad idea
You've likely heard it since childhood: Don't scratch that bug bite or rash, you'll make it worse. But why would something that feels so good be bad?
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'Impossible' low-loss, tunable dielectric achieved in microwave electronics
Cycling industry bets on smart bikes to boost sales
AI assistant uses smartwatches, speech and text to spot distress early
OpenAI restricts GPT-5.6 Sol to approved users during White House cyber review
Should we fear an AI bubble bust?
Swiss nuclear plant shut down due to heat wave
Dog-bone design helps 2D nanoribbon transistors stay fast and efficient as widths shrink
Sony discontinues Japan sales of robot puppy 'aibo'
It only takes one fake web page to fool AI shopping bots, study finds
IBM unveils 0.7-nanometer chip tech promising 50% higher performance and up to 70% better energy efficiency
Ferroelectric memory enables one chip to sample randomness and compute for generative AI
Generative AI designs DNA origami to match user-drawn shapes automatically
AI and physics draw a blueprint for better hydrogen storage materials
How YouTube shapes public understanding of avian influenza
A new study analyzing more than 11,000 YouTube videos and comments found that online narratives surrounding avian influenza evolved alongside major outbreak developments, including increasing reports of infections in mammals, ...
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Researchers develop HIV-prevention guide without the stigma of asking about risk
The most useful thing about a new HIV prevention guide may be a question it never asks: Why do you want to know about pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP? In a pilot study at three clinics, a two-page decision aid helped people ...
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Primate evolution kept aging rates stable for 25 million years despite lifespan gaps
Biologists group animals with similar traits into broad categories called orders. Despite their similarities, animal species in the same order can have very different average lifespans.
Large MRI analysis uncovers brain-region thinning tied to depression
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a psychiatric condition characterized by persistent feelings of sadness, a loss of interest in everyday activities, altered sleeping and/or eating patterns, low energy, and difficulty concentrating ...
New millisecond pulsar discovered with the Murchison Widefield Array
Using the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA), astronomers have discovered a new millisecond pulsar as part of the ongoing Southern-sky MWA Rapid Two-metre (SMART) survey. The discovery is reported in a research paper published ...
The bond between humans and dogs remains remarkably consistent across societies, cross-cultural study reveals
A new study by an international research team led by Friedrich Schiller University Jena and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (Leipzig) has revealed striking similarities in the way humans and dogs interact ...
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Coastal and estuarine carbon removal technique may backfire when pushed too far
Scientists investigating a proposed way to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere using seawater have found that adding too much alkalinity to neutralize acids can trigger chemical reactions that undermine the process.
Non-Hermitian geometry reveals when quantum amplification depends only on start and end points
In quantum mechanics, the geometry of quantum states has emerged as a powerful framework for understanding phenomena ranging from electrical conductivity to superconductivity. One research direction aims to extend these geometric ...
General Physics
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Lamprey brain atlas reveals 450-million-year blueprint of vertebrate brains
What did the very first complex vertebrate brain look like? To find out, scientists turned to an unlikely time traveler: the lamprey, a jawless, eel-like fish whose body plan has barely changed in roughly 360 million years.
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Saturday Citations: Predicting earthquakes; two types of water; observing event horizons
Howdy, pards, here's a quick roundup of the week's science news: Moose, previously thought to be a transplanted species, are actually native to Colorado. A digital twin of a two-year-old child's brain revealed neural signatures ...
Better unemployment welfare could curb rise of populism
The study, by researchers Chase Foster (King's College London) and Jeffry Frieden (Columbia University), analyzed 134 national elections in 16 countries between 1990 and 2021, alongside data from 11 waves of the European ...
Australia boosts shark-spotting drone coverage at Sydney beaches
Australia will expand shark-spotting drone coverage year-round at beaches across Sydney and beyond from July 1, authorities said Sunday, following a rise in attacks and sightings.
More than 1,300 excess deaths recorded in Europe heat wave: WHO
The World Health Organization said Sunday that more than 1,300 excess deaths had been recorded in Europe since June 21 in connection with the record-breaking heat wave roasting much of the continent.
Everyone experiences loss and grief, but that doesn't make it any easier to talk with kids about it
When I was a school social worker, a teary-eyed father once came to the school to tell his 4-year-old daughter's teacher that the child's mother had been in an accident. He did not speak to his child as she looked on, but ...
Scientists uncover evolutionary edge behind plant invasions
Plants that become invasive may owe their success to an advantage shaped long before they arrive, according to new research led by King's College London.
Oxygen atoms in 15‑million‑year‑old giant eggshells reveal how plants reacted to a hotter Earth
Some periods in Earth's history are so different from our own that they may as well belong to another planet. Many people are interested in the age of dinosaurs or the Ice Ages, but it is an intermediate world, the Miocene ...
Climate change to blame for intensity of Europe heat wave: Scientists
Human-caused climate change is "unequivocally" responsible for the intensity of a record-breaking heat wave scorching Europe, scientists said Friday.
Female baboons keep family bonds strong: Research reveals the benefits
Baboons are one of the most widespread of Africa's primate groups. They range across sub-Saharan Africa and into the Arabian Peninsula. Baboons' ability to spread across such a vast geographic area is based on their great ...
When the rapid adaptation of sales channels pays off
Greater agility in the sales system—that is, a company's ability to rapidly adapt its sales channels to changing market conditions—is associated with higher operating profit, but only under certain conditions. That is the ...
New research identifies types of dishonesty that occur in a relationship—and their consequences
From "harmless" white lies to infidelity, dishonesty in romantic relationships is a complex phenomenon that takes on many forms. New research from the University of Copenhagen shows that while dishonesty between partners ...
Lithium-doped carbon nanorings show promise for next-generation optical devices
Nonlinear optical materials are essential for advanced photonics and laser technologies, but researchers are still searching for ways to optimize organic, carbon-based alternatives. Using computational modeling, scientists ...
Laser-based 3D imaging system enables precise detection and quantification of methane leakage
A research team led by Prof. Zhang Zhirong from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a high-performance laser-based three-dimensional methane gas cloud imaging telemetry ...
How everyone pays the cost for patents on seeds, and private companies get rich from keeping them secret
The United States is one of only a handful of countries that allows companies to hold patents on plant varieties. As a result, a small number of corporations can—and do—suppress competition in the seed industry, stifle innovation, ...
Research team cuts cost of building reconstituted cell-free systems by 95%
A research team led by Professor Joongoo Lee in the Department of Chemical Engineering at POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology) has developed an automated, modular method for assembling reconstituted cell-free ...
Swiss glaciers facing drastic loss from heat wave: Expert
Swiss glaciers are set to lose an enormous amount of ice due to the heat wave battering Europe, the head of Glacier Monitoring in Switzerland (GLAMOS) told AFP.
New driving model predicts split-second crash avoidance with humanlike accuracy
Scientists at Delft University of Technology, in collaboration with Waymo, have developed a new model that predicts with high accuracy how human drivers respond to dangerous traffic situations. For the first time, different ...
UK sets new June temperature record for third day in a row: Met Office
The UK broke the record for a June temperature for the third day in a row on Friday, the Met Office weather agency said, as a sweltering heat wave strained schools and hospitals and drove down business.
Farmers fear drought as Italy's longest river runs dry
Seawater is seeping into Italy's longest river as the waterway starts to run dry in the heat wave, hitting a farming heartland that produces the milk for Parmesan cheese.
Germany sees hottest temperature on record of 41.3C: Weather service
Germany saw its highest temperature ever recorded Friday at 41.3°C (106.3°F), according to preliminary weather service data, as the country braces for the possibility of even higher temperatures over the weekend.
Thawing ground, future questions: Decoding Arctic climate in a lab
In a Penn State lab, a small cylinder of soil sits wired with sensors, slowly cooling as it mimics conditions thousands of miles away.
