Planetary Sciences
Supersonic waves could explain the strange orbits of hot Jupiters and Neptunes
Using advanced new simulations, a team of astronomers in the U.S. has developed a promising new theory for how giant, gaseous exoplanets migrate into stiflingly close orbits around their host stars. Led by J. J. Zanazzi at ...
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Plants & Animals
Chornobyl dog population shows genetic signatures of directional selection
The latest research on the wild population of dogs in Chornobyl reveals that the genetic differences between these dogs and other similarly isolated dog populations are likely evidence of directional selection, not mutation. ...
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Ultrathin metal layer boosts spin-related signals, opening a door to ultralow-power electronics
Researchers at Kyushu University have found that an ultrathin layer of iridium manganese (IrMn) can improve two spin-related signals in a structure made of a magnetic insulator and a platinum film. By examining how spin currents ...
Condensed Matter
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Against all expectations, researchers control the magnetic core of a single atom
Researchers at Delft University of Technology (the Netherlands) have succeeded in controlling the magnetism in the nucleus of a single atom with radio waves. This came as a surprise: until now, physicists believed that this ...
General Physics
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Can gravitational fields break and reconnect? Einstein's equations suggest they can
More than a century after Einstein first devised the equations that describe gravity, physicists are still finding new ways of interpreting them. Luca Comisso, an associate research scientist in Columbia University's departments ...
General Physics
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Atomic magnetism reveals why iron, but not chromium, can produce ammonia using sunlight
Two nearly identical materials have completely different chemical behavior. Research teams at the University of Vienna and TU Wien studied catalysts that use the energy of sunlight to produce ammonia. Surprisingly, when the ...
Analytical Chemistry
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Single dose of fast-acting psychedelic nasal spray shows promise for stubborn depression
One in three individuals with major depressive disorder does not get relief from standard daily antidepressant medications. The up-and-coming psychedelic therapeutics like psilocybin or LSD do show promise of quick relief, ...
Personalized ovarian cancer vaccines spark immunity in phase 1 trial
Rapidly dividing cancer cells can develop DNA mutations that produce abnormal proteins called antigens, which are unique to each patient's cancer. Scientists are now testing personalized cancer vaccines that target these ...
Immune changes linked to diabetes could guide development of new cancer treatments
New research in The Journal of Immunology uncovers how high blood sugar (hyperglycemia) and type 1 diabetes (T1D) may protect against certain cancers like melanoma, breast and colon cancer. T1D has been associated with a ...
Medical Xpress
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Restoring an amino acid can diminish age-related inflammation
Sustained low-level inflammation is a hallmark of the aging process. The accumulating damage persistently activates the innate immune system—the body's first line of defense—leading to what is known as inflammaging, functional ...
Medical Xpress
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Tech Xplore
Semiconductors could sidestep a key solar-energy trade-off through a newly identified mechanism
Designing new nuclear alloys, element by element
Spray coating creates power-generating fibers without high-voltage equipment
Moving toward emission-free aluminum production
What is artificial general intelligence—and is it already here?
AI may quickly generate ideas, but working with people leads to more creative ones
Three ways professional gaming is becoming geopolitical
AI chip giant SK hynix posts sevenfold surge in quarterly operating profit
A spider named for Stephen Colbert has a genome about 50% larger than ours
Many spiders reach their maximum size about this time of year, having spent the summer eating, which helps explain their starring role in Halloween decorations. Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have found ...
Plants & Animals
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Sound-levitated particles reveal how static charge builds up
When two objects touch and then separate, they can swap tiny amounts of electric charge, even if they are made from exactly the same material. This 'triboelectric effect' is the source of everyday static electricity, but ...
Macromolecular crowding could help build artificial cell systems
Macromolecular crowding can serve as a design tool for controlling the formation and organization of synthetic DNA droplets, a study from Science Tokyo reveals. Researchers investigated this strategy using DNA nanostars and ...
Cell & Microbiology
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Molecular architecture determines tomato plant resistance to its main pest
An international study investigating why wild tomatoes are more resistant to the tomato leafminer (Phthorimaea absoluta) than cultivated varieties revealed that the secret lies in the spatial structure of a plant defense ...
Molecular & Computational biology
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150-year-old mystery about the identity of an 'extinct' giant crane solved
Scientists at Bournemouth University (BU) have solved a 150-year-old mystery about the identity of an extinct giant crane that lived in Europe over 20,000 years ago. The work is published in the journal Royal Society Open ...
Paleontology & Fossils
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Could next-gen artificial intelligence help map out future space outposts?
Planning a successful trip can be challenging, especially when your destination is in outer space. Even before liftoff, space missions require extraordinary amounts of scientific preparation and data analysis to succeed, ...
Space Exploration
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Explaining the difference between brittle and ductile behavior in polymer glasses
Glasses are (mostly) brittle, metals can be ductile (plastic), and liquids flow easily. Polymers are interesting because they exhibit all three types of behavior, depending on their chemical nature, temperature, and deformation ...
Comets probably didn't seed life on Earth after all, new study suggests
The theory that comets delivered the molecular building blocks for life on Earth is a long-standing one, since comets are known to carry many of these molecules. However, a new study challenges this idea.
Astrobiology
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LSD and psilocybin push brain blood flow in opposite directions, study suggests
Psychedelics are a class of compounds that alter people's perceptions, mood and mental processes. Recent clinical studies suggest that some of these compounds, such as lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) and psilocybin, could ...
Arsenic drug combo resurrects 'guardian of the genome' to fight aggressive blood cancers
A combination cancer therapy that relies on the reactivation of a tumor suppressor protein to kill leukemic and other blood cancer cells has shown promise in a small pilot trial.
Why the WHO must declare climate change a public health emergency
Across the world, people have felt the impacts of climate change firsthand. The Northern Hemisphere has had another record-breaking summer season of heat and extreme weather events. The Southern Hemisphere now faces a summer ...
End of COVID-era SNAP emergency food assistance linked to increased child maltreatment rates
A new study has found that in U.S. counties that ended COVID-19 pandemic-era Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Emergency Allotments, child maltreatment rates went up. The findings from the study in the American ...
Optimistic climate futures for local communities in the UK imagined in a new report
A new report co-authored by researchers from the University of York and WWF highlights how local communities across the U.K. imagine positive, sustainable, and resilient futures for the places where they live and work.
How the Indian Ocean is linked to Europe's early-winter rain and storms
When we think about Europe's winter weather, the Indian Ocean is probably not the first place we look. We might picture Atlantic storms, cold air arriving from the north or rain sweeping across the Mediterranean. In my research, ...
Q&A: Decoding the cell—a conversation with a computational biologist
Computational biologist Christina Leslie, Ph.D., has spent nearly two decades at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) building computational tools that help make sense of some of the most complex data in biology.
Schools increasingly affected by poor air quality as wildfire smoke becomes more common
American children are increasingly exposed to air pollution as wildfire smoke becomes more common, and some schools and child care centers struggle to keep indoor breathing conditions clean, a new national study shows.
Medieval ghost stories featured rotten flesh, the walking dead and spoon‑stealing spirits
Stories of wandering spirits and the restless dead were common in the Middle Ages. These ghostly encounters were recorded in a wide variety of medieval literature.
Drones could help weather forecasters more accurately predict winter storms
Weather drones are being tested to help update forecasts of extreme weather more quickly, and could help us prepare earlier for upcoming winter storms.
Relocating amphibians and reptiles to make way for human development rarely delivers long-term conservation success
Relocating amphibians and reptiles to protect them from development rarely leads to long-term conservation success, a new UBC-led global review has found. The findings highlight the importance of habitat protection rather ...
A new physics-informed AI tool aims to predict wildfire spread in real time and assist wildfire response
A new AI system that NYU Fire Research Group describes as a digital twin of an active wildfire has, in early testing, shown the ability to forecast how a fire will spread in near real time.
'Let nothing be forgotten': Holocaust survivors' memorial books honored lives lost and vibrant hometowns
My grandmother was a Holocaust survivor from Kostopol, Ukraine. Years after she passed away, I was trying to learn more about her life before the war—something I knew very little about. When I found a book called "Sefer Kostopol"—Hebrew ...
Study finds celebrity digital twins may boost trust in customer service
Imagine losing your credit card, logging into your bank's website for help and being greeted by a virtual customer service representative who looks and sounds exactly like actor Hugh Jackman. The person helping you isn't ...
Gambling risks found among teens as young as 13
More than half (52.5%) of Americans ages 13 to 27 reported gambling in the past year, including 42.7% of teens ages 13 to 17, according to researchers at the Center for Gambling Studies at the Rutgers School of Social Work.
How childhood experiences shape employment outcomes in India
Research led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) shows that childhood poverty, poor living conditions and gender can have lasting impacts on employment opportunities and earnings in India.
US adults say craft and sustained commitment, not fame, separate creators from influencers
The creator economy is a growing global industry that Goldman Sachs Research reports could be worth $480 billion by 2027. But what is a creator, and what is the difference between a creator and an influencer, a celebrity ...
How to be happy: Tips from the pioneers of well being research
Earlier this year, we convened a meeting of some of the most influential figures in modern happiness research to discuss what they had learned in their 600 combined years of research and professional experience.
How political polarization creates business uncertainty
New research by a Florida State University professor in the Herbert Wertheim College of Business finds that America's increasingly polarized political system reaches far beyond the ballot box, creating greater uncertainty ...
Elementary school homework could be reinforcing educational inequality, study suggests
Homework set by elementary schools could be reinforcing educational inequalities by rewarding families who have more time and resources to spend helping their children, new research from the University of Manchester suggests.
How evolutionary biology became an unwilling ally of the manosphere
From steroid use to "bone smashing", the "looksmaxxing" movement is only the latest example of the manosphere's toxic hold on young people.
The hydrogen atom: The raw material of the universe barely exists on Earth—now we've made it in a flask
What do you see when you look up at the night sky? While everyone may have a different answer, the truth is that almost everything out there is hydrogen. The first element in the periodic table is by far the most abundant ...
