Plants & Animals
Static electricity sense could be factor in evolution of extreme body shapes of treehoppers
Could detecting static electricity be a factor in explaining why treehopper insects have evolved such bizarre body shapes?
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Archaeology
Shroud of Turin image matches low-relief statue—not human body, 3D modeling study finds
The Shroud of Turin is a famous artifact with obscure origins. How and when it was made has long been the subject of debate among many scientists, historians and religious leaders, alike. The two most prominent theories are ...
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New study shows membrane flexibility hinges on how tightly lipids are packed
Cell membranes cradle, protect, and gatekeep living cells. Membranes can even affect how a cell behaves.
Cell membranes cradle, protect, and gatekeep living cells. Membranes can even affect how a cell behaves.
Bio & Medicine
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AI reveals unexpected new physics in dusty plasma
Â鶹ÒùÔºicists have used a machine-learning method to identify surprising new twists on the non-reciprocal forces governing a many-body system.
General Â鶹ÒùÔºics
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In a study published in Advanced Materials, a research team developed an innovative bacterial cellulose (BC)-based hemostatic dressing that enables rapid and sustained bleeding control.
Medical research
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Lighting plays a crucial role when it comes to visual storytelling. Whether it's film or photography, creators spend countless hours, and often significant budgets, crafting the perfect illumination for their shot. But once ...
Software
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Scientific breakthroughs in one disease don't always shed light on treating other diseases. But that's been the surprising journey of one Mayo Clinic research team. After identifying a sugar molecule that cancer cells use ...
Diabetes
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Researchers from New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) have used artificial intelligence to tackle a critical problem facing the future of energy storage: finding affordable, sustainable alternatives to lithium-ion batteries.
Energy & Green Tech
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Can simple words like "and" or "then" in online reviews help health care providers learn about their patients' experiences?
Health
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A baby boy born last week to an Ohio couple developed from an embryo that had been frozen for more than 30 years in what is believed to be the longest storage time before a birth.
Obstetrics & gynaecology
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A recent multicenter clinical trial has uncovered inflammatory pathways that contribute to asthma flare-ups in children that occur despite treatment, according to findings published in JAMA Pediatrics.
Inflammatory disorders
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Find out how ACS can accelerate your research to keep up with the discoveries that are pushing us into science’s next frontier
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Tech Xplore
Neutrino masses are not likely to originate from interactions with dark matter, study finds
Neutrinos are fundamental particles characterized by no electric charge and very small masses, which are known to interact with other matter via the weak force or gravity. While these particles have been the focus of numerous ...
Males born in summer months reported higher depression symptom scores than males born during other seasons, according to a study from Kwantlen Polytechnic University. Anxiety symptoms showed no association with season of ...
HIV vaccine efforts have been slowed by the difficulty of getting neutralizing antibodies to target the correct locations of the diverse variants of HIV. Neutralizing antibodies are proteins produced by the immune system ...
Gray wolves carry young pups over rugged terrain to track spring elk migration
Gray wolf pups are born nearly helpless: blind, deaf and lacking the acute sense of smell of their elders. They usually remain in the safe confines of their den until they are at least three weeks old.
Plants & Animals
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Bringing metallurgy into the 21st century: Precisely shaped metal objects provide unprecedented alloy control
Caltech scientists have developed a method to create metallic objects of a precisely specified shape and composition, giving them unprecedented control of the metallic mixtures, or alloys, they create and the enhanced properties ...
Nanomaterials
Aug 1, 2025
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In a discovery that could guide the development of next-generation antidepressants and antipsychotic medications, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed new insights into how a critical ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 1, 2025
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease in which the immune system mistakenly attacks the lining of the joints (the synovium), causing pain, swelling, and progressive damage. Approximately 18 million people ...
Arthritis & Rheumatism
Aug 1, 2025
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Satellite data reveals 15-year trends in forest carbon storage worldwide
Forests play a central role in the global carbon cycle as trees store carbon in their trunks, branches, roots and leaves. However, climate change and human activities can change the ability of forests to absorb carbon and ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 1, 2025
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Researchers have discovered a protein which is critical for steering melanoma cancer cells as they spread throughout the body. The malignant cells become dependent on this protein to migrate, pointing to new strategies for ...
Oncology & Cancer
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The earliest warning signs of multiple sclerosis (MS) may emerge more than a decade before the first classical neurological symptoms occur, according to new research from the University of British Columbia.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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Image: Webb takes a fresh look at a classic deep field
This image from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope revisits one of the most iconic regions of the sky, the Hubble Ultra Deep Field, through the eyes of two of Webb's instruments. The result is a detailed view that ...
Bid to relocate US Space Shuttle Discovery faces museum pushback
Tucked inside President Donald Trump's flagship tax and spending bill last month was a little-noticed provision to relocate the iconic space shuttle Discovery from a museum outside Washington to Houston.
Japan sweats through hottest July on record
Japan sweltered through its hottest July since records began in 1898, the weather agency has reported, warning of further "severe heat" in the month ahead.
New push to reach plastic pollution pact
Negotiators will take another stab at reaching a global pact on plastic pollution at talks opening Tuesday in Geneva but they face deep divisions over how to tackle the health and ecological hazard.
SpaceX delivers four astronauts to the International Space Station just 15 hours after launch
SpaceX delivered a fresh crew to the International Space Station on Saturday, making the trip in a quick 15 hours.
Partisan hostility, not just policy, drives U.S. protests
Partisan animosity is a powerful driver of protest participation—sometimes nearly matching or even exceeding concern about the actual issues, according to a new study published in the journal Social Forces.
Astronauts launch to the space station after sidelined by Boeing's troubled Starliner
Astronauts sidelined for the past year by Boeing's Starliner trouble blasted off to the International Space Station on Friday, getting a lift from SpaceX.
Gray wolves carry young pups over rugged terrain to track spring elk migration
Gray wolf pups are born nearly helpless: blind, deaf and lacking the acute sense of smell of their elders. They usually remain in the safe confines of their den until they are at least three weeks old.
Researchers map DNA markers tied to stuttering, opening doors for early intervention
A global study has identified the DNA markers for stuttering, providing a genetic link that will pave the way for clinicians to predict which family members will experience the speech disorder affecting more than 400 million ...
Using starlight to measure greenhouse gases
University of Warwick astronomers, in partnership with institutions in Spain, are showing how astronomy tools, that are usually used to study stars, can be repurposed as climate sensors, helping us track how Earth's atmosphere ...
Study links European electricity price surges to geopolitical events, not extreme weather
Geopolitical shocks are much more likely to trigger price bubbles in the British and European electricity markets than extreme weather events—and they are predictable, new academic research concludes.
School districts hire superintendents on merit, not political affiliation, study finds
A recent sociological study indicates that, despite increasing polarization and partisan animosity in the United States over recent decades, employers are not hiring based on political affiliation. The study "Partisan Affiliation ...
Sun, sea and sexual violence: How party tourism promotes and permits sexual assault
The party tourism industry model promotes and protects extreme predatory behavior, which can lead to sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), in order to make money, new research says.
Female election candidates less likely to be retweeted and receive media coverage, UK study shows
Female candidates in recent UK General Elections were less likely to be retweeted than male candidates and less likely to receive media coverage, research shows.
Do anti-bribery laws work when doing international business? New research sheds light
In today's global economy, companies often do business with countries that have different standards, especially regarding what's acceptable, such as acts like bribery.
This year's Gulf of Mexico 'dead zone' is 21% smaller than estimates from early June
NOAA-supported scientists announced today that this year's Gulf of Mexico "dead zone"—an area of low to no oxygen that can kill fish and marine life—is approximately 4,402 square miles, 21% smaller than estimates from ...
Study reveals optimal planting way for sustainable high-quality tea production in forest habitats
Tea (Camellia sinensis) is an important cash crop and the most widely consumed beverage in the world. The global tea industry, particularly the booming Pu'er market, has increasingly relied on converting forests to monoculture ...
Groundwater depletion sinks home prices in California's Central Valley
A UC Riverside study has found that as land in California's Central Valley sinks due to excessive groundwater pumping, so do local housing values.
Why some underwater earthquakes cause tsunamis—and others, just little ripples
After a massive earthquake off the coast of Kamchatka, a peninsula in the far east of Russia, on July 30, 2025, the world watched as the resultant tsunami spread from the epicenter and across the Pacific Ocean at the speed ...
Marine climate interventions can have unintended consequences—we need to manage the risks
The world's oceans are being rapidly transformed as climate change intensifies. Corals are bleaching, sea levels are rising, and seawater is becoming more acidic—making life difficult for shellfish and reef-building corals. ...
