Cell & Microbiology
How two key proteins maintain optimal pH within the Golgi apparatus
Our cells carry out hundreds of thousands of important functions every day, all of which are carefully orchestrated at a microscopic scale. However, the precise mechanisms that influence the luminal pH鈥攐ne key component ...
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Plants & Animals
Human violence causes long-term anxiety and stress in South African baboon population, study suggests
Human persecution leads to anxiety and physiological stress among baboons. That's according to the findings of new research by the Durham University Department of Anthropology.
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Rapid cloud loss is contributing to record-breaking temperatures, new study shows
Earth's cloud cover is rapidly shrinking and contributing to record-breaking temperatures, according to new research involving the Monash-led Australian Research Council Center of Excellence for 21st Century Weather.
Earth Sciences
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The Cosmic Owl: Astronomers discover a peculiar galaxy merger
An international team of astronomers reports the detection of a peculiar merger of two similar ring galaxies that morphologically resemble an owl's face. The discovery of this galaxy merger, dubbed the "Cosmic Owl," is presented ...
Recent advances in the field of robotics have enabled the automation of various real-world tasks, ranging from the manufacturing or packaging of goods in many industry settings to the precise execution of minimally invasive ...
Some cancers and chronic inflammatory diseases are treated with immunotherapies. These stimulate the patient's immune system to recognize and destroy tumor cells. To improve such therapies, researchers are looking for mechanisms ...
Medical research
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Scientists at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology have discovered a key connection between high levels of iron in the brain and increased cell damage in people who have both Down syndrome and Alzheimer's disease.
Genetics
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Radioactive iodine treatment after thyroid cancer surgery usually means side effects like nausea and time in hospital isolated from loved ones. But new clinical trial results from researchers at UCL mean patients worldwide ...
Oncology & Cancer
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New research reveals how seasonal diseases impact our willingness to follow health measures. People are less likely to follow protective measures when infection levels drop, leading to seasonal surges in disease.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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Whether you are solving a puzzle, navigating a shopping center or writing an email, how well you do will not only depend on the task at hand but also on your internal cognitive state. In a new study published in Nature Communications, ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
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Custom apps bring the benefits of simulation to those who need it, when they need it, in a format that makes sense for them.
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Tech Xplore
Escaping cosmic strings: How dark photons could finally work as dark matter
Researchers, in a recent 麻豆淫院ical Review Letters paper, introduce a new mechanism that may finally allow ultralight dark photons to be considered serious candidates for dark matter, with promising implications for detection ...
From spin glasses to quantum codes: Researchers develop optimal error correction algorithm
Scientists have developed an exact approach to a key quantum error correction problem once believed to be unsolvable, and have shown that what appeared to be hardware-related errors may in fact be due to suboptimal decoding.
Boston Children's Hospital scientists have unveiled a five-day approach to generate functional vascular organoids capable of supporting blood flow and in vivo engraftment.
A multidisciplinary team has taken a step forward in the field of precision medicine with the publication of a study that highlights the value of integrating multiple layers of biological information鈥攇enomic, metabolomic, ...
Genetics
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Synthetic chemicals and plastics are useful and indispensable in our lives. On the other hand, the world is grappling with plastic pollution鈥攃logging oceans, threatening wildlife, and leaching into ecosystems. While eco-friendly ...
Neuroscience
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Understanding how people visually browse their surroundings and direct their gaze in specific situations is a long-standing goal among psychology researchers. Past studies suggest that humans exhibit oculomotor biases, which ...
Offsetting fossil fuel reserves by planting trees is not a viable strategy, analysis finds
New forests larger than the land area of North America would need to be planted to offset the potential carbon dioxide emissions from the fossil fuel reserves currently held by the world's 200 largest fossil fuel companies.
Environment
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The Portuguese man o' war includes four distinct species, new research reveals
Long believed to be a single, globally distributed species drifting freely across the open ocean, the bluebottle鈥攁lso known as the Portuguese man o' war鈥攈as now been revealed to be a group of at least four distinct species, ...
Plants & Animals
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The gut microbiome and the metabolites it produces offer promising insight into disease severity in critically ill patients. In a collaborative effort, researchers from the U.S. and the Netherlands developed the metabolic ...
Researchers take one small step toward planning life on Mars
Before they take the long journey to another planet, humans will have to find the right place to land. New findings from a University of Mississippi researcher may point to just such a place on Mars.
Space Exploration
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Stone tools from a cave on South Africa's coast speak of life at the end of the Ice Age
The Earth of the last Ice Age (about 26,000 to 19,000 years ago) was very different from today's world.
Trees use summer solstice as natural calendar for growth and reproduction
People have been celebrating the summer solstice with elaborate rituals since prehistoric times. But humans aren't the only species to take mark June 21 as a special time. Studies are showing the summer solstice is an important ...
Police in England and Wales to get more money鈥攂ut increasing funding won't necessarily mean less crime
Police spending will rise by a real-terms 2.3% per year between now and 2028鈥�29, the government announced in its latest spending review, drawn from local council tax. The government says this will help its mission to put ...
Misogyny has become a political strategy鈥攈ere's how the pandemic helped make it happen
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, more overt forms of gendered hate have jumped from obscure internet forums into the mainstream, shaping culture and policy.
World Refugee Day: Prolonged refugee separation is harming families鈥攁nd Canada's economy
As World Refugee Day approaches on June 20, advocates and health experts are calling on the Canadian government to urgently address prolonged family separation for refugees. With wait times for family reunification now averaging ...
Auditors can prevent fraud just by tipping their hand
If you've ever played poker, chances are you used strategic reasoning, a method of thinking that involves making informed decisions by understanding and anticipating the actions of others.
Horse whipping is painful and cruel. The latest incident shows why it should be banned
Last week, the peak body for equestrian sport in Australia suspended a prominent member after footage allegedly depicted Australian Olympic dressage rider Heath Ryan whipping a horse more than 40 times.
Subterranean life in the groundwaters of northern Australia
Driving along the Stuart Highway from Tennant Creek to Katherine in Australia's Northern Territory, you might be more aware of lone eagles flying high above than what lies in the groundwaters beneath.
The first images from Vera Rubin telescope are about to drop
In the early 1600s, Dutch spectacle maker Jan Lippershey discovered that combining lenses could magnify distant objects. Galileo Galilei quickly improved the designs and became the first to explore the heavens, revealing ...
Pleasure and pain: What nude sunrise swims in winter tells us about social connection
Enduring discomfort together may bring people closer, especially when it's mixed with a bit of joy, according to a study involving mass mid-winter river swims.
Gossip, redefined: Research shows the surprising power of positive talk in teams
Mean Girls and pop culture has taught us to fear gossip as toxic and cruel, the whispered fuel of cliques and drama. But what if we've been getting gossip all wrong? New research from UNM's organizational behavior team suggests ...
Launching a new product during a recession can pay off, research shows
Lower consumer spending and higher unemployment can make a recession seem like an inauspicious time to take a new product to market.
NASA to gather in-flight imagery of commercial test capsule re-entry
A NASA team specializing in collecting imagery-based engineering datasets from spacecraft during launch and reentry is supporting a European aerospace company's upcoming mission to return a subscale demonstration capsule ...
Machine learning modeling assists intelligent process analysis for high-performance virus filtration
A research team led by Prof. Wan Yinhua from the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a machine learning (ML) framework to analyze virus filtration processes in therapeutic ...
Plant-derived fertilizer additive boosts yields and cuts emissions
Researchers from the Institute of Applied Ecology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a new environmentally friendly fertilizer additive that significantly enhances crop yields while reducing emissions of harmful ...
How discussion becomes discord: Three avoidable steps on the path to polarization
Many of us have become immersed in debates with family about a contentious political issue, or found ourselves on the other side of a political divide than our friends. In these contentious times, it can be all too easy for ...
Kayakers and paddleboarders are disturbing marine mammals around Scotland's coasts
Kayakers and paddleboarders enjoying Scotland's coastlines may be unknowingly disturbing marine mammals, according to new research highlighting the growing pressures faced by whales, dolphins and seals in Scottish waters.
Degrowth and fashion: How upcycling innovators show us how to rethink and reuse waste
Every year, some 100 billion garments are produced worldwide, and 92 million tons of clothing waste end up in landfills. Given this enormous amount of waste, it is logical to think that the only way forward is to degrow fashion. ...
Endangered fish saved from the Palisades fire returned to their Malibu home
Hundreds of tiny endangered fish slipped from orange plastic buckets into a glittering lagoon in Malibu on June 17, returning home five months after being whisked away from threats wrought by the Palisades fire.
SpaceX retargets crewed Axiom Space launch
SpaceX has reset the countdown clock for its next human spaceflight, targeting an early Sunday morning launch of the private Axiom Space Ax-4 mission.
