/ en-us Â鶹ÒùÔº internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Â鶹ÒùÔºics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Most people have encountered the black, gray, or pink stains of bacterial biofilms built up on the bathroom tiles or kitchen sink. Even with vigorous scrubbing and strong cleaning chemicals, this grime can be difficult to remove and often returns with vengeance. A new study, published in the Chemical Engineering Journal, reports a novel, two-step method to effectively dismantle bacterial biofilms and prevent regrowth. /news/2025-05-method-dismantles-bacterial-biofilms-regrowth.html Biochemistry Analytical Chemistry Thu, 22 May 2025 15:18:03 EDT news667145881 A deep-sea training and engineering dive off the coast of San Diego provided an opportunity for never-before-seen imagery of the U.S. Navy submarine USS F-1, lost at sea in an accident on December 17, 1917, that resulted in the death of 19 crew members. The detailed, high-definition images of the final resting place of the WWI-era sub were made possible by a group of interagency teams, as well as advanced deep-sea imaging technology. /news/2025-05-deep-ocean-technology-images-lost.html Archaeology Thu, 22 May 2025 13:20:59 EDT news667138850 A new camera setup can record three-dimensional movies with a single pixel. Moreover, the technique can obtain images outside the visible spectrum and even through tissues. The Kobe University development thus opens the door to holographic video microscopy. /news/2025-05-pixel-camera-holographic-movies.html Optics & Photonics Wed, 21 May 2025 10:25:03 EDT news667041902 Forests on Indigenous lands in Panama have remained remarkably stable over the past two decades—more so than in protected areas—thanks in no small part to deeply rooted cultural values, a McGill-led study suggests. /news/2025-05-forests-cultural-values-deep.html Ecology Tue, 20 May 2025 13:17:45 EDT news666965860 Cornell researchers are demonstrating how artificial intelligence—particularly deep learning and generative modeling—can accelerate the design of new molecules and materials, and even function as an autonomous research assistant. /news/2025-05-smarter-faster-ai-explored-molecular.html Analytical Chemistry Materials Science Mon, 19 May 2025 13:14:03 EDT news666879241 On an island off the coast of Panama lives a population of wild primates with a remarkable culture. White-faced capuchins on Jicarón Island in Coiba National Park use stone tools; and scientists have been monitoring this unique tradition with an array of motion-triggered cameras on the island since 2017. /news/2025-05-capuchin-monkeys-bizarre-fad-abducting.html Plants & Animals Ecology Mon, 19 May 2025 11:00:03 EDT news666862261 Materials with self-adaptive mechanical responses have long been sought after in material science. Using computer simulations, researchers at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Hyderabad, now show how such adaptive behavior can emerge in active glasses, which are widely used as models for biological tissues. /news/2025-05-uncover-mechanism-enabling-glasses-brittleness.html Soft Matter Mon, 19 May 2025 10:34:13 EDT news666869646 Small things matter, at least when it comes to ocean features like waves and eddies. A recent NASA-led analysis using data from the SWOT (Surface Water and Ocean Topography) satellite found that ocean features as small as a mile across potentially have a larger impact on the movement of nutrients and heat in marine ecosystems than previously thought. /news/2025-05-nasa-french-swot-satellite-big.html Earth Sciences Environment Thu, 15 May 2025 13:25:38 EDT news666534328 A team of wildlife researchers from Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, in Brazil, working with a colleague from the National Museum of the Czech Republic, has discovered a new species of poison dart frog in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest. In their study published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE, the group ventured deep into the rainforest to learn more about species that live in still-isolated parts of the jungle. /news/2025-05-remarkable-blue-species-poison-dart.html Plants & Animals Ecology Thu, 15 May 2025 12:50:01 EDT news666532100 In a study published in Nature Communications, researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison introduced a deep learning method capable of automatically identifying transition states in protein conformational changes, a key process that underpins many biological functions. /news/2025-05-deep-method-transition-states-protein.html Biochemistry Analytical Chemistry Thu, 15 May 2025 12:01:03 EDT news666529261 Scientists have confirmed that there is something unique about ginger-hued domestic felines. In a new study, Stanford Medicine researchers have discovered the long-posited but elusive genetic mutation that makes orange cats orange—and it appears to occur in no other mammal. /news/2025-05-scientists-track-mutation-orange-cats.html Molecular & Computational biology Veterinary medicine Thu, 15 May 2025 11:00:07 EDT news666511921 Ribonucleic acid, also called RNA, is a molecule present in all living cells. It plays a critical role in transmitting genetic instructions from DNA and creating proteins. With the power to execute a plethora of functions, the little RNA "messenger" has led to important innovations across therapeutics, diagnostics, and vaccines, and made us rethink our understanding of life itself. /news/2025-05-qa-generative-ai-technique-rna.html Biotechnology Molecular & Computational biology Wed, 14 May 2025 16:26:05 EDT news666458762 When we think of earthquakes, we imagine sudden, violent shaking. But deep beneath Earth's surface, some faults move in near silence. These slow, shuffling slips and their accompanying hum—called tremors—don't shake buildings or make headlines. But scientists believe they can serve as useful analogs of how major earthquakes begin and behave. /news/2025-05-ripple-effect-minor-quakes-disrupt.html Earth Sciences Wed, 14 May 2025 14:41:04 EDT news666452462 Analyzing gravity data collected by spacecraft orbiting other worlds reveals groundbreaking insights about planetary structures without having to land on the surface. /news/2025-05-reveal-hidden-secrets-interiors-moon.html Astronomy Planetary Sciences Wed, 14 May 2025 13:20:01 EDT news666447010 In Biology 101, we learn that RNA is a single, ribbon-like strand of base pairs that is copied from our DNA and then read like a recipe to build a protein. But there's more to the story. Some RNA strands fold into complex shapes that allow them to drive cellular processes like gene regulation and protein synthesis, or catalyze biochemical reactions. /news/2025-05-sequence-fast-track-rna.html Biotechnology Molecular & Computational biology Tue, 13 May 2025 15:30:05 EDT news666368540 Butterflies' flight trajectories often appear random or chaotic, and compared with other hovering insects, their bodies follow seemingly mysterious, jagged, jerking motions. /news/2025-05-butterflies-differently-flying-body-pitch.html General Â鶹ÒùÔºics Tue, 13 May 2025 11:00:01 EDT news666272456 The majority of RNAs in each of our cells don't code for any of the thousands of proteins that make up our bodies. Instead, noncoding RNAs have critical roles in many biological processes—such as gene expression—making them ideal targets for a variety of ailments, including cancers. Despite that, the first RNA-targeting therapeutic in the market was launched only five years ago, and the vast majority of all Food and Drug Administration–approved drugs target proteins. /news/2025-05-qa-ai-rna-drugs-therapeutic.html Biotechnology Molecular & Computational biology Mon, 12 May 2025 11:40:05 EDT news666268801 This week, physicists at CERN reported the transmutation of lead into gold in the Large Hadron Collider, raising the possibility that a Science X alchemy vertical could be on the horizon. An international research collaborative developed a new method to identify bacteria within minutes. And researchers in California have identified tap water as another transmission pathway for E. coli bacteria. /news/2025-05-saturday-citations-ai-cancer-survival.html Other Sat, 10 May 2025 08:50:01 EDT news666012068 A way to greatly enhance the efficiency of a method for correcting errors in quantum computers has been realized by theoretical physicists at RIKEN. This advance could help to develop larger, more reliable quantum computers based on light. /news/2025-05-boosting-quantum-error-ai.html Quantum Â鶹ÒùÔºics Fri, 09 May 2025 11:09:14 EDT news666007743 Imagine that doctors could precisely print miniature capsules capable of delivering cells needed for tissue repair exactly where they are needed inside a beating heart. /news/2025-05-vivo-3d-precise-drug-delivery.html Bio & Medicine Thu, 08 May 2025 14:29:04 EDT news665933341 Our brain is a complex organ. Billions of nerve cells are wired in an intricate network, constantly processing signals, enabling us to recall memories or to move our bodies. /news/2025-05-microscopy-method-reconstruct-mammalian-brain.html Cell & Microbiology Biotechnology Wed, 07 May 2025 11:38:29 EDT news665836703 The ocean plays a large role in cycling carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Determining how much carbon is locked away in the ocean is critical to understanding Earth's changing climate. However, measuring and monitoring oceanographic processes on a massive scale poses a challenge to scientists. /news/2025-05-method-tracking-ocean-carbon-space.html Earth Sciences Environment Tue, 06 May 2025 15:06:04 EDT news665762761 From bird flocking to fish schooling, many biological systems exhibit some type of collective motion, often to improve performance and conserve energy. Compared to other swimmers, manta rays are particularly efficient, and their large aspect ratio is useful for creating large lift compared to drag. These properties make their collective motion especially relevant to complex underwater operations. /news/2025-05-manta-ray-group-formations-reveal.html General Â鶹ÒùÔºics Soft Matter Tue, 06 May 2025 11:00:03 EDT news665674442 The mitochondrion plays critical roles in cellular function, making it a prime organelle to target for fundamental studies, metabolic engineering, and disease therapies. With only a limited number of existing mitochondrial targeting sequences, a new study from the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology demonstrates the utility of generative artificial intelligence for designing new ones. The study is published in the journal Nature Communications. /news/2025-05-harnessing-generative-ai-mitochondrial-toolkit.html Biotechnology Molecular & Computational biology Mon, 05 May 2025 12:51:34 EDT news665668288 Have you ever thought about what would happen if all life in the ocean disappeared? A recent study explores this extreme scenario to understand how ocean biology shapes the past, present, and future climate. /news/2025-05-fish-whales-plankton-ocean-life.html Earth Sciences Environment Mon, 05 May 2025 11:25:04 EDT news665663102 Endemic to China's Yangtze River, the Yangtze finless porpoise is known for its intelligence and charismatic appearance; it looks like it has a perpetual smile on its face. To track how this critically endangered porpoise's habitat range has changed over time, a team of biodiversity and conservation experts compiled 724 ancient Chinese poems referencing the porpoise from historic collections across China. /news/2025-05-ancient-poems-story-charismatic-river.html Plants & Animals Ecology Mon, 05 May 2025 11:00:04 EDT news665652901 Even biologists only capture a glimpse of the lives of whales. There are still many species whose lives are largely a mystery, particularly the deep diving whales. /news/2025-04-whale-urine-important-life-sea.html Ecology Sat, 03 May 2025 09:30:01 EDT news665148490 Imagine trying to tell identical twins apart just by looking at their fingerprints. That's how challenging it can be for scientists to distinguish the tiny powdery pollen grains produced by fir, spruce and pine trees. /news/2025-05-ai-tree-pollen-allergies.html Ecology Molecular & Computational biology Thu, 01 May 2025 17:17:04 EDT news665338621 Between 252 and 66 million years ago, the ocean underwent a revolution. That's when plankton with calcium carbonate skeletons colonized the open ocean. When they died, their remains fell like snow over large parts of the seafloor. The abundance of their skeletons over time changed the marine landscape, leading to unique rock formations and vast deposits of carbonate rock. /news/2025-05-marine-revolution-ocean-life.html Earth Sciences Environment Thu, 01 May 2025 11:38:04 EDT news665318281 An AI tool has made a step forward in translating the language proteins use to dictate whether they form sticky clumps similar to those linked to Alzheimer's disease and around fifty other types of human disease. In a departure from typical "black-box" AI models, the new tool, CANYA, was designed to be able to explain its decisions, revealing the specific chemical patterns that drive or prevent harmful protein folding. /news/2025-04-ai-secret-language-sticky-proteins.html Biotechnology Molecular & Computational biology Wed, 30 Apr 2025 14:00:06 EDT news665220661