/ en-us �鶹��Ժ internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: �鶹��Ժics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. New research unveils the true death toll of the deadly August 2023 wildfires which took place in Lāhainā, Maui, Hawaiʻi—and which temporarily made wildfire a leading cause of death in Maui. By comparing death rates over time, the scientists found that two-thirds more people died that August than would have been expected. /news/2025-08-wildfire-local-death-hawaii.html Environment Fri, 22 Aug 2025 00:00:01 EDT news674998776 Studying the process of brain formation illuminates just how much of development is a series of tiny miracles. Only a few weeks after a human egg is fertilized, a sheet of cells called the neural plate widens, stretches and rolls up to create a tube. This delicate dance of cells forms what will become our brain and spinal cord, the basis for our thoughts, feelings and actions. /news/2025-08-scientists-cells-brain.html Cell & Microbiology Molecular & Computational biology Thu, 21 Aug 2025 15:09:24 EDT news675007754 In the past decade, there has been significant interest in studying the expression of our genetic code down to the level of single cells, to identify the functions and activities of any cell through the course of health or disease. /news/2025-08-reveals-world-protein-technique-cells.html Cell & Microbiology Molecular & Computational biology Thu, 21 Aug 2025 14:00:17 EDT news674909810 The first time I saw the Ada Tree, I felt tiny. It was October 2015, just days after arriving in Victoria to study mountain ash forests. During a visit to the Central Highlands, we went to see the Ada Tree—one of the largest mountain ash specimens, standing 76 meters tall (equivalent to a 20-story building), with a trunk 5 meters wide. /news/2025-08-giants-australian-forest.html Plants & Animals Ecology Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:16:21 EDT news674997371 From toddlers' timeouts to criminals' prison sentences, punishment reinforces social norms, making it known that an offender has done something unacceptable. At least, that is usually the intent—but the strategy can backfire. When a punishment is perceived as too harsh, observers can be left with the impression that an authority figure is motivated by something other than justice. /news/2025-08-cognitive-humans.html Social Sciences Thu, 21 Aug 2025 10:04:57 EDT news674989491 Identifying a mineral might sound straightforward: Analyze its chemistry, compare it to known minerals and voilà. But for geologists, this process can be a time-consuming puzzle requiring specialized expertise and a lot of manual calculation. /news/2025-08-online-tool-mineral-identification.html Earth Sciences Wed, 20 Aug 2025 16:08:04 EDT news674924881 Few tasks are more dreaded than delivering negative feedback. /news/2025-08-compliment-sandwich-longer-effective.html Social Sciences Economics & Business Wed, 20 Aug 2025 09:53:47 EDT news674902425 How do you identify something no one has a test for? Designer drugs replicate the effects of known, illicit drugs but evade law enforcement. The chemical structure variations that help these compounds avoid detection also make them unpredictable in the body—a quality that poses serious health consequences. /news/2025-08-database-drugs.html Analytical Chemistry Wed, 20 Aug 2025 05:00:46 EDT news674725021 Teaching about periods in schools is still too focused on basic biological facts, with insufficient information around how menstruation can affect a woman's mood and well-being, problems associated with menstrual bleeding, and their impact on physical and academic performance, concludes a new study by UCL (University College London) researchers. /news/2025-08-boys-taboo-periods.html Education Tue, 19 Aug 2025 20:00:01 EDT news674840941 Does the decision to leave the country unite or divide migrant families? A study by Polish researchers shows how parents and their adult children jointly build narratives about their lives in Germany—sometimes harmoniously, sometimes with very different emotional tones. The research was conducted as part of the IRIMTA project by Paula Pustułka, Ph.D., a professor at the SWPS University, and Zuzanna Kapciak, a doctoral candidate at the SWPS University Doctoral School. /news/2025-08-memories-emotions-families-migration-germany.html Social Sciences Tue, 19 Aug 2025 15:01:05 EDT news674834461 In 1917, Sigmund Freud described three "narcissistic insults" that had been caused by science. These were moments of scientific breakthrough that showed humans that we are not as special as we once believed. /news/2025-08-freud-ai-narcissistic-insult-humanity.html Social Sciences Tue, 19 Aug 2025 14:32:03 EDT news674832721 Generative artificial intelligence systems require a lot of energy, but many AI developers are hoping the technology can ultimately be a boon for the climate—possibly leading to a more efficient power grid, for instance. /news/2025-08-qa-ai-climate-activists.html Environment Tue, 19 Aug 2025 13:43:34 EDT news674829811 If you've spent any time in the gardening corners of social media lately, you've likely come across a trend called "chaos gardening." /news/2025-08-chaos-gardening-wild-beauty-mess.html Ecology Tue, 19 Aug 2025 13:35:31 EDT news674829328 In response to shifting gender norms and post-war social movements, many U.S. colleges and universities began admitting women in the 1950s and '60s. The coeducational movement, which started in the early 19th century, sparked innovations in education, labor, and civil rights in the United States. /news/2025-08-qa-coed-campus-transitions-60s.html Economics & Business Education Tue, 19 Aug 2025 01:53:25 EDT news674787197 Late midlife adults are one of Canada's largest yet most under-recognized and over-extended resources. They quietly tend to the health and well-being of millions of younger and older people, in person or from a distance. /news/2025-08-midlife-adults-overextended-multiple-roles.html Social Sciences Economics & Business Tue, 19 Aug 2025 01:10:01 EDT news674737810 Data from the World Bank suggests that extreme poverty has declined dramatically over the past four decades, from 47% of the world's population in 1981 to around 10% today. /news/2025-08-extreme-poverty-plunged-1980s-analysis.html Social Sciences Economics & Business Mon, 18 Aug 2025 16:05:04 EDT news674751901 A team of Johns Hopkins engineers has developed a new, more powerful method to observe molecular vibrations, an advance that could have far-reaching implications for early disease detection. /news/2025-08-class-quantum-sensors-faint-molecular.html Optics & Photonics Quantum �鶹��Ժics Mon, 18 Aug 2025 12:37:13 EDT news674739425 Dr. Jake Johnson, cardiology resident at North Carolina State University's College of Veterinary Medicine, is the author of a recent article published in Frontiers in Veterinary Science. Here, he discusses his findings and how to protect pets from future accidents. /news/2025-08-qa-dog-ingests-cocaine.html Veterinary medicine Mon, 18 Aug 2025 00:00:01 EDT news674387470 Since its emergence in US dairy cattle, highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu, H5N1) has defied control, spreading to other species and disrupting every stage of the dairy sector. A newly published invited review in the Journal of Dairy Science presents the most comprehensive look yet at the virus's impact and calls for a unified response. With current science pointing to complex transmission dynamics and broad consequences, the authors argue that only a One Health approach, taking into account the intersection of animal and human health with that of the environment, can effectively combat H5N1 and prevent future outbreaks. /news/2025-08-comprehensive-urges-health-approach-tackle.html Agriculture Thu, 14 Aug 2025 17:13:04 EDT news674410381 Antibiotics have long served as a foundation of modern veterinary medicine, especially in livestock animals. Yet a growing public health threat looms as bacteria evolve to evade these vital drugs. /news/2025-08-antibiotic-resistance-cattle-bacteria-potential.html Ecology Veterinary medicine Thu, 14 Aug 2025 08:59:26 EDT news674380761 Negotiators from around the world are gathered in Geneva, Switzerland, for the final UN intergovernmental session to hammer out a legally binding global treaty on plastics pollution. /news/2025-08-opinion-witnessing-ditch-global-plastic.html Environment Wed, 13 Aug 2025 14:59:04 EDT news674315941 While conventional computers store information in the form of bits, fundamental pieces of logic that take a value of either 0 or 1, quantum computers are based on qubits. These can have a state that is simultaneously both 0 and 1. This odd property, a quirk of quantum physics known as superposition, lies at the heart of quantum computing's promise to ultimately solve problems that are intractable for classical computers. /news/2025-08-quantum-longer.html Quantum �鶹��Ժics Wed, 13 Aug 2025 12:59:56 EDT news674308789 Remote and hybrid work became the norm after the COVID-19 pandemic, but more workplaces, like Amazon, JPMorgan Chase, Disney and even the federal government have mandated that employees return to offices in recent years. But not all employees are returning at the same rate. /news/2025-08-experts-office-policies-stalling-women.html Economics & Business Wed, 13 Aug 2025 05:23:20 EDT news674281393 How many ads do you see on social media? It might be more than you realize. Scientists studying how ads work on Instagram-style social media have found that people are not as good at spotting them as they think. If people recognized ads, they usually ignored them—but some, designed to blend in with your friends' posts, flew under the radar. /news/2025-08-dont-subtle-sponsored-content-social.html Social Sciences Economics & Business Wed, 13 Aug 2025 00:00:01 EDT news674208962 Plan a route, grab some snacks, and fuel up. Engineers and scientists have been sending massive magnets from U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) national labs on cross-country road trips. /news/2025-08-massive-magnets-repurposing-electromagnets.html General �鶹��Ժics Tue, 12 Aug 2025 14:03:59 EDT news674226234 Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) are tiny fat bubbles that are used to deliver medicines, genes, and RNA into cells. However, in some cases LNPs can cause harmful inflammation as a result of the process of RNA delivery. /news/2025-08-solutions-safer-rna-therapies-inflammatory.html Bio & Medicine Mon, 11 Aug 2025 14:50:04 EDT news674142601 A major breakthrough in quantum technology was achieved in October 2024: the first-ever quantum satellite communication link between China and South Africa. The connection spanned a remarkable 12,900 km: the longest intercontinental quantum communication link established to date. The longest before this was 7,600 km and within the northern hemisphere only. /news/2025-08-south-africa-china-quantum-communication.html Optics & Photonics Quantum �鶹��Ժics Mon, 11 Aug 2025 14:05:51 EDT news674139948 Antimicrobial resistance is a lurking threat in hospitals around the world. As more strains of bacteria and other microbes evolve defenses against available drugs, more patients run the risk of contracting infections that defy treatment. /news/2025-08-common-disinfectants-abilities-antibiotic-resistance.html Cell & Microbiology Molecular & Computational biology Mon, 11 Aug 2025 13:08:04 EDT news674136481 The remains of an Antarctic researcher have been discovered by a Polish team among rocks exposed by a receding glacier in Antarctica. They are identified by DNA as those of Dennis "Tink" Bell, a 25-year-old meteorologist who was working for the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), the predecessor of the British Antarctic Survey (BAS). He died in a crevasse on a glacier at Admiralty Bay on King George Island, situated off the Antarctic Peninsula, on 26 July 1959. His body was never recovered. /news/2025-08-british-lost-recovered-antarctic-glacier.html Archaeology Other Mon, 11 Aug 2025 12:25:02 EDT news674133897 Researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, have documented their use of a new RNA sequencing technology to uncover molecular drivers of cellular differentiation that could lead to better regenerative therapies. /news/2025-08-nascent-rna-profiling-uncovers-molecular.html Cell & Microbiology Molecular & Computational biology Fri, 08 Aug 2025 09:44:04 EDT news673865041