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Follow the water: Searching for a lunar oasis

Searching for lunar water sources

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As humankind imagines living off-planet -- on the moon, Mars and beyond -- the question of how to sustain life revolves around the physical necessities of oxygen, food and water. We know there is water on the moon, but how do we find it? Researchers may help bring science fiction to reality by providing a divining rod to guide future space missions.

Individual cells can be connected to plastic electrodes

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Researchers have succeeded in creating a close connection between individual cells and organic electronics. The study lays the foundation for future treatment of neurological and other diseases with very high precision.

Ocean-surface warming four times faster now than late-1980s

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The study helps explain why 2023 and early 2024 saw unprecedented ocean temperatures.

People with schizophrenia have an altered ability to visually perceive contrast

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Schizophrenia is a serious mental disorder that affects around 1% of the world's population. Researchers have identified a deficit in contrast perception in people with schizophrenia. According to a review of more than 600 studies, these patients have an impaired ability to see differences in light intensity between adjacent areas, which allows us to identify shapes, textures and details in the en

Innovative one-minute video game boasts 80% success rate in diagnosing autism

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A new one-minute video game is able to accurately and efficiently identify children with autism from those who have ADHD or are neurotypical.

How simple prompts can make partially automated cars safer

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A new study finds that prompts do a good job of getting drivers to engage with their environment and take over control of the vehicle when necessary while using partially automated driving systems -- with one exception. If drivers are deeply distracted, these system-generated prompts have little or no effect.

Simple ways to improve the wellbeing of pediatric critical care staff

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Researchers have developed two simple, easy-to-deliver sessions to improve the wellbeing of staff in pediatric critical care (PCC) units in UK hospitals.

A mite-y use of electricity

Mites use electricity to travel

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Mites who hitchhike on the beaks of hummingbirds use a surprising method to help them on their journey: electricity. These hummingbird flower mites feed on nectar and live within specific flowers for their species. When it is time to seek out a new flower, they hitch a ride via hummingbirds, but for years researchers have not been sure exactly how these tiny, crawling arachnids quickly disembark a

First mouse with two male parents to reach adulthood

Mice with two fathers reach adulthood

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A team of stem cell scientists have successfully used embryonic stem cell engineering to create a bi-paternal mouse -- a mouse with two male parents -- that lived until adulthood. Their results describe how targeting a particular set of genes involved in reproduction allowed the researchers to overcome previously insurmountable challenges in unisexual reproduction in mammals.

Explaining persistent hydrogen in Mars' atmosphere

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The fact that the cold, dry Mars of today had flowing rivers and lakes several billion years ago has puzzled scientists for decades. Now, researchers think they have a good explanation for a warmer, wetter ancient Mars. Building on prior theories describing the Mars of yore as a hot again, cold again place, a team has determined the chemical mechanisms by which ancient Mars was able to sustain eno

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Transforming longevity research: AI paves the way for personalized treatments in aging science

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform aging research and help people live healthier, longer lives.

Recommendations for mitochondria transfer and transplantation research

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Mitochondria organelles came from primordial bacterial endosymbionts and still preserve distinct genes for important functions like making ATP. To speed the emerging therapeutic research into the transfer of mitochondria between cells, 31 researchers have developed consensus recommendations for common terminology that describes mitochondria transfer and transplantation.

Young adults more active after starting work, but sleep less -- unless working from home

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When young adults start working, the amount of daily physical activity they do increases sharply, only to fall away again over the new few years, while the amount of sleep they get falls slightly, according to new research. The largest drop in levels of physical activity was seen among people who work from home -- though their sleep levels did not change when they started work.

Archaeologists find 'lost' site depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry

Archaeologists discover Harold's lost residence

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Archaeologists have uncovered evidence that a house in England is the site of a lost residence of Harold, the last Anglo-Saxon King of England, and shown in the Bayeux Tapestry. By reinterpreting previous excavations and conducting new surveys, the team believe they have located a power center belonging to Harold Godwinson, who was killed in the Battle of Hastings in 1066.

Innovation 'sifts' space for mysteries

Australian technology detects space signals

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Astronomers and engineers have developed a specialized system for their radio telescope to rapidly detect mysterious fast radio bursts and other space phenomena.

'Embodied energy' powers modular worm, jellyfish robots

Embodied energy enhances soft robots

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In the same way that terrestrial life evolved from ocean swimmers to land walkers, soft robots are progressing, too, thanks to recent research in battery development and design.

Predicting 'male-time' with the Androgen Clock

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Researchers have created an epigenetic tool which has implications for medicine, sports, and agriculture.

Floating solar increases greenhouse gas emissions on small ponds

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While floating solar -- the emerging practice of putting solar panels on bodies of water -- is promising in its efficiency and its potential to spare agricultural and conservation lands, a new experiment finds environmental trade-offs.

Cancer risk established before birth

Epigenetic states influence cancer risk

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A person's lifetime risk for cancer may begin before they are even born, reports a paradigm-shifting study. The findings identified two distinct epigenetic states that arise during development and are linked to cancer risk. One of these states is associated with a lower lifetime risk while the other is associated with a higher lifetime risk.

High uric acid levels linked to deadly outcomes in children with severe malaria

High uric acid worsens severe malaria

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Researchers have uncovered a significant connection between elevated uric acid levels and life-threatening outcomes in children with severe malaria.

How tiny algae shaped the evolution of giant clams

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New research reveals how resident algae altered the genome of these fabled sea creatures, allowing them to access more nutrients.

Scientific approach can optimize bike lane planning

Scientific approach optimizes bike lanes

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develop a model that can help municipalities choose optimal locations as they expand their cycling lane networks in response to growing demand.

Hear ye! Hear ye! Researchers uncover new complexities in human hearing

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Physicists have discovered a sophisticated, previously unknown set of 'modes' within the human ear that put important constraints on how the ear amplifies faint sounds, tolerates noisy blasts, and discerns a stunning range of sound frequencies in between. By applying existing mathematical models to a generic mock-up of a cochlea -- a spiral-shaped organ in the inner ear -- the researchers revealed

Preserving Asian horseshoe crab populations through targeted conservation strategies

Conservation strategies for horseshoe crabs

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Biologists conduct the first comprehensive population study of all three Asian horseshoe crab species, mapping their population distribution, evolutionary histories and vulnerabilities to climate change to propose customized conservation strategies.

Global sea level very likely to rise between 0.5 and 1.9 meters by 2100 under high-emissions scenario

Sea levels may rise 1.9m

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An interdisciplinary team of researchers has projected that if the rate of global CO2 emissions continues to increase and reaches a high emission scenario, sea levels would as a result very likely rise between 0.5 and 1.9 meters by 2100. The high end of this projection's range is 90 centimeters higher than the latest United Nations' global projection of 0.6 to 1.0 meters.

Rethinking altruistic punishment: New experimental insights

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A research team developed a new experimental game to explore whether people avoid witnessing selfish behavior to evade punishing others or simply to avoid confronting unfairness. The study found that avoidance is driven by both the desire to not acknowledge inequality and the wish to prevent confrontation, suggesting that altruistic punishment may be less common in real-life situations than previo

Dwarf planet Ceres: Building blocks of life delivered from space

Ceres received organic material from space

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The dwarf planet is a bizarre, cryovolcanic world. However, the organic deposits discovered on its surface so far are unlikely to originate from its interior. The organic material found in a few areas on the surface of dwarf planet Ceres is probably of exogenic origin. Impacting asteroids from the outer asteroid belt may have brought it with them.

Botanic Gardens must team up to save wild plants from extinction

Botanic gardens face space crisis

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The world's botanic gardens must pull together to protect global plant biodiversity in the face of the extinction crisis, amid restrictions on wild-collecting, say researchers.

Delayed REM sleep could be an early sign of Alzheimer's

Delayed REM sleep signals dementia risk

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Scientists have recently shown that both the quality and the amount of sleep we get may influence our risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.

How animal poop helps ecosystems adapt to climate change

Vicuña dung aids climate adaptation

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Relatives of the llama are dropping dung as they venture into higher elevations in the Andes Mountains, providing a nutrient-rich environment for life to thrive despite glacier loss.

Some proteins find their 'soulmate' at birth

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Proteins, the pillars of cellular function, often assemble into 'complexes' to fulfill their functions. A study reveals why this assembly often begins during the very process of protein synthesis or 'birth'. These early interactions involve proteins whose stability depends on their association. They can be compared to a couple in which each partner supports the other. This model paves the way for

Patients with anorexia have elevated opioid neurotransmitter activity in the brain

Opioid neurotransmitters linked to anorexia

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A study showed that changes in the functioning of opioid neurotransmitters in the brain may underlie anorexia.

Preterm babies receive insufficient pain management: Study

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A large proportion of babies born very early need intensive care, which can be painful. But the healthcare system fails to provide pain relief to the full extent. This is shown by the largest survey to date of pain in neonatal care.

Nerve stimulation: The brain is not always listening

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Various diseases can be treated by stimulating the vagus nerve in the ear with electrical signals. However, this technique does not always work. A study has now shown: The electrical signals must be synchronized with the body's natural rhythms -- heartbeat and breathing.

Heart disease remains leading cause of death as key health risk factors continue to rise

Heart disease remains leading cause

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Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the U.S.

New insights into the immune response of plants

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Biologists have identified important components and mechanisms of the molecular machinery that transmits information about a pathogen encounter within the plant organism.

Unveiling Japan's geological history through volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits

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Dating key tectonic events in Japan's geological history has long been often challenging due to poor microfossil preservation from intense heat due to metamorphism. Researchers tackled this by using Re--Os isotope geochronology on Besshi-type volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits (Makimine and Shimokawa deposits) associated with sediment-covered mid-ocean ridges. Their findings revealed the timing

Unraveling the connection between Canadian wildfires and Arctic ice clouds

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Ice nucleating particles as a kind of aerosols have a significant impact on the Arctic climate by promoting the formation of ice clouds at a temperature above -- 38 degrees Celsius. Wildfires in mid-latitudinal areas are a major source of these aerosols. However, a direct observation of wildfire-emitted aerosols facilitating ice cloud formation has never been documented. Now, using field and clima

Progress toward a new generation of rechargeable batteries

Novel catalyst boosts lithium-air batteries

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Lithium-air batteries have the potential to outstrip conventional lithium-ion batteries by storing significantly more energy at the same weight. However, their high-performance values have thus far remained theoretical, and their lifespan remains too short. A team has now proposed addition of a soluble catalyst to the electrolyte. It acts as a redox mediator that facilitates charge transport and c

Weight-loss surgery lowers risk of developing complications of liver disease in patients with cirrhosis and obesity

Bariatric surgery improves liver outcomes

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A study shows that patients with obesity and fatty liver-related cirrhosis who had bariatric (weight-loss) surgery significantly lowered their future risk of developing serious liver complications compared with patients who received medical therapy alone.

A new experimental system to bring quantum technologies closer to students

Quantum technologies for student engagement

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The world of quantum physics is experiencing a second revolution, which will drive an exponential leap in the progress of computing, the internet, telecommunications, cybersecurity and biomedicine. Quantum technologies are attracting more and more students who want to learn about concepts from the subatomic world -- such as quantum entanglement or quantum superposition -- to explore the innovative

Researchers discover new way to store hydrogen using lignin jet fuel

Lignin jet fuel stores hydrogen

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An international team of scientists has discovered a way to store and release volatile hydrogen using lignin-based jet fuel that could open new pathways for sustainable energy production. In a new study scientists demonstrated that a type of lignin-based jet fuel they developed can chemically bind hydrogen in a stable liquid form. The research has many potential applications in fuels and transport

New weapon against harmful algal blooms

FAU develops algae-based phosphorus adsorbents

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Effective management of phosphorus is needed to curb the rise of harmful algal blooms. Few studies have explored how algal biomass, especially blue-green algae, can be used to create materials that remove phosphate from water. Researchers have filled that gap by transforming cyanobacterial biomass into materials that can pull harmful phosphorus out of water. Materials treated in the study removed

New measurements of solar radiative opacity thanks to helioseismology

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Researchers have pioneered an innovative method using helioseismology to measure the solar radiative opacity under extreme conditions. This groundbreaking work not only reveals gaps in our understanding of atomic physics but also confirms recent experimental results, thereby opening new perspectives in astrophysics and nuclear physics.

Researchers invent a new tool to help lower the cost of tomorrow's medicine

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Researchers have developed a new chemical tool that could help lower the cost of prescription medications. The tool, called AshPhos, is a ligand, or molecule, that makes it easier to create special carbon-nitrogen bonds. These bonds are the backbone of more than half of all medicines on the market today.

How Titan maintains its atmosphere

Titan's atmosphere maintenance studied

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Scientists have performed laboratory experiments to better understand how Saturn's moon Titan can maintain its unique nitrogen-rich atmosphere. Titan is the second largest moon in our solar system and the only one that has a significant atmosphere.

Skin cancer: New treatment option successfully tested

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Basal cell carcinomas, the most common form of skin cancer, occur in chronically sun-exposed areas such as the face. Locally advanced tumors in particular can be difficult to treat surgically. A research team has now investigated the effectiveness of a new type of therapy and achieved promising results: The active substance TVEC led to a reduction in the size of the basal cell carcinoma in all stu

Vacations are good for employee well-being, and the effects are long lasting

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If you're like many Americans, you probably didn't take all your vacation time this year. Even if you did, it's highly likely you didn't fully unplug while off the clock. But you might want to change that if you want to improve your health and well-being, according to a new review article.

What drives mood swings in bipolar disorder? Study points to a second brain clock

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A brain rhythm working in tandem with the body's natural sleep-wake cycle may explain why bipolar patients alternate between mania and depression, according to new research. A new study marks a breakthrough in understanding what drives shifts between the two states.

Researchers find cholesterol-lowering drugs have no effect on kidney function

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Statins, a class of cholesterol-lowering drugs, have no effect on kidney function, a research team has found.

Climate study: Rise in heat deaths will substantially outweigh fewer cold deaths

Climate change may cause 2.3M deaths

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Climate change will likely result in a significant rise in deaths from heat across Europe, substantially surpassing any decrease in cold-related deaths, according to a new modelling study. This trend persists across climate change scenarios and even under high adaptation to heat, reinforcing the need for aggressive mitigation policies.

Infant mortality rates declining, but Sudden Unexpected Infant Death is on the rise

Infant mortality declines SUID rises

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Infant mortality in the United States decreased by 24.2% between 1999 and 2022. However, mortality rates from Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) rose significantly -- by 11.8% -- from 2020 to 2022.

Underwater mud volcanos are a haven for marine organisms

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One would think that a volcano was not the most hospitable place for living organisms. However, the Borealis Mud Volcano, at 400 m water depth, acts as a sanctuary for a number of marine species.

Researchers uncover new approach to predict pain sensitivity

New biomarkers predict pain sensitivity

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Researchers have uncovered how specific patterns in brain activity can predict an individual's sensitivity to pain, expanding opportunities for improved pain management strategies.

Scientists develop ultra-thin absorbers with record-breaking bandwidth

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A research team has introduced a new concept for designing ultra-thin absorbers that enables absorbing layers with a record-high bandwidth-to-thickness ratio, potentially several times greater than that of absorbers designed using conventional approaches.

New drug shows promise in restoring vision for people with nerve damage

New drug restores vision in MS

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Researchers have found a promising drug candidate that could help restore vision in individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) and other neurological conditions that damage neurons.

Approaching the red planet from the kitchen

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Using syrup and baking soda, research has demonstrated the formation mechanism of rootless cones, small volcanic landforms commonly found on Earth and Mars. The study clarified, through an experimental approach, that a self-organization process determines the spatial distribution and size of these landforms. This research will enhance our understanding of explosive eruption phenomena caused by the

How Camellias evolved with the formation of the Japanese archipelago?

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Japan Sea element plants are generally thought to have evolved from closely related species on the Pacific side. Camellia japonica and Camellia rusticana were also believed to follow this pattern. However, a new study revealed that their origins trace back to the Miocene, when the Japanese archipelago separated from the continent.