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July 19, 2024
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July 16, 2024 — Researchers have discovered that a single-celled organism, a close relative of animals, harbors the remnants of ancient giant viruses woven into its own genetic code. This finding sheds light on how complex organisms may have acquired some of their ...
July 15, 2024 — One of the most important controversies about human evolution and expansion is when and by what route the first hominids arrived in Europe from the African continent. Now, geological dating ...
July 11, 2024 — Using genomes from 2,000 living humans as well as three Neanderthals and one Denisovan, an international team mapped the gene flow between the hominin groups over the past quarter-million ...
July 12, 2024 — Researchers have shed light on Earth's earliest ecosystem, showing that within a few hundred million years of planetary formation, life on Earth was already ...
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July 19, 2024 — Some species of fish can evolve their egg-laying habits in response to predators in the area in order to survive, according to new ...
July 19, 2024 — A new species of fossil snake unearthed in Wyoming is rewriting our understanding of snake evolution. The discovery, based on four remarkably ...
July 19, 2024 — A new ambient-energy-driven membrane that pumps carbon dioxide out of the air has been developed by ...
July 19, 2024 — Recent research on Lotus japonicus, a model leguminous plant, has unveiled that the interaction between legume roots and rhizobia is characterized by ...
July 19, 2024 — Space storms could soon be forecasted with greater accuracy than ever before thanks to a big leap forward in our understanding of exactly when a violent solar eruption may hit Earth. Scientists say ...
July 17, 2024 — Cobras kill thousands of people a year worldwide and current antivenom treatment is expensive and does not effectively treat the necrosis of the flesh where the bite occurs. Using CRISPR technology, ...
July 18, 2024 — Creating fertilizers from organic waste can help reduce the consumption of fossil fuels and promote sustainable production. One way of doing this is through hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL), which ...
July 16, 2024 — New research shows that ozone concentrations at Carlsbad Caverns National Park frequently exceed Environmental Protection Agency health standards, ...
July 16, 2024 — A new study on common food aromas may help explain why astronauts report that meals taste bland in space and struggle to eat their normal nutritional intake. This research has broader implications ...
July 16, 2024 — A new study reveals that Storm Ciaran cut an invisible path of mayhem across southern Britain last autumn, destroying any possibility that 20 million people could have a proper cup of tea at ...
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July 19, 2024 — Chemists have been working to synthesize high-value materials from waste molecules for ...
July 19, 2024 — People's moral values could limit their uptake of lab-grown meat, a study suggests. People who say living a natural life is morally important to them are more likely to reject lab-grown meat -- ...
July 18, 2024 — The way oil drops break up at the water's surface means some oil may not get cleaned up after a ...
July 18, 2024 — As the number of major utility-scale ground solar panel installations grows, concerns about their impacts on natural hydrologic processes also have grown. However, a new study by Penn State ...
July 18, 2024 — A multitude of new genomic sequence data fills major gaps in the fruit fly tree of life, researchers ...
July 18, 2024 — A meta-analysis of existing research shows exposure to nature, even as little as 10 minutes, could benefit those with diagnosed mental ...
July 18, 2024 — The key to cooling 'urban heat islands' may lie in the countryside, according to a new ...
July 18, 2024 — A group of small, freshwater animals (bdelloid rotifers) protect themselves from infections using antibiotic recipes 'stolen' from bacteria, according to new research. This raises the ...
July 18, 2024 — A new study suggests that the U.S. government's push to increase heavy-duty trucks' energy efficiency could encourage more shipping by truck instead of rail, reducing the policies' ...
July 18, 2024 — Plants and microbes are known to secrete enzymes to transform organic phosphorus into bioavailable inorganic phosphorus. Now, researchers found that iron oxide in soil performs the same ...
July 18, 2024 — Researchers have developed a new formal description of internal world models, thereby enabling interdisciplinary research. Internal world models help to make predictions about new situations based on ...
July 18, 2024 — By harnessing the power of machine learning, researchers have constructed a framework for analyzing what factors most significantly contribute to a species' genetic ...
July 18, 2024 — New research is shedding light on how viruses ensure their survival by precisely timing the release of new viruses. The discovery offers a new theoretical framework for understanding these dynamic ...
July 18, 2024 — Imagine a small fruit that tastes like a cross between a tomato and a pineapple, wrapped in its own natural paper lantern. That's the groundcherry (Physalis grisea) -- a little-known relative of ...
July 18, 2024 — Scientists have discovered that 'switching off' a protein called IL-11 can significantly increase the healthy lifespan of mice by almost 25 ...
July 17, 2024 — Polyphenols are generally toxic to microorganisms. In peatlands, scientists thought microorganisms avoided this toxicity by degrading polyphenols using an oxygen-dependent enzyme, and thus that ...
July 17, 2024 — A pioneering study has unveiled the first paired observations of sexual behavior and vocalizations in wild leopard seals. The study on the mysterious leopard seal represents a major advance in ...
July 17, 2024 — An environmental engineering team has discovered that specific bacterial species can cleave the strong fluorine-to-carbon bond certain kinds of 'forever chemical' water pollutants, offering ...
July 17, 2024 — As sea ice disappears and grows less reflective, the Arctic has lost around a quarter of its cooling power since 1980, and the world has lost up to 15%, according to new ...
July 17, 2024 — Cut marks on fossils could be evidence of humans exploiting large mammals in Argentina more than 20,000 years ago, according to a new ...
Friday, July 19, 2024
- Chemists Design Novel Method for Generating Sustainable Fuel
- Morals Are Key to Consumer Views on Lab-Grown Meat, Study Finds
Thursday, July 18, 2024
- How Pollution May Remain in Water After Oil Spill Cleanups
- Solar Farms With Stormwater Controls Mitigate Runoff, Erosion, Study Finds
- Hundreds of New Genome Sequences Fill Gaps in the Fruit Fly Tree of Life
- Your Therapist Wants You to Go Outside
- Rural Belts Around Cities Can Reduce Urban Summer Temperatures by Up to 0.5°C
- Small Animals Acquire Genes from Bacteria That Can Produce Antibiotics
- Study Shows New Efficiency Standards for Heavy Trucks Could Boost Energy Use
- Minerals Play Newly Discovered Role in Earth's Phosphorus Cycle
- Analyzing Internal World Models of Humans, Animals and AI
- Using AI to Scrutinize, Validate Theories on Animal Evolution
- Secrets Behind Viral Precision
- Groundcherry Gets Genetic Upgrades: Turning a Garden Curiosity Into an Agricultural Powerhouse
- Switching Off Inflammatory Protein Leads to Longer, Healthier Lifespans in Mice
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
- Although Tiny, Peatland Microorganisms Have a Big Impact on Climate
- The Courtship of Leopard Seals Off the Coast of South America
- Microbes Found to Destroy Certain 'forever Chemicals'
- Sea Ice's Cooling Power Is Waning Faster Than Its Area of Extent
- Evidence for Butchery of Giant Armadillo-Like Mammals in Argentina 21,000 Years Ago
- The Most Endangered Fish Are the Least Studied
- Ancient Viruses Fuel Modern-Day Cancers
- Reef Pest Feasts on 'sea Sawdust'
- Diatom Surprise Could Rewrite the Global Carbon Cycle
- Discovery of a Hybrid Lineage Offers Clues to How Trees Adapt to Climate Change
- Research Tracks 66 Million Years of Mammalian Diversity
- Ultra-Processed Food Makes Up Almost Two-Thirds of Calorie Intake of UK Adolescents, Study Finds
- Aussie Innovation Spearheads Cheaper Seafloor Test for Offshore Wind Farms
- A Hydrogel Implant to Treat Endometriosis
- Paleolithic Diets Are Not Without Risks
- Children Living in Greener Neighborhoods Show Better Lung Function
- What Fat Cats on a Diet May Tell Us About Obesity in Humans
- Researchers Predict Fewer, Pricier Strawberries as Temperatures Warm
- Smart Soil Can Water and Feed Itself
- Cuttlefish Can Form False Memories, Too
- Bridging the 'Valley of Death' In Carbon Capture
- Forests Endure as Carbon Sink Despite Regional Pressures
- Logged Forests Can Still Have Ecological Value -- If Not Pushed Too Far
- Genome Recording Makes Living Cells Their Own Historians
- Influenza Viruses Can Use Two Ways to Infect Cells
- Llama Nanobodies: A Breakthrough in Building HIV Immunity
- 'Sacrifice' Of Virus Data Clears the Path to Open a Disease Discovery Pipeline
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
- A New Addition to the CRISPR Toolbox: Teaching the Gene Scissors to Detect RNA
- Could Intensive Farming Raise Risk of New Pandemics?
- Nature-Based Solutions to Disaster Risk from Climate Change Are Cost Effective
- Scientists Use Machine Learning to Predict Diversity of Tree Species in Forests
- Microplastic Pollution Increases Sea Foam Height and Stability
- Immune System in the Spotlight
- Additional Taxes Vs. Water Quotas: Study Compares the Most Effective System to Manage Water Consumption in Agriculture
- Capturing Carbon With Energy-Efficient Sodium Carbonate-Nanocarbon Hybrid Material
- Harnessing Big Data Helps Scientists Home in on New Antimicrobials
- E. Coli Variant May Cause Antimicrobial Resistance in Dogs, Humans
- Local Dragonflies Expose Mercury Pollution Patterns
Monday, July 15, 2024
- Unlocking the Mystery of Preexisting Drug Resistance: New Study Sheds Light on Cancer Evolution
- American Diets Got Briefly Healthier, More Diverse During COVID-19 Pandemic, Study Finds
- Scientists Discover Missing Piece in Climate Models
- Producing Hydrogen and Fertilizer at the Same Time
- History Shows That Humans Are Good for Biodiversity... Sometimes
- Loss of Oxygen in Lakes and Oceans a Major Threat to Ecosystems, Society, and Planet
- Building a Roadmap to Bioengineer Plants That Produce Their Own Nitrogen Fertilizer
- Receptors Make Dairy Cows a Prime Target for Influenza
- Wildfire Smoke Has a Silver Lining: It Can Help Protect Vulnerable Tree Seedlings
- Widespread Practice Among Athletes Harms Both Performance and Health
- Wildlife Tracking Technology That Adheres to Fur Delivers Promising Results from Trials on Wild Polar Bears
- Scientists Create Computer Program That 'paints' The Structure of Molecules in the Style of Piet Mondrian
Sunday, July 14, 2024
Friday, July 12, 2024
- Study Examines Urban Forests Across the United States
- How Domestic Rabbits Become Feral in the Wild
- Scientists Find New Way Global Air Churn Makes Particles
- 2023 Rolling Hills Estates Landslide Likely Began the Winter Before
- Complex Impact of Large Wildfires on Ozone Layer Dynamics
- New Ways to Study Spinal Cord Malformations in Embryos
- High and Low Tide Cause Low and High Methane Fluxes
- A Better Way to Make RNA Drugs
- Unprecedented Warming Threatens Earth's Lakes and Their Ecosystems
- How Plant Cold Specialists Can Adapt to the Environment
- Researchers Create Groundbreaking Cotton Quality Model to Aid Farmers
- Respiratory Bacteria 'turn Off' Immune System to Survive
- Living Near Oil and Gas Activity Linked to Poor Mental Health During Preconception
- Cracking Open a Tasty Menu for Captive Marsupials to Sink Their Teeth Into
Thursday, July 11, 2024
- A Comprehensive Derivative Synthesis Method for Development of New Antimicrobial Drugs
- Forest Carbon Storage Has Declined Across Much of the Western U.S., Likely Due to Drought and Fire
- A Stealth Fungus Has Decimated North American Bats but Scientists May Be a Step Closer to Treating White-Nose Syndrome
- Muscle Machine: How Water Controls the Speed of Muscle Contraction
- Hatcheries Can Boost Wild Salmon Numbers but Reduce Diversity, Studies Find
- Introducing Co-Cultures: When Co-Habiting Animal Species Share Culture
- Nanoplastics and 'forever Chemicals' Disrupt Molecular Structures, Functionality
- Study Finds Health Risks in Switching Ships from Diesel to Ammonia Fuel
- Researchers Develop a Way to Make Lifesaving Phages Accessible, Transportable and Much Easier to Use
- Scientists Call for 'major Initiative' To Study Whether Geoengineering Should Be Used on Glaciers
- Hydrogen Flight Looks Ready for Take-Off With New Advances
- Mapping the World's Fungi from Air Samples
- Early Pyrenean Neolithic Groups Applied Species Selection Strategies to Produce Bone Artifacts
- Opening the Right Doors: 'Jumping Gene' Control Mechanisms Revealed
- Blood Fat Profiles Confirm Health Benefits of Replacing Butter With High-Quality Plant Oils
- Air Pollution Harms Pollinators More Than Pests, Study Finds
- Wild Plants and Crops Don't Make Great Neighbors, Research Finds
- Movement Sensors Show Promise in Identifying Racehorses at Injury Risk
- Researchers Explore the Role of Children in Community Participatory Planning Process
- Urban Seagulls Still Prefer Seafood