It’s a matter of size A January executive order by President Donald Trump designates people as female if they make the “large” reproductive cell (the egg) and male if they…
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Astronomers have revealed new research showing that millions of new solar system objects are likely to be detected by a brand-new facility, which is expected to come online later this…
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A new study has finally confirmed the theory that the cause of extraordinary global tremors in September -- October 2023 was indeed two mega tsunamis in Greenland that became trapped…
Environmental DNA from the air, captured with simple air filters, can track everything from illegal drugs to the wildlife it was originally designed to study.
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New research adds to our understanding of how rapidly rising sea levels due to climate change foreshadow the end of the Great Barrier Reef as we know it. The findings…
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New research shows that the presence of solar panels in Colorado's grasslands may reduce water stress, improve soil moisture levels and -- particularly during dry years -- increase plant growth…
Singing to your infant can significantly boost the baby's mood, according to a recent study. Around the world and across cultures, singing to babies seems to come instinctively to caregivers.…
A series of studies sheds light on the origins and characteristics of intermediate-mass black holes.
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Researchers present new experimental and theoretical results for the bound electron g-factor in lithium-like tin which has a much higher nuclear charge than any previous measurement. The experimental accuracy reached…
A new study finds that if global warming exceeds the Paris Climate Agreement targets, the non-polar glacier mass will diminish significantly. However, if warming is limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius,…
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Long considered a disease brought to the Americas by European colonizers, leprosy may actually have a much older history on the American continent. Scientists reveal that a recently identified second…
Anthropologists have examined the societal consequences of global glacier loss. This article appears alongside new research that estimates that more than three-quarters of the world's glacier mass could disappear by…
Scientists have developed a powerful new tool for finding the next generation of materials needed for large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computing. The significant breakthrough means that, for the first time, researchers…
Humans and mice share persistent brain-activity patterns in response to adverse sensory experience, scientists find, opening a window to our emotions and, perhaps, neuropsychiatric disorders.
Scientists have documented the way a single gene in the bacterium that causes bubonic plague, Yersinia pestis, allowed it to survive hundreds of years by adjusting its virulence and the…
A new study reveals that the aerobic nitrogen cycle in the ocean may have occurred about 100 million years before oxygen began to significantly accumulate in the atmosphere, based on…
The process of necrosis, a form of cell death, may represent one of the most promising ways to change the course of human aging, disease and even space travel, according…
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Many policy discussions on AI safety regulation have focused on the need to establish regulatory 'guardrails' to protect the public from the risks of AI technology. Experts now argue that,…
Whether you are lucky enough to have a cat companion or must merely live this experience vicariously through cat videos, Felis catus is a familiar and comforting presence in our…
Researchers gave participants face tattoos that can track when their brain is working too hard. The study introduces a non-permanent wireless forehead e-tattoo that decodes brainwaves to measure mental strain…
Reducing travel speeds and using an intelligent queuing system at busy ports can reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from oceangoing container vessels by 16-24%, according to researchers. Not only would…
Materials scientists have succeeded in creating a genuine 2D hybrid material called glaphene.
Engineers have developed a real-life Transformer that has the 'brains' to morph in midair, allowing the drone-like robot to smoothly roll away and begin its ground operations without pause. The…
A new method could soon unlock the vast repository of biological information held in the proteins of ancient soft tissues. The findings could open up a new era for palaeobiological…
New research brings together 7,000 years of history in South Arabia to show how ancient pastoralists changed placement and construction of monuments over time in the face of environmental and…
This study measured the growth rate of coral reefs in Honaunau Bay, Hawaii, using on-site data gathering and aerial imagery. Researchers found that the reefs are being eroded by sea…
A review of experimental research reveals how VR is best used and why it's struggled to become a megahit with consumers.
Close to five million smuggled seahorses worth an estimated CAD$29 million were seized by authorities over a 10-year span, according to a new study that warns the scale of the…
Chemists have demonstrated how RNA (ribonucleic acid) might have replicated itself on early Earth -- a key process in the origin of life.
Researchers find high-fat diets set off metabolic dysfunction in cells, leading to weight gain, but these effects can be reversed by treatment with an antioxidant.
In a major leap forward for genetic and biomedical research, scientists have developed a powerful new artificial intelligence tool that can predict the 3D shape of chromosomes inside individual cells…
A series of experiments support spectral data recently collected by the James Webb Space Telescope that found evidence that the icy surface of Jupiter's moon Europa is constantly changing. Europa's…
Scientists have observed anyons -- quasiparticles that differ from the familiar fermions and bosons -- in a one-dimensional quantum system for the first time. The results may contribute to a…
A team of international astronomers have discovered a new cosmic object emitting both radio waves and x-rays.
Scientists show that wolves that are eating sea otters in Alaska have much higher concentrations of mercury than those eating other prey such as deer and moose.
Neurons deep in the brain not only help to initiate movement -- they also actively suppress it, and with astonishing precision. The findings are especially relevant for better understanding neurological…
Parental warmth and affection in early childhood can have life-long physical and mental health benefits for children, and new research points to an important underlying process: children's sense of social…
Determining by means of paleography the chronology of ancient handwritten manuscripts such as the Dead Sea Scrolls is essential for reconstructing the evolution of ideas, but there is an almost…
New research shows that collisions between particles free falling from infinity and a disk of material plunging off the retrograde innermost stable circular orbit of a rotating black hole is…
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Physicists from the Muon g-2 experiment have released their third measurement of the muon magnetic anomaly. The post Physicists Measure Muon Magnetic Anomaly with Unprecedented Precision appeared first on Sci.News:…
The discovery of TOI-6894b -- an exoplanet around 86% the size of Jupiter in orbit around a 0.2-solar-mass red dwarf -- highlights the need for a better understanding of giant…
As part of the Chicago-Carnegie Hubble Program, astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have performed new measurements of the Hubble constant. The post New Study Finds No Evidence…
Paranthropus robustus is a well-documented hominin species with no genetic evidence reported so far. The post Ancient Enamel Proteins Reveal Biological Sex and Genetic Variability in Paranthropus robustus appeared first…
In a new study led by scientists from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, caffeine and regular coffee intake in midlife were modestly and favorably associated with healthy aging…
Paleontologists have identified peptide markers for three species of extinct Australian megafauna -- a hippo-sized wombat, a giant kangaroo, and a marsupial with enormous claws -- opening the way for…
It is commonly believed that our own Milky Way Galaxy is on a collision course with the neighboring Andromeda galaxy. The post Our Milky Way Galaxy May Escape Collision with…
Paleontologists have identified a new genus and species of small lambeosaurine hadrosaurid dinosaur from two fossilized jaws found in Morocco. The post New Duckbilled Dinosaur Species Discovered: Taleta taleta appeared…
In a new study, a team of researchers at Wildlife Research Center of Kyoto University aimed to explore the relationship between variation in the androgen receptor gene (AR) -- which…
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have detected water, carbon monoxide, and silicon monoxide in the planet’s dayside atmosphere and methane in the nightside atmosphere. The post Webb…
Paleontologists have found evidence of a previously unrecognized soft tissue structure in the cheek region of many dinosaur species, which they’ve called the exoparia. The post Paleontologists Discover Previously Unknown…
NGC 685 is rich in star-forming nebulae, seen as glowing pink clouds in the new image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. The post Hubble Space Telescope Sees Star-Forming Spiral…
Paleontologists have examined an extreme-latitude assemblage of bird fossils from the Late Cretaceous Prince Creek Formation of Alaska. The post 73-Million-Year-Old Fossils Provide Oldest Evidence of Birds Nesting at Polar…
ASKAP J1832-0911 -- likely a magnetar or an extremely magnetized white dwarf -- emits pulses of radio waves and X-rays for two minutes every 44 minutes, according to a paper…
Scientists at the Tokyo University of Agriculture have assessed the role and characteristics of olfaction in the discrimination of known or unknown humans by domestic cats. The post Domestic Cats…
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Flower visitors, including pollinators, produce characteristic sounds through flapping wing movements during flight. The post Buzzing Sounds of Pollinators Lead Plants to Increase Their Nectar Production, Study Says appeared first…
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