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Misinformation about health is drowning out the facts and putting us at risk. Researchers are learning why bad information spreads and how to protect yourself.
DNA has four building blocks: A, C, T and G. But some bacteriophages swap A for Z, and scientists have figured out how and why they do it.
Cave excavation of a youngster’s grave pushes back the date of the first human burial identified in the continent by at least a few thousand years.
A hydrogen-free supernova in a nearby galaxy appears to have come from an unusual source.
Almost all adults in Serrana, Brazil, got COVID-19 shots. That may help answer questions about how well vaccines will work to end the pandemic.
Studies analyzing vaccinated people in the real world show that COVID-19 vaccines are extremely effective, but experts are keeping an eye on variants.
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Natural philosopher Anaxagoras promoted the view that phenomena should be explained by natural processes, not attributed to the actions of the gods.
Science News spoke with volunteers about what it takes to correct misinformation online during a pandemic.
Younger, unvaccinated people are a rising share of COVID-19 cases, raising concerns anew that lack of vaccine access may hit minority populations hard.
Applied to the shoots, nutrients served in tiny metallic packages are absorbed more efficiently, strengthening plants’ defenses against fungal attack.
In ‘Viral BS,’ physician and author Seema Yasmin fights misinformation with a dose of storytelling.
NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter has passed all its tests and is ready to support the Perseverance rover in looking for ancient Martian life.
The shape of the 3.67-million-year-old hominid’s shoulder blades suggests it had a gorilla-like ability to climb trees.
Dozens of animals and even some plants in the American southwest take advantage of water-filled holes dug by these nonnative equids.
Airplane observations show that thunderstorms can directly generate vast quantities of atmosphere-cleansing chemicals called oxidants.
The fastest punches in the animal kingdom probably belong to mantis shrimp, who begin unleashing these attacks just over a week after hatching.
A clock made from a thin, wiggling membrane releases more entropy, or disorder, as it becomes more accurate.
A mid-1990s shift in the movement of the pole was driven by glacial melt, in part caused by climate change, among other factors, a new study reports.
Oxford Instruments NanoScience is partnering in a three-year project to create and develop the UK's first quantum computer capable of running end-user applications in the cloud
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Scientists are certain that dark matter exists. Yet, after more than 50 years of searching, they still have no direct evidence for the mysterious substance.
Granular materials, such as sand and gravel, are an interesting class of materials. They can display solid, liquid, and gas-like properties, depending on the scenario. But things can get complicated…
Researchers at CRANN (The Centre for Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and Nanodevices), and the School of Physics at Trinity College Dublin, today announced that a magnetic material developed at the…
When it comes to quarks, those of the third generation (the top and bottom) are certainly the most fascinating and intriguing. Metaphorically, we would classify their social life as quite…
In a feat worthy of a laboratory conceived by J.K. Rowling, MIT researchers and colleagues have turned a "magic" material composed of atomically thin layers of carbon into three useful…
Let’s face it — for the average person, math and formulas are not the most attractive side of physics. The fun is in the hands-on learning, the lab work, the…
New Johns Hopkins University simulations offer an intriguing look into Saturn's interior, suggesting that a thick layer of helium rain influences the planet's magnetic field.
New observations and simulations show that jets of high-energy particles emitted from the central massive black hole in the brightest galaxy in galaxy clusters can be used to map the…
Superconductivity in two-dimensional (2D) systems has attracted much attention in recent years, both because of its relevance to our understanding of fundamental physics and because of potential technological ...
A new proposal would use quantum hard drives to combine the light of multiple telescopes, letting astronomers create incredibly high-resolution optical images.
A team of international scientists, led by the Galician Institute of High Energy Physics (IGFAE) and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav), has proposed a simple…
A curiously yellow pre-supernova star has caused astrophysicists to re-evaluate what's possible at the deaths of our Universe's most massive stars. The team describe the peculiar star and its resulting…
In a series of papers, Rochester researchers report major strides in improving the transfer of information in quantum systems.
Researchers at ETH Zurich have succeeded in turning specially prepared graphene flakes either into insulators or into superconductors by applying an electric voltage. This technique even works locally, ...
Using the Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope (HXMT), astronomers from Shanghai Astronomical Observatory in China have detected a low frequency, quasi-periodic oscillation in a black hole high mass X-ray ...
Titanium monoxide (TiO), an inorganic chemical compound, is a material that has eluded close study by physicists due to a dearth of high-purity single crystal samples. A team of researchers,…
The universe we see is only the very tip of the vast cosmic iceberg. The hundreds of billions of galaxies it contains, each of them home to billions of stars,…
A universe evolves over billions upon billions of years, but researchers have developed a way to create a complex simulated universe in less than a day. The technique, published in…
Spinning or rotating objects are commonplace, from toy tops, fidget spinners, and figure skaters to water circling a drain, tornadoes, and hurricanes.
Researchers have discovered the most precise way to control individual ions using holographic optical engineering technology.
University of Delaware's Swati Singh is among a small group of researchers across the dark matter community that have begun to wonder if they are looking for the right type…
Radio observations of the cluster Abell 3376, combined with numerical modelling, attribute the bent jets associated with the second-brightest galaxy in the cluster to an ordered magnetic field at the…
Observational evidence of cosmic magnetic fields in a galaxy cluster.
Astronomers have discovered a new, bizarre type of cosmic object, ORC J0102–2450, while using the Australian Square Kilometer Array Pathfinder telescope. The colossal object is now the third odd radio…
When a drinking glass falls on the floor and breaks, the shards will vary in size from large to extremely small. For the broken glass of a bus shelter, the…
This overlay shows radio (orange) and infrared images of a giant molecular cloud called W49A, where new stars are being formed. A team of astronomers led by Chris DePree of…
Ultrafast device opens and closes channels for selected ions
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A team of astronomers are trying to figure out what's behind the largest source of matter and energy in the universe: dark energy.
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An enigmatic connection between the forces of nature is allowing physicists to explore gravity’s quantum side.
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An open question among the physics community is whether black holes can be tidally deformed by an external gravitational field. If this were confirmed to be true, it could have…
Using the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP), astronomers have detected a new extragalactic odd radio circle (ORC). The newfound radio source, designated ORC J0102–2450, has a diameter ...
U.S. companies are spending billions to reduce their carbon footprints. Steven Koonin, a physicist and former undersecretary for science in the Obama administration, is challenging the conventional wisdom on climate…
A team of international scientists, led by the Galician Institute of High Energy Physics (IGFAE) and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav), has proposed a simple…
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In a lab at USC, Mercedeh Khajavikhan engineers new structures that change the shape of light as it is transported. She creates groundbreaking structures in a field of science called…
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It’s appeared online alongside a non-flipping Zenfone 8.
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A user on Reddit has found a secret debug mode for the AirTags Precision Finding interface, seemingly out of frustration. Alex Magri-Olson discovered that tapping on the name of the…
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Google Photos is dropping its free unlimited backup plan at the end of this month, presumably because it's had enough time to train its machine-learning
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Internal emails and presentations revealed as part of the Apple-Epic Games lawsuit reveal Apple wanted Netflix to continue using the in-app payments system.
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Belgian ebike maker Cowboy has just announced two new models, the C4 and C4ST. The pair bring improvements over the last models, and look great.
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One of our favorite e-bikes gets an overhaul.
OnePlus is rolling out an update for the OnePlus Watch, which brings two new features that should've been available at launch.
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ASUS expected to launch the ZenFone 8 series next week, but leaked images provide a look at what we might expect at the announcement.
A Googler has publicly mentioned what we already knew, evidence that the Pixel 6 will run on a custom chip by the name of Whitechapel/GS101.
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The streaming service still removed them.
A report by The Washington Post delves into the security and safety functions Apple's new AirTag, concluding the device and its corresponding Find My service are not equipped with proper…
A Googler has left a comment that strongly hints the 2021 Pixel (Pixel 6) will be powered by Google's own GS101 chip code-named whitechapel.
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Apple knows its tiny new lost-item tracker could empower domestic abuse but doesn’t do enough to stop it.
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Facebook spokesperson Joe Osborne said Signal never tried to actually run the transparent Instagram ads and believes the company is only talking it up for publicity.
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"Twitter crop is gone." Artists and photographers rejoice, as do people who want to post photos of wookiees and tall hats.
Hisense taps Joel McHale to help introduce its new lineup of 2021 Android TVs, including the first Dual Cell TV to launch in the US.
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Moderna CFO David Meline, University of Chicago MBA’86, discusses launch of innovative mRNA technology. With a successful mRNA coronavirus vaccine, 24 products in the pipeline,... The post How Moderna Helped…
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CHOP team treated patient with the condition, known as PU.MA, thanks to a bone marrow donation from the patient’s older brother. When Luke Terrio was... The post Researchers Discover New…
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The map, along with proposed paths for robotic rovers, provides new details on a scientifically important region of the moon’s south pole. A new map... The post New Moon Map…
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A new study documents the newly named Bering Transitory Archipelago and then points to how, when and where the first Americans may have crossed. The authors' stepping-stones hypothesis depends on…
Scientists have shown that almost all the world's glaciers are becoming thinner and losing mass -- and that these changes are picking up pace. The team's analysis is the most…
A large study reveals the way relative brain size of mammals changed over the last 150 million years.
A new study led by a planetary scientist uses a computer model of Mars to put forth a promising explanation onto how Mars once contained rivers and lakes: Mars could…
Researchers examined 14,000 genetic differences between modern humans and our most recent ancestors at a new level of detail. They found that differences in gene activation -- not just genetic…
Researchers utilized genomic tools to investigate potential health effects of exposure to ionizing radiation, a known carcinogen, as a result of the 1986 Chernobyl accident. One study found no evidence…
New research suggests that rocks in the Martian crust could produce the same kind of chemical energy that supports microbial life deep beneath Earth's surface.
Researchers have designed an experimental drug that reversed key symptoms of Alzheimer's disease in mice. The drug works by reinvigorating a cellular cleaning mechanism that gets rid of unwanted proteins…
Researchers showed that COVID-19 survivors -- including those not sick enough to be hospitalized -- have an increased risk of death in the six months following diagnosis with the virus.…
The highlight of the new chart is a wake of stars, stirred up by a small galaxy set to collide with the Milky Way. The map could also offer a…
It's a common sight: pelicans gliding along the waves, right by the shore. These birds make this kind of surfing look effortless, but actually the physics involved that give them…
The fearsome tyrannosaur dinosaurs may not have been solitary predators as popularly envisioned, but social carnivores with complex hunting strategies like wolves.
Researchers examined the shoulder assembly of Little Foot, an Australopithecus that lived more than 3 million years ago, and may have confirmed how our human ancestors used their arms.
The small rotorcraft made history, hovering above Jezero Crater, demonstrating that powered, controlled flight on another planet is possible.
Tarantulas are among the most notorious spiders, due in part to their size, vibrant colors and prevalence throughout the world. But one thing most people don't know is that tarantulas…
Scientists have identified a set of human genes that fight SARS-CoV-2 infection, the virus that causes COVID-19. Knowing which genes help control viral infection can greatly assist researchers' understanding of…
Volcanologists' ability to estimate eruption risks is largely reliant on knowing where pools of magma are stored, deep in the Earth's crust. But what happens if the magma can't be…
Researchers report the discovery of a super-Earth orbiting the star GJ 740, a red dwarf star situated some 36 light years from Earth.
Scientists have figured out how to modify CRISPR's basic architecture to extend its reach beyond the genome and into what's known as the epigenome -- proteins and small molecules that…
Researchers have injected human stem cells into primate embryos and were able to grow chimeric embryos for a significant period of time -- up to 20 days. The research, despite…
With fossils few and far between, paleontologists have shied away from estimating the size of extinct populations. But scientists decided to try, focusing on the North American predator T. rex.…
A team of researchers reports realization of a multi-node quantum network, connecting three quantum processors. In addition, they achieved a proof-of-principle demonstration of key quantum network protocols.
Coral reefs provide many services to coastal communities, including critical protection from flood damage. A new study reveals how valuable coral reefs are in protecting people, structures, and economic activity…
In April 2019, scientists released the first image of a black hole in galaxy M87 using the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT). However, that remarkable achievement was just the beginning of…
The human scream signals more than fear of imminent danger or entanglement in social conflicts. Screaming can also express joy or excitement. For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that…
The muon is a tiny particle, but it has the giant potential to upend our understanding of the subatomic world and reveal an undiscovered type of fundamental physics.
Really big systems, like ocean currents and weather, work on really big scales. And so too does your plastic waste, according to new research.
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A research team has discovered that the Martian climate alternated between dry and wetter periods, before drying up completely about 3 billion years ago.
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A new study explains why people rarely look at a situation, object or idea that needs improving -- in all kinds of contexts -- and think to remove something as…
The fossil skull of a woman in Czechia has provided the oldest modern human genome yet reconstructed, representing a population that formed before the ancestors of present-day Europeans and Asians…
We are made of stardust, the saying goes, and a pair of studies finds that may be more true than we previously thought.
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A possible explanation for why many cancer drugs that kill tumor cells in mouse models won't work in human trials has been found.
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Astronomers have detected X-rays from Uranus using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. This result may help scientists learn more about this enigmatic ice giant planet in our solar system.
Researchers find that the earliest bacteria had the tools to perform a crucial step in photosynthesis, changing how we think life evolved on Earth.
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A team of researchers has examined the fossil record of these apex predators and found out that modern tiger sharks are older than previously thought.
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Researchers analyzed gene expression in fresh brain tissue and found that gene expression in some cells actually increased after death.
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Researchers at the University of Toronto are developing microrobots, precisely controlled by magnetic fields, that could one day
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A new smell test developed by Queen Mary University of London researchers has been found to be easy
A single dose of vaccine boosts potent responses against SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus variants in those with previous COVID-19, a