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December 21, 2024
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Dec. 20, 2024 — One of the biggest mysteries in science -- dark energy -- doesn't actually exist, according to researchers looking to solve the riddle of how the Universe is expanding. For the past 100 years, physicists have generally assumed that the cosmos is ...
Dec. 19, 2024 — A new study explores how variations in Mars' crustal thickness during its ancient history may have influenced the planet's magmatic evolution and hydrological systems. The research suggests that the ...
Dec. 18, 2024 — While volcanism caused a temporary cold period, the effects had already worn off thousands of years before the meteorite, the ultimate cause of the dinosaur extinction event, ...
Dec. 18, 2024 — California ground squirrels hunt, kill and eat voles, reveals a new study documenting evidence of widespread carnivorous behavior among ...
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Dec. 20, 2024 — Physician-scientists found that a subset of artificial heart patients can regenerate heart muscle, which may open the door to new ways to treat and perhaps someday cure heart ...
Dec. 19, 2024 — Opening new doors for the development of nanotechnologies in medicine and other fields, scientists recreate and compare two natural mechanisms to better program the timescale of molecular ...
Dec. 20, 2024 — Quantum teleportation could provide near-instant communication over long distances. But, inside Internet cables, photons needed for teleportation are lost within the millions of light particles ...
Dec. 20, 2024 — A study introduces a novel thermodynamic concept called the 'centotectic' and investigates the stability of liquids in extreme conditions -- critical information for determining the habitability of ...
Dec. 20, 2024 — Scientists have discovered a way to remove toxic compounds from potatoes and tomatoes, making them safer to eat and easier to store. The breakthrough could cut food waste and enhance crop farming in ...
Dec. 20, 2024 — At a Neolithic settlement on the Danish island Funen dating back 5,500 years, archaeologists have discovered both grinding stones and grains from ...
Dec. 19, 2024 — Antibodies can improve the rehabilitation of people with acute spinal cord injury. Researchers have investigated this with promising results. For the ...
Dec. 19, 2024 — Researchers developed a laser-based artificial neuron that fully emulates the functions, dynamics and information processing of a biological graded ...
Dec. 19, 2024 — A brotherly research duo has discovered that when the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) produces top quarks -- the heaviest known fundamental particles -- it regularly creates a property known as ...
Dec. 19, 2024 — Stitching together four molecules found in the standard flu vaccine ensures an immune response to all of them, scientists have ...
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Dec. 19, 2024 — New studies offer a clearer picture of how the outer solar system formed and evolved based on analyses of trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) and centaurs. The findings reveal the distribution of ices in ...
Dec. 19, 2024 — A new study finds nearly 50 hidden relatives of Pterodactylus, the first pterosaur. Joined by its newly discovered relatives, Pterodactylus's 'family' now encompasses tiny flaplings, a ...
Dec. 19, 2024 — Scientists have unveiled groundbreaking research on the origins of lunar water, offering insights that could reshape our understanding of the Earth-Moon system and the broader solar system. The ...
Dec. 19, 2024 — A new study about Earth's northernmost seafloor hydrothermal system shows even more variety in vent styles than previously thought. The study has important implications for understanding the ...
Dec. 19, 2024 — Fossilized skeletons and shells clearly show how evolution and extinction unfolded over the past half a billion years, but a new analysis extends the chart of life to nearly 2 billion years ago. The ...
Dec. 18, 2024 — Light and moderate consumption of wine is associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular complications, according to a multicenter study. The study is based on the analysis of a biomarker of wine ...
Dec. 18, 2024 — A fragment of 'lost' music found in the pages of Scotland's first full-length printed book is providing clues to what music sounded like five centuries ago. Scholars have been ...
Dec. 18, 2024 — Conventional wisdom assumes the ratio of gases in a planet's atmosphere should match the ratio of gases in the natal disk that birthed it. For the first time, researchers compared gases in a ...
Dec. 18, 2024 — Galaxy clusters -- the big cities of the universe -- are home to many giant elliptical galaxies that have completed their growth and are not forming stars. However, it is still unclear what has shut ...
Dec. 18, 2024 — Tires and degrading garbage shed tiny pieces of plastic into the air, creating a form of air pollution that researchers suspect may be causing respiratory and other ...
Dec. 18, 2024 — Scientists recently led a team that found, for the first time, that Chiron has surface chemistry unlike other centaurs. Its surface it has both carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide ice along with ...
Dec. 18, 2024 — A study of more than 26,000 white dwarf stars has confirmed a long-predicted but elusive effect in these ultra-dense, dying stars: Hotter white dwarfs are slightly puffier than cooler ones, even when ...
Dec. 18, 2024 — Scientists have spotted a massive black hole in the early universe that is 'napping' after stuffing itself with too much food. Like a bear gorging itself on salmon before hibernating for ...
Dec. 18, 2024 — Scientists have developed swarms of tiny magnetic robots that work together like ants to achieve Herculean feats, including traversing and picking up objects many times their size. The findings ...
Dec. 18, 2024 — A research team has taken a crucial step towards resolving a long-standing controversy -- was syphilis introduced to Europe from the Americas at the end of the 15th century, or had it been there all ...
Dec. 18, 2024 — Scientists propose a 'remelting' of the Moon's surface 4.35 billion years ago due to the tidal pull of Earth causing widespread geological upheaval and intense ...
Dec. 18, 2024 — Atomic clocks that excite the nucleus of thorium-229 embedded in a transparent crystal when hit by a laser beam could yield the most accurate measurements ever of time and gravity, and even rewrite ...
Dec. 17, 2024 — A future where lightweight car parts can be made with a 3D printer is here, thanks to multi-material additive manufacturing ...
Dec. 17, 2024 — A psychologist found that a baby's first sweet sounds and early attempts at forming words are directly linked to the baby's heart ...
Dec. 17, 2024 — Researchers analyzed radioisotopes in layers of fossilized volcanic ash. Decay of uranium to lead within tiny crystals enabled scientists to precisely pinpoint dates for certain events. They ...
Thursday, December 19, 2024
- Best Glimpse Ever Into Icy Planetesimals of the Early Solar System
- A Festive Flying Reptile Family Reunion 150 Million Years in the Making
- Origins of Lunar Water and Its Connection to Earth's Early History
- Diversity of Novel Hydrothermal Vent Styles on the Arctic Ocean Floor
- Chart of Life Extended by Nearly 1.5 Billion Years
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
- New Evidence on the Relationship Between Moderate Wine Consumption and Cardiovascular Health
- Lost Score Revives Sound of Music and Voices from Centuries Past
- Young Exoplanet's Atmosphere Unexpectedly Differs from Its Birthplace
- Supermassive Black Holes Halt Rapid Construction in an Ancient Celestial City
- Microplastics in the Air May Be Leading to Lung and Colon Cancers
- Uncovering a Centaur's Tracks: Scientists Examine Unique Asteroid-Comet Hybrid
- Survey of 26,000 Dead Stars Confirms Key Details of Extreme Stellar Behavior
- Massive Black Hole in the Early Universe Spotted Taking a 'nap' After Overeating
- Swarms of 'ant-Like' Robots Lift Heavy Objects and Hurl Themselves Over Obstacles
- Syphilis Had Its Roots in the Americas
- A 'remelting' Of Lunar Surface Adds a Wrinkle to Mystery of Moon's True Age
- Thorium Film Could Replace Crystals in Atomic Clocks of the Near Future
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
- How to Print a Car: High-Performance Multi-Material 3D Printing Techniques
- Heart Rate Activity Influences When Infants Speak
- Prehistoric Rock in Japan Reveals Clues to Major Ocean Anoxic Event
- Physicists 'bootstrap' Validity of String Theory
- New Discovery by Scientists Redefines Magnetism
- Binary Star Found Near Our Galaxy's Supermassive Black Hole
Monday, December 16, 2024
- Study Finds Lower Rates of Death from Alzheimer's Disease Among Taxi and Ambulance Drivers
- Naughty or Nice? Many Parents Rely on Threats to Manage Misbehavior -- From No Dessert to No Santa
- Does the Exoplanet Trappist-1 B Have an Atmosphere After All?
- Researchers Discover New Neurons That Suppress Food Intake
- Butchered Bones Suggest Violent 'othering' Of Enemies in Bronze Age Britain
Friday, December 13, 2024
- Astrophysicists Capture Astonishing Images of Gamma-Ray Flare from Supermassive Black Hole M87
- New Device Produces Critical Fertilizer Ingredient from Thin Air, Cutting Carbon Emissions
- Heart of Jovian Moon's Volcanic Rage
- Planets Form Through Domino Effect
Thursday, December 12, 2024
- Study Sheds Light on the Origin of the Genetic Code
- Overfishing Has Halved Shark and Ray Populations Since 1970
- New Chemical Structures Show Vastly Improved Carbon Capture Ability
- A Dial for Tuning the Immune System: Discovery Sheds Light on Why COVID Makes Some Sicker Than Others
- How the Dirt Under Our Feet Could Affect Human Health
- Breakthrough Brings Body-Heat Powered Wearable Devices Closer to Reality
- Barn Swallow Research Offers Real-Time Insight on How New Species Form
- Superflares Once Per Century
- A New Timeline for Neanderthal Interbreeding With Modern Humans
- Oldest Modern Human Genomes Sequenced
- Surveys Show Full Scale of Massive Die-Off of Common Murres Following the 'warm Blob' In the Pacific Ocean
- Floods, Insufficient Water, Sinking River Deltas: Hydrologists Map Changing River Landscapes Across the Globe
- Unique Motor Control System of Anglerfish's Specialized 'fishing Rod' Discovered
- Technique to Forecast Where the Next Big Quake Will Start
- How 'Conan the Bacterium' Withstands Extreme Radiation
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
- Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer Cases Surge Globally
- Air Pollution in India Linked to Millions of Deaths
- A New Galaxy, Much Like Our Own
- AI Thought Knee X-Rays Show If You Drink Beer -- They Don't
- Minuscule Robots for Targeted Drug Delivery
- Recycling Human, Animal Excreta Reduces Need for Fertilizers
- Researchers Discover New Third Class of Magnetism That Could Transform Digital Devices
- Scientists Transform Ubiquitous Skin Bacterium Into a Topical Vaccine
- Biological Diversity Is Not Just the Result of Genes
- You Are What You Eat...and So Are Your Grandkids? Study Links Poor Diet to Multi-Generational Health Issues
- New Research Unlocks Jaw-Dropping Evolution of Lizards and Snakes
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
- Soda Taxes Don't Just Affect Sales: They Help Change People's Minds
- A New Discovery About the Source of the Vast Energy in Cosmic Rays
- New Gene Therapy Reverses Heart Failure in Large Animal Model
- Tiny Poops in the Ocean May Help Solve the Carbon Problem
- AI Predicts That Most of the World Will See Temperatures Rise to 3°C Much Faster Than Previously Expected
- Shape-Changing Device Helps Visually Impaired People Perform Location Task as Well as Sighted People
- Sculpting the Brain (Without Chisel or Scalpel)
- AI Predicts Earth's Peak Warming
Monday, December 9, 2024
- Short-Term Cognitive Boost from Exercise May Last for 24 Hours
- Pups of Powerful Meerkat Matriarchs Pay a Price for Their Mom's Status
- Dogs Use Two-Word Button Combos to Communicate
- Earliest Deep-Cave Ritual Compound in Southwest Asia Discovered
- Mars' Infamous Dust Storms Can Engulf the Entire Planet: A New Study Examines How
- Not So Simple Machines: Cracking the Code for Materials That Can Learn
- New AI Cracks Complex Engineering Problems Faster Than Supercomputers
- Existing EV Batteries May Last Up to 40% Longer Than Expected
- Black Hole Debate Settled? Stellar-Mass Black Holes Found at the Heart of the Milky Way's Largest Star Cluster
- Space-Time Crystals, an Important Step Toward New Optical Materials
- New Ocean Predator Discovered in the Atacama Trench
- Universe Expansion Study Confirms Challenge to Cosmic Theory
- Astronomers Find the Smallest Asteroids Ever Detected in the Main Belt
Friday, December 6, 2024
- Bird-Inspired Drone Can Jump for Take-Off
- Desert Ants Use the Polarity of the Geomagnetic Field for Navigation
- Eating Dark Chocolate Linked With Reduced Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
- Genetic Study of Native Hazelnut Challenges Misconceptions About How Ancient Indigenous Peoples Used the Land
- Increases in U.S. Life Expectancy Forecasted to Stall by 2050, Poorer Health Expected to Cause Nation's Global Ranking to Drop
Thursday, December 5, 2024
- Molecular Zip Code Draws Killer T Cells Straight to Brain Tumors
- Rapid Surge in Global Warming Mainly Due to Reduced Planetary Albedo
- Particle Research Gets Closer to Answering Why We're Here
- That's No Straw: Hummingbirds Evolved Surprisingly Flexible Bills to Help Them Drink Nectar
- Mothers Massively Change Their Intestines During Pregnancy and Nursing
- Tyrannosaur Teeth Discovered in Bexhill-on-Sea, England
- Iberian Neolithic Societies Had a Deep Knowledge of Archery Techniques and Materials
- Chimpanzees Perform the Same Complex Behaviors That Have Brought Humans Success
- Scientists Identify Mutation That Could Facilitate H5N1 'bird Flu' Virus Infection and Potential Transmission in Humans
- Researchers Use Data from Citizen Scientists to Uncover the Mysteries of a Blue Low-Latitude Aurora
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
- X-Ray Vision: Seeing Through the Mystery of an X-Ray Emissions Mechanism
- Manta Rays Inspire Fast Swimming Soft Robot Yet
- Mammoth as Key Food Source for Ancient Americans
- How Did Humans and Dogs Become Friends? Connections in the Americas Began 12,000 Years Ago
- Massive Asteroid Impacts Did Not Change Earth's Climate in the Long Term
- The Heart Has Its Own 'brain'