General Physics
Lead-208's doubly magic nucleus defies expectations with surprising shape properties
In a surprising turn of events, an international team of scientists has found that lead-208 (208Pb), the heaviest known "doubly magic" nucleus, exhibits unexpected shape characteristics that current nuclear models fail to ...
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Space Exploration
Private lunar lander Blue Ghost aces moon touchdown with a special delivery for NASA
A private lunar lander carrying a drill, vacuum and other experiments for NASA touched down on the moon Sunday, the latest in a string of companies looking to kickstart business on Earth's celestial neighbor ahead of astronaut ...
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New theory suggests star mergers produce universe's highest-energy particles
Ultrahigh Energy Cosmic Rays are the highest-energy particles in the universe, whose energies are more than a million times what can be achieved by humans. But while the existence of UHECRs has been known for 60 years, researchers ...
Astronomy
Mar 1, 2025
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Atomically thin NbSe₂ demonstrates resilient superconducting fluctuations
Superconductivity is an intriguing property observed in some materials, which entails the ability to conduct electric current combined with an electrical resistance of zero at low temperatures. Physicists have observed this ...
New study reveals harsh realities of childhood in the pre-Columbian Andes
Dr. Luiz Pezo-Lanfranco and his colleagues have published a study on child mortality at the Quebrada Chupacigarro Cemetery (QCC) in the International Journal of Osteoarchaeology.
Inspired by Maxwell's demon, heat flow acts as a witness to quantum properties
In a new study published in Physical Review Letters, scientists have discovered a novel approach to detecting the quantum properties of a system by simply using heat as a witness, requiring no direct measurement of the quantum ...
Immune 'fingerprints' aid diagnosis of complex diseases
Your immune system harbors a lifetime's worth of information about threats it's encountered—a biological Rolodex of baddies. Often the perpetrators are viruses and bacteria you've conquered; others are undercover agents ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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Real-time DNA analysis during neurosurgery offers personalized brain tumor treatment
A team of researchers at the University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH), Kiel Campus, the Kiel University, and the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Berlin, have developed an innovative method for real-time ...
Neuroscience
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Down syndrome case challenges Alzheimer's assumptions with unexpected cognitive stability
Studies reveal that people with Down syndrome (DS) have over a 90% lifetime risk of developing dementia caused by Alzheimer's disease (AD) as they age. Research from the University of Pittsburgh's Swanson School of Engineering ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
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Efficient lithium extraction method could transform battery supply chains
In the race to meet the growing global demand for lithium—a critical component in batteries for electric vehicles—a team of researchers from Rice University's Elimelech lab has developed a breakthrough lithium extraction ...
Engineering
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Simulation Advances EV R&D: 5 Real-World Stories
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Medical Xpress
A child dies of Ebola in Uganda, raising concern over disease surveillance in outbreak
Immune 'fingerprints' aid diagnosis of complex diseases
For cancer patients, oncologists often have the final word
Down syndrome case challenges Alzheimer's assumptions with unexpected cognitive stability
WHO says water contamination is suspected in one of the Congo villages struck by illness
Cold sore discovery identifies unknown trigger for those annoying flare-ups
Effects of PTSD on body vary by culture, study of Turkana warriors suggests
Cell-permeable peptide shows promise in nerve cell regeneration
Key form of tau protein identified for understanding and treating Alzheimer's disease
Olfactory reference syndrome: When you're obsessed with your BO
Maternity care spending: Study reveals racial and ethnic disparities
Large population study identifies long-term health risks after COVID-19 hospitalization
Tech Xplore
New device could allow you to taste a cake in virtual reality
Italy breaks 'taboo' with push to revive nuclear
Meta plans stand-alone AI app
Robots with eyes more likely to be perceived as having a 'mind'
Scientists crack the code to longer-lasting perovskite solar technology
Amazon unveils its first quantum computing chip
Findings reveal an important link to Northern Hemisphere extreme temperatures
Heat waves have gotten hotter in the Northern Hemisphere in recent decades. Home to about 90% of the world's population, with the largest fraction living in the mid-latitudes, more frequent and more severe heat waves and ...
Effects of PTSD on body vary by culture, study of Turkana warriors suggests
According to the World Health Organization, about 3.9% of the world's population has had post-traumatic stress disorder at some point during their lives. That number is higher in the United States, at about 6%.
Psychology & Psychiatry
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Rat sommeliers demonstrate advanced olfactory learning in wine sniffing test
Rats successfully distinguished between two varieties of white wine, Riesling and Sauvignon Blanc, in a study led by researchers from the University of Trento, the University of Lincoln, the University of London, and the ...
Direct translation of brain imaging to text with MindLLM
Yale University, Dartmouth College, and the University of Cambridge researchers have developed MindLLM, a subject-agnostic model for decoding functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) signals into text.
A new approach to reduce decoherence in superconducting qudit-based quantum processors
Quantum computers, which operate leveraging quantum mechanics effects, could soon outperform traditional computers in some advanced optimization and simulation tasks. Most quantum computing systems developed so far store ...
How to see rare 'planetary parade' in the sky tonight
The seven other planets in our solar system will line up in the night sky on Friday evening for a rare alignment called a "planetary parade" that will not happen again until 2040.
Planetary Sciences
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Asymmetric ether solvents enhance Li-metal battery charging and stability
To fuel the future advancement of the electronics industry, engineers will need to develop batteries that can be charged quickly, have higher energy densities (i.e., can store more energy) and last longer. Among the most ...
Research suggests lovers fit into four categories
Whether the binding glue of a pair is lust or companionship and commitment, people experiencing romantic love probably fit into one of four distinct categories of romantic lovers, according to the first-of-its-kind research ...
Social Sciences
Feb 28, 2025
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How many languages can babies learn? Study shows how Ghanaian babies grow up speaking two to six languages
Africa is a multilingual continent and many adults speak several languages fluently. An empirical study by a research team led by the Potsdam psycholinguists Prof. Dr. Natalie Boll-Avetisyan and Paul O. Omane now shows that ...
Social Sciences
Feb 28, 2025
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Drone captures narwhals using their tusks to explore, forage and play
The narwhal (Monodon monoceros), an iconic whale of remote Arctic waters, is widely known for its long, spiral tusk, which is really an elongated tooth. The tusk, which is predominantly found in males and can grow up to 10 ...
Plants & Animals
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Two lunar landings in a week for NASA's private moon fleet
More than fifty years passed between the last Apollo mission and the United States' return to the lunar surface, when the first-ever private lander touched down last February.
Thousands flee after Japan's biggest wildfire in decades
Thousands of people evacuated from parts of northern Japan as the country's largest wildfire in three decades raged unabated Sunday after killing at least one person, officials said.
Here's a look at moon landing hits and misses
Landing a spacecraft on the moon has long been a series of hits and misses.
'He knows how to make sure that there is no evidence': When your domestic violence abuser is a police officer
People experiencing domestic violence are often urged to report their abuse to the police. But what if your abuser is a police officer?
AMOC unlikely to collapse this century despite climate change pressures, model suggests
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC)—a major transporter of heat to the north Atlantic and northwestern Europe—is unlikely to collapse this century, according to new research.
A new study reveals the structure of violent winds 1,300 light years away
The planet WASP-121b is extreme. It's a gas giant almost twice as big as Jupiter orbiting extremely close to its star–50 times closer than the Earth does around the sun. WASP-121b is so close to its star that tidal forces ...
What are the chances an asteroid will impact Earth in 2032?
For a few days in mid-February, headlines around the world buzzed about the potential for an asteroid to hit the Earth in 2023—specifically, asteroid 2024 YR4. The chance of this impact rose to a high of 3.1 percent on ...
Yes, paper straws suck. Rather than bring back plastic ones, let's avoid single-use items
When US President Donald Trump ordered federal agencies to return to plastic straws, claiming the paper version is ineffective and "disgustingly dissolves in your mouth," he was widely criticized for setting back efforts ...
European satellite launcher set for first commercial blast off
After several postponements, Europe's Ariane 6 launcher will carry out its first commercial mission on Monday when it puts a French military intelligence satellite into space.
Four dead as French island reels from devastating cyclone
Residents of the Indian Ocean island of La Reunion took stock of the damage Saturday after a devastating cyclone barreled through the overseas French territory, killing four people.
Is Trump's war on climate science pushing us into a dystopian future?
US President Donald Trump's latest war on the climate includes withdrawing support for any research that mentions the word.
First on-chip multipartite entanglement achieved with optical microcomb
A recent study has realized multipartite entanglement on an optical chip for the first time, constituting a significant advance for scalable quantum information. The paper, titled "Continuous-variable multipartite entanglement ...
Regional and context-specific approaches can improve study of marine heat waves
Marine heat waves can create chaos in ocean ecosystems and disrupt coastal economies. In recent years, they've made headlines for driving drastic changes in fish migration and more frequent occurrences of harmful algae blooms ...
Tensions in school-community partnerships hinder sustainability of SNAP-Ed programs
New research reveals significant barriers to sustaining policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) changes in schools through Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education (SNAP-Ed)-funded partnerships. A recent research ...
Uncovering the secret life of hedgehogs
In recent years, the hedgehog population has declined. In 2021, they were redlisted. Hedgehogs are a threatened species in Norway and several other European countries.
Study challenges claim that AI use directly triggers plagiarism among university students
A recent study published by the journal Interactive Learning Environments analyzes the relationship between the frequency of ChatGPT use for academic purposes and plagiarism among university students. The research by a UPV/EHU ...
Q&A: 'No credible evidence' that Ukraine has rare earth minerals, says expert
A deal that would give the U.S. a share of Ukraine's critical raw minerals could set the Eastern European country on a path to peace—but many of the details are still to come.
China's forests are absorbing carbon—but for how long?
China's natural forests play a crucial role in absorbing carbon dioxide and fighting climate change. But how much more carbon can they store? A new study in Forest Ecosystems provides a detailed estimate, revealing that while ...
Japanese motion capture lab builds body movement database to explore cultural nuances in emotional expression
Facial expressions are not the only way we express our emotions—body language also plays a crucial role. The way our body moves when laughing at a comedy show is different from how we move when reuniting with an old friend. ...
Toxic chemical pollutants detected in lichens and mosses in Irati forest
A study by the IBeA research group of the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) revealed relatively high concentrations of three groups of organic pollutants. The study concluded that some of these pollutants come from ...
