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Archaeology

### The woman and the goose: A 12,000-year-old glimpse into prehistoric belief

A 12,000-year-old clay figurine unearthed in northern Israel, depicting a woman and a goose, is the earliest known human-animal interaction figurine. Found at the Late Natufian site of Nahal Ein Gev II, the piece predates ...

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Evolution

### Omo-Turkana Basin fossil catalog helps piece together early hominin record

The Omo-Turkana Basin, where the Omo River drains into Lake Turkana in Africa, has been one of the three most valuable regions for the study of hominin evolution in Africa. Since the 1960s, many large-scale studies have taken ...

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### Parasitic ant tricks workers into killing their queen, then takes the throne

Scientists document a new form of host manipulation where an invading, parasitic ant queen "tricks" ant workers into killing their queen mother. The invading ant integrates herself ...

Scientists document a new form of host manipulation where an invading, parasitic ant queen "tricks" ant workers into killing their queen mother. The invading ...

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### Balloon telescope captures new details of matter swirling around black holes

An international collaboration of physicists including researchers at Washington University in St. Louis has made measurements to better understand how matter falls into black holes ...

An international collaboration of physicists including researchers at Washington University in St. Louis has made measurements to better understand how ...

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### ID830 is the most X-ray luminous radio-loud quasar, observations find

An international team of astronomers have employed the Spektr-RG spacecraft and various ground-based telescopes to investigate a distant quasar known as ID830. Results of the new observations, ...

An international team of astronomers have employed the Spektr-RG spacecraft and various ground-based telescopes to investigate a distant quasar known ...

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### Earth's earliest life 3.3 billion years ago revealed by faint biosignatures

A new study uncovered fresh chemical evidence of life in rocks more than 3.3 billion years old, along with molecular traces showing that oxygen-producing photosynthesis emerged nearly a billion years earlier than previously ...

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### Green-synthesized zinc oxide nanoparticles from desert plants show broad antimicrobial activity

As drug-resistant infections continue to rise, researchers are looking for new antimicrobial strategies that are both effective and sustainable. One emerging approach combines nanotechnology with "green" chemistry, using ...

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### Traditional Hawaiian fishponds help shield fish from climate change impacts

Traditional Hawaiian fishponds (loko iʻa) are emerging as a model for climate resilience, according to a study from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa's Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB). The research, published ...

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### Soft robot powered by edible pneumatic battery and actuator

Using common kitchen ingredients such as citric acid and sodium bicarbonate, scientists have created an edible pneumatic battery and valve system to power soft robots.

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### Keto diet associated with reduced depressive symptoms, anxiety results remain mixed

Researchers led by St Michael's Hospital in Toronto report that ketogenic diets are associated with modest reductions in depressive symptoms in adults, while evidence for anxiety remains uncertain.

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### Perovskite solar cells achieve 27.2% efficiency with improved chlorine distribution

In recent years, perovskite has emerged as a promising solution for cheaper, more efficient solar energy. This advanced synthetic material is made from crystals that mimic the naturally occurring crystal perovskite (calcium ...

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### Evidence builds for disrupted mitochondria as cause of Parkinson's

For decades, scientists have known that mitochondria, which produce energy inside our cells, malfunction in Parkinson's disease. But a critical question remained: do the failing mitochondria cause Parkinson's, or do they ...

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### Innovative underwater exoskeleton boosts diving efficiency

A research team led by Professor Wang Qining from the School of Advanced Manufacturing and Robotics, Peking University, has developed the world's first portable underwater exoskeleton system that assists divers' knee movement, ...

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#### Omo-Turkana Basin fossil catalog helps piece together early hominin record

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#### Perovskite solar cells achieve 27.2% efficiency with improved chlorine distribution

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#### Keto diet associated with reduced depressive symptoms, anxiety results remain mixed

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#### Do fatalistic attitudes affect clinical outcomes in type 2 diabetes?

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Medical research

##### Blood tests and sputum analysis help predict COPD exacerbation risks

Oncology & Cancer

##### Breast cancer treatments can improve both survival chances and income

Psychology & Psychiatry

##### Keto diet associated with reduced depressive symptoms, anxiety results remain mixed

Medical research

##### Scientists identify two key targets of common cold virus

Medications

##### Medications change our gut microbiome in predictable ways, research reveals

Immunology

##### How the gut builds long-lasting immunity after viral infections

Neuroscience

##### A unified model of memory and perception: How Hebbian learning explains our recall of past events

Health

##### Do fatalistic attitudes affect clinical outcomes in type 2 diabetes?

Psychology & Psychiatry

##### Acceptance and lack of negativity are keys for passing parenting styles on to the next generation, says study

Medical research

##### Disrupting bacterial 'chatter' could tip the balance for better oral health

Genetics

##### Gene 'switch' reverses Alzheimer's risk in experimental model

Medications

##### Researchers study omega-3 fatty acids as a way to prevent preterm birth

Psychology & Psychiatry

##### Tracing schizophrenia's origins: Study maps chromatin accessibility in postmortem brain tissue

Neuroscience

##### Next-generation microbiome medicine may transform Parkinson's treatment

Oncology & Cancer

##### Reviving exhausted immune cells boosts tumor elimination

Parkinson's & Movement disorders

##### Evidence builds for disrupted mitochondria as cause of Parkinson's

Medications

##### Tirzepatide may only temporarily suppress brain 'food noise' activity

Oncology & Cancer

##### Single-dose radiation before surgery can eradicate breast cancer

Pediatrics

##### Multiple patient factors linked to EMS pediatric care quality

Oncology & Cancer

##### CRISPR breakthrough reverses chemotherapy resistance in lung cancer

Oncology & Cancer

##### Precision therapy could stop breast cancer at the source

Neuroscience

##### Brain stimulation found to improve vision recovery after stroke

Medical research

##### New study identifies part of brain animals use to make inferences

Dentistry

##### Root canal treatment may reduce heart disease and diabetes risk

Medical research

##### Clinical trial countries often left without new medicines they helped test

Health

##### AI tool creates digital twins of patients to predict their future health

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

##### Malaria rapid diagnostic test 'not fit for purpose,' international study claims

Cardiology

##### Healing the heart after a heart attack with a biodegradable patch

Oncology & Cancer

##### Thyroid cancer is often highly treatable: What patients should know

Medications

##### How a new drug kills sleeping sickness parasites by damaging their DNA

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Robotics

##### Soft robot powered by edible pneumatic battery and actuator

Robotics

##### Innovative underwater exoskeleton boosts diving efficiency

Engineering

##### Perovskite solar cells achieve 27.2% efficiency with improved chlorine distribution

Engineering

##### Two-step flash Joule heating method recovers lithium‑ion battery materials quickly and cleanly

Engineering

##### A new quantitative rule for designing better batteries

Security

##### Researchers unveil first-ever defense against cryptanalytic attacks on AI

Energy & Green Tech

##### Plasma-based method creates efficient, low-cost catalysts for metal–air batteries

Engineering

##### Dual-mode design boosts MEMS accelerometer accuracy, study reveals

Security

##### An AI lab says Chinese-backed bots are running cyber espionage attacks. Experts have questions

Internet

##### Global number of Internet users increases, but disparities deepen key digital divides

Internet

##### The most effective online fact-checkers? Your peers

Consumer & Gadgets

##### AI model predicts which short videos on major platforms could spark suicidal thoughts

Telecom

##### Researchers complete first real-world verification of maritime IoT communications network

Consumer & Gadgets

##### Europe tackles e-waste with eco-friendly innovation that helps reuse and repair

Energy & Green Tech

##### Turbocharging hydrogen-fueled internal combustion engine

Energy & Green Tech

##### Renewable energy is cheaper and healthier, so why isn't it replacing fossil fuels faster?

Engineering

##### Urban infrastructure renewal: Engineers develop sustainable technique for even backfill distribution in aging city sites

Energy & Green Tech

##### New technology extracts CO₂ from the atmosphere

Energy & Green Tech

##### COP30: Zambia's forest communities need finance for solar power so they don't have to cut down trees to pay for it

Engineering

##### Plane and car crash testing is still designed to keep men safe—that puts women in danger

Business

##### A changing reporting landscape at the intersection of accounting and cryptocurrency

Consumer & Gadgets

##### Media professor says AI's superior ability to formulate thoughts for us weakens our ability to think critically

Machine learning & AI

##### How do 'AI detection' tools actually work? And are they effective?

Energy & Green Tech

##### Czech Republic plans $19 billion nuclear expansion to double output and end fossil fuel reliance

Engineering

##### Ultra-strong, lightweight metal composite can withstand extreme heat

Energy & Green Tech

##### Renewable energy is reshaping the global economy—new report

Energy & Green Tech

##### New carbon capture method uses water and pressure to remove CO₂ from emissions at half current costs

Energy & Green Tech

##### Newsom touts California's record battery energy gains at UN climate conference

Business

##### Musk's Grokipedia leans on 'questionable' sources, study says

Business

##### EU bows to pressure on loosening AI, privacy rules

### Sugar transporters found to boost aminoglycoside antibiotic entry into bacteria

Aminoglycosides are antibiotics effective against a wide range of bacteria including Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus. Until now however, their mode of entry into bacteria has remained unknown. ...

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### From artificial organs to advanced batteries: A breakthrough 3D-printable polymer

A new type of 3D-printable material that gets along with the body's immune system, pioneered by a University of Virginia research team, could lead to safer medical technology for organ transplants and drug delivery systems. ...

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### Two-step flash Joule heating method recovers lithium‑ion battery materials quickly and cleanly

A research team at Rice University led by James Tour has developed a two-step flash Joule heating-chlorination and oxidation (FJH-ClO) process that rapidly separates lithium and transition metals from spent lithium-ion batteries. ...

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### Enduring patterns in world's languages: One-third of grammatical 'universals' stand up to rigorous testing

Despite the vast diversity of human languages, specific grammatical patterns appear again and again. A new study reveals that around a third of the long-proposed "linguistic universals"—patterns thought to hold across all ...

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### Delaying net zero may mean centuries of hotter, longer, more frequent heat waves

We must prepare for a future of frequent, deadly heat waves, which will worsen in severity the longer it takes to reach net zero, new research has shown.

Environment

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### Scientists identify two key targets of common cold virus

Scientists were pleased when they learned more about how the common cold gains a foothold in the body, identifying key cellular checkpoints that are important targets of the virus.

Medical research

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### Open-access tool navigates expanding world of metal–organic frameworks for easier discovery

A new open-access tool created by University of Toronto Engineering researchers provides a systematic way to organize and synthesize knowledge about metal–organic frameworks (MOFs)—a class of materials with applications ...

Analytical Chemistry

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### Medications change our gut microbiome in predictable ways, research reveals

Our gut microbiome is made up of trillions of bacteria and other microbes living in our intestines. These help our bodies break down food, assist our immune system, send chemical signals to our brain, and potentially serve ...

Medications

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### How the gut builds long-lasting immunity after viral infections

A new study led by University of Toronto researchers has shown that immune cells in the gut follow an atypical pathway to produce antibodies that provide long-term protection against viruses.

Immunology

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### A unified model of memory and perception: How Hebbian learning explains our recall of past events

A collaboration between SISSA's Physics and Neuroscience groups has taken a step forward in understanding how memories are stored and retrieved in the brain. The study, recently published in Neuron, shows that distinct perceptual ...

Neuroscience

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#### People support higher taxes after understanding benefits of public goods, Japanese study finds

A research team led by Associate Professor Tomoko Matsumoto from the Institute of Arts and Sciences at Tokyo University of Science, Japan, along with Associate Professor Daiki Kishishita and Associate Professor Atsushi Yamagishi, ...

#### Dutch students show growing enthusiasm for generative AI in education

Dutch computing students, from high schools to universities, are generally positive about using generative AI in their studies. The more they use it, the more enthusiastic they become, according to research conducted by a ...

#### Report reveals 25% surge in global water use over two decades

The world is rapidly losing its water supply, according to the World Bank's Global Water Monitoring Report. This global report, titled Continental Drying, highlights the water crisis using unprecedentedly detailed data. Researchers ...

#### When helping hurts: How acts of goodwill can stall peace

At first glance, helping those on the other side of a conflict seems like an act of compassion and progress. Yet new research from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem shows that even seemingly well-intentioned initiatives ...

#### How the 'Queen of the night' flower rapidly produces its iconic scent

Floral scents play essential ecological roles, attracting pollinators and deterring herbivores. Geraniol, a monoterpene with a sweet, rose-like aroma, is a major commercial fragrance component widely used in the perfume and ...

#### First complete record of global underground CO₂ storage released

The first-ever audited account of the actual amounts of CO2 stored underground by CCS projects globally has been released. It was created by a new international consortium of scientists and industrial partners, including ...

#### Asteroid 2024 YR4 was Earth's first real-life defense test

At this point in history, astronomers and engineers who grew up watching "Deep Impact" and "Armageddon," two movies about the destructive power of asteroid impacts, are likely in relatively high ranking positions at space ...

#### Cohesion, charging and chaos on the lunar surface

Most people interested in space exploration already know lunar dust is an absolute nightmare to deal with. We've already reported on numerous potential methods for dealing with it, from 3D printing landing pads so we don't ...

#### Study finds Marion County Record raid created 'shared press distress' among fellow journalists

When police raided a newspaper in the small town of Marion in 2023, they made international headlines as computers and phones were seized in an apparent attack on press freedom. New research from the University of Kansas ...

#### Sea urchin mass mortality events: Studies identify primary drivers

Two pioneering studies by researchers from the School of Zoology and the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History at Tel Aviv University, led by Dr. Omri Bronstein, have identified the primary drivers of sea urchin mass mortality ...

#### Small changes in turnout could substantially alter election results in the UK in the future, study warns

Small changes in turnout could substantially alter election results in the future because the U.K. now has a multiparty system with majoritarian voting rules, warns a new study published in Parliamentary Affairs.

#### Equatorial reefs may act as refugia for corals during marine heat waves

A global analysis of coral bleaching across 81 countries reveals that reefs in the equatorial Coral Triangle region were exposed to the weakest marine heat waves over the past two decades and may function as safe havens for ...

#### Scientists map genetic distribution of maerl-forming algae across south-west Britain

A habitat-building coralline algae that provides a vital nursing ground for marine species and an important blue carbon ecosystem has been genetically mapped around south-west Britain in a first-of-its-kind study.

#### New computational tool helps scientists interpret complex single-cell data

Researchers from Turku Bioscience Center at the University of Turku, Finland, have developed a new computational method to interpret complex single-cell data. The method helps researchers identify and group cell types across ...

#### NASA, SpaceX launch US–European satellite to monitor Earth's oceans

About the size of a full-size pickup truck, a newly launched satellite by NASA and its partners will provide ocean and atmospheric information to improve hurricane forecasts, help protect infrastructure, and benefit commercial ...

#### Worries about climate change are waning in many well-off nations—but growing in Turkey, Brazil and India

Polling on public attitudes to climate change show a dip in the numbers who worry about it in many high-income countries, compared with three years ago. This declining public concern will be a worry to those governments looking ...

#### Seven in ten people think the papers regularly publish false information

The resignation of the BBC's director general and CEO of news is only the latest symptom of a deeper malaise in the media, a crisis of trust that runs through broadcasters and newspapers alike.

#### Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus vaccine effectiveness linked to T cell response

A new study shows that the effectiveness of current vaccines against porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) is due to the response of T cells against the disease, rather than the production of antibodies. ...

#### How adding plants to your driveway could reduce winter flood risks

When it comes to adapting cities to a rapidly and dramatically changing climate, the garden is on the frontline of the fight. Gardens act as green sinkholes, allowing excess rainwater to escape, as well as helping to cool ...

#### Autistic dogs? Neurodiversity in our pets and what it might mean for us

I live with several cocker spaniels. They are smart and affectionate, but sometimes air-headed, impulsive and extremely sensitive. It's common for friends to describe my dogs as "having ADHD" as one of my canine whirlwinds ...

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