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Dec 10

HKU: Invisible Engineers

New findings highlight the critical role of invertebrates in breaking down forest litter and thereby helping sustain carbon and nutrient...

Dec 10

NUS: NUS researchers innovate scalable robotic fibres with light-emitting, self-healing and magnetic properties

Novel multifunctional SHINE fibres enhance human-robot interactions in applications ranging from smart textiles to robotics. A team of...

Dec 10

JHU: Webb telescope's largest study of universe expansion confirms challenge to cosmic theory

The findings offer a crucial cross-check for previous Hubble Space Telescope measurements of the universe's mysterious expansion New...

Dec 10

Monash University: Ultra-processed foods associated with faster biological ageing

Eating too much ultra-processed food could speed up the biological ageing process, Monash University-led research has found. Published in...

Dec 10

MIT: MIT astronomers find the smallest asteroids ever detected in the main belt

The asteroid that extinguished the dinosaurs is estimated to have been about 10 kilometers across. That’s about as wide as Brooklyn, New...

Dec 10

Harvard University: Why do gliomas tend to recur in the brain?

First look at the interplay between neurons and tumors sheds light on formation, spread Every week, Harvard Medical School...

Dec 10

Harvard University: Probe the gut, protect the brain?

In fight against Parkinson’s and other disorders, two-way connection may someday lead to a breakthrough. For Jo Keefe, the trembling...

Dec 10

Newcastle University: Could selective breeding help reduce coral bleaching and mortality?

The image of a once-vibrant reef bleached white by thermal stress is a haunting reminder of the threats that corals face in the wake of...

Dec 10

Rutgers University: What Are the Benefits of a Cold Plunge?

One of the hottest trends of 2024 is ice cold. Social media influencers are touting ice plunges – the practice of regularly immersing...

Dec 10

University of Arizona: How did humans and dogs become friends? Connections in the Americas began 12,000 years ago

"Dog is man's best friend" may be an ancient cliché, but when that friendship began is a longstanding question among scientists. A new...

Dec 10

University of Miami: Battling dementia: Unravelling the mysteries of Alzheimer’s

Noticing the loss of memory in the man who was more like a grandfather to her than a distant relative was the hardest part for Gabriela...

Dec 10

NC State University: Magnetically Controlled Kirigami Surfaces Move Objects: No Grasping Needed

Researchers have developed a novel device that couples magnetic fields and kirigami design principles to remotely control the movement of...

Dec 10

University of Colorado Boulder: Mars’ infamous dust storms can engulf the entire planet. A new study examines how

Today’s weather report on Mars: Windy with a chance of catastrophic dust storms blotting out the sky. In a new study, planetary...

Dec 10

Vanderbilt University: Vanderbilt researchers find evidence that the hunger hormone leptin can direct neural development in a leptin receptor–independent manner

Oxytocin neurons in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus. Oxytocin neurons were labeled by genetically targeting of a...

Dec 10

University of Canterbury: Tracking high-speed rays from the far corners of our galaxy

A galactic mystery could soon be solved if University of Canterbury researchers are able to pinpoint the source of lightning-fast cosmic...

Dec 10

Case Western Reserve University: Researchers at Case Western Reserve, Mass Eye and Ear aim to prevent hearing loss by protecting inner-ear cells

Research team awarded five-year, $3.2 million grant from National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders With a new...

Dec 10

Griffith University: Major survey brings new light to carnivore conservation

Lion numbers in the country are at a critical low while hyenas are faring well across four major protected areas in Uganda, according to...

Dec 9

Curtin University: Study reveals how eDNA could bear fruit for farmers and the environment

A Curtin University study has revealed a new method of capturing DNA could provide farmers with a valuable tool for boosting crop...

Dec 9

Macquarie University: New research reveals bird divorce rates linked to rainfall

A 16-year study on a closed population of Seychelles warblers ( Acrocephalus sechellensis ) on Cousin Island, Seychelles, has uncovered...

Dec 9

Stanford University: Decoding the mysteries of the universe

A new center brings astrophysics, data science, and AI together to answer some of the universe’s biggest questions. How fast is the...