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NIRISS instrument on Webb maps an ultra-hot Jupiter’s atmosphere
There’s an intriguing exoplanet out there – 400 light-years out there – that is so tantalising that astronomers have been...
Experts assess state of the art in the treatment and management of cerebral palsy
Amsterdam, May 31, 2023 – Although cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common childhood-onset disability, there are very few evidence-based...
Paleontologists discover elephant graveyard in North Florida
About five and a half million years ago, several gomphotheres — extinct relatives of elephants — died in or near...
Enhanced treatment helps fast nicotine metabolizers quit smoking
A study from Vanderbilt researchers has found that enhanced treatment support can help smokers who have more difficulty quitting because...
Phenomenal phytoplankton: Scientists uncover cellular process behind oxygen production
Take a deep breath. Now take nine more. According to new research, the amount of oxygen in one of those...
Male babies “talk” more in the first year than female babies do
Young babies make many squeals, vowel-like sounds, growls, and short word-like sounds such as “ba” or “aga.” Those precursors to...
Scientists’ report world’s first X-ray of a single atom in Nature
A team of scientists from Ohio University, Argonne National Laboratory, the University of Illinois-Chicago, and others, led by Ohio University...
Desert ant increase the visibility of their nest entrances in the absence of landmarks
Desert ants have outstanding navigational skills. They live in the saltpans of North Africa, an extremely inhospitable environment. To find...
Further link identified between autoimmunity and schizophrenia
Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) identify a protein in some people with schizophrenia that causes schizophrenia-like features...
A nanocrystal shines on and off indefinitely
New York, NY—May 31, 2023—In 2021, lanthanide-doped nanoparticles made waves—or rather, an avalanche—when Changwan Lee, then a PhD student in...
Microbes powered by electricity
In microbial electrosynthesis, microorganisms use CO2 and electricity to produce alcohol, for example. How this process works biologically, however, has...
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B Volume 13, Issue 5 Publishes
https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/acta-pharmaceutica-sinica-b/vol/13/issue/5Credit: APSB https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/acta-pharmaceutica-sinica-b/vol/13/issue/5 Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B (APSB) was founded with the goal of creating a global high-level forum centred...
When the media believe that a firm is really green
When firms make their environmental policies public, they can get favorable media coverage only if their narrative carefully articulates signals...
Eat right, live longer: could a moderate protein diet be the coveted elixir of youth?
As the proverb “You are what you eat” goes, the type of food we consume influences our health and longevity...
Fairy tales offer accessible ways to communicate energy research in the social sciences to help tackle climate change
A team of researchers, led by Lancaster University, has been developing accessible and creative means of communicating sustainability research from...
Color-changing material shows when medications get too warm
Some foods and medicines, such as many COVID-19 vaccines, must be kept cold. As a step toward a robust, stable...
Spinosaur Britain: Multiple different species likely roamed Cretaceous Britain
Analysis of a British spinosaur tooth by palaeontologists at the EvoPalaeoLab of the University of Southampton shows that several distinct...
New health indicator can revolutionize how we measure and achieve well-being
The term ‘well-being’ entered popular vocabulary during the Covid-19 pandemic soon after ‘lockdown’ and ‘quarantine’. We quickly discovered that without...
The clams that fell behind, and what they can tell us about evolution and extinction
Every so often, life on Earth steps onto a nearly empty playing field and faces a spectacular opportunity. Something major...
Genetic change increased bird flu severity during U.S. spread
(MEMPHIS, Tenn. – May 29, 2023) St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists discovered how the current epizootic H5N1 avian influenza...
