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In world first, scientists demonstrate continuous-wave lasing of deep-ultraviolet laser diode at room temperature
A research group led by 2014 Nobel laureate Hiroshi Amano at Nagoya University's Institute of Materials and Systems for Sustainability...
Planet’s most unique birds at higher risk of extinction
A new study finds that bird species with extreme or uncommon combinations of traits face the highest risk of extinction....
Astronomers observe intra-group light – the elusive glow between distant galaxies
An international team of astronomers have turned a new technique onto a group of galaxies and the faint light between...
A radical new approach in synthetic chemistry
UPTON, NY—Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory helped measure how unpaired electrons in atoms at...
Gene that guides earliest social behaviors could be key to understanding autism
Little is known about how social behavior develops in the earliest stages of life. But most animals––including humans––are born with...
95% of surveyed UK adults living with Long Covid report experiencing stigma about their condition at least sometimes, in study to help establish Long Covid Stigma Scale
Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0277317Credit: Ross Sneddon, Unsplash, CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0277317 Article Title: Long Covid stigma: Estimating burden and validating...
About 2% of pregnant Canadian individuals self-report using cannabis in pregnancy, with usage associated with higher risk of preterm births, low birthweight newborns, and congenital anomalies, in a multi-region study of 1.28m births
Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0276824Credit: Daniel Reche, Pixabay, CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0276824 Article Title: Cannabis use in pregnancy and maternal and...
Great Britain’s city centers ranked on “greenness”
A new study finds that Great Britain’s city centers vary considerably in their green attributes—such as tree cover, vegetation, and...
CityU neuroscientists discover a new drug candidate for treating epilepsy
Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) is one of the most common types of epilepsy worldwide. Although symptomatic medications are available, one-third...
A nanoscale view of bubble formation
When a liquid boils in a vessel, tiny vapor bubbles form at the bottom and rise, transferring heat in the...
Spin correlation between paired electrons demonstrated
Physicists at the University of Basel have experimentally demonstrated for the first time that there is a negative correlation between...
Oncotarget | Treasures from trash in cancer research
“Most of these supposed useless data are often treated as trash and remain unexplored. However, in some cases, treasures hidden...
Aging | Krill oil protects dopaminergic neurons from age-related degeneration
“Thus, krill oil supplementation might serve as a possible approach for healthy brain aging interventions.”Credit: 2022 SenGupta et al. “Thus,...
Virginia Tech helps farmers meet the demand for all things pumpkin this fall
During the crisp and cool fall season, pumpkins are a hot commodity. The demand for this festive squash is on...
Cardiovascular scientists to explore viral infection that can lead to sudden death
James Smyth, associate professor at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, has been awarded a five-year, $2.7 million grant from...
Genome studies uncover a new branch in fungal evolution
About 600 seemingly disparate fungi that never quite found a fit along the fungal family tree have been shown to...
Low-cost sensor records the level of rivers
Researchers at the University of Bonn have developed a method that allows the water level of rivers to be monitored...
Plants employ chemical engineering to manufacture bee-luring optical devices
Cambridge researchers have shown that plants can regulate the chemistry of their petal surface to create iridescent signals visible to...
Human evolution wasn’t just the sheet music, but how it was played
DURHAM, N.C. -- A team of Duke researchers has identified a group of human DNA sequences driving changes in brain...
Major discovery about mammalian brains surprises researchers
In a new breakthrough to understand more about the mammalian brain, University of Copenhagen researchers have made an incredible discovery....
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