Tangled seaweed inspires universal cleaners for ocean microplastics
A fluffy, seaweed-inspired “net” could offer a new way to remove microplastics from water, capturing particles that range from visible fragments roughly a millimeter across...
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Brazil’s aging decline begins a decade earlier than Europe’s, study finds
Aging does not begin at the same time everywhere. A new analysis of more than 30,000 adults over the age of 50 suggests that functional...
Machine-learning study finds captive black bears sleep twice as much during hibernation
American black bears may spend far more time asleep during hibernation than previously appreciated, according to a machine-learning analysis of long-term physiological recordings from captive...
Thermally Evaporated Perovskite–Silicon Tandems Enabled by Formamidinium Eutectics
Perovskite–silicon tandem solar cells have become one of the most closely watched technologies in the race to increase the efficiency of commercial photovoltaics. By placing...
Genomic surveillance maps shared Plasmodium falciparum drug-resistance variants across Ethiopia’s transmission settings
Malaria parasites in Ethiopia are carrying a more complex portfolio of drug-resistance mutations than surveillance systems based only on treatment outcomes can reveal, according to...
Breaking Problems Apart Helps Deliberative Crowds Make Wiser Decisions
A new study in Nature Communications is drawing attention to a deceptively simple idea with potentially far-reaching consequences: groups may make better decisions when they...
Vasopressin Supports Blood Pressure in Newborns: Evidence and Clinical Uses
A drug best known for its role in controlling water balance may offer a crucial rescue option for newborns whose blood pressure remains dangerously low...
Allogeneic Immunotherapy Harnesses Donor Cells to Fight Disease
Cell-based immunotherapy is moving from a largely experimental concept toward a more standardized form of medicine, according to a new review published in Nature Reviews...
Scientists Develop General Method to Synthesize Nanoisland Catalysts
A New Catalyst Design Could Keep Single Atoms from Clumping Under Industrial Heat Metal catalysts are essential to modern chemical manufacturing, fuel processing and pollution...
Study reveals how liquid–liquid phase separation regulates gene activity
A subtle chemical switch on histone proteins may determine whether DNA gathers into liquid-like droplets inside the cell, according to a new study from researchers...
HKUMed research with Hong Kong Genome Institute uncovers new glioblastoma treatment targets
Glioblastoma, the most common and aggressive primary brain cancer in adults, has yielded thousands of previously hidden genetic clues in a study that could reshape...
Electrostatic Quantum Nanocorral Traps Composite Charged Excitons
Boston College researchers have created an electrically controlled “quantum nanocorral” that traps light-emitting particles inside an atomically thin semiconductor, opening a new route toward tunable...
How Long Should Therapeutic Hypothermia Continue After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest?
A major question in modern resuscitation medicine is whether the brain can be protected more effectively by keeping cardiac arrest survivors cold for longer. New...
Rewetting Severely Burned Peatlands May Deliver Surprising Climate Benefits
Peatlands cover only a small fraction of the planet’s land surface, yet they hold roughly one-quarter of all soil carbon. For centuries, drainage has allowed...
Rare complete dodo skull reveals new clues about the extinct bird
The dodo may have experienced the world in ways that were far more complex than its familiar image as a clumsy, foolish bird suggests. A...