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Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have now shown that they can solve a small part of a real logistics problem with their small,...

New path to rare earth mineral formation has implications for green energy and smart tech

Credit: Trinity College Dublin Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have shed new light on the formation mechanisms of a rare earth-bearing mineral that is in...

Shark fishing bans partially effective

Credit: Claire Collins Bans on shark fishing are only partially effective in protecting sharks, new research suggests. Scientists from the University of Exeter, international conservation...

Individuals with high ADHD-traits are more vulnerable to insomnia

Credit: Andreas Andersson Individuals with high ADHD-traits that do not meet the criteria for a diagnosis are less able to perform tasks involving attentional regulation...

Scientists use NASA data to predict appearance of December 14, 2020 eclipse

Researchers identify neurons that control nausea-like responses in mice

Study reveals new targets for the design of improved antinausea medicationsCredit: Chuchu Zhang , Stephen Liberles At some point, everyone experiences nausea. Whether it occurs...

New approach reveals structure and function of individual synapses

An interdisciplinary team of scientists at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience have developed a novel approach to measure the activity and strength of...

Pandemic has severely disrupted sleep, increasing stress and medication use

COVID-19 has affected sleep for half of surveyed, with potential long-term mental health and insomnia impact worriesCredit: University of Ottawa OTTAWA, ON _The COVID-19 pandemic...

Dark storm on Neptune reverses direction, possibly shedding a fragment

Credit: NASA, ESA, STScI, M.H. Wong (University of California, Berkeley), and L.A. Sromovsky and P.M. Fry (University of Wisconsin-Madison) Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope...

Study of coronavirus infection & multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children begins

Credit: NIAID An observational study has launched to evaluate the short- and long-term health outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children, including multisystem inflammatory syndrome in...

Potential treatment approach kills lymphoma while sparing healthy cells

Scientists use a novel method of modifying 'killer' immune cells to defeat a common form of cancerCredit: Image courtesy of Senlian Hong, Wu Lab at...

Unique prediction of ‘modified gravity’ challenges dark matter

Team of international collaborators detect 'external field effect,' a prediction unique to MOND, rival dark matter hypothesisCredit: Creative Commons An international group of scientists, including...

Carbon capture’s next top model

Research led by Pitt analyzes modeling techniques for carbon capture technologyCredit: Ramon Cordero/Mainline Photography In the transition toward clean, renewable energy, there will still be...

The 16 facial expressions most common to emotional situations worldwide

At a time when nativism is on the rise, study reveals the universality of human emotional expressionCredit: Alan Cowen Whether at a birthday party in Brazil,...

Teaching artificial intelligence to adapt