Machine learning cracks the oxidation states of crystal structures
Credit: David Abbasi Pérez. Chemical elements make up pretty much everything in the physical world. As of 2016, we know of 118 elements, all of...
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Amperometric biosensors used to control diclofenac content in food
The study appeared in Journal of Analytical ChemistryCredit: Kazan Federal University The paper describes amperometric biosensors developed for the determination of diclofenac based on planar...
Epsilon variant mutations contribute to COVID immune evasion
Studies reveal unprecedented mechanism behind loss of antibody neutralization against this pandemic coronavirus variant of concernCredit: Young-Jun Park, UW Department of Biochemistry Three mutations in...
Leonardo Da Vinci: New family tree spans 21 generations, 690 years, finds 14 living male descendants
Paper offers foundation to advance search for Leonardo's DNACredit: Alessandro Vezzosi and Agnese Sabato The surprising results of a decade-long investigation by Alessandro Vezzosi and...
NIH Avant Garde Award for out-of-box, innovative concept to cure HIV and treat addiction
Multi-disciplinary approach to eradicate all traces of HIV from body, and treat co-existing substance use disorders/addictionCredit: UMSOM University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) Professor...
Ancient diamonds show Earth was primed for life’s explosion at least 2.7 billion years ago
Credit: Credit: Michael Broadley A unique study of ancient diamonds has shown that the basic chemical composition of the Earth's atmosphere which makes it suitable...
Seabird colony creates ‘halo’ of depleted fish stocks
Credit: Sam Weber A vast seabird colony on Ascension Island creates a "halo" in which fewer fish live, new research shows. Ascension, a UK Overseas...
Fossil shark scales provide a glimpse of reef predator populations before human impact
The results indicate that shark abundance in the region declined roughly three-fold since prehistoric timesCredit: ERIN DILLON, AARON O'DEA AND JORGE CEBALLOS Scientists recently made...
The same neural pathways promote maternal and paternal behaviors in voles
Connection between hypothalamus and reward areas crucial for fatherly behaviorCredit: He et al., JNeurosci 2021 Like female voles, connections between oxytocin neurons in the hypothalamus...
Belowground microbial solutions to aboveground plant problems
Credit: Stéphane Hacquard Land plants - plants that live primarily in terrestrial habitats and form vegetation on earth - are anchored to the ground through...
Scientists reconstruct Mediterranean silver trade, from Trojan War to Roman Republic
Credit: We are grateful to L. E. Stager and D. Master, directors of the Leon Levy Expedition to Ashkelon, and to D. T. Ariel, for...
Goldfinder: scientists discover why we can find gold at all
Credit: Maria Kokh and Gleb Pokrovski Why are gold deposits found at all? Gold is famously unreactive, and there seems to be little reason why...
Could genetics hold the key to preventing SIDS?
Credit: Unsplash A state-of-the-art genetic biobank could hold the key to preventing Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), potentially saving the lives of hundreds of babies...
The City of David and the sharks’ teeth mystery
Credit: Omri Lernau Scientists have found an unexplained cache of fossilised shark teeth in an area where there should be none - in a 2900...
Stress-free path to stress-free metallic films paves the way for next-gen circuitry
Optimized sputtering technique helps minimize stress in tungsten thin filmsCredit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have used high power...
