Researchers discover how we perceive bitter taste
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Humans can sense five different tastes: sour, sweet, umami, bitter, and salty, using specialized sensors on our tongues called taste receptors....
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Quantum breakthrough when light makes materials magnetic
The potential of quantum technology is huge but is today largely limited to the extremely cold environments of laboratories. Now, researchers at Stockholm University, at...
Smart vest turns fish into underwater spies: a glimpse into aquatic life like never before
Researchers have introduced an innovative underwater vest equipped with an antioxidant MXene hydrogel for the sensitive recognition of fish locomotion. This novel device aims to...
Living near green space associated with fewer emotional problems in preschool-age kids, NIH study finds
Children who live in areas with natural spaces (e.g., forests, parks, backyards) from birth may experience fewer emotional issues between the ages of 2 and...
Quantum crystal of frozen electrons—the Wigner crystal—is visualized for the first time
Electrons—these infinitesimally small particles that are known to zip around atoms—continue to amaze scientists despite the more than a century that scientists have studied them....
A study conducted off the coast of Biscay shows that cold-affinity algae species are gradually being replaced by warm-affinity ones
The temperature of our planet is rising rapidly. Ninety per cent of the excess heat generated has been absorbed by the sea and, as a...
Respiratory allergies: newly discovered molecule plays a major role in triggering inflammation
The inflammation process plays a crucial role in allergic respiratory diseases, such as asthma and allergic rhinitis. Although the pulmonary epithelium, the carpet of cells...
New report ‘braids’ Indigenous and Western knowledge for forest adaptation strategies against climate change
Link to release:Credit: National Archives and Records Administration/John Marshall Link to release: https://www.washington.edu/news/2024/04/10/forest-report/ Link to related coverage: https://today.oregonstate.edu/news/indigenous-knowledge-western-science-braided-recommendations-land-managers FROM: James Urton University of...
A BiCIKL ride to the Empowering Biodiversity Research conference for a report on a 3-year endeavor towards FAIR biodiversity data
Leiden - also known as the ‘City of Keys’ and the 'City of Discoveries' - was aptly chosen to host the third Empowering Biodiversity Research...
Deforestation harms biodiversity of the Amazon’s perfume-loving orchid bees
LAWRENCE — A survey of orchid bees in the Brazilian Amazon state of Rondônia, carried out in the 1990s, is shedding new light the impact...
Modeling viral evolution: A novel SIRSVIDE framework with application to SARS-CoV-2 dynamics
Understanding the mutation and evolution of viruses (such as SARS-CoV-2) is crucial for effective public health management and response. Traditional epidemiological models often assume that...
Waterproof ‘e-glove’ could help scuba divers communicate
When scuba divers need to say “I’m okay” or “Shark!” to their dive partners, they use hand signals to communicate visually. But sometimes these movements...
Study suggests racial discrimination during midlife associated with Alzheimer’s disease pathology later in life
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – April 10, 2024 – Racial discrimination experienced during midlife is associated with Alzheimer’s disease pathology, according to a new study from researchers at...
AI makes retinal imaging 100 times faster, compared to manual method
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health applied artificial intelligence (AI) to a technique that produces high-resolution images of cells in the eye. They report...
CAMH develops first ever clinically validated natural supplement to prevent postpartum blues
A new study published in the Lancet discovery science journal eClinicalMedicine has confirmed that a novel natural supplement—invented, researched, developed and commercialized at the Centre...
