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10 Things: Movie Night
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Counteranions reshape molecular packing to tune magnetism in copper complexes
Magnetic properties in molecular materials depend not only on the molecular components themselves but also on their solid-state organization. In charged π-electronic systems, elec…
Learning to speak elephant: Choruses of rumbles help groups coordinate
Choruses of African elephant rumbles appear to become more similar in certain situations, including reuniting or coordinating what to do next. Now, new research published in Scien…
Camelina genome analysis reveals how wild relatives could expand crop breeding options
Camelina is a relatively new oilseed gaining interest for its potential use in food, livestock feed and renewable fuel markets. A newly published research paper provides insights …
Ions help electrons hop through porous material with potential for brain-inspired computing
Next-generation computing technologies could be one step closer to emulating how neurons respond and communicate with each other, thanks to research examining how electrons and io…
Five new species of freshwater mussels in southern US uncovered by researchers
A new research paper published in Zootaxa describes five new species of freshwater mussels in the southern U.S., providing the scientific foundation for protecting the most imperi…
US states and cities sue over Trump EPA’s repeal of emissions rules
Democratic-led coalition says gutting key protections will set US back decades and worsen climate crisisStates and cities sued the Trump administration on Thursday for repealing r…
Mining fragmented microbial DNA identifies candidates for anticancer testing
Researchers have developed a practical strategy for recovering biosynthetic information from fragmented metagenomic data. Through this work, the researchers identified and priorit…
New rules for sharing the Colorado River start today
Oct. 1 is when new federal rules for sharing the Colorado River start. It's going to be messy and courts will likely have to weigh in.
Small protein helps amplify cell signals from receptors targeted by many medicines
A small protein known as p11 may play a much broader role in cellular signaling than previously thought. Researchers at Karolinska institutet have now shown that p11 interacts wit…
Webb provides crash course on planet-shattering collisions
In the early history of our solar system, scientists theorize that a Mars-sized object called Theia smashed into the infant Earth, vaporizing massive amounts of rock and blasting …
New method generates nearly indistinguishable photons for quantum communication
Working in close collaboration, researchers from Paderborn University, the University of Basel and Ruhr University Bochum have made a breakthrough in quantum communication. In the…
Yosemite toad killer may be hiding in their own homes
UCLA biologists have found the hiding place of a silent killer stalking threatened Yosemite toads: their own burrows. The Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) fungus decimating amp…
AI method predicts retention times of small molecules more reliably
Whether in drug discovery, environmental analysis or metabolomics: anyone analyzing complex biological samples often needs to identify the small molecules they contain. Researcher…
Global pollination analysis reveals climate explains specialized partnerships better than latitude
An international study led by researchers from Charles University in Prague (CUNI) and the Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences (BC CAS) has mapped how closely flowerin…
Salivary gland mini-organs grown from pluripotent stem cells offer potential path to treating severe dry mouth
Extreme dry mouth, caused by radiation used to treat cancer and by autoimmune diseases such as Sjögren's disease, radically affects quality of life for sufferers. It can hamper sp…
Engineer brings 'surgineering' mindset to future of medicine
Farshid Alambeigi refers to one of his most ambitious research efforts as "the sci-fi project." The idea lives up to the name. He is developing robotic technology that could one d…
America’s Largest Producer of Foundry Coke Is Operating Under an Expired Permit. Who Is at Fault?
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—It’s time to act. It’s long past time. That was the case made by lawyers for the Southern Environmental Law Center, who filed a petition Wednesday in Jefferson C…
How the biological clock regulates phases of wakefulness
The circadian clock is an internal biological system that regulates sleep-wake cycles, as well as many physiological functions such as body temperature and hormone production. In …
Google DeepMind develops invisible watermarks for AI-designed proteins
Watermarks have long protected everything from bank notes and fine art to digital photographs and software, helping prove authenticity and trace an object's origin. Their main fun…
The ocean as a medicine cabinet: Researchers search for useful microbes
New medicines, crop protection products and treatments for fish diseases could have their origins on the seabed. That is where project coordinator Gilles van Wezel and project man…
NASA Awards Enterprise Logistics Support Services Agreements
NASA selected 16 companies to provide Enterprise Logistics Support Services under new agreements that will standardize requirements, improve reporting, and streamline the manageme…
Machine learning detects bacterial invasion and DNA damage in human cells
When scientists assess how dangerous a bacterium is, the first question often seems simple: Can it be stopped or killed? In microbiology and antibiotic research, one of the classi…
RAB1 proteins help recruit membrane-building vesicles to mitochondria during mitochondria-selective autophagy
The Intracellular Quality Control Project at the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science has identified a molecular mechanism that helps initiate the formation of autophag…