Unlocking the Mystery: How Vitamin A Influences Mental Health
A research team from Newcastle has been investigating how vitamin A influences the development of psychiatric conditions. Professor Murray Cairns of the University of Newcastle…
Quantum Computing Could Unlock a New Understanding of Aging
In a new paper in WIREs Computational Molecular Science, researchers from clinical stage artificial intelligence (AI)-driven drug discovery company Insilico Medicine (“Insilico”) demonstrate how quantum…
Ultrablack Coating Unleashes New Era for Telescopes
Thin film coating can be applied to magnesium alloys for aerospace and optics applications. Sometimes, seeing clearly requires complete black. For astronomy and precision optics,…
What Is the Best Way To Memorize Stuff? Scientists Shed New Light
Recent research conducted by psychologists from Temple University and the University of Pittsburgh has unveiled shed insights into our learning processes and the ways in…
Diet Myths Debunked by Hard Science
Dietitian Joyce Patterson critiques popular diet trends for being unsustainable and overly restrictive, advocating for a balanced, flexible eating approach based on scientific evidence and…
Unexpected Discovery of “Impossible Galaxy” Shatters Astronomical Boundaries
PEARLSDG, an isolated dwarf galaxy found by the James Webb Space Telescope, defies standard galactic evolution theories by not forming new stars, indicating a need…
Filipo’s Fury: Unleashing Nature’s Wrath on Mozambique
The storm dropped a substantial amount of rain as it moved across Mozambique. In March 2024, low wind shear in the Mozambique Channel allowed Tropical…
Nature-Inspired Breakthrough: Artificial “Worm Gut” Devours Plastic Waste
A group of researchers at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), has created a artificial ‘worm gut’ capable of decomposing plastics. This innovation presents a…
AI Unlocks the Secrets of Dark Energy in Groundbreaking Study
A UCL-led research team has used artificial intelligence (AI) techniques to infer the influence and properties of dark energy more precisely from a map of…
Rethinking the Daily Aspirin: Outdated Advice and the Older Adult
More than half of people aged 50 to 80 taking aspirin don’t have cardiovascular disease, for some, this means bleeding risks with low preventive benefits….
New Electrolyte Additive Improves Performance of Lithium Metal Batteries
Adding an electrolyte additive enhanced the charging speed of lithium metal batteries and resulted in novel insights into battery chemistry. Chemists from the U.S. Department…
Quantum Resonators Break the Thermal Rule
Researchers discovered non-uniform temperature distributions in micro-mechanical resonators, impacting their design and performance in quantum science and precision sensing. When measuring minor changes for quantities…
Nature Is Behaving Strangely and Scientists Don’t Know Why
Ecological theory and experience tells us that plants on meadows and pastures across Denmark should be dispersing heavier seeds. But they are doing the exact…
Experts Warn: Vaccine Monitoring Crucial As COVID Variants Continue To Evolve
Scientists at the Francis Crick Institute and the National Institute for Health and Care Research Biomedical Research Centre at University College London Hospital stress the…
Titan’s Methane Mysteries: Unraveling Atmospheric Secrets of Saturn’s Largest Moon
New study uses Titan’s atmosphere as a natural laboratory to delve deeper into the chemistry of the methane molecule – a molecule that, on Earth,…
Wild Data: How Animal Sensors Revolutionize Earth Observations
Researchers are leveraging troves of data collected by animal-borne sensors to complement satellite observations, expand weather measurements, and better understand wildlife ecology in a changing…
Liquid Lightning: Nanotechnology Unlocks New Energy
EPFL researchers have discovered that nanoscale devices harnessing the hydroelectric effect can harvest electricity from the evaporation of fluids with higher ion concentrations than purified…
NASA’s Ambitious Odyssey: Europa Clipper Mission Advances With Solar Array Deployment
NASA’s Europa Clipper mission is advancing with the processing of large solar arrays at Kennedy Space Center, essential for powering the spacecraft to study Europa,…