BYLINE: Laura Thomas
Newswise — A storeroom specimen that changed the origins of modern lizards by millions of years has had its identity confirmed.
The tiny skeleton, unearthed…
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Why dogs shake when they’re wet — Harvard Gazette
It’s a regular occurrence when taking our canine pals for drizzly walks and summer swims. But until recently, the biology behind the water-flinging, human-drenching, muzzle-distorting “wet dog shake” has mystified scientists working to…
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Two-way water transfers can ensure reliability, save money for urban and agricultural users during drought in Western U.S.
A new study led by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill offers a solution to water scarcity during droughts amid the tug of economic development, population growth and climate uncertainty for water users in Western U.S….
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Researchers highlight Nobel-winning AI breakthroughs and call for interdisciplinary innovation
In 2024, the Nobel Prize in physics was awarded to John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton for their foundational work in artificial intelligence (AI), and the Nobel Prize in chemistry went to David Baker, Demis Hassabis, and John Jumper for using AI…
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Like brain cells, kidney cells can form memories
Kidney cells can make memories too. At least, in a molecular sense.
Neurons have historically been the cell most associated with memory. But far outside the brain, kidney cells can also store information and recognize patterns in a…
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China’s famously rich dinosaur fossil beds get a new origins story
One of the most extraordinary fossil beds of Cretaceous creatures in the world formed about 125 million years ago, in what’s now northeastern China.
Researchers have thought that the diverse members of this ancient community were…
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AI-Enabled Dash Cams Give Wake-Up Calls to Drowsy Drivers
Increasingly, vehicles with advanced driver assistance systems are looking not only at the road but also at the driver. And for good reason. These systems can, paradoxically, make driving less safe as drivers engage in more risky behaviors behind…
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Researchers Develop VR Lollipop to Simulate Taste
Virtual- and augmented-reality setups already modify the way users see and hear the world around them. Add in haptic feedback for a sense of touch and a VR version of Smell-O-Vision, and only one major sense remains: taste.
To fill the gap,…
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Viking Expansion into North Atlantic Was More Complex than Previously Thought
The Vikings played a preeminent role in the peopling of the North Atlantic, and one might expect populations that were founded by them to be genetically similar and homogeneous. New research suggests that the Icelandic and Faroese populations…
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From electric cars to wildfires, how Trump may affect climate actions
If we learned anything from 2024, it’s that climate change is rapidly reshaping our world. We’re on course to set the hottest year on record. In just the past few months, supercharged hurricanes, 1-in-1,000-year floods and…
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