Animals like bats, whales and insects have long used acoustic signals for communication and navigation. Now, an international team of scientists have taken a page from nature’s playbook to model micro-sized robots that use sound waves to…
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Global study reveals the surprising habit behind tough decisions
An international study surveying people in a dozen countries found that when it comes to making complex decisions, people all over the world tend to reflect on their own, rather than seek advice.
Researchers from the University of Waterloo led…
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Warm autumns could be a driver in monarch butterflies’ decline
In the lab, higher temperatures during fall migration led monarchs to break their reproductive pause, increasing their risk of death.
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AI Finds New Molecules with Potential Antimicrobial Activity in Archaea
Antimicrobial resistance is one of the greatest threats facing humanity, making the need for new antibiotics more critical than ever. While most antibiotics originate from bacteria and fungi, Archaea offer a largely untapped reservoir for…
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Study: Genetic Variant Inherited from Neanderthals Reduces Activity of Key Muscle Enzyme
The Neanderthal variant in AMPD1 decreases its enzymatic activity by 25% in lab-produced proteins and by up to 80% in the muscles of genetically engineered mice; the variant is found in all sequenced Neanderthals, but is absent in all other…
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Scientists Decode Genome of Sweetpotato
Researchers have produced a chromosome-level genome assembly for a sweetpotato cultivar called ‘Tanzania.’
‘Tanzania’ sweetpotato variety. Image credit: Benard Yada, National Crops Resources Research Institute in Uganda.
The…
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Astrophysicist Proposes Interstellar Mission to Study Black Holes
In a new paper published in the journal iScience, an astrophysicist from Fudan University discusses the possibility of sending a nanocraft to a black hole at 20-25 light-years from Earth to test the nature of the compact object and fundamental…
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Possible clue into movement disorders like Parkinson’s, others — Harvard Gazette
Among the many wonders of the brain is its ability to master movements through practice — a dance step, piano sonata, or tying our shoes.
For decades, neuroscientists have known that these tasks require a cluster of brain areas known as the…
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‘Turning information into something physical’ — Harvard Gazette
The punched card, a paper instrument invented 300 years ago to automate looms, helped create a technology that most of us today can’t live without: computers.
A new Houghton Library exhibition — “The Punched Card from the Industrial…
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Ancient Practice of Blowing through Conch Shell Might Help Individuals with Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Improvements in daytime sleepiness, sleep quality, and apnea-hypopnea index observed in a new study suggest that respiratory muscle training through shankh (conch shell) blowing may emerge as a novel therapeutic option for managing symptoms of…
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