Month: August 2022

In a simulation of how water freezes, artificial intelligence breaks the ice

A team based at Princeton University has accurately simulated the early stages of ice formation by applying artificial intelligence (AI)…

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Decomposing fish help solve the mystery of how soft tissue fossils formed

New research at the University of Leicester has transformed scientists’ understanding of how spectacular fossils form with delicate soft tissue.…

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Scientists explore the evolution of neurons

Neurons, the specialized cells of the nervous system, are probably the most complex type of cell to have ever evolved.…

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Gulf of Maine's rapid warming reverses 900 years of cooling

Rapid 20th century warming in the Gulf of Maine reversed the very long-term cooling that had occurred there over the…

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Dry lightning sparks some of California's most destructive and costly wildfires

A new study has found that dry lightning outbreaks are the primary trigger for some of the largest wildfire outbreaks…

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Scientists Create Long-Acting Injectable Drug Delivery System for Tuberculosis

2020 In 2020, more than 1.5 million people worldwide died of tuberculosis, marking the first time in more than a…

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Researchers show potential for improved water use efficiency in field-grown plants

Water deficit is currently one of the most important limiting factors of global agricultural productivity, a factor further exacerbated by…

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Robotic movement in curved space defies standard laws of physics

When humans, animals and machines move through the world, they are always pushing against something, be it the ground, the…

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Ancient source of oxygen for life hidden deep in the earth's crust

Scientists at Newcastle University have discovered an oxygen source that may have influenced the evolution of life before the advent…

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Design prevents scar tissue buildup around medical implants

Implantable devices that release insulin into the body show promise as an alternative way to treat diabetes without insulin injections…

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