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- Study of 40,000 People Identifies a Key Personality Trait That Creates a Happy FamilyWhat do happy homes have in common?... Read more »
- New Evidence Suggests COVID-19 Immunity Can Last 6 to 8 Months After InfectionHere's what that means.... Read more »
- AI Predicts 96% of COVID-19 Pneumonia Cases That Will Require Intensive CareEvery hospital bed counts.... Read more »
- Our Solar System Is Going to Totally Disintegrate Sooner Than We ThoughtWho ordered the existential dread?... Read more »
- Scientists reveal regions of the brain where serotonin promotes patienceIn a study on mice scientists pinpoint specific areas of the brain that individually promote patience through the action of serotonin.... Read more »
- Study of threatened desert tortoises offers new conservation strategyA new study supports a new conservation strategy. Climate change increasingly makes relocating threatened species necessary, despite the frequently low success rate. The study found tortoises with lots of genetic variation were much more likely to survive after their relocation. The research supports this fast, inexpensive conservation tool, and upends... Read more »
- Study revealing the secret behind a key cellular process refutes biology textbooksNew research has identified and described a cellular process that, despite what textbooks say, has remained elusive to scientists until now -- precisely how the copying of genetic material that, once started, is properly turned off.... Read more »
- A route for avoiding defects during additive manufacturingResearch reveals how pores form during metals additive manufacturing and become defects trapped in solidifying metal. The practical value of this research is that it can inform industry on how to predict and improve 3D printing processes.... Read more »
- Understanding traditional Chinese medicine can help protect speciesDemystifying traditional Chinese medicine for conservationists could be the key to better protecting endangered species like pangolins, tigers and rhino, according to researchers. Efforts to shift entrenched values and beliefs about Chinese medicine are not achieving conservation gains in the short term.... Read more »
- Electronic skin has a strong future stretching ahead(King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST)) Soft, stretchy, slimline and strong electronics could accelerate the arrival of artificial skin.... Read more »
- A route for avoiding defects during additive manufacturing(College of Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University) Research published in Science reveals how pores form during metals additive manufacturing and become defects trapped in solidifying metal. The practical value of this research is that it can inform industry on how to predict and improve 3D printing processes.... Read more »
- Study revealing the secret behind a key cellular process refutes biology textbooks(Ohio State University) New research has identified and described a cellular process that, despite what textbooks say, has remained elusive to scientists until now -- precisely how the copying of genetic material that, once started, is properly turned off.... Read more »
- German researchers compile world's largest inventory of known plant species(German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig) Researchers at Leipzig University and the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) have compiled the world's most comprehensive list of known plant species. It contains 1,315,562 names of vascular plants, thus extending the number by some 70,000 - equivalent to about... Read more »
- Pitt researchers create nanoscale slalom course for electrons(University of Pittsburgh) "We already know how to shoot electrons ballistically through one-dimensional nanowires made from these oxide materials," explains Levy. "What is different here is that we have changed the environment for the electrons, forcing them to weave left and right as they travel. This motion changes the... Read more »
- What We're Thankful for at Scientific AmericanFrom our virtual Thanksgiving table to yours -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com ... Read more »
- COVID Models Show How to Avoid Future LockdownsThe models could help inform policy on everything from mask mandates to social distancing -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com ... Read more »
- Severe Wildfires Raise the Chance for Future Monstrous BlazesThe complete torching of trees allows dense, low vegetation to sprout, creating a new hotbed for more extreme fire -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com ... Read more »
- Harsh Droughts Can Actually Start Over OceansSimilar to hurricanes, they can hit land, but their slow pace could improve drought forecasts -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com ... Read more »
- How to Minimize COVID Risk and Enjoy the HolidaysExperts suggest limiting travel and keeping Thanksgiving and other celebrations small and outdoors -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com ... Read more »
- Covid-19 news: UK R number below 1.0 for the first time since AugustThe latest coronavirus news updated every day including coronavirus cases, the latest news, features and interviews from New Scientist and essential information about the covid-19 pandemic... Read more »
- AI can turn spoken language into photorealistic sign language videosAn AI that can produce photorealistic videos of sign language interpreters from speech could improve accessibility by removing the need for humans... Read more »
- We seem to find larger animals more charismatic than small onesSurvey data on human attitudes to 13,680 animal species suggests we judge larger animals as more charismatic – although some very small species are also seen as charismatic... Read more »
- Do Oxford/AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccine results stand up to scrutiny?Doubts have been raised over the positive results released earlier this week by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford from trials of their coronavirus vaccine. Here's what you need to know... Read more »
- Godzilla Sahara dust storm linked to melting Arctic sea iceA record-breaking Sahara dust storm that spread harmful air pollution across parts of North America in June 2020 was caused by winds linked to melting Arctic sea ice... Read more »