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Phys.org / Unusual metal oxide shows signs of magnetism under lattice strain in ultrathin layers

Ruthenium dioxide (RuO2) is a metal oxide that commonly serves as an important metallic conductor, quantum material and industrial electrocatalyst. While there have been debates surrounding the magnetic properties of RuO2, ...

11 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Your personality changes more across your life than you think, according to new study

Personality traits have long been seen as set in stone, with many believing they stop changing once we reach adulthood. A recent study, however, challenges this long-held belief, suggesting that personality changes far more ...

12 hours ago
Phys.org / Brittany burial mounds may hide human-shaped stones as Coëby cemetery mystery deepens

For archaeologists, the Coëby cemetery in Brittany, France, is a gold mine for research. It contains several prehistoric stone monuments and earth mounds. In a new study of two unusually large mounds, scientists may have ...

13 hours ago
Phys.org / Moonlight-like fur and feathers may explain Egyptian god Thoth's two animal forms

The ancient Egyptian god of the moon had two very different faces: a crescent-beaked white bird and a silver-coated baboon. Now, researchers think they may have found the common thread connecting them all.

15 hours ago
Phys.org / AI opens new era in cognitive studies of wild primates

Scientists created an AI system that uses facial recognition and real-time touchscreen testing to automate cognitive studies of capuchin monkeys in the wild. The American Journal of Primatology published a proof-of-concept ...

10 hours ago
Phys.org / Fluorescent probes offer sharper view of plant tissues

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN) and the Regional Centre for Biotechnology, Faridabad, have developed and tested a new class of fluorescent probes that enable scientists to visualize xylem, ...

5 hours ago
Phys.org / How molecular tethers and asynchronous replication drive parasite proliferation

Malaria parasites proliferate in an unusual way. Rather than dividing into two daughter cells like human cells, they first amplify their genetic material tenfold, hundredfold or even thousandfold before simultaneously producing ...

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Medical Xpress / Study of 2 million newborns ties skipped vitamin K shot to higher bleeding risk

Newborns receive several routine immunizations shortly after birth. Prophylactic vitamin K is one such recommended shot. It activates several coagulation factors necessary for blood to clot properly, preventing vitamin K ...

16 hours ago
Phys.org / Electron cooling tames highly charged ions in Penning trap for first time

Researchers at Technical University of Darmstadt and the GSI Helmholtz Center for Heavy Ion Research have succeeded for the first time in decelerating highly charged ions from the GSI accelerator to low energies and subsequently ...

10 hours ago
Phys.org / Oil droplets remodel themselves, swallow their surroundings like living cells

NYU researchers have made microscopic oil droplets in water do something usually reserved for living cells: change shape in complex, controllable ways and even engulf their surroundings.

12 hours ago
Phys.org / Pacific cloud brightening could weaken El Nino, but models reveal risks for Europe and Asia

A brewing "super" El Nino cycle is poised to unleash heat waves, floods and drought worldwide, with the effects amplified by long-term human-caused climate change.

16 hours ago
Phys.org / How new informatics tools help turn biodiversity data into policy insights

Biodiversity loss has been among the central topics in public, policy and scientific debate for several decades. While its accelerating pace and impacts are well recognized, translating the vast amounts of biodiversity data ...

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