Science X Dialog
Science X Dialog is where researchers can share news and information about their own published journal articles.
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Dialog / Scientists used 'fake news' to stop predators from killing endangered birds—and the result was remarkable
Animals, including humans, depend on accurate information to navigate the world. But we can easily succumb to deliberate misinformation or "fake news," fooling us into making a poor choice.
Dialog / Cats don't avoid strangers who behave badly toward their owners, unlike dogs
There's an old stereotype about the difference between cats and dogs. Dogs are loving and fiercely loyal, they say, while cats are aloof and indifferent. Most cat people probably disagree—I certainly find it hard to believe, ...
Dialog / Lab-grown 'mini brains' suggest one mutation might have rewired the human mind
How we humans became what we are today is a question that scientists have been trying to answer for a long time. How did we evolve such advanced cognitive abilities, giving rise to complex language, poetry and rocket science? ...
Dialog / Rethinking 'one appointment, one problem' for diabetes patients
I spent the majority of my life in the United States before relocating to the United Kingdom (UK) a few years ago. I quickly noticed the difference in primary healthcare structure. Healthcare in the U.K. is provided by the ...
Dialog / Advent of the 3-D diamond valleytronic transistor
Researchers at Uppsala university, Sweden, and Element Six, U.K., have, for the first time ever, demonstrated electrical control of valley transport in 3-D dual-gate diamond field-effect transistors. These results were published ...
Dialog / Forget the Large Hadron Collider: Our team has designed a particle accelerator the size of a large room
In 2010, when scientists were preparing to smash the first particles together within the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), sections of the media fantasized that the EU-wide experiment might create a black hole that could swallow ...
Dialog / The science-fiction scenario of an artificial planet is already here
On December 9, 2020, researchers from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel published a study in the journal Nature titled "The global mass produced by man exceeds all living biomass". The article summary sets the scene: ...
Dialog / '7 minutes of terror': A look at the technology Perseverance will need to survive landing on Mars
This month has been a busy one for Mars exploration. Several countries sent missions to the red planet in June last year, taking advantage of a launch window. Most have now arrived after their eight-month voyage.
Dialog / Power outages across the Plains: 4 questions answered about weather-driven blackouts
Editor's note: Amid record cold temperatures and skyrocketing energy demand, utilities across the central U.S. have ordered rolling blackouts to ration electricity, leaving millions of people without power. Energy expert ...
Dialog / Graphene could one day be used to make quick, reliable tests for viruses like SARS-CoV-2
Graphene is a layer of carbon only one atom thick. Since it was first isolated in 2004, it has found applications in strengthening materials, accelerating electronics, and boosting performance in batteries, among others.
Dialog / The first Australian evidence of a major shift in Earth's magnetic poles may help researchers predict the next
About 41,000 years ago, something remarkable happened: Earth's magnetic field flipped and, for a temporary period, magnetic north was south and magnetic south was north.
Dialog / Why is there water on Earth?
Water is essential to life as we know it and it seems completely normal to have water all around us. Yet Earth is the only known planet to be covered by oceans. Do we know exactly where its water came from?