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Phys.org / Rare Florida scrub millipedes reproduce in captivity for the first time

Before scientists even knew how many Florida scrub millipedes were left in the wild, a quiet breakthrough happened in a University of South Florida lab. The rare, giant millipedes reproduced in captivity.

2 hours ago in Biology
Tech Xplore / Handy robot can crawl and pick up objects from multiple angles

Like something out of the Addams Family, scientists have created a detachable robotic hand that can crawl and grab objects. The design enables tasks such as retrieving objects beyond normal reach and performing multi-object ...

2 hours ago in Robotics
Medical Xpress / Early treatment can delay rheumatoid arthritis for years

Treating people who are at high risk of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can delay the onset of the disease for several years, with benefits also continuing well after treatment has stopped.

2 hours ago in Medications
Phys.org / Sculpting complex 3D nanostructures with a focused ion beam

Scientists from the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science and colleagues have developed a new way to fabricate three-dimensional nanoscale devices from single-crystal materials using a focused ion beam instrument. The ...

2 hours ago in Nanotechnology
Medical Xpress / Scientists identify promising new target for Alzheimer's-linked brain inflammation

A multidisciplinary team has developed a selective compound that inhibits an enzyme tied to inflammation in people at genetic risk for Alzheimer's, while preserving normal brain function and crossing the blood-brain barrier.

2 hours ago in Medications
Medical Xpress / Cannabis legalization driving increases in marijuana use among U.S. adults with historically lower consumption rates

A new study led by Boston College School of Social Work Professor Summer Sherburne Hawkins found that recreational cannabis legalization in the United States is driving increases in cannabis use among adults with historically ...

1 hour ago in Health
Phys.org / UN report declares global state of 'water bankruptcy'

The world is entering an era of "global water bankruptcy" with rivers, lakes and aquifers depleting faster than nature can replenish them, a United Nations research institute said on Tuesday.

1 hour ago in Earth
Phys.org / Strategic sex: Alaska's beluga whales swap mates for long-term survival

In the icy waters of Alaska's Bristol Bay, a new study reveals how a small population of beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) survive the long haul through a surprising strategy: they mate with multiple partners over several ...

7 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / New CT imaging oral contrast agent improves visualization of bowel anatomy, clinical trial data show

In a new pilot feasibility study, researchers from Mayo Clinic, the University of Washington School of Medicine, the University of California San Francisco, and Nextrast Inc. found that a new imaging oral agent, also known ...

2 hours ago in Radiology & Imaging
Medical Xpress / Bring a friend: Financial and peer support increase women's reproductive agency in India

Despite improvements in economic and social empowerment, women in many countries still have little control over their own fertility and reproductive health.

2 hours ago in Health
Phys.org / Complex building blocks of life form spontaneously in space, research reveals

Challenging long-held assumptions, Aarhus University researchers have demonstrated that the protein building blocks essential for life as we know it can form readily in space. This discovery, appearing in Nature Astronomy, ...

15 hours ago in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Climate change fuels disasters, but deaths don't add up

Climate change is turbocharging heat waves, wildfires, floods and tropical storms, but how deadly have extreme weather events become for people in their path?

2 hours ago in Earth