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Medical Xpress / How a miniature womb on a chip can help women struggling to conceive

A team of scientists from China has successfully created a miniature womb on a chip that mimics the complex environment of the human uterus. The research offers a new way to study the exact moment an embryo attaches to a ...

20 hours ago in Obstetrics & gynaecology
Phys.org / El Niño and La Niña synchronize global droughts and floods, study finds

Water extremes such as droughts and floods have a huge impact on communities, ecosystems, and economies. Researchers with The University of Texas at Austin have turned their attention to tracking these extremes across Earth ...

13 hours ago in Earth
Medical Xpress / Most COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy linked to concerns that can be overcome, study suggests

Most COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is rooted in concerns that can be addressed and effectively reduced over time, according to a new study following more than 1.1 million people in England between January 2021 and March 2022 ...

12 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / Tiny Mars's big impact on Earth's climate: How the red planet's pull shapes ice ages

At half the size of Earth and one-tenth its mass, Mars is a featherweight as far as planets go. Yet new research reveals the extent to which Mars is quietly tugging on Earth's orbit and shaping the cycles that drive long-term ...

15 hours ago in Astronomy & Space
Tech Xplore / Novel AI method sharpens 3D X-ray vision

X-ray tomography is a powerful tool that enables scientists and engineers to peer inside of objects in 3D, including computer chips and advanced battery materials, without performing anything invasive. It's the same basic ...

14 hours ago in Engineering
Phys.org / Robotic nanoprobe enables precise extraction of a single mitochondrion from a living cell

Mitochondrial dysfunction is associated with various chronic diseases and cancers, including neurodegenerative diseases and metabolic syndrome. Gently extracting a single mitochondrion from within a living cell—without ...

13 hours ago in Nanotechnology
Tech Xplore / From brain scans to alloys: Teaching AI to make sense of complex research data

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly used to analyze medical images, materials data and scientific measurements, but many systems struggle when real-world data do not match ideal conditions. Measurements collected ...

13 hours ago in Computer Sciences
Phys.org / Designer enzyme enables yeast to produce custom fatty acids, reducing need for palm oil

Whether they are laundry detergents, mascara, or Christmas chocolate, many everyday products contain fatty acids from palm oil or coconut oil. However, the extraction of these raw materials is associated with massive environmental ...

13 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / What most corporate carbon reports get wrong, and how to fix them

A new Stanford-led analysis of corporate carbon disclosures finds that companies undercount emissions from their supply chains by billions of tons.

13 hours ago in Earth
Phys.org / Fruit flies' embryonic stage reveals that climate adaptation begins early

As the climate changes, scientists are concerned about how well plants and animals will adapt to rapid warming. A new University of Vermont study has explored the early embryonic life stage of a globally common fruit fly, ...

13 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / Two wrongs make a right: How two damaging disease variants can restore health

Scientists at Pacific Northwest Research Institute (PNRI) have overturned a long-held belief in genetics: that inheriting two harmful variants of the same gene always worsens disease. Instead, the team found that in many ...

13 hours ago in Genetics
Phys.org / How E. coli exploit fluid flow and channel shape to swim upstream and cause infections

"The UN estimates that by 2050, common bacterial infections could kill more people than cancer," says Arnold Mathijssen, a biophysicist at the University of Pennsylvania who studies how active particles like bacteria move ...

14 hours ago in Biology