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Medical Xpress / Nordic people know how to beat the winter blues. Here's how to find light in the darkest months
The Nordic countries are no strangers to the long, dark winter.
Phys.org / AI can dramatically speed up digitizing natural history collections
A new study from UNC-Chapel Hill researchers shows that advanced artificial intelligence tools, specifically large language models (LLMs), can accurately determine the locations where plant specimens were originally collected, ...
Phys.org / Extreme engineering: Unlocking design secrets of deep-sea microbes
The microbe Pyrodictium abyssi is an archaeon—a member of what's known as the third domain of life—and an extremophile. It lives in deep-sea thermal vents, at temperatures above the boiling point of water, without light ...
Medical Xpress / Psoriasis rates rise globally, with highest burden in wealthier regions
Researchers in China report that global incidence rates of psoriasis rose slightly from 1990 to 2021 and are projected to continue rising for both men and women through 2050.
Phys.org / Chameleon-like nanomaterial can adapt its color to mechanical strain
Inspired by the Japanese art of kirigami, a team of scientists from the University of Amsterdam have developed a material that can reflect different colors of light, depending on how it is stretched. The results were recently ...
Phys.org / Free radicals caught in the act with slow spectroscopy
Why does plastic turn brittle and paint fade when exposed to the sun for long periods? Scientists have long known that such organic photodegradation occurs due to the sun's energy generating free radicals: molecules that ...
Phys.org / Copper-64 isotope made easier: Recoil chemistry could lower medical imaging costs
The copper isotope Cu-64 plays an important role in medicine: It is used in imaging processes and also shows potential for cancer therapy. However, it does not occur naturally and must be produced artificially—a complex ...
Medical Xpress / Structure of protein reveals how breast cancer cells survive in hostile conditions
UCLA scientists have characterized the structure and function of a key survival protein in breast cancer cells that helps explain how these tumors resist environmental stress and thrive in acidic, low-oxygen environments ...
Phys.org / Microplastics in oceans may distort carbon cycle understanding
The carbon cycle in our oceans is critical to the balance of life in ocean waters and for reducing carbon in the atmosphere, a significant process to curbing climate change or global warming.
Phys.org / Human-cat friendship started much later than you think
A research team led by Professor Luo Shujin from the School of Life Sciences has uncovered a surprising chapter in the history of cats in China. Through ancient DNA sequencing of feline remains spanning more than 5,000 years, ...
Tech Xplore / New haptic display technology creates 3D graphics you can see and feel
Researchers at UC Santa Barbara have invented a display technology for on-screen graphics that are both visible and haptic, meaning that they can be felt via touch.
Medical Xpress / Switching risk and protective alleles improves Alzheimer's-disease-like signatures and disruptions in mice
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the progressive degradation of brain cells, as well as an associated decline in memory and other mental functions. Earlier research found that different ...
