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Medical Xpress / A framework for assessing social–emotional skills in youth may be lacking
A recent study in PsyCh Journal has uncovered numerous limitations in applying a popular framework for assessing social–emotional skills (such as empathy, persistence and curiosity) to children and adolescents around the ...
Phys.org / Asteroid or comet? Meteor or meteorite? How to identify and classify the rocks you see streaking through the sky
Have you ever been out at night and seen a streak of light blast across the sky and disappear? Ever wonder where that shooting star came from, or how it got to be in your sky?
Tech Xplore / Tiny chip could help cameras spot hidden details
A tiny new chip could give cameras and sensing systems a far sharper view of the world, helping them detect subtle differences in materials and environments that standard color imaging systems cannot see.
Phys.org / Report reveals how digital tools are transforming biodiversity crisis response
Scientists who study plant physiology and evolution have a new tool in their toolkit: a machine learning algorithm that can scan digital plant specimen collections and quickly measure leaf size and thickness.
Tech Xplore / Entirely new way of making espresso shakes up the coffee world
Researchers at UNSW Sydney have harnessed the power of ultrasonic sound waves to make espresso-strength coffee with room-temperature water, cutting energy use by up to 75%. That morning coffee kick from a shot of espresso ...
Phys.org / Plants reveal backup system for sensing and adapting to rising temperatures
University of Mississippi researchers are studying how plants respond to heat at the molecular level, an important consideration for farmers, businesses and policymakers as global temperatures rise.
Phys.org / Only 10 viral particles cause H5N1 avian flu infection in cows
Just 10 viral particles of the H5N1 bird flu that caused hundreds of influenza outbreaks in U.S. dairy cattle can cause infection in cows, a new study shows. The research also hints at why the outbreaks have confounded scientists, ...
Phys.org / Chandra resolves NGC 6540's mysterious X-ray flare into three separate sources
Using NASA's Chandra X-ray spacecraft, astronomers have performed deep X-ray observations of a galactic globular cluster known as NGC 6540. The new observational campaign, described June 1 on the preprint server arXiv, focused ...
Medical Xpress / Nonsurgical procedure provides lasting relief for knee pain, finds study
Embolization of abnormal blood vessels using rapidly resorbable gelatin-based microspheres is safe and provides significant, lasting pain relief and functional improvement for patients with osteoarthritis-related knee pain, ...
Phys.org / Why Arctic sea ice loss could reshape the Gulf Stream's future
The warm Gulf Stream is maintained by coldness. The Barents Sea is a cooling machine. To predict how ocean currents in the Atlantic Ocean may develop, one needs to know what drives them. The hunt for driving forces has led ...
Medical Xpress / Brain keeps familiar routes intact as new experiences get layered on top, study suggests
Every time we move through a familiar environment, the hippocampus consults an internal map, a detailed spatial representation built up through repeated experience. But what happens when something unexpected occurs on a well-known ...
Medical Xpress / mRNA flu vaccine offers immune protection against diverse strains
A new study led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has found that an investigational mRNA influenza vaccine helps the immune system recognize a wider range of influenza viruses than today's ...