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Phys.org / Chromosome model links one steady motor to shape shift needed for cell division

It's tricky to make an exact copy of yourself. Or at least it is for cells undergoing mitosis, where cells replicate everything inside of them, including their neatly packaged DNA, then split in half. Rice University professor ...

15 hours ago
Tech Xplore / Misbehaving chatbots could be kept in check with personality tests

Artificial intelligence chatbots need to work on their social judgment, recent events suggest. At one end of the spectrum, they're facing lawsuits for recommending dangerous actions. At the other end, the models can be so ...

14 hours ago
Phys.org / New technology to transform professional development in schools

Professional learning and student assessment in schools is set to be transformed, thanks to a first of its kind advance in education technology led by the University of Glasgow.

9 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Brain waste maps reveal 'nearest exit' routes and hidden Alzheimer's breakdown

Think of the brain as if it were a house. Insulated from its environment, a house relies on complex networks—pipes, drains, and disposal systems—that interface with the outside world to keep the home functional on the inside. ...

16 hours ago
Medical Xpress / What separates dreaming from deep sleep? Brain rhythm offers new clue to consciousness

Neuropsychology researchers at LMU have discovered a rhythm in the midbrain that could serve as a biophysiological signature for specific states of consciousness.

16 hours ago
Phys.org / Wildfire dark brown carbon has strong global warming effects, study finds

A new international study published in Nature Geoscience reveals that dark brown carbon from wildfires exerts a powerful warming effect on the global climate—potentially matching or even exceeding that of black carbon in ...

16 hours ago
Tech Xplore / People prefer to talk to chatbots that share similar personality traits to their own, research shows

It's well understood that people tend to be naturally drawn to those with bubbly and extroverted personalities. And those outgoing and gregarious types may naturally consider themselves people-persons and gravitate toward ...

15 hours ago
Tech Xplore / A stair-climbing robot that catches itself when it falls

SUTD researchers have developed a reinforcement-learning-based safety system that teaches a stair-traversing service robot to brace itself mid-fall, addressing one of the biggest barriers to deploying autonomous robots on ...

15 hours ago
Medical Xpress / From dish to brain: Researchers chart human glial cell maturation

A new study published in Nature Communications shows that human glial progenitor cells are a promising and safe cell product for transplantation. The research also defines the transcriptional and epigenetic signatures of ...

14 hours ago
Phys.org / 'Bio-stickers' speed up plastic breakdown in marine environments

Plastic waste poses an urgent problem for the planet's ecosystems, especially in waterways. Millions of tons of plastic waste enter Earth's oceans every year, and plastic has been found in every part of the ocean, including ...

17 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Researchers uncover a substantial genetic component to postpartum psychosis

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have uncovered a substantial genetic component to postpartum psychosis, a rare but severe psychiatric illness that occurs in the days to weeks after childbirth. The ...

15 hours ago
Phys.org / A climate fix with a hidden catch: Cutting methane reshapes ozone layer's comeback in unexpected ways

Reducing methane emissions will slow climate change but could also slow the recovery of the stratospheric ozone layer, new research from the University of Reading shows.

18 hours ago