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Phys.org / Curiosity and focus found to set 'genius' dogs apart in object learning
Curiosity might have killed the cat, but it could prove to be one of the keys to dogs' cognitive abilities, according to a study by the University of Portsmouth's Dog Cognition Center in England and the Friedrich Schiller ...
Phys.org / The largest ice desert has the fewest ice nuclei worldwide
There are fewer ice nuclei in the air above the large ice surfaces of Antarctica than anywhere else in the world. This is the conclusion reached by an international research team led by the Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric ...
Phys.org / Latent antimicrobial resistance is widespread across the world, research discovers
A group of researchers has analyzed 1,240 wastewater samples from 351 cities in 111 different countries and found that bacterial latent antimicrobial resistance is widespread on all the world's continents. The research was ...
Phys.org / Rare stone tool cache found in Australian outback tells story of trade and ingenuity
About 170 years ago, a large bundle of stone tools was deliberately buried close to a waterhole in the remote Australian outback. Who buried them and for what purpose? Why were they never retrieved?
Phys.org / Bisexual individuals experience greater loneliness than homosexuals and heterosexuals, study suggests
According to an EHU study, lack of social support leads to increased loneliness of bisexual people. The work by Garikoitz Azkona of the Psychobiology group explored the relationship between sexual orientation and loneliness. ...
Phys.org / Nanostructured coatings physically puncture bacteria to prevent biofilm formation
Bacteria that multiply on surfaces are a major headache in health care when they gain a foothold on, for example, implants or in catheters. Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have found a new weapon ...
Phys.org / Physicists generate hybrid spin-sound waves, expanding options for 6G implementation
Acoustic frequency filters, which convert electrical signals into miniaturized sound waves, separate the different frequency bands for mobile communications, Wi-Fi, and GPS in smartphones. Physicists at RPTU have now shown ...
Phys.org / Male skulls at Shimao gate rewrite story of Neolithic human sacrifice
A new study published in Nature on November 26 has shed light on the origins, population structures, and kinship systems of the people of Shimao—one of China's most significant late Neolithic settlements. Analyses of ancient ...
Medical Xpress / Inhibitory neurons in the amygdala can flexibly shape emotional learning and memory
Neurons that specifically reduce and modulate electrical brain activity have a greater influence on emotional memories than previously thought. DZNE researchers came to this conclusion based on studies in mice. A team led ...
Phys.org / An unusually 'sticky' RNA class that keep cells organized: Researchers discover smOOPs
Inside cells, RNAs and proteins form tiny, liquid-like droplets called biomolecular condensates. These droplets are essential for organizing cellular life, yet why some RNAs cluster more readily than others has remained unclear. ...
Phys.org / Q&A: Calcium channel mechanism provides new insights into cellular quality control
When three bright minds from different disciplines come together, something exceptional can happen. This is exactly what Prof. Patricia Hidalgo, Dr. Beatrix Santiago-Schübel, and Dr. Mercedes Alfonso-Prieto achieved at Forschungszentrum ...
Medical Xpress / New research shows no increase in proportion of adults in England with autism or psychotic disorders
The Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey provides the official statistics on trends over time in autism, psychotic disorder, bipolar disorder, drug and alcohol dependence
